a time to be born and a time to die;<br > a time to plant and a time to uproot;<br > a time to kill and a time to heal;<br > a time to pull down and a time to build up;<br > a time to weep and a time to laugh;<br > a time for mourning and a time for dancing;<br > a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them;<br > a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;<br > a time to seek and a time to lose;<br > a time to keep and a time to throw away;<br > a time to tear and a time to mend;<br > a time for silence and a time for speech;<br > a time to love and a time to hate;<br > a time for war and a time for peace.<br > (Ecclesiastes， 3)<br >pie are very similar and yet very different. We are born， we live<br >ugh the phases that encompass growing up. We are child， youth，<br >t; we fall in love， we have children or not， we grow old. We each<br >~ond to life differently. The symbolism contained in the natal chart<br >~ s us the potential for the differences between us. The transits of<br >planets show us our timing. We can observe the normal crisis<br >~ds， as well as our owr~ personal crises， by watching our transits.<br >can better work with these crisis periods by understanding what<br >es them. Transits tell us how long the pressure will last and they<br >v us to comprehend what we are learning about ourselves so we can<br >n to use the energy constructively.<br >