Do we all have what it takes to become psychic or develop intuitive
faculties? What astrological keys may be found that are influencing an awakening
Sixth Sense and an evolving spirituality upon our very entrance to the new
millennium?
Variables in the natal chart reflect natural psychic and intuitive abilities
as well as development potential. It’s
true that we all have the outermost planets somewhere in our nativity,
associated with psychic and intuitive ability. We also have the water signs
placed somewhere in the chart, also shown to be highly influential in such
matters, but do they have enough stimulation to show real talent? And of course
the Moon, ruling the senses, is a key element in the ability to pick up on the
intangible. What about the horoscopes of psychics such as Edgar
Cayce, Nostradamus and Nicholas Culpepper? Maybe there are clues there…
In checking the indicators of psychic ability, the water signs are often
prominent; sometimes by their positions on the
angles of the chart, other times
by several planets occupying the water signs. The water signs; Cancer,
Scorpio and Pisces are delegated to the 4th, 8th
and 12th houses respectfully, in the natural zodiac. These signs and houses all
deal with psychological material arising from deep within. If it is not the
water signs themselves that dominate the chart, it may be planets placed in the
corresponding water houses.
The issues of these houses are certainly the least tangible and generally the
least understood areas of the chart, especially the 8th house, ruling
occult matters and the 12th, ruling the subliminal. It is of interesting note
that the definitive words for “occult”, an 8th house subject,
describes 12th house issues; words such as “shrouded”, “secretive”,
“hidden” and “obscure”. See the houses.
Having prominent water signs or houses, however, is not enough to assume
extraordinary psychic or intuitive talents exist. The natural planetary rulers
of the water signs must be considered. If prominent and fortified,
they are even greater indicators of psychic awareness and intuitive ability than
highlighted water signs.
Neptune, ruler of Pisces and the 12th house, is ultimately the
planet connected with an ability to see beyond the usual barriers. Ruling the
imagination, if prominent in the nativity, Neptune stimulates a tendency toward
fantasy and daydreaming along with the ability to visualize clearly and in vivid
detail. Neptune represents the dissolution of boundaries and if linked with
personal planets such as the Moon, can show a special capacity to transcend
normal limitations.
With the Lunar influence to Neptune, images receive the emotional fortification required
to penetrate the shield separating the dense level of the material world from
the ethereal and spiritual planes. There, anything can happen. From that spark
of emotional intensity and the ability to envision a picture as if a reality, the
picture is projected into the higher realms where it is blessed to shower down.
Such an individual soon learns that what
begins as fantasy can be brought into reality by believing and this aspect is a
plus for artists and creative people. Many will experience
this trait early in life but for others the talent may awaken at any time, as
shown in the overall progressed chart. The aspect of Moon and Neptune gives the ability
to easily put creative visualization techniques to work. It really doesn’t
matter the type of aspect. Any aspect will create a link to the qualities of the Moon/Neptune
essence.
The next planet that is instrumental in psychic awareness is Pluto, ruling
Scorpio and the 8th house. Pluto is quite a power planet in such
matters when strongly positioned. First of all, it shows a proclivity toward
probing beneath the superficial. It gives an innate understanding of the power of thoughts, as though they are
tangible things. With development, such an individual is able to charge a
thought with such dynamic power of will that it transcends material
limitations. The powerful forces of Pluto
are best utilized in a way that brings benefits to others; it is much too
profound a power to be used for selfish motivations. Well configured, the urge
and tendency is to put such powerful abilities to work for the benefit of many
and personal fulfillment follows.
The most exceptional psychic and intuitive talents are usually reflected by
an angular position of Neptune and/or Pluto; that is, occupying the 1st,
4th, 7th or 10th house. In addition, at least
one of them is usually closely linked either to a luminary or the Ascendant. The link to
a luminary is most often the Moon, ruler of the senses and incoming stimuli, but
may also be the Sun, ruler of the individual purpose and ego urges. The
Ascendant has similar qualities to those of the Moon, influencing the color lens
through which we receive stimuli. The specific type of aspect to one of these
points by either Pluto or Neptune is of secondary importance. Squares, producing
great energy, are actually more predominant than the easier aspects in the
charts of noted psychics, prophets and those with highly developed intuition.
In
addition to these factors, it will usually be found that Venus plays an
important role in the chart configurations, often linked to a prominent Neptune
or Pluto, to show the harmonizing element of love. A Pluto/Venus
connection reflects exceptional healing qualities and potential.
The charts of Edgar Cayce, Nostradamus, Nicholas Culpepper, Fred Kimball and
Madame Helena Blavatsky each conform to these guidelines. Between them, they
could see and read auras, communicate with animals, diagnose and heal disorders
as well as prophesize years into the future. Click chart for a full view.
Edgar Cayce's chart is a beautiful
blend and very reflective of his super-ordinary abilities. The Moon on the
Midheaven with nearby Neptune assumes prominence in the chart and is instrumental, by configuration,
in reflecting Cayce’s profound ability to psychically enter a body during
trance to find the
source of disease.
Elevated, and in a powerful sector, the planetary blend shows what he would become known for, reflecting
the status and reputation he would create. Strong support to the pair comes from
Mars as well as from a stellium of planets in the Pisces 8th
house. In a water sign and house, the latter grouping is dually watery. Even his
Sun, the other luminary, falls in Pisces, increasing the Neptunian influences.
The planet of healing, Neptune,
with the Moon in Taurus shows exceptional sensitivity, which is very strongly
linked with healing abilities, even to the point of rebuilding body tissues into
a more enhanced state. Inspiration gave power for such highly idealistic
conditions to take hold and manifest within the patient. Pluto is also elevated
in the chart and greatly assists. It represents the ability to isolate and delve
to the source of imperfections. Pluto aspects the Ascendant and falls in Taurus.
Venus, ruling Taurus, becomes
instrumental and through these combinations, the overall indicators in the chart
are of an 8th house nature.
We see how all this is tied in
with his actual work, shown by his Saturn ruled 6th house. Saturn in
the 8th house is sextile his Moon. Mars in Capricorn shows a slow but determined hard worker.
For all that he
did, Cayce did not reap material prosperity for his work and lived meagerly for
most of his life.
Then look at how the stellium in
Pisces assists both of the earlier themes. Venus in Pisces represents love at
its most elevated level, completely unselfish and in fact self-defeating at
times. Blended with the discipline of Saturn, and especially the discipline of
Saturn combined with the mental processes as indicated by Mercury, Cayce could
control his mind to the point of going in and out of semi-conscious states at
his own direction.
Note that the North Node adds
great strength to that last group of features. It is also in Pisces, having
natural affinity with the 12th
house, a water house, and with Neptune. It is also sextile the Moon. With South
Node in the 1st house and North Node in the 7th
house, Cayce gave much of himself; made many sacrifices, on behalf of others.
Link to more on the influence of the Moon's
Nodes.
Cayce's
Leo Ascendant speaks of royalty, and he was of royal demeanor. No one can even
dispute his unusual abilities. Uranus in the 1st
house shows one of unique image. In fact, Uranus is conjunct the Ascendant and
the Sabian Symbol for this degree of Leo: A
carrier pigeon comes swiftly through the early light of a morning and flutters
to the feet of a group of fanciers. Amazing.
Visit
the Library for links to sites about dreams, OBE's,
etc.
Now, let’s take a look at Marylin’s chart. Although she's
had none of the limelight of these other gifted intuitives, she has had unusual
mediumistic experiences since the age of seven. Her brother, Jimmy had just
passed away at the age of nine. A week or so later, Marylin was in bed but still
awake. Her brother came into her room, hosted by a multitude of spirits and told
her to tell Mom not to worry; that he was happy. Marylin told him that they had
just gotten his picture back that day and that it was sitting on the piano. He
said he had to go and waved at her; she waved back and he and the others floated
upward and out the corner of her bedroom ceiling. Hearing her daughter talking
to someone, her mom came into the room in time to hear her saying goodbye and see her wave.
The thing that upset the little girl most about Jimmy’s
visit was that he’d changed his clothes. He’d been buried in a dark blue
suit with a white carnation and when she talked to him, he was wearing a white
robe with a red carnation. She had a lot of questions about that the next day;
wanting to know why people in heaven change their clothes. When her mom asked
why she had all these questions, Marylin told her about her brother’s visit
the night before. Her mom was upset that Jimmy did not come to talk to her
himself.
Looking at Marylin’s chart though, it says
exceptional reception from the twilight realms. The potential is found in her
natal chart with an elevated Neptune linked closely to Mercury in Pisces and the
two are in mutual reception. The Moon rules and occupies the eighth house with
Pluto attending. Each of the occult houses are ruled by water. At the time of
her first visitation, the Moon, Neptune and Mercury were quite active in her
progressed chart and her daily chart also reflected clearly upon
an unusual form of communication with Mercury and Neptune duplicating their
natal relationship from the angles.
Marylin has had visitations from spirits ever since that
time. She can either see or hear them, or both; gifts of clairvoyance and
clairaudience. Once, when she stayed overnight
at her Aunt Lillie’s, a “gray lady” came out of the wall, came
over to her bed and tucked the covers around her, kissed her on the cheek after
rocking the bed for awhile and then went back into the wall. This caused quite a
stir the next day when she asked her aunt who the gray lady was and explained
what happened. Well, she never got to sleep in that room again. Upon checking
into it her aunt found out that a lady who often wore gray dresses had hanged
herself at the top of the stairs next to that bedroom. Marylin says though that
she was never afraid of her; she was pretty and nice and she knew she would
never have hurt her.
When she was twelve, Jimmy came to her again. This time he
brought their little sister, Clara Mae, who’d just died at the age of three.
They were just on the other side of a fence and holding hands. Marylin started
to climb the fence to play with them but Jimmy said no, it wasn’t time yet,
but to tell Mom he was all right and taking good care of Clara Mae. Once again
her mom was upset because she’d been trying so hard herself to make contact.
The variety of her communications has escalated over the
years. At least once a year she receives a bouquet from heaven and she says they
are the sweetest smelling flowers but even if someone is sitting right next to
her, they can’t smell them. Christmas angels revolve and tinkle without the
help of candles and most recently she’s had communication with her deceased
husband of over 20 years, who turns on or off the lamp next to his favorite
chair to let her know when he’s there. Marylin is a retired nurse who worked
with dying veterans in a VA hospital. This theme is clearly seen in her natal
chart and her extraordinary reception to the unseen realms was a special asset
in her work.
Link to the Library
for a list of metaphysical sites.
In a recent issue of
Horoscope was the birth data for James Van Praagh, collected from him by a
client of Loretta Glowaty, who wrote the article. His recent book, Reaching
to Heaven, I enjoyed very much. A lot of things simply rang true, but
about the time his third book came out, rumors thickened that he was only
in this for the money, not a true medium at all. Fortunately, we can now find
out what his horoscope says. Click the chart for a full view.
Going by the criteria earlier
on this page for gifted
psychics, his chart features fit and go
well beyond the criteria. There are seven planets in the water houses with a
five planet grouping in the eighth house. Pluto connects to both luminaries; a
close conjunction to the Sun in the eighth and a trine to the Moon in the
twelfth. Neptune also links
to the luminaries and is elevated with
Jupiter in the 10th.
Though his chart also reveals assisting aspects from Venus and Mercury, the
Neptune and Pluto links are undoubtedly most illustrative of his approach and
ability to receive messages. Psychic Sylvia Browne has said that when she begins
a reading, she says "hit it God", and then she delivers the
impressions that come through whether they make sense to her or not. Like
Sylvia, Van Praagh appears to be "listening". In each case, faith
seems to play a large part of the process. Expectancy, anticipation and
faith.
Neptune on the Midheaven suggests that he would become known as an intuitive
and linked with Jupiter often reflects great wealth; sometimes material wealth,
sometimes spiritual wealth and occasionally, both.
His Midheaven is of special interest, falling exactly aligned with the fixed
star Spica, a star of luck, fortune and victory. The North Node also falls here,
so it is no surprise that he's come into magnified public notice. (More can be found on the fixed star Spica in Horary
Astrology.)
Another prominent feature in his chart is that his Ascendant falls in an Aries
Point degree and what makes this more dynamic is that his Sun makes an exact
trine to it from the eighth house, showing that he would become well-known and
touch the lives of many.
Van Praagh's appearance and features even match his chart. With his
Sagittarius Moon rising near the Ascendant, his face is round and he has the
worry lines associated with a rising Moon. This adds to his sensitivity and
impressions from stimuli around him.
With Jupiter's influence on the rising Moon, ruling Sag', he has the wavy hair, arched
eyebrows and portliness associated with the sign. He also shows the outspoken
and truth-seeking nature of the sign, operating much on faith, though he may
never feel he is living up to all his responsibilities.
Link to more about planetary
influence on appearance. More can be found on the fixed star Spica in Horary
Astrology.
Now, from about 1942 until 1997, Neptune and
Pluto have been transiting in
sextile, so everyone born during those years have this link in their charts.
And, in an opportunity aspect, it shows the ability to tap into the best of both
Neptune and Pluto. If one of these is in aspect to another planet, the other
often is too and these combinations show the best way to develop the potential
through allowing all the planetary vibrations to blend in harmony. I believe the
long standing sextile of Pluto and Neptune is the underlying force behind the
current spiritual awakening. We are waking up to extrasensory perceptions as a
group. The individuals from this recent era with these
planets prominent are those that will lead and set the pace for our entry into
the new millennium through various forms of guidance, inspiration and visions.
They will act as teachers and guides for all who wish to make this evolutional
transition toward tapping into new consciousness and a sixth sense.
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