Astrology
as a yearning
Desislava
Tomova on the future that always happens in a single way
The secret texts of all religions have
stated many a time that there are no secrets that will not be revealed sooner
or later. Secrets may be carefully guarded but when the moment of their
disclosure arrives, no-one and nothing can prevent it. Of all the arts stemming
from the ancient magical wisdom, astrology has suffered the greatest number of
misconceptions. Nowadays, no-one believes in the universal harmony, or in the
indestructible connection between cause and effect. As early as the decline of
Antiquity and especially during the Middle Ages, astrology was reduced to
literal interpretations and superstitions. Reclaiming its initial purity
involves to a certain sense the creation of an entirely new science.
When stars change their relative locations,
astrology loses its absolute accuracy with respect to the present moment. There
exists a link between stars, by force of their attraction to one another, that
maintains the balance between them and makes them move across space in a
particular pattern. The fate of a newborn child depends to a much greater
extent by the position of one star or another, especially if we consider the
fact that by its very birth, this child has taken its destined place in the
harmony of the Universe. Astrology does not determine the precise course of
one’s life, but it does play a part in it as it represents a scientific and
magical calculation of all possible variants.
Astrology is considered to be a much more
ancient science than astronomy. All great sages of old had complete trust in
it, therefore we should not rashly reject that which has been backed by
unquestionable authorities. According to all great astrologers, comets are the
stars of extraordinary heroes; they pass by the Earth to advice us of the
advent of great changes. Planets have an impact on human interactions and
change human fates. Motionless stars, being more distant, have a lesser
influence on individuals, predetermining their dispositions. Often, an entire
constellation deals with the fate of a single person, just like a beam of light
is capable of illuminating a multitude of people.
Any regime keeps its super-secrets in a
safe box, hoping to make use of them one day. Or if not of the secrets
themselves, then of the people who are related to them.
The capacity of astrologers to penetrate
the future is well-known, although often rejected and ridiculed. The
information they provide is clear, precise, dated. It is another issue whether
this information on the course of the future will appeal to those who are
looking for it. On numerous occasion and in hundreds of books, various people –
physicists, psychologists, philosophers – have reflected upon clairvoyance and
have reached the conclusion that the future can happen in several different
ways. It can be predicted in general terms, but never in details. This attempt
to escape the truth is understandable. The future always happens in a single
way that has already been encoded. The decoded information always applies to a
single version of it. The most recent declassified documents concerning the
occult circle at the Third Reich provide yet another proof. The most
distinguished magi and astrologers convened secretly in the mystical Wartburg
Castle on the eve of World War Two. Their predictions were furiously rejected
by the Fuhrer. Later, they all came true. To this day, they have been kept in
absolute secrecy.
There is a poem by Gianni Rodari that
sounds almost prophetic: “Men of Glass”. People have been losing their ability
to communicate telepathically, intuitively, sensitively.
We have lost our connection to God. The
harmony with ourselves. We can cite various reasons for that; the most
important in this case, however, is that with each passing day we human beings
become more haughty, devoid of emotions, amputated of feelings. Could it be
then that the cause for confusing the languages of the peoples at Babel lay
precisely here? Could it be that we have started peering ever more often into
the mirror with the hope of beholding our own adorned reflection and
exclaiming, “Wow, just look how pretty and invaluable I actually am!” Such an
exclamation would rather come from someone overvalued or unvalued, never from
someone valuable. Admiring yourself – this is perhaps the only quality that
distinguishes man from the animals ... making him look ridiculous compared to
them. Talking about oneself has never been considered a merit, even in
prophecies. Which is easy to account for. There is nothing hard in being an
honest person: this is perhaps the only occupation where there is no fierce
competition.
Az magazine, June 2002, column Astrograph
