What's So Special about Astrology? from Mark Kincaid 9/11

[Guest guest]

What’s So Special About

Astrology?

 

           

Sometimes people ask me this question. 

Sometimes they don’t say it but I can tell they’re

thinking it.  The main thing that is the most

special characteristic of Astrology is that Astrology is NOT

man-made.

           

In other words, the rules, ideas, principles and prescriptions of

Astrology are not made by human beings.  Most

of the time you’ll hear people describe how Astrology is 5,000 or

6,000 knowledge.  The truth is it has no time

limits on it.

           

This is because the knowledge of Astrology is as old as the

Universe itself.  After I’d been studying

Jyotish for about a year, I came across the concept of the

“Transits”.  This is what the Stars

and Planets are doing in the outer environment itself.  When I started watching the Transits, it was like

Astrology came alive for me. 

           

It was no longer the thoughts or ideas of some moth ridden old

books, even if very grand because for the very first time I experienced

that the rules of Jyotish were not created by Man. 

My very first instance of this was when I was studying all about

Saturn.

           

Saturn, like all planets influences other planets when

they’re in the same House or Sign, and when it is 7 houses

away.  But, Saturn is supposed to also

influence in other ways like a few other planets, like Mars and

Jupiter.

           

“They” say, Jyotishees, say that Saturn also influences

3 houses away from where it is.  So, you count

the sign that Saturn is in, as #1 and then the next sign over as the #2,

and the 2nd sign over, as #3.  This

means if Saturn is in Cancer, like now, when any planet is in Cancer,

Saturn influences most directly.

           

However, when those same planets move out of Cancer, first into

Leo, but then, into Virgo, (the 3rd Sign away from Cancer),

Saturn is supposed to influence that planet again. 

Interesting idea, and you can get some sense of this and other such

rules by looking at people’s charts.

           

But, the very first time I watched the Moon climb into the same

Sign as Saturn I could ‘feel’ that unique Saturnish flavor

come over the Moon.  Ugh, it felt heavy, and a

sense of being held back, almost as if one is being smothered.  “Now, that’s a typical Saturn

experience”, I thought! 

           

I wasn’t surprised then to also experience the moment that

the Moon left Cancer and went into Leo, that Saturn feeling and experience

went away.  “Wow”, I thought, it

really does only influence within a certain radius or degree.  I had almost forgotten about it, when a few days

later, I felt this weird Saturn quality come back to me.

           

“What is this”, I thought? 

Can’t be Saturn.  Moon already

passed Saturn.  Then I remembered.  Oh, right Saturn’s supposed to experience 3

Houses away.  All of a sudden I realized:  “Oh, my God, it’s really

true!”  Saturn does influence 3 houses

away.

           

But, is someone telling Saturn to influence like this?  Of course not. 

It’s built in, built in, in fact, into the very nature of the

Universe.  In other words it’s a natural

phenomena or a natural law.  Kind of like

Physics, or Biology.  The Principle is not man

made.  Its there in Nature.

           

So, who wrote these rules of Astrology? 

If not man, then whom?  The One that

wrote them is almighty Nature or God Him…or Herself.  In other words, it’s Almighty God that wrote

these rules, principles and ideas of Astrology. 

So, if we want to check their validity and their truthfulness, we

look to Nature, we look to our own real experience to find these

truths.

           

As you look at your chart now, look at it in this way.

           

Because most of you have already verified to a great extent that

your chart fits you!  What a miracle Jyotish

is, that our chart’s fit us!  We all

sense it.  The more you study the more and more

it really does!  When I started studying other

people’s charts I realized this principle was ever truer.

           

Astrology fits other people too.  After

myself, my family and then friends I was thrilled because the symbolisms,

and ideas, predictions even, were true for all those people!  Then, I started studying strangers or

acquaintances.  After the first 100 I could

hardly believe it.

           

After 500, and then 1000, I was almost beside myself.  When I’d finally done 3,5 and even 10,000

people’s charts, I couldn’t contain myself any longer.  “OUR CHARTS FIT US!” I wanted to scream

out from the roof tops!  So, I did, hehe.  I only hope that each one of you continues to

experience more and more how exactly your chart really fits you! 

           

There’s an amazing aha that’s in store for each one of

us as we have our own

Eureka’s!  Later, when I began to study the prescriptive

aspects of Astrology I almost forgot this feature. 

Because in the prescriptions, our own personality and subjectivity

often enters in.  Then, I began hearing of

so-called famous or well known Astrologers who’d made certain

predictions and they hadn’t turned out to be true! 

           

Ouch, that’s too bad, I thought. 

That diminishes Jyotish’s’ power. 

My Guru had said Jyotish should be 100% accurate!  Then, I thought again about the nature of the

Jyotish prescriptions, remedies and remedial measures.  If the Understanding of our charts is written by

God, then shouldn’t also be the remedies?

           

What would a remedy from God be like? 

Let’s say we’re having accidents, or it’s in our

charts to be kind of accident prone.  So, the

prediction of our nature or condition is there within our Stars.  What might the God given remedy be?   Go more slowly?    Nah,…couldn’t be that

simple, right?

           

Then I thought about the every day experience when we’re

going along and rushing, trying to go to work or to play.  We may have the best reasons in the World, but if

we’re going too fast we’re going to have an accident.  Why?  Because

we’re going too fast, and Nature can’t support our mass within

this gravity and Earthly plane at that speed, so we crash and

burn!

           

We might even be going to church or temple, but if we’re

going to fast; boom! We’re on the ground! 

Okay, we check with our family Astrologer and yes, it is in our

chart, so what should we do about it?  Well,

the Astrologer says: “According to your chart, this accident prone

nature is due to the presence of Mars with your Mercury, which translates

as the speediness of Mars confuses of camouflages your Mercury or

intellect and you make the ‘wrong’ decision. Of course there

may be 20 good reasons why it's there in your chart.

 

           

So, what is almighty God trying to say to us? 

We’re going too fast, and we need to go more slowly!  What that means is we need to diminish Mars’

overwhelming influence.  Not only is it in the

inclination and thoughts of a good Astrologer, to make this suggestion or

remedy, but it’s also in Nature itself.

           

We choose to go more slowly after 3,4, even 5 accidents, and

what’s our reward?  We act and go places,

and we DON’T have any more accidents.  I

remember the last time I had a major accident in my life.  I’d had 2 major life threatening accidents

already in my career. 

           

Working on the job, doing construction, I’d already fallen

twice.  When I learned Astrology I discovered

Mars in Cancer in one’s 10th is not very symbolic of a

very happy Mars.  Accidents are even

predicted.  They were certainly my

experience!

           

So, I studied my chart and thought okay, I’m a little

accident prone; I’ll just kick it down a little.  Then in 1993 I had my “LAST”

accident.  I fell over 30 feet.  A whole work scaffolding fell all around me.  The doctor in the hospital emergency room that

examined me said:  “I’m really

surprised you had no broken bones!”

           

I was in shock because I had been studying my chart and there was

nothing in my dasas or transits to have caused this accident?  Then I realized: 

“Oh, my God, it’s in my chart to go too

fast!”  That’s what Nature has been

trying to tell me.  But, I loved the feeling of

freedom that comes from being up high and bouncing around on ladders,

scaffoldings and roof tops! 

           

Mmmmm, …. Maybe that’s my Jupiter in Pisces in the

6th fully aspecting my 10th too.  I love the sense of freedom that I have when

I’m up high.  But, Nature is still trying

to tell me, “I’m still, being too risk taking.”  That was the last time I had an accident.  Now, I love going more slowly. 

I enjoy the speed, whatever the speed, but I enjoy the freedom at a

slower warp speed!

           

Even Remedies, prescriptions and remedial measures are written for

us by God.  Next time you talk to an

Astrologer, one who’s good and yet simple about your chart, ask him

to tell you what God says about your chart! 

That’ll throw him for a loop, hehe! 

 

           

If people knew that they were getting the best advice in the

Universe, contained within our Astrology charts, they’d be willing

to pay any amount.  Imagine if you could see

the wealthiest man in the world about your business plan?  Or what if you could see the greatest musician in

your field even for a few minutes?

           

What would they say?  What they’d

say wouldn’t even hold a candle to what your chart says you should

do, to further the next step of your life and evolution!  Because no one knows you as well as your chart

does.

           

So, next time you pick up one of your favorite Jyotish books, or

talk to a live Astrologer, realize they are representing Almighty Nature,

and see if you can hear God speaking through them!

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Mark Kincaid

 

 

 

Excerpt from new book:  The Stars Within