Karmic Life Lessons
Some astrologers believe that we each choose our exact time of birth according to the lessons our souls must master in order to evolve to a higher state of consciousness. We are each equipped with everything we need to become as aware, as centered, as functional as we can be; the trick is recognizing our gifts and learning to meet our weaknesses head-on. In a sense, then, the attendant weaknesses of our Sun Signs could be considered the Karmic lessons we must try to learn in this lifetime in order to progress to the next as a more complete and evolved soul.
As illuminated by Edgar Cayce, the great clairvoyant, there are certain fundamental spiritual lessons, such as love, moderation, balance, patience and faith, which we attempt to learn during our souls' "physical incarnations" as humans here on Earth. Cayce's idea contains a riddle that many great thinkers have concerned themselves with: The problem of desire and freedom from desire. Our souls are one with everything and so want for nothing. However, as humans we want for many things, and not just material items, either. Some of us want to be rich and famous; others may want to find the perfect mate who will fulfill everything they sense is lacking in themselves. The underlying idea in both examples is that we tend to think we are lacking in something essential, and that obtaining more of that "something" would fulfill our souls.
Astrology teaches us that material items, perfect romantic love, career success -- all these things we desire are actually external to our souls, which are complete and unified essences. Furthermore, we are each equipped with all the strengths and abilities we could possibly ever need in this lifetime or the next; we simply must learn to use them. This is a prevailing idea both within and outside astrology; from astrologers to Buddhist philosophers to pop singer-songwriters like Sinead O'Connor and Tracy Chapman, many are concerned with the idea of self, desire and loss. Chapman sings, "All that you have is your soul"; O'Connor sings, "I do not want what I haven't got" -- and they're both right. Our souls are infinite and enough.
Our Sun Signs determine our basic personalities, in all their strengths and limitations. While we cannot escape our basic instincts as determined by our Sun Signs, we can exercise free will -- we can decide how to meet our own limitations and deal with them. Choose your Sun Sign below to read more about the Karmic lessons you've chosen to learn in this lifetime. It's bound to be an eye-opening experience!
Note: If your Sun lies in one sign but an overwhelming number of your other Planets lie in another sign or signs, you could have inherited the Karmic destinies of those signs more than those of your Sun sign. Click here for a free sample birth chart and sample reading!
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