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As well as giving us heat and light, the Sun periodically sends out bursts of radiation towards the Earth that bounce off our atmosphere and cause magnetic storms. And some alignments of planets can affect these bursts. For instance, Venus, Earth, Jupiter and Saturn almost in a straight line with the Sun causes them.

And the bursts affect us. Scientists have shown that they can affect the rhythms of the heart and even the release of melatonin from the pineal gland.

Even though this isn't classic astrology it goes some way to lending it credibility.

And the positions of the planets are predestined. We can count on them aligning in particular ways at particular times so there are real cosmic forces of destiny that act upon us.

There are spiritual forces too.

I believe that our ultimate destiny is to come to know ourselves as All That Is, and so our Soul chooses (although not always) for us to be born into certain conditions where we'll meet certain people, and have certain influences, that will offer us the best opportunity for this.

We always have free will though.

Most people nowadays have heard of the Law of Attraction; that we attract what we focus upon. By holding the image or intent of what we want in our mind we can attract it into our lives. And at those times when 'stuff just happens' it is sometimes the forces of destiny calling.

I use an analogy of life as like sitting in a canoe on a big wide river. Free will is our paddle. As we use the Law of Attraction we paddle our canoe where we want to take it. Forces of destiny act like winds, sometimes gentle and sometimes forceful, which blow our canoe left and right, forwards and backwards. Sometimes we're in the flow, and everything is working for us, but sometimes we're trying to attract against a strong wind and it feels like we're not getting the things we want. These are times when we just need to wait out the storm, so to speak.

I believe that humanity has a destiny, but that it's not set in stone. I believe that through our free will we can create the type of world that we choose. If we want a world of peace, sharing, kindness, and love, then we can create it. If you think it will take a miracle, then I invite you, today, to Be the miracle.