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Healing from Life's Tragedies: A Path to Regaining Control

Published on: 2nd March, 2026

The salient theme of our discussion revolves around the intricate interplay between fate and free will, particularly as it pertains to the personal challenges individuals encounter throughout their lives. I elucidate the concept that while certain events may be predestined, our responses to these occurrences are where our exercise of free will is paramount. This episode draws upon the example of a friend grappling with profound loss, underscoring the necessity of personal agency in navigating the aftermath of such experiences. We explore the importance of emotional reactions as pivotal in shaping one's future, emphasizing that the choice between succumbing to despair or harnessing adversity for growth ultimately resides with the individual. By examining astrological influences, we aim to illuminate how one's inherent traits and learned behaviors can be leveraged to foster resilience and pursue healing in times of tribulation.

Takeaways:

  1. The interplay between fate and free will is a central theme in our discussions.
  2. Our reactions to fated events reveal the essence of our free will and choices.
  3. Healing from past traumas requires both emotional and physical effort on our part.
  4. Utilizing the energies of different astrological signs can facilitate personal growth and healing.
  5. The journey to self-improvement is ultimately defined by our individual choices and actions.
  6. Understanding one's birth chart can provide valuable insights into personal struggles and strengths.

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Transcript
Speaker A:

Lets bring fate and free will in.

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If I'm asking you questions about your life according to what I see in your birth chart, keep in mind I don't know you at all.

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All I have is your birth info and I start validating some of the struggles you have faced or may be facing.

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What does that tell me?

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Things really could have been fated to happen for you.

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The problem is we think we have control over things that are fated, but we don't.

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Where does free will come in?

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Your reaction to said faded events.

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That's where you exercise free will.

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The definition of reaction is an action performed by or a feeling experienced in response to a situation or event.

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The most important word in that sentence is feeling.

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It's all about the feelings.

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I recently had a buddy call me.

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I hadn't heard from him in years.

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He was in a long term relationship that was battling over a health condition that that recently ended in death.

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We talked for a little while.

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One question he asked was, do you think I will ever get into another relationship?

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My answer was, it depends on you and your response to what happened.

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First, you're 49 years old.

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Let's say you live to be 75.

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That's 25 more years you got left.

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Do you want to be alone for 25 years?

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Now, I'm not saying go out and find you somebody right now because you have a lot of healing to do.

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It's up to you though.

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Are you going to use this as a catalyst to slip into depression or use it as a catalyst to get your shit together?

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Although you're 49, you see how easily things can go downhill.

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You are not in the best health condition.

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You even said you had a few health scares.

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You got some work to do.

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Not only do you need to heal emotionally, but body wise as well.

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Do you want to do it?

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The choice is yours.

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This person was born an early degree fixed Scorpio.

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His progressed sun is at an early degree Capricorn now.

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But he spent 30 years working with Sagittarius which he will need to lean on to get him through these times.

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Sagittarius is changeable fire.

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All those years working with this energy can be channeled to pull him out of this funk.

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Sa Sag is a fire sign which is enthusiastic, impulsive, inspirational, humor, drama, fun.

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All are fire words and things he needs at this point.

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Sag's words are adventurous, philosophical, open minded, optimistic, freedom loving and purposeful.

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Also reaction words he needs to lean on at this time.

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Why?

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Because now that his son is in Capricorn, a cardinal Earth sign.

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Cardinal is motion generating energy.

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Think about forceful, authoritative, active, ambitious, opportunistic.

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Earth is like goal oriented, practical, fix it, service dependable.

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Putting all this together from a soul point of view, he was emotionally fixed Scorpio.

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He need to learn mutable fire to get him through this tragic fated event that he had no control over.

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He needs all of that which he has learned and evolved to be now in this time, it's time to get active, establish some goals like better health for himself and working on that because he needs to fix it.

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Or in other words, heal it, which is something that takes work.

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I am Paul. When I reflect back on my life, I was always interested in astrology. I would read my daily horoscope in the newspaper every day and often wonder, “how do they know?”
One day I was told I am a “cusp of beauty”, because my birthday was the last day of Virgo. I went home to research what cusp of beauty meant. My curiosity soared when finding out the meaning. I didn’t realize that I had just begun the journey of “Know Thyself.”
Learning how to read my natal chart I acquired the skills to assist others with deciphering their own chart-energy. Astrology has helped me understand and accept me for who I am. Although still work in progress, knowing about myself is surely making the process easier. I enjoy helping others (Virgo Sun) with the information I have gathered (Gemini Rising) that will help transform lives (Scorpio Moon) in a positive way.
I look forward to meeting and working with you as we embark on your journey.