Stephen Arroyo quotes:

The energies represented by the four #"? elements are ulitimately the fundamental realities of life that are being analysed with #"? astrology

Seeks to grow and improve oneself through creative activity, freely expressing one's exuberant vitality, and through warm, supportive encouragement of others.

The higher purpose of #"? astrology is not to try to change one's destiny, but to fulfill it through growing in awareness

I always take an aspect between the ruling planets (i.e., the rulers of their Ascendants) as a testimony to the fact that the two people are likely to have a relationship of extraordinary intensity and importance" The close interaction of the ruling planets' energies can be seen as indicative of a particularly specific symbol of how the two people interact with each other" in the vast majority of such cases, all of the other levels of interaction shown in a comparison will be secondary to the intense type of interchange symbolized by the aspect between the rulers.

We are here to learn lessons and our birth chart tells us what our lessons are, what type of energy we possess in the first place, and how, by facing up to the challenges presented to us in life, spiritual growth will ensue. The birth chart is a 'tool' to guide us through our life. By understanding our basic make up, we can learn to make the most out of our positive points and try to improve on our weaker ones.