“It [Astrology] is not a question of belief; the scientific attitude one should take on any subjet is where it is true. The law of gravitation worked as efficiently before Newton as after him. The cosmos would be fairly chaotic if its laws could not operate without the sanction of human belief. Charletans have brought hte ancient stellar science to its present [disarray or] disrepute. Astrology is too vast, both mathematically and philosophically, to be rightly grasped except by those of profound understanding. If some misread the heavens, and see there a scrawl instead of a script, that is to be expected in this imperfect world. One should not dismiss the wisdom with the ‘wise’. All parts of creation are linked together and interchange their influences. The balanced rhythm of the univers is rooted in reciprocity… Astrology is the study of human response to planetary stimuli… A child is born when and where the celestial rays are in mathematical harmony with individual karma [momentum]… This life is not meant to emphasize fate, rather to arouse our understanding and will toescape from universal thralldom, to know that what one has done one can undo and overcome any limitation because it was created or set in motion by ones own actions in response to the whole…”

— Sri Yukteswar (guru of Swami Paramahansa Yogananda from Autobiography of a Yogi)

“Each individual and child is in their natural setting amidst the flowers and songbirds. There they may more easily express the hidden wealth of their individual endowment. True education is not pumped and crammed in from outward sources, but aims in bringing to the surface the the infinite hoards of wisdom within.”

— Rabindranath Tagore, a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter

“The Divine wants an intimate experience with each one of us. And the universe is talking with us everyday in such a personal way. So look around, and learn how you will give yourself permission to believe that what is happening is how the Divine is talking directly to you. What symbols, animals, conversations, words, music, synchronicities, qualities do you notice that have meaning for you and therefore ‘speak’ to you? Do set your intentions, say your prayers, and have a conversation with the Divine everyday — for the universe is a reflection of you.” — Rebecca Maria Carlson