Psychological Astrology takes root in the works of analysts such as Freud and Jung. Jung, who practiced astrology his entire life, wrote that “what is not brought to consciousness comes back to us as fate”. Rather than a predictive method, I consider astrology as a therapeutic tool that sheds light on the patterns of the individual psyche: the ones that serve our development and the ones that limit it, defining ways of doing, choosing, and loving which we’re not conscious of but that nevertheless direct our lives.

Psychological Astrology acknowledges the importance of time as a growth factor, and allows the consultant to understand why certain things take more time to manifest than others. We live in a society characterized by speed and efficiency, a society that demands material proofs of our successes, and isn’t really at ease with the trials and challenges of the inner journey. Yet this journey is inherent to the human condition and for some of us, working on the self is essential. It is what allows us to live our own lives, and not the ones that were dictated to us. Astrology reinstates this timely process of self knowledge.

A jungian astrologer considers that working on consciousness allows the individual to gain responsibility over his destiny, and that in this responsibility lies his strength and resilience.