Astrology and sahajayoga

*Shri Mataji explaining Astrology*

Mother always miraculously had time for us, and after cooking for the heads of state, when She came back from the USA especially to do this in 1981, the local Sahaja Yogis were invited round to Warwick Road, Earl’s Court, to spend a bit of time with Her. It was the first occasion anyone had videoed Mother and we watched the tape of a programme She had conducted in America. Mother watched too. "This Mataji, She is good on the video, isn't She?’ She said, in all innocence. It was so candid, so sincere, I realised Mother is much much more than the Shri Mataji we see. She was watching an infinite part of Her vast being on the TV.

She then spoke about astrology. She said it was a good thing to know one's sun sign and rising sign, and to look with all honesty at one's star chart. She gave a little example against Herself.
'I am a Pisces, fish,' She said. 'Now fish usually swim away from trouble, but do I swim away from trouble? No. So you must face yourself and try to overcome any tendency which is not positive.' She went on to talk about the different signs and I can't remember all of what She said. The main thing is that every sign has a positive and a not so positive side, and one must try to recognise and overcome any shortcomings inherent in that sign.

For example, Sagittarius is the man with the arrow. An arrow goes straight to the point, Shri Mataji explained, but on the other hand it gets stuck in and can't easily be withdrawn. So if you are Sagittarius, either rising or birth, be aware of this and don't get too stuck into things, because that is a tendency. Then there is Taurus, the bull. Taurus is the most earth-bound sign, and if you are Taurus know that negativity will stick rather easily, because of this, so one must shoe beat and so on if you think there might be bhuts bothering you. On the plus side, the bull is the vehicle of Lord Shiva, the Most High, so you can become the vehicle of the Spirit.

Some signs are easier for Sahaja Yoga than others, but that is only a relative thing. For example, Libra and Gemini are a bit difficult because they are air signs and also double signs, therefore ruled by the intellect, so it is difficult to let go and surrender. Scorpio, She said, can be good, because it is the sign of rebirth - Lord Jesus could never have been a Capricorn and was born under Scorpio. But ordinary folk like us must watch out - the scorpion has a sting in its tail. Aquarius is good, and this is the age of Aquarius, the age of the Spirit on earth.

Anonymous English Sahaja Yogi