Overcoming Fear Through Astrology

Volume 25 | Harnessing Planetary Wisdom to Transform Fear into Empowerment

Author

Jim Sher
26 Feb

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for your patience during our pause. We appreciate your support and are excited to dive back into this week’s discussion.

Astrology is often seen as a tool for insight, but how we interpret it can either reinforce fear or help us move beyond it. This week, we’ll explore a new way of understanding planetary influences—one that shifts our perspective from limitation to empowerment. By looking deeper, we can learn to work with them in a way that fosters awareness and resilience.

Breaking Free from Fear-Based Astrology

Before we can address the challenge of how astrology can be used to address and perhaps even eliminate fears, we must start by letting go of the idea that some planets are good and others bad. For example, astrologers often associate Venus with being benefic since it can give us romance, love, and money, while Jupiter brings us luck and good fortune. On the other hand, Mars is often considered to be malefic as it is seen as aggressive, angry, and warlike, while Saturn is associated with restrictions and limitations.

While these interpretations are, in some cases, true, such simplistic ideas are too binary and reductive. In fact, these definitions can actually produce fears for the client on top of whatever fears they have when they approach the astrologer. In my experience, this is often the case, especially since many interpretations on social media reinforce this thinking. Thus, we must create definitions and interpretations that allow us to use astrology to actually rid ourselves of fears and limiting beliefs.

The value of using astrology begins when we realize that all planetary effects have meaning, purpose, and value. It all depends on how we approach, understand, and use them.

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The value of using astrology begins when we realize that all planetary effects have meaning, purpose, and value.

Let’s take a deeper dive into the planets:

Venus is the principle of both attraction and repulsion and is an expression of our present values. While it can indicate love, it can also lead to jealousy and possessiveness, thus creating fear. Instead, we must use Venus to help us identify any tendency to operate in this fearful way and shift our orientation toward simple appreciation of those we love and the things we love to do, such as music, painting, and the arts.

Mars is the principle of self-assertion and how we go about getting what we want or desire. How we approach this depends on us, but it does not require that we be taken over by fear. Let’s take the example of an athlete: the person trains and practices to get their body ready for a particular sport. This includes how they handle the specific challenges they will face, including fear. An athlete overcome with fear will not be able to perform at their best and could even get injured. In other words, handling fear itself is part of one’s training.

Jupiter is the principle of expansion and faith that whatever one engages in will turn out positively if one gives their all. The challenge of Jupiter is exaggeration, excessive optimism, and blind hope. When Jupiter is not realistic, it not only attempts more than it can actually do but also loses interest easily and gives up when faced with resistance or fear. Instead, Jupiter must develop persistence and make the effort to not lose hope whenever fear arises. Jupiter also rules belief systems, which can be limiting due to religious upbringing, early childhood programming, and other influences. This means that Jupiter must be used to examine all of one’s limiting belief systems that cause fear. When we find a belief system that blocks us, we can recognize it consciously and let it go.

Saturn is the principle of accountability, responsibility, and consequences. In other words, Saturn can be thought of as the feedback we receive when we act in our daily lives. In my experience, more people receive awards during a Saturn transit than a Jupiter one. This is because they’ve earned it. Thus, sooner or later, work that is well done will inevitably lead to success. All too often, astrologers lead their clients to believe that a Saturn transit will create limitations, problems, and other unpleasant events. However, a better way to view Saturn is as the challenges that give us lessons we must learn from. With Saturn, whatever lessons we don’t learn will have to be repeated until we do, so the more we face these lessons and do the hard work, the better off we’ll be.

An additional idea to consider is that Venus and Mars are pairs that complement each other, just as Jupiter and Saturn do. This is worthy of contemplation by the reader. I suggest that Jupiter without Saturn leads to hope without the ability to manifest it, while Saturn without Jupiter can cause life to feel like one boring task after another without meaning or purpose. They must operate together in a balanced way. By doing so, fear itself is reduced and can be replaced by an enthusiastic approach to life.

Astrology itself can be used to promote and increase fear or to help us move beyond it. How we choose to engage with it is entirely up to us. Astrology itself is not the problem. We are free to use all of life as a tool for our growth and happiness—if we choose to do so.

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