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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
January 12, 2011
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DREAM AND SCHEME ABOUT YOUR LONG-RANGE FUTURE
with my 3-part EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES for the Coming Year.
http://RealAstrology.com
What new influences will be headed your way in 2011? What fresh
resources will you be able to draw on? How can you conspire with life to
create the best possible future for yourself?
This week, my EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES feature Part 3 of the long-
range, in-depth explorations of your destiny in 2011.
Part 1 and Part 2 of your Year-End Predictions, which I offered the last
two weeks, are also still available.
To find out more about how 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.
The cost is $6 per sign on the Web, or $1.99 per minute by phone.
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NOT QUITE FAIR AND BALANCED, BUT WE'LL TAKE WHAT WE CAN GET:
NOW AND THEN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA ACKNOWLEDGES WHAT'S
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Everyday heroes changing the world
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DOOMSDAY PREDICTIONS SELL BETTER THAN OPTIMISM? YOU'RE KIDDING
ME!
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NOT ALL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS IS BAD
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and I get no kickbacks.)
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning January 13
Copyright 2011 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): "Forgiveness means giving up all hope for
a better past," said comedian Lily Tomlin. I recommend that you make
this a keynote during the next six months. According to my
understanding of the astrological omens, you will have the best
opportunity you've had in a long time to put some of your unsettling
memories to sleep for good. This is your big chance to graduate from old
anxieties that can never be resolved. You're finally ready to declare your
independence from messy burdens and maddening riddles that have
haunted you.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you want to be healed, whether from a
physical malady or a psychic wound, there's one prerequisite you have to
meet: You have to be willing to learn a lesson that your suffering has
invited you to study. I would go so far as to say that no one, no matter
how skilled a healer, can help cure you until you have taken that first
step. So what teaching is it that you would need to explore in order to
transform your distress into wisdom?
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Are you ready to get the fun surprise you
were promised in your dreams? Are you fully prepared to collect the
elegant prize you were guaranteed before you were born? I don't think
you are -- mostly because you're not thoroughly convinced that you
deserve these wonders. From what I can tell, your self-doubts are still
more substantial than your self-worth. And as long as that holds true, you
will continue to hold your just rewards at bay. So let's make it your
project in the next three weeks to elevate your levels of self-worth. It
doesn't mean you'll have to completely shed your self-doubts, so don't
worry about trying to pull off that impossible project. All you need to do
is adjust your self-worth to self-doubt ratio so it's at least 51 percent to
49 percent.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): What empire are you building, Aries? What
master plan are you in the midst of carrying out? As you gaze out upon
your realm, are you content with the way it's evolving? Judging from the
current astrological omens, I'd say it's an excellent time to ponder
questions like those. And if your inventory reveals that you're missing
some pieces of the big picture's puzzle, I suggest you set out on a quest
to locate them.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In a famous psychology experiment, test
subjects watched a video of six people passing basketballs to each other.
Their assignment was to count how many passes were thrown and caught
by the three people wearing white shirts, while ignoring passes between
the three wearing black shirts. But there was a trick embedded in the
exercise. Midway through the video, a person wearing a gorilla suit ambled
into the scene, thumped his chest, and quickly departed. Half of the test
subjects did not notice this intrusion. They were too focused on the task
of counting the passes made by the players in white. (Watch it here:
tinyurl.com/TrickGorilla.) In the coming week, Taurus, I expect that you
will experience at least one similar trick. Look for the unexpected.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Astrologer Hunter Reynolds says that when you
are at your best, you Geminis specialize in "enlightened impatience." You
don't get trapped expressing polite deference in situations that drain your
energy. You don't tolerate boring experiences just because they're
supposed to be good for you. You'd rather "err on the side of learning-
through-too-much-movement" than get bogged down in "principled
sluggishness." But while that's how you are when you're at your peak, you
can also be susceptible to the dark side of this talent. Sometimes you
abort a potential breakthrough by prematurely fleeing a useful but
difficult scene. I suspect you may be prone to that kind of behavior right
now. My advice: Be skeptical of your escape reflex.
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LET'S IMAGINE WHAT BEAUTIFUL MYSTERIES
MIGHT COME YOUR WAY IN 2011
Listen to my Expanded Audio Horoscopes for the Coming Year.
Would you like some inspiration as you muse and wonder about your
upcoming adventures in 2011?
In this week's EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES, I offer you Part 3 of a
long-term, in-depth exploration of your destiny in the coming year.
Part 1 and Part 2 are still available.
Find out how to access them online at http://RealAstrology.com.
They are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888.
The cost is $6 per sign on the Web, or $1.99 per minute by phone.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): In her poem "Heathen," Lesley Wheeler
describes a young boy who puts his ear up against his mother's ear "so
that the god in your head can talk / to the god in mine." The coming
weeks would be an excellent time for you to try something similar with
people you care for. It's a ripe moment to raise the stakes in your
intimate life . . . to get closer than you've dared to get before . . . to
retire the familiar stories you and your allies are in the habit of exchanging
so that you can tune in to the deeper hum of each other's wilder truths.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): There's a guy on the Internet -- calls himself Tian
-- whose mission is to correct Westerners who misunderstand and misuse
Chinese characters. Many of the people who write to him for advice are
Americans who have come to suspect that the Chinese characters they
got tattooed on their flesh don't really mean what they were led to
believe (bit.ly/WrongTat). For example, Tian informed one person that a
tattoo whose character supposedly says "to learn as much as possible"
actually means "empty, hollow, bare, deserted." I offer this up as a
cautionary tale, Leo. In the coming days, make sure you're not under a
misapprehension about what you're taking on and taking in. Choose only
the very best imprints -- and verify that they are what you think they are.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I regard 2011 as an excellent time for you to
cultivate your unique talents, some of which may still be latent or
undiscovered. With that in mind, consider these thoughts. Ernest
Hemingway said a person had to have "the guts of a burglar" to develop
his or her talent. Neurologist and author Dr. Alice W. Flaherty believes
that the drive to use one's talent is even more important than the
amount of raw talent one has. And here's novelist Erica Jong: "Everyone
has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow that 'talent' to the dark
place where it leads." P.S. If you do venture into those dark places, you'll
eventually uncover ten suns' worth of illumination.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Back in 1962, an American company named
Corning created a product that was so revolutionary, no one could figure
out how to exploit it in practical ways. It was "Gorilla glass," a glass that's
so strong it's almost impossible to break or even scratch. Only recently
has it found a commercial application, first in cell phones and other mobile
devices and next in a new generation of ultra-thin TV screens. I foresee a
comparable development in your immediate future, Libra: some ahead-of-
its-time breakthrough you made a while ago that can finally be used to
improve your life.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): When I arrived at my acupuncturist's waiting
room, there were just two magazines on the table next to my chair: The
celebrity rag *People Style Weekly* and the spiritually oriented *Shambala
Sun.* The first offered articles on "hot new handbags and shoes under
$99" and "easy ways to get gorgeous hair, skin, and nails." The second
provided a "guide to mindful living," with advice about how to get
centered, focused, and relaxed. I thought that was metaphorically similar
to the choice you will face in the coming week, Scorpio. It's up to you:
Which way do you want to go?
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I can almost categorically guarantee that
in 2011 you will have no encounters with fire demons, wart-ridden
vampires, two-headed dogs, moaning ghosts, wayward werewolves, or
extraterrestrial robots. Nope. You can pretty much go ahead and make
plans based on the assumption that you won't have to account for
intrusions like that. But I can also assure you that the lack of crazy
encounters with unhinged monsters does not mean your life will suffer
from blahs or boredom. On the contrary: I think this could be one of your
most interesting years in a decade. To prepare yourself, make sure you
don't unconsciously equate adventure with chaos; imagine what it would
be like to experience mystery and intrigue that uplift you.
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Homework: All of us are trying to wake up from our sleepy delusions
about the nature of life. What will be your most potent wake-up technique
in 2011? 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
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Ro's website is at
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She can also be reached at roloughran@comcast.net
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