What is the Significance of our Birthday?

Today is my Birthday!  Happy Birthday to me!  Up until a certain age you may be very happy to celebrate your Birthday.  The chance for a party, presents, being the centre of attention, having friends round and as a child I am quite certain I was proud to be a year older.  As you get older though you may be less excited perhaps, but it did make me wonder why do you celebrate your Birthday?  

Is there something special about the day we were born? Well, there is! From an astrological perspective, we come to this planet for a specific purpose. Your astrological natal chart is a mandala of all the planetary energies operating at a specific place and time that is unique to you. Basically, we are all manifestations of Spirit that have incarnated on this Earth at a particular space and time for a specific purpose. The astrological sign that you were born in provides a clue to your nature and your purpose here on this physical plane.

You should celebrate our birthday as a reminder of your original purpose here on this planet. During the year you have sojourned through the twelve months and twelve zodiacal signs gaining the experiences that life has to offer. These are the Twelve Labours of Hercules that we undergo every year. (From an esoteric perspective, Hercules’ Labours are symbolic of the ego’s struggles and triumphs through the twelve astrological signs). Every year, you return to the time of your birth, not quite the same as you were the year before. Each sojourn around the sun is different and brings new opportunities for greater awareness and self-realization.

It's interesting that one of the customary birthday rituals that we celebrate is the receiving of gifts. I am sure most people have fond memories of some of their birthdays they had growing up and the gifts they received. 

But there is one major gift that we receive every year that most people forget about. And that is the gift of life. God has given each of us the gift of life! It is very easy to forget that. We become so involved with our trials and tribulations that we forget who we are and why we are here. Our birthdays are a celebration of the gift of life, given to us by the Universal Spirit. It is a time to reflect on who we are, what we have been given and what we plan to achieve. It is a time to be grateful to God for our very existence. 

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