How Astrology Can Work As An Oracle

Why we yearn for answers

There is something very human about wanting to know our purpose, that we’re on the right path and even just why we are here. I heard a Dolores Cannon video on why we “forget our mission and goals” when we come to earth. I mean wouldn’t that be so great if we remembered what the things were that we wanted to achieve and complete in this life time.

But that’s not what Earth as a school is about. Dolores said that would be like having the answers given to you right before a test. Well if that happens then it’s not really a test is it? That’s kind of easy. The work is in having to figure it out. The work is in having to trust yourself, trust your path and trust the twists and turns of life.

I feel this is where Astrology can come in. NOT as a cheat to the test, because if you truly know astrology, you’ll know that it’s not definite - rather it shows potentials (which are very nuanced). True Astrology is like an Oracle.

What is an Oracle

I think at first thought a lot of us believe that the Oracle will give us answers to the questions we seek. It can, but in a kind of roundabout way, that still brings our own awareness and intuition into focus.

The Oracle of Delphi (the Pythia, priestess of Apollo) was famous for her messages. Her answers were generally cryptic and poetic, often phrased as riddles or very ambiguous statements that were designed to be thought provoking, rather than a black and white answer.

When King Croesus asked her if he should go to war with Persia, she responded, “if you go to war, a great empire will fall”. The King thought that empire would be the Persians, but it was his own empire that went down.

So whilst Oracles can impart wisdom, they rarely give a direct answer.

This is where Astrology comes to mind for me.

I know people often come to astrology or for a reading wanting a direct answer and a ‘good’ astrologer will be able to tell me exactly what I should do. But in fact, that’s not really what a good astrologer can do (unless they’re crazy psychic) but that aside it always comes back to “YOU ARE THE ANSWER” no matter how frustrating that is when you desperately want to know something.

How Astrology Can Work as an Oracle

One of the most ancient aspects of astrology are the symbols that in different combinations make up the ‘glyphs’ of each planet. These symbols then carry the meaning of the archetype they represent. The position of the planets relative to each other and then relative to where the planets are now gives us themes and patterns that are likely to be playing out in our lives.

This information can then act as a kind of key in a persons mind, giving focus as to what they could be reflecting on in their life. This contemplation naturally brings about the persons ‘inner astrology’ - what I refer to as their intuition, self awareness and inner senses to deeply tune into how they are feeling, what comes up for them in response to the archetypal themes being shared through the astrology.

Astrology is amazing at looking at dates, eclipses, transits and progressions amongst many other astrological techniques that paint enough of a picture to really stimulate someones line of thinking in terms of the answers they seek.

Most important to remember that Astrology is a correlation between us and the planetary movements rather than a causation. We are astrology and we're experiencing everything internally. That’s why Astrology can really act like an Oracle to help us find the answers inside of us.