Astrology after death
Do birth charts still work after we die
I was asked a tender question. Does astrology still apply to someone after they have passed away? Do their transits still matter? Here is my answer in simple language, with care for anyone who is grieving and clarity for students who want to learn.
What a birth chart truly is
A birth chart is the imprint of the exact moment a soul enters this life. It is cast for the time and place of birth and becomes the map we read for themes, lessons, inclinations and timing within a human life.
‘In astrology, we cast the birth chart for the moment of first breath. That is when the infant separates from the mother and takes in air for the first time, the lungs open, life declares itself. It is the first independent moment of life, when the spirit enters form. That is the instant the chart begins, and the incarnation clock starts.’ – Azura Orion (Astrologist)
How transits relate to the living
Transits are the moving sky. To read transits, we place the current sky around a person’s birth chart and speak with that person in human form about how to work with the movement in their life. Astrology is a dialogue between the heavens and a living person who can choose, feel, act and grow.
After someone has passed
When life has ended, there is no longer a person in human form to read for. You can place the present sky over their birth chart and you will still see contacts, because the sky continues to move. It does not hold meaning for them now, because there is no body here to live it. The energies of that body in this life have completed.
Just as there is a breath that begins incarnation, there is a final breath that closes it. When the soul departs, astrology’s dialogue with that person is complete. Where the soul travels beyond the body sits outside astrology. That belongs to spirit, to mystery, to faith.
For those who are grieving
If you are grieving, please do not chase transits on the chart of someone who has passed. It will not bring them closer. If you want gentle support, work with your own chart. Your chart can hold you through remembrance, ritual, grounding and the next small steps forward.
What astrologers may study
Astrologers sometimes look back at the charts of people who have passed in order to learn. We study how transits are related to key events while they were alive. This is education for practitioners. It is not reading for the deceased, and it is not guidance for them.
The simple answer
The sky keeps moving, yet astrology serves the living. A birth chart is the imprint of the moment a soul enters human form. Transits are read for a person who is here. Once a life has ended, there is no longer anyone to read for. What remains is love, memory and respect for the mystery that follows.
A closing blessing
If you are reading this with a tender heart, may your love for them live where astrology cannot reach, in memory, in heart, in soul.
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