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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
January 23, 2013
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Dear Readers,
I've gathered together all of the long-term, big-picture horoscopes I wrote
for you in the past month, and bundled them in one place. Go here to
read a compendium of your forecasts for 2013:
http://bit.ly/BigLife2013
In addition to these, I've created EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES that go
even further in exploring your long-term destiny in 2013. Unlike the
written freebies, the three-part audio reports cost money. Sign in here to
access them:
http://RealAstrology.com
What will be the story of your life in 2013? 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.
A new short-range forecast for this week is also available.
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Excerpt from my book *The Televisionary Oracle*:
http://bit.ly/Televisionary
This is how spells are broken:
by changing your name
every day for a hundred days
by bragging about
what you can't do and don't have
by telling nothing but lies for 24 hours
by staring at yourself
in the mirror
for hours
by confessing profound secrets
to people who aren't particularly interested
by forcing yourself to laugh nonstop for one hour
by acting with absolutely no ulterior motives
by dancing alone
all night
in slow motion
with your clothes on inside-out
by seeking out information
that renders your political beliefs irrelevant
by pretending to be dead
for three days
by burning down the dreamhouse
where your childhood keeps repeating itself
by communing with the Televisionary Oracle
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MILITARY EXPENDITURES AREN'T A HIGH PRONOIAC PRIORITY
Imagine a country where the state spends more on preschool childcare
than on its defense budget.
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HAVE YOU GOTTEN YOUR MINIMUM DAILY REQUIREMENT OF BEAUTY?
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Please tell me your own personal nominations for PRONOIA RESOURCES.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning January 24
Copyright 2013 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): "Nobody can be exactly like me. Even I have
trouble doing it." So said the eccentric, outspoken, and hard-partying
actress Talullah Bankhead (1902-1968). Can you guess her astrological
sign? Aquarius, of course. Her greatest adventure came from trying to
keep up with all the unpredictable urges that welled up inside her. She
found it challenging and fun to be as unique as she could possibly be. I
nominate her to be your role model in the next four weeks. Your
assignment is to work extra hard at being yourself.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The Dardanelles Strait is a channel that
connects the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, separating Europe from
Asia. In some places it's less than a mile wide. But the currents are fierce,
so if you try to swim across at those narrow points, you're pushed around
and end up having to travel five or six miles. In light of the current
astrological omens, I'm predicting that you will have a comparable
challenge in the coming days, Pisces. The task may seem easier or faster
than it actually is. Plan accordingly.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The German government sponsored a
scientific study of dowsing, which is a form of magical divination used to
locate underground sources of water. After ten years, the chief
researcher testified, "It absolutely works, beyond all doubt. But we have
no idea why or how." An assertion like that might also apply to the mojo
you'll have at your disposal, Aries, as you forge new alliances and bolster
your web of connections in the coming weeks. I don't know how or why
you'll be such an effective networker, but you will be.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The United States Congress spends an
inordinate amount of time on trivial matters. For example, 16 percent of
all the laws it passed in the last two years were devoted to renaming post
offices. That's down from the average of the previous eight years, during
which time almost 20 percent of its laws had the sole purpose of
renaming post offices. In my astrological opinion, you Tauruses can't
afford to indulge in anything close to that level of nonsense during the
next four weeks. I urge you to keep time-wasting activities down to less
than five percent of your total. Focus on getting a lot of important stuff
done. Be extra thoughtful and responsible as you craft the impact you're
having on the world.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): What if your unconscious mind has dreamed up
sparkling answers to your raging questions but your conscious mind
doesn't know about them yet? Is it possible you are not taking advantage
of the sly wisdom that your deeper intelligence has been cooking up? I
say it's time to poke around down there. It's time to take aggressive
measures as you try to smoke out the revelations that your secret self
has prepared for you. How? Remember your dreams, of course. Notice
hunches that arise out of nowhere. And send a friendly greeting to your
unconscious mind, something like, "I adore you and I'm receptive to you
and I'd love to hear what you have to tell me."
CANCER (June 21-July 22): In his book *Our Band Could Be Your Life,*
Michael Azerrad says that the Cancerian singer-songwriter Steve Albini is
a "connoisseur of intensity." That means he's picky about what he
regards as intense. Even the two kinds of music that are often thought of
as the embodiment of ferocious emotion don't make the grade for Albini.
Heavy metal is comical, he says, not intense. Hardcore punk is childish,
not intense. What's your definition of intensity, Cancerian? I see the
coming weeks as prime time for you to commune with the very best
expressions of that state of being. Be a connoisseur of intensity.
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EXPLORING THE BIG PICTURE OF 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 long-range, in-depth explorations of your destiny
in 2013. Each report in the three-part series is about 7 to 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): There's a butterfly sanctuary at the Como Park
Zoo and Conservatory in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It's called the Enchanted
Garden. As you enter, you see a sign that reads, "Please do not touch the
butterflies. Let the butterflies touch you." In other words, you shouldn't
initiate contact with the delicate creatures. You shouldn't pursue them or
try to capture them. Instead, make yourself available for them to land on
you. Allow them to decide how and when your connection will begin to
unfold. In the coming week, Leo, I suggest you adopt a similar approach
to any beauty you'd like to know better.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Do you ever fantasize about a more perfect
version of yourself? Is there, in your imagination, an idealized image of
who you might become in the future? That can be a good thing if it
motivates you to improve and grow. But it might also lead you to devalue
the flawed but beautiful creation you are right now. It may harm your
capacity for self-acceptance. Your assignment in the coming week is to
temporarily forget about whom you might evolve into at some later date,
and instead just love your crazy, mysterious life exactly as it is.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Novelist Jeffrey Eugenides says he doesn't
have generic emotions that can be described with one word. "Sadness,"
"joy," and "regret" don't happen to him. Instead, he prefers "complicated
hybrid emotions, Germanic train-car constructions," like "the
disappointment of sleeping with one's fantasy" or "the excitement of
getting a hotel room with a mini-bar." He delights in sensing "intimations
of mortality brought on by aging family members" and "sadness inspired
by failing restaurants." In the coming days, Libra, I think you should
specialize in one-of-a-kind feelings like these. Milk the nuances! Exult in
the peculiarities! Celebrate the fact that each new wave of passion has
never before arisen in quite the same form.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): After analyzing your astrological omens for
the coming weeks, I decided that the best advice I could give you would
be this passage by the English writer G. K. Chesterton: "Of all modern
notions, the worst is this: that domesticity is dull. Inside the home, they
say, is dead decorum and routine; outside is adventure and variety. But
the truth is that the home is the only place of liberty, the only spot on
earth where a person can alter arrangements suddenly, make an
experiment or indulge in a whim. The home is not the one tame place in a
world of adventure; it is the one wild place in a world of set rules and set
tasks."
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): My general philosophy is that everyone
on the planet, including me, is a jerk now and then. In fact, I'm suspicious
of those who are apparently so unfailingly well-behaved that they NEVER
act like jerks. On the other hand, some people are jerks far too much of
the time, and should be avoided. Here's my rule of thumb: How sizable is
each person's Jerk Quotient? If it's below six percent, I'll probably give
them a chance to be a presence in my life -- especially if they're smart
and interesting. According to my analysis of the astrological omens,
Sagittarius, this gauge may be useful for you to keep in mind during the
coming weeks.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The French painter Cezanne painted
images of a lot of fruit in the course of his career. He liked to take his
sweet time while engaged in his work. The apples and pears and peaches
that served as his models often rotted before he was done capturing their
likenesses. That's the kind of approach I recommend for you in the
coming days, Capricorn. Be very deliberate and gradual and leisurely in
whatever labor of love you devote yourself to. No rushing allowed! With
conscientious tenderness, exult in attending to every last detail of the
process.
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now? Testify at Freewillastrology.com.
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