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In this world, with so many tools and resources available to us, where even a plethora of knowledge (via the Internet) is often only a click away, many people still have so little means to learn about themselves, about their personal self. I am not exaggerating when I say that, by and large, everyone at some point in their lives is secretly waiting to be found and discovered for the wonderful being that they (at least on the good days) know themselves to be. For a great many of us, there is no one who seems to recognize us or who can celebrate with us the simple passing of our lives. Like what we see happening to celebrities, many of us wish that we too would be discovered and cherished here in the middle of our lives, if only in a small way.

Since most of us are not suddenly found and delivered from what can be our loneliness, are not recognized for who we are, we have to discover our own selves as best we can. This process of self-discovery is age-old. Astrology is, for many people, a valuable tool for this self-discovery, a kind of do-it-yourself kit for developing awareness. And once you have learned how to find out about yourself using astrology, you may be in a position to assist others in doing the same. In other words, you may be able to do for others what you waited and wished someone would do for you: shine some light on their inner selves and give them a little space and time in which for them to discover themselves. At the very least, you can share with them and help celebrate their life. Psychological birth is every bit as important as physical birth and, in a very real sense, astrologers can become a midwife of the psyche.