Astrology as a Business
ignoring the real causes of a situation, then the
counselor can proceed to read from the next level of
alternatives.
Let me give an example:
Let’s say a man wants to leave his wife and family
because he feels he is in a one-way rut leading toward
the grave, a permanent situation out of which he may
never extract himself (not uncommon these days). In
the first stage of the reading, he empties himself of all
his anger and of the complaints he has about his wife
and the impossibility of his situation. When he has let
go of all this and is able to take another look at what is
going on, he may have an opportunity to perceive that
this is "his" wife and "his" situation, and that the situation
is speaking to him and giving him a message. He may
be able to gain clarity, and accept the situation as one
of his own making, and then work with it towards a
better solution.
If, however, he persists in ignoring his own part in this,
his own responsibility—if he cannot respond—then a
variety of alternatives appears; he may, for example,
continue to live with his wife in a kind of stalemate for
the sake of the kids, or, they may agree to separate, to
have affairs, get a divorce, and so on. My point here is
that there will always be a whole series of various levels
of activity which will appear, and what happens is going
to be dependent upon how much responsibility the client
is able and willing to assume. I am not saying that a full
acceptance of a situation is the only thing necessary to
change a situation into something else, but only that:
WE CANNOT CHANGE WHAT WE CANNOT ACCEPT.