Sacred Marriage

During the last three days, which covered shamanic astrology's relationship work, the weekend culminated in the subject of sacred marriage. From an shamanic astrological standpoint, our souls come into the body with intentions. From the house placement of the planets, nodes and using the axis there is the possibility to ascertain what some of those intentions are, using archetypal imagery.

The subject of relationship is always timely. Relationship with self, the divine, and others. The topic of sacred marriage is not about finding your "soul mate". It is about finding the divine within, and finding the beloved. Sufi practices talk about the same thing, but in a different way.

From a Shamanic Astrology standpoint, the object is to understand yourself and have compassion for your human-ness. There are points in the astrological process where it really helps to be aware of and in tune with the celestial bodies. There are certain placements of mars for women or Venus for men, when and if Saturn and or Pluto form conjunctions, the soul's purpose is to form Sacred Marriage. Sometimes, this is done through experiences that are difficult for the individual, but ultimately forces one to do the Sacred Marriage work.

For females, working with the archetypes for the mars position and the descendant provides a way form a vision of the sacred inner male. The archetype for the male is the Venus position and the descendant for the sacred inner female. Then, add what you want. This type of visualization is a process after understanding the archetypes and lineages of your own process. Basically, understanding yourself. The inner marriage will alleviate projecting positive and/or negative attributes that don't really belong to others, as well.

There is the possibility, too, of partnering on the exterior with someone who negates the object of the inner marriage. From a shamanic standpoint, there is the possibility of doing the sacred inner marriage, and then the universe sends a "test" to see if you really want it or are ready for it! So, there is a warning to be very observant as to who comes into your sphere of relationship possibilities after working on this project to see if the lesson(s) is really learned.

The beauty of sacred inner marriage is that the vision of the inner beloved becomes an inner ally. There is an inner friend at all times to give advice and be our champion. Trusting the inner partner and following the guidance offered will ultimately help assist in moving through life and assisting the soul's purposes. There is no need to find an expression on the exterior. However, once the inner marriage process is undertaken and supported by the individual, we can ask for whatever we really want or need in our life journey.