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Rob Brezsny's Fr** Will Astrology Newsletter
celebrates your ever-increasing capacity
for joy and passion
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February 25, 2004
www.freewillastrology.com
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PRONOIA HOLIDAY in San Francisco
There's been an explosion of good news in San Francisco recently, as
hundreds of gay couples have leaped at the chance to be married, taking
advantage of a crack in the sour and puckered mass hallucination that is
mistakenly referred to as "reality."
This is PRONOIA at its most sublime, a transgressive act that smashes one
of the absurd taboos against joy and passion. Glory to the Goddess for
conspiring to foment this radical blessing.
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HER GORGEOUS POWER
Poet Adrienne Rich offered her beautiful insurrections at a recent poetry
reading in San Francisco. Though 74 years old and barely five feet tall,
she's one of the most powerful women I've ever been in the presence of. I
drew courage from her mastery of language and sound, her impeccably
compassionate intellect, her lucid humility, and the elegant ferocity with
which she strikes wise blows against the corruption of the overprivileged
classes.
Here's a poem by Adrienne Rich
(Her website is here:
http://www.barclayagency.com/rich.html)
SONG
You're wondering if I'm lonely:
OK then, yes, I'm lonely
as a plane rides lonely and level
on its radio beam, aiming
across the Rockies
for the blue-strung aisles
of an airfield on the ocean.
You want to ask, am I lonely?
Well, of course, lonely
as a woman driving across country
day after day, leaving behind
mile after mile
little towns she might have stopped
and lived and died in, lonely
If I'm lonely
it must be the loneliness
of waking first, of breathing
dawn's first cold breath on the city
of being the one awake
in a house wrapped in sleep
If I'm lonely
it's with the rowboat ice-fast on the shore
in the last red light of the year
that knows what it is, that knows it's neither
ice nor mud nor winter light
but wood, with a gift for burning
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FR** WILL ASTROLOGY
Week of February 26
Copyright 2004 by Rob Brezsny
www.beautyandtruth.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You know that library book you checked out
in 1999 and still have in your bookcase? It's time to return it to the
library, preferably along with a partial payment. Remember the
unconscious way you broke up with one of your old flames? It's time to
send an apology. How about that dumb thing you did to sabotage your own
happiness once upon a time? Isn't it about time you forgave yourself and
shed your lingering remorse? Hell has frozen over, Aries. Pigs have
grown wings. Make the atonements you thought you'd never make in a
thousand years.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): University students in Poland have
discovered an unexpected way to boost their grades: wearing red
underwear while taking tests. Ever since researchers presented evidence
of the "red underwear effect," clothing stores have reported a run on
scarlet-hued bras, underpants, and boxer shorts around exam times.
Maybe it's merely the result of mass hysteria, but what difference does it
make if it truly enhances the students' performance under pressure? I
suggest you consider hopping on this trend, Taurus. What have you got to
lose from regularly donning red skivvies during this, the final-exam
phase of your yearly cycle?
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If oil companies were given a green light to
drill Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, they'd ultimately produce
42 million gallons of black gold every day. America's dependence on
foreign oil would diminish, which might in turn reduce its inclination to
use military force to ensure its supply. But there is a simpler way to
accomplish the same goal. If the fuel efficiency of SUVs were boosted a
mere three miles per gallon, America's daily oil consumption would
decrease by 49 million gallons. I suggest you keep this scenario in mind,
Gemini, as you head towards a turning point in your personal life. Rather
than exploit and pollute one of your natural talents for a seemingly good
cause, I suggest you seek an alternate way to accomplish that good cause. It
may take a relatively minor adjustment.
THUNDERBIRD (also known as CANCER) (June 21-July 22): In an effort
to improve the image of the pit bull, New York City has officially changed
the dog's name to "New Yorkies." I propose that we Crabs try a similar
experiment. Isn't it time we try shedding our linguistic connection with
the killer disease? How about if for the next three weeks we call our sign
"Thunderbird" or "Quantum Flux" or "Vanquisher" instead of "Cancer"?
Let's see if it stimulates subtle changes in the way we think about
ourselves. It's the perfect time to try it. We're currently in an
astrological phase when we have maximum power to transcend
limitations.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Let's do a check-in, Leo. In the first eight weeks
of 2004, how well have you taken advantage of the stellar wealth-
building opportunities? Have you been doing the inner work necessary to
increase your value? Have you unleashed your imagination in a quest to
heal and supercharge your relationship with money? Have you started to
lay the groundwork for the livelihood you want to be doing by March 1,
2009? It's prime time to intensify your efforts in all these tasks. P.S. I
suggest that you also cultivate relationships with collaborators who can
help you attract resources you'll need for a long time.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Lent is the period between Ash Wednesday and
Easter when devout Christians commemorate the 40 days that Christ
allegedly spent resisting the devil's temptations in the wilderness.
Growing up Episcopalian, I was taught to imitate Jesus every year at this
time by giving up something I had a strong attachment to. My usual choice
was candy. It so happens, Virgo, that even if you're not Christian, the
coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to renounce three
experiences that you have become a bit addicted to. Those experiences are
berating yourself, denying yourself pleasure, and giving till it hurts. I
urge you to give them all up between now and April 10.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It's time for a check-in, Libra. What progress
have you been making in your work on this year's major assignment? As I
suggested two months ago, you should expedite the dying of the Old You,
preparing the way for the birth of the New You later in 2004. So have you
been taking brave steps to liberate yourself from the past? Have you
opened yourself to the possibility of making radical departures from
business-as-usual? Do you whisper the word "resurrection" to yourself
as you fall asleep each night? If you've been carrying out this quest in
even a half-assed way, the coming week will bring you a poignant gift.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your ability to speak moving words and
initiate useful changes is at a peak. So is your knack for revealing your
inner beauty and attracting the help and attention you want. How will you
wield these awesome powers? Like a manipulative megalomaniac bent on
ruling your little corner of the world, always angling for personal gain?
Or like a fascinating fount of blessings, eager to share your wealth as you
hunt down inspiring adventures with relentless ingenuity?
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Northern California, the place I call
home, has more spiritual workshops per capita than anywhere else on
earth. On a given weekend, you can choose from yoga retreats, meditation
classes, astrology intensives, and a hundred other adventures in woo-woo.
Grizzled veterans of the scene have a phrase to describe the attitude of
workshop leaders who are overly proud of how enlightened they are --
who ooze a pretentious solemnity that belies the divine grace they're
supposedly championing. The term is "stinky Zen." It's a perfect way to
convey the fact that humorless self-importance can sabotage even the
finest ideals. Be on the alert for this stench, Sagittarius -- not only in
New Age types, but in everyone else, too. I nominate you to be the earthy
whistleblower who makes sure that all the deep truths stay fun and funny.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Some British celebrities turn down the
honors their government proposes to bestow on them. For example, actor
Albert Finney refused to become a knight, saying it was "a disease which
perpetuates snobbery." Similarly, some people reject gifts they can't use
or don't want. My friend Glenda's uncle offered to give her an ostrich farm
in Louisiana on the condition that she move there and oversee its
operation. No thanks, she said. I advise you to be on the alert for
meaningless honors and pseudo-blessings like these, Capricorn. Don't let
them distract you from the real thing, which will arrive later.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): At no time in the week ahead will you be
struck by lightning, squeezed by a giant python, or blindsided by an old
nemesis. I do predict that an unexpected force will hit you upside your
attitude, but it will be the kind that's good for you. Here are some
examples of what form this intervention might take. You could be splashed
with a squirt gun by a friend who wants to break down an awkwardness or
formality that has undermined your closeness; you could be hit with
rolled-up socks thrown by a child who has something important to tell
you; or you may be hugged with surprising ferocity by a person who is
suddenly sorry to have been taking you for granted.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Some astrologers believe that an unusually
high percentage of babies born on February 29 grow up to be bisexual. I
would go further and say that people born on that day are more likely to
become bisexual, transgendered, double-jointed, ambidextrous double
agents who are equally skilled at accessing both their left and right brain.
Even you Pisceans who were not born on that exceptional day will be
injected with a hefty dose of the February 29 spirit this week. It should
be an excellent time to have your cake and eat it, too.
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