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On Astrology – History, Facts, and Transcendence!

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Quick Facts

-Astrology was conceived during the reign of Sargon of Akkad, which was almost 4,000 years ago!

-Astrology has changed in the past 4,000 years, and its understanding of it has changed as well.

-We can transcend astrology and move into other states of being!

Intro

In this post, we’re going to talk about how and when it was created, the journey it went through to become what it is today, what it is, and how we can transcend it! This is going to be a bit unconventional (honestly, what do I write that isn’t unconventional?), so I recommend holding onto your seats for this one! 

With that said, enjoy the read!

How Astrology Was Created

Astrology was undoubtedly created to help us find meaning in our lives, to find our place in the universe. It’s big and empty out there, it can feel lonely even if we love people and they love us back… And so we craned our heads to the stars in search of an answer, in search of something that could fill the void of loneliness and meaninglessness. 

We have (scattered) evidence of astrology being developed as far back as almost 4,000 years ago during the reign of Sargon of Akkad (2334-2279 BC)! Among East Eurasian peoples, it’s considered to have begun in the 3rd millennium BC with roots in calendrical systems (which was used to predict seasonal shifts and to interpret celestial cycles as signs of divine communications). Back in the day, it was a commonly accepted practice that was used in other studies such as alchemy, meteorology, and medicine. By the end of the 17th century, scientific concepts were formed that “undermined the theoretical basis of astrology,” and as such, it lost its academic standing and was considered to be a pseudoscience, a reputation it has trouble living down to this day.

Nowadays, many of us take it very lightly. “What’s your sign?” has become a common conversation starter and those of us who know our full charts, as well as the truth of astrology, are few and far in-between. However, as I’ve just insinuated, there is far more to astrology than what meets the eye, and it can be extremely helpful if we view it from the perspective I’m about to share with you!

What Is Astrology (In The West)?

Through the ages and the times, through the ups and the downs, we still honor the constellations and the movement of the planets in the form of astrology. 

If the sun is in the constellation of Aquarius, we call any person born at this time an “Aquarius.” This part is fairly simple, straightforward, and easy to understand.

But, have you ever wondered where all of your planets were on the day of your birth. Nay, the very minute of your birth? Yes, knowing exactly when and where you were born down to the minute means you have access to your full chart, a helpful chart that you can learn and act out! It’ll even show you the positions of certain asteroids and other entities’ placements on that special day.

And, did you know that the planets in your chart interacted with each other in a certain way right before you were born? Trines, sextiles, conjunctions, and squares are called “aspects,” and if two planets are “aspected” together, they were interacting in a certain way, and depending on how they interacted, they produced a certain personality trait within you. Sometimes they complement each other (if they’re trined or sextiled), and sometimes they oppose each other (like if they’re conjunctioned or squared). 

To give you a proper example, let’s look at my chart. I was born on Wednesday, February 10th, 1999 in Redlands, CA at 3:15 PM. 

You’ll notice that the sun was in Aquarius and that the moon was in Sagittarius at that moment, on that day! Now, if we take a look at the picture below:

…we notice that my sun has a “sextile” aspect (or relationship) with my moon. If we scroll down and read the definition, here’s what that means:

“Short description: He has lots of vitality. He likes public life, he is popular and his company is appreciated. He is balanced, at ease with himself, and usually gets on very well with his parents or guardians.”

Let’s take another example, this time a negative one. Notice how my sun has a “square” aspect with Lilith, which is the “most opposed” two planets/asteroids/entities can be with one another.

If we scroll down to the definition we can see that:

“There is a self-destructive side to you that should be managed by confronting your fears. You might worry about a friend betraying you, although others might find this person full of charm!”

Plus, there’s more I won’t get into today…

My point is this; astrology can get very, very complicated, and it can also become very, very helpful if you dig deep enough! You may gain insight into your personality and your problems… You’ll receive answers on how to solve these problems, sometimes once and for all!

(By the way, I’m using CafeAstrology’s natal chart service. They’re completely free, and I recommend them if you want to try this out for yourself!)

But hold on a minute – what if astrology is just a complete hoax? I’m sure we’ve all wondered that in the back of our minds. That is, “what if this was just made up by someone to get some quick cash while they were alive?” I certainly have, and my skepticism has been reinforced on many occasions, especially when I watch people live their day-to-day lives.

What’s interesting, though, is I’ve also watched people act out their entire charts without telling them a single thing about it! I’m not spiritual or superstitious by nature. However, when I see it happening in front of my very eyes, I ask questions like, “is astrology real? Does it objectively exist, even though no one can see it?”

That’s when I have to remind myself what astrology is in the present day, and perhaps, what it’s always been.

Astrology is a combination of the physical movement of the planets and the metaphysical archetypes we create in our minds. These metaphysical archetypes, when created and acted out, determine how we act whether we know about it or not!

Crazy, right? But it makes sense! If your chart says Mercury is in Scorpio, and if you know what Mercury in Scorpio looks and acts like, you’re more than likely to say, “yes, I accept this is how I’ve been since birth. I accept these strengths and these weaknesses. This is part of who I am.” What you’re doing is you’re allowing these archetypes, these traits, these qualities, and these problems to be a part of your life by telling yourself that Mercury is in Scorpio, Mars is in Aries, Pluto is in Sagittarius, etc etc.

This isn’t necessarily a bad thing! These archetypes can intermingle with each other and create some interesting experiences when everything is said and done! However, I do want you to understand that astrology is mostly an identity game. A strong identity game, yes, and one that’s worth playing according to a lot of people! However, even though I watch others play out their charts, sometimes they do things that don’t jive with their charts, and so it leads me to the “soft” conclusion that astrology can be adopted and accepted, and it can ultimately be transcended as well!

So, Can We Transcend Astrology?

Absolutely. We can transcend any metaphysical creation and structure that exists today! If you want to transcend astrology, I want to let you know that it’s okay to want and need it. It’s okay to be a part of it, and it’s okay to solve the problems you believe it will solve for you, to feel the way you want to whenever you want to!

Okay, now that I’ve said that, let’s keep going!

Since even the most complicated astrology (in the west, at least) is a deep and meaningful identify game it suits you to know that conscious, consistent, metaphysical choice to “disidentify” from the entire thing will bring you to a new metaphysical state, a new realization about you and your inner world. It will most likely provide you with more meaning than you had before, and the problems you identified with will begin to (or entirely) dissipate and vanish.

Why does this happen? Because, at the end of the day, we create our metaphysical reality with the beliefs we hold, the images we see, and the feelings we feel. If we choose to believe in astrology, then we will (most likely) believe in both the good and the bad stuff that comes along with it. If we choose not to believe in it (and if we disidentify from as many beliefs as we possibly can in general), something will (probably) happen, something I suspect you’ll greatly enjoy! But, I’ll leave that up to you to figure out 🙂

Final Thoughts

I feel like it’s hard to write about these kinds of subjects without my personal beliefs interjecting and becoming a part of the conversation. That’s why I’ve done my very best to make sure that everything I’ve said in this post is based on my knowledge of psychic facts as opposed to me simply asserting my own beliefs! 

Conclusion

Thank you so much for reading my article! I hope you enjoyed it, and I’ll see you in the next one!

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The Next Step in Psychology

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Quick Fact

-Psychologists can have a lot on their plate, and applying the most effective practices often helps them do what they want to do better, faster, and more efficiently!

Intro

Psychologists, often, have quite the job to do. I’ve observed the work of many psychologists. I’ve been to multiple psychologists when I was younger. And I’ve also been/done the work of a psychologist (in an unprofessional sense). In each experience, there is a lot going on behind the scenes with one common goal – to improve the overall and long-term wellbeing of the patient(s).

But what about today? What’s the current state of the psychological process? And what is the next step in psychology? 

The Current State of Psychology 

By ‘current’ I’m referring to 2010-2021. What I’m about to say is what I’ve observed within this 11 year period!

Many psychologists are quite ineffective for 3 particular reasons – one, they have trouble building a connection with their patient, sometimes through no fault of their own. Two, they force the lessons and structures they learn in college onto the patient, even when it’s unnecessary and unhelpful. Three, the psychologist suffers from their own trauma and, frankly, should see a psychologist themselves.

However, the psychologists I’ve seen and read about who are/were great are/were extremely great! It seems like talent plays a large part in the making of a great psychologist, and when talent is combined with study, meditation, integration work, and experience, everything comes together, and healing the patient becomes second nature.

And then some psychologists are in the middle; that is, they’re somewhat helpful towards some patients when they see them for a certain amount of time.

When we combine all of this together we see some psychologists being exceptionally effective with the rest being anywhere from sort of effective to not very effective at all. This, of course, isn’t a jab or something said out of spite, but simply me communicating what I’ve observed.

Why Is It Here?

I think psychology has (or is about to) hit a bump in the road. Many psychologists are finding that their patients are resisting more than ever before, perhaps for reasons unknown. Please keep in mind that the effectiveness of a psychologist partially depends on the willingness and ability of the patient to open and express themselves and that the advancement of social media (and technology in general) encourages people to be unexpressive in the physical part of life. Obviously, it’s more complicated than this, however, this is a gigantic part of why a lot of us are in therapy today – that is, we feel unheard and unaccepted by those around us.

Also, we see psychology where it is today partially because of a lack of physical movement and an increase in emotional pain. In the old days, we had to move a lot just to survive, so we had endorphins and adrenaline moving through our bodies. We also socialized with each other a lot more since there wasn’t much else to do. 

We didn’t let our emotions bottle up as we do now, now we can’t express any negative emotion without getting frowns and judging stares from those around us, so we hold them in and they seep out in ways we don’t like, damaging ourselves and others in the process. 

When you combine this with the training and structure that every professional psychologist is highly encouraged to follow and impress upon their patient, you have a mismatch. The patient is in a lot of deep pain and feels misunderstood. The psychologist introduces a 10-step process that may or may not work. There’s a better way to go about this!

What Is The Next Step In Psychology?

If we think about what I’ve just written then it can seem grim, because it’ll just keep getting worse and worse, right?

Not if we advance into the next step in psychology. I suggest that the psychologist need not add more work onto their already overbearing load, but change their perspective and approach to their work entirely.

The next step in psychology looks something like this:

-Each and every trained professional will be more effective the more they participate in the process of self-integration. Self-integration is very good for our wellbeing and it’s almost always the answer to their patient’s pressing problems, not to mention the better the doctor feels the more they do it, thus increasing their influence.

-Psychologists ought to have an extremely open-minded approach to their work. Imposing structures, beliefs, and the like doesn’t seem to be helpful in the long run, and in many cases, I’ve seen it prove to be detrimental. Let the patient open up. Let them create their own systems that they want to follow for their own good. If the patient is particularly close-minded, it seems like only very gentle and general guidance is necessary, especially if it’s combined with encouraging them to be open-minded.

-And lastly, psychologists will be more effective if communication and emotional connection flow freely between the patient and the professional. This is why psychedelics are so helpful to the psychologist, they allow communication and connection to be experienced on a level that’s absolutely incredible! 

When these three aspects are happening all at once within the psychologist and, eventually, the patient, there is much hope for true and long-lasting healing! This is why I recommend each and every psychologist be highly encouraged to take psychedelics and read the works of Carl Jung before (and while) they work in the field. Carl Jung was the most effective psychoanalyst of all time, and psychedelics help boost our overall ability to heal ourselves and the patient.

Final Thoughts 

I’m not a huge fan of saying these words since what I’m saying can be interpreted as me imposing a structure, or a set of tasks for a psychologist to follow in order to become “better.” The only reason why I’m even coming close to implying something like this is that if what I say makes us feel fearful, angry, or that I don’t know what I’m talking about, these feelings and thoughts can be paid attention to. Once they’re paid attention to they can be disidentified from, asked questions, logically analyzed, and consciously integrated into our personality. In other words, it folds in on itself, transcending structure in the process and becoming regenerative and healing.

Also, I’ve come to ponder the concept that some are simply unable to change. I’ve always thought that everyone can change but simply don’t, but my life experience is leading me to consider that some of us cannot change and will never be able to change. Just like how a man with no arm cannot open a door a man with a small mind cannot change – both need their capabilities expanded by artificial means. That’s my thought on that, but I haven’t accepted it as a universal truth, perhaps this simply isn’t the case!

Conclusion 

Thank you very much for reading my post, and I’ll see you in the next one! 🙂

The Building and Maintaining of ‘Consciousness Centers’

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Quick Fact

-Building ‘consciousness centers,’ places for conscious people to access resources and form a community, will be extremely helpful for us, similarly to how churches are helpful for people who believe in God!

Intro

While there are relatively few conscious people alive today, there are enough to warrant the respect and dignity they often lack from unconscious people. One helpful expression of this respect is the building and maintaining of consciousness centers, and I’ll enjoy expressing exactly what I mean!

What Are ‘Consciousness Centers?’

A consciousness center is a place where conscious people can go to experience safety, community, and sanctuary. It functions like a church, minus the dogmatism, and plus a whole bunch of other things that conscious people benefit from such as a place to meditate, safely take psychedelics, be around people of a like mind, obtain information and resources, etc.

These centers are particularly to be built in places where conscious people reside but where there is a stunning lack of respect and/or resources for them. They aren’t to be built as or turned into places of profit, and they aren’t to be owned by incompetent, unconscious people.

Why Build Them?

Conscious people tend to suffer around the world from lack of relatability, lack of community, lack of resources and proper information, lack of respect, and more. Building these centers wouldn’t be much different than building churches, and they would be extremely helpful to the kinds of people who deserve all of the support they get.

Final Thoughts

I’m thinking that these centers should be community-driven and tax-exempt. They should be built on private property and exempt from the law in every way imaginable. If harm or death happens in or near a consciousness center the owner and community should act accordingly instead of letting the law get involved.

Conclusion

Thank you for reading my idea! I encourage you to help me bring it to life, and I’ll see you in the next post!

The Philosophy of The Game

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What is a game? A series of events with happenings and, often, a goal.

What is the grandest game? Physical life with the goal of survival and expansion.

People often forget (or simply don’t know) what it feels like to play a game whether it be physical or on their computer screen. The rush, the tension, or perhaps the calmness of it, perhaps the strategy of it, aren’t these games similar to those in “real life?” In fact, don’t they make up “real life?”

Is “real life,” perhaps, simply a series of games? And is the point to win all of these games, expand, and survive? If so, why don’t we see it like this? Perhaps it’s because we’re so invested in the game and because our anxiety is so high. Maybe it’s because we were never taught this in school and so we never think of it that way. Or, the concept is too foreign and cannot be processed and understood properly. 

But nevertheless, the game of “I’m superior to you” seems to be ongoing, as subtle as it might be. It probably doubles as a game in and of itself and a game that, when won, ensures survival. Either way, I don’t see why we don’t simply meditate and give ourselves the feeling of superiority. This way we don’t go around destroying the earth and other people’s well-being, plus it is fairly easy to do with time and consistency.

But the feeling of playing a good game isn’t mistaken. This feeling can be felt whenever and for as long as we wish, for we control our own emotions and our own experience. Even when we say we don’t want to play the game we do not die, and the game continues, until we reach the end.

How and Why Men and Women Have It Tough

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Quick Facts

-Even though we’ve been solely focusing on women’s and black people’s problems for a while, both men and women of every color have an equal opportunity to have problems in their life! 

-Everyone has a different set of skills and qualities they can use to help themselves through their hardest moments.

Intro

Anti-feminist warning! In my observations and search for truth, I often arrive at conclusions that go against certain degenerative belief systems. These are, indeed, some of these conclusions!

Challenges are a running theme in many people’s lives, however, I’m beginning to see a couple of patterns that are consistent across a lot of different people.

First, many of us Americans are hyper-focused on women’s challenges and are often consciously ignoring men’s challenges. Second, and I especially see this pattern with married couples and those who are in monogamous relationships, the anger and the spite they were exposed to in their childhood keeps itself alive through a vicious cycle that rarely lifts up! This leads me to conclude that both men and women have it tough and that it’s important to bring both of our issues to light.

I’m content in conveying exactly what I’ve observed; here we go!

The Current Focus on Women’s Challenges 

The 3rd (and some argue that we’re currently in the 4th) wave(s) of feminism have taken their progressive beliefs too far. We did have slavery in this country, and women used to be treated as if they were second-class citizens, but those days are over – now we’re focusing far too much on women, femininity, and women’s challenges in this world.

I agree that we should treat ourselves and others with respect and love, however, that’s exactly what these radicals do not do, ironically enough. Many of them are very glad to watch their opposition (whether they be men or those of the opposing political group) die or become seriously injured, and they certainly won’t look past their beliefs to help them when they need/desire it. 

This wouldn’t be an issue except for the far left controls most of the mainstream media. People on the far left are often the ones on city counsels. The biggest social media platforms are run by ultra-liberals. Many colleges force their students to study and memorize liberal propaganda. The house and the president are currently ultra-liberal. Etc, etc, etc.

Many people with power and influence are pushing unneeded, untrue, and detrimental propaganda. Part of that includes a corrupt over-emphasis on women’s issues. They’ll even go so far as to create issues, and it’s an attempt to make the women watching at home angry so that they’ll be hooked on their show… And because misery loves company.

Why Both Genders Have It Tough

However, both men and women have equal opportunities to have it tough, life doesn’t discriminate!

I’m beginning to wonder if the couples in monogamous relationships have it the toughest in general (speaking for America), so I’ll be focusing on you guys! 

Here’s the true anti-feminist idea I’ve been pondering: many problems arise from the woman’s emotional nature. In other words, it’s mostly the woman who creates and asserts the problem. It makes sense since her access to the logical mind isn’t as prominent as the man’s access to the logical mind (in general). She tends to become afraid first, she tends to become discontent first, she feels her emotions quite prominently, and she often cannot/will not go through the kind of logical thinking that brings surety and eases fear.

Let’s take a journey through my mind: the woman is more emotional than the man, she cannot/will not access her rational mind and use it to make herself at ease when she becomes afraid. Let’s couple this with the silent but commonly acted-out belief that women aren’t to be doing any kind of physically demanding work (or anything that’s masculine at all). Let’s couple this with the possibility that most women (most people) don’t have an IQ high enough to comprehend and change themselves.

What do you get when you combine all three? You get someone who isn’t in control of their emotions, someone who’s chronically angry (because they aren’t performing any/enough physical movement to release their anger), and someone who will never be capable of changing themselves. This suffices to describe many women who are alive today, and sometimes it works out, but often their anger/resentment/fear/insecurity gets the better of them in the long run.

So, let’s say we have a guy who’s married to one of these women. He gets up and goes to work every day, and usually, men get angry at something that pertains to the job whether it be inanimate objects or their co-workers. He probably subconsciously retains his anger. After he comes home he meets his wife who acts passive-aggressively towards him throughout the rest of the night. Depending on how mature they are they may raise their voices, yell at each other, or any other equivalent. This goes on for the rest of their lives!

Men have it tough because they work and deal with the stress and anger that arises partly from their job, and women have it tough because their emotions control them instead of the other way around. This is a very general synopsis and it doesn’t apply to everybody, but it suffices to explain a problem that’s experienced by many, many, many people alive today, even if it’s hidden under the surface or posing as another problem.

A Solid Solution!

Being angry all of the time is not a good, positive, healthy way to be! My solution is this:

For the gentlemen: Use your rational mind to find out why it isn’t worth being angry in any situation! Doing this consistently (that is, finding the roots of your own anger and deciding you won’t become angry anymore) will make you a man that leads by example. Do it for her, your wife/partner will subconsciously pick up on your behavior and be less angry as a result.

For the ladies: Buy a punching bag! Do some pushups! Initiate rough and passionate sex! Physically exert yourself so that your anger doesn’t reside in your body and make you an undesirable person to be around. You can also develop your rational mind and do the activity I explained to the guys.

Fear and anger are the sources of many (if not all) of the problems and challenges we experience in life. If life seems tough at the moment it’s usually because of deeply held beliefs that are of a fearful or angry nature, so doing everything you possibly can to release your fear and anger will be best for you and everyone around you!

Conclusion

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I’ll see you in the next article!