There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your Philosophy.

William Shakespeare, Hamlet

While most of us do their rounds in the treadmills of daily life, scientists have gained new, revolutionary insights into the functioning of our brain. According to these findings – that meanwhile have become common knowledge in the scientific fields of neurobiology – the human brain is an organ of high plasticity. It is constantly recreating its morphology by establishing new links between the individual neurons or groups of neurons. Thus, every moment in life holds the potential to rearrange the neuroanatomy of the brain. It is scientifically proven that this also applies to the human brain when it has already grown into old age. In applying new patterns of behavior in our lives, we are at the same time developing new nerve tracts, i.e. new brain substance, even at old age. Instead of being resigned to our “fate” we thus have the capabilities of creating something new, irrespective of what age we are in. Since it is true: the starting point for anything new in our lives is always the same. It is Us.

After all that we have done to this planet, Earth still is a wonderful place to live. And what is more: She still is prepared and capable to nourish all of humanity, and she still is prepared to provide a place for everyone to pursue happiness. It is up to us whether we create something new out of this potential, whether we take the chance – or not.

As a first step, we may start by getting to learn more about ourselves, and our behavior in life. Why is it that in certain areas of life we seem to make no headway? Why is it that we cannot appreciate each new day as a new chance in life? Why are we, especially with regards to issues that are very important to us, constantly resisting change? It may be habituation, it may be listlessness, but more often than not it is simply our lack in understanding of what is our true potential.

It is a common human experience that, from time to time, we feel overwhelmed by outer events or our inner emotional conditions. Yet the individual structures of consciousness that are the trigger mechanisms behind these emotional conditions can easily be decoded from the horoscope by an experienced astrologer. For the experienced astrologer, a careful examination of the horoscope can be as revealing in terms of emotionality as numerous hours of therapeutic talk on the couch. In order to get a rough idea of what is going on, or to quickly psych somebody up, for the experienced astrologer, it is often sufficient to simply have a look at the current planetary transits in the individual horoscope.