It's funny how you discover things when you're young; you suddenly start to adopt the opinions of those around you, those above you, perceived authority... without even thinking about it.

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I randomly discovered Astrology in a teen magazine when I was about twelve years old, but somehow was instantly told it wasn't something to believe in, it was fake and represented the "devil"; immediately squashing my interest in this thing I identified with. You know... I'm going through this magazine and see, "What's Your Zodiac Sign", where it shows me the different signs from Aries to Pisces including the dates they each fall under, so naturally my eyes wander around for October 11th, excited to find out my sign.

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Libra: September 23 - October 23

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Oh shit, I'm a Libra. I'm supposedly all about charisma, and being diplomatic, and aesthetics and looking good, and just having a grand ole time in life; and I immediately identified with that!

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That's me!

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But again... at the same I discovered this thing that piqued my interest, I'm immediately told it's not real and not to believe in it. Take it with a grain of salt as they say.

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Which is good advice if you're someone who's a skeptic of things. But if you're someone who searches for the truth and wants to know anything and everything there is to know about Life... you gotta explore things that immediately get shut down by the majority.

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That's my philosophy. I've always been that way.

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When people, or when vast majority of people around me immediately shut something down, I naturally want to start looking into it... like are you sure? Are you sure this is something we should be throwing away and calling heresy?

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But it's funny because when I was younger and first found out about Astrology, I believed everyone and let it go. I didn't come back to it until a few years ago during the pandemic funny enough. When we're locked inside with not much to do (definitely not working which was awesome), I was learning and reading and discovering things. Very, very interesting things that felt like truth to me. That felt deep in my core like truth. Something I haven't felt about information given to me in a long time.

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Astrology was one of those things.

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It's funny how things come back... which if you know Astrology is a very Venus-retrograde thing (loving something and it going away from you or seemingly disappearing, but then coming back years or decades later). That same interest, curiosity, and spark is still there. And that's fucking cool.

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But now I was on my own; now I'm an adult and I don't have to "hide" what I'm reading, or not look into something just because my parents told me not to. I have the true freedom - which nothing against my parents or parenting but you're not "free" when you're in your parents home as a child. Naturally of course, nothing against it, but naturally you're not as free as you can be.

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So, I was finally free to do what I wanted to do. Especially with the pandemic, I was truly free to do what I wanted to do. And that's where I really discovered the magic of Astrology; the magic of Nature and our planet and our livelihood and the universe!

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The universe is a magical, creative place filled with infinite possibility.

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This realm that we're in that's guided by the energetics in the sky is fascinating. It's so fascinating. It's like, wow! Who created all of this? It's cool that we even get to create!

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Life is just...

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Like, that's the magic of it all. Astrology opened the doors of pure magic in this life. Keep in mind, I've said this in previous episodes but for a long time I was depressed.

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For a long time I wasn't happy with my existence.

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Partly, due to my external circumstances, and a lot due to my internal world of agony and being stuck in the past of shitty shit done to me and feeling so down on myself and taking it out all on me... and just not loving life, not loving who I was.

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Life was crap. Life was shit and dark and wasn't fun. It was exhausting.

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And for a brief moment in time, I wanted it to end and just start differently with a completely different existence that wasn't this.

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And, it's not just Astrology that made things magical, there were other things in my life too of course, but Astrology showed me how to help myself. It showed me, me, and reflected myself, my life, and my inner workings back onto me. Saying this is you.

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This is why you are here in this moment existing in this realm of bleak, black, darkness. But this is also how you can change it and help yourself grow and balance your mind, body, soul back to peace. Back to love. Back to health.

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My mental health was shit. And Astrology said, "This is why; and this is how you can help yourself."

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I don't know how much you know about Astrology, but I have a stellium in my 8th House. A stellium is 3+ planets in the same sign, or in the same cluster together. I have one in the 8th House: my Sun, my Moon, my Mercury, my North Node, my Chiron. All in the 8th House.

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I feel I have to give a little Astrology lesson really quick for those who don't know, so:

Astrology is the study of how the position of the stars (or the 12 Zodiac signs) and the movement of the planets affect life on Earth. The sky is divided up into sections making up 12 "houses" that represent human life experiences. So the day I was born, those planets and asteroids (in Astrology, the Sun and Moon are considered planets for the sake of simplicity) were all in the 8th House under the sign of Libra.

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So, I'm a very Libran person. I'm all about balance.

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But, the 8th House is also very significant in my life. The 8th House is about death and rebirth, transformation, genetics; it's also the "occult" house, and secrets. It's also the house of shared resources and wealth.

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So, it really put things in perspective. Everything I've been through made sense. The betrayals... the many betrayals that I've had in my life suddenly made sense. The reproductive ailments I had in my life made sense, because according to Medical Astrology, the 8th House represents the reproductive system, DNA, genetics, and sexual organs.

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It really connected dots I didn't even realize could be connected. It gave me answers to the ailments I had, it gave me answers in ways of healing that truly brought health, balance, structure, and strength back into my body and my life.

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Everything... not everything, but so many things I've learned I give credit to Astrology and the Ultimate Creator who created all of this. It's crazy! But, so cool.

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Astrology is part of the reason I have my life back.

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Astrology is part of the reason why I wake up every morning.

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Astrology is this vastly hidden but profound language where all you have to do is just open your mind, look up for a bit, and have the curiosity to explore something new. Explore something you were previously told was farce. False. Heresy. Just look into it; see what you find. See how it can help you.

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Maybe you figure out it can't help you, which if that's the case, that's okay, too; but at least you tried something new, right? Like I said, it's beautiful Aries season so it's the best time to try something new.

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Maybe it'll bring back the spark you've been looking for; like it did me.

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If you want to learn more about Astrology, I'm teaching the basics of The Zodiac Way, of this astrological, cosmic clock in the sky. So, follow my Instagram or check out my website for more information.

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I'll see you over there on the magical side.

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