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"Every genuine boy is a rebel and an anarch. If he were allowed to develop
according to his own instincts, his own inclinations, society would
undergo such a radical transformation as to make the adult revolutionary
cower and cringe."
-Henry Miller, *The Books in My Life*
"What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life?
The world would split open."
-Muriel Rukeyser, "Kathe Kollwitz," *A Muriel Rukeyser Reader*
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week of May 13
Copyright 2004 by Rob Brezsny
www.freewillastrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Whirl-Zap-Gush (the Supreme Being
formerly known as God) has choreographed a rigorous dance for you to do
this week. It has a mix of primal and elegant elements; it's both
meditative and profanely funny. A good title for this mysterious spectacle
might be "Holy Ruckus" or "Sacred Uproar." As always, of course, you
have free will: You can refuse to do the dance as Whirl-Zap-Gush has
choreographed it, and instead go off and try your own spontaneous
improvisations. But for maximum beauty, truth, and fulfillment, I
suggest you stick with the divinely designed moves.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): It's time to get a new soundtrack for your
life. Whatever music has served as your mythic theme all this time just
doesn't cut it any more. You need to sing and listen to songs that resonate
with the fresh emotional currents that are flowing through you. As you
update this primary source of inspiration, I suggest you turn your
attention to others as well. Look for a book that can change your life, a
role model to inflame your imagination, and a pair of magic underpants.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I'm falling in love with you all over again,
Gemini. You've been turning frustration into fuel, and that has impressed
me deeply. I'm fascinated by how you've been using your sense of
desperation as a good excuse to go crazy in creative and constructive ways.
Your inner child and your inner wiseass have been collaborating to pull
off unpredictable departures from tradition, and I find that very
entertaining. I especially admire the warrior energy you've been bringing
to your dreams: how you punched a hole in the nightmare, how you told
jokes to the monster, how you risked everything to wake up.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian singer George Michael recently
announced that he intends to give away his music for free, posting it on
the Internet for anyone to download. "I've been very well remunerated for
my talents over the years," he told BBC, "so I really don't need the
public's money." Given the current astrological omens, dear Crab, it
makes perfect sense for you to regard Michael as your role model in the
coming week. I urge you to expand your generosity to the next level as you
provide free samples of a resource or skill you've been blessed with in
abundance.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): "Emotional Violence for Dummies" was the
alternate title Cintra Wilson gave to the film "Mystic River." Writing in
Salon.com, she said that while Sean Penn is normally a great actor, the
role for which he won his Oscar was overwrought. "I've seen more
skillfully calibrated grief at Super Bowl parties," Wilson mused. She
speculated that the Academy was "playing catch-up ball," rewarding him
for the better work he has done in previous movies. I'm guessing that you
will soon have a similar experience, Leo. Like Penn, who was born in the
sign of the Lion, you may get more credit or recognition than you
seemingly deserve for your current efforts. But it will be well-deserved
compensation for the undervalued wonders you pulled off in the past.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It just ain't natural for a Virgo to be a
spectacular exhibitionist. We astrologers might be forgiven, then, if
we've wondered how the singer Beyoncé could possibly be a member of
your tribe, as she claims to be. Recently, the mystery was solved. In an
interview with the "Star," Beyoncé revealed that a character named Sasha
takes over her body onstage. "There's no way I'd wear a short little dress
and dance like that in front of all those people," she said. I bring this up,
Virgo, because I'd like you to consider acquiring your own alternate
personality. He or she could help you fulfill your current cosmic
mandate, which is to climb to a rooftop or mountaintop or tabletop and do
a song and dance dedicated to the person you want to be five years from
today.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): There's a book by Mira Kirshenbaum called
*Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay: A Step-By-Step Guide to Helping You
Decide Whether to Stay in or Get Out of Your Relationship.* Her aim is to
help her readers "move from painful ambivalence to a clear sense of
knowing what to do" about their relationships. I'll be saying a prayer with
that theme for you this week, Libra. Whether the relationship in question
is with a person or group or job or institution, it's high time for you to
be free of swampy vacillation so you can glide into the future with a
decisive, free-spirited vision.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): These days, Scorpio, you're like a jeweler
who doesn't own any jewelry; you're like a TV repair person who never
watches TV. The state you're in reminds me of an expert gardener
watering the tomato plants when it's raining. You have the aura of a
mother without any children or a general whose army is hiding from him.
I'm not saying that any of this is a bad thing. It's actually pretty enigmatic
and interesting. And for all I know, there may be some method in your
madness. Perhaps you're daring fate to give you what you don't know you
need.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The placebo effect is a well-known but
little understood phenomenon in medical science. Studies have shown that
up to a third of all sick people feel better after receiving pills with no
active ingredients. The reason may lie in the body's powerful instinct to
participate in its own healing. When it believes help is on the way in the
form of medication, it joins in by releasing endorphins, the natural
opiates that induce relaxation and a sense of well-being. These thoughts
lead me to my analysis of your astrological omens, Sagittarius: I believe
that your current ailments, both physical and psychological, are exactly
the kind that are most responsive to placebo cures. So load up! M&M's are
effective, I've found, as are Pez candy and the little white pills contained
in toy doctors' kits.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Here's how cartoonist Matt Groening feels
about love: "Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig and then
suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun." Here, on the
other hand, is what composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart believed:
"Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together
go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius." My
analysis of the astrological omens leads me to suspect that in the coming
weeks your life will be a vivid embodiment of one of those two definitions,
Capricorn. Which will win out? The outcome will have nothing to do with
blind fate. It'll depend entirely on whether you choose to play romantic
games or else devote yourself to the highest form of love you can imagine.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): What if I told you that you can change the
past? It's true, Aquarius. You now have power over your memories. It's a
perfect moment to adjust them, correct them, and reconfigure them so
they will serve you better in the future. You're also in a good position to
declare your independence from old images that have been oppressing you.
There's no need to feel trapped into being who you used to be if that's not
who you are anymore.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Last summer, three exhibitors at the Ohio
State Fair tried to fool a panel of judges. The men glued hairpieces on
their cows in an effort to hide the animals' sagging backs. But inspectors
discovered the bovine toupees and disqualified the cheaters. Now if you
Pisceans tried something like this in the coming week, you'd probably get
away with it -- at least according to my analysis of the astrological
omens. I don't recommend it, though. Ironically, you're far more likely to
win competitions or succeed at challenges if you *don't* engage in
subterfuge. Being honest and ethical will give you an unbeatable power
you can't tap into any other way.
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