Evolutionary Astrology
by Katharina Wehrli

"As counselors, or just as friends, we will do our best if we can simply identify reality as it exists for those with whom we interact, and to give them what they need according to their own reality - not ours.... So as we attempt to answer the questions "Why am I here?" and "What are my lessons?" we must attempt to understand the "reality" implied in the birth chart." Jeffrey Wolf Green, founder of Evolutionary Astrology.

Over the years I saw that despite much therapeutic counseling and healing work many people didn't seem to be able to get to the root of what ailed their mental, emotional and spiritual balance nor their physical well being. Hence I was looking for a direction to help my clients understand why they experience these ailments, and why they are  put together in the way they are. Eventually I found Jeffrey Wolf Green's work on Evolutionary Astrology. When I became his client and later on also one of his students, my own life began to change in a fundamental way. This was due to the fact that Evolutionary Astrology is based on Natural Laws. Now I incorporate this approach into my astrological counseling sessions and healing work. it has turned out to be very rewarding for my clients. People have given me the feedback that for them one session contained as much and different insight as years of therapeutic work they had previously done. because my own experience has been quite similar, I could see how this was possible. Although evolutionary astrology is exceptionally useful, it is by no means a 'quick fix'. It is left up to the individual to take responsibility for his/her situation, and to apply conscious effort and willpower to affect the necessary changes. If a person sincerely desires to become increasingly more aware, to heal and grow the application of this system has incredibly deep and invaluably beneficial effects. What follows here is my description of Evolutionary Astrology.

Within the psycho-spiritual orientation of Evolutionary Astrology the power of astrological symbols is used to chart the evolution of an individual's Soul over many lifetimes. The Soul is the immutable component of a person, and can not be destroyed. It is not the body, mind, spirit or emotional content, but rather the consciousness that gives rise to all of them. The Soul is an energetic entity that merely changes form. In order to grow beyond the limits of the past the paradigm of evolution is applied to the Soul's journey. As the Soul progresses over a series of many, many life times it gradually becomes more aware and conscious of its own nature and purpose, as well as the experience of its actual reality. Through the paradigms of the Souls' incarnation over many lifetimes, and the Soul's evolution another one is born: the disposition of the Soul's longings or desires. On its evolutionary path the Soul follows its yearnings in a dual motion pattern of separation from and returning to the Source, the Creator, God/dess. As long as there are desires other than the longing to unite with the Source, those aspirations create more karma and attachments, resulting in even more desires that need to be gratified. Through satisfying them, experiences are generated, skill and wisdom is gained, and evolution can proceed. At this point it becomes important to understand that suppressing separating desires is not possible. Within the parameters of right action and respectful attitude these desires require to be fulfilled. Whatever desires, wants, aspirations or longings an individual suppresses will end up distorted. They will then find their outlet and expression through imbalance, complexes, compulsive behavior, addiction, rage, secret obsession, etc. Understanding one's life experience, past and present, from the standpoint of the Soul's aspirations and longings grants a deeper perspective. It also demands from us a different kind of responsibility. And this is that we are all accountable for the realities we create and experience. Only when all separating desires have been met and obliterated can the Soul reunite with the Source. When merged with the Source there is no experience of separation and no necessity for a manifest existence in an individual life form. This is the completion of the Soul's evolutionary journey.

The memories of the past including innumerable past lives are held in the long term memory bank of a person's subconscious mind. Present circumstances and life situations including psychological make up and emotional constitution do not emerge randomly, but are rooted in the essential dynamics of the past. Longings, security issues, compulsive behaviors, deeper callings, irrational fears, inherent resources, talents, gifts, etc. are the result of past experiences and accomplishments. With Evolutionary Astrology a person's inner and outer life circumstances are referenced, described and put into perspective by episodes and situations that took place not only during the forming years of childhood, but especially also in prior lives. These past life scenarios are reflected in the individual's specific early environment. They are relevant to the current life, because we all can only continue where we left off. Therefore, in order to fully comprehend the present situation, it is necessary to understand what preceded it. The Soul carries its specific dynamics forward from life to life until the individual has a desire to become aware of them, to make them tangible, and to resolve or evolve them through conscious effort. Once aware and with sustained effort to complete these dynamics, the capacity for growing beyond them increases. Otherwise they will be repeated again next time around. In this context it is easy to see how evolutionary necessity will prompt certain fated conditions/events to occur. Rather than taking the initiative to act from a self empowered standpoint, a common reaction is to feel victimized by what is happening.  Without a deeper perspective a person is likely to experience these times or situations as nothing more than stressful, uneasy or traumatic, while trying to dismiss, or deny them, or simply be  bewildered or lost in them. All this because the proper meaning and viewpoint to understand, value and integrate their transformational aspect was missing. When one knows how the events in life fit into the broader context of unfolding evolution it becomes easier to cooperate, and consciously flow with life. With this acquired outlook of graceful surrender and self reliant/empowered initiative new opportunities, and more relevant experiences will manifest magnetically for the individual. He/she is free to begin relating to self and subsequently also to others in a new way. Now the ability arises to draw with increasing ease more appropriate conditions and healthier  relationships to him/herself.

When a person is ready for the application of this system, Evolutionary Astrology benefits the acceleration of personal growth beyond any comparable measure. It is invaluably helpful when determining the necessary next step to be taken for evolution to proceed. In the case of karmic patterns it is possible to realize the consequences, to adjust one's attitude and to take the correct action. Once the sincerity and tenacity of the effort has been demonstrated sufficiently, the person at  some point will be liberated from his/her karmic condition. In some cases it is possible to determine astrologically what the time frame of this resolution would be. With the realization that the present  circumstances are a consequence resulting from previous actions and choices, a person now takes responsibility for his/her actuality while simultaneously adjusting the attitude. The sense of being the victim of unremitting defeat, continuous lack of power, or perpetual frustration is removed. Evolutionary Astrology is also very helpful when unresolved past life trauma dictates an individual's behavior despite all psychotherapeutic intervention. Every experience of the Soul in a body is recorded on a cellular level as cellular memory. The previous evolution of consciousness is inseparable from the body mind continuum. This means that past events with unresolved traumatic content continue to negatively influence a person's experience of his/her reality for lifetimes after the trauma occurred. Once the trauma is described by the astrologer the person can become aware of its influences and effects. Employing specific methods the content of a particular trauma may be accessed, remembered, then expressed and released. This will clear the effects and its undesired influences in the person's life from the subconscious mind and from the cellular memory in the body.

Evolutionary Astrology is based on Natural Law which cultivates an inclusive view of life, accepting all of its aspects and expressions as equally valid. This is how our ancestors lived for a couple of hundred thousand millenia before the shift to the patriarchy occurred a mere eight thousand years ago. They cultivated an acceptance of life and its expression that was based on Natural Laws, the manifestation of life through the senses. Human beings as well as animals were perceived as originating from and returning to Mother Earth. A deep respect for all life and its natural cycles abided. It was accompanied by equality and a tendency to share and give. When the patriarchy took over, this was replaced with the self righteous action of taking, exploitation and greed. This historical fact is well documented by the research findings of archeologists and evolutionary biologists. Apart from people living in isolated indigenous cultures, human consciousness at this point in time is conditioned and dictated by patriarchal structures and concepts, ideas and notions. They resulted in an unnatural division and judgment of mental/spiritual versus physical/emotional/sexual human desires and expressions. The latter being bad or in need of suppression, and the former being fostered as superior. The result is distortion of natural instincts and desires. This unnatural divergence has lead to much imbalance and disease on a personal as well as a collective level. The superiority is justified by judging any one person or culture that does not fit this norm as inferior. At the same time this attitude encourages the exclusion of others with different values. It furthermore promotes seeing nature as impure, in need of improvement, and above all else here to serve humanity.

Due to the patriarchal concept of superiority of mind and spirit, and the suppression of the emotional and physical facets of life judged and seen as inferior, this philosophy produces unnatural guilt. It is the self-operating result of involuntarily and constantly falling short of acting or being flawless as dictated by a concept opposing natural life in progress. This type of guilt is different from the phenomenon of a healthy conscience intrinsic to human consciousness. Intuitive guilt functions as a barometer of discernment between cause and effect in actual reality, directing a person toward naturally right action or behavior. Unnatural guilt on the other hand is acted out subconsciously through atonement or punishment. It is a very difficult and intangible dysfunction subliminally permeating people in modern society in an array of abnormal ways throughout all aspects of daily life and interpersonal relationships. With Evolutionary Astrology it is now conceivable to trace the resulting  effects of unnatural guilt and its specific manifestation in an individual's life. Through the application of specific methods a reversal of its effects is possible.

Although reinstating pre-patriarchal circumstances is far from probable, a return to Natural Laws in some form is urgently called for. On an individual level this means that patterns which dictated behavior over many lifetimes need to be reevaluated and released. This is another reason why this outstanding new approach, Evolutionary Astrology, is priceless. When the light of consciousness is shed into all aspects of human reality, the direct experience of Natural Laws through all the senses will replace the existing unnatural rift between mind/spirit and body/emotions/sexuality. The pressure to change and grow past imbalance, distortion and suppression has reached an urgent level for many individuals, let alone the Planet.

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Katharina Wehrli has been involved in the Healing Arts and Holistic Health since 1977, Katharina is a Registered Polarity Therapist with the American Polarity Therapy Association. Her training in Craniosacral Therapy she received from the Upledger Institute in Florida. Katharina is also a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher and a teaching Reiki Master. Presently she is a student of the certification program at the School of Evolutionary Astrology. The use of Astrology and the colors of Aura-Soma accentuate and deepen her work with clients and students on psycho spiritual and body mind levels. Whenever indicated Katharina will use art, music, poetry, drama and role play or movement to guide a client towards a fuller emotional expression and understanding of him/herself.

Katharina Wehrli can be reached by calling: (508) 651-2648, emailing: info@earthlit.com, or visiting her website: www.earthlit.com. Her office is located at 6 Lakeview Road, Wayland, MA 01778.