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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
September 22, 2010
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There's a new release from the soundtrack for my book. It's called
"HEALING SHOCKS."
You can listen to it and read it in its entirety here:
http://bit.ly/HealingShocks
HEALING SHOCKS
Many of us are essentially asleep, even as we walk around in broad
daylight. We're so focused on the restless narratives and repetitive
fantasies unfurling in our heads that we only dimly perceive the larger
story raging in all of its chaotic beauty around us.
To have any hope of permanently breaking out of our fuzzy trance, we
require regular shocks. A single jolt might cause us to briefly come to
attention and see the miracle of creation for what it is, but once the red
alert has passed, we relax back into our fixation on the dreamy tales our
mind never stops telling us.
In the course of its conspiracy to shower us with blessings, life does its
best to provide us with a steady flow of healing shocks. But because it
tends to err on the side of tenderness, its prods may be too gentle,
allowing us to ignore them. Gradually, life will up the ante, trying to find
the right mix of toughness and love, as it encourages us to WAKE UP!
But our addiction to the phantasmagoria is tenacious. The stream-of-
conscious narratives and ever-bubbling fantasies, even when they're
racked with torment and terror, are perversely entertaining. And so we
may avoid responding to the kind shocks for so long that life finally has to
resort to stronger medicine. Then we might get sick or lose our job or
muck up our closest relationship.
It doesn't have to be that way . . . .
TO READ THE REST OF THIS PIECE (and listen to it, too), go HERE:
http://bit.ly/HealingShocks
Or buy the book! It's called *PRONOIA IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR PARANOIA*
and is available here: http://bit.ly/Pronoia
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"However smart we be, however rich and clever or loving or charitable or
spiritual or impeccable, it doesn't help us at all. The real power comes in
to us from the beyond. Life enters us from behind, where we are
sightless, and from below, where we do not understand. And unless we
yield to the beyond, and take our power and might and honor and glory
from the unseen, from the unknown, we shall continue empty." - D.H.
Lawrence
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
KINDNESS INVADES CAPITALISM
A cafe where you pay what you want.
http://tinyurl.com/2fmbwf5
PRONOIA INVOKES INGENUITY
All vibrations are good vibrations in the world of energy harvesting.
http://tinyurl.com/24d9tmn
SOMETIMES BEAUTY IS HIDDEN FROM THE NAKED EYE
Snap peas get an MRI
http://insideinsides.blogspot.com/
(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 September 23
Copyright 2010 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Albert Einstein was extremely famous during
his lifetime. Although he had no publicity machine promoting him, his face
became an iconic symbol for genius. "Einstein" was, in effect, a brand
name that made people think of creativity, wisdom, and imagination.
There were times that bothered him. "I am no Einstein," he said,
preferring to be his raw self rather than the idol on a pedestal. I offer his
example up to you, Libra. You can benefit from slipping away from,
ignoring, and even rebelling against your image right now. Return to the
source of your ever-evolving life energy.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): My proposed assignment for you would be
fun, but it wouldn't be easy. It would require you to dissolve at least one
of your fixations, escape at least two of your habits, and override at least
three of your dogmatic beliefs. I'll completely understand if you're not up
for the challenge. But if you're game, read the following excerpt of a
poem by Pablo Neruda (translated by Alastair Reid), and incorporate its
attitude into your daily rhythm. "I have a mind to confuse things, unite
them, make them new-born, mix them up, undress them, until all light in
the world has the oneness of the ocean, a generous, vast wholeness, a
crackling, living fragrance."
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I love to listen to DJ Schmeejay on San
Francisco radio station KUSF. Like a throwback to the Golden Age of FM
radio in the 1970s, he plays a "visceral, cinematic" mix that delights you
with a flow of unpredictable juxtapositions. Unlike some music experts
who harbor haughty elitist prejudices, the dude is an open-minded
aficionado. His playlist may include a psychedelic tune, flapper-jazz, a
pretty pop song, a barbershop quartet, 1960s folk, polka, and trip-hop.
He understands that good entertainment keeps you guessing about
what's going to come next. I urge you to borrow his approach as you
cruise and schmooze in the coming weeks. Charm people with good
surprises. Expand your bag of tricks, and use everything in it.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I'm not a big believer in the idea that
dreams are prophetic. I've recorded thousands of my own dreams, and
just three of them have foreshadowed waking life events that actually
occurred. However, I have often found it valuable to regard my dreams as
pointers on how to develop unripe aspects of myself. For example, when I
was 19 I had a series of dreams suggesting that the best way to become
a writer was simply to write at least three hours every day. I acted on
those prompts, and they worked. I bring this to your attention, Capricorn,
because it's prime time for you to tap into your own dreams for tips on
how to create your best possible future.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In his opening comments on an episode of
his TV show, Stephen Colbert announced, "I have butterflies in my
stomach. I just ate a cocoon quesadilla." If I'm reading the omens
correctly, you, too, will soon have fluttering sensations in your gut, but
not because of your food choices. Rather, you're likely to be quivery and
atwitter due to encounters with the Great Unknown -- arrivals from
beyond the Wild Blue Yonder that will blow your mind and recalibrate your
philosophy of life. Don't worry. Your appointments with the numinous are
likely to be stirring, even awe-inspiring, but not frightening. P.S. You
should celebrate the fact that you feel free enough to go exploring so far
and wide.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): "If we wish to outline an architecture that
conforms to the structure of our soul," wrote Friedrich Nietzsche, "it
would have to be conceived in the image of the labyrinth." I take this to
mean that clarity, assuredness, and single-mindedness are luxuries the
ego may indulge in, but they are not the natural state of our deepest
selves. Rather, at our cores, in the essential primal source that sustains
us, we are complicated and meandering . . . mysterious and exploratory . .
. curious and questioning. In other words, it's perfectly healthy to be in a
labyrinthine state of mind. I hope this meditation helps you enjoy your
upcoming Season of Soul.
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WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES ARE LIKE?
To get an idea of how my EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES might make
you feel, tune in to my podcast, "Fear Versus Intuition."
It's here: http://bit.ly/FearVersusIntuition
"Fear Versus Intuition" is a meditation about the difference between your
fearful fantasies and your authentic, accurate intuitions.
My approach there has a close resemblance to the style of my weekly
EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES. Go here to access them:
http://RealAstrology.com
The weekly forecasts are also available by phone:
1-877-873-4888
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Rightwing talk show host Rush Limbaugh is a
person whose ideas and attitudes repel me. But in the dream I had last
night, I enjoyed hanging out with him. He was affable and humorous. We
had several fun adventures together. Here's how I interpret the dream: It
doesn't necessarily mean that Limbaugh is a better human being than my
bias allows me to imagine. Rather, I think I'm becoming more relaxed
about people I disagree with. I'm less susceptible to being motivated by
hatred. I'm able to maintain a live-and-let-live approach to things that
used to knock me off center. You're now set up for a similar shift, Aries. I
hope you take advantage.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You have entered a phase in your astrological
cycle when your best lessons will come from doing hard work. I mean that
in the most literal way: intensifying your commitment to doing your job
with maximum integrity and intelligence and excellence. But I also mean
that you should concentrate on what needs fixing, refinement, and
upkeep in other areas of your life. Could your best relationships use some
tweaks that would pump up the collaborative energy? Would you consider
making a course correction in your spiritual path? Is there any part of
your rhythm that could use more discipline and organization?
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I'm getting excited to see what you'll create in
the coming weeks. You're slipping into the most expressive groove you've
been in for a while. I'm guessing that any minute now your imagination will
start churning out a wealth of fresh perspectives and new approaches.
Half-rotting problems that have just sat there immobile for weeks or even
months will begin morphing into opportunities as you zap them with your
frisky grace. Misunderstandings that have festered far too long will get
cleansed and salved by your tricky ingenuity. Get the party started!
CANCER (June 21-July 22): As I stood by the creek at dusk, the
silhouette of a woman in a kayak came flowing my way. The last crease of
the orange sun hovered on the horizon behind her. I spied the reflection
of the planet Venus shimmering in the violet water before I saw it in the
sky. The temperature was balmy. A translucent spider floated nearby at
the end of an airborne silk strand. Nine geese in v-formation trumpeted as
they soared overhead. When the woman got close enough for us to see
each other's faces, she addressed me. "We win!" she exclaimed jubilantly,
then paddled onward. I agreed. We were basking in a great victory,
paradise having temporarily descended into our midst. This is the kind of
triumph I expect you'll be capable of achieving several times over in the
coming week.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Focus on what's small and slippery, Leo. Turn your
gaze away from what's big and obvious. Exult in the salamander on the
rock and a friend who has a new trick and the guilty pleasure you just
discovered; excuse yourself from obsessing about the state of the
economy, the meaning of life, and the clash between science and religion.
Your pleasurable duty is to love what's in the midst of changing, and not
fixate on trying to make arrangements that will supposedly last forever.
Don't just grudgingly attend to the mercurial details; dive in as if playing
with them were your central purpose.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "Artists suffer for their work, but they don't
mind," read the headline in the *San Francisco Chronicle.* The attached
article featured brief interviews with five artists who all said they enjoy
doing their creative work so much that they gladly put up with the
privations it causes them. That's the spirit I'd like you to embrace in the
coming weeks, Virgo. See if you can immerse yourself in a labor of love
with so much enthusiastic devotion that you drive away some of your
aches and anxieties.
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HOMEWORK: Confess, brag, and expostulate about what inspires you to
love. Go to Freewillastrology.com and click "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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