by Robert Wilkinson

Since I believe my new book “Saturn: Spiritual Master, Spiritual Friend” contains more than a few gems of wisdom and insight, I’m posting a few pieces from various parts of the work each week. Today we take a brief look at individual and family karmas and group Souls from Chapter 4.

The choices our parents make influence our lives, but only up to a point. When our lower ego begins to take shape through our mind’s sequence and selection process, we find we rely on some of those family and cultural patterns, but also separate from some of them.

As we individualize, we understand how we were conditioned by the family and cultural matrix of beliefs, superstitions, taboos, and aspirations, and can consciously choose to renounce and grow beyond those which are no longer adequate to our evolving higher awareness. Put another way, many family systems were fine for who we were when we were born, but are not appropriate for the Higher Self we are to become.

There is a widespread belief that often one or more family members are part of our larger “group Soul,” and we are bound to the Karma generated by our group Soul. However, this illusion still places the power of how we evolve with external factors, when in truth our evolution is entirely determined by the interactions between the lower ego and our Higher Self.

We all are born with a unique “vintage” within a larger “vintage” of the times. Each generation must deal with the issues and detritus of the previous generation, as well as the aspirations, illusions, and qualities of their own. There is also the all-important factor that life is a continuum that flows ever onward, and as we are constantly learning from and reacting to our past experiences, we also are forever compelled to deal with unintended developments in the here and now.

This book takes an entirely new look at our inner Saturn and the power it gives us to take command of our lives and destiny. If Saturn represents all that limits us and holds us back, it’s only because we must master those lessons so we may become spiritual adults and fulfill our purpose for being alive on Earth. By knowing our Saturnian strengths, we can overcome fear and any sense of victimization or powerlessness.

It was written for both astrologers and non-astrologers, and gives the reader the power to understand why some things happened when they did, and offers ways for you to “make friends” with this part of our existence and take command of your destiny. As you read each chapter, you’ll become more aware of all the factors assisting Soul growth through understanding how Saturn relates to Dharma and various types of karma, and how it represents the Ring-Pass-Not, or that part of us which must learn certain lessons so we can find purpose and meaning in each chapter of life.

The second part of the book examines how Saturn cycles mark major points of choice and change throughout life, and what we can expect when Saturn makes conjunctions, squares, and oppositions to our planets and Ascendant. There are tables assisting the reader to know when Saturn was in each sign, so even those with little or no understanding of astrology can track the timing on their major life changes. There is an entire chapter dedicated to the Saturn Return, perhaps the most important times in life when our decisions profoundly shape our future.

Part two closes with a chapter on one of the most crucial factors in our personal unfoldment: how the progressed Moon and transiting Saturn cycles track each other throughout life and relate to our emotional growth, and a chapter on a global phenomenon happening since 2003 impacting everyone on Earth. The Epilogue offers a few insights about living “the spiritual life,” and opens dimensions of higher and broader possibilities of personal evolution, regardless of which path to Truth we may be on.

This is a book you will reference many times for many reasons, and each time you pick it up you’re sure to find undiscovered gems of insight on each page. This book can help you throw off all the attitudes and memories which have held you back from finding and living the life and purpose you’ve been searching for since you were young. Welcome to the journey of self-discovery, and finding your power to live your life on your own terms, fulfilling your reason for being alive as an Eternal having human experiences!

Please order your copy today! You can go to the Createspace page and this should be all you need to order your copy. Oh, and I’ve been told that people who live overseas can get their copy much faster by going through Amazon, which now has the page up. And if you would, please write a review on the Amazon site, since the more reviews, the bigger the boost on their site. (The ebook won’t be available until February - if then, God willing - since it requires entirely different formatting for layout and graphics. That will take some time.)

© Copyright 2016 Robert Wilkinson