Electional Astrology: The Science of Changing Outcomes (Part 1)

Part 1: Balancing the Houses of Life

Long before my interests in Astrology, I took up the habit of studying other people. I have always been able to detach myself from many intense or controversial situations and be amused somewhat by human behavior. I tried to match up dist disturbed behavior patterns in others with a psychological origin. I felt an overwhelming need, even as a child, to heal others by getting to the heart of a matter to take away their pain.

I have many heard Many times the proclamation of, I have been with the decisions that you make. I agreed, yes, it must be true. Then I started to think on my own. world make the choice to suffer? I suppose many who believe we are somehow able to choose a suffering prior to this lifetime in order to further our spiritual goals while on Earth, would agree that perhaps those that suffer in this lifetime could be fulfilling or "karmic" paths. Jesus himself suffered for a spiritual growth in this physical world that released so much power through physical sacrifice, that He opened the gates of hell and crossed into the protection of the Father, I have found more than my own physical sufferings, I have found greater insight and have been able to help others with a greater compassion.

I always trusted my gut instinct to guide me. You know, the spiritual peacefulness that you feel inside when all things are right or the overwhelming aching if things are wrong I will learn later in life that is possible for "gut instincts" to become distorted over-sensitive Restoring balance to the chart That has been done in the trauma, is a must in order for our own compasses to work properly.

In my mid twenties, when I am amazed at the understanding of house placements, and how simplicity of understanding the significance of a transiting planet to an astrological house (or subject area) could have provided so much guidance I am in a life. I have a similar feeling to transit from the same house, fri end. Similar transits to the same house, each had the subjects manifest in a different way. For example, why While someone has had Neptune (planet of spirituality, illusion and escapism) in the 1st house (self, role in relationships) enjoy a great spiritual awakening, or found Jesus, while others found heroin? While I knew that Neptune was an influence in which spiritualism and escapism both abound, how odd that an important transit that may increase spiritual growth especially in the first house of self that could benefit the individual a great deal in fulfilling their sp I mean, Jesus and drug addicts side by side felt under the same influence? I further observed those with transits to their relationship sectors behaving differently as well. I watched how they own free will will I saw some make great decisions. A friend of mine, was very good at being strong She also has relationships and had a gentle stern way of never letting anything get out of the hand.

That did not take long long to realize that the reason some make the best decisions they could make in difficult times vs. those who became overly overwhelmed and made less than great decisions , fell in the opposite side of the axis in the zodiac. Those who had become escapist in one way or another with Neptune in the first, were severely lucking the skills found to relate to others reflected in the house of relations across the zodiac. There are fair into their same pattern of abuse. Wherever I found the opposition house weighed down with Chaos, I found the bad decision made in the opposite sign and house subject area. so many ways that this scenario of imbalance in the chart plays out in our lives: home vs. career, lack of education affecting communication, destructive emotions occurring health problems, confinement or jail time affecting daily routines, sedentary lifestyle vs. work and health, children vs. our social lives ... the list could go on. Of course, when we look to the planet or planets making aspects to the houses of our charts, we see how these situations are manifesting because of the imbalance or the type of lesson we must face to bring the houses back into balance.

I am not discrediting the importance of the transiting planets. After all, in Astrology, there are many ways to put a magnifying glass to detail. you need to serve four place setting for dinner at a traditional dinner table that seats eight. There is diva the number you may divide the number You may arrange two on one side, one at the head and one at the other. You realize all of the possibilities, but in order for the conversation to flow smoothly, you find the simplest way is any to join, the foundation for a successful conversation over dinner is already in place. In Astrology, there are many possibilities, but without the r ecognition of maintaining balance, we can not begin to understand how to achieve the best outcomes.

, The beauty is this: I do realize that it are many other transits affecting the natal chart that add criteria to situations that both in situ and in the same article weight in the houses in the next article. Depending on the severity of the transit, we do not use the house system as a guide to develop balance before heavyitting planets and angles come forward in the future, we do believe that we are better able to evolve spiritually and emotionally in our time here. may even save lives by balancing the areas of our charts in advance, so that we not only make better decisions for ourselves, but also for others.

How do we begin to find that balance which subjects various subjects in our lives. Then look at the house on the opposite side and ask yourself if you find a balance in your priorities and actions of the two.

Below is a list of each house paired with it & # 39; s opposite house that creates an axis on the Zodiac wheel:

House 1: Relationship to self, self needs and wants, self discovery and growth.
House 7: Long term relationships with others such as parents and both marriage and business partnerships

House 2: Personal resources such as money and self-worth. Anything of value that you own.
Sex and intelligence are covered here as well as great change such as death.

House 3: All communication to include speech, writing, technology, learning, etc. Short term trips and involvement within one 's community is denoted here.
House 9: Considers an avenue to higher consciousness, this house covers education of academic and spiritual values, legal issues, and long distance travel.

House 4: This house is to to promote balance in all other houses. It own home value and family. believed that if this house is out of balance, then all other houses will remain unbalanced, until the issues are resolved here.
House 10: This house contains society & # 39; s view of you, your career and status in life. It is your personal reputation based on these experiences.

This is the house of fun and games to include gambling and chance opportunities.
Parties, networking and contacts in areas that cover a broad spectrum of people are housed here.

House 6: Probably one of the most important homes in the zodiac. This house covers your physical health, the work of your hands, and service to others. , but the actual activity on the job) and running errands. Anything you do that keeping you physically busy falls to this house.
The deepest psychological processes are housed here as well as the dark side of our deepest fears. At the same time Patterns of self-undoing and depression are found here as well as hidden illnesses, and disease of the body and emotions.

For example, if you find this you are spending too much time I am confident that once you have identified the areas of career, that even in the harshest of life Situations that you face, you will have the solid foundation to provide more additional resources than ever before.