Astrology as a Business
most readings do proceed on for some additional time,
nothing of equal importance will be achieved. It is all
over but for the talking! I get the impression that the
clients are back in their drivers' seats and are no longer
struggling to escape.
When no such acceptance occurs, the reading is far
from over, and you, as a counselor, have a problem on
your hands. The client may require professional help,
and even extensive therapy, before he or she can come
around to accepting their situation. These individuals
may be resistant to change or have a learning problem
in this regard. What they might need is a repetition of
this kind of session—again and again—before they can
find acceptance. This is not the province of the
astrologer-counselor, but rather of a trained
psychological therapist. Often clients will benefit from
experiencing the process on a regular basis. I seldom
will see a client more than twice in any short period of
time. If they wish to see me on a regular basis, I am
usually getting along with them well enough to explain
that what they need is therapy, and that they should be
prepared to pay someone to go through that consuming
and laborious process.
To me, it is a very simple thing that takes place: a letting
go of and a taking hold of again. I should remark, once
again, that this process takes place through all of the
many words that are exchanged between the client and
the counselor and with the help of whatever astrological
technique found useful.