Know thyself
Posted by Shannon Cunningham on
What Astrology has taught me
Some people use a deep voice and a confident delivery to sound full of the facts, generously advising others who do not have the same wiring as them, how to succeed just like they did
They have no idea how lucky they are that every bad happening turned out to be a path to a bigger opportunity for them and that when they worked really hard, they made measurable progress
They don’t understand that some people get born under a sky full of planets in itchy placements, at odds with one another, containing way too much of one thing and none of another
I have had a front row seat for some hard luck lives and watched carefully to see what the people are doing wrong, only to discover that sometimes- it’s nothing
Fleeting moments of reprieve between obstacles, teeny plateaus, unearned diseases, injuries that won’t heal, betrayal in primary and intimate relationships, awful betrayal
Those born programmed to beat any odds cannot fathom the difficulty of learning how to be content with a different kind of happy than the one we all want or what it’s like to work their guts out while receiving zero gold stars
Recently I heard a successful author being interviewed say “If I hadn’t known in my deepest heart that I had a truly unique contribution to make to the literary canon I would never have chosen to write. It’s too hard. I would not have even tried!” I could guess at her astrology….
Upon hearing this, a wonderfully talented writer with a highly sensitive chart, full of insecurity breeding aspects between planets, might stop before they’ve started thinking they’ll never feel that sure about anything because really- they won’t
It’s important to be sure your influencers are cut from the same cloth as you and if not, that they know how very lucky they are and when to shut their frigging yaps.
P.s. And yes there are ways to work with hard charts. First, you have to understand what you are dealing with and often, that starts with "It's not your fault."