Psychological Astrology takes root in the works of analysts such as Freud and Jung. Jung, who practiced astrology his entire life, wrote that “what is not brought to consciousness comes back to us as fate”. In other words, the parts of our psyche that remain outside the light of consciousness strongly shape the unfolding of our lives: they mold our external circumstances and draw toward us the situations we need, acting as symbolic mirrors that reveal our deeper nature (Bigé). This premise is sometimes used to justify an event-oriented reading of the birth chart, and even attempts at prediction.

But rather than solely a predictive method, I consider astrology as a therapeutic tool that sheds light on the patterns of the individual psyche: the ones that serve our development and the ones that limit it, defining ways of doing, choosing, and loving which we’re not conscious of but that nevertheless direct our lives.

Psychological Astrology acknowledges the importance of time as a growth factor, and allows the consultant to understand why certain things take more time to manifest than others. We live in a society characterized by speed and efficiency, a society that demands material proofs of our successes, and isn’t really at ease with the trials and challenges of the inner journey. Yet this connection to oneself that astrology fosters is an essential condition for personal fulfillment. It is what allows us to live our own lives, rather than those dictated by others. Astrology celebrates this long and wondrous process of coming to know oneself.

A jungian astrologer considers that working on consciousness allows the individual to gain responsibility over his destiny, and that in this responsibility lies his strength and resilience.