Astrology in relation to literature
Just as the hero of a myth or a fairytale, who sets out on a journey to win the heart of his beloved princess, must kill a dragon first or destroy an evil woman, find new friends - the same happens when one’s soul start on an inner journey with the aim to accomplishes wholeness. In fairytales we find a whole set of elements that directly illustrate the personal development of a man.
The marriage union between a prince and princess, a typical event happening at the end of fairytales, is a symbolic co-union of our inner opposites and, even further, with a partner and the whole world. This union, often marked as the unity of opposites (coincidentia oppositorum), is plentifully used in the works of Mircea Eliade since he considers it as a mythical pattern. Liz Green writes that only when we accomplish the unity of opposites, can we recognize the other side of ourselves, which is alien and unfathomable to us. And only then we will truly be able to relate to other people. (Relating: An Astrological Guide to Living with Others on a Small Planet, S.W., YB Maine, 1978).
Like fairytales heroes, we often have to fulfill certain tasks if we wish to reach a desired goal. Also, if we wish to reach some sort of spiritual cleansing that will not happen at once. We know from tales that nothing is fulfilled at once and everything repeats three, seven, or nine times!