Astrology and Unaspected Planets (Part 2 of 2)

From a purely cosmic point of view, we can see how someone who misused a planet terribly in past lives might have to learn through different incarnations how to use the planet correctly.

Thus, they might incarnate with limited use of the planet and in each successive incarnation providing they use it correctly, gradually gain more consistent use and better experiences with the planet by aspect, sign, placement in house and degree until they eventually earn the right to have it well aspected in a ruling position.

Thus, there is a progression of learning that takes place over time and the unaspected planet can be seen as an earlier stage in this progression.

We might ask ourselves, what can the person be learning from living a life with an unaspected planet that will better prepare them for a more useful planet position the next time around?

For one thing, we incarnate to be a better expression of our soul and fulfill a better purpose in the evolution of humanity in each life. If someone has misused a planet in a past life, then they have obviously not learned lessons of consideration, cooperation and the integral caring about those close to them, as well as the humane kindness needed to foster civilization as a whole towards a better purpose.

As such, one of their most important karmic lessons is to learn how to get along better with others. In this respect, the unaspected planet in a kind of twist of fate, will lead them to learn exactly that.

Since the lack of aspects from any of their other planets makes it impossible for the individual to marshal their forces in any coherent way with the energies of the unaspected planet, it becomes something that almost draws them to study its place in their life, prompting them to try to develop a way of connecting it to the meaning in life that they seek.

The more their own efforts are unable to control the unaspected energies, the more they become aware of missing an entire ara of life that seems unfulfilled. This forces the individual to look beyond their personal self, for other ways to somehow, even if by proxy, learn to integrate the planet's energies they seem to be lacking.

If they can somehow form a relationship with a close relative or acquaintance having aspected planets that contact their unaspected planet, then the aspects from those other planets (wherever they touch the unaspected individual's chart) become like connecters for the person with the unaspected planet,-- helping them to experience something they cannot do for their self.

Thus, the only ways the individual can usefully experience the energies of the unaspected planet as a productive force in their life, is by forming cooperative nurturing relationships with those people who have their own contact with this heavenly body.

This would explain past life misuse of the unaspected planet inasmuch as this time around the individual is in a re-learning process, and instead of the universe affording them the power to possibly harm another human being, they find themselves completely deprived of this and instead are in the subservient position of being dependent upon the love and compassion of others if they are to find any coherent benefit from the planet at all.

There are karmic implications here, for the individual in this early stage of evolution is learning to use a planet correctly and it seems that whatever the lessons of the particular planet itself are, the individual might even be learning a greater lesson in coming to terms with their dependency of needing others, which forces them to be more thoughtful, kind, considerate, and caring, of their fellow human beings- all of the things that in fact bring about the spiritual evolution of mankind.

So, the "dumb note on a chart" turns out instead to be a rather important lesson in how an individual meets their karma and evolves into a better karmic space for their soul and the soul of mankind.

How individuals karmically relate can be studied in the book Karmic Relationships by this author, which describes astrological chart contacts between two charts and the kind of relationships they produce, with special attention to those aspect contacts that contain unfinished lessons from past lives.

Martin Schulman is the published author of over 50 astrology Best-Sellers in many languages. He is recognized as the founder of Karmic Astrology,- seeing life as a continuation of soul lessons it began in past lives. More articles, stories, site features, and astrological information from this author known for so many excellent Astrology Books.