Relocation
- Determining the effective Pattern
Overview
here
follows some thoughts on relocation...
Factors
determining the response to a relocated chart:
- The
will of the soul
- The
ray type
- The
astrology
- The
time factor
- Conclusion
1.
The will of the soul
I like
to look upon the new pattern resulting from a relocated chart as either
an emergent seed or as a karmic ordination. In both these cases, the
will of the soul is involved, and therefore the effect of the relocated
pattern should be enhanced. But the impulse to relocate may not have
originated from causal levels, in which case the effect may be greatly
lessened. Alternatively, it is the will of the soul to perpetuate
the natal pattern. Also, the actual outcome is dependent upon the
responsiveness of the instrument--the persona. Maybe to help discern
to what extent the will of the soul is involved, one could ask if
the relocation was a ‘spiritual’ or ‘destined’
move or not? If the answer to this is in the affirmative, one would
have to proceed to find out whether the soul wills to perpetuate the
natal pattern, and/or if the persona is unresponsive to the relocated
pattern. If the answer to one of these questions are in the affirmative,
the natal pattern is still the most effective. A clue to the right
answer of these questions can be gained by studying the charts for
when the relocation occurred, to see what may have set it off in the
original pattern. This would be most helpful in trying to understand
wherefrom the impulse to relocate originated.
If the
impulse to relocate originated on causal levels, the seed contains
a pattern more in line with a certain archetype or purpose. It therefore
allows easier access to certain energies serving this purpose. I like
to think that sometimes it is required by the soul to endow the persona
with other energies or allow easier access to certain other energies
than the ones available in the natal chart. I think it may even be
called upon to say that sometimes the actual birth and its resultant
pattern is a poor approximation of the archetypal pattern intended
by the soul for the immediate cycle of incarnation. Just as circumstance
sometimes interfere with our own appointments and intentions so this
can happen to the soul in its creative process. The Angles may be
slightly off or even in the wrong signs altogether. Then, maybe one
way of dealing with this for the soul is to relocate and thereby make
the energies more immediately accessible and acutely present for the
developing persona.
Even
if the soul was successful in the timing of its appearance, we know
how difficult it can be to work with election astrology, where there
may always be ‘contra-indications’--factors contrary to
those intended. Within the window of time given for the appearance
not all factors will apparently serve the immediate purposes to be
fulfilled, but the major indications or signatures will be there.
However, if any of the contrary factors are too strong, the soul may
relocate for that reason. The same can happen if a pattern is too
weak or un-supportive.
2.
The ray type
Generally,
I think that rays two, four and six more easily respond to relocation
together with some of the third ray types. I surmise rays one, five
and seven to be more firm in their charting.
3.
The astrology
I am
also playing with the hypothesis that it is possible to judge from
the horoscope if the chart is relocatable or not. When looking at
this, we should understand that we are dealing with the state of the
base of the spine or root chakra. Therefore any indicators relating
to this chakra should be of interest to evaluate. In the horoscopic
picture it is primarily the IC--the lowest heavens--that represent
this root. The IC (Imum Coeli) represent the ground, the firm base,
the foundation and anchor within our lives. The zodiacal archetype
for the IC and resultant fourth house is the constellation of Cancer.
The traditional exoteric ruler is of course the Moon. Hence when investigating
the matter of relocation, these are the primary indicators to judge
from.
In general,
I will say that the mutable mode and cross indicates a greater tendency
or ability to respond to the re-configured pattern emerging with a
different location. The earth signs are probably less prone to respond
to another pattern than the natal one.
I would
think that Scorpio and the uprooting power of Pluto, can remove ones
foundations only to have a new foundation or location rise out of
the ashes of the old. The instable influence of Gemini and its fluid
interplay gives a heightened sensitivity to duality, and is therefore
a good candidate. Having the submerging or escapist influence of Pisces
at IC can be particularly confusing and perhaps no clear guidelines
can be given--probably Atlantis had this!
Probably
Mercury is the primary planet giving someone the ability to respond
to a relocated chart. Pluto can also be involved. Also of course Apollon
is a good indicator.
So if
these mentioned influences are strong with the fourth cusp, its house
and rulers, or aspects thereto, then you should definitely have to
consider the relocated chart.
4.
The space and time factor
Just
the other day, I had a client born in Hungary in 1949 who escaped
from there in 1956 and then found her way to Sweden a little later.
She has lived in Sweden ever since (apart from when she took some
international UN missions), so she has been here for over forty years.
She had a birth certificate for Hungary, but still I was checking
for events, how the chart worked and trying to rectify it. When investigating
her progressed natal chart, what I found was rather a lack of events
in some cases where angles were progressed to major planets and configurations
in the chart. Apparently nothing significant happened when it was
supposed to. I then after some non-successful validation work resorted
to relocate her chart to Sweden--and voila! It clicked and started
to make sense in terms of the progressed angles and her experiences
in life.
Having
said this we must realize that time is also a factor to consider.
The longer you stay in a location, the more rooted you become in those
ethers and thereby responsive to the relocated pattern. There also
seem to be some truth to the statement that the further you move,
the more influential will that pattern be, as that pattern has more
'integrity' than the patterns resulting from a shorter move.
5.
Conclusion
To conclude,
I would say that the natal pattern is always effective to some extent.
The thing is to determine its percentage of effectiveness--is
it 100% effective or only 25% effective?
I believe
a consideration of the factors listed above to be determining of that
percentage of effectiveness. I would also be very interested in knowing
how other counseling astrologers deal with the issue of relocation.
What are your experiences and policy here?
By
NN © 2003