A New Earth – Now

A New Earth – Now Fate or Free Will in Astrology

By Melanie Dufty

“An object seen from its side is as true to itself as when seen from above, yet each gives a different perspective.”

As we attempt to understand and master life. We’re both fated with some predispositions in our outlooks and situations and blessed with the free will to conquer them. The wide variety of astrological approaches can be an important way many of us seek to gain an understanding of self and life.

More than one approach can be applied to understanding any situation. An object seen from its side is as true to itself as when seen from above, yet each gives a different perspective. It is the intent to understand that is of greater importance.

We are the ones who assign intent and meaning, and the power of that goes beyond what our left brain can compute. We create meaning, and how we do this is ultimately down to free will.

To understand more about free will regarding astrology, we need to acknowledge two aspects – that we have free will in how we respond to what we encounter, yet not always over what we experience.

“…reflecting our soul’s plan and individual and collective karma, requires self-awareness and development.”

Whether we like it or not, ever-changing astrological patterns of energy are there which can be understood and predicted to some level.

To access free will to manage the fated parts of our lives, reflecting our soul’s plan and individual and collective karma, requires self-awareness and development. Our fated circumstances lead us towards our destiny or the highest purpose of our soul. However, this is a long and challenging path.

Thomas Aquinas (1225 –1274), the Italian philosopher and theologian, said, “The majority of men… are governed by their passions, which are dependent upon bodily appetites; in these the influence of the stars is clearly felt. Few are the wise who are capable of resisting their animal instincts.”

The more developed we are, the better we can use free will to manage the fated patterns we experience. Until we have some mastery, we’re puppets of the patterns.

Conscious Will

People usually understand astrological energies as happening to us, coming from external influences that cause us to be a certain way or experience situations differently.

This, however, is a huge misunderstanding. We’re not affected by planetary patterns; we are one with them. All is one. As above, so below. Understanding astrological energies can help us realise what is going on within us.

Realising this is enormously empowering, allowing us to become better co-creators in our life.

For example, an aware person may have a transit from feisty Mars to natal Mars, amplifying the martial energy within them, choosing to manage it constructively. However, to someone without such self-awareness, the punchy energies can cause them to become conflicted or to act rashly. Either way, the energy is there and amplified within their experience.

We are not fated to respond definitively to an astrological pattern, however, we may be fated to experience it and to feel inclined to handle it a certain way. Ultimately, we have the free will to transcend our fated inclinations and consciously direct our response.

It is empowering to know we have some directorship ability to manage the patterns we experience in life, helping us navigate the difficult and amplify the good.

Collective Fate

It’s more complicated when we look at collective energies, such as macro astrological cycles that shape our human experience. Is an ‘awake soul’ held back by a sleepy collective? In the macro astrological cycle I resonate with, the Grand Precessional Cross, we’ve just entered an era of unified consciousness. It’s based on the Earth’s spin axis in space turning to face the light of the galactic heart after 12,000 years of turning away.

That this movement is happening is fated, as is our presence here to be part of it, yet will our free will take us on the highest path?

Many of us are embracing our free will, and we know the path we choose; a New Earth-based in unity.

We have active work to co-create our lives in the new experience because, although the evolutionary cycle itself is destined for light, we are freewill folk and must choose to get on board.

Melanie Dufty is an astrologer qualified by the Federation of Australian Astrologers, a Mahat Meditation lover and the author of metaphysical fantasy novel I Am Lilith.

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