Using the Zodiac To Understand and Accept Yourself

Since the distant beginnings of the human race people have turned to mysticism to understand the world around them and to gain a greater understanding of themselves. They have used meditation, trances, esoteric practices and divination tools such as tarot cards and runes to comprehend their own deepest desires and fears.

Along with tarot cards, the zodiac is perhaps one of the best-known divination practices worldwide. Whereas some divination processes can seem frustratingly subjective as they rely on the practitioner's interpretation of symbols and signs to convey knowledge, the zodiac feels wonderfully concrete. The positions of the planets at the time of a person's birth are concrete knowledge that is attached to definitive characteristics that can be expressed in a variety of ways.

Studying your position in the zodiac can help you come to understand and accept both the positive and negative aspects of yourself.

Understanding Your Behavior

Some forms of divination can answer esoteric questions such as what do dreams mean?. But the zodiac can help you understand why you behave the way you do. Why do you procrastinate? Why do you take on too many responsibilities? Why can't you say no when you're asked for a favor? But more importantly, the zodiac can help you decide how to change the behaviors that are not helping you.

Pisces are naturally kind, compassionate and selfless individuals. These are all wonderful qualities, but when out of balance they may result in an inability to refuse any request for help from a friend or even an acquaintance and lead to exhaustion and feelings of being unappreciated. The zodiac can reveal that to stay in balance a Pisces must learn to set boundaries to keep themselves balanced and healthy.

Understanding Your Relationships

If your zodiac sign is Leo, you may find yourself on the wrong end of a string of relationships that always end with someone telling you that you are just too possessive. Leos have a strong tendency toward extreme jealousy. Recognizing this about yourself can help you understand that your suspicions may well be of your own making and not rooted in truth. You need to be vigilant about this quality and make sure that you are not seeing disloyalty where it doesn't exist.

The zodiac can also help you find your way to a partner that is a natural fit for you. The jealous Leo may not be a great fit with the flighty Gemini who likes to keep things light and flirtatious, or with the practical Virgo whose natural caution might be mistaken for a reluctance to commit. Love can bloom anywhere, but it grows more easily in one soil than the next.

Understanding Your Career Path

Choosing a career is an important step in life. Certainly, you have talents and abilities that can offer you guidance in the right direction, but the zodiac can refine your decisions. 

Capricorns are traditionally practical, ambitious and disciplined. These traits may seem to point to success in business or the study of law; however, their innate shyness and caution might make those careers a poor fit. Studying the zodiac might help them to determine which aspects of their personality are taking precedence and that can lead to a more appropriate path forward. Perhaps a career with a less public face would be best - maybe architecture or analytics.

Not every charismatic person will make a great politician and not every math wiz wants to work in finance. The zodiac can help you go beyond your interests to a deeper level of career compatibility.

Knowing and accepting yourself is essential to your success in every aspect of your life. A study of astrology and the zodiac can help you to understand and amplify your strengths as well as recognize and minimize your weaknesses. It can also help you see and appreciate the duality of your personality leading to less self-judgment and greater self acceptance.