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Astrology and Synchronicity —

What’s Inside is Outside

There is no better psychological system
for recognizing our innate archetypal

psychic structure and individual needs
than through Astrology. When it comes
to self-knowledge, it can explain all

the different parts of us with amazing
accuracy, however, that doesn’t mean

they are always operating consciously.
Socialized into wearing a mask, we hide
the parts of ourselves that experienced

the profound trauma of not having
approval or acceptance in childhood.

Initially, we meet each other through our
persona — this social mask we all wear.
Carl Jung says,

“Designed on the one hand to make a
definite impression upon others and, on

the other, to conceal the true nature of the
individual.”

— Carl Jung, Two Essays in Analytical
Psychology, par 309, pg 193

In this way, it acts as a buffer to protect
our egos as we go out into the world. In

Astrology, it closely resembles what we
call the rising sign which is the sign on

the first house cusp in our birth chart. To
truly know us, a person will have to get
through our various ego defenses that

keep certain parts of us hidden. Studying

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