Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
September 28, 2016
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.
Invitation: In a contemplative state, contact the highest source you know, and ask this question: What do I need to become aware of that I wouldn't even know to ask about?
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I wish you joyous and mysterious eruptions of profound gratification and gratitude.
I wish you fluid insights and "ah-ha!" revelations that lead to cathartic integrations on a regular basis.
I wish you the ripening of lucky trends you've worked hard to earn, resulting in the kind of healing that allows your generosity to flow.
I wish you captivating yet relaxing adventures that enable you to weave together diverse threads of your experience, inspiring you to feel at home in the world.
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"Enter each day with the expectation that the happenings of the day may contain a clandestine message addressed to you personally. Expect omens, epiphanies, casual blessings, and teachers who unknowingly speak to your condition."
- Sam Keen
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One of my favorite Facebook Teammates, Danielle Egnew, says:
1. I am not interested in what is wrong. I am interested in what is RIGHT.
2. If you have solutions, I'm interested. Come share them with me. I will share mine with you.
3. I've gone bored with shock-jock cynicism. I refuse to sacrifice further IQ points at the altar of the lowest common denominator.
4. FEAR is not my University.
5. Providing a shoulder to cry on is part of my human design.
6. Lies are boring. Us-against-them is boring. Mean, insulting, cutting, bullying, defensiveness, nastiness -- boring, boring, boring...ZzZz...
7. I'm not interested in distracting myself with the illusion of limitation.
8. Debates are for the undecided. I'm happy to discuss.
9. Consensus is my religion.
10. Love is the language of God.
11. I am at peace in the knowledge that at any given time, someone will be completely unhappy with my perspective.
12. I don't need to be "in control". I do need to be aware.
13. I'm awake. In this awareness, there can sometimes be pain, loneliness and fear.
14. This awareness does not define reality, but the state of my own reality in that moment.
15. There is nothing on this earth that love cannot heal.
16. I am designed to radiate love. And so are you.
17. I assume the best, as I'm simply not interested in the worst.
18. I do not mistake hyper-vigilance for provision.
19. Anger is a symptom of pain.
20. Love is my bottom line.
Danielle Egnew is at facebook.com/danielleegnew
My Facebook page is at bit.ly/BrezFB
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"Give us this day our daily hunger," prayed French philosopher Gaston Bachelard. It was his personal variation on the "Give us this day our daily bread" line from the Lord's Prayer.
Proposed experiment: Ask the Divine Wow or the Flying Spaghetti Monster or your Higher WildSelf to furnish you with a steady flow of strong, righteous desires.
Say this: "Give me this day my holiest longings."
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Please tell me your own nominations for PRONOIA RESOURCES: Truthrooster@gmail.com.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning September 29
Copyright 2016 by Rob Brezsny
FreeWillAstrology.com
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):
Thanks you for all the entertainment you've provided in the past 11 months, Libra. Since your birthday in 2015, you have taken lively and gallant actions to rewrite history. You have banished a pesky demon and repaired a hole in your soul. You've educated the most immature part of yourself and nurtured the most neglected part of yourself. To my joyful shock, you have even worked to transform a dysfunctional romantic habit that in previous years has undermined togetherness. What's next? Here's my guess: unprecedented immunity and exemption from the demands of the past.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):
Are you able to contract while you are expanding, and vice versa? Can you both shed mediocre comforts and also open your imagination to gifts that await you at the frontier? Is it possible to be skeptical toward ideas that shrink your world and people who waste your time, even as you cultivate optimism and innocence about the interesting challenges ahead of you? Here's what I think, Scorpio: Yes, you can. At least for right now, you are more flexible and adaptable than you might imagine.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):
You Sagittarians are famous for filling your cups so full they're in danger of spilling over. Sometimes the rest of us find this kind of cute. On other occasions, we don't enjoy getting wine splashed on our shoes. But I suspect that in the coming weeks, the consequences of your tendency to overflow will be mostly benign -- perhaps even beneficial. So I suggest you experiment with the pleasures of surging and gushing. Have fun as you escape your niches and transcend your containers. Give yourself permission to seek adventures that might be too extravagant for polite company. Now here's a helpful tip from your fellow Sagittarian, poet Emily Dickinson: "You cannot fold a flood and put it in a drawer."
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
I believe that during the coming weeks you will have an extra amount of freedom from fate. The daily grind won't be able to grind you down. The influences that typically tend to sap your joie de vivre will leave you in peace. Are you ready to take full advantage of this special dispensation? Please say YES YES A THOUSAND TIMES YES. Be alert for opportunities to rise above the lowest common denominators. Be aggressive about rejecting the trivial questions that trap everyone in low expectations. Here are my predictions: Your willpower will consistently trump your conditioning. You won't have to play by the old rules, but will instead have the sovereignty to invent the future.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):
According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you can expect an unlikely coincidence or two in the coming days. You should also be alert for helpfully prophetic dreams, clear telepathic messages, and pokes from an amusing angel. In fact, I suspect that useful hints and clues will be swirling in extra abundance, sometimes in the form of direct communications from stand-up sources, but just as often from hidden, secret, or seemingly invisible tipsters.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):
You know that inner work you've been doing with such diligence? I'm referring to those psycho-spiritual transformations you have been attending to in the dark . . . the challenging but oddly gratifying negotiations you've been carrying on with your secret self . . . the steady, strong future you've been struggling to forge out of the chaos? Well, I foresee you making a big breakthrough in the coming weeks. The progress you've been making, which up until now has been mostly invisible to others, will finally be seen and appreciated. The vows you uttered so long ago will, at last, yield at least some of the tangible results you've pined for.
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MAYBE JOY AND PLEASURE ARE ESSENTIAL SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES
Assume that your drive to experience pleasure and happiness 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.
For inspiration in practicing this approach, tune in to your EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES. They're four-to-five-minute meditations on the current state of your destiny.
To listen to your Expanded Audio Horoscope online, go to RealAstrology.com.
Register and/or log in through the main page.
You can also listen over the phone by calling 1-877-873-4888.
The cost is $6 per sign on the Web (discounts available for bulk purchases), or $1.99 per minute by phone.
The Expanded Audio Horoscopes work on most smart phones and tablets.
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"Your expanded horoscopes get more personal and intimate with me than some of my closest friends. Thanks for the loving reflections."
- Ari S., Ann Arbor, MI
"When I listen to your audio 'scopes, my free will lights up." - Alex D., Los Angele
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ARIES (March 21-April 19):
What's the difference between a love warrior and a love worrier? Love warriors work diligently to keep enhancing their empathy, compassion, and emotional intelligence. Love warriors fret so much about not getting the love they want that they neglect to develop their intimacy skills. Love warriors are always vigilant for how their own ignorance may be sabotaging togetherness, while love worriers dwell on how their partner's ignorance is sabotaging togetherness. Love warriors stay focused on their relationship's highest goals, while love worriers are preoccupied with every little relationship glitch. I bring this to your attention, Aries, because the next seven weeks will be an excellent time to become less of a love worrier and more of a love warrior.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20):
I wonder how you will deal with the invitation to reinvent and reinvigorate your approach to work. My guess is that if you ignore the provocative opportunity, it will devolve into an obstruction. If, on the other hand, you embrace the challenge, it will lead to unforeseen improvements in the way you earn money and structure your daily routine. Here's the paradox: Being open to seemingly impractical considerations will ultimately turn out to be quite practical.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20):
Is it possible that you're on the verge of reclaiming the innocent wisdom you had as a child? Judging from the current astrological omens, I suspect it is. If all goes well, you will soon be blessed with a long glimpse of your true destiny -- a close replica of the vision that bloomed in you at the age of five. And this will, in turn, enable you to actually see magic unicorns and converse with fairies and eat clouds that dip down close to the earth. I'm just kidding about that last part. In fact, having a holy vision of your original self will make you smarter in unimaginable ways. For example, you will get insights into how to express previously inexpressible parts of yourself. You will get good ideas about how to attract more of the love you have always felt deprived of.
CANCER (June 21-July 22):
I'm not asking you where you feel safe and fragile and timid. I want to know about the places and situations where you feel safe and strong and bold. Are there sanctuaries that nurture your audacious wisdom? Are there natural sites that help you clarify your mission here on Planet Earth and infuse you with primal willpower? Go to those power spots. Allow them to amaze you with their transformative blessings. And maybe find a new oasis to excite and incite you. Your creative savvy will bloom in November if you nurture yourself now with this magic.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):
One of your old reliable formulas may temporarily be useless or even deceptive. An ally could be withholding an important detail. Your favorite psychological crutch is in disrepair, and your go-to excuse is no longer viable. And yet I think you're going to be just fine, Leo. Plan B will probably work better than Plan A. Secondary sources and substitutes should provide you with all the leverage you need. And I bet you will finally capitalize on an advantage that you have previously neglected. For best results, be vigilant for unexpected help.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):
Attention! Warning! One of your signature fears is losing its chokehold on your imagination. If this trend continues, its power to scare you may decline as much as 50 percent by October 1. And then what will you do? How can you continue to plug away at your goals if you don't have worry and angst and dread to motivate you? I suppose you could shop around for a replacement fear -- a new prod to keep you on the true and righteous path. But you might also want to consider an alternative: the possibility of drawing more of the energy you need by feeding your lust for life.
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HOMEWORK:
What most needs regeneration in your life? And what are you going to do to regenerate it? FreeWillAstrology.com.
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