Cycles Within Cycles
All life consists of cycles within cycles and every human being is a microcosm of the macrocosm of the Universe. Each human lifetime, even if it lasts over a hundred years, represents but one tiny cycle within many much greater ones. At the moment we take our first breath of earthly air, one of these cycles commences with the seconds, minutes and hours of our daily existence. Added to this after a while are the coming and going of the seasons of the world around us that can be likened to the different parts of our lives.
The progressions of the Moon in our birthcharts reveal that the development of our present lifetime is constantly moving forwards in two and half year cycles that take us through the experiences of every sign and house of the zodiac. As one complete cycle takes thirty years, if we are around long enough, we are required to navigate the boat of our life through them several times. Each time we move into a sign or house we have been through before, the Universe provides us with further opportunities for deepening our understanding of their lessons.
If you reflect on your present lifetime so far, you will probably be able to confirm that about every two and a half years different kind of experiences have come your way. Although I have been studying astrology for a very long time, whenever I take a closer look at someone’s birthchart and their progressions of the Moon, it never fails to amaze me with what accuracy astrology works. That, to me, is the best and most positive use that can possibly be made of the Divine science *.
The progressions have nothing in common with horoscopes and fortunetelling. They can be used as an instrument for becoming aware of the energies that at any given time are operating in our lives and what kind of lessons can typically be expected. Co-operating with these things eases the flow of our lifepath considerably and helps us to get into harmony with the cosmic energies, in preference to struggling against them, the way we all too frequently do.
Knowing about our Moon progressions makes it easier to take charge of our life and steer it in the right direction. The simplest way of doing this is through familiarising ourselves with the Universal laws and how they are affecting all life, including ours. When we learn how to conduct it in keeping with these laws, with the passing of time our experiences are sure to provide us with sufficient proof that the love we send into our world really does return to us. As with this our trust in the fundamental goodness of the life that has been given to us grows, our desire to peer into the future to see what it may – or may not – have in store for us, goes from us.
The progression have an element of forecasting what kind of experiences are likely to be drawn into our life, but merely as general trends, tendencies and energies that are influencing us during each progression. As everybody’s earthly lessons are different from all others, there are no hard and fast rules about what is going to happen and how things will manifest themselves. That’s why looking at our future progressions is by no means a form of fortune telling. The nature of the lessons each one has in store for us depends on the planetary ruler of the houses and signs in question and the life lessons they are designed to teach. It’s basically that simple and no secrets are involved.
And if what you are reading has whetted your appetite for finding out more about astrology, how about having a go at ‘Being Your Own Astrologer’? In my view, there is no need for spending large amounts of money on books and courses, and getting ever more confused as a result, when everything you need for your own spot of stargazing can be read and downloaded from my website free of charge. As you move along, you will find that the more you share your learning with those around you, the more astrological insights will come to you intuitively, i.e. from the inner guidance of your Highest Self, who in this way will be assisting your studies.
The zodiac is a symbol of the great wheel of life or fortune that never halts or goes into retrograde motion. Every lifeform, including human beings, is constantly in the process of evolving into something better, more beautiful and perfect. Perfection in this context means whole, i.e. every aspect of our nature integrated and all of them harmoniously working together as one, the way they are doing in our Creator, the Great Father/Mother. Round and round the zodiac our spirit and soul wander, spending countless numbers of times in every one of its signs and houses, occupied with the building, shaping and improving of our earthly personality. Each new round moves us onto a somewhat higher level of experiences.
This continues until somewhere along the line our higher Christ or God nature begins to stir from its slumber and, with the passing of time takes over and absorbs its lower earthly counterpart into itself. When the two parts of someone have fully merged into one, that person has evolved into a Christed one in their own right. They are then ready to walk hand in hand with God and the Angels and, under their guidance and protection, can make valuable contributions towards the fulfilment of God’s great plan * of life. And that’s the only way every one of us will eventually be capable of serving earthly life for the highest good and greatest joy of all.
But for as long as our lower selves are struggling with Earth life on their own and are not yet acting with the conscious support of our Highest or Christ nature, for us earthlings there is no way of knowing what the highest good might be. This changes when the higher aspect of our being has completely taken over its earthly counterpart. It then thinks, acts and speaks through us and we know intuitively and spontaneously how to behave and react to the people we meet the right way.
* Recommended Reading:
• ‘Astrology – The Divine Science’
• ‘Be Your Own Astrologer’
• ‘The Great Plan Of Life Unfolds’
• ‘The End Of The Patriarchy And Return Of The Great Mother’
This article is a chapter from ‘Our World In Transition'
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