Meera Lester - The Secret Power of You: Decode Your Hidden Destiny with Astrology, Tarot, Palmistry, Numerology, and the Enneagram

The
Secret Power
of
You:

Decode Your Hidden Destiny
with Astrology, Tarot, Palmistry, Numerology, and the Enneagram

M EERA L ESTER, AUTHOR OF T HE E VERYTHING L AW OF A TTRACTION B OOK

Thanks to Victoria Sandbrook, Peter Archer, and Katie Corcoran Lytle, three masterful editors of consummate skill. What a pleasure to work with you all.

Meera Lester

Welcome, Reader. Get ready to launch your life on a new and mind-bending journey. The power to transform your world is greater than you might ever imagine. Until now, it has remained hidden inside you, but that circumstance is about to change. You are going to see what that hidden power can do.

This book will help you unlock that power, using nontraditional methods that have been around for centuries. These methods have stood the test of time and are practiced today by people around the globe. With them, youll reach deep into yourself and find the central kernel that is the essence of youyour authentic Self. Youll see how knowing this Self can also help you better know others, and finally, youll learn how it can help you remake your world in terms of money, friendship, relationships, your job, and sex.

So hold tight! Ready liftoff!

A child is born on that day and at that hour when the celestial rays are in mathematical harmony with his individual karma.

Sri Yukteswar (18551936), monastic name of Priyanath Karar, educator, astronomer, yogi, and expert on Vedic astrology

Your soul selected the circumstances into which you were bornand that included choosing the exact moment that best depicted your personality, strengths, and desires. From that moment on, the stars and planets in the sky would act as a beacon to help you develop spiritually, giving you a way to forever interpret who you are and what destiny will most fulfill your soul. The ancient art of astrology shows you where youll find your greatest passion in various areas of your life; what life lessons, obstacles, and opportunities you might encounter; and how to achieve the greatness that is meant just for you as you unmask your real Self.

Astrology is an ancient system based on the belief that the position of the Sun, Moon, and planets at the time of peoples birth impacts their lives through energy shifts that mold their personalities, influence their romantic relationships, and forecast their potential destinies.

You might wonder how astrology differs from astronomy since both involve the study of celestial objects. Astronomy, considered a natural science, focuses on celestial objects beyond Earths atmosphere, including their positions and motion, compositions, chemistry, energy, and evolution.

Astrology, an arcane art that has survived thousands of years, does not discount scientific discoveries of astronomy; however, it aligns more closely with ancient metaphysical beliefs about the symbolic relationships of celestial bodies and their effects on human affairs.

Look through a telescope on a clear night and see for yourself how distant images conjure the mythical stories of the Greco-Roman gods and goddesses. Look at the rings of Saturn, the red dust of Mars, and the stark landscape of the Moondo you have an intuitive insight about why the ancient astrologers called Mars the god of war, Mercury the messenger, and Neptune ruler of the seas? Or how they differentiated between the polarities of planetary energies?

Planetary energy, as viewed through the lens of astrology, is neither positive nor negative; however, tradition assigns each planets energy as such. Jupiter towers as the great benefic, the planet that blesses. Venus commands a close second. The Sun, Moon, and Mercury line up behind Venus, exerting positive energy and influence.

Saturn is the bad guy of the group whose life lessons tend to be harsh. The energy of Mars, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto is viewed somewhat negatively as well.

Think of the sky as a circle. Now divide it into twelve parts. Each part is a house. As the Sun travels over the course of a year, it makes a circle, passing from one house to the next. Your Sun sign is where the Sun was on the day you were born, in relation to where you were born, i.e., which part of the world. Your ascendant is determined by what hour and minute of the day you were born in relation to this.

Think of your Sun sign as the pattern of your overall personality. It represents your ego. The sign in which your Sun falls influences your aspirations and how you accomplish your goals. By learning the basics of astrology such as your Sun sign and your rising sign (or ascendant) and whether or not you were born on the cusp of a sign, you can pinpoint not only your powerful traits but also your weaknesses, as these can help or hinder your efforts at realizing your loftiest goals and dreams.

If you were born on the cusp (or, between two houses and their respective signs), read the interpretations for the sign closest to yours. For instance, if you were born on August 19, the cutoff date for Leo, also read the interpretation for Virgo for attributes that you might have.

As your ruling planet moves through its orbit and touches on a particular point or house in the heavens, it creates an energetic ripple in your life. To become fully aware of this, you must cultivate keen powers of observation, strengthen your intuition, and heighten your sensitivity to subtle energy shifts if you are to apply the power of astrology to your life.

The concept of astrology and free will working together seems deceptively easy to grasp at first. But as you work with both, peeling back the layers, you realize that everything that happens to youfrom the grand to the mundaneis the result of a belief that you hold. And if its simply your belief, you can change it. When you change a core belief, your experience also changes. This ability to change is what empowers you.

See the signs and symbols used in astrology as a type of shorthand. Once you learn about them, working with astrology and understanding astrological charts will be much easier. When working with astrology and other arcane arts on your journey to self-discovery and empowerment, your grasp of astrological shorthand will prove extremely beneficial. The next three tables show the various symbols youll soon recognize and use.

Signs and Symbols
There are twelve signs and each has a symbol:

Planets and Symbols
Besides the Sun and the Moon, well be using eight planets, two nodes, and the Part of Fortune in birth charts: