Liz Greene: Guide to Astrology Review

I enjoyed the astrology guide DVD, although admittedly it is a bit pricey at sixteen pounds. I think half the price would be a fair amount to pay. It was strange seeing my favourite astrologer in the flesh, well close enough. I have spent years reading her books. Perhaps it is part of my Jupiter-Uranus experience, new breakthroughs, astrology benefits and an enjoyable time with Uranian pursuits. The length of the DVD is just under 2 hours, it has a nice introduction discussing the qualities of the moment present at our time of birth. The inner essence and purpose of birth.

She reads a passage from a book concerning the mystical experience connected to astrology " The basic oneness of the universe is not only the central characteristic of the mystical experience, but is also one of the most important revelations of modern physics. It becomes apparent at the atomic level and manifests itself more as one penetrates deeper into the matter, down into the realm of subatomic particles...As we study the various models  of subatomic physics we shall see that they express again and again, in different ways, the same insight - that the constituents of matter and the basic phenomena involving them are all interconnected, inter-related and interdependent; that they cannot be understood as isolated parts of the whole."

Greene talks about Jung and the realisation that the outer life and the inner one are not separate, and a man's life is characteristic of himself. The video guides you through signs, planets and how to construct a birth chart. It is probably helpful for those who prefer to be shown physically by example. The description of the signs are beautifully done. Here is how she describes Pisces: "sensing the ineffable that which lies beyond the normal banalities of life. The weariness of committing to one absolute truth and one philosophy and reality. The deep compassion for the bewilderment of the human condition."

The video concludes with the undeniably true words that astrology yields back what you put into it, and then she offers some words on fate: "We are all born with individual potentials and unique ways in responding to life, particular abilities, talents and conflicts, and the chart we cannot change. However,  we can choose to live them creatively or destructively with blindness or with consciousness. A horoscope does not map out our fate in terms of external events, what it describes is the human soul."

We need to learn about what is within, because this is how our lives our shaped and we are free to shape the clay of what we are made. Overall, it is a nice introduction to astrology and great for beginners.