Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
FreeWillAstrology.com
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My book
PRONOIA IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR PARANOIA
is available at Amazon: bit.ly/Pronoia
or Powells: bit.ly/PronoiaPowells
Below is an excerpt.
SACRED UPROAR
[To read this piece in its entirety, go here: bit.ly/w3buzJ]
Pronoia doesn't promise uninterrupted progress forever. It's
not a slick commercial for a perfect summer day that never ends.
Grace emerges in the ebb and flow, not just the flow. The waning
reveals a different kind of blessing than the waxing.
But whether it's our time to ferment in the valley of shadows
or rise up singing in the sun-splashed meadow, fresh power to
transform ourselves is always on the way. Our suffering won't
last, nor will our triumph. Without fail, life will deliver the
creative energy we need to change into the new thing we must become.
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Pronoia asks us to be awake to the shifting conditions of the
Wild Divine's ever-fresh creation. It encourages us to be quite
happy about regularly divesting ourselves of the beliefs and theories
that guided us yesterday so that we can see clearly what's right
in front of us today.
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As much as we might be dismayed by the actions of our political
leaders, pronoia says that toppling any particular junta, clique,
or elite is irrelevant unless we overthrow the sour, puckered
mass hallucination that is mistakenly called "reality"
including the part of that hallucination we foster in ourselves.
The revolution begins at home. If you overthrow yourself again
and again, you might earn the right to help overthrow the rest
of us.
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Pronoia will change your past if you let it. It's the language
you study at night in your dreams, the open secret of how to live
forever, the Last Judgment transformed into a daily gift . . .
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. . . . TO READ THE REST OF "Sacred Uproar," go here:
bit.ly/w3buzJ
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
Newman's Own foods donates 100% of its post tax profits to charity.
These donations have exceeded $330 million.
tinyurl.com/3vmmwr
Self-made millionaire Harris Rosen adopted a Florida neighborhood
called Tangelo Park, cut the crime rate in half, and increased
the high school graduation rate from 25% to 100% by giving everyone
free daycare and all high school graduates scholarships.
pegasus.ucf.edu/story/rosen
"Forgiving is love's revolution against life's unfairness.
When we forgive, we ignore the normal laws that strap us to the
natural law of getting even and, by the alchemy of love, we release
ourselves from our own painful pasts."
- Lewis B. Smedes, World Forgiveness Alliance
(Note: I endorse these because I like them. They are not advertisements,
and I get no kickbacks.)
Please tell me your own personal nominations for PRONOIA RESOURCES.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning November 28
Copyright 2013 by Rob Brezsny
FreeWillAstrology.com
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):
Touted as a prime source of "kick-@ss spirituality,"
author Danielle LaPorte has advice that's good for you to hear.
"You will always be too much of something for someone,"
she says, "too big, too loud, too soft, too edgy." But
that's exactly as it should be, she adds. It would be a mistake
to "round out your edges," because then you would "lose
your edge." And I'm here to tell you that you need all of
your edge right now, Sagittarius. It's time to ignore people's
mediocre expectations and push past their limits. To be true to
yourself, you will probably have to be too much of something for
several someones.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
Going into my spiritual mentoring session with the priestess,
I had the intention of discovering truths about myself I didn't
know before. That meant stirring up revelations about my ignorance
as well as my potentials. I wanted assistance in facing my flaws
as well as in tapping into my dormant powers. It worked. Her guidance
was a potent catalyst. I was able to shed the debilitating nonsense
stories I'd been telling myself about who I am. I awakened strengths
that had been asleep. What I wish for you, Capricorn -- indeed,
what I predict for you -- is a comparable experience.
To expedite matters, go out in search of a person, adventure,
or breakthrough that can help provide you with the kind of prod
I received.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):
I bet people will be gossiping about you more than usual. Is
there anything you can do to ensure that it's mostly benevolent
gossip? Yes, there is. First, make sure that when you gossip about
others, you are unfailingly positive in your comments. If you
don't have anything good to say about someone, don't say it. Second,
be on your best behavior. Communicate clearly and don't even think
about taking unethical shortcuts. Finally, contribute more inspirational
energy than usual to every group you're part of. Be an effervescent
team player.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):
Maybe your ego isn't big enough. I'm serious. Is it possible
that you could benefit from being more proud of yourself? Would
it be healthy for you to give yourself more credit for the struggles
you have weathered and the skills you have mastered and the beauty
you have managed to forge out of the chaotic raw materials that
life has given you? I've got a good feeling about this, Pisces.
I can imagine you summoning the playful courage you will need
to express more confidence. I can even picture you beginning to
fantasize about embarking on certain stirring adventures you've
never believed you were strong enough to try before now.
ARIES (March 21-April 19):
Thinking inside the box will be a crime against your nature
in the coming weeks. The last place you want to be is in a pigeonhole.
I advise you to stay far away from tight squeezes, claustrophobic
"sanctuaries," and "convenient" confinements.
If you're in a one-size-fits-all situation, you simply won't be
able to access your highest intelligence. So then where should
you be? I am rooting for you to wander into the wild frontiers
where unsanctioned wonders and marvels await you. I'd love for
you to find virgin terrain and uncharted territories where the
boring old rules don't apply.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20):
Mike Finnigan is a veteran keyboardist and blues vocalist who
has toured with more than 20 major acts, including Jimi Hendrix,
Etta James, Leonard Cohen, and Los Lonely Boys. There's a primal
quality to his singing. It's gritty and fluid and tempestuous,
almost feral at times. I understand perfectly why Bonnie Raitt
has called him a "tall drink of bacon." The sound he
makes with his voice is that lush and tasty. Can you guess his
astrological sign? It's Taurus, of course. I'm naming him your
patron saint this week because you yourself are as close as you
have ever come to being a tall drink of bacon.
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YOU NEED MAGIC
Every day, you have to wade through a relentless surge of soul-less
information. 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 strenuous
efforts to keep your world enchanted.
I aspire to contribute to the sacred cause of feeding your sense
of wonder and enchantment. That's one of my main motivations for
offering you my free horoscopes, book excerpts, and music.
If you ever want more of that stuff, and think it's worth paying
for, try out my Expanded Audio Horoscopes. They're four-to-five-minute
meditations on the current state of your destiny.
Go here to access them: RealAstrology.com
You can also listen over the phone by calling
1-877-873-4888
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20):
French painter Henri Matisse thought highly of his own work.
He tended to ignore critics because he didn't think they understood
his art well enough to produce intelligent critiques. There was
one person whose opinion he was willing to heed, though; a single
colleague who he said had earned to right to evaluate and assess
his art: Pablo Picasso. I encourage you, Gemini, to come up with
your own short list of people whose judgment you totally trust
and respect. It's a good time to seek out their feedback on how
you're doing.
CANCER (June 21-July 22):
How is it possible that you have come so far and worked so diligently
only to be resigned now to hanging out in limbo, waiting around
for the lucky break that may or may not ever arrive? I'm here
today to escort you out of this infernal place. If you resist,
my assignment is to drag you out. Why am I so adamant? Because
I am sure it's a mistake for you to be passive and hope for the
best. You need to resume working diligently, focused for now on
what's right in front of you without worrying too much about the
big picture. In my opinion, that approach will lead you to unforeseen
help -- and a clarification of the big picture.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):
Your levels of personal magic are high. The radiance beaming
out of your eyes is extra sparkly. There's an artistry to the
way you are expressing yourself. Without even trying, you're exuding
natural charisma and animal magnetism. In light of all these advantages,
I suspect you will have an elevated capacity for both giving and
receiving pleasure. In fact, I predict that your ability to feel
really good and make other people feel really good will be at
a peak. I hereby designate this the Week of Supreme Bliss.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):
The BBC reported on an expert who combs Switzerland's Risoud
Forest to find the spruce trees whose wood can be made into the
highest quality violins. After years of experience, Lorenzo Pellegrini
knows which few trees will produce instruments with the most resonant
tones. They grow slowly and have few knots. They need to have
had enough water to grow strong, but not so much water that they're
mushy. Your task in the coming weeks, Virgo, has a certain resemblance
to the master tree-picker's work. It's time for you to start selecting
and gathering the raw materials you will use to craft your own
lyrical story in 2014.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):
Here's the bad news: For all of us, including you, there is
a gap between our intentions and our actual effects. Here's the
good news: Now is your special time to narrow that gap. More bad
news: All of us, you included, are periodically guilty of sending
out mixed messages. We confuse people with our ambivalence; what
we say is sometimes different from what we feel. More good news:
Now is your special time to reduce your mixed messages to as close
to zero as possible. One more taste of bad news: Like all of us,
you are a bit hypocritical. You engage in behavior that you criticize
in others. You don't practice what you preach. One last piece
of good news: Now is your special time to work on being forthright,
genuine, and consistent.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):
"I am very fond of strawberries and cream," said author
Dale Carnegie, "but I have found that for some strange reason,
fish prefer worms. So when I went fishing, I didn't think about
what I wanted. I thought about what they wanted. I didn't bait
the hook with strawberries and cream. Rather, I dangled a worm
or grasshopper in front of the fish." That's a good teaching
story for you, Scorpio. In order to get your desires fulfilled
by the people who have the power to do that, you should give them
what they actually long for -- not what you long for, nor what
you wish they would long for. This is always true, of course,
but it's especially applicable to what's going on in your life
right now.
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HOMEWORK:
What part of you is too tame? How can you inspire it to seek
wilder ways of knowing? Write Freewillastrology.com.
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