Periodically we have unpleasant circumstances that we are forced to deal with directly. Naturally, that requires a closer examination of ourselves to see if, in fact, we are the cause of the situation. Sometimes we are and sometimes we aren’t. It is a matter of knowing ourselves. This takes years of patiently looking at our own psychology. It is a pain staking course of action that leads us to know ourselves better.
Circumstances are always changing. What is a problem today may be no problem tomorrow. It is important to integrate time and space. This gives us time to find the proper solution to our situation. It is wise to be a friend to ourselves. We shouldn’t be too hard on ourselves even if we find that the problem lies within us. We have to work to resolve the matter and this requires a lot of patience.
“What lies behind us and what lies before of us are small matters compared to what lies within us.”-Ralph Waldo Emerson. This is the crux of life in general. We may not be able to change things but we can change the way that we react to them. In astrology, our reaction to life and the influences of the planets has to do with the way that we receive these influences. We can change the way that we receive them.