| "ASTROLOGY AND ITS RANGE OF INFLUENCE" |
A "Personality Profile" is a description about what you are at your most personal level,
describing your feelings, attitudes, and modus-operandi in all areas of your life. It is
possible to circumvent them, but only at a great cost. Many cultural and social
expectations demand some self-denial which is in some cases necessary and in others,
a mistake. It is important to be clear about when you can safely compromise your
values for the sake of cultural cohesion and when it would cause great personal
suffering. A reading can clarify these issues exceptionally well.
The influences which describe the past, present, and future, (called "transits"), do not
describe what has happened or what will happen; they describe what you would like to
do, feel compelled to do, and what would be best for you, whether you know what is
best or not. You have the ability to do anything at anytime; free will always is the
primary, overriding factor which works for or against you. In other words, you have just
as much ability to choose the wrong course of action as the right one.
Astrology does not seek to predict what is and what will be; it offers advice about what
could be. It only offers suggestions about how to make your desires, needs, and ideas
real. It educates about the possibilities inherent in all areas of concern revealing ideas,
concepts, and specific information which will enable you to proceed in a far more
effective manner than would otherwise be possible.
Those who are afraid of change, who avoid psychological and spiritual growth because
it can be painful, who seek the comfortable rut of security, and who play stereotypical,
politically correct, socially approved roles will find a reading a bit disturbing. You are
first and foremost an individual and therefore unique. You are responsible for your
destiny. Astrology teaches these principles and that to live is to risk. The search for
our true selves, finding and following the road to psychological and spiritual growth, can
be dangerous and frightening because it demands serious scrutiny, unfailing
self-analysis, and honesty. However, it can be equally exciting. There are many roads
to enlightenment and all demand being conscious and engaged in the life process.
Astrology is one of many ways to achieve this.
There are a number of things that cannot be seen in the chart. For example: If you were
to have"good" influences and choose to indulge in addictive, self-destructive behavior
patterns and then lie to the Grand Jury about it, you will not have a good time. If you
are having "good" influences and step in front of a moving truck, you will not have a
good time. Staying conscious of moving vehicles is a choice. These things cannot be
seen in the chart because it is possible to choose to behave in ways that can undermine
your potential. Free will is a very powerful thing. The point is to use some common
sense when interpreting your reading. If you put yourself in a situation where there is
no hope of improvement, where others call the shots personally and/or professionally,
then the planets are not going to make things change or get better. You must act. You
must remove yourself from oppressive situations so that you can exercise free will.
For some, astrology gives invaluable and profound insight into why things happen the
way they do, providing a philosophy or a way to think about each situation and
circumstance encountered. For others, it provides validation and positive reinforcement
of their convictions and ideas. Sometimes the information and perspectives given are
not what the individual wants or expects to hear. However, it is never fatalistic or
unrealistic. It is only a certain type of information; the purpose being to make you think
and encourage direct participation in dealing with life's opportunities and dilemmas; the
goal being psychological insight and spiritual growth.
Astrology sees you separate and distinct from all cultural and societal expectations. It
sees you as a unique and special "Child of God", full of potential and afraid of nothing.
You are the center of your universe. Your personality, consciousness, and soul
unfolds, grows and changes just as the universe does. It is a direct response to the
events and circumstances encountered in the material world. Your personality
constantly expands and evolves because it is a reflection of the universal process.
Change is necessary and unavoidable. To evade this, to live a routine, secure, safe, and
therefore unchallenged existence, is to try to avoid what life is. You live in the world
and are an essential part of it. For the universe to evolve, and indeed, for you to evolve,
participation in all that life can be is essential. It is an everyday, lifelong search and
discovery of what your personal driving and guiding principles are, and need to be. It
requires a willingness to take positive and direct action, and participation in the process
of changing your life. In the matters discussed, you have an abundance of free will and
are constantly encouraged to exercise it. It is an important responsibility.
The birth chart is best thought of as a map of the territory ahead, not the territory itself.
You must choose how to traverse the terrain ahead. In any long journey there will be
detours and delays, excitement and wonder, boredom and fatigue, happiness and
fulfillment; living life must be a passionate endeavor. It must be pursued with direct and
decisive action.
No guts, no glory.
Darrell Steen, P.M.A.F.A.
Copyright, January 15th, 1994, September 4th, 1998, & March 1st, 2009
darrellsteen@darrellsteenastrology.com
describing your feelings, attitudes, and modus-operandi in all areas of your life. It is
possible to circumvent them, but only at a great cost. Many cultural and social
expectations demand some self-denial which is in some cases necessary and in others,
a mistake. It is important to be clear about when you can safely compromise your
values for the sake of cultural cohesion and when it would cause great personal
suffering. A reading can clarify these issues exceptionally well.
The influences which describe the past, present, and future, (called "transits"), do not
describe what has happened or what will happen; they describe what you would like to
do, feel compelled to do, and what would be best for you, whether you know what is
best or not. You have the ability to do anything at anytime; free will always is the
primary, overriding factor which works for or against you. In other words, you have just
as much ability to choose the wrong course of action as the right one.
Astrology does not seek to predict what is and what will be; it offers advice about what
could be. It only offers suggestions about how to make your desires, needs, and ideas
real. It educates about the possibilities inherent in all areas of concern revealing ideas,
concepts, and specific information which will enable you to proceed in a far more
effective manner than would otherwise be possible.
Those who are afraid of change, who avoid psychological and spiritual growth because
it can be painful, who seek the comfortable rut of security, and who play stereotypical,
politically correct, socially approved roles will find a reading a bit disturbing. You are
first and foremost an individual and therefore unique. You are responsible for your
destiny. Astrology teaches these principles and that to live is to risk. The search for
our true selves, finding and following the road to psychological and spiritual growth, can
be dangerous and frightening because it demands serious scrutiny, unfailing
self-analysis, and honesty. However, it can be equally exciting. There are many roads
to enlightenment and all demand being conscious and engaged in the life process.
Astrology is one of many ways to achieve this.
There are a number of things that cannot be seen in the chart. For example: If you were
to have"good" influences and choose to indulge in addictive, self-destructive behavior
patterns and then lie to the Grand Jury about it, you will not have a good time. If you
are having "good" influences and step in front of a moving truck, you will not have a
good time. Staying conscious of moving vehicles is a choice. These things cannot be
seen in the chart because it is possible to choose to behave in ways that can undermine
your potential. Free will is a very powerful thing. The point is to use some common
sense when interpreting your reading. If you put yourself in a situation where there is
no hope of improvement, where others call the shots personally and/or professionally,
then the planets are not going to make things change or get better. You must act. You
must remove yourself from oppressive situations so that you can exercise free will.
For some, astrology gives invaluable and profound insight into why things happen the
way they do, providing a philosophy or a way to think about each situation and
circumstance encountered. For others, it provides validation and positive reinforcement
of their convictions and ideas. Sometimes the information and perspectives given are
not what the individual wants or expects to hear. However, it is never fatalistic or
unrealistic. It is only a certain type of information; the purpose being to make you think
and encourage direct participation in dealing with life's opportunities and dilemmas; the
goal being psychological insight and spiritual growth.
Astrology sees you separate and distinct from all cultural and societal expectations. It
sees you as a unique and special "Child of God", full of potential and afraid of nothing.
You are the center of your universe. Your personality, consciousness, and soul
unfolds, grows and changes just as the universe does. It is a direct response to the
events and circumstances encountered in the material world. Your personality
constantly expands and evolves because it is a reflection of the universal process.
Change is necessary and unavoidable. To evade this, to live a routine, secure, safe, and
therefore unchallenged existence, is to try to avoid what life is. You live in the world
and are an essential part of it. For the universe to evolve, and indeed, for you to evolve,
participation in all that life can be is essential. It is an everyday, lifelong search and
discovery of what your personal driving and guiding principles are, and need to be. It
requires a willingness to take positive and direct action, and participation in the process
of changing your life. In the matters discussed, you have an abundance of free will and
are constantly encouraged to exercise it. It is an important responsibility.
The birth chart is best thought of as a map of the territory ahead, not the territory itself.
You must choose how to traverse the terrain ahead. In any long journey there will be
detours and delays, excitement and wonder, boredom and fatigue, happiness and
fulfillment; living life must be a passionate endeavor. It must be pursued with direct and
decisive action.
No guts, no glory.
Darrell Steen, P.M.A.F.A.
Copyright, January 15th, 1994, September 4th, 1998, & March 1st, 2009
darrellsteen@darrellsteenastrology.com
This is a photo of Supernova Remnant N132D in the Large Magellanic Clouds, showing Bok Globules that
are within our own Milky Way Galaxy. This cosmic dust is a concentration of the same elements that are
responsible for the formation of stars and galaxies that are found throughout the universe. These opaque
knots of gas and dust are called "Bok globules". They are absorbing light in the center of the nearby
emission nebula and star-forming region NGC 281. The globules are named after astronomer Bart Bok, who
proposed their existence in the 1940's. These globules are gravitationally bound and if they can capture
sufficient materials, can form stars, although some will dissipate before this occurs. These globules are
silhouetted against the luminous pink hydrogen gas emitted by the nebula. Although they appear
beautifully serene, they are harshly and violently being stripped apart from the outside by the environment
being created by the nearby massive stars and their immense stellar winds. It is located nearly 9500
light-years away in the direction of the constellation Cassiopeia.
One light-year = traveling @ 186,000 miles per second,
x 60 seconds per minute, x 60 minutes per hour,
x 24 hours in one day, x 365 days per year!
Multiplied By 9500 To Reach Supernova Remnant N132D!
are within our own Milky Way Galaxy. This cosmic dust is a concentration of the same elements that are
responsible for the formation of stars and galaxies that are found throughout the universe. These opaque
knots of gas and dust are called "Bok globules". They are absorbing light in the center of the nearby
emission nebula and star-forming region NGC 281. The globules are named after astronomer Bart Bok, who
proposed their existence in the 1940's. These globules are gravitationally bound and if they can capture
sufficient materials, can form stars, although some will dissipate before this occurs. These globules are
silhouetted against the luminous pink hydrogen gas emitted by the nebula. Although they appear
beautifully serene, they are harshly and violently being stripped apart from the outside by the environment
being created by the nearby massive stars and their immense stellar winds. It is located nearly 9500
light-years away in the direction of the constellation Cassiopeia.
One light-year = traveling @ 186,000 miles per second,
x 60 seconds per minute, x 60 minutes per hour,
x 24 hours in one day, x 365 days per year!
Multiplied By 9500 To Reach Supernova Remnant N132D!