Taoist Living Astrology
As an example, of blending and absorbing different energies, Taoist astrology states that each of us has a particular, individual disposition based on the time and place that we were born. The planets push and pull on us in different ways at different times of our lives. We have free will choices when faced with opportunities and threats from these fates, but ultimately we have to play the card we are dealt.
Taoist inner alchemy provides an opportunity to work with these forces intentionally. By inviting energy from all of the planets and seasons into our bodies and meditation processes, it adds to our deficiencies and softens our excesses to move us toward balance. Similarly, inviting the energies from the range of planetary and stellar energies into the body, mixing them with our individual essence, and storing that energy in our organs and bones gives us opportunities to heal and become more like the totalities of nature.
From The Alchemist’s Tao Te Ching: Transforming Your Lead Into Gold https://www.amazon.com/dp/1718636970/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_nfrlDb5JHE6WZ
So are we all marked with our destiny…and there is nothing we can do about it to change our fate for the good or for the bad???
Hello, Louie, thank you for writing, I appreciate the question. The idea is that we are born with certain strengths and weaknesses from an astrology stand-point… Taoist chi kung and alchemy practices help us bring in the energy of nature and the planets to help us balance our weakness and keep our strengths in check. So there is a lot we can do to change our fate, but we have to be conscious and practice.
I hope this helps; good luck in your practice!