So what can astrology do for us?  I'm going to borrow from an insightful astrologer & author I deeply respect, Steven Forrest, because he states this simply.  First, our birthchart  clearly indicates the happiest path for us to walk.  Second, it indicates the tools we have available for walking that path and how best to use them. 

Third, it indicates what our lives will look like if we step off that path. In addition, the birthchart provides the means for discovering our unique life purpose.  And, it is usually that which we ultimately find the most joy in doing, that presents the greatest challenges to overcome.

Astrology is just one of many means to self-discovery.  What I like best is the speed with which that discovery can be made.  Astrology can validate who we already (however unconsciously) know ourselves to be when it might take years to make such discoveries using other means. 

Your birthchart will indicate your unique self and the skills and gifts you have to offer the rest of humanity.  It will point out areas of imbalance and indicate the means to regaining balance.  It can assist you in making satisfying choices in regard to your relationships, work, education, and life goals.  It can help you to gain clarity and perspective when in conflict, confusion, or transition. 

It points out your natural cycles--such as, the most opportune  time for planting seeds, nurturing the seeds to growth, harvesting the 'crop,' or plowing the crop under to prepare for a new cycle. 

Truly, for everything there is a season... So, in addition to assisting you in embracing the whole of yourself, astrology can also help you to prepare for emerging opportunities and to develop appropriate timing.                                                        

Article By Terri McCartney