1.    You’re an inseparable part of everything that is. You’re the farthest thing possible from a lonely and powerless being, stranded on an isolated planet in a random universe without pattern or meaning. The same is true for everyone alive.

That’s because you’re inseparable from everything that is. Every atom in your body was made in a star. Every pulsing particle of our spinning, whirling Universe – including you — is constantly bombarding every other part with waves of energy. Light waves, radio waves, electromagnetic waves — in every second of your life, you’re picking up the vibrations. You’re constantly communicating with the Mystery.

2.    In fact, you carry the Universe, and all its powers, within you, in every moment of your life.

Not only are you inseparable from the Mystery, it exists within you. Not only are you made of star stuff, its energies are at the very core of your psyche. The never-to-be-repeated energetic pattern of the Universe at the moment of your birth is your spiritual DNA.

This pattern — your natal horoscope, or birth chart – is a map of our part of the Universe as it was when you took your first breath. It’s completely unique. The pattern of the Universe that you carry within you throughout your life is one that will never be repeated. No one else will ever have the same cosmic potential that you do. Astrology provides the map and the timetable for turning the power of you into reality.

3.    The Universe is a Whole – just like you are. Astrologically, “opposites” are just two sides of the one, whole reality. Aries and Libra are two poles on the continuum of “self” and “other.” Taurus and Scorpio are two poles on the continuum of desire – and on throughout the zodiac. Night and day are just two ways of experiencing the energy of Light. New moons and full moons, like all beginnings and endings, are just two points in the cycle of life.

4.    All things begin on the invisible, inner planes of reality. As the point of origin and source of power, time spent in reflection, meditation, and inner work is even more important than time spent in action – for that is where reality is actually created.

5.    Conflict and challenge are how we generate energy to grow and evolve. Your inner Universe is a lively place. Each energy has a distinct relationship with all the others. Some are harmonious, some are intensely dynamic. The energetic pattern of your horoscope maps your strengths, your gifts, your challenges – your destiny.

When these energies are triggered by the dynamic Universe, things happen. We are always being gifted. Some planets leave windfalls at our door. Others bring us the crises we need to step out of our comfort zone. The Universe is always available to collaborate with us.