I’ve been asked why I don’t write about astrology. At first I was speechless, I didn’t have an answer ready. Then I ruminate on the subject. Why don’t I write about astrology? Because I’m not an expert. Because I have not dedicated my life to astrology. Because I don’t eat astrology on bread, morning, noon and night. There are experts in this field that I have the utmost respect for and follow, at least the ones I resonate with. For me, astrology is a tool, not an end in itself. A tool for knowledge, of me, of those I interact with, of past, current and future events, and in general of everything that surrounds us. Thanks to astrology I developed my consciousness and began to look around me with different eyes. But I have not dedicated my life to astrology. I’ve been asked, even scolded, that after investing so much time and money into astrology courses and books, I’m not doing anything to get a return on my investment. But astrology has taught me that a Jupiter-Venus conjunction in the eighth house in my birth chart means that I will never starve, even if I don’t earn my money by the “sweat of my brow”. That Moon in the second house trine Uranus means exploring my personal values of any nature and new and amazing things can happen. So out of the blue, dance and photography came my way. But I didn’t dedicate my life to them either. And they are a means, not an end in themselves. I know that in astrology I have talent, I have invested resources, but not study time. In photography I have talent, I have invested time but not resources. And in dance I have invested time and resources, but I have no talent. They are all part of me, they all represent me, they all make me up, they all polish me.
Man is complex. You cannot say of anyone that he is beautiful or ugly, bad or good, stingy or generous, bright or dark. We all have light and darkness in us, in different proportions. I have learned to look at the world in astrological terms, which gives me a new perspective. I like to probe the deep waters of Pisces, Cancers and Scorpios, it fascinates me how they can “x-ray” you with the eyes of their soul, the pragmatism of the “earthly” Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn comforts me, the vivacity of the “aerial” Gemini, Libra and Aquarius animates me, and Aries, Leos and Sagittarians give me chills and sometimes ignite the Fire in me.
Thanks to astrology, I feel the important moments, I place them on an astrological chart that “tells” me what it is about. It was at such a time that I met Adela, who owns a yoga studio. It struck me that physically we look amazingly the same, even though there is a big age difference between us. Then again, she’s a Capricorn, like me, and her openness to spirituality has smoothed out her Capricornian roughness and strengthened her qualities. I look at her like in a mirror. She made me, first subtly, barely sketched, then more and more pressed, to review my relationship with astrology, to give it more importance, to start sharing this side of me with people. This text is my first step in this direction. Others will follow.
