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May 26, 2004
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"Humankind was put on earth to keep the heavens aloft. When we fail,
creation remains unfinished."
-Rabbi Menachem Mendel, popularly known as the Kotzker Rebbe
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week of May 27
Copyright 2004 by Rob Brezsny
www.freewillastrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I almost always urge you to see the glass as
half-full, not half-empty. But this week I'm more cautious. Why?
Because you may soon be pressured to buy into overly optimistic
fantasies. Even people you trust may encourage you to place inflated faith
in shaky promises. So ask lots of probing questions, please. Beware of
groupthink. On the other hand, however, there's no need to adopt a sour,
suspicious perspective. Being cynical will not automatically make you
insightful. See if you can manage to be a cheerful skeptic, as generous and
open-minded as you are alert for the hype.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A surfer from California recently collected
his 15 minutes of fame when he rode his board for the 10,407th
consecutive day. During those 28 years, Dale Webster never took a
vacation. To keep his mornings free, he worked exclusively at low-paying
night jobs. He surfed on the day his daughter was born and the day he
passed kidney stones. His eyes now have scar tissue because he has gazed
into the sun for so long, and he's literally afraid to stop surfing for even
24 hours. I nominate him to be both your role model and anti-role model,
Taurus. It's a perfect time to commit yourself with fierce passion to a
long-term dream, but only if you promise not to let your devotion
degenerate into manic obsession.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I lead a group called the Prayer Warriors.
We petition God on behalf of people who need help in summoning divine
intervention. Here's the prayer we'll be saying for your tribe in the
coming months. *Dear God: We beseech You to give a big, beautiful home to
all Geminis who want one. If they aren't allowed to have that for karmic
reasons, please grant them a comfortable apartment with no obnoxious
roommates. If You can't manage that, bless them with a trailer that's free
of mildew. If that's impossible, bestow on them a tent that doesn't leak and
a cheap place to pitch it. If that's too much to ask, let them have their own
tree house in a forest that's not too dark and scary. And if all that's out of
the question, please at least help them feel at home in the world wherever
they are.*
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Antibiotics have been miracle drugs for
over 60 years, but their potency is fading as bacteria evolve to become
resistant to them. This has led some British doctors to revive a medieval
approach to healing -- placing maggots in open wounds. Seriously. The
creepy creatures are fast and effective in cleansing infections. I'd like
this to serve as your operative metaphor in the coming weeks, Cancerian.
As you strive to mend old psychic lesions, call on the wisdom of the past -
- even if it involves a cure that makes you a bit uneasy.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The puzzle is not as difficult as you imagine. In
fact, it has only seven pieces -- far fewer than you've assumed. Perhaps
you got thrown off by its simplicity; it *does* have a superficial
resemblance to a more complicated puzzle from your past. The ironic
thing is that you'll never figure it out as long as you're so serious and
stressed about it. To create the conditions that will lead to a solution,
relax, have as much fun as possible, and assume that the puzzle will soon
solve itself.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Most American children don't want to grow up
to be president any more. The practice of politics is boring and sickening,
they tell pollsters. There's too much pressure and too much arguing
involved. Despite this trend, I predict that in the coming weeks, a
disproportionately large percentage of Virgo youngsters will fantasize
about someday becoming President of the United States. I further predict
that one of these kids will ultimately be elected Commander in Chief in
2044. As for you Virgo adults, I believe that no matter what country you
live in, events in the coming days will awaken your dormant reserves of
ambition and authority.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The time a rodeo cowboy has to stay on a
bucking bronco to qualify: 8 seconds. The time a lion-tamer holds his head
in a lion's mouth: 7 seconds. The time it takes for a skydiver's parachute
to open: 6 seconds. The time it takes for thunder to travel a mile: 5
seconds. The time it will take, sometime in the coming week, for a divine
intervention to reveal a galvanizing vision of your possible future: 10
seconds. The time it may take for you to fully understand the meaning of
the vision: 4 months.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai wrote that
"The soul is a search; the soul is a dance of searches for whatever is lost."
Let that be your guiding thought in the coming weeks, Scorpio. The
astrological omens suggest that it's high time for you to go looking for a
missing treasure. The best way to ensure that you find it is to feed and
praise and give free reign to the part of you that you call your soul.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): What kind of archer do you want to be
when you grow up, Sagittarius? Would you like to be: 1. the kind of
archer who aims in the general direction of several big targets in the
distance; 2. the kind who aims at a single medium-sized target in the
middle distance; 3. the kind who aims at many small targets that aren't too
far away; 4. the kind who never aims at any target at all, but just enjoys
the thrill of shooting lots of arrows everywhere? This is a perfect time
for you to settle on one of these four options.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): My friend Katherine comes from an old
southern family that has recorded its history for generations. She says
her great-great-great-grandmother, Elizabeth, was born in Greenville,
South Carolina in 1852. Until she was 81 years old, Elizabeth suffered
from asthma. Then she was cured completely, and lived free of its ravages
until she died in 1955 at the age of 103. I nominate Elizabeth to be your
inspirational role model for the next two weeks, Capricorn. Believe it or
not, you now have the power to shed a burden or cure a malady that you've
always feared was a permanent curse.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Welcome to the Happiness Season,
Aquarius. The entire universe is now conspiring to provoke in you an
abiding sense of joy and well-being. You can resist, of course; it's your
God-given right to use your free will to repel this influx of contentment.
But in case you decide to cooperate with the cosmic trend, here are a few
helpful thoughts to propel you. "Happiness is a state of going somewhere
wholeheartedly, without regret or reservation." - William H. Sheldon.
"I'd rather be a failure at something I enjoy than be a success at
something I hate." - George Burns. "Happiness is not attained through
self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose." - Helen
Keller. "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and
just be happy." - Anonymous. "To be without some of the things you want
is an indispensable part of happiness." - Bertrand Russell.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I predict that some of you overly sensitive
Pisceans will soon be beaten down by the cold, cruel world. Maybe you'll
move in with your parents or flee to the middle of nowhere and live off the
grid in a log cabin. Similarly, more than a few of you Piscean artists,
actors, writers, and musicians will get weary of the uphill battle to make
a living from doing what you love. You'll think about selling out, seeking
dull but secure gigs in the corporate world. But I'm begging all of you not
to give up. Please continue your heroic struggles to be true to yourselves.
If you can manage to hold on a while longer, you will be blessed with a
breakthrough no later than September 1.
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Namaste,
Rob
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