The spiritual life is a circle dance and one of the great dance teachers is the astrological wheel. Karmic Astrology focuses on the spiritual life. The simplest definition of karma is what goes around comes around. Contrary to popular belief, karma is neither good nor bad. Karma is an opportunity for your soul to evolve while learning to dance the dance of life. The most common chart interpretation is the birth chart. In Karmic Astrology this Natal chart is a portrait of the dance between heaven and earth at the time of your birth. The chart contains many spiritual lessons. A birth chart offers perspective on the major challenges and joys in your life. Interpretation of your chart with a karmic astrologer provides support and instruction on learning to dance with grace.

This universal dance is a circle dance in three/four timing. Threes and fours are found repeatedly within the astrology chart. The threes represent the spiritual world while the fours represent the earth's four directions. There are three zodiac signs in each of the four elements, earth, air, fire and water. When looking at a chart there is a natural clock face to astrology made up of a wheel with twelve houses. Astrology is a three fold system made up of the planets, zodiac signs and houses. This dance moves continually as the stars and planets move about the galaxy, weaving intricate variations into each individual chart.

The highest of the three levels is the planets and the impact their spiritual energy has on us. The planets can be viewed as Archetypal entities which reside in the heavens and within us.  The word archetype became widely accepted through the works of Carl Jung who believed that the worlds mythology was based on universal archetypes. In every culture stories exist that have the same archetypal figure of the care giver, warrior or mystic. In Latin the root of archetype means model, a prototype. In Greek it means ruler. Here; archetype stands for a combination of both universal model and ruler. Each planet is assigned an archetype and has an enlightened side and shadow principle.

The zodiac signs make up our personalities. Like our personalities, the astrological profile is complicated. The local media forecaster never meets an individuals needs the way a full chart interpretation can. Most of the zodiac signs (constellations) are represented by animals. Astrology is an ancient science birthed in the age of Earth religions when the environment and animals were respected and cared for. To further understand your personality study the characteristics of the animal of your sun sign. The house system pulls the chart together. The houses are the environment, the ball room dance floor on which this cosmic dance takes place. First you are born with a soul already existing before you form a personality. Your personality is how you dance the dance, how you move your feet to the rhythm of the universe. How your personality is expressed in the world can be seen on the dance floor.

A karmic astrology reading differs widely from other chart interpretations. Astrology is a healing art as well as a science. Chart interpretation by a karmic astrologer focuses on the spiritual aspects and life lessons seen in the chart. The archetypes within can be likened to a group of dancers. The Sun in your chart is governed by the archetype of the Creator. The Creator is the creator of your life and the choreographer of this dance. Astrology focuses first on your Sun, Moon and rising sign. In Karmic astrology the Moon is associated with the archetype of the Care Giver and teaches you about your emotions and relationships. The rising sign represents a person's greatest life lesson while on Earth. Often we select marriage partners whose Sun sign is the same as our rising sign.

In addition to the sign on the horizon there are two major areas depicting life lessons in the birth chart. They are the midheaven and the nodes of the moon. The midheaven relates to one's aspirations in life. The nodes of the Moon are similar to the Earths North and South poles. The symbols for the South node looks like a basket and holds energy already in existence when you came into this life. The North node represents your souls progressive climb to reach the top rung of a ladder.

In a general astrology practice, after the Natal chart is interpreted an individual may see their astrologer once a year for a solar return. Karmic astrology opens the way to view and experience astrology in a wider context as a healing modality. One highly creative approach to further explore the richness of karmic astrology is Astrological dreaming. In a series of healing sessions the individual is guided into a deep state of relaxation. Through a visualization process form is given to the archetypes associated with each planet. A trance dialog is encouraged among these personified archetypes based on aspects present in the individual's astrological chart. The inner life of the soul benefits immeasurably as the archetypes learn to dance in step with one another. Greater mastery and fulfillment are achieved from an increasing awareness of the self as containing divinity. Astrology is key to understanding the dance between heaven and earth.