Mother
Teresa was born as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, on August 27, 1910, the map of the
heavens at her birth has the following stellar signature: Sagittarius, Virgo
and Libra. Her Sagittarius ascendant makes her attuned to philosophy, religion
and she has a deep longing to understand God. Several of the planets were in
Virgo, the sign of service, and her Midheaven was in Libra, the sign of
equality and peace. Throughout Mother Teresa’s life she expressed the best of
these signs and, which the energies of Pluto, which rules fate, and Neptune,
the planet of mysticism, which actively influenced her life as they transit
around her horoscope, she was able to come up with a new brand of practical
spirituality.
She
took the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience, made herself pure and fit for
divine communication. Later in her life, as Mother Teresa, she regarded her
life and works as an expression of God’s love on earth. When she was eighteen,
Neptune entered her 9th house-the area of education, higher learning
and yearning to be with God. There was a call to be in union with the higher
forces of the universe and she heeded the call.
She left her home in Skopje, Yugoslavia and became a nun in Dublin,
Ireland. She was changed forever; she came to be known as “Sister Teresa.” Her
life was transformed as she dedicated it to doing God’s will. The order she
joined ran convent schools in India. She later went to India to teach and eventually
adopted it as her home and the base for her saintly work.
On
September 10, 1948, while on the train heading to a retreat, she had a
remarkable spiritual experience. There was another message form God,
instructing her to leave the convent and to help and express God’s love to
those who are poor, suffering and downtrodden. In this year, she started her
special mission; she left the convent to seek the poor. She attracted 12
followers who were very devoted to her cause. They sought the most miserable of
society and lived with them. Early in the existence of their order they endured
abuse and humiliation but they persevered. In 1950, the Vatican established the
Missionaries of Charity and Sister Teresa became Mother Teresa. Unlike other
missionary orders, they took and additional vow- a life of dedication to the
care of the poor and the needy.
In
1952, the House for the Dying was opened, caring for the helpless and guiding
them to die in dignity. In 1957, they started to work with the outcast of society-the
lepers. Wherever there was a calamity, missionaries from her order were
present, giving moral support and helping raise funds for the people in
distress. Mother Teresa’s strong dedication has won her many admirers and
supporters worldwide. By her selfless example she has proven that despite
economic issues that divide people, human beings are the same-they share the
same pain and sorrow. Her work has transcended national and religious
boundaries.
She
has won the support of world leaders and other benefactors form different
backgrounds, hence, she did not have to worry about the source of funding for
her projects. In 1985, then US President Ronald Reagan honored her with the
Medal of Freedom. In 1996 a poll was made and she was voted second to Princess
Diana as the World’s Most Caring Individuals.
Mother
Teresa has helped millions of people who were suffering and have inspired the
rich and the poor alike into another way of compassionate living. Some
individuals were born to embody a universal principle that if more people would
emulate would lead to a more peaceful and spiritual planet; Mother Teresa was
such a light, she pointed us a way to be closer to God, through the path of
service.
