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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
February 29, 2012
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*PRONOIA IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR PARANOIA*
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I invite you to deepen and intensify your commitment to the most
important person in your life -- you. One way to further that sacred cause
is to get married to yourself. In my book, I've created a text you can refer
to as you perform the wedding. Or you can use my text for inspiration as
you create your own version.
Below is an excerpt. To read the whole text, go here:
http://bit.ly/IMeWed
I ME WED
Let's begin by telling a simple truth: You will probably never create a
resilient, invigorating bond with the lush accomplice of your dreams until
you master the art of loving yourself ingeniously. A wedding ritual that
joins you to yourself could catalyze an uncanny shift in your personal
mojo that would attract a fresh, hot consort into your life, or else awaken
the sleeping potential of a simmering alliance you have now.
If you're feeling brave, try speaking the following words aloud:
"I am no longer looking for the perfect partner.
I am my own perfect partner."
Say it even stronger:
"I am no longer looking for the perfect partner
to salve all my wounds
and fix all my mix-ups
and bridge all my chasms.
I am no longer looking for the perfect partner
because I am my own perfect partner."
TO READ THE REST OF "I ME WED," go here:
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
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YOU CAN'T RECREATE THE FUTURE UNLESS YOU VISUALIZE THE FUTURE
YOU WANT
The 12 Most Hopeful Trends to Build On in 2012
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FILL THE SACRED TEMPLE OF YOUR IMAGINATION UP WITH REDEMPTION
FOR A CHANGE
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and I get no kickbacks.)
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning March 1
Copyright 2012 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You should be like a rooster, Pisces:
dispensing wake-up calls on a regular basis. You should be nudging people
to shed their torpor and shake themselves out of their stupor. What's
your personal version of "Cockadoodle-doo!"? It shouldn't be something
generic like "Open your eyes!" or "Stop making excuses!" Come up with
attention-grabbing exclamations or signature phrases that no intelligent
person can possibly ignore or feel defensive about. For example: "Let's
leap into the vortex and scramble our trances!"?
ARIES (March 21-April 19): At one point in his book *The Divine Comedy,*
the Italian poet Dante is traveling through purgatory on his way to
paradise. American poet T.S. Eliot describes the scene: "The people there
were inside the flames expurgating their errors and sins. And there was
one incident when Dante was talking to an unknown woman in her flame.
As she answered Dante's questions, she had to step out of her flame to
talk to him, until at last she was compelled to say to Dante, 'Would you
please hurry up with your questions so I can get on with my burning?'" I
bring this to your attention, Aries, because I love the way you've been
expurgating your own errors and sins lately. Don't let anything interfere
with your brilliant work. Keep burning till you're done. (Source: "A New
Type of Intellectual: Contemplative Withdrawal and *Four Quartets,*" by
Kenneth P. Kramer.)
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you've been holding yourself back in any
way, Taurus, now's the time to unlock and unleash yourself. If you have
been compromising your high standards or selling yourself short, I hope
you will give yourself permission to grow bigger and stronger and
brighter. If you've been hiding your beauty or hedging your bets or
rationing your access to the mother lode, you have officially arrived at the
perfect moment to stop that nonsense.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the cult blaxploitation film *The Human
Tornado,* the main character Dolemite brags about his prowess. "I
chained down thunder and handcuffed lightning!" he raves. "I used an
earthquake to mix my milkshake! I eat an avalanche when I want ice
cream! I punched a hurricane and made it a breeze! I swallowed an iceberg
and didn't freeze!" This is the way I want to hear you talk in the coming
week, Gemini. Given the current astrological configurations, you have
every right to. Furthermore, I think it'll be healthy for you.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Astrologer Antero Alli theorizes that the
placement of the sign Cancer in a person's chart may indicate what he or
she tends to whine about. In his own chart, he says, Cancer rules his ninth
house, so he whines about obsolete beliefs and bad education and stale
dogmas that cause people to shun firsthand experience as a source of
authority. I hereby declare these issues to be supremely honorable
reasons for you to whine in the coming week. You also have cosmic
permission to complain vociferously about the following: injustices
perpetrated by small-minded people; short-sighted thinking that ignores
the big picture; and greedy self-interest that disdains the future. On the
other hand, you don't have clearance to whine about crying babies, rude
clerks, or traffic jams.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): *L.A. Weekly* praised the music of drone-noise
band Barn Owl. Its review said that the listening experience is "akin to
placing your ear against the Dalai Lama's stomach and catching the sound
of his reincarnation juices flowing." That sounds a bit like what's ahead for
you in the coming week, Leo: getting the lowdown on the inner workings
of a benevolent source . . . tuning in to the rest of the story that lies
behind a seemingly simple, happy tale . . . gathering up revelations about
the subterranean currents that are always going on beneath the surface
of the good life. It's ultimately all positive, although a bit complicated.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In the coming days, you could do a lot to
develop a better relationship with darkness. And no, I don't mean that
you should do bad things and seek out negativity and be fascinated with
evil. When I use that word "darkness," I'm referring to confusing
mysteries and your own unconscious patterns and the secrets you hide
from yourself. I mean the difficult memories and the parts of the world
that seem inhospitable to you and the sweet dreams that have lost their
way. See what you can do to understand this stuff better, Virgo. Open
yourself to the redemptive teachings it has for you.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Sister Jessica, a character in Frank Herbert's
*Dune* books, says, "The greatest and most important problems of life
cannot be solved. They can only be outgrown." I encourage you to use
that theory as your operative hypothesis for the foreseeable future. Here
are some specific clues about how to proceed: Don't obsess on your
crazy-making dilemma. Instead, concentrate on skillfully doing the
pleasurable activities that you do best. Be resolutely faithful to your
higher mission and feed your lust for life. Slowly but surely, I think you'll
find that the frustrating impediment will be drained of at least some of its
power to lock up your energy.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A few years ago, the Hong Kong company
Life Enhance sold briefs and boxer shorts that were supposedly designed
by a master practitioner of feng shui. On the front of every garment was
an image of a dragon, which the Chinese have traditionally regarded as a
lucky symbol. To have this powerful charm in contact with your intimate
places increased your vital force -- or so the sales rap said. By my
estimates, Scorpio, you're not going to need a boost like that in the
coming weeks. Without any outside aids whatsoever, your lower furnace
will be generating intense beams of magical heat. What are you going to
do with all that potent mojo? Please don't use it on trivial matters.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There are times in your life when you do
a lot of exploring in the outer world, and other times when your
pioneering probes are directed primarily inward. In my astrological opinion,
you're currently more suited for the latter kind of research. If you agree
with me, here's one tack you might want to take: Take an inventory of all
your inner voices, noticing both the content of what they say and the
tone with which they say it. Some of them may be chatty and others shy;
some blaring and others seductive; some nagging and needy and others
calm and insightful. Welcome all the voices in your head into the spotlight
of your alert attention. Ask them to step forward and reveal their
agendas.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The Oxford English Dictionary, an authority
on the state of the English language, adds an average of two new words
every day. In the coming weeks, Capricorn, I'd like to see you expand your
capacity for self-expression with equal vigor. According to my reading of
the astrological omens, you're due for an upgrade in your vocabulary,
your clarity, and your communication skills. Here's one of the OED's fresh
terms, which would be a good addition to your repertoire:
"bouncebackability," the ability to recover from a setback or to rebound
from a loss of momentum.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): We turn to Dr. Seuss for help in formulating
your horoscope this week. He told a story of dining in a restaurant with
his uncle, who was served a popover, which is a puffy muffin that's hollow
on the inside. "To eat these things," said his uncle, "you must exercise
great care. You may swallow down what's solid, but you must spit out the
air!" Drawing a lesson from these wise words, Dr. Seuss concluded, "As
you partake of the world's bill of fare, that's darned good advice to
follow. Do a lot of spitting out the hot air. And be careful what you
swallow." I expect your coming week will be successful, Aquarius, if you
apply these principles.
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HOMEWORK: Your imagination is the single most important asset you
possess. Listen to the podcast: http://bit.ly/YourProphecy.
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