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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
January 9, 2013
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DREAM AND SCHEME ABOUT YOUR LONG-RANGE FUTURE
with my 3-part EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES for the Coming Year.
http://RealAstrology.com
What new influences will be headed your way in 2013? What fresh
resources will you be able to draw on? How can you conspire with life to
create the best possible future for yourself?
This week, my EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES feature Part 3 of the long-
range, in-depth explorations of your destiny in 2013.
Part 1 and Part 2 of your Year-End Predictions, which I offered the last
two weeks, are also still available.
To listen to your BIG PICTURE horoscopes online, go to
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
YOU MAY HAVE GREATER RESOURCES AT YOUR DISPOSAL THAN YOU
REALIZE
We're all born geniuses, but the grind of the routine tends to de-genius
us. Good news: You can re-genius yourself.
http://on.fb.me/WpTAFq
SOME PROGRESS IS "BEHIND THE SCENES" BECAUSE THE MAINSTREAM
MEDIA DOESN'T MENTION IT
Solar energy is on the rise in Germany. The recent solar boom means the
alternative form of energy now reaches 8 million homes in Germany, a 45
percent increase compared to 2011.
http://tinyurl.com/bk6ssmw
LET'S COUNT OUR BLESSINGS
Medea Benjamin's 10 Favorite Things about 2012.
Read the whole thing: http://tinyurl.com/b98gjwk
1. While conservatives launched vicious attacks on women's rights, it
backfired -- and fired up the pro-choice base! US voters elected the
highest number of women to Congress ever.
2. Immigrant rights groups, especially young Latinos, mobilized and
took great risks to force a change in attitude -- and a thaw in policy.
3. More money flooded the elections than ever before (some $5.8
billion!), but most of it went down a big, black hole -- and unleashed a new
movement for money out of politics. Billionaires wasted fortunes trying to
sell lousy candidates and lousy ideas.
4. The marijuana genie is now out of the bottle, with people across the
country backing referendums seeking an end to the decades of
destructive, counterproductive drug wars. Colorado and Washington
voters legalized recreational pot, and medical marijuana will be legal in
Massachusetts.
5. This year marked momentous wins for gay rights. Massachusetts,
Maine, and Washington legalized marriage equality, and Minnesota
defeated a restrictive state constitutional amendment that would have
upheld a ban. Now, one-tenth of states in the U.S. uphold marriage
equality.
6. Climate activists have been kickin' up a storm. Anti-coal activists
have helped retire over 100 coal plants, victories that will save lives and
clean our air and water, while wind energy hit a historic milestone of
50,000 megawatts.The global anti-fracking movement mounted effective
campaigns that has led to local bans in the US and Canada.
7. Unions have been hard hit by the economic crisis and political
attacks, but worker's gains made in 2012 show potential muscle.
8. On the foreign policy front, opposition to drone warfare is on the
rise. After years of silence about the use of lethal drones overseas, the
public began to learn more and the level of anti-drone activism
skyrocketed.
9. The international movement for Palestinian human rights has gained
unprecedented momentum. In November the United Nations endorsed an
independent state of Palestine, showing sweeping international support of
Palestinian demands for sovereignty over lands Israel has occupied since
1967.
10. After nearly 15 years of house arrest, Burmese opposition leader
and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi was elected to Parliament!
(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 January 10
Copyright 2013 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): What does it mean when the dwarf planet
Pluto impacts a key point in your horoscope? For Capricorn gymnast
Gabby Douglas, it seemed to be profoundly empowering. During the time
Pluto was close to her natal sun during last year's Summer Olympics, she
won two gold medals, one with her team and one by herself. Luck had
very little to do with her triumph. Hard work, self-discipline, and
persistence were key factors. I'm predicting that Pluto's long cruise
through the sign of Capricorn will give you an opportunity to earn a Gabby
Douglas-like achievement in your own sphere -- if, that is, you can
summon the same level of willpower and determination that she did. Now
would be an excellent time to formally commit yourself to the glorious
cause that excites you the most.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): "Diplomacy is the art of saying 'nice doggie'
until you can find a rock," said humorist Will Rogers. I hope you've been
taking care of the "nice doggie" part, Aquarius -- holding the adversarial
forces and questionable influences at bay. As for the rock: I predict you
will find it any minute now, perhaps even within an hour of reading this
horoscope. Please keep in mind that you won't necessarily have to throw
the rock for it to serve its purpose. Merely brandishing it should be
enough.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Do you know the word "cahoots"? Strictly
speaking, it means to be in league with allies who have the same
intentions as you do; to scheme and dream with confederates whose
interests overlap with yours. Let's expand that definition a little further
and make it one of your central themes in the coming week. For your
purposes, "cahoots" will signify the following: to conspire with like-minded
companions as you cook up some healthy mischief or whip up an
interesting commotion or instigate a benevolent ruckus.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Writing at io9.com, Charlie Jane Anders
provides "10 Signs You Could Be the Chosen Savior." Among the clues are
the following: 1. "How often does someone comes up to you on the
street, point at you, gibber something inarticulate, and run away?" 2.
"How many robot/clone duplicates of yourself have you come across?" 3.
"Is there a blurry black-and-white photo or drawing from history that sort
of looks like you?" 4. "Have you achieved weird feats that nobody could
explain, but which nobody else witnessed?" Now would be a good time for
you to take this test, Aries. You're in a phase of your astrological cycle
when your dormant superpowers may finally be awakening -- a time when
you might need to finally claim a role you've previously been unready for.
(Read Anders' article here: http://tinyurl.com/AreYouChosen.)
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): "Dear Rob the Astrologer: I have a big
question for you. If I could get access to a time machine, where would
you suggest I should go? Is there a way to calculate the time and place
where I could enjoy favorable astrological connections that would bring
out the best in me? -Curious Taurus." Dear Curious: Here are some
locations that might be a good fit for you Tauruses right now: Athens,
Greece in 459 B.C.; Constantinople in 1179; Florence, Italy in 1489; New
York in 2037. In general, you would thrive wherever there are lots of
bright people co-creating a lively culture that offers maximum stimulation.
You need to have your certainties challenged and your mind expanded and
your sense of wonder piqued.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Will archaeologists find definitive evidence of
the magical lost continent of Atlantis in 2013? Probably not. How about
Shambhala, the mythical kingdom in Central Asia where the planet's
greatest spiritual masters are said to live? Any chance it will be
discovered by Indiana Jones-style fortune hunters? Again, not likely. But I
do think there's a decent chance that sometime in the next seven
months, many of you Geminis will discover places, situations, and
circumstances that will be, for all intents and purposes, magical and
mythical.
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LET'S IMAGINE WHAT BEAUTIFUL MYSTERIES
MIGHT COME YOUR WAY IN 2013
Listen to my Expanded Audio Horoscopes for the Coming Year.
Would you like some inspiration as you muse and wonder about your
upcoming adventures in 2013?
In this week's EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES, I offer you Part 3 of a
long-term, in-depth exploration of your destiny in the coming year.
Part 1 and Part 2 are still available online.
Register and/or sign in at http://RealAstrology.com.
Parts 2 and 3 are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888.
The cost is $6 per sign on the Web (discounts with the purchase of
multiple tokens), or $1.99 per minute by phone.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): There's a spot in the country of Panama
where you can watch the sun rise in the east over the Pacific Ocean. In
another Panamanian location, you can see the sun set in the west over
the Atlantic Ocean. Nothing weird is involved. Nothing twisted or
unearthly. It's simply a quirk of geography. I suspect that a similar
situation will be at work in your life sometime soon. Things may seem out
of place. Your sense of direction might be off-kilter, and even your
intuition could seem to be playing tricks on you. But don't worry. Have no
fear. Life is simply asking you to expand your understanding of what
"natural" and "normal" are.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Metaphorically speaking, a pebble was in your
shoe the whole past week. You kept thinking, "Pretty soon I've got to
take a minute to get rid of that thing," and yet you never did. Why is
that? While it wasn't enormously painful, it distracted you just enough to
keep you from giving your undivided attention to the important tasks at
hand. Now here's a news flash: The damn pebble is still in your shoe. Can I
persuade you to remove it? Please?
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Even when you know exactly what you want,
it's sometimes crucial for you not to accomplish it too fast. It may be
that you need to mature more before you're ready to handle your
success. It could be that if you got all of your heart's desire too quickly
and easily, you wouldn't develop the vigorous willpower that the quest
was meant to help you forge. The importance of good timing can't be
underestimated, either: In order for you to take full advantage of your
dream-come-true, many other factors in your life have to be in place and
arranged just so. With those thoughts in mind, Virgo, I offer you this
prediction for 2013: A benevolent version of a perfect storm is headed
your way.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Artists who painted images in caves 30,000
years ago did a pretty good job of depicting the movements of four-
legged animals like horses. In fact, they were more skilled than today's
artists. Even the modern experts who illustrate animal anatomy textbooks
don't match the accuracy of the people who decorated cave walls
millennia ago. So says a study reported in Livescience.com
(http://tinyurl.com/CaveArtMagic). I'd like to suggest this is a useful
metaphor for you to consider, Libra. There's some important task that
the old you did better than the new you does. Now would be an excellent
time to recapture the lost magic.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): After evaluating your astrological omens for
the coming months, I've decided to name you Scorpios the "Top Sinners
of the Year" for 2013. What that means is that I suspect your vices will
be more inventive and more charming than those of all the other signs.
Your so-called violations may have the effect of healing some debilitating
habit. In fact, your "sins" may not be immoral or wicked at all. They might
actually be beautiful transgressions that creatively transcend the status
quo; they might be imaginative improvements on the half-assed way that
things have always been done. To ensure you're always being ethical in
your outlaw behavior, be committed to serving the greater good at least
as much as your own selfish interests.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Here's the horoscope I hope to be able
to write for you a year from now: "Your mind just kept opening further
and further during these past 12 months, Sagittarius -- way beyond what
I ever imagined possible. Congrats! Even as you made yourself more
innocent and receptive than you've been in a long time, you were
constantly getting smarter and sharpening your ability to see the raw
truth of what was unfolding. Illusions and misleading fantasies did not
appeal to you. Again, kudos!"
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HOMEWORK: What's the best thing you want to create for yourself in
2013? Go to http://FreeWillAstrology.com and click "Email Rob."
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