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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
December 17, 2008
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"We each must become like fishermen, and go out onto the dark ocean of
mind, and let your nets down into that sea.
"And what you're after is not some behemoth that will tear through your
nets, foul them, and drag you and your little boat into the abyss. Nor are
what we looking for a bunch of sardines, that can slip through your net
and disappear, ideas like 'have you ever noticed that your little finger
exactly fits your nostril' and stuff like that.
"What we are looking for are middle-sized ideas that are not so small that
they are trivial, and not so large that they are incomprehensible, but
middle-sized ideas that we can wrestle into our boat and take back to the
folks on shore, and have fish dinner.
"And everyone of us, this is what we should be looking for. It's not for
your elucidation, it's not part of your self-directed psychotherapy; you are
an explorer, and you represent our species.
"And the greatest good you can do is to bring back a new idea, because
our world is endangered by the absence of good ideas. Our world is in
crisis because of the absence of consciousness.
"And so, to whatever degree, any one of us can bring back a small piece
of the picture, and contribute it to the building of the new paradigm.
Then we participate in the redemption of the human spirit."
- Terence McKenna
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A number of people who listen to my EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES
have asked me if I'll be doing my annual three-part forecast for the
coming year.
The answer is yes.
Part One of my PREVIEW OF 2009 will be available on Tuesday, December
30.
Part Two will be available on Tuesday, January 6.
Part Three will be available on Tuesday, January 13.
Of course you can always listen to this week's Expanded Audio
Horoscopes as well.
Find them here: http://RealAstrology.com
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My book is
*PRONOIA IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR PARANOIA:
How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings,*
To read news and features from it, go here:
http://tinyurl.com/lhwx2
You can buy the book here:
AMAZON
http://tinyurl.com/qaj62
POWELLS
http://tinyurl.com/3dsx6q
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OTHER PRONOIA RESOURCES:
HAPPINESS IS CONTAGIOUS
"Happiness ripples well beyond a person's inner circle of friends and
family, lifting the mood of an extended network of social contacts who
might even be strangers, according to a provocative study."
http://tinyurl.com/6eeg8t
NEXT MIRACLE: RECYCLED FUEL
"Researchers are reporting they have successfully made a high quality
biodiesel from spent coffee grounds. They estimate that the coffee
ground biodiesel industry could generate huge profits annually using
waste from US Starbucks stores alone."
http://tinyurl.com/5rct77
http://tinyurl.com/6mb4ks
EVENTUALLY, NATURE RECYCLES EVERYTHING
Massive Secret Mustang Car Junkyard Found in Rhode Island Forest
http://tinyurl.com/5bnfgh
(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 December 18
Copyright 2008 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Four out of every five people testify that if
such a thing were possible, they would buy more time. If you're one of
those four, I'm here to tell you that conditions in the coming months will
provide some interesting opportunities. While you may not be able to
actually purchase more of that precious commodity, it's quite possible
that you'll be able to legally steal it, barter for it, and even create it from
scratch. I've got to be cryptic here, because the promise I'm hinting at is
of course not true in a strictly literal sense: You'll have to tweak your
imagination and think a bit sideways and upside-down in order to cash in
on the temporal expansions that will be available.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When she applied for admission to New York
University as an undergraduate, Rehka Malhotra was rejected. Years later,
after she'd become a well-known Brooklyn DJ, that same school invited
her to teach a class, "Pop Culture: South Asians in the U.S." "It was the
sweetest revenge," she told *Good* magazine. I predict a comparable
development for you in the coming year, Aquarius. You will find power in a
place where you were formerly weak, or you will achieve success in a
situation that once shut you out.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Happy Holy Daze, Pisces! My gift to you is
advice about the coming year. First, read this quote from W.H. Auden's
book *The Dyer's Hand.* "A daydream is a meal at which images are
eaten. Some of us are gourmets, some gourmands, and a good many take
their images precooked out of a can and swallow them down whole,
absent-mindedly and with little relish." With this as your touchstone, I
urge you to be a gourmet in your approach to daydreaming during 2009.
It will be time for you to make your fantasy life into an art form instead of
a chaotic, unconscious diversion. If you put more intention into your
generation of mental images, you will find yourself better able to create
what you really want.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): What I foresee for you in 2009 is an upgrade
in your approach to creating and maintaining your alliances. I envision you
having dramatically enhanced intuition about how to connect with people
in satisfying and interesting ways. I picture you being able to push beyond
your habit-bound ways of conducting your relationships, ensuring that
you'll be entertained and moved by them more than ever before. If I could
give you a symbolic holiday gift to inspire you in this work, it might be a
long, thick golden thread interwoven with a long, thick silver thread.
Happy Holy Daze, Aries!
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EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE
In addition to the horoscopes you're reading here, I create more in-depth
audio horoscopes for your inspiration. Find out more at
http://RealAstrology.com.
To get an idea of what the audio 'scopes are like, tune in to two of my
free podcasts:
"Fear Versus Intuition": http://tinyurl.com/582k22
"You Are a Prophet": http://tinyurl.com/5dcedz
My approach there has a close resemblance to the style of my weekly
pay-for-view offerings.
The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or
1-900-950-7700.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Happy Holy Daze, Taurus! If I were gong to
give you a holiday gift, it might be a ticket to go visit your imaginary
friend -- you know, the invisible ally you've been neglecting . . . the sweet,
fierce companion who lives in the threshold between the light and dark . .
. the "other you" who abides there patiently on the cusp between waking
and dreaming, hoping that someday you will fully embrace your
relationship. Don't worry, your imaginary friend isn't demanding or
possessive in the least, but mostly just wants you to think of your link
every now and then so that you might feel less alone.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): One of your most fun assignments in 2009 will
be not only to think way outside of the box but also to think way outside
of the bigger and more interesting (but nonetheless boxy) boxes that all
the outside-the-box thinkers customarily think inside. That's why, if I
could give you a Christmas, Hanukkah, Solstice, and Kwanza gift, it would
be a nice, clean, square, white box punched full of big holes with ragged
edges where the inside has burst into the outside. Happy Holy Daze,
Gemini!
CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the Broadway play "Passing Strange," the
narrator Stew says, "You know how one morning you wake up as an adult
and you realize your entire life is based on a decision you made as a
teenager?" If that description applies to you, Cancerian, 2009 will be the
best year ever to do something about it. In the coming months, you will
have the power to correct errors or misjudgments you made way back
when. You'll be able to figure out how to start over in an area of your life
that you've always assumed you were doomed to accept just the way it
is. You may even find that you can, in a sense, change the past and
reconfigure your memories.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Happy Holy Daze, Leo! If I could give you one gift
for the holidays, it might be a magic object to add to your love altar --
something like a pomegranate resting on red velvet, or a golden heart-
shaped magnet, or Pablo Neruda's book *100 Love Sonnets.* What? You
don't have a love altar? Well then please begin creating one as soon as
possible, and continue building it throughout 2009. For the next 12
months, the time will be right to get smarter, wilder, and kinder in your
approach to creating intimate connection.
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LISTEN TO AN EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPE
In addition to the horoscopes you're reading here, I create more in-depth
audio horoscopes for your inspiration. Find out more at
http://RealAstrology.com.
To get an idea of what the audio 'scopes are like, tune in to two of my
free podcasts:
"Fear Versus Intuition": http://tinyurl.com/582k22
"You Are a Prophet": http://tinyurl.com/5dcedz
My approach there has a close resemblance to the style of my weekly
pay-for-view offerings.
The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or
1-900-950-7700.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "My deepest emotional wound has also been
the source of inexhaustible blessings." I'm not going to tell you why that
statement is true for me -- it's way too personal -- but I assure you that
it's one of the fundamental facts about my destiny. Could you make a
similar assertion, Virgo? Is it possible to interpret your life in such a way
that you could see how a painful experience you suffered in the past has
also given you tremendous insight, inspiration, and vitality? Two thousand
nine will be an excellent year to make that leap of understanding. And the
time around the solstice -- right now! -- is a perfect moment to get
started.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): At Salon.com's forum "Table Talk," participants
were urged to come up with a six-word sentence that captured the
essence of their lives. One person wrote, "Broke. Payday. Broke. Payday.
Broke. Payday." Another said, "Oh, no, not again. Again. Again." But the
testimony I really wanted to call your attention to is this: "I never learned
how to swashbuckle." Why is this pertinent for you? Because I believe
that if you have a similar regret -- that you've never mastered the art of
swashbuckling -- you will have an excellent chance to fix that problem in
the coming months. In fact, I'm tempted to name 2009 as the Year of the
Swashbuckle for you Libras. If I could give you a symbolic holiday gift to
get you started, it might be a superhero's costume created by a top
fashion designer. Happy Holy Daze!
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Happy Holy Daze, Scorpio! If I could give you
one symbolic gift to set the right tone for 2009, it might be a clear glass
vase with a potato growing partially submerged in water, allowing you to
see its gnarly roots. I'd hope that would inspire you to put diligent yet
playful effort into getting reacquainted with and exploring your own
personal source code -- you know, the master plan of your life that you
formulated before you were born. The coming months will be an excellent
time to cultivate a wise innocence as you get to the bottom of who you
really are.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Let's say that on Christmas Eve, Santa
Claus hopes to deliver toys to every child who believes in him. Thanks to
the fact that his distribution area stretches over many time zones, he'll
have at least 24 hours to accomplish this feat. Still, that means he's got
to visit approximately a thousand homes per second. I don't know what
astrological sign Santa is, but if he's a Sagittarius he'll have the highest
possible chance at success. Beginning any day now, and lasting
throughout 2009, your tribe will have the potential to move faster, think
quicker, and multi-task better than every other tribe. If I were going to
give you a symbolic holiday gift, it would be greased lightning. Happy Holy
Daze!
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HOMEWORK: What's the one feeling you want to feel more than any other
in 2009? Testify by going to http://FreeWillAstrology.com and clicking on
"Email Rob."
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WANT TO GET YOUR CHART DONE?
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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
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She can also be reached at roloughran@comcast.net
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