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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
May 18, 2011
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GENDER LIBERATION IS STEADILY INCREASING
The first elected openly gay mayor of a U.S. city with over a million
residents
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HAVE YOU HAD YOUR DAILY DOSE OF BEAUTY TODAY?
Rainbow cloud over Everest
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THINKING DIFFERENTLY ABOUT WHAT'S VALUABLE
Time banks
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and I get no kickbacks.)
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning May 19
Copyright 2011 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): What's going to happen for you in the coming
week will be the metaphorical equivalent of gaining the ability to see
infrared light with your naked eye or to detect the ultrasonic sounds that
only dogs can hear. With this virtual superpower at your disposal, you just
may be able to figure out how people's unspoken feelings have been
covertly affecting your destiny. You will intuit lucid inklings about the
probable future that will help you adjust your decisions. You might even
tune in to certain secrets that your own unconscious mind has been
hiding from you.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Devilish laughter revels in chaos, says Loyola
University philosophy professor John Clark. "It's an assault on excessive
order, authority, and seriousness." Angelic laughter, on the other hand,
"expresses delight in the wondrousness of life and in the mystery of the
order and fitness of things." I'd like to suggest, Cancerian, that the time is
ripe for you to revel equally in the devilish and the angelic varieties of
laughter. So get out there and seek funny experiences that dissolve your
fixations and celebrate your life's crazy beauty. The healing that results
could be spectacular.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In 2009, a group of wealthy Germans asked their
government to require them to pay higher taxes. "We have more money
than we need," said the 44 multi-millionaires. They wanted to help
alleviate the ravages of poverty and unemployment. I urge you to make a
comparable move, Leo. In what part of your life do you have more
abundance than most people? Are there practical ways you could express
your gratitude for the extravagant blessings life has given you? I think
you'll find that raising your levels of generosity will ultimately lead to you
receiving more love. (Here's more on the story about rich Germans:
tinyurl.com/RichHelp.)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "I don't know what I'm looking for," sings
Brendan Benson in his bouncy pop song, "What I'm Looking For," "but I
know that I just want to look some more." I suspect those words could
come out of your mouth these days, Virgo. I worry that you've become
so enamored with the endless quest that you've lost sight of what the
object of the quest is. You almost seem to prefer the glamour of the
restless runaround -- as painful as it sometimes is. That probably means
you're at least somewhat out of touch with the evolution of your primal
desires. Check back in with the raw, throbbing source, please.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): When it's flood season, the Amazon River rises
as much as 60 feet. At that time, the adjoining forests earn their name --
várzea, a Portuguese word meaning "flooded forests." The river's fish
wander far and wide, venturing into the expanded territory to eat fruit
from the trees. In the coming weeks, Libra, I imagine you'll be like those
fish: taking advantage of the opportunities provided by a natural windfall.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Provocative new influences are headed your
way from a distance. Meanwhile, familiar influences that are close at hand
are about to burst forth with fresh offerings. It's likely that both the
faraway and nearby phenomena will arrive on the scene at around the
same time and with a similar intensity. Try not to get into a situation
where they will compete with or oppose each other. Your best bet will be
to put them both into play in ways that allow them to complement each
other.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Are you desperate for more
companionship? Have your night dreams been crammed with soulful
exchanges? Are you prowling around like a lusty panther, fantasizing
about every candidate who's even remotely appealing? If so, I have some
advice from the poet Rumi: "Your task is not to seek for love, but merely
to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against
it." In other words, Sagittarius: To foster the search for intimate
connection, identify the patterns within yourself that are interfering with
it. By the way, this is good counsel even if you're only moderately hungry
for closer connection.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): If you live in the United States, your
chocolate almost certainly contains insect parts. The Food and Drug
Administration understands that the mechanisms involved in making
chocolate usually suck small passers-by into the works, which is why it
allows manufacturers to include up to 60 bug fragments per 100 grams
of chocolate. A lot of basically positive influences have a similar principle
at work: Unpalatable ingredients get mixed in with the tasty stuff, but not
in such abundance that they taint the experience. This week, Capricorn,
you may be unusually tuned in to the unpalatable side of some good
things in your life. Don't overreact.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I went to a literary event in which young
poets read their work. One poet, Shelby Hinte, began her segment by
talking about what inspires her. "I like to write about women who are
more interesting than me," she said. I was full of admiration for that
perspective. It suggests she's cultivating the abundant curiosity and
humility that I think are essential to the creative process. As you slip
deeper into an extra fertile phase of your personal cycle, Aquarius, I urge
you to adopt a similar voracity for influences that surprise and fascinate
and educate you.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): "Any sufficiently advanced technology is
indistinguishable from magic," said science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke.
So in other words, if you were able to time-travel back to medieval
England with a laptop computer and a solar-powered battery charger, the
natives might regard you as a wizard with supernatural powers. I think
there will soon be a similar principle at work in your life, Pisces: You will
get a vivid glimpse of amazing things you could accomplish in the future.
They may seem fantastic and impossible to the person you are right now
-- tantamount to magic. Be alert for expanded states of awareness that
reveal who you could ultimately become.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Today I received this email: "Dear Chosen One:
My name is Boopsky, also known as 'The Impossible.' I rule a small
kingdom that exists in a secret place -- an island with abundant riches and
rhinoceros playgrounds. To make a long story short, you have won our
'naked' lottery. Please come visit us to claim your prizes. We will carve a
statue of you out of butter and strawberry jam. Your funny ways of
walking and talking will be imitated by all of our citizens. Then you will be
caressed as a monarch on a pile of TVs and sung songs to by our
reincarnation chorus. Can't wait to see you be so happy!" I suspect you
may soon receive an invitation as puzzling as this one, Aries -- an
apparent blessing that carries mixed messages or odd undertones. My
suggestion is to hold off on accepting it until you find out more about it.
Meanwhile, make sure it doesn't distract you from taking advantage of a
less flashy but more practical opportunity.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In order to capture the spirit of the
landscapes he painted, French artist Claude Monet used to work outside in
all kinds of weather. When I look at masterpieces like "Snow at
Argenteuil" or "The Magpie, Snow Effect, Outskirts of Honfleur," I like to
imagine he was so engrossed in his work that he barely even registered
the bitter chill. I bet you'll be able to achieve a similar intensity of focus in
the coming week, Taurus. You could be so thoroughly absorbed in an act
of creation or a ritual of transition or an attempt at transformation that
you will be virtually exempt from any discomfort or inconvenience that
might be involved.
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