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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
December 31, 2008
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EXPLORE THE BIG PICTURE OF YOUR LIFE
with my EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES for the Coming Year.
http://RealAstrology.com
What new influences will be headed your way in 2009? What fresh
resources will you be able to draw on? How can you conspire with life to
create the best possible future for yourself?
Beginning this week, and for the next two weeks as well, I'm exploring the
BIG PICTURE of your life in my Expanded Audio Horoscopes. If you slip into
a philosophical, visionary mood at the end of each year, you might
appreciate my perspectives on your long-term outlook.
To listen to your BIG PICTURE horoscopes online, go to
http://RealAstrology.com.
You can also listen over the phone by calling 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-
950-7700
The cost is $6 per sign on the Web, or $1.99 per minute by phone.
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"Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is
exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different
kinds of good weather."
- John Ruskin
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My book
*PRONOIA IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR PARANOIA:
How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings*
is available for sale at http://tinyurl.com/qaj62
Here's an excerpt:
WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION FOR YOU TO ASK TODAY?
You are potentially a genius. Maybe not in the same way that
Einstein and Beethoven were, but still: You possess some exceptional
capacity that is absolutely unique. You're a masterpiece unlike any other
that has ever lived in the history of the world.
Furthermore, the precise instructions you need to ripen into your genius
have always been with you, even from the time before you were born. In
the words of psychologist James Hillman, you have a SOUL'S CODE.
You might also call it the special mission you came to Earth to carry out;
the divine blueprint that contains the open secret of how to be perfectly,
unpredictably yourself; the master plan that is your heart's deepest
desire.
Would you like help in deciphering it? The Divine Intelligence Formerly
Known as God is always on call, ready to help. It's your birthright to ask
Her a specific question every day about what you need to do next to
express your soul's code; it's also your birthright to receive a response.
The divine revelation may not be as unambiguous as a little voice in your
head. It might appear in the form of a TV commercial, an odd dream, or
an encounter with a stranger. It could be demanding and difficult,
delivering information you'd rather not have to deal with.
Or it might show up as a clear and simple feeling of knowing exactly what
to do, and it could be easy and fun.
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P.S. "There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated
through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time,
this expression is unique. If you block it, it will never exist through any
other medium. It will be lost. The world will not have it.
"It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable it
is, nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep
it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open." - Martha Graham,
quoted by Agnes de Mille, *Dance to the Piper and Promenade Home*
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OTHER PRONOIA RESOURCES:
I DARE YOU TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE MIRACLES
Just because everything's amazing doesn't mean that people are happy
"Is the speed of light too slow for you?"
http://tinyurl.com/6glsnn
WAYS TO EXPERIENCE PLEASURE JUST KEEP INCREASING
Ecstasy Over G-Spot Therapy
http://tinyurl.com/3nnvon
WONDERS NEVER CEASE
More Than a Thousand new Species Discovered in Last Decade
http://tinyurl.com/5gplvt
(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 January 1
Copyright 2008, 2009 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The Swiss are building a 35-mile railroad
tunnel through the Alps. It'll take another nine years to finish carving out
the path through the mountain, and will ultimately require the removal of
24 million tons of rock. I suggest you regard this masterpiece, the
Gotthard Base Tunnel, as an inspirational symbol. The coming months will
be prime time for you summon the willpower necessary to get really
serious about an equally ambitious project.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I've got three quotes for you. I hope you'll
write them out and keep them in a prominent place for the duration of
2009. They'll set the right tone for everything you do. The first is from
psychologist Abraham Maslow: "A musician must make music, an artist
must paint, a poet must write if he is to be ultimately at peace with
himself. What one can be, one must be." The second quote comes from
choreographer Agnes DeMille: "Dance in the body you have." The third is
from historian Gerald Sorin: "When Reb Zusye went to heaven, God didn't
ask him why, in his life on earth, Zusye wasn't Moses, but why he wasn't
even Zusye."
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): What would it take for you to collaborate
with the forces of change? Not in a resigned, resentful way. Not with a
sense of defeat, wishing things could stay the same forever. Rather, what
would you have to do in order to feel eager about adjusting to the
ongoing shifts? Is there any way you might even learn to experience
exhilaration and gratitude in the face of the eternal flux? Your assignment
in 2009, Pisces, is to become an expert surfer of the beautiful, playful,
blessed waves.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): It's a great privilege to live in a free country.
You're fortunate if you have the opportunity to pursue your dreams
without having to ward off government interference or corporate
brainwashing or religious fanaticism. But that's only partly useful if you
have not yet won the most important struggle for liberation, which is the
freedom from your own unconscious habits and conditioned responses.
Becoming an independent agent who's not an unwitting slave to his or her
past is one of the most heroic feats a human being can accomplish. And
you, Aries, will have more mojo to do that in 2009 than you've had in a
long time.
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EXPLORING YOUR LONG-RANGE FUTURE
Would you like some inspiration as you muse and wonder about your
upcoming adventures in 2009?
In this week's EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES, I offer you Part One of a
long-term, in-depth exploration of your destiny in the coming year.
Part Two and Part Three will be available in the next two weeks.
Find out how to access them online at http://RealAstrology.com.
They are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-
7700.
The cost is $6 per sign on the Web, or $1.99 per minute by phone.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): American financier Jim Rogers evaluates life
as many devout capitalists do: under what circumstances can he achieve
the most wealth? That's why he relocated to Singapore. "If you were
smart in 1807 you moved to London," he said two years ago, "if you
were smart in 1907 you moved to New York City, and if you are smart in
2007 you move to Asia." With that as your spur, Taurus, I'd like you to
identify the driving force of your life. The desire for more money? More
power? Wisdom? Love? Status? None of the above? The next step is to
meditate on the environment and the conditions that would be most
conducive to you fulfilling your quest. In 2009, you'll have exceptional
potential to create the ideal context for your success.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): When I was 19, I read Alan Watts' *The Book:
On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are.* After that, I was sure there
was nothing else I needed to know in order to live intelligently. It was, I
thought, a compendium of the best insights worth knowing. My certainty
eventually faded, thank Goddess. In its place came the understanding that
life's mystery just keeps getting deeper and vaster as one grows older --
that it's idiotically arrogant to ever think you've got it all figured out. A
healthier approach is to cultivate a capacity to be endlessly surprised. I
hope you'll do that in 2009, Gemini. The flood of novel ideas and fresh
perspectives surging your way will warrant it.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): "Dear Rob: These last few months have been
absurdly full of pluses and minuses, ups and downs, lefts and rights. There
have been so many good things happening and yet so many obstacles,
too. It often feels like we Crabs are being rewarded and punished at the
same time. I'm wondering where it's all going and when it will end? A
happy ending? A sad ending? No ending? Will zero ever equal one? -
Agitatedly Neutral." Dear Agitated: You're at the climax of a long
balancing process. I suggest you take this opportunity to tally up the
valuable lessons you've learned in the relentless back-and-forth. Your
graduation to a less ambiguous chapter of your life story will be more
robust if you work hard to extract the meaning from experiences you've
tended to see as random or confusing.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Here's an update on the world's tigers: Fewer
than 5,000 are living in their natural habitats, while the U.S. alone has
more than that number in zoos. Let's use that fact as a starting point for
your meditations, Leo. How much of your animal essence is in captivity,
and how much is running free? Is your inner lion able to wander at will
through places where it feels at home, or is it trapped in a confined space
it would never stay in if allowed to choose? Keep coming back to these
questions during 2009. It will be an excellent time to spring the great cat
in you from conditions that make it pace in neurotic circles.
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LET'S IMAGINE WHAT BEAUTIFUL MYSTERIES
MIGHT COME YOUR WAY IN 2009
Listen to my Expanded Audio Horoscopes for the Coming Year.
They're available for you to buy at http://RealAstrology.com
What hidden factors will be massaging your destiny in 2009? Could you
use some hints about how to prepare for the adventures awaiting you in
the next 12 months?
In this week's EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES, I give you Part One of a
long-term, in-depth exploration of your destiny in the coming year.
Part Two and Part Three will be available in the next two weeks.
The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or
1-900-950-7700.
The cost is $6 per sign on the Web, or $1.99 per minute by phone.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In 2009, you'll receive a lot of help, some
unexpected, whenever you phase out your trivial desires so that you can
better pursue your truly important desires. The coming months will also
be an excellent time to shed unrealistic fantasies so you can be freer to
concentrate on the realistic kind. While these are not quite once-in-a
lifetime opportunities, Virgo, they may be the once-in-a-decade variety.
Why not draw up a plan for how you can take maximum advantage of the
specific luck that will be flowing your way?
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): "God calls you to the place where your deep
gladness and the world's deep hunger meet," wrote Frederick Buechner.
You're free to ignore that call, of course. You can pretend that you don't
really know what brings you deep gladness, and you can act as if the
world's deep hunger is of no concern to you. But if you hope to be proud
of the life you have lived when, many years from now, you shed your
mortal coil, I advise you to at least experiment with using Buechner's
formula as a working hypothesis. The coming year will be en excellent
time to do just that.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Studies suggest that the average person who
reaches old age has been upset with some family member or another for a
total of 30 years. Is that a standard you'd like to match, Scorpio? If not,
you will have an excellent chance to reduce any inclination you might have
to hold grudges in 2009. The coming months will bring you ripe
opportunities to dissolve tensions between you and your kin. You will also
be more skilled than usual at navigating your way with grace and
diplomacy through complications involving the home and domestic issues.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "Dear Rob: I have followed my nose
most of my life, weaving from pleasurable diversion to interesting crisis
and back. I've honestly had a great time and wouldn't change a thing. But
lately I've been getting strong hints from life that maybe the game is
changing for me. More and more I'm feeling like the grasshopper in that
old fable -- you know, with no resources stored up and winter coming on
fast -- while all the steady, hard-working ants are sitting pretty. So here's
my question: Do I really have to stop enjoying myself and get down to
business, whatever that means? Are there any real jobs for grasshoppers?
- Shaky Sagittarius." Dear Shaky: If there will ever in your life be a time
when you could figure out how to be both a grasshopper and ant
simultaneously, it will be in 2009. Start meditating on how to get the
best of both worlds.
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HOMEWORK: Make a list of your anti-resolutions. What weird habits,
incorrigible vices, and controversial actions do you promise to cultivate in
2009? 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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