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Your Journal – A Great Way to Learn Astrology
By Ellen Zucker | April 11, 2010
One tool to keep handy as you grow and evolve is a journal.
Journaling has many positive benefits. It provides a handy way of recording your thoughts, perceptions and ideas before they are lost to the demands of everyday living.
But did you know that keeping a journal is a dandy aid to learn both astrology and Tarot.
Both astrology and Tarot speak through symbols. And a symbol expresses itself on many levels. So, when Neptune comes along to conjoin your Moon, does it mean that you are about to be taken to the cleaners emotionally, or that your heart is ready to open to receive? Or some other possibility or combination of all three?
Aside from the obvious that an astrologer would want to see what else was going on in your chart, the reality is that your story will reflect the symbolism of the transit.
If you record the events of your daily life along with your thoughts, you can go back later and see what that transit meant for you. And your understanding of Neptune conjunct the Moon will deepen.
Quick moving, inner planet transits are particularly good for this. The day that the Sun conjoins Mercury may be a day that is particularly busy. You may find yourself seeking others to exchange news or move matters forward.
Next year when Sun conjoins Mercury, you’ll have a better idea of how the energy operates and how it feels so that you can handle it better.
Try it. Choose a time of day that is convenient for you and your Journal. Make it a regular practice. And then tell me how it goes.
Topics: astrology, Tarot | 2 Comments »
April 11th, 2010 at 3:44 am
Ellen -
Great post! I have journaled Tarot “forever” – now I will have to think about journaling astrolgoy (which I have minimal knowledge about) as a learning tool!
Blessings,
Bonnie
April 11th, 2010 at 7:58 am
Thank you, Bonnie. Try journaling and see what happens. When you see how a particular transit affects you personally you understand it on a visceral level–like getting to know you Tarot cards:)