Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
OCTOBER 3, 2012
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PRONOIA IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR PARANOIA
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Below is an excerpt.
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GLORY IN THE HIGHEST
Thousands of things go right for you every day, beginning the
moment you wake up. Through some magic you don’t fully understand,
you’re still breathing and your heart is beating, even though
you’ve been unconscious for many hours. The air is a mix
of gases that's just right for your body's needs, as it was before
you fell asleep.
You can see! Light of many colors floods into your eyes, registered
by nerves that took God or evolution or some process millions
of years to perfect.
The interesting gift of these vivid hues is furthermore made
possible by an unimaginably immense globe of fire, the sun, which
continually detonates nuclear explosions in order to convert its
own body into light and heat and energy for your personal use.
Your hands work wonderfully well. Your heart circulates your
blood all the way out to replenish the energy of the muscles and
nerves in your fingers and palms and wrists. And after your blood
has delivered its blessings, it finds its way back to your heart
to be refreshed. This wondrous mystery recurs over and over again
without stopping every minute of your life.
You can smell intoxicating aromas. You can hear provocative and
soothing sounds. You can taste a thousand different tastes. How
is any of this possible? You can think thoughts any time you want
-- big, wide, colorful thoughts or tiny dark burrowing thoughts.
You can revel and wallow in great oceans of emotion. What colossal
secret intelligence or improbable series of fabulous accidents
conspired to bestow these superpowers upon you?
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
PRONOIA GOES MAINSTREAM
Arianna Huffington of Huffingtonpost.com said that the media has
a responsibility to "cover what is working, to put the spotlight
on the good things happening." She described dedicated sections
at The Huffington Post meant to do just that. "We need to
celebrate the good obsessively," she said.
Arianna went on to say, "We need to change the narrative
away from this fatalistic hopelessness that is permeating this
country at the moment, and towards the belief once again, that
as John Gardner said, 'What we have before us are some breathtaking
opportunities disguised as insoluble problems.'"
HuffPost's Good News section:
huffingtonpost.com/good-news
Greatest Person Of The Day initiative: huffingtonpost.com/news/greatest-person-of-the-day
YOUR MINIMUM DAILY REQUIREMENT OF BEAUTY
Close-up of Jupiter
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THE EVIDENCE KEEPS ACCUMULATING
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning October 4
Copyright 2012 by Rob Brezsny
FreeWillAstrology.com
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):
While doing research in South America four decades ago, anthropologist
Claude Lévi-Strauss found an indigenous tribe whose people
claimed they could see the planet Venus in the daytime. This seemed
impossible to him. But he later consulted astronomers who told
him that in fact Venus does emit enough light to be visible by
day to a highly trained human eye. My prediction for you, Libra,
is that in the coming months you will make a metaphorically equivalent
leap: You will become aware of and develop a relationship with
some major presence that has been virtually undetectable. And
I bet the first glimpse will come this week.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):
Whether or not anyone has ever called you an "old soul"
before, that term will suit you well in the coming months. A whole
lot of wisdom will be ripening in you all at once. Past events
that never quite made sense before will more clearly reveal the
role they have played in your life's master plan. Relatively unimportant
desires you've harbored for a long time will fade away, while
others that have been in the background -- and more crucial to
your ultimate happiness -- will rise to prominence.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):
In most of my horoscopes I tell you what you can do to make
yourself feel good. I advise you on how you can act with the highest
integrity and get in touch with what you need to learn about.
Now and then, though, I like to focus on how you can help other
people feel good. I direct your attention to how you can inspire
them to align with their highest integrity and get in touch with
what they need to learn about. This is one of those times, Sagittarius.
I'm hoping you have your own ideas about how to perform these
services. Here are a few of my suggestions: Listen with compassionate
receptivity to the people you care for. Describe to them what
they're like when they are at their best. Give them gifts they
can use to activate their dormant potential.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
If you've ever watched tennis matches, you know that some players
grunt when they smack the ball. Does that help them summon greater
power? Maybe. But the more important issue is that it can mask
the sound of the ball striking the racket, thereby making it harder
for their opponents to guess the force and spin of the ball that
will be headed toward them. The coming week would be an excellent
time for you to hunt down a competitive advantage that's comparable
to this in your own field of endeavor.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):
Many people seem to believe that all of America's Christians
are and have always been fundamentalists. But the truth is that
at most 35 percent of the total are fundies, and their movement
has only gotten cultural traction in the last 30 years. So then
why do their bizarre interpretations of the nature of reality
get so much play? One reason is that they shout so loud and act
so mean. Your upcoming assignment, Aquarius, is to do what you
can to shift the focus from small-minded bullies to big-hearted
visionaries, whether that applies to the Christians in your sphere
or any other influences. It's time to shrink any tendency you
might have to get involved with energy vampires. Instead, give
your full attention and lend your vigorous clout to life-affirming
intelligence.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):
[WARNING: The following horoscope contains more than the usual
dose of poetry.] Mirthful agitation! Surprising deliverance! I
predict you will expose the effects of the smoke and mirrors,
then find your way out of the labyrinth. Lucid irrationality!
Deathless visions! I predict you will discover a secret you'd
been hiding from yourself, then escape a dilemma you no longer
need to struggle with. Mysterious blessings arriving from the
frontiers! Refreshed fertility roused by a reborn dream! I predict
you will begin to prepare a new power spot for your future use.
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YOU NEED MAGIC EVERY DAY
Every day, you have to wade through a relentless surge of soul-less
facts. The experience tends to shut down your sense of wonder.
Every day, you're over-exposed to narratives that have been sucked
free of delight and mystery. That's why you have to make such
strenuous efforts to keep your world enchanted.
I like to think I can contribute to the sacred cause of feeding
your sense of wonder and enchantment. In fact, that's one of my
prime motivations for offering you the free weekly horoscopes
you read in this newsletter.
If you ever want more of that good stuff, and think it's worth
paying for, please consider trying out my EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES.
They're four-to-five-minute meditations on the current state of
your destiny.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19):
"In a full heart there is room for everything," said
poet Antonio Porchia, "and in an empty heart there is room
for nothing." That's an important idea for you to meditate
on right now, Aries. The universe is conspiring for you to be
visited by a tide of revelations about intimacy. And yet you won't
be available to get the full benefit of that tide unless your
heart is as full as possible. Wouldn't you love to be taught more
about love and togetherness and collaboration?
TAURUS (April 20-May 20):
As I turn inward and call forth psychic impressions of what's
ahead for you, I'm seeing mythic symbols like whoopie cushions,
rubber chickens, and pools of fake plastic vomit. I'm seeing popcorn
shells that are stuck in your teeth and a dog that's eating your
homework and an alarm clock that doesn't go off when it's supposed
to. But as I push further into the not-too-distant future, exploring
the deeper archetypal levels, I'm also tuning into a vision of
fireflies in an underground cavern. They're lighting your way
and leading you to a stash of treasure in a dusty corner.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20):
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
That's the opening sentence of Charles Dickens' bestselling novel
A Tale of Two Cities. The author was describing the period
of the French Revolution in the late 18th century, but he could
just as well have been talking about our time -- or any other
time, for that matter. Of course many modern cynics reject the
idea that our era is the best of times. They obsess on the idea
that ours is the worst of all the worst times that have ever been.
When your worried mind is in control of you, you may even think
that thought yourself, Gemini. But in accordance with the current
astrological omens, I challenge you to be a fiery rebel: Come
up with at least five reasons why this is the best of times for
you personally.
CANCER (June 21-July 22):
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life,"
said Pablo Picasso. That's certainly true for me. I can purify
my system either by creating art myself or being in the presence
of great art. How about you, Cancerian? What kinds of experiences
cleanse you of the congested emotions that just naturally build
up in all of us? What influences can you draw on to purge the
repetitive thoughts that sometimes torment you? How do you go
about making your imagination as fresh and free as a warm breeze
on a sunny day? I urge you to make a study of all the things that
work for you, and then use them to the max in the coming week.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):
"Our culture peculiarly honors the act of blaming, which
it takes as the sign of virtue and intellect." So said literary
critic Lionel Trilling. Now I'm passing his idea on to you, Leo,
just in time for the No-Blaming Season. Would you like to conjure
up a surge of good karma for yourself? Then for the next ten days
or so, refrain from the urge to find fault. And do your best to
politely neutralize that reflex in other people who are sharing
your space, even if they love to hate the same political party
or idiot fringe that you do. P.S.: For extra credit, engage in
speech and activity that are antidotes to the blaming epidemic.
(Hint: praise, exaltation, thanks.)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):
One of the reasons platinum is regarded as a precious metal
is that it is so infrequently found in the Earth's crust. A second
reason is that there are difficulties in extracting it from the
other metals it's embedded in. You typically need ten tons of
ore to obtain one ounce of platinum. That's a good metaphor for
the work you have ahead of you, Virgo. The valuable resource you're
dreaming of is definitely worth your hard work, persistence, and
attention to detail. But to procure it, you'll probably need the
equivalent of several tons of those fine qualities.
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