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Rob Brezsny's Free Will Astrology Newsletter
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June 2, 2004
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PERFORMANCE AT HEALTH AND HARMONY FESTIVAL
I'll be speaking and singing and creating a ruckus at the Health and
Harmony Festival on Saturday, June 12 at 3:30. The festival happens in
Santa Rosa, CA. I'll do a 45-minute set in the Eco Stage. For more info, go
to www.harmonyfestival.com.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week of June 3
Copyright 2004 by Rob Brezsny
www.freewillastrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
ARIES (March 21-April 19): There is a Native American nation that
white people call the Winnebago. The tribe's members refer to
themselves, however, as the Hotcâgara. That's your first metaphorical
clue for the week, Aries. You should firmly correct anyone who misnames
or misidentifies you. Here's another tip, courtesy of the Hotcâgara. In
their origin myth, the great god Earthmaker wakes up to realize he is the
only being in the universe. In his abysmal loneliness, he weeps. His tears
become the oceans and rivers and lakes of our world. I suspect that the
tears you cry in the coming week will also, like Earthmaker's, be
profoundly creative.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In his book *The Gulag Archipelago,*
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn documents the Soviet Union's oppression of many
ethnic groups between 1918 and 1956. "Only one nation would not give
in, nor acquire the mental habits of submission," he noted. "These were
the Chechens. They never sought to please, to ingratiate themselves with
the bosses . . . No one could stop them from living as they did." I don't
mean to imply that the manipulative pressures coming to bear on you,
Taurus, are anywhere near as severe as what the Chechens experienced.
In fact, your version might be rather covert or subtle. But I urge you,
nevertheless, to stand up in defense of your independent spirit with a
Chechen-like clarity and ferocity.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): At this point in your journey, Gemini, your
free will is a more important factor in determining your fate than the
constraints of karma or the whims of the gods. I won't waste your time,
then, predicting what may or may not lie ahead. Instead, I'll invite you to
formulate self-fulfilling prophecies about the beautiful future you want
to create. To help tease out your brainstorms, I offer you a few of the laws
of life articulated by Hawaiian shaman Serge Kahili King: 1. The world is
what you think it is. 2. There are no limits; everything is possible. 3.
Energy flows where attention goes. 4. Now is the moment of power. 5. To
love is to be happy. 6. All power comes from within.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): "Dear Dr. Brezsny: Last night I dreamt I
was returning home from a horrid date with a man who didn't even know
my name. As I came into the living room, the heating duct flew off, and
hundreds of rabbits started pouring in. At first I didn't mind, but then
they started to attack me. Long story short, I was eaten alive by cute
cuddly bunny wabbits. Comments? -Apparently Delicious Moon Child."
Dear Moon Child: I think you're dreaming for the entire Cancerian
tribe. Here are some possible dream interpretations. 1. You've been too
nice for your own good lately. 2. Your extreme, almost manic fertility is
leading you to do things that aren't healthy for you. 3. You should
minimize contact with anyone who doesn't see you for who you really are,
and you shouldn't indulge people who take advantage of your nurturing
sweetness.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): "Leafing through 'Forbes' or 'Fortune' is like
reading the operating manual of a strangely sanctimonious pirate ship,"
wrote Adam Gopnik in the "New Yorker." My perspective is a little
different. I think of Forbes and Fortune as the Bibles of the world's pre-
eminent religion, the Holy Orthodox Church of Business As Usual. It's a
cult we all have to come to terms with and pay tribute to. What's your
relationship with it, Leo? Have you made your peace, or are you in a state
of tormented denial? If it's the former, the next three months will be a
favorable time to increase your income. If it's the latter, you should
consider going on a financial vision quest.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): [Note: In the spirit of the epic yet mysterious
turning point you're at, Virgo, I'm providing you with an extravagant yet
cryptic oracle. Read it with the nonlinear side of your brain.] Your escape
from the false "home" is imminent. Are you ready to change about 10
percent of your mind about who you really are and 20 percent of your
mind about where you truly belong? Regard it as a lucky sign if the
prospect of fresh freedom rouses an ancient fear. It means you're close to
finding the lost key to the kingdom of childhood, which is also the key to
the secret garden of adulthood.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Using probability theory, mathematician J.E.
Littlewood calculated that most people typically experience a miracle at a
rate of about one per month. In my experience, that estimate is high. I
think the average is closer to one miracle every seven weeks. But you
Libras can disregard this speculation completely. The astrological omens
suggest that the next four weeks will bring you at least four and as many
as nine amazing synchronicities, supernatural interventions, and
wondrous mysteries.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): There's a chance that friends or family
members will soon behave in a way that drives you crazy. It's also likely,
however, that they will connect you to new resources and help you
transcend your limitations. A third possibility is that they will do both:
hurt you and heal you. However it all shakes out, Scorpio, you can be sure
that your closest relationships are about to teach you lessons you didn't
even realize you needed to know.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Laughter Yoga (www.laughteryoga.org)
is a new international phenomenon that began in India. Practitioners
gather together regularly to engage in half-hour sessions of nonstop
chuckling, chortling, and cackling. Yogic breathing exercises supplement
the therapeutic value. The month of June will be an ideal time for you
Sagittarians to launch local branches of these Laughter Clubs. The
astrological omens say you'll be running into an extraordinary number of
funny things. That's lucky for you, because you have a lot of accumulated
tension to purge, and the best way to do that is by having hilarious
experiences.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your guardian angel is in a feisty mood. I
wouldn't be surprised if that not-so-imaginary friend played a trick on
you in an attempt to get you to lighten up. Nor would I be shocked if that
wise old fool woke you up in the middle of the night to teach you a new
freedom song. A kick in the butt isn't out of the question; nor is a tickling
sensation in your id or an oddly pleasurable itch in your funny bone. No
matter what form they take, Capricorn, I urge you to regard these visits
from your secret helper as gifts of inspiration.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The Weekly World News sponsored Wear
Your Thong To Work Day last March 26. I didn't tell you about it back then
because you just weren't ready for it. This week, though, I can justify
advising you to stage your very own Wear Your Thong To Work Day.
According to my reading of the astrological omens, you'll have a lot more
slack than usual whenever you express the raw, uninhibited, risk-taking
sides of your nature. If doing the thong thing isn't the way you'd prefer to
cash in on this opportunity, choose something that's a more unique
reflection of your daring side. How about an Indulge Your Fantasies Day,
or a Be Your Future Self Day?
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In the Greek myth, Persephone was
abducted by Pluto, god of the underworld. He took her to his domain with
the intention of making her his queen. Persephone's mother Demeter
pleaded with Zeus to intervene, and he agreed to do so, declaring that as
long as Persephone had not eaten any food while in the underworld, she
had to be returned to her mother. But by then it was too late: Persephone
had already nibbled four pomegranate seeds. Eventually, a compromise
was reached: Zeus decreed that Persephone must dwell in Pluto's realm
for four months of every year, but could live in the sunlight the rest of
the time. The moral of the story, as far as you're concerned, Pisces:
*Don't eat even one bite of that underworld food.*
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HOMEWORK:
Homework: Find or make up a new secret. Treat it like a treasure that
heightens your mysteriousness and enhances your value. Anonymous tips
accepted at www.freewillastrology.com.
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