Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
JANUARY 4, 2012
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EXPLORE YOUR LONG-RANGE FUTURE
with my 3-Part EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES for the Coming Year.
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Who do you want to become in 2012? Where do you want to go and
what do you want to do? I'm ready to help you muse about the interesting
possibilities.
This week and next week, my EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES will feature
Part 2 and Part 3 of my long-range, in-depth explorations of your
destiny in 2012.
Part 1 of your Beginning-of-the-Year Predictions, which I offered
last week, is also still available for your listening pleasure.
What will be the story of your life in 2012? How can you exert
your free will to create adventures that'll bring out the best
in you, even as you find graceful ways to cooperate with the tides
of destiny?
To listen to your BIG PICTURE horoscopes online, go here: RealAstrology.com
You can also listen over the phone by calling 1-877-873-4888.
The cost is $6 per sign on the Web (discounts for the purchase
of multiple tokens), or $1.99 per minute by phone. Each forecast
is 8-9 minutes long.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning January 4
Copyright 2011, 2012 by Rob Brezsny
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
Happiness isn't a state you acquire by luck. It takes hard work
and relentless concentration. You have to rise up and rebel against
the nonstop flood of trivial chaos and meaningless events you're
invited to wallow in. You have to overcome the hard-core cultural
conditioning that tempts you to assume that suffering is normal
and the world is a hostile place. It's really quite unnatural
to train yourself to be peaceful and mindful; it's essentially
a great rebellion against an unacknowledged taboo. Here's the
good news: 2012 will be an excellent time for you to do this work.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):
More and more musicians and authors are choosing to self-publish.
That way they retain the full rights to their creative work, keeping
it from being controlled and potentially misused by a record label
or publishing company. One example is singer-songwriter Terri
Hendrix, who owns all 14 of her master recordings. She lives by
the motto, "Own Your Own Universe." I urge you to adopt
her approach in 2012, Aquarius. The coming months will be prime
time for you to do all you can to take full possession of everything
you need to become what you want to be.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):
The coming months will be a time when you'll thrive by seeking
out novel ideas, using new words, and regarding your imagination
as an organ that's as important to feed as your stomach. In that
spirit, I'm offering you a slew of freshly made-up terms that'll
help tease your brain in ways that are in alignment with the upcoming
astrological factors. They all come from the very NSFW dictionary
at tinyurl.com/Dixtionary.
1. Assymectricity: energy generated by lopsidedness. 2. Enigmagnetic:
a person who attracts mysteries. 3. Indumbnitable: incapable of
being dumbed down. 4. Beneviolent: helpful chaos. 5. Fauxbia:
a fake fear. 6. Craptometry: ability to see through all the BS.
7. Adoregasm: when you treasure someone to the point of ecstasy.
ARIES (March 21-April 19):
"It is surely a great calamity for a human being to have
no obsessions," said poet Robert Bly. That's why he decided
to learn to love his obsessions. I urge you to keep his approach
in mind throughout the coming months, Aries. You are likely to
thrive to the degree that you precisely identify and vigorously
harness your obsessions. Please note I'm not saying you should
allow your obsessions to possess you like demons and toss you
around like a rag doll. I'm not advising you to fall down in front
of your obsessions and worship them like idols. Be wildly grateful
for them; love them with your fiery heart fully unfurled; but
keep them under the control of your fine mind.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20):
"Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability
to climb a tree it will spend its whole life believing it is stupid."
Rumor has it that this pithy observation was uttered by Albert
Einstein. I bring it to your attention, Taurus, because you'll
be smart to keep it in mind throughout 2012. According to my astrological
analysis, you will have an excellent opportunity to identify and
hone and express your specific brilliance. So it is crucial that
you eliminate any tendency you might have to see yourself as being
like a fish whose job it is to climb a tree.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20):
In his book Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the
World's Stolen Treasures, former FBI agent Robert K. Wittman
tells the story of the world's second largest crystal ball. Worth
$350,000 and once belonging to the Chinese Dowager Empress, it
was stolen from a museum. Wittman never located the actual robber,
but years later he tracked down the crystal ball to a person who
had acquired it quite innocently and by accident. She was a young
witch in New Jersey who, unaware of its origins or value, kept
it on her bedroom dresser with a baseball cap on top of it. I
suspect you may have a comparable adventure in the coming months,
Gemini. If you look hard and keep an open mind, you will eventually
recover lost riches or a disappeared prize in the least likely
of places.
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EXPLORING YOUR LONG-RANGE FUTURE
Would you like some inspiration as you muse and wonder about
your upcoming adventures in 2012?
In this week's EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES, I offer you Part Two
of a long-term, in-depth exploration of your destiny in the coming
months.
Part Three will be available next week. Part One is still available.
Find out how to access them online at RealAstrology.com.
They are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22):
It's impossible for the human body to run a mile in less than
four minutes -- at least that's what the conventional wisdom used
to say. And indeed, no one in history ever broke that barrier
until May 6, 1954, when Roger Bannister raced a mile in three
minutes, 59.4 seconds. Since then, lots of athletes have done
it and the record has been lowered by another 17 seconds. In fact,
the sub-four-minute mile is now regarded as a standard accomplishment
for middle-distance runners. I suspect that in 2012 you will accomplish
your own version of Bannister's feat -- a breakthrough that once
seemed crazy difficult or beyond your capacity.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):
Back in 1958, 17-year-old Bob Heft created a 50-star American
flag for a high school project. Hawaii and Alaska were being considered
for U.S. statehood at that time, and a new design was needed to
replace the old 48-star flag. Heft's teacher originally gave him
a grade of B- for his work. But when his model was later selected
to be the actual American flag, the teacher raised his grade to
an A. I suspect that a similar progression is in store for you
in the coming year, Leo. Some work you did that never received
proper credit will finally be accorded the value it deserves.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):
Greek philosopher Plato suggested that we may become more receptive
to spiritual beauty by putting ourselves in the presence of physical
beauty. The stimulation we get when inspired by what looks good
may help train us to recognize sublime truths. I'm not so sure
about that. In my experience, people often get so entranced by
their emotional and bodily responses to attractive sights and
sounds that they neglect to search for higher, subtler sources
of splendor. But I do believe you may be an exception to this
tendency in the coming months. That's why I'm giving you the go-ahead
-- indeed, the mandate -- to surround yourself with physical beauty.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):
Before he died in 1902, Libran cartoonist Thomas Nast left a
potent legacy. Among his enduring creations were the modern image
of Santa Claus, the iconic donkey for America's Democratic Party,
and the elephant for the Republican Party. I'm guessing that 2012
is going to be a Thomas Nast kind of year for you Librans. The
work you do and the ripples you set in motion are likely to last
a long time. So I suggest you choose the influences you unleash
with great care and integrity.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):
"If you're in a good relationship, chances are you're bored
out of your mind," spouts comedian Chris Rock in his show
Never Scared. "All good relationships are boring.
The only exciting relationships are bad ones. You never know what's
going to happen tomorrow when you're in a bad relationship. You
never know when they're gonna walk through the door and say, 'Hey,
you gave me crabs.' That's exciting!" Rock is making a satirical
overstatement, but it does contain grains of truth. Which is why,
in accordance with the astrological omens, I deliver the following
request to you: In 2012, cultivate stable relationships that are
boring in all the best ways.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):
Once every decade or so, you're asked to make a special point
of practicing forgiveness and atonement. According to my reading
of the astrological omens, that time will be the next few months.
I think it'll be quite important for you to cleanse the grungy
build-up of regrets and remorse from your psyche. Ready to get
started? Compose a list of the sins you could expiate, the karmic
debts you can repay, and the redemptions you should initiate.
I suggest you make it into a fun, creative project that you will
thoroughly enjoy.
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HOMEWORK:
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RealAstrology.com and click
on "Email Rob."
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