The Spiritual Underpinnings of Astrology

Aries - Divine Spark - Creator Experiencing Creation

Astrology has more to offer than just divining the future or explaining the character and karma of the individual based on their natal chart. Astrology and psychological archetypes are intertwined. In fact, Jung was deep into the art/science of astrology. There’s a lot to dig into on layers not often talked about. Most importantly, the correlation to the cycles of human physical, psychological, and spiritual development and the astrological wheel. In this piece, I will explain that cycle and let it form in your psyche. Many greater realizations come out of understanding the bigger picture astrology has to offer.

If you are an old occultist like myself, you’ve heard the expression “as above, so below.” What does that really mean? It means that you can understand God's mind by studying the world around you, the microcosm. Just as studying a painting gives us a window into the artist’s mind or a poem, musical piece, or basket, it gives us a glimpse into the creator’s mind. This is why we love certain works of art - they reflect something in us. We feel, see, or resonate with the individual who authored them. Massively popular works generally become so because they resonate with the culture's general aesthetic, morals, or popular ideas. This is another discussion, so I’ll return to astrology. The idea that early humans had, which led to the development of astrology, which later became astronomy, alchemy, which became chemistry (and so on), was if you study what is right in front of you, you can understand the greater universe and ultimately the divine mind that made it.

Astrology is the oldest art/science turned science(s). The ideas in it splintered into two scientific paths: the soft path of psychology and the hard science path of astronomy. Astrology merges these two into one system. Just as psychology has a developmental branch, so does astrology. It isn’t much talked about in pop-culture astrology books, but experienced astrologers often reference it. So here goes.