Astrology as a Business
Techniques as Experience
Just what are astrological techniques, anyway? To the
best of my understanding, any technique is but the
residue of an astrological "Aha!" realization that has
occurred. All techniques were discovered by some
astrologer, somewhere, even if it was way-back-when.
The discovery of a new astrological technique is a big
deal, at least for the astrologer who discovers it. It lights
up his or her life and can be a turning point.
When that experience of discovery passes, what
remains of the experience, in many cases, is the
technique, a somewhat (by definition) mechanical way
of remembering or recreating that experience. A person
cannot pass on the experience to another, because
each of us must have our own experience, but one can
pass on the technique—whatever steps or processes
one remembers as to how one got to that experience.
Astrological techniques are like this, the steps or