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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
July 4, 2012
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See a pretty version of this newsletter: http://bit.ly/Nf7qHP
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My mid-year, long-term audio horoscopes are still available. There's more
information about them below.
Whether or not you want to tune in to those Big Picture reports for the
rest of 2012, 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/BigPic2012
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WHAT'S AHEAD FOR YOU in the next six to nine months?
To hear my IN-DEPTH, LONG-TERM AUDIO FORECAST for YOUR LIFE for
the rest of 2012 and beyond, 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."
What areas of your life are likely to receive unexpected assistance and
divine inspiration?
Where are the prime sources of motivation that will be welling up from
your depths?
How can you best cooperate with the cosmic rhythms?
Where are you likely to find most success?
Tune in.
You can also listen to your short-term forecast for the coming week by
clicking on "This week (July 3, 2012)."
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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:
HEALING SHOCKS
Many of us are essentially asleep, even as we walk around in broad
daylight. We're so focused on the restless narratives and repetitive
fantasies unfurling in our heads that we only dimly perceive the larger
story raging in all of its chaotic beauty around us.
To have any hope of permanently breaking out of our fuzzy trance, we
require regular shocks. A single jolt might cause us to briefly come to
attention and see the miracle of creation for what it is, but once the red
alert has passed, we relax back into our fixation on the dreamy tales our
mind never stops telling us.
In the course of its conspiracy to shower us with blessings, life does its
best to provide us with a steady flow of healing shocks. But because it
tends to err on the side of tenderness, its prods may be too gentle,
allowing us to ignore them. Gradually, life will up the ante, trying to find
the right mix of toughness and love, as it encourages us to WAKE UP!
But our addiction to the phantasmagoria is tenacious. The stream-of-
conscious narratives and ever-bubbling fantasies, even when they're
racked with torment and terror, are perversely entertaining. And so we
may avoid responding to the kind shocks for so long that life finally has to
resort to stronger medicine. Then we might get sick or lose our job or
muck up our closest relationship.
It doesn't have to be that way . . . .
TO READ THE REST OF THIS PIECE (and listen to it, too), go HERE:
http://bit.ly/w3aGva
Or buy the book! It's called *PRONOIA IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR PARANOIA*
and is available here: http://bit.ly/Pronoia
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE THAT CYNICISM IS A FAITH-BASED DELUSION
Biological research increasingly debunks the view of humanity as
competitive, aggressive and brutish.
http://tinyurl.com/6ndkd6t
MAYBE THE CLOSEST THING TO UTOPIA
The first spiritual autonomous region of the new world
http://tinyurl.com/7bqdsur
PRONOIA GETS MAINSTREAMED, SORT OF
The huge site Huffington Post has launched a good news section. It's a
little heavy on the sappy, sentimental stuff and light on the themes of
dissident beauty, subversive goodness, revolutionary love, and rowdy
blessings, but I'm still very grateful for it. It's a sign we're moving toward
greater parity in the proportion of bad news and good news.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/good-news/
THE EVIDENCE KEEPS ACCUMULATING
A compendium of pronoiac news.
http://PronoiaResources.com
(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 5
Copyright 2012 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
CANCER (June 21-July 22): The epic breadth of your imagination is
legendary. Is there anyone else who can wander around the world without
ever once leaving your home? Is there anyone else who can reincarnate
twice in the span of few weeks without having to go through the hassle
of actually dying? And yet now and then there do come times when your
fantasies should be set aside so that you may soak up the teachings that
flow your way when you physically venture outside of your comfort zone.
Now is such a moment, my fellow Cancerian. Please don't take a merely
virtual break in the action. Get yourself away from it all, even if it's only
to the marvelous diversion or magic sanctuary on the other side of town.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In Norse mythology, Fenrir was a big bad wolf that
the gods were eager to keep tied up. In the beginning they tried to do it
with metal chains, but the beast broke free. Then they commissioned the
dwarves to weave a shackle out of six impossible things: a bear's sinews,
a bird's spit, a fish's breath, a mountain's root, a woman's beard, and the
sound a cat's paws made as it walked. This magic fetter was no thicker
than a silk ribbon, but it worked very well. Fenrir couldn't escape from it. I
invite you to take inspiration from this story, Leo. As you deal with your
current dilemma, don't try to fight strength with strength. Instead, use
art, craft, subtlety, and even trickery. I doubt you'll need to gather as
many as six impossible things. Three will probably be enough. Two might
even work fine.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): This is a time when your personal actions will
have more power than usual to affect the world around you. The ripples
you set in motion could ultimately touch people you don't even know and
transform situations you're not part of. That's a lot of responsibility! I
suggest, therefore, that you be on your best behavior. Not necessarily
your mildest, most polite behavior, mind you. Rather, be brave,
impeccable, full of integrity, and a little wild.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Goldfish that are confined in small aquariums
stay small. Those that spend their lives in ponds get much bigger. What
can we conclude from these facts? The size and growth rate of goldfish
are directly related to their environment. I'd like to suggest that a similar
principle will apply to you Librans in the next ten months. If you want to
take maximum advantage of your potential, you will be wise to put
yourself in spacious situations that encourage you to expand. For an extra
boost, surround yourself with broad-minded, uninhibited people who have
worked hard to heal their wounds.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Over the years, you've explored some pretty
exotic, even strange ideas about what characterizes a good time. In the
coming days, I'm guessing you will add to your colorful tradition with
some rather unprecedented variations on the definition of "pleasure" and
"happiness." I don't mean to imply that this is a problem. Not at all. To
paraphrase the Wiccan credo, as long as it harms no one (including
yourself), anything goes.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There come times in your life when you
have a sacred duty to be open to interesting tangents and creative
diversions; times when it makes sense to wander around aimlessly with
wonder in your eyes and be alert for unexpected clues that grab your
attention. But this is not one of those times, in my opinion. Rather, you
really do need to stay focused on what you promised yourself you would
concentrate on. The temptation may be high to send out sprays of arrows
at several different targets. But I hope that instead you stick to one
target and take careful aim with your best shots.
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WHAT'S TO COME?
BRAINSTORM ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE OF YOUR LIFE
with my Expanded Audio Horoscopes for the Second Half of 2012:
http://RealAstrology.com
What will be the story of your life during the rest 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?
If you'd like a high-octane boost of inspiration to fuel you in your quest
for beauty and truth and love and justice and meaning, tune in to my
meditations on your long-term outlook.
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 (July 3, 2012)."
"Your Expanded Audio Horoscopes provide me with the Rest of the Story.
I'm not necessarily a believer in the scientific accuracy of astrology, but I
do think you've got a lot of practical wisdom to impart."
- M. Tennenbaum, New York
"No one knows more about me than me. But you're right up there near
the top of the list of people who do understand something about how I
tick. How is that possible?"
- R. Goren, Albuquerque
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I've been meditating on a certain need
that you have been neglecting, Capricorn -- a need that has been
chronically underestimated, belittled, or ignored, by both you and others. I
am hoping that this achy longing will soon be receiving some of your
smart attention and tender care. One good way to get the process
started is simply to acknowledge its validity and importance. Doing so will
reveal a secret that will help you attend to your special need with just the
right touch.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Due to the pressure-packed influences
currently coming to bear on your destiny, you have Official Cosmic
Permission to fling three dishes against the wall. (But no more than
three.) If you so choose, you also have clearance to hurl rocks in the
direction of heaven, throw darts at photos of your nemeses, and cram a
coconut cream pie into your own face. Please understand, however, that
taking actions like these should be just the initial phase of your master
plan for the week. In the next phase, you should capitalize on all the
energy you've made available for yourself through purgative acts like the
ones I mentioned. Capitalize how? For starters, you could dream and
scheme about how you will liberate yourself from things that make you
angry and frustrated.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Check to see if you're having any of the
following symptoms: 1. sudden eruptions of gratitude; 2. a declining
fascination with conflict; 3. seemingly irrational urges that lead you to
interesting discoveries; 4. yearnings to peer more deeply into the eyes of
people you care about; 5. a mounting inability to tolerate boring
influences that resist transformation; 6. an increasing knack for
recognizing and receiving the love that's available to you. If you're
experiencing at least three of the six symptoms, you are certifiably in
close alignment with the cosmic flow, and should keep doing what you've
been doing. If none of these symptoms have been sweeping through you,
get yourself adjusted.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Members of the Nevada Republican Party have
concocted a bizarre version of family values. A large majority of them are
opposed to gay marriage and yet are all in favor of legal brothels. Their
wacky approach to morality is as weird as that of the family values crowd
in Texas, which thinks it's wrong to teach adolescents about birth control
even though this has led to a high rate of teen pregnancies. My question
is, why do we let people with screwed-up priorities claim to be the prime
caretakers of "family values"? In accordance with the astrological omens, I
urge you to reject the conventional wisdom as you clarify what that term
means to you. It's an excellent time to deepen and strengthen your moral
foundation.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): There's a term for people who have the ardor
of a nymphomaniac in their efforts to gather useful information:
*infomaniac.* That's exactly what I think you should be in the coming
week. You need data and evidence, and you need them in abundance.
What you don't know would definitely hurt you, so make sure you find out
everything you need to know. Be as thorough as a spy, as relentless as a
muckraking journalist, and as curious as a child. P.S. See if you can set
aside as many of your strong opinions and emotional biases as possible.
Otherwise they might distort your quest for the raw truth. Your word of
power is *empirical.*
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Of all the signs of the zodiac, you're the best
at discovering short cuts. No one is more talented than you at the art of
avoiding boredom. And you could teach a master course in how to weasel
out of strenuous work without looking like a weasel. None of those virtues
will come in handy during the coming week, however. The way I see it,
you should concentrate very hard on not skipping any steps. You should
follow the rules, stick to the plan, and dedicate yourself to the basics.
Finish what you start, please! (Sorry about this grind-it-out advice. I'm
just reporting what the planetary omens are telling me.)
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http://bit.ly/GoodHappy. Tell me what you think at
Truthrooster@gmail.com.
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