The Astro-Psychology of Accidents

08/05/2011

 
Q. My small son had a very bad accident this year, with horrific external wounds which fortunately should heal in time. I'm having a hard time dealing with that as I blame myself and the other person involved. Everyone keeps telling me it was an accident but I can't accept this.

A. We can look at this "every parent's nightmare" through both karmic and psychological lenses, which for me are intricately intertwined, one without the other being incomplete. Firstly, your son's chart has combinations which do represent the likelihood of him attracting such an event, Sun opposition Saturn, Mars conjunct Pluto and Chiron in Scorpio, conjunct the Nadir (I.C.), to name some of them. It describes an individual with a complex mix of great power, wounding and rage, much of which was directly activated at the time of the accident. It does seem so incongruous to describe an innocent, little boy in such terms but this does illuminate some of his primary life issues both as a soul and a person. The accident is part of what we can call the Necessary Wound, part of a complex of experiences (although not necessarily the same)...click 'Read More' below to continue...
 

Child with the Same Birthday?

03/04/2011

 
Q. What is the significance of having a child on the same birthday and what do her challenges and differences mean to me and to her. I feel that we are the same person. She was born last year and has a rare genetic disorder which has slowed her development and I feel that she is still on another plane spiritually but physically very here.

A. This is a vast question, so I can only touch on some of the themes here. Having the same birthday will definitely have you sharing significant patterns, abilities and feeling processes, especially in Pisces. In a number of places in your charts, there are many parallels; you both have fire Moons, Sun/Plutos, Venus in Aries, even opposite Ascendants, all reinforcing your commonality...click 'Read More' to continue...