Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
October 15, 2014
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 are excerpts.
Behind your back, your imaginary friends are plotting with your
inner child to overthrow your guilty conscience.
Meanwhile, your future self has time-traveled into the past to
enlist the spirits of your ancestors in a secret plan to unlock
your sleeping genius.
There's more: The superhero you used to fantasize about being
when you felt most helpless has been brought to life by the mad
scientist in your psyche's basement. Allies you never imagined
you had are gathering there to offer their support.
There's no way you can prevent all of these plotters and schemers
from giving you a big crazy dose of assistance.
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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.
Image at tinyurl.com/n76ahut
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I hope you can obtain the Avatar Elixir stashed in the golden
obelisk in the underground fortress beneath the glass mountain.
It will allow you to produce the "triple-helix" energy
that will give you the power to cross freely back and forth through
the gateway between universes.
Then wild beasts will obey your commands. Rivers will become
your allies. Every star in the sky will shine directly on you.
And if for some reason you're not able to get your hands on that
Avatar Elixir, you may be able to achieve similar results by drinking
a bottle of beer stashed in the lower left rear section of the
beverage cooler at a convenience store within five miles of your
home.
Magic might be wherever you think it is.
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This perfect moment is brought to you by the mummified middle
finger of Galileo's right hand, which is on display at the Museo
di Storia del Scienza in Florence, Italy. May it inspire you to
flip the metaphorical bird at anyone who proudly embodies the
kind of high-level idiocy Galileo had to endure.
See Galileo's mummified middle finger here: http://tinyurl.com/yaxjtls
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
Same-Sex Marriage Is Now Legal For A Majority Of The U.S.
i.imgur.com/KrM0bcC.png
In Vermont's largest city, Burlington, 100 percent of the electricity
now comes from renewable sources such as wind, water, and biomass.
tinyurl.com/mge3kgv
Kind-hearted Canadian business man donates 50% of his company's
profits to a worthy local cause.
tinyurl.com/l3lbpfq
(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 October 16
Copyright 2014 by Rob Brezsny
FreeWillAstrology.com
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):
In 1936, Libran author F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote about the "crack-up"
he had experienced years earlier. It included this tough realization:
"I had been only a mediocre caretaker of most of the things
left in my hands, even my talent." Let's use this as a seed
for your oracle. Have you been a good caretaker of your talent?
Have you been a good caretaker for other things you are responsible
for? Look within yourself and take inventory. If there's anything
lacking, now is an excellent time to raise your game. If you're
doing pretty well, reward yourself.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):
On a late summer day in 1666, scientist Isaac Newton was sitting
under an apple tree in his mother's garden in Lincolnshire, England.
An apple fell off a branch and plummeted to the ground. A half-century
later, he told his biographer that this incident inspired him
to formulate the theory of gravity. Fast forward to the year 2010.
Astronaut Piers Sellers got on the space shuttle Atlantis carrying
a piece of Newton's apple tree. He took it with him as he escaped
Earth's gravity on his trip to the International Space Station.
By my reading of the astrological omens, now would be an excellent
time for you to undertake a comparable gesture or ritual, Scorpio.
With a flourish, update your relationship with an important point
of origin.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):
Most birds don't sing unless they are up high: either flying
or perched somewhere off the ground. One species that isn't subject
to this limitation is the turnstone, a brightly mottled shorebird.
As it strolls around beaches in search of food, it croons a tune
that the Cornell Lab of Ornithology calls "a short, rattling
chuckle." In the coming weeks, this creature deserves to
be your mascot -- or your power animal, as they say in New Age
circles. Why? I doubt that you will be soaring. You won't be gazing
down at the human comedy from a detached location high above the
fray. But I expect you will be well-grounded and good-humored
-- holding your own with poise amidst the rough-and-tumble. As
you ramble, sing freely!
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
Let's discuss that thing you are eyeing and coveting and fantasizing
about. My operative theory is that you can enjoy it without actually
having it for your own. In fact, I think it will be best if you
do enjoy it without possessing it. There's an odd magic at play
here. If this desired thing becomes a fixed part of your life,
it may interfere with you attracting two future experiences that
I regard as more essential to your development. My advice is to
avoid getting attached to the pretty good X-factor so as to encourage
the arrival and full bloom of two stellar X-factors.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):
"Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always
be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way," said philosopher
Alan Watts. You have either recently made a personal discovery
proving that this is true, or else you will soon do so. The brain-scrambling,
heart-whirling events of recent weeks have blessed you with a
host of shiny new questions. They are vibrant replacements for
the tired old questions that have kept at least one of your oldest
dilemmas locked in place.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):
"There is for everyone some one scene, some one adventure,
some one picture that is the image of his secret life," said
Irish poet William Butler Yeats. I invite you to identify that
numinous presence, Pisces. And then I urge you to celebrate and
cultivate it. Give special attention to it and pay tribute to
it and shower love on it. Why? Because now is an excellent time
to recognize how important your secret life is to you -- and to
make it come more fully alive than it has ever been.
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FEELING JOY STIMULATES YOUR COMPASSION?
Assume that your drive to experience pleasure isn't a barrier
to your spiritual growth, but is in fact essential to it. Proceed
on the hypothesis that cultivating joy can make you a more ethical
and compassionate person. Imagine that feeling good has something
important to teach you every day.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19):
New York City's Diamond District is home to over 2,000 businesses
that buy and sell jewelry. Throughout the years, many people have
lost bits of treasure here. Valuable bits of gold and gems have
fallen off broken necklaces, earrings, watches, and other accessories.
Now an enterprising man named Raffi Stepanian is cashing in. Using
tweezers and a butter knife, he mines for the rich pickings that
are packed in the mud of sidewalk cracks and gutters. "The
percentage of gold out here on the street is greater than the
amount of gold you would find in a mine," he says. I'd love
to see you get inspired by his efforts, Aries. Dig for treasure
in unlikely places where no one else would deign to look.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20):
In 1987, a college freshman named Mike Hayes was having trouble
paying for his education at the University of Illinois. He appealed
for help to the famous newspaper columnist Bob Greene, who asked
each of his many readers to send Hayes a penny. The response was
tidal. Although most of the ensuing donations were small, they
added up to over $28,000 -- enough for Hayes to finance his degree.
I encourage you to take a comparable approach in the coming weeks,
Taurus: Ask for a little from a lot of different sources.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20):
The word "abracadabra" is a spell that stage magicians
utter at the climax of their tricks: the catalyst that supposedly
makes a rabbit materialize from a hat or an assistant disappear
in a puff of smoke. There's no real sorcery. It's an illusion
perpetrated by the magician's hocus-pocus. But "abracadabra"
has a less well-known history as an incantation used by real magicians
to generate authentic wizardry. It can be traced back to Gnostic
magi of the second century. They and their successors believed
that merely speaking the word aloud evokes a potency not otherwise
available. I invite you to experiment with this possibility, Gemini.
Say "abracadabra" to boost your confidence and enhance
your derring-do. You already have more power than usual to change
things that have been resistant to change, and intoning some playfully
ferocious "abracadabras" may put your efforts over the
top.
CANCER (June 21-July 22):
The 17th-century writer Rene Descartes is regarded as the father
of modern philosophy and the founder of rationalism. His famous
catchphrase is a centerpiece of the Western intellectual tradition:
"I think, therefore I am." Here's what I find amusing
and alarming about the man: He read almost nothing besides the
Bible and the work of Catholic theologian Thomas Aquinas. He said
that classic literature was a waste of time. Is that who we want
at the heart of our approach to understanding reality? I say no.
In accordance with the astrological omens, I authorize you to
instead adopt one or both of the following formulas: "I feel,
therefore I am" or "I dream, therefore I am."
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):
You can't give what you don't have. Here's a corollary: You
can sort of half-give what you half-have, but that may lead to
messy complications and turn out to be worse than giving nothing
at all. So here's what I recommend: Devote yourself to acquiring
a full supply of what you want to give. Be motivated by the frustration
you feel at not being able to give it yet. Call on your stymied
generosity to be the driving force that inspires you to get the
missing magic. When you've finally got it, give it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):
I suspect that one of your allies or loved ones will get caught
in his or her own trap. The way you respond will be crucial for
how the rest of the story plays out. On the one hand, you shouldn't
climb into the trap with them and get tangled up in the snarl.
On the other hand, it won't serve your long-term interests to
be cold and unhelpful. So what's the best strategy? First, empathize
with their pain, but don't make it your own. Second, tell the
blunt truth in the kindest tone possible. Third, offer a circumscribed
type of support that won't compromise your freedom or integrity.
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