Astrology Unveiled

Astrology Unveiled

I have been a professional astrologer for over 25 years and I developed quite a good practical knowledge of this ancient science. And this is what I learned:

Astrology is a cosmic science. The word Cosmos means order. Everything in our universe is governed by the laws of analogy, i.e., as above so below. Astrology is the body of laws that link the infinitely large and the infinitely small to the Cosmos. Thus, apparent disorder becomes universal harmony. Consequently, human beings cannot be independent of this order and the destiny of humanity as a whole, as well as that of each individual is determined by these laws that rule the universe.

Individual astrology reveals one’s place in the universe as well as one’s role as an inseparable element of one’s environment. For everything is intertwined and if the stars’ function is to determine the destiny of humanity, each human being’s function is to fulfill his destiny according to his own nature.

WHAT IS THE FREE WILL?

Humans are the only beings on earth that enjoy this privilege. An animal or a plant are totally conditioned and have no power to change their life. However, human beings can only exercise their free will within the limits that have been assigned to them. For freedom is relative and is subjected to the general plan of the universe. Nevertheless, our free will allows us to maximize our potentials and to turn our destiny into a success.
In an individual birth chart, each planet, each sign, each aspect, represent both psychological characteristics and facts of life. Thus the chart proves to be of capital importance because it reveals our weaknesses and their consequences, but also our strengths which we can use to overcome obstacles and therefore, to control our destiny.

CAN ASTROLOGY PREDICT THE FUTURE?

A natal chart is a snapshot of the cosmos at the time of birth--a cosmic portrait. It is what the universe has to say about who you are what you may become.
The future is built in the present and all the potentials of our destiny are written in our birth chart. Astrology reveals these possibilities; however, it is up to each one of us to translate them into reality. It is as if, when we were born, we were given a recipe for a dish, with all the ingredients necessary to realize it. Our destiny is the dish, and we can turn it into a success with mediocre ingredients, or into a disaster with first quality ingredients.
The astrological chart thus becomes the instrument necessary to understand our own nature, to raise our level of consciousness and consequently, to improve our life.

Why I love New York City

When I arrived in New York for the first time, I first discovered the skyline of Mahattan from the taxi cab driving me from the airport to my hotel. The first thing that came to my mind was "this is a masculine city, with all these buildings in erection!" I compared it to Paris, where I came from, where all the buildings are of the same highth, making the city feminine and soft. I definitely liked Manhattan!! Here are a few pictures of my favorite town depicting its different moods...

Soul Mates - Did you meet your "Soul Mate"?

The French version of "Transmutation" has just been published. It is called:
"Le Long Voyage de l'Amour"

What is a soul mate?
It is a person who seems to fill all our needs, a person who is our perfect complement, someone who makes us feel complete.
“Complete” is the key word. Because legends say that in mythical times, human beings were “androgyne”, meaning that they were male and female in one body, complete and perfect. Due to the succession of cycles, they became separated; one became male and the other female. Since that time, we have all been longing for our totality. This is what draws men and women toward one another, to accomplish the “fusion” of the two in one, through the sexual act.

How do we recognize our “soul mate”?
First of all, we have to accept the concept of reincarnation, which teaches that after the death of our body, our soul migrates to another plane of existence, and that we continue our life experience according to our “karma”. Karma means “action”, cause and effect. Our present destiny is the result of our actions, good or bad, in past lives.
I am sure you all had the experience of meeting someone who is so familiar that you are convinced you must have met before. You are immediately attracted to this person; you discover that you have many things in common and that you perfectly complement each other. Chances are you met before, on a different plane of existence, where you had started something which you will continue in this life time.

Do we have more than one soul mate?
This feeling of familiarity when meeting a new person is not unique and it happens when we encounter people we have known in past lives. They can be friends or foes, old family members, people with whom we had dealt in past lives. But there is one and only one true love, that unique person who is our missing half. You may meet this person in this lifetime, or in another, but you will keep meeting each other, until you realize the fusion of the two in one.

How do we accomplish that?
This is the subject of my book “Transmutation”. If you have already read it, then you know how difficult it is to accomplish the “Great Work”, as it was called by alchemists who transmuted lead into gold. Transmutation of the soul is necessary to rid it of all the impurities accumulated during its multiple life experiences. When this is accomplished for both the male and the female seeking “Union”, then the fusion of the two in one becomes possible.
For most people, to meet their soul mate means that they found the love of their life, with whom they are going to be happy until death separates them. But this is not enough to restore their primordial unity. For this to happen, they must follow a spiritual path which will give them the means to attain this unity. And this might take many lifetimes and total commitment.
There are various spiritual practices whose goal is the transmutation of the soul, and the characters of my book have chosen the Hermetic Tradition. I will not go into the technicalities of these practices, but if you are interested, you may want to read the book by Julius Evola called “Hermetic Tradition”, or, by the same author, “The Metaphysics of Sex” and “Tantric Yoga”.

When the “Great Work” is accomplished, the new being, called the “Androgyne” in hermetism, is no longer subjected to ordinary human limitations, and he can perform miracles, communicate telepathically with anyone he chooses, travel in space and time, etc., because he has realized all the possibilities of the human state; to make a comparison which we can understand, let’s say that his brains are working at 1000% of their capacity (instead of 3 or 4% which is the case for most of us).
This new being has escaped the fatality of the wheel of existences, which means that he will no longer be re-incarnated.
Now, if you want to learn more about this incredible experience, read my book and follow the adventures of Rene Eagle, the main character of Transmutation, who has to go though hell before he can reunite with his missing half.

Lydia Bisanti

April 11, 2006

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Transmutation Novel, by Lydia Bisanti - Book Review

A good spiritual story, January 23, 2006
Reviewer:
S V SWAMY "swamy-reviews" (Hyderabad, India) -
Transmutation is about transformation of the individual man to a Universal Man. The hero of the novel, Rene Eagle goes through a series of personal catastrophes (as seen through normal eyes) which push him over the precipice and help his ego to refine/ dissolve/ sublime. Transmutation is used in alchemy and in nuclear science. It means changing one element (a base metal like lead or iron) into another noble element (like gold). The Philosopher's Stone is a 'mythical' object which is supposed to help the alchemist to transmute a base metal like iron and lead to gold. Philosophically, it is the transmutation of an egoistic soul (which because of its limited vision is naturally selfish) into an Universal Soul (a soul which becomes the whole universe and thus has no scope for being selfish). The purpose of each soul is to transmute itself into the Universal Soul. To achieve that, the ego has to achieve a sacred union with that missing complement soul, to which it is compellingly drawn. Till then, shadows of such soul (egos that have some semblance to that real mate) will attract the individual, resulting in infatuations, addictions etc. The objectives of various prayers, meditations and other rituals is to prepare the individual ego for this sacred union, which is the real fulfilling union. Eternal Love is the natural result of such an union. Till then, the ego goes through several planes of existence. The author succeeds in bringing out these concepts well, which are not really new to eastern minds. The story is well told and grips the reader through out. Rene becomes Siva, the three-eyed God (the third eye representing true knowledge and wisdom), though the author doesn't use that specific name. The book could have been edited better, but fortunately the communication comes through. I strongly recommend this slim volume if you have any leanings towards spiritual matters. Even without the spirit, the novel is a good read.

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