Keys to the Inner Quest
Below is some sample text from a number of the chapters of a Your
Spiritual Path Report. These excerpts show the writing style of the
author, Stephanie Clement, Ph.D.. The printed reports are nicely
formatted and output on 8 1/2" x 11" paper on a laser printer, and are
sent in an attractive, heavy-stock "Profile" cover.
Your Creative Process
The Sun is the source of all physical life as we know it. As children
develop, Sun sign characteristics are colored by family circumstances,
cultural values, and other environmental influences. Yet we develop
according to our own individual character IN SPITE of everything. The
voice within us will not be denied. It cannot be eradicated and it
never gives up. When we are on an appropriate path to our true
spiritual destiny our inner voice is a gentle guide. When we stray into
less productive territory, the voice becomes more forceful. When we
attempt to stifle this inner voice of character, it waits patiently for
the proper moment and speaks again. The Sun sign reveals your conscious
attitude toward the external world. The following description of the
Sun explores your natural tendencies of mental style and action.
With the Sun in Cancer, you are primarily the Feeling type. If the
sensation types say, "Just the facts, ma'am," the feeling types say,
"and how does it feel when that happens?" Feeling types evaluate
situations on the basis of sentiment and may disregard logical
processes as ineffective with others and unsatisfying to themselves.
They can think logically, but may choose not to unless pressed by
circumstances. You are not an emotional disaster area. Rather you are
prone to making judgments about things, as in "I feel that is the best
way to go." In order to maintain the capacity for fair judgment, it is
important to remove or reduce any psychological pollution in the work
place caused by unkind, unsympathetic gossip, threatening behavior on
the part of co-workers, or idle complaining that is not backed by
constructive suggestions. Feeling types can do well in careers that
call for sensitivity in relating to other people. You have the ability
to bridge the gap between people, and therefore make good counselors,
sales people, heads of families, members of the clergy - any job where
interpersonal relationships are at the core of productive work. You
have a psychic connection to the people and things around you. Often
you can "get the point" before other people even state it. You can
over-react, but generally return to an acceptable level quickly.
Aspects of the Sun
You find great joy in life, but are also aware of the depth of sadness
and other feelings. As you take the spiritual path, you begin to see
these less as opposites and more as part of a continuum of feeling.
When you can bring higher values to bear in both joy and sadness, you
achieve a synthesis of possibilities. Spiritual character for you is
involved in the playing out of rituals in daily activities. You have an
intuitive bias toward respectful behavior, and you listen to this inner
voice for guidance in difficult moments. As you move through life, you
find that what you know about yourself more and more closely
approximates your inner spiritual being. You are able to evaluate your
spiritual position with great precision.
Here is some text dealing with the "Transcendent Values"
Aspects of the Jupiter:
You find great joy in life, but are also aware of the depth of sadness
and other feelings. As you take the spiritual path, you begin to see
these less as opposites and more as part of a continuum of feeling.
When you can bring higher values to bear in both joy and sadness, you
achieve a synthesis of possibilities. You allow your thoughts to expand
into spiritual realms without restriction, and you use this process to
cleanse your mind and your words so that spirit can express ever more
cleanly and clearly. You love to speculate about metaphysical or
religious problems, considering both the idealistic expression of
spirit and the more mundane applications of what you have learned along
your path.
The Ninth House:
You have Aries on the Ninth House cusp. The transcendent values you
work with begin with the capacity to exert your personal will in the
world - to be what you want to be and to do what you want to do. By
understanding this value, you can begin to manifest creatively in both
the material and spiritual worlds. You find that sometimes you feel as
though you are engaged in a battle of proper expression, and you seek
to encourage others in the same direction. All of your efforts - to be,
to do, and to encourage others - lead to unity, but you must exert
effort in the process. Matter is the vehicle for expression in the
physical world, and the soul is your vehicle on the higher plane.
Spirit is the third factor you seek to understand.
