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"Most importantly, watch out for the dark side of your own idealism and
of your moral sense. Both come from our arsenal of natural instincts. And
both easily degenerate into an excuse for attacks on others. When our
righteous indignation breathes the flames of anger against a 'villain,' we
all too often become a fang in nature's scheme of tooth and claw. No
martians or heavenly saviors will arrive to save us from our inborn evil.
We must battle the nature outside of us and within us in order to save our
selves."
-Howard Bloom
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FR** WILL ASTROLOGY
Week of January 29
Copyright 2004 by Rob Brezsny
www.beautyandtruth.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I suggest you deal creatively with budding
tension between you and your allies. Maybe you could convince them to get
down on the floor with you and tussle like puppies. Or how about
organizing a game of paintball? Gather together in someone's backyard and
throw rocks at dishes, bottles, and old TVs. Sneak a boombox into an
abandoned building and have a guerrilla dance party. Or stage a Lying
Contest in which everyone competes to tell the most outrageous whoppers.
Any one of these strategies will go far towards ensuring the success of
joint ventures in the coming weeks.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): "Mathematician Paul Erdos used to describe
himself as a 'machine for turning coffee into theorems,'" writes
philosopher Helena Cronin at www.edge.org. "In much the same way, genes
are machines for turning oxygen, water, light, zinc, calcium and iron into
bears, beetles, bacteria or bluebells." According to my reading of the
astrological omens, Taurus, it's a perfect time to apply this way of
thinking to yourself. By the end of this week, see if you can fill in the
blanks in the following sentence: "I am a machine for turning _______
into _______." In other words, define the nature of the alchemical magic
you are here on Earth to carry out.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In his masterpiece, *The Divine Comedy,*
Gemini poet Dante Alighieri described Hell as having nine levels, each
deeper in the earth and each filled with more terrible sinners than the
one above it. Condemned to the eighth level, along with liars, pimps,
hypocrites, and frauds, were astrologers. Yet in another book, *The
Convivio,* Dante expressed a reverence for astrology, calling it the
highest and most noble of all the sciences. Was he confused? No. He
believed that though astrology *is* a high and noble science, some of its
practitioners abuse it so dreadfully they give it a bad name. Can you do
what Dante did, Gemini? Can you comfortably hold big paradoxes? I hope
so. Wherever you seem to see nonsensical incongruities this week, you
will need to penetrate deeper and understand better.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): One of the things I like best about the Dalai
Lama (our fellow Crab) is his practical approach to spirituality. An
interviewer once urged him to discourse on how to cultivate
lovingkindness. His Holiness said something like, "That may be too much
to ask. How about if we just work on getting the 'kindness' part right?" I
bring this up, Cancerian, because the astrological omens suggest that
there's nothing more important for you in the coming week than to be
charitable and helpful. It doesn't matter whether or not you *feel*
charitable and helpful; be that way anyway.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In Norway, women comprise 40 percent of the
government, and state-owned businesses are required to have at least 40
percent of their board seats filled by women. Private companies will have
to meet this standard by 2005. In contrast, 14 percent of the U.S. and
Canadian governments is female, while American and Canadian women hold
just 13 percent of their countries' corporate board seats. The comparable
figures in Australia: 25 percent of the government is female, and 11
percent of the corporate boards. If you're thinking what I am, Leo, the
governments and corporations of our countries desperately need a
makeover. I nominate your tribe to lead the charge in the coming months.
The astrological omens suggest that whatever gender you are, you will
have an enhanced ability to promote females and feminine values in any
sphere where you have influence. Start immediately, and be ingeniously
relentless.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Jack Nicklaus had more major tournament
wins than any other golfer in history. Skill and practice were at the heart
of his athletic prowess, but on at least one occasion he tapped into a more
mysterious source of power. In 1973, he got into an uncharacteristic
slump that had him stumped. Then one night he had a dream in which he
experimented with a new grip on his clubs. When he went to the golf
course the next morning, he tried the dream's suggestion. It worked; his
funk ended. I hope you'll draw inspiration from Nicklaus' example, Virgo.
If you start drawing a blank in your area of expertise, be willing to call
on help you'd normally never seek -- maybe even the woo-woo kind.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I invoke Kwan Yin, Chinese goddess of
compassion, and ask her to receive the cry of your heart. I pray to Agni,
Hindu god of fire, that he might arouse and feed your most catalytic
creativity. I summon Bast, Egyptian goddess of play, to show you how to
deepen your commitment to life by having more fun. Finally, I offer a
bribe to Lilith, Pagan trickster goddess, in the hope that she will steal one
of your inhibitions and reveal to you the location of an erogenous zone
you've neglected.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Astrologer Steven Forrest says that you
Scorpios are experts at picking the locks to your unconscious minds.
Many of the other signs prefer to keep their hidden depths off-limits, but
you are inexhaustible explorers, always burrowing down further into the
Scary Unknown to discover more clues to the Great Mystery. Libras may
specialize in fostering beauty and harmony, and Cancers are masters of
nurturing, but your sign is adept at busting taboos and undoing
repression. I hope you're ready to live up to your reputation, because the
coming weeks will be prime time for your signature brand of *soul
retrieval.*
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The way politicians create legislation is
akin to how the meat industry makes sausage. The average person might
like or benefit from the result, but she'd really prefer not to know how
it's done or what goes into it. Though you may not be a sausage-maker or
politician, Sagittarius, I foresee a similar kind of process occupying your
attention in the coming week. Your challenge will be to patch together a
workable, maybe even attractive outcome by taking care of all the messy
details with discreet integrity.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It's prime time for you to steal good ideas
from creative innovators and use them to enhance your life. You're in an
astrological phase when imitation of the right influences -- bright and
beautiful and benevolent influences -- can lead to rapid progress. (Please
don't imitate mediocre, mean-spirited behavior, though.) Copy the styles
of fashion adepts, Capricorn. Borrow the successful methods that your
competitors and cohorts have employed at their jobs. Read stories about
people who are skilled at the art of living, and adopt their strategies as
your own. You should always give credit to your sources, of course. The
point is not to pretend you're the most original thinker in the history of
the world, but to make yourself happier and freer.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In the last 50 years, America's Great
Plains area has lost a third of its population, due largely to the
disappearance of family farms. People are moving out in droves. Ghost
towns are proliferating. From one perspective, that's sad, but from
another, it's cause for celebration: The wilderness is returning in some
places, and vast herds of buffalo once again roam the land. Is there any
chance you'd consider initiating a comparable transformation in your
inner realms during the coming weeks, Aquarius? Personally, I'd like to
see some of your over-civilized parts revert to the natural state.
According to my reading of the astrological omens, the cosmos agrees with
me.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The task you'll be faced with this week
reminds me of what Australian TV personality Steve Irwin did a few weeks
ago. No, you won't have to literally stand next to a 13-foot crocodile and
feed it a hunk of meat by hand while cradling a baby in your other arm.
But you may very well have to be fierce and tender at the same time, or
wild and protective, or daring and loving.
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HOMEWORK: Around February 2 every year, pagans make a pledge to the
Goddess about what their main intention will be in the coming year.
What's yours? Testify by going to www.beautyandtruth.com and clicking
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WANT TO GET YOUR CHART DONE?
I'm not doing charts these days. In addition to writing my weekly column
and expanded audio horoscopes, I'm also working on a book and CD.
But I can recommend a colleague whose astro-aesthetics closely match my
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Ro utilizes a blend of well-trained intuition, emotional warmth, and a
high degree of technical proficiency in horoscope interpretation; she is
skilled at exploring the mysteries of your life's purpose and nurturing
your connection with your own inner wisdom. In addition to over 20 years
of astrological experience, Ro is also a licensed psychotherapist, allowing
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work with you regardless of geographic boundaries.
Ro's website is at
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She can also be reached at roloughran@comcast.net
Namaste,
Rob
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