Career

Career questions demand the best of traditional astrological methods and the best of modern psychological astrology. Exploration of the career includes several factors in the chart:

• Individual creative capacity
• Careers that suit the individual chart
• The actual workplace and the people found there
• The source of personal income and also self-esteem.
• The personal style of the individual
• How to begin one’s career path
• The personal activities associated with career
• Character traits that may affect job performance
  

When career considerations are expanded to include the concept of vocation or mission, the astrological delineation of career takes on a philosophical, or even spiritual overtone.
Twenty-first Century vocational astrology has unique demands, considering the rapid changes in the work arena. Significant careers from the past no longer exist, or have metamorphosed into something unrecognizable by a 19th Century person. For example, candle-making was once an essential occupation. The contemporary candle maker is either working in a highly mechanized atmosphere, or is making candles for the love of the task. Very few people make their living in this career. However, like the butcher and the baker, the candle-making profession may be seeing a small revival, as people indicate their desire for “the real thing.”
The distinctions between work roles have blurred. For example, where a business person once had a secretary to prepare all letters, email now is an essential component of an executive’s work skill package. Yet skilled letter-writing retains a place in the career mix, and is a creative art to be developed by those who aim to get ahead. The executive has acquired the increased need for written communication skills.
What do these changes mean for the vocational astrologer? Vocational and professional training information forms an important part of the astrologer’s resources. Similar to the career counselor in a school, the astrologer must be able to relate the client’s astrological vocational picture to the career market of the day.
The astrologer can act as career coach and help the client present deeper character traits effectively. Missing from resumes of the 20th Century, effective communication of one’s character may be the deciding factor in gaining employment in very tough job markets. The astrologer is well positioned to provide essential information in this regard.

Dr. Stephanie Clement
Astro Psychologist
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