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Simple Methodology: Making Logical and Practical Sense of Intuitive Astrology
In order for me to be able to make some sense of my interest in astrology, I gave up on being in search of finding the “how’s” and “why’s” from other astrology books. Because in over a decade, I had not gotten it explained to me-to my satisfaction, therefore I decided to dissect it myself. With anything in life (and I mean-anything)…I believe that NUMBERS, ORDER, CONTINUITY and BALANCE tell a kind of story that words cannot. If dissecting astrology by way of numbers, and order-if it balanced and made sense to me; I felt that enough sense could be made of it in order to make the average person who’s either: disinterested, unknowledgeable or skeptical about it, understand how it can work for them-in their own life (the way I discovered it for me in mine). After picking it apart, and uncovering a tangible, useful and logical algorithm for this intuitive study of astrology, I accidentally discovered what my very own “purpose in life” was-according to it. That excited me, and I was eager to put it in a book to share it with others-to help them find theirs, as well.
“Purpose in life” meaning, according to your very own time, month and date of birth placement, what your innate talents, skills and abilities are-that you are here to share with this universe (whether you making a living or a life of it-is your choosing). Everyone was born with natural innate talent, skill and ability. Unfortunately, some people never uncover what they are.
After I came up with this algorithm, I discovered that whether or not you believe in God, or whether or not you believe in astrology; you cannot deny that the continuum of life that we are born into (and live) has a divine and consistent order (seasons, time, etc). Where “purpose in life” (destiny) is concerned, although we have free will, if you are unaware of your purpose in life and are not shown what your innate talent, skills, and abilities are, or you didn’t fall into it by happenstance; then you are forced to live by free will, or default. Life-lived, is by way of three things: destiny, free will, or default-period.
This book’s focus, however, is written around destiny’s “purpose in life” as pre-determined and in accordance with your birth placement’s order that you fell in to (at birth). As destiny’s children, we are born (with the natural ability, talent or skill) to do one of three things exceptionally: LEAD (be cardinal), ORGANIZE (be fixers) or COMMUNICATE (be mutable). And in doing so, our fellow man will (consciously or unconsciously) be inspired, motivated, ennobled, or encouraged to find theirs (as explained in the “Dedication” section of this book on pages -III- and -IV-). It is my belief that, that is our karmic function in this universe for life and/or a living.
To dissect, understand and make sense of it all, I started off with merely listing the twelve zodiac signs (by their order) as follows:
1.Aries 7. Libra
2.Taurus 8. Scorpio
3.Gemini 9. Sagittarius
4. Cancer 10. Capricorn
5. Leo 11. Aquarius
6. Virgo 12. Pisces
I took into consideration that there were six signs on the right side, and six signs on the left side. As that applied to the study of astrology, if you turn to the Table of Contents’ Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 sections, you can see (listed) where signs from Aries (the 1st sign of the zodiac) through Pisces (the 12th sign of the zodiac); are mere “stages of development” and evolution-beginning with Aries: the house of (self) ishness and our physical selves, through to Pisces: the house of self-undoing/selflessness and our spiritual and higher selves.
As a psych student, in my mind, the astrological stage of development/evolution from Aries (the 1st sign of the zodiac) through Pisces (the 12th sign of the zodiac) was no less logical than Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs theory or Darwin’s Theory of Evolution or no less logical a theory than psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud’s 1923 paper on ego, id and super-ego).
But considering the stages of development and evolution (as demonstrated in my Table of Contents’ Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 sections), I found order in it, so that made sense to me. Therefore, I continued to analyze it, to make sense of it:
1. Aries 7. Libra
2.Taurus 8. Scorpio
3. Gemini 9. Sagittarius
4. Cancer 10. Capricorn
5. Leo 11. Aquarius
6. Virgo 12. Pisces
As you can see (in the Table of Contents’ Chapter 11 section), I considered the dictionary’s definition of what “odd” versus “even” meant, and in doing so, I separated the odd numbered signs from the even numbered signs as such:
ODD NUMBERED SIGNS:
1-Aries-(Fire/Masculine/Extroverted/Abstract/Pos/Dynamic)
3-Gemini-(Fire/Masculine/Extroverted/Abstract/Pos/Dynamic)
5-Leo-(Fire/Masculine/Extroverted/Abstract/Pos/Dynamic)
7-Libra-(Fire/Masculine/Extroverted/Abstract/Pos/Dynamic)
9-Sag-(Fire/Masculine/Extroverted/Abstract/Pos/Dynamic)
11-Aqu-(Fire/Masculine/Extroverted/Abstract/Pos/Dynamic)
EVEN NUMBERED SIGNS:
2-Tau-(Earth/Feminine/Introverted/Concrete/Neg/Strategic)
4-Can-(Earth/Feminine/Introverted/Concrete/Neg/Strategic)
6-Virgo-(Earth/Feminine/Introverted/Concrete/Neg/Strategic)
8-Scorp-(Earth/Feminine/Introverted/Concrete/Neg/Strategic)
10-Cap-(Earth/Feminine/Introverted/Concrete/Neg/Strategic)
12-Pisces-(Earth/Feminine/Introverted/Concrete/Neg/Strategic)
Additionally, I considered the elements (Fire, Air, Earth and Water).
In astrology, the elements are representative of that signs temperament.
And as you can see (listed above)
Fire signs are: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Air signs are: Gemini, Libra Aquarius
Earth signs are: Taurus, Virgo Capricorn
Water signs are: Cancer, Scorpio Pisces
Because of that, my methodology considered that to be something that made sense-because of order and balance (review the odd numbered/even numbered chart-above).
In addition to that, I threw into my methodology, consideration of basic chemistry:
Fire and Air are combustive and flammable; they move about.
Whereas, though Earth and Water [too, can move about], their basic functions are “still” and immovable (unless stimulated by fire and air).
Because of that, I understood why (in astrology), Fire and Air signs are considered “Masculine” and, Earth and Water signs are considered “Feminine.”
In considering those astrological facts, I concluded in my methodology (and by way of a basic dictionary and thesaurus); the odd-numbered [Fire/Air/Masculine signs] were what I considered to be electric, and therefore: extroverted, abstract and dynamic.
Whereas the even-numbered [Earth/Water/Feminine signs] were what I considered to be insipid, and therefore: introverted, concrete and strategic.
In astrology…
“Positive” (Fire & Air) signs are Masculine. Masculine signs are spontaneous and self-expressive.
“Negative” (Water & Earth) signs are Feminine. Feminine signs are withdrawn and passive in comparison.
Yet (if you review the Table of Contents’ Chapter 12 section), in comparison to the all the previous section’s consistency of the Fire+Air and the Earth+Water connection, take notice of how the Fire signs have a connection to the Water signs.
That is because the elements of Fire and Water are emotional and reactive-therefore, they are Subjective Feelers. The elements of Earth and Air are practical and active-therefore, they are Objective Thinkers.
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