Astrology as a Business
Midwife of the Psyche
In trying to think of a way to communicate what does
happen in the counseling process, I came upon what is
an almost perfect analogy—that of a midwife. The
function of the midwife is to assist both the mother and
the child through the birth process. Her entire role is to
facilitate a process that is already unfolding, rather than
to initiate or do anything herself. The counselor or
reader also functions as a midwife—a midwife of the
psyche or soul, a midwife of the Spirit. It is not the
function of the astrologer-counselor to embed or fill the
client with knowledge, facts, or direction; instead, the
counselor, as a midwife, can but assist in the unfolding
of a natural process.
Keep in mind that what I am detailing here happens
through or behind all of the social conversation and
astrological technique that is also taking place in a