Dream Analysis and Archetypal Astrology Astrology is a symbol system that emerged from human consciousness thousands of years ago and has survived into the present age, becoming even more popular as we enter a new millennium. In the modern world we understand that astrology is not based on cause and effect, but rather, is a system of signs, symbols and metaphors.
Astrological language is that of imagination and the arts rather than science.
In modern western astrology the focus is less a matter of what will happen than of what can be done to discover and understand the astrological and archetypal energies in our birth charts and transiting planetary influences. Thus we may remain empowered rather than victimized by planetary and cosmic cycles. Within the collective as well as our own individual psyches, exist universal energy patterns or motifs which guide and inform our lives. Because the archetypal essences reside deep in the unconscious, we are often unaware of both their positive potential and their shadow manifestations. When the archetypes are unrecognized, dishonored, or repressed, personal and collective shadows result, causing us to suffer varying degrees of dis-ease in body, mind and spirit.