Astrology as a Business
The Rites of Passage
Another consideration is that, in these times, the
counselor has taken on many of the activities of the
priest or minister. One of the main functions of any
counselor is to serve as a welcoming committee for
souls coming through to greater self-discovery. There
are very few refuges in our modern world where
individuals can act out the rituals of the self. Again,
here is where the analogy between the counselor and
the midwife is so very complete: an individual just
opening up and coming across into a greater
understanding is as fresh and precious as any baby.
Each of us deserves some kind of welcome, as well as
an opportunity to act out a process as old as time
itself—the process of self-discovery! The process of
unfolding which is possible in the counseling session is
very like the physical birth process. The modern-day
counselor is, in reality, a midwife of the spirit.