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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
January 16, 2013
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in 2013. Each report in the three-part series is about 7-9 minutes long.
What will be the story of your life in 2013? How can you exert your free
will to create the adventures that will bring out the best in you, even as
you find graceful ways to cooperate with the tides of destiny?
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning January 17
Copyright 2013 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): "Ronnyjohnson618" is a guy who posts his
opinions on a wide variety of Youtube videos. Many times, he claims to be
an expert in the field he's commenting on. Responding to a live music
performance, he says he's a conductor for an orchestra. Offering his
opinion about a mimosa plant, he asserts that he is a botanist. Beneath
other Youtube videos, he declares he is a meteorologist, chemist,
psychologist, soldier, and geometry teacher. I love this guy's blithe
swagger; I'm entertained by the brazen fun he's having. As you express
yourself in the coming week, I recommend that you borrow some of his
over-the-top audacity. Create a mythic persona. Imagine your life as an
epic story. Play the part of a hero.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The earliest performance artist on record was
the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes of Sinope. In one of his notorious
stunts, he wandered around Athens with a lit lantern during the daytime,
claiming to be looking for an authentic human being. I recommend that
you undertake a similar search in the coming days, Pisces. You don't have
to be as theatrical about it. In fact, it might be better to be quite
discrete. But I think it's important for you to locate and interact with
people who are living their lives to the fullest -- devoted to their brightest
dreams, committed to their highest values, and sworn to express their
highest integrity.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): "If you would hit the mark, you must aim a
little above it," wrote nineteenth-century poet Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow. "Every arrow that flies feels the attraction of the earth." This
is good counsel for you to keep in mind during the coming weeks, Aries. I
suspect you will have a good, clear shot at a target you've been trying to
get close to for a long time. Make sure you adjust your trajectory to
account for the attraction of the earth.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you learn a novel idea or a crucial new
lesson while you are tipsy or outright blitzed, you will probably forget it
when you sober up. And it will remain forgotten as long as you abstain.
But there's a good chance you will recall the vanished information the
next time you get loopy. I'm telling you this, Taurus, because even if you
haven't been inebriated lately, you have definitely been in an altered and
expanded state of consciousness. I'm afraid that when you come back
down to earth in a few days, you might lose some of the luminous
insights you've been adding to your repertoire. Is there anything you can
do to ensure you will retain these treasures? It would be a shame to lose
track of them until the next time your mind gets thoroughly blown open.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Studying the movements of the planets is my
main way of discerning the hidden currents of fate. I sometimes
supplement my investigations by reading Tarot cards and the Chinese
"Book of Changes," also known as the *I Ching.* To arrive at your
horoscope this week, I used all of the above as well as the following forms
of prognostication: catoptromancy, which is divination by gazing into a
mirror underwater; cyclomancy, or divination by watching a wheel that's
turning; geloscopy, divination by listening to random laughter; and
margaritomancy, divination by observing bouncing pearls. Here's what I
found, Gemini: You now have the power to discern previously
unfathomable patterns in a puzzling mystery you've been monitoring. You
also have the ability to correctly surmise the covert agendas of allies and
adversaries alike. Maybe best of all, you can discover certain secrets
you've been concealing from yourself.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): "To be reborn is a constantly recurring human
need," said drama critic Henry Hewes. I agree. We all need to periodically
reinvent ourselves -- to allow the old ways to die so that we can resurrect
ourselves in unforeseen new forms. According to my analysis, Cancerian,
your next scheduled rebirth is drawing near. For best results, don't cling
to the past; don't imitate what has always worked before. Instead, have
faith that surrendering to the future will bring you the exact
transformation you need.
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EXPLORING YOUR LONG-RANGE FUTURE
Would you like some inspiration as you muse and wonder about your
upcoming adventures in 2013?
You can still listen to my in-depth explorations of your long-range destiny
in 2013. Each report in the three-part series is about 7-9 minutes long.
Go to http://RealAstrology.com
to sign in and access the EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES
A new short-range forecast for this week is also available.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): My readers Paul and Sophie wrote to let me know
they have patched together three Latin words to invent a term for a new
concept: *vomfiabone.* They say it means "a curse that becomes a
blessing." Here's an example of the phenomenon at work in their lives:
While driving home from work together, they experienced car trouble and
had to pull over to the shoulder of the road, where they called a tow
truck. Later they discovered that this annoying delay prevented them
from getting caught in the middle of an accident just up ahead.
Extrapolating from the current astrological omens, I'm guessing that you
will experience at least one vomfiabone in the coming week, Leo.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I bet that in the next five months you will be
obliged to carry more responsibility than you have in the past. You will
find it hard to get away with being lazy or careless. I suspect that during
this time you will also have the privilege of wielding more influence. The
effect you have on people will be more pronounced and enduring. In short,
Virgo, your workload will be greater than usual -- and so will your rewards.
To the degree that you serve the greater good, you will be a major player.
As for next few weeks, you should concentrate on the work and service
and responsibility part of this equation.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Do you know what a "binky" is? It's what a
rabbit does when it gets so crazily happy that it exuberantly leaps up into
the air, stretching and twisting its body as it flicks and flops its feet. I'm
not sure if lexicographers would allow us to apply this term to humans.
But assuming they might, I'm going to predict that you'll soon be having
some binky-inducing experiences. You're entering the Joy and Pleasure
Season, Libra -- a time when abundant levels of fun and well-being might
be quite normal.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You know that area on your back that you
can't quite reach if you want to scratch it? It's called your acnestis. I
propose that we make it your featured metaphor of the week. Why?
Because I suspect you will have to deal with a couple of itchy situations
that are just beyond your ability to relieve. Yes, this may be frustrating in
the short run. But it will ultimately make you even more resourceful than
you already are. By this time next week, you will have figured out
alternative solutions that you haven't even imagined yet.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "We need new friends," said essayist
Logan Pearsall Smith. "Some of us are cannibals who have eaten their old
friends up; others must have ever-renewed audiences before whom to re-
enact an ideal version of their lives." Smith could have been talking about
you Sagittarians in early 2013. According to my interpretation of the
astrological omens, you need some fresh alliances. Their influence will
activate certain potentials that you haven't been able to access or fully
express with the help of your current circle.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A San Francisco writer named Maneesh
Sethi decided he was wasting too much time on the Internet. His
productivity was suffering. So he hired a woman to sit next to him as he
worked and yell at him or slap his face every time his attention wandered
off in the direction of Facebook or a funny video. It worked. He got a lot
more done. While I would like to see you try some inventive approaches
to pumping up your own efficiency, Capricorn, I don't necessarily endorse
Sethi's rather gimmicky technique. Start brainstorming about some
interesting yet practical new ways to enhance your self-discipline, please.
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