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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
July 27, 2011
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The piece below is excerpted from my book
*PRONOIA IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR PARANOIA*
available at Amazon: http://bit.ly/Pronoia
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YOUR CHALICE
Visualize a chalice -- a ceremonial drinking cup. What's the first image
that occurs to you? Is it silver? Ceramic? Plastic? What color? How big? Is
it long_stemmed or squat? Does it have a wide, shallow cup or a tall,
narrow one, or what? Close your eyes and spend a moment with this
vision before reading on.
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So you've pictured a chalice in your mind's eye. Here's an analysis of its
possible meaning: What you envisioned represents your capacity to be
filled up with goodies. It's a snapshot of your subconscious receptivity to
favors and help and inspiration.
For instance, if you imagined a shallow plastic champagne glass, it
signifies that you may not be well prepared to drink deeply of the elixirs
the universe is conspiring to provide you.
On the other hand, a large-volume, gracefully shaped sterling silver cup
suggests that maybe you're ready and willing to receive a steady
outpouring of wonders.
A long-stemmed chalice may indicate you're inclined to be aggressive
about filling your cup. A short, squat stem could mean you're not feeling
very deserving of having your cup filled.
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Now here's the fun part. If you imagined an inadequate chalice, you can
change it. If you pictured a chalice you like, you can add more details to
it.
Take some time to picture a vessel that's perfectly worthy of you. Imprint
it on your imagination. Then, for the next nine days, conjure it up every
morning for five minutes right after you wake up, and every evening for
five minutes before you go to sleep. It will reprogram your subconscious
mind to be ready and willing to accept all the favors and help and
inspiration you need.
That in turn will exert an influence on your surroundings, making it easier
for the world to deliver its favors and help and inspiration.
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
OVERTHROWING THE FOSSILIZED SYSTEM
The Quiet Revolution of Cooperation
"America is in the midst of a new revolution. But this revolution is quiet,
incremental, nonviolent, and traveling beneath the mainstream media's
radar. The new American revolution challenges the current notions of
dog-eat-dog capitalism -- through the building of a parallel economic
system that shares, cooperates, empowers, and benefits fellow workers
and community members.
http://tinyurl.com/6kgheo8
REORDERING THE WORLD'S PRIORITIES IS EXCITING
Rich, famous guy encourages young scientists to consider the needs of
the poorest in deciding what to do for their life's work
http://tinyurl.com/6azftsn
TURNING THE CULT OF NARCISSISM AGAINST ITSELF
Girl who was made fun of uses her fame to help charitable organization
http://tinyurl.com/62urvpg
(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 July 28
Copyright 2011 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): During my years as a singer in rock bands, I've
had a theatrical approach to performing. On some occasions, I arrive on
stage from the back of the club. Dressed in leather and rags and
witchdoctor finery, with a rainbow of fake eagle feathers splayed from my
coiffure, I climb into a grocery cart, stand up like a politician giving the V
for Victory sign with my outstretched arms, and have my bandmates
wheel me through the crowd. I highly recommend that you arrange to
make an equally splashy entrance in the near future, Leo. Picture yourself
arriving at your workplace or classroom or favorite cafe in resplendent
glory, maybe even carried on a litter or throne (or in a grocery cart) by
your entourage. It would be an excellent way to get yourself in rapt
alignment with this week's flashy, self-celebratory vibes.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): When I was 19 years old, I was wounded by a
shotgun-wielding assailant on the campus of Duke University. A few years
ago, I revisited the scene of the crime. For two hours I sat there
meditating on the exact spot where I'd been shot. Among the questions I
pondered was this: Had there been any benefits that came out of that
difficult event? The answer was a definitive YES. I identified several
wonderful developments that happened specifically because of how my
destiny was altered by the shooting. For instance, I met three lifelong
friends I would not have otherwise encountered. My challenge to you,
Virgo, is to think back on a dark moment from your past and do what I
did: Find the redemption. (Read my full story here:
http://bit.ly/StrangeBlessing.)
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In her multi-platinum song "Tik Tok," pop star
Ke$ha claims that she brushes her teeth with whiskey -- Jack Daniels, to
be exact. In interviews, she has said this is not a glamorous fiction or
rhetorical device; she really does it. "Jack Daniels is an anti-bacterial," she
told *Vanity Fair.* You might want to experiment with rituals like that
yourself, Libra. At least for the next two weeks or so, it wouldn't be
totally crazy to keep yourself more or less permanently in a party mood.
Why not prep yourself for unfettered fun from the moment the day
begins? From an astrological perspective, you need and deserve a phase
of intense revelry.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): English raconteur Quentin Crisp told the
story of a veteran Hollywood film actor giving advice to a younger actor
just getting started. "You're at a level where you can only afford one
mistake," the wise older man said. "The higher up you go, the more
mistakes you're allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them,
it's considered to be your style." I think this perspective is perfect for you
to meditate on, Scorpio. The time is ripe to fuel your ambitions and gain
more traction in your chosen field. And one of the goals driving you as
you do this should be the quest for a greater freedom to play around and
experiment and risk making blunders.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I have regular intimate communion with
the Divine Wow (formerly known as "God"). Whether I "believe" in my
Dear Companion is irrelevant -- just as I don't need to "believe" in a juicy
Fuji apple while I'm eating it. That's why atheists seem to me like goofy
kooks, as fundamentalist in their own way as evangelical Christians. They
have absolute, unshakable faith that there's no such thing as our Big Wild
Friend. Agnostics I can understand better; they're like pre-orgasmic
virgins who are at least open to the possibility of getting the full
treatment. I offer these comments as a prelude to my prediction for you,
Sagittarius, which is that you will soon have a very good chance to get
up-close and personal with the Divine Wow. (If that offends you because
you're an atheist, no worry. Nothing bad will happen if you turn down the
invitation.)
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): For more than 11 years, a New Jersey man
named Jesus Leonardo earned an annual salary of about $45,000 by
gathering up and cashing in horse-racing tickets that had been
accidentally thrown away by the people who bought them
(tinyurl.com/ScrapTreasure). I suggest we make him your role model and
patron saint for the coming weeks. Like him, you are in line to capitalize
on discarded riches and unappreciated assets. Be on the lookout for the
treasure hidden in the trash.
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YOU NEED MAGIC EVERY DAY
Every day, you have to wade through a relentless surge of soul-less facts.
The experience tends to shut down your sense of wonder.
Every day, you're over-exposed to narratives that have been sucked free
of delight and mystery. That's why you have to make such strenuous
efforts to keep your world enchanted.
I like to think I can contribute to the sacred cause of feeding your sense
of wonder and enchantment. In fact, that's one of my prime motivations
for offering you the free weekly horoscopes you read in this newsletter.
If you ever want more of that good stuff, and think it's worth paying for,
please consider trying out my EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES. They're
four-to-five-minute meditations on the current state of your destiny.
Go here to access them:
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You can also listen over the phone by calling
1-877-873-4888
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You're now in a phase of your long-term
cycle when life will be extra responsive to your vivacious curiosity. That's
why I encourage you to ask riveting questions. Ask whom? God, if that's
your style; your higher self, if that works better; or sources of wisdom
and vitality you respect, if you prefer that. Here are four queries to get
you started: 1. "What is the most magnificent gift I can give to life in the
next three years?" 2. "How can I become more powerful in a way that's
safe and wise?" 3. "How can I cultivate my relationships so that they
thrive even as my life keeps changing?" 4. "What can I do that will help
me get all the love I need?"
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I was considering the possibility of getting me
and my family members those GPS devices that allow you to locate your
car if you've forgotten where you parked it. But then I had second
thoughts. Wouldn't that be one additional thing encouraging us to let our
memories atrophy? The conveniences that technology provides are
wonderful, but at a certain point don't they start threatening to weaken
our brain functions? I invite you to meditate on this issue, Pisces. It's time
to have a talk with yourself about anything -- gadgets, comforts, habits --
that might be dampening your willpower, compromising your mental
acuity, or rendering you passive.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I love how the poet Rachel Loden describes
her impressions of Daniel Borzutzky's *The Book of Interfering Bodies.*
She says that reading it is like "chancing upon a secret lake full of
trembling lilies that projectile vomit both poems and petroleum." I call this
imaginary scene to your attention, Aries, because I'm wondering if you
might encounter a metaphorically similar landscape in the coming week.
The astrological omens suggest that you're attracted to that kind of
strange beauty, surreal intensity, and tenderness mixed with ferocity.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): This would be an excellent time to ripen and
fine-tune your independence. Would you be willing to try some
experiments in self-sufficiency that would inspire you to love yourself
better? Is there anything you could do to upgrade your mastery of taking
good care of yourself? By working on your relationship with yourself, you
will set in motion a magic that will make you even more attractive to
others than you already are.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Even if you don't usually consider yourself a
matchmaker, you could be a pretty good one in the coming week. That's
because you will have more insight than usual about how to combine
things in harmonious and evocative ways. In fact, I suspect you will
possess a sixth sense about which fragments might fit together to create
synergistic wholes. Take maximum advantage of this knack, Gemini. Use it
to build connections between parts of your psyche and elements of your
world that have not been in close enough touch lately.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): You already know what you need to know in
order to make the dicey, spicey transition, Cancerian. Even more
amazingly, you already have what you need. But for some reason, you
don't trust what you know and don't believe you have what you need. So
you're still in a fretful mode, hunting far and wide for the magic key that
you think still eludes you. I'm here to persuade you to stop gazing
longingly into the distance and stop assuming that help is far away. Look
underfoot. Check with what's right in front of you.
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Homework: Find a new person or institution you can fiercely respect.
Report on your triumph at http://www.freewillastrology.com.
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THE BEST DREAM WORKER I'VE EVER KNOWN
If you've ever had an intuition that maybe you'd like to delve deeper into
your dreams, I recommend Jonathan Zap. He's the best dream worker I
know.
Highly intuitive, schooled in the wisdom of archetypes, and really smart,
Jonathan has helped me crack the codes of some of my major dreams. His
cost is quite reasonable, too. I exuberantly recommend his services.
(He's not paying me to say this. I'm simply motivated by the desire to
share his treasure with my readers.)
You can reach Jonathan to inquire about dream interpretations at
jonathanzap@hotmail.com
His homepage is at:
http://www.zaporacle.com
Info about his dream work and other services are at:
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Jonathan has also created the Zap Oracle, an uncanny divination tool you
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Cast your own divination by going to http://www.zaporacle.com and
clicking on ORACLE.
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