October 2020 Astrology- Brief look & “Finding Meaning in Life” = All Astrological Signs
Time Stamps: Brief synopsis of Oct 2020 Astro Influence: 0: 44, Background on Meaning in Life: 3:31, People of influence on “Meaning”: 21:50 , Ascendants & Sun Signs for 9th house: Sagittarius: 28:10, Capricorn: 30:09, Aquarius: 31:46, Pisces: 32:52, Aries: 34:20, Taurus: 35:47, Gemini: 37:20, Cancer: 39:06, Leo: 41:38, Virgo: 43:09, Libra: 45:49, Scorpio: 47:51.
Meaning in Life is astrologically represented by the 9th house; it is the house of Sagittarius and ruled by Jupiter: “What provides ‘meaning’ to me?”
The 9th house is the higher mind, it is where we expand our mind, higher education, travel/foreign people, and lands. It is how our mind develops a template from which to view reality – our individual world.
Uranus can facilitate this by expanding our consciousness, providing flashes of insight, epiphanies, ah ha moments & enlightenment. It can be life restoring in the sense that it works with Jupiter to get in touch with our higher self = some of which, is meaning in life and accepting the Life is worthwhile…because, it has “meaning”.
In evolutionary astrology the North Node of the Moon can represent our destiny path. Vedic astrology has a different interpretation. So, this can add another layer when exploring meaning in life from an astrological standpoint. Using our own Natal Chart.
Where the Sun is in our chart is also important as this is where we express our inner essence to the world.
Psychologist and Psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl contributed a large body of information to search for “meaning” in life (before that it was the Greeks). He endured 3 years in a Concentration Camp in the 2nd world war losing his wife, unborn child & parents. The basic tenants of Logotherapy include: life has meaning, human beings long to experience their “own” sense of meaning and humans have potential to experience “meaning” under any circumstances (paraphrased from: Psychology Today Jan 12 2019, The Power of Purpose and Meaning). Frankl found that meaning came from: purposeful work, love, and courage in the face of difficulty and he considers the transcendental power of love – Love goes far beyond the physical person of the beloved. Here we are talking about Venus’ love transmuting into the higher octave of Neptune’s’ all-encompassing Love. One of Frankl’s famous quotes: “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves” (isn’t this what we are all experiencing now in 2020?)
There are many past and present-day psychologists & psychiatrists and authors contributing greatly to this body of work, they include as a very short list (Please include any you feel have contributed in the Comments section):
Dali Lama- his book on The Art of Happiness, he is on social media too
Viktor Frankl – his book on Man’s Search for Meaning and other books and is on social media
Carl Jung – many books and interviews can be found on you tube. He used Astrology in his Psychology practice and is oft quoted by many Astrologers
Abraham Maslow – famous for the Pyramid of Hierarchy of Needs with Self Actualization at the top. Many books and comments on social media
Eckart Tolle – A New Earth and is on you tube and social media
Deepak Chopra – Many many books, online presence, does many meditations in collaboration with Oprah
Ram Dass – many publications and interviews are on social media including you tube. Fierce Grace is the film about his life.
My view of a person living her “meaning in life” Collette O’Neill, based in Western Ireland at Bealtaine Cottage amongst her permaculture magical forest and creatures, follow her on social media watch her on you tube- her website: https://bealtainecottage.com/
Ram Dass & Eckert Tolle Dialogue on you tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPmgTJGPzlg&t=3709s
My Mars Retrograde video:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsFrtfb6e852W04I1JHAZWg
My you tube video on Oct 2020 Mercury retrograde in Scorpio:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fOSZ4rV2OQ&t=1434s
Nietzsche says: “He who has a “why” to live can bear with almost any “how”.