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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
October 8, 2008
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"In the face of the [financial] crisis, people ask what they can do to
protect themselves. 'Buy gold?' 'Stockpile canned goods?' I would like to
suggest a different kind of question: 'What is the most beautiful thing I
can do?'"
-Charles Eisenstein, "Money and the Crisis of Civilization,"
http://tinyurl.com/4boxrn
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OTHER PRONOIA RESOURCES:
SIMPLE BEAUTY
Mud Structures
http://tinyurl.com/3pdkgk
WHAT IF YOU LIVE FOREVER?
*Your Eternal Self* by R. Craig Hogan
http://youreternalself.com/
JUST FOR FUN, VISUALIZE THE BEST
*Imagine: What America Could be in the 21st century*
by Marianne Williamson
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(Note: I endorse these because I like them. They are not advertisements,
and I get no kickbacks.)
Please tell me your own personal nominations for PRONOIA RESOURCES.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning October 9
Copyright 2008 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Please spend some time in the coming week
meditating on the epic tale of your life journey. Why? Because it would be
an excellent time for you to begin writing your autobiography. Don't tell
me you're afraid that such a project would be presumptuous. The way I
see it, the planets are aligned in such a way as to suggest that you now
have extra insight about the big picture of your destiny. So I hope you will
at least create an outline of the story you will eventually put down in
words, complete with predictions of what will be unfolding for you five
years from today, and ten years, and 15 years.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The bad news is that you are, metaphorically
speaking, in jail. The good news is that a recent visitor sneaked you the
key to the locked door of your cell. The weird news: You have not yet
realized that you have the means to escape, since your visitor did not
actually tell you that the key is hidden inside a certain thing he or she left
behind. The great news is that I'm here to inform you about the situation.
Once you locate the key, Scorpio, slip your hand between the iron bars so
you can fit the key into the keyhole from the front. It won't work from
behind.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): A certain connection you've been
wishing for and fantasizing about will soon become available -- *if,* that
is, you shed your expectations about how it will come about, and *if* you
shed your ideas about what will happen after the two of you get together,
and *if* you shed all hope of controlling that person's feelings about you.
In other words, Sagittarius, you can finally have the alliance you want, but
only if you no longer want it in the way you've wanted it.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): For the next week, Capricorn, be an
expanded and intensified version of yourself. In other words, do what's
most unique about you, but do it even more and better and clearer than
you normally do. If, for example, your specialty is being an emotionally
intelligent organizer who artfully creates order, do that with even more
flair than usual. If you have an exceptional knack for building structures
that bring out the best in people, go crazy with that skill. It's a perfect
moment for you to be bigger than life. Why? Because you have more
power than usual to change the world around you.
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LISTEN TO AN EXPANDED HOROSCOPE
In addition to the horoscopes that you read here, I create additional in-
depth audio horoscopes for your inspiration.
They're not repeats or elaborations of the stuff you find here, but entirely
fresh explorations of your astrological omens, designed to help you tune
in to your soul's code.
Try them at http://RealAstrology.com.
They're available by phone at 1-877-873-4888
or 1-900-950-7700.
They're $6 if you access them on the Web, or $1.99 per minute over the
phone.
"Your audio horoscopes help me love myself better, and I mean that in a
non-narcissistic way."
-Deva P., Indianapolis
"I'm really grateful for the way you pick up my telepathic requests and
answer them in your expanded audio 'scopes."
-Marion H., Birmingham, AL
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The most important advice you need to
hear right now comes from musician Brian Eno, as quoted in *Ode*
magazine: "I want to encourage you to sing . . . I believe singing is the key
to a long life, a good figure, a stable temperament, greater intelligence,
new friends, increased self-confidence, heightened sexual attractiveness,
and a sense of humor." You should note, however, that Eno's prescription
does not include performing for other people. He believes it's crucial that
you sing for your own pleasure, and not be concerned about what others'
reactions might be. You need "the freedom to get it wrong." That's a
perfect guideline for you to observe in everything you do this week.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In her poem "Pure," Kate Knapp Johnson
speaks of "those who made me real to myself." I invite you, Pisces, to
take an inventory of the people in your life who've made you real to
yourself. That would be excellent homework for you to do during the
phase of intensified intimacy you're now in -- a time when your allies are
making even you even more real to yourself than you've ever been, as
well as a time when you will be returning the favor to them.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Writing in *The New York Times,* Paul
Krugman waxed snide as he described the mindset of the U.S. Congress. It
"has always had a soft spot for 'experts' who tell members what they
want to hear," he wrote. It's very important, Aries, that in the coming
week you avoid that kind of behavior. In fact, I recommend that you seek
out people who have a track record for intelligent objectivity, and ask
them to tell you what you might *not* want to hear. At the very least,
solicit insights from thoughtful types who aren't inhibited about giving
you their perspectives on what you're doing. It's Feedback Season.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): "Dear Rob Brezsny: I am Chandra Gupti, born
May 16, 1979 in New Delhi. Right now I am not well settled due to searing
problems and swampy hurt. Day by day my position goes down lower and
darker, with no lantern or rope ladder. So please tell me how long this
foolish suffering period will further corrode my hope. Give me at least a
thousand answers that will heal every test and trial as soon as possible. I
will lie in bed until you reply. Thank you. - Unraveled Taurus." Dear
Unraveled Taurus: I love you with all my heart and soul and mind. I have
adored you since the beginning of time and will worship your gorgeous
genius until eternity changes into infinity. Dear All the Other Tauruses in
the World: Everything I just told Unraveled Taurus I now say to you as
well. (P.S. A divine tinkerer will offer you a lantern and rope ladder within
ten days. Hold on.)
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LISTEN TO AN EXPANDED HOROSCOPE
In addition to the horoscopes that you're reading here, I create more in-
depth audio horoscopes for your inspiration. Find out more at
http://RealAstrology.com.
The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or
1-900-950-7700.
"The best part about your audio horoscopes is that they pat me on the
head and kick me in the ass at the same time." - Rita L., San Diego
"Your audio oracles go beyond helping me find the truth -- they inspire
me to find the WILD truth." - Patrick K., Montreal
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Maybe you have never been able to fly before
today, and maybe you won't be able to fly when November arrives, but I
bet you can fly now. Due to the benevolent cosmic agitation that has
been lightening your mood, you can probably, if you choose, soar over
logjams, dance above dark clouds, and do loop de loops in your dreams.
Am I merely speaking metaphorically? Yes and no. Is a spiritual orgasm
"metaphorical"?
CANCER (June 21-July 22): One of the most famous pop culture icons in
Indonesia died last July. Mak Erot, who was over a hundred years old, was
renowned for her skill in helping men develop more sizable reproductive
organs. The official story was that she used nothing more than prayers
and herbs, but there are hints that she also had supernatural powers.
She's your patron saint this week, Cancerian, even if you're a woman. I am
calling on her inspiration, and I hope you will too, to help you lengthen and
strengthen your inner, metaphorical phallus, by which I mean your will to
accomplish your dreams.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Popular conceptions of Jesus depict him as
bearded and long-haired. Not so, declares fundamentalist Pastor Jack
Hyles on his website. He says Christ was clean-shaven and had a pixie-cut
hairstyle parted in the middle and curled up at the ends. After studying
Hyles' arguments, however, I believe his evidence is flimsy -- just as I find
no merit in his implication that Jesus was a stuffy, prudish right-winger
who loved rich white men best and taught that we should eliminate
people we disagree with. So I'm sticking with my image of Jesus as a
peaceful yet rebellious hippie who didn't own property, hung out with
social outcasts, was strongly anti-authoritarian, and loved everyone, even
his enemies. I bring this to your attention, Leo, in the hope that you'll be
inspired by my example. It's time to revisit one of your best teacher's
essential messages, and rededicate yourself to those beautiful truths.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): With the help of a Norwegian space facility,
the Frito-Lay company has used radar to beam a commercial for its
Doritos tortilla chips to 47 Ursae Majoris, a star 42 light years away.
Astronomers believe that habitable planets circle the star, so any
creatures living there will eventually get an invitation to enjoy the crunchy
corn goodness that so many earthlings have sampled. I'm making this
vignette your metaphor of the week, Virgo. May it inspire you to
formulate an "advertisement" for yourself and your specialties that will
spread far and wide, reaching a new audience and activating your future
potentials.
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HOMEWORK: I dare you to bestow a blessing on a person you've
considered to be beneath you or alien to you. Report your results by
going to http://FreeWillAstrology.com and clicking on "Email Rob."
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WANT TO GET YOUR CHART DONE?
I'm not doing personal charts, but I highly recommend my astrological
colleague, RO LOUGHRAN. Her approach closely matches my own. In our
many discussions about astrology over the years, we've had a major
influence on each other's work.
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.
Ro is based in California, but can do phone consultations and otherwise
work with you regardless of geographic boundaries.
Ro's website is at
http://YourSoulJourney.com
She can also be reached at roloughran@comcast.net
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