Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
OCTOBER 8, 2008
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"In the face of the [financial] crisis, people ask what
they can do to protect themselves. 'Buy gold?' 'Stockpile canned
goods?' I would like to suggest a different kind of question:
'What is the most beautiful thing I can do?'"
- Charles Eisenstein, "Money and the Crisis of Civilization,"
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning October 9
Copyright 2008 by Rob Brezsny
FreeWillAstrology.com
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):
Please spend some time in the coming week meditating on the epic
tale of your life journey. Why? Because it would be an excellent
time for you to begin writing your autobiography. Don't tell me
you're afraid that such a project would be presumptuous. The way
I see it, the planets are aligned in such a way as to suggest
that you now have extra insight about the big picture of your
destiny. So I hope you will at least create an outline of the
story you will eventually put down in words, complete with predictions
of what will be unfolding for you five years from today, and ten
years, and 15 years.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):
The bad news is that you are, metaphorically speaking, in jail.
The good news is that a recent visitor sneaked you the key to
the locked door of your cell. The weird news: You have not yet
realized that you have the means to escape, since your visitor
did not actually tell you that the key is hidden inside a certain
thing he or she left behind. The great news is that I'm here to
inform you about the situation. Once you locate the key, Scorpio,
slip your hand between the iron bars so you can fit the key into
the keyhole from the front. It won't work from behind.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):
A certain connection you've been wishing for and fantasizing
about will soon become available -- if, that is, you
shed your expectations about how it will come about, and if
you shed your ideas about what will happen after the two of you
get together, and if you shed all hope of controlling
that person's feelings about you. In other words, Sagittarius,
you can finally have the alliance you want, but only if you no
longer want it in the way you've wanted it.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
For the next week, Capricorn, be an expanded and intensified
version of yourself. In other words, do what's most unique about
you, but do it even more and better and clearer than you normally
do. If, for example, your specialty is being an emotionally intelligent
organizer who artfully creates order, do that with even more flair
than usual. If you have an exceptional knack for building structures
that bring out the best in people, go crazy with that skill. It's
a perfect moment for you to be bigger than life. Why? Because
you have more power than usual to change the world around you.
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LISTEN TO AN EXPANDED HOROSCOPE
In addition to the horoscopes that you read here, I create additional
in-depth audio horoscopes for your inspiration.
They're not repeats or elaborations of the stuff you find here,
but entirely fresh explorations of your astrological omens, designed
to help you tune in to your soul's code.
Try them at RealAstrology.com.
They're available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700.
They're $6 if you access them on the Web, or $1.99 per minute
over the phone.
"Your audio horoscopes help me love myself better, and
I mean that in a non-narcissistic way."
- Deva P., Indianapolis
"I'm really grateful for the way you pick up my telepathic
requests and answer them in your expanded audio 'scopes."
- Marion H., Birmingham, AL
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):
The most important advice you need to hear right now comes from
musician Brian Eno, as quoted in Ode magazine: "I
want to encourage you to sing . . . I believe singing is the key
to a long life, a good figure, a stable temperament, greater intelligence,
new friends, increased self-confidence, heightened sexual attractiveness,
and a sense of humor." You should note, however, that Eno's
prescription does not include performing for other people. He
believes it's crucial that you sing for your own pleasure, and
not be concerned about what others' reactions might be. You need
"the freedom to get it wrong." That's a perfect guideline
for you to observe in everything you do this week.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):
In her poem "Pure," Kate Knapp Johnson speaks of "those
who made me real to myself." I invite you, Pisces, to take
an inventory of the people in your life who've made you real to
yourself. That would be excellent homework for you to do during
the phase of intensified intimacy you're now in -- a time when
your allies are making even you even more real to yourself than
you've ever been, as well as a time when you will be returning
the favor to them.
ARIES (March 21-April 19):
Writing in The New York Times, Paul Krugman waxed snide
as he described the mindset of the U.S. Congress. It "has
always had a soft spot for 'experts' who tell members what they
want to hear," he wrote. It's very important, Aries, that
in the coming week you avoid that kind of behavior. In fact, I
recommend that you seek out people who have a track record for
intelligent objectivity, and ask them to tell you what you might
not want to hear. At the very least, solicit insights
from thoughtful types who aren't inhibited about giving you their
perspectives on what you're doing. It's Feedback Season.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20):
"Dear Rob Brezsny: I am Chandra Gupti, born May 16, 1979
in New Delhi. Right now I am not well settled due to searing problems
and swampy hurt. Day by day my position goes down lower and darker,
with no lantern or rope ladder. So please tell me how long this
foolish suffering period will further corrode my hope. Give me
at least a thousand answers that will heal every test and trial
as soon as possible. I will lie in bed until you reply. Thank
you. - Unraveled Taurus." Dear Unraveled Taurus: I love you
with all my heart and soul and mind. I have adored you since the
beginning of time and will worship your gorgeous genius until
eternity changes into infinity. Dear All the Other Tauruses in
the World: Everything I just told Unraveled Taurus I now say to
you as well. (P.S. A divine tinkerer will offer you a lantern
and rope ladder within ten days. Hold on.)
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LISTEN TO AN EXPANDED HOROSCOPE
In addition to the horoscopes that you're reading here, I create
more in-depth audio horoscopes for your inspiration. Find out
more at RealAstrology.com.
The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888
or 1-900-950-7700.
"The best part about your audio horoscopes is that they
pat me on the head and kick me in the ass at the same time."
- Rita L., San Diego
"Your audio oracles go beyond helping me find the truth
-- they inspire me to find the WILD truth."
- Patrick K., Montreal
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20):
Maybe you have never been able to fly before today, and maybe
you won't be able to fly when November arrives, but I bet you
can fly now. Due to the benevolent cosmic agitation that has been
lightening your mood, you can probably, if you choose, soar over
logjams, dance above dark clouds, and do loop de loops in your
dreams. Am I merely speaking metaphorically? Yes and no. Is a
spiritual orgasm "metaphorical"?
CANCER (June 21-July 22):
One of the most famous pop culture icons in Indonesia died last
July. Mak Erot, who was over a hundred years old, was renowned
for her skill in helping men develop bigger penises. The official
story was that she used nothing more than prayers and herbs, but
there are hints that she also had supernatural powers. She's your
patron saint this week, Cancerian, even if you're a woman. I am
calling on her inspiration, and I hope you will too, to help you
lengthen and strengthen your inner, metaphorical phallus, by which
I mean your will to accomplish your dreams.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):
Popular conceptions of Jesus depict him as bearded and long-haired.
Not so, declares fundamentalist Pastor Jack Hyles on his website.
He says Christ was clean-shaven and had a pixie-cut hairstyle
parted in the middle and curled up at the ends. After studying
Hyles' arguments, however, I believe his evidence is flimsy --
just as I find no merit in his implication that Jesus was a stuffy,
prudish right-winger who loved rich white men best and taught
that we should eliminate people we disagree with. So I'm sticking
with my image of Jesus as a peaceful yet rebellious hippie who
didn't own property, hung out with social outcasts, was strongly
anti-authoritarian, and loved everyone, even his enemies. I bring
this to your attention, Leo, in the hope that you'll be inspired
by my example. It's time to revisit one of your best teacher's
essential messages, and rededicate yourself to those beautiful
truths.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):
With the help of a Norwegian space facility, the Frito-Lay company
has used radar to beam a commercial for its Doritos tortilla chips
to 47 Ursae Majoris, a star 42 light years away. Astronomers believe
that habitable planets circle the star, so any creatures living
there will eventually get an invitation to enjoy the crunchy corn
goodness that so many earthlings have sampled. I'm making this
vignette your metaphor of the week, Virgo. May it inspire you
to formulate an "advertisement" for yourself and your
specialties that will spread far and wide, reaching a new audience
and activating your future potentials.
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HOMEWORK:
I dare you to bestow a blessing on a person you've considered
to be beneath you or alien to you. Report your results by going
to FreeWillAstrology.com
and clicking on "Email Rob."
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WANT TO GET YOUR CHART DONE?
I'm not doing personal charts, but I highly recommend my astrological
colleague, RO LOUGHRAN. Her approach closely matches my own. In
our many discussions about astrology over the years, we've had
a major influence on each other's work.
Ro utilizes a blend of well-trained
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