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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
June 27, 2012
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WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AHEAD FOR YOU in the next six months and
beyond?
EXPLORE THE BIG PICTURE OF YOUR LIFE
with my Expanded Audio Horoscopes for the Second Half of 2012
How can you exert your free will to create the adventures that'll bring out
the best in you, even as you find graceful ways to cooperate with the
tides of destiny?
To hear my IN-DEPTH, LONG-TERM AUDIO FORECAST for YOUR LIFE, go
here:
http://RealAstrology.com
Log in through the main page, and then click on the link "Long Term
Forecast for Second Half of 2012."
The horoscopes cost $6 apiece. Discounts are available for multiple
purchases.
You can also listen to your short-term forecast for the coming week by
clicking on "This week (June 26, 2012)."
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BONUS
You may be interested in reviewing the long-term horoscopes I wrote for
you last December and January. To see them -- plus an extra forecast for
the second half of 2012 -- go here: http://bit.ly/BigPicture2011
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My book
*PRONOIA IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR PARANOIA*
is available at Amazon: http://bit.ly/Pronoia
or Powells: http://bit.ly/PronoiaPowells
Here's an excerpt:
PRONOIA'S VILLAINS
According to Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, Judas was actually a
more exalted hero than Jesus. He unselfishly volunteered to perform the
all_important villain's role in the resurrection saga, knowing he'd be reviled
forever. It was a dirty job that only a supremely egoless saint could have
done. Jesus suffered, true, but enjoyed glory and adoration as a result.
Let's apply this way of thinking to the task of understanding the role
that seemingly bad people play in pronoia.
Interesting narratives play an essential role in the universal conspiracy to
give us exactly what we need. All of us crave drama. We love to be
beguiled by twists of fate that unfold the stories of our lives in
unpredictable ways. Just as Judas played a key role in advancing the tale
of Christ's quest, villains and con men and clowns may be crucial to the
entertainment value of our personal journeys.
Try this:_Imagine the people you fear and dislike as pivotal characters
in a fascinating and ultimately redemptive plot that will take years or even
lifetimes for the Divine Wow to elaborate.
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There is another reason to love our enemies: They force us to become
smarter. The riddles they thrust in front of us sharpen our wits and sculpt
our souls.
Try this: Act as if your adversaries are great teachers. Thank them for
how crucial they've been in your education.
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Consider one more possibility: that the people who seem to slow us down
and hold us back are actually preventing things from happening too fast.
Imagine that the evolution of your life or our culture is like a pregnancy: It
needs to reach its full term. Just as a child isn't ready to be born after
five months of gestation, the New Earth we're creating has to ripen in its
own time. The recalcitrant reactionaries who resist the inevitable birth are
simply making sure that the far-seeing revolutionaries don't conjure the
future too suddenly. They serve the greater good.
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
SCIENCE DEUBUNKS CYNICS
People behave socially and 'well' even without rules
http://tinyurl.com/75roslq
ALTRUISM GONE WILD
Meet the doctor who uprooted her life to bring universal health care to
Vermont.
http://tinyurl.com/6rvmoyt
SAVE THE WORLD LOCALLY
A new phenomenon, called "Cash Mobs," is spreading across the country,
changing the way people view local businesses. Similar to flash mobs,
Cash Mobs organize customers to spend money at struggling locally
owned businesses to support their community.
http://tinyurl.com/89apx62
(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 June 28
Copyright 2012 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Every 10,000 years or so, reports the
*Weekly World News,* hell actually does freeze over. A rare storm brings
a massive amount of snow and ice to the infernal regions, and even the
Lake of Fire looks like a glacier. "Satan himself was seen wearing earmuffs
and making a snowman," the story says about the last time it happened. I
foresee a hell-freezes-over type of event happening for you in the coming
months, Cancerian -- and I mean that in a good way. The seemingly
impossible will become possible; what's lost will be found and what's bent
will be made straight; the lion will lie down not only with the lamb but also
with the sasquatch. For best results, be ready to shed your expectations
at a moment's notice.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): "In purely spiritual matters, God grants all
desires," said philosopher and activist Simone Weil. "Those who have less
have asked for less." I think this is a worthy hypothesis for you to try out
in the next nine months, Leo. To be clear: It doesn't necessarily mean you
will get a dream job and perfect lover and ten million dollars. (Although
I'm not ruling that out.) What it does suggest is this: You can have any
relationship with the Divine Wow that you dare to imagine; you can get all
the grace you need to understand why your life is the way it is; you can
make tremendous progress as you do the life-long work of liberating
yourself from your suffering.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A plain old ordinary leap of faith might not be
ambitious enough for you in the coming months, Virgo. I suspect your
potential is more robust than that, more primed for audacity. How would
you feel about attempting a *quantum* leap of faith? Here's what I mean
by that: a soaring pirouette that sends you flying over the nagging
obstacle and up onto higher ground, where the views are breathtakingly
vast instead of gruntingly half-vast.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): "The dream which is not fed with dream
disappears," said writer Antonio Porchia. Ain't that the truth! Especially
for you right now. These last few months, you've been pretty good at
attending to the details of your big dreams. You've taken the practical
approach and done the hard work. But beginning any moment, it will be
time for you to refresh your big dreams with an infusion of fantasies and
brainstorms. You need to return to the source of your excitement and
feed it and feed it and feed it.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A Chinese businessman named Hu Xilin is the
champion fly-killer of the world. Ever since one of the buzzing pests
offended him back in 1997 -- causing havoc at a dinner where he was
entertaining a potential business partner -- he has made it his mission to
fight back. He says he has exterminated more than ten million of the
enemy with his patented "Fly Slayer" machine. And oh by the way, his
obsession has made him a millionaire. It's possible, Scorpio, that your
story during the second half of 2012 will have elements in common with
Hu Xilin's. Is there any bad influence you could work to minimize or undo
in such a way that it might ultimately earn you perks and prizes -- or at
least deep satisfaction?
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): From the 14th through the 18th
centuries, many towns in England observed a curious custom. If a couple
could prove that they had gone a year and a day without ever once being
sorry they got married, the two of them would receive an award: a side of
cured pork, known as a flitch of bacon. Alas, the prize was rarely claimed.
If this practice were still in effect, you Sagittarians would have an
elevated chance of bringing home the bacon in the coming months. Your
ability to create harmony and mutual respect in an intimate relationship
will be much higher than usual.
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BRAINSTORM ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE OF YOUR LIFE
with my Expanded Audio Horoscopes for the Second Half of 2012:
What areas of your life are likely to receive unexpected assistance and
divine inspiration?
Where are you likely to find most success?
How can you best cooperate with the cosmic rhythms?
What questions should you be asking?
Go here:
http://RealAstrology.com
Log in and click on the link
"Long Term Forecast for Second Half of 2012"
You can also listen to your short-term forecast for the coming week by
clicking on "This week (June 26, 2012)."
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): "If I had my life to live over," said Nadine
Stair at age 85, "I would perhaps have more actual problems, but I'd have
fewer imaginary ones." I suggest you write out that quote, Capricorn, and
keep it close to you for the next six months. Your task, as I see it, will be
to train yourself so you can expertly distinguish actual problems from
imaginary ones. Part of your work, of course, will be to get in the habit of
immediately ejecting any of the imaginary kind the moment you notice
them creeping up on you.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Astronomer Percival Lowell (1855-1916)
was instrumental in laying the groundwork that led to the discovery of
Pluto. He was a visionary pioneer who helped change our conception of
the solar system. But he also put forth a wacky notion or two. Among the
most notable: He declared, against a great deal of contrary evidence, that
the planet Mars was laced with canals. You have the potential be a bit like
him in the coming months, Aquarius: mostly a wellspring of innovation but
sometimes a source of errant theories. What can you do to ensure that
the errant theories have minimal effect? Be humble and ask for feedback.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Throughout the 16th century and even
beyond, European explorers trekked through the New World hunting for
the mythical land of El Dorado: the Lost City of Gold. The precious metal
was supposedly so abundant there that it was even used to make
children's toys. The quest was ultimately futile, although it led the
explorers to stumble upon lesser treasures of practical value -- the
potato, for example. After being brought over to Europe from South
America, it became a staple food. I'm foreseeing a comparable
progression in your own world during the coming months: You may not
locate the gold, but you'll find the equivalent of the potato.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): If you play solitaire, your luck will be crazy
strong in the coming weeks. If you have candid, wide-ranging talks with
yourself in the mirror, the revelations are likely to be as interesting as if
you had spoken directly with the river god or the angel of the sunrise.
Taking long walks alone could lead to useful surprises, and so would
crafting a new declaration of independence for yourself. It'll also be an
excellent time to expand your skills at giving yourself pleasure. Please
understand that I'm not advising you to be isolated and lonely. I merely
want to emphasize the point that you're due for some breakthroughs in
your relationship with yourself.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Are you in possession of a talent or interest
or inclination or desire that no one else has? Is there some unique way
you express what it means to be human? According to my understanding
of the long-term astrological omens, the coming months will be your time
to cultivate this specialty with unprecedented intensity; it'll be a window
of opportunity to be more practical than ever before in making your
signature mark on the world. Between now and your next birthday, I urge
you to be persistent in celebrating the one-of-a-kind truth that is your
individuality.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): "Message in a bottle" is not just a pirate movie
cliche. It's a form of communication that has been used throughout
history for serious purposes. England's Queen Elizabeth I even appointed
an official "Uncorker of Ocean Bottles." And as recently as 2005, a
message in a bottle saved the lives of 88 refugees adrift in the Caribbean
Sea on a damaged boat. Glass, it turns out, is an excellent container for
carrying sea-born dispatches. It lasts a long time and can even survive
hurricanes. In accordance with the astrological omens, I nominate
"message in a bottle" to be your metaphor for the rest of 2012. Here's
one way to apply this theme: Create a message you'd like to send to the
person you will be in five years, perhaps a declaration of what your
highest aspirations will be between now and then. Write it on paper and
stash it in a bottle. Store this time capsule in a place you won't forget,
and open it in 2017.
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Homework: Make a prediction about where you'll be and what you'll be
doing on January 1, 2013. Testify at Freewillastrology.com.
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