A milestone is a significant point or event in growth or
development in a person's life. This applies to external events, such
as getting your first job or getting married, and to spiritual lessons.
These lessons are borne out of situations in terms of how you handle
them or what is learned from them. Milestones can be subtle or
powerfully expressed. They can come as a snowfall, quiet and gradual,
or a rainstorm with its winds of change. Transitions can be so subtle,
they're noticed only after completion--such as the falling away of
certain behaviors. These milestones are inconspicuous, and yet definite
indicators of a profound transformation.
Spiritual lessons, or milestones in life, show you how far you've
gotten along the karmic path. If you're familiar with astrology, you
know that milestones are inevitable time wise. They often indicate
karmic situations, and could come from any direction based on a persons
natal chart. For instance, our late twenties to early thirties is known
as the period covered by the first of three Saturn Returns, which means
that Saturn returns to the same degree in your chart as it was when you
were born. According to my astrologer friend Richard Lambrecht, it's a
time when a person sets himself up concretely for his life (such as
career direction, marriage or other responsibilities), or when
weaknesses, mistakes, or costly choices (which have inherent lessons)
are exposed. It can be a time of reckoning with your heaviest issues,
becoming aware of your strengths and limitations, or making major
decisions. Some people are relatively unaffected by these time periods,
as it depends on natal placement or how far one has evolved. However,
most of us deal with these issues at one point or another, as they
serve to further us down the road of soul evolvement.
What's commonly termed the middle-age crisis occurs around age
fifty-six. It's make it or break it time! This is when there are late
marriages, career changes, or loved ones pass on around you. You look
at what you have and haven't accomplished, and take stock of where you
are in life. The last Saturn Return is around age eighty-four, the
final resting place of Saturn. The first Return asks if you're on the
right path. By the next one, spiritual realities set in and you get a
sense of wisdom acquired through time, as Saturn is the "great
teacher." By death you determine if you've mastered your karma and the
spiritual lessons that were placed before you. How much karma have you
worked out? Were you on your life purpose?
Milestones can revolve around age or be experiential, such as finding a
career path, or how you express your life purpose in your career.
Relationships, close friendships or community involvement can bring
challenges, as when you need to stand up and speak your truth or call
boundaries around yourself. Do you feel good about what you've done or
how you handled the situation? We ferret out wisdom through hindsight
of our life events. This new insight reveals patterns you can
transform. Mastering change is a milestone in itself.
CHRISTINE A. LOTER, Board certified and registered Hypnotherapist and
clairvoyant intuitive counselor has an extensive background in healing,
metaphysics and paranormal research. She works by phone or in-person to
remove and rework obstacles and blocks to a client's life purpose,
awareness, healing journey and self-empowerment. 805-560-0480 Santa
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A milestone is a significant point or event in growth or
development in a person's life. This applies to external events, such
as getting your first job or getting married, and to spiritual lessons.
These lessons are borne out of situations in terms of how you handle
them or what is learned from them. Milestones can be subtle or
powerfully expressed. They can come as a snowfall, quiet and gradual,
or a rainstorm with its winds of change. Transitions can be so subtle,
they're noticed only after completion--such as the falling away of
certain behaviors. These milestones are inconspicuous, and yet definite
indicators of a profound transformation.
Spiritual lessons, or milestones in life, show you how far you've
gotten along the karmic path. If you're familiar with astrology, you
know that milestones are inevitable time wise. They often indicate
karmic situations, and could come from any direction based on a persons
natal chart. For instance, our late twenties to early thirties is known
as the period covered by the first of three Saturn Returns, which means
that Saturn returns to the same degree in your chart as it was when you
were born. According to my astrologer friend Richard Lambrecht, it's a
time when a person sets himself up concretely for his life (such as
career direction, marriage or other responsibilities), or when
weaknesses, mistakes, or costly choices (which have inherent lessons)
are exposed. It can be a time of reckoning with your heaviest issues,
becoming aware of your strengths and limitations, or making major
decisions. Some people are relatively unaffected by these time periods,
as it depends on natal placement or how far one has evolved. However,
most of us deal with these issues at one point or another, as they
serve to further us down the road of soul evolvement.
