What is Astrolenergies? and My Astrolenergies Chart

Astrolenergies is an idea devised by Margaret Copland of Australia. It combines two traditional concepts -- Astrology and the Four Elements -- into one system. Five aspects from Astrology are each assigned an Element, and the combination of the five determines the energies for each day. Like Astrology, the Astrolenergies combination on the day of a person's birth can determine their personality and life path, but because of the five factors involved, there are more variables.

To give an example, I had my Astrolenergies chart done, and I came out as a Triple Fire sign with Earth and Water influences. The five factors on the day I was born are associated with the elements like this:

Day = Saturday = Earth
Sun Sign = Aries = Fire
Moon Sign = Sagittarius = Fire
Moon Phase = Full = Fire
Season = Autumn = Water

My Astrolenergies combination consists of three Fires, one Earth and one Water. This means that I have the personality attributes of a Fire sign, but tempered with Earth and Water attributes. There is no Air in my sign, meaning I don't often show the attributes of an Air sign.

With five different aspects taken into account, there are a large number of signs possible, so Margaret devised a simple set of symbols to represent each sign. Mine is represented as a triangle with two dots. The red triangle represents the 3 Fires in my sign (as a triangle has three sides), while the blue and green dots represent the one Earth and one Water.

According to the system, if the energies for any particular day match your personal Astrolenergies sign, then this is a Personal Power Day for you. Any activity you undertake on that day is more likely to succeed. There are also Strong Element days, where one element is represented four or five times in the sign. These are days to concentrate on activities that relate to the element in question.

My Astrolenergies chart included not only my personal sign, but a list of Personal Power Days and Strong Element Days for the next year. It also details the personality traits for each of the four Elements, and suggested activities (both magical and mundane) that relate to each of the Elements, plus Mixed Days and Balanced Days. There was also a section with suggestions on how to plan your year around the Astrolenergies system. All up, there was 20 pages of information -- I was quite impressed. I'm also a subscriber to the mailing list, and each morning I receive a chart with the day's Astrolenergy and suggested activities for that day. On days when I feel scattered, the chart gives me a potential area to focus on.

I find the Astrolenergies system a very intriguing one: it takes traditional ideas and melds them into a system both broader and more specific than the originals. I'm looking forward to working with it and seeing if I notice any changes or improvements in my life.

Notes:
* I purchased the birth chart reviewed in this post, this review was not commissioned, and my own personal opinion is represented.
* The drawings are my own. I used my Hobonichi daily diary. I went over the lines a little bit, and I'm putting that down to the fact that I have a cold at the moment!

Some Thoughts on Astrology

{Image Source}I've always had a bit of an ambivalent relationship with Astrology. I'm an Aries, but my personality is almost the complete opposite of what an Aries is supposed to be. I'm not courageous, confident, sporty, energetic or hot-tempered. I've always identified more with the personality type of Pisces, Cancer, or sometimes Aquarius on a good day. For that reason, I've always been a bit suspicious that where the Earth is in relation to the Sun when a person is born can determine their personality. That it can determine what will happen to them on any given day decades after they were born seems even more of a stretch.

I've had occasion to think about Astrology again recently though, when I was sorted into my Lodge at the Grey School of Wizardry. There are four Lodges, and students are sorted into them based on their Astrological Sign. Because I'm a Fire sign, I've been sorted into Flames Lodge. I have to admit, I was a little dismayed by this as I don't relate to the element of Fire at all.

Then I remembered that in Chinese Astrology I'm a Dragon. Not only that, but the year I was born in was a Fire Dragon year -- the fieriest sign of all! I tend to lean more towards Chinese Astrology because it runs on a 12-year cycle, and something big has happened in my life every 12 years so far. Plus being a dragon is kind of cool. In my Astrolenergies chart, I'm a triple Fire. It seems like it was meant to be. So I decided to run with it and embrace my fiery side in Flames Lodge! Perhaps it's time I was more confident, and let my enthusiasm for my passions show. Though I'm not so sure on the part about wanting to be the centre of attention ... we'll see!

{Image Source}There are other ways of engaging with the concept of Astrology, too. The twelve personality types have their own distinct qualities, and it might be helpful to focus on these in a psychological and symbolic way as a path to self-improvement. Working on a different quality each month over the course of a year could be a very interesting journey to take.

From a more scientific perspective, as the Sun and the Moon move through the houses over the course of a year, their alignment within the solar system changes. Could the alignment of the Moon and planets have any affect on our bodies, our minds or our spirits? I certainly think the Moon is close enough to the Earth to have an affect on us. There are many theories from many cultures about what that effect might be, but I always like to rely on my own observations and intuition first. It's something I want to explore more.

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