Astrology can be a stepping-stone to
Your greater Self- Awareness
One of the first ways that I learned about myself was through Astrology. Not the Horoscope in the paper, but Real Astrology - the sort that creates a unique snapshot of your personality and the Blue Print for your life that was captured the moment you were born.
This snapshot can help open up aspects of yourself you never knew existed.
For example, you might have courage as a quality strongly highlighted in your Chart. But if you've always seen courage as something heroes exhibit when they face extreme moments of danger, and you've never had one of those moments, then you may not see yourself as courageous. In fact, you may be able to find examples where you were anything but brave in really minor situations.
But courage isn't just something heroes have. Sometimes its easier to jump in front of a bullet than it is to face the challenges of raising kids alone. Or saying 'No' when your boss wants you to do unpaid overtime again. It's the little acts of courage, every day, that define that word- not just one glorious moment.
It's easy for people in the movies to stand up to the bad guys. Especially when they have super powers, or special karate training. I often have to hold a mirror up to courageous women and show them a different view of themselves. Once they see themselves in this new way they begin to experience themselves as courageous... They don't become courageous, they're already that. But they just started to see themselves for what they really are.
And finding and living who you really are is a powerful experience!
Is courage one of your traits? Or are you loyal or adventurous? Maybe you're all of these- but what particular characteristics did you come in to develop and explore this lifetime? And are you doing it? Let me hold that mirror for you...