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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
April 18, 2012
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MIRABILIA REPORT
(Mirabilia: events that inspire wonder, marvelous phenomena, small
miracles, beguiling ephemera, inexplicable joys, changes that inspire quiet
awe, eccentric enchantments, unplanned jubilations, sudden deliverance
from boring evils; from the Latin *mirabilia,* "marvels.")
* The National Center for Atmospheric Research reports that the average
cloud is the same weight as 100 elephants.
* The seeds of some trees are so tightly compacted within their
protective covering that only the intense heat of a forest fire can free
them, allowing them to sprout.
* Thirty-eight percent of North America is wilderness.
* Anthropologists say that in every culture in history, children have played
the game hide and seek.
* With every dawn, when first light penetrates the sea, many seahorse
colonies perform a dance to the sun.
* A seven-year-old Minnesota boy received patent number 6,368,227 for
a new method of swinging on a swing.
* A chemist in Australia finally succeeded in mixing oil and water.
* Except among birds and land mammals, the females of most species are
bigger than the males.
* The sky not only isn't falling -- it's rising. The top of the troposphere,
the atmosphere's lowest layer, is slowly ascending.
* To make a pound of honey, bees have to gather nectar from about two
million flowers. To produce a single pound of the spice saffron, humans
have to handpick and process 80,000 flowers. In delivering the single
survivor necessary to fertilize an ovum, a man releases 500 million sperm.
* Some Christians really do love their enemies, as Jesus recommended.
* Kind people are more likely than mean people to yawn when someone
near them does.
* There are always so many fragments of spider legs floating in the air
that you are constantly inhaling them wherever you go . . . .
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
THE LITTLE TRIUMPHS KEEP ADDING UP
Cities Take Up the "Ban the Bag" Fight. Why new policies across the
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NATURE'S RESILIENCE
Healthy polar bear count confounds doomsayers
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HOW DO YOU SAY "PRONOIA" IN DOLPHIN LANGUAGE?
Dolphins deserve same rights as humans, say scientists
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning April 19
Copyright 2012 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Let's see if you know what these exquisitely
individuated luminaries have in common: Salvador Dali, Martha Graham,
Stephen Colbert, David Byrne, Maya Deren, Malcolm X, Willie Nelson, Bono,
Dennis Hopper, Cate Blanchett, George Carlin, Tina Fey, Sigmund Freud.
Give up? They are or were all Tauruses. Would you characterize any of
them as sensible, materialistic slowpokes obsessed with comfort and
security, as many traditional astrology texts describe Tauruses? Nope.
They were or are distinctive innovators with unique style and creative
flair. They are your role models as you cruise through the current phase
of maximum self-expression.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In December 1946, three Bedouin shepherds
were tending their flock near the Dead Sea. They found a cave with a
small entrance. Hoping it might contain treasure hidden there long ago,
they wanted to explore it. The smallest of the three managed to climb
through the narrow opening. He brought out a few dusty old scrolls in
ceramic jars. The shepherds were disappointed. But eventually the scrolls
were revealed to be one of the most important finds in archaeological
history: the first batch of what has come to be known as the Dead Sea
Scrolls. Keep this story in mind, Gemini. I suspect a metaphorically similar
tale may unfold for you soon. A valuable discovery may initially appear to
you in a form you're not that excited about.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): The devil called together a committee
meeting of his top assistants. He was displeased. Recruitments of people
born under the sign of Cancer had fallen far below projected totals. "It's
unacceptable," the dark lord fumed. "Those insufferable Crabs have been
too mentally healthy lately to be tantalized by our lies. Frankly, I'm at
wit's end. Any suggestions?" His marketing expert said, "Let's redouble
our efforts to make them buy into the hoax about the world ending on
December 21, 2012." The executive vice-president chimed in: "How
about if we play on their fears about running out of what they need?" The
chief of intelligence had an idea, too: "I say we offer them irrelevant
goodies that tempt them away from their real goals."
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): "If you don't run your own life, someone else will,"
said psychologist John Atkinson. Make that your motto in the coming
weeks, Leo. Write it on a big piece of cardboard and hold it up in front of
your eyes as you wake up each morning. Use it as a prod that motivates
you to shed any laziness you might have about living the life you really
want. Periodically ask yourself these three questions: Are you dependent
on the approval, permission, or recognition of others? Have you set up a
person, ideology, or image of success that's more authoritative than your
own intuition? Is there any area of your life where you have ceded control
to an external source?
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Here are the last words that computer pioneer
Steve Jobs spoke before he died: "OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW." I'd
propose that we bring that mantra into as wide a usage as Jobs' other
creations, like the iPhone and iPad. I'd love to hear random strangers
exclaiming it every time they realize how amazing their lives are. I'd enjoy
it if TV newscasters spoke those words to begin each show,
acknowledging how mysterious our world really is. I'd be pleased if lovers
everywhere uttered it at the height of making love. I nominate you to
start the trend, Virgo. You're the best choice, since your tribe, of all the
signs of the zodiac, will most likely have the wildest rides and most
intriguing adventures in the coming weeks.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A starfish that loses an arm can grow back a
new one. It's an expert regenerator. According to my understanding of
the astrological omens, you are entering a starfish-like phase of your
cycle. Far more than usual, you'll be able to recover parts of you that got
lost and reanimate parts of you that fell dormant. For the foreseeable
future, your words of power are "rejuvenate," "restore," "reawaken," and
"revive." If you concentrate really hard and fill yourself with the light of
the spiritual sun, you might even be able to perform a kind of
resurrection.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Too much of a good thing isn't necessarily
good. (Have you ever hyperventilated?) Too little of a good thing can be
bad. (Have you ever gotten dehydrated?) Some things are good in
measured doses but bad if done to excess. (Wine and chocolate.) A very
little of a very bad thing may still be a bad thing. (It's hard to smoke
crack in moderation.) The coming week is prime time to be thinking along
these lines, Scorpio. You will generate a lot of the exact insights you need
if you weigh and measure everything in your life and judge what is too
much and what is too little.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sculptor Constantin Brancusi had a clear
strategy as he produced his art: "Create like God, command like a king,
work like a slave." I suggest you adopt a similar approach for your own
purposes in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. With that as your formula, you
could make rapid progress on a project that's dear to you. So make sure
you have an inspiring vision of the dream you want to bring into being.
Map out a bold, definitive plan for how to accomplish it. And then
summon enormous stamina, fierce concentration, and unfailing attention
to detail as you translate your heart's desire into a concrete form.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): "If there is one door in the castle you have
been told not to go through," writes novelist Anne Lamott, "you must.
Otherwise, you'll just be rearranging furniture in rooms you've already
been in." I think the coming weeks will be your time to slip through that
forbidden door, Capricorn. The experiences that await you on the other
side may not be everything you have always needed, but I think they are
at least everything you need next. Besides, it's not like the taboo against
penetrating into the unknown place makes much sense any more. The
biggest risk you take by breaking the spell is the possibility of losing a
fear you've grown addicted to.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When rain falls on dry land, it activates
certain compounds in the soil that release a distinctive aroma. "Petrichor"
is the word for that smell. If you ever catch a whiff of it when there's no
rain, it's because a downpour has begun somewhere nearby, and the wind
is bringing you news of it. I suspect that you will soon be awash in a
metaphorical version of petrichor, Aquarius. A parched area of your life is
about to receive much-needed moisture.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Forty percent of Americans do not know that
the dinosaurs died out long before human beings ever existed. When
these folks see an old cartoon of caveman Fred Flintstone riding on a
Diplodocus, they think it's depicting a historical fact. In the coming weeks,
Pisces, you need to steer clear of people who harbor gross delusions like
that. It's more important than usual that you hang out with educated,
cultured types who possess a modicum of well-informed ideas about the
history of humanity and the nature of reality. Surround yourself with
intelligent influences, please.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You had to take the test before you got a
chance to study more than a couple of the lessons. Does that seem fair?
Hell, no. That's the bad news. The good news is that this test was merely
a rehearsal for a more important and inclusive exam, which is still some
weeks in the future. Here's even better news: The teachings that you will
need to master before then are flowing your way, and will continue to do
so in abundance. Apply yourself with diligence, Aries. You have a lot to
learn, but luckily, you have enough time to get fully prepared.
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