THERE IS MUCH SPECULATION on this planet as to whether we are given “free will” or not, to live our lives and make choices as we wish. Paradoxically, in postulating that we might have “free will,” there is an assumption that we actually have some clue as to what we want out of life. Even if we do have some idea of what we would like to pursue and experience, there is often great pressure from family and society to “toe the line” and repeat everyone else’s ideas of what we “should” do with ourselves. Before we know it, we are committed to having a career, raising a family or supporting an ideal that may have little or nothing to do with our actual and inherent wishes. Are we doomed? Or is there an authentic way through?

If one stops to consider for a moment, one might wonder that among all of our friends, family and acquaintances, just how many people do you know who consistently have a handle on their life, or who have ever had a handle on their life? Can they truly say that they are living their life authentically as a pure individual, or are they just echoing people and events and other influences around them? Is there anything authentic about a George Bush or a Saddam Hussein or are these people shells containing some of the most unloved, pitiful, conditioned and personally disempowered personalities on this planet?

Personal Responsibility is the Key
The author’s perception of this planet and the prevailing conditions or “Laws” governing our presence here, is that we are constantly offered free will and personal choices but that we are so far removed from our own center and our own truth that we rarely exercise those rights, but instead live our lives in accord with some imagined reality. And so our world crashes through war and pestilence and disease and hate and racism and poverty as though these are absolutes. They are not!!!

It takes a great deal of courage to continuously stand up for oneself and one’s own personal truth in the face of societal and familial commentary and disapproval. It is not that the author is in any way advocating poor behavior or an attitude of being “against” society as a way of life, to the contrary, what is being advocated is personal responsibility. We have an inbuilt need to take responsibility for the choices we make; what we experience on the outside is inevitably a reflection of what we experience inside, or in other words, what goes around, comes around.

We come to earth to live one life at a time, and that life is our life, no one else’s. Whether we get drawn into taking care of, or providing influence into the lives of others along the way, we can best and most honestly manage this by relating to the needs of others according to our own clarity and conscious choices. If we engage in the world from our own loving clarity, we naturally provide for and support an attitude of responsibility. An atmosphere of honest responsibility fosters growth, peace, fulfillment and all things creative.

It is time and we have good examples!
We are entering a time of such radical change that if we do not foster our own conscious growth, then we shall miss a great opportunity. We must now realize that what was a context that might have supported our way of life in the past is no longer appropriate. When we start to make conscious choices and align ourselves with our higher nature and what we know to be right within us moment by moment, we open the doorway to experiencing our free will and thereby the expansion of creative consciousness in our world. It is time!

Right now, America is only slightly further along in time from the official end of slavery, as it is from the dawn of the age of women’s rights, the arrival of the automobile, the telephone and the airplane. Dr. Martin Luther King, an American descended from people exploited as slaves, commenced life in an atmosphere of deep segregation and fear. As he grew, he found that people of African and other black-skinned origins were excluded from restaurants, public transportation seats, schools, jobs, relationships and all manner of things that people of white-skinned origins took completely for granted. Martin made a conscious choice to challenge the bigotry of the status quo, revolutionized the way in which America operates and sees herself, and regrettably, was murdered for his trouble.
In this article, we look into the Design of an extraordinary person, who stood again and again for his truth and consequently changed the lives and consciousness of millions of people for ever.

Martin Luther King
Martin was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia in what is known as the “South” in America. Even in these times, there are millions of people living in the South that relate their background closely to the American civil war and their ancestors’ fight against the North. It is a bit like (or in time will prove to be a bit like) the differences between the “North” and the “South” of Korea, or the “North” and the “South” of Ireland, or between the “North” and the “South” of Iraq or Chechnya...... A difference in ideology and/or religious belief is enough to cause deep rifts and separations throughout generations. Into this convoluted background, Martin was born in the Incarnation of “Obscuration.”

From his very first day, this incarnation would make it almost impossible for anyone to perceive what Martin’s intentions might be. Very few people would actually recognize Martin for who he authentically was in his lifetime, instead they would project onto him all manner of ideals and concepts that might or might not relate to his own awareness and endeavors. Consequently, much of the world’s understanding of Martin Luther King has been established from myth and/or examination of his words, spoken and written.

By Design, Martin was a single definition, Manifesting Generator, that is, he had the Design of someone who once they get clear inner response to a course of action, has the energy to follow through to bring that action to manifestation and to completion.

Definitions
In his chart, it can be seen that Martin had 4 defined channels, 3 of which were defined unconsciously (colored in red), and were thereby expressions of his nature which might from time to time surprise him, because he could not necessarily access them consciously. He would have found out, by experience, that his perceptions and expressions of the world and the inner power and sentiment he held would expand continuously throughout his lifetime so long as he trusted his own inner convictions.

His conscious channel 17 - 62, gave him great organizational skills both in arranging his own and the lives of others. He had the conscious ability to elucidate and make crystal clear, subjects that others had been muddling for ages. He could convince and carry his audiences with his logical, inspirational yet thoroughly realistic speech.

If he had lived to experience his Uranus midpoint (nodal shift) activation on December 28, 1968, he would have undergone the transformation in his personal destiny from “Executor for truthful expression” to “Voice of Truth,” and the unconscious shift from “bravado” to “presence.” Already, in his first 40 years, people had seen the greatness coming. Had he lived, he would have deeply affected all people of the world by a personal empowerment that he presented as tangible reality.

Deeply caring, through his unconsciously activated channel 50 - 27, he continuously generated values that were based in rationale gleaned in humble origins, to include right and fair treatment, that he perceived was due to all mankind. Stubborn to a potentially insufferable degree, through his unconsciously activated channel, 28 - 38, he would stand sometimes contentiously until what he perceived as right standards were observed. This characteristic would have exhibited not only in his public life but also into his private life, making him a sometimes quite difficult person with whom to relate.

The Undefined and Open Centers and Gates
Martin has an Undefined Crown Center containing the activation of his conscious Sun in Gate 61, the Gate of “Inner Truth,” in the 5th line that carries with it enormous influence to expound truthfulness, provided he continuously aligned himself with his own convictions. Growing up in an environment that had almost continuously endorsed his race as inferior beings, Martin would have his personal faith shaken time and time again, but through his interactions with those who could give him access to, and give him appreciation of his Crown Center, and his attunement with “Inner Truth,” he would find the reassurance to persevere in the most trying of circumstances. Also, for those who could perceive this deep attunement with inner truth that Martin carried with him, there came the potential for dramatic transformation in how they perceived their own world.

An Open Self Center indicates a lifetime of being able to reflect back to others and/or also being open to absorb from others, all manner of self-expression. One’s direction in life is strongly determined by external influences, particularly through the quality of the company one keeps. Those who have open Self Centers can be perfect mirrors for other people facilitating their ability to find their bearings in the world. At the same time, those with open Self Centers can become hopelessly attached to, and even dependent upon, the ideals and modes of other people through taking on others’ self-expression as a fixity in their own life. There is a great need for someone with an open Self Center to be aware that everyone else sees whoever they want to see in them, and to remain open to all of their own options in life, regardless of others’ ways or preconceptions.

An Open Ego Center indicates a lifetime of reflecting the willfulness and “ego-trips” of others back to them, or, alternatively, absorbing and continuously being overwhelmed by the competitiveness that others bring. It is always difficult for someone with an open Ego Center to place material value either on their own efforts or on the material things they need to have in their life. It is not that they are without willpower, it is just that they are not designed to use it regularly on their own behalf.

The undefined Emotional Center in Martin’s chart indicates someone who is susceptible to the emotional waves of other people around him. When he found himself in the company of those who were sensible with their own emotions, he would be able to relax, but when he found himself around people who did not have that degree of sensitivity, he would find himself in great discomfort, emotionally.

In his undefined Emotional Center, his conscious Moon activation in Gate 22, the Gate of Grace, (both physical and otherworldly), in the 3rd line, gave him the gift of being able to charm everyone who met him. If people did not quickly relate to him, then pets and other animals would easily recognize a compassionate soul. His conscious Venus in Gate 37, the Gate of friendship and family, in the 6th line, aligned within him, a sense of purpose and community for those who were drawn to him. Towards the end of his life, even though he embraced millions, he would only have had time for a very chosen few.

In Design, it has been recognized that anyone who has no definition in either of their Self, Ego and Emotional Centers, has what is called the “heartbreak hotel” syndrome, in that it is very, very difficult for them to maintain a constant and easy personal relationship, unless their partner is extremely sensitive towards their every need. Martin Luther King was a difficult act to follow and it must be understood that his close family could never completely appreciate what he was going through in his life, much though they might have liked to do so.

In conclusion
In his lifetime, Martin Luther King embraced certain conscious choices and went forward in his life in trust that his personal truth would come through him in a way to forever affect the lives of others. He was open to understanding the nature of willfulness and could use the ego-driven power of others against them in a way that could easily make them look foolishly out of touch with what they were representing.

Highly intelligent and educated in theology, Martin used his awareness of his own nature and his understanding of the moral depths of religion to be guided into a role of champion of the nonviolent, much as Mahatma Gandhi had done in India and South Africa.

We all have our gifts and we all have choices to make at any moment in our lives. Let Martin Luther King be an inspiration to us all, that we are all “One” and the sooner we can relate comfortably to that reality the better!