Autism, Astrology, and Incarnation

Is autism a disease or just the result of a challenging astrological chart?

As you know I love to dabble in the world of the metaphysical and spiritual.  But what you may not have known is that I am a proud parent of two girls, my youngest being autistic.

Occasionally, I’ve pondered if or how astrology could be connected with autism.   My daughter is a Sagittarius and Sagittarians love travel and knowledge.  She absolutely loves car rides no how long (though not always the destination!) and one of her favorite videos explores music around the world.  I’ve wondered if other parents have noticed their child’s personality traits match their astrological sign or chart as well.

Though my research didn’t prove worthwhile on how one’s birth sign plays out in autism, it did lead me to how autism may be predictable within one’s birth chart and how incarnation may play a major role.

Planets in their Astrological Houses

As well as the planets, astrological houses also contribute to our personalities and self.  There are two houses in particular to consider.

The second house (Mercury) is the house of social contact and speech.   If one’s second house is negatively affected, he or she may suffer with social behaviors and speech, desiring to focus or concentrate on one subject instead.  

The fifth house (Jupiter) relates to the intellect and the mind.  If this is afflicted, then the capacity to understand and discriminate between right and wrong may be challenged.

So, can astrological houses determine a tendency towards autism?  Maybe.

Astrological Combinations

During the Uranus/Neptune combination of 1991 through 1994, children incarnated are believed to be a new breed of people completely, hence the beginning of the idea of “indigo children.”  It was perceived that these children were very different than the children of previous generations (possibly being more with more DNA strands) and also was the time when the number of children being diagnosed with autism skyrocketed.

When Neptune arrived, it brought the removal of the old way of thinking and with it came a new awareness to autism.   This is when the sudden increase of “star children” was born, bringing with them this new characteristic of squashing old beliefs and promoting new ways of thinking.  Does this mean our autistic children the new generation of star children?

During a Saturn and Uranus cycle back in 1985 through 1987, autism noticeably began its climb.  These two planets have different attributes that could be major contributors.  Saturn is the ruler of order and structure, as well as restrictions and limitations.  Uranus is rebellious and promotes radical influence, demolishing the status quo.  It also rules uniqueness, innovation, an unusual way of thinking, and having no regard to emotion and is therefore detached.   Radical change can often occur during the Saturn/Uranus combination.

Children with autism have a challenging time coping with this world, most notably seen through their behavior and social skills.  Could this be a sign of radical changes ahead?

Incarnation

Are we incarnated?  Many people believe we are there are those who don’t believe so.  My belief is that we are spiritual beings who have incarnated here on Earth in this lifetime.  With that being said, there are limitations our spiritual self takes on when coming into physical form.  One thing we all have in common is our bodies, but what differs is how many times we have incarnated here on Earth.  Autistic children are believed to have incarnated less times on Earth.  What does this mean? 

 

Though an autistic’s body is physically here, it’s as if their spiritual self is not.  Many families with autism understand this, as I can personally vouch for.

If you’ve studied or read anything about enlightenment, then you understand how the ego is not our true self.  It’s simply mind chatter, or clutter as I prefer, that distracts us from our true nature.  It causes us to live in the past and future, not in the “now” which is where enlightenment can be found.  When children are born, they are in their in their true spiritual nature, with no ego being present .  As they mature, the ego develops and distances them from their spiritual nature.

What I have learned and noticed with my own child is that she has no ego.  My daughter lives in her own world without any judgment or concern of what others think of her.  Could it be that an autistic person’s spiritual self has not fully connected with their physical being?  Is this the new wave leading us to a more enlightened way of life?

Conclusion

Are we beginning to witness the transformation of the human being with a mind that operates very differently than what we know or are used to?  Though this transformation may be a scary thought for many people, it is also an opportunity for us to broaden our own minds and way of thinking.  Instead of trying to mainstream those with autism and trying to teach them how to live in our world, should we let them guide us into theirs?

By:  Kristen Lee Curtis