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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
February 27, 2013
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I invite you to deepen and intensify your commitment to the most
important person in your life -- you. One way to further that sacred cause
is to get married to yourself. In my book, I've created a text you can refer
to as you perform the wedding. Or you can use my text for inspiration as
you create your own version.
Below is an excerpt. To read the whole text, go here:
http://bit.ly/IMeWed
I ME WED
Let's begin by telling a simple truth: You will probably never create a
resilient, invigorating bond with the lush accomplice of your dreams until
you master the art of loving yourself ingeniously. A wedding ritual that
joins you to yourself could catalyze an uncanny shift in your personal
mojo that would attract a fresh, hot consort into your life, or else awaken
the sleeping potential of a simmering alliance you have now.
If you're feeling brave, try speaking the following words aloud:
"I am no longer looking for the perfect partner.
I am my own perfect partner."
Say it even stronger:
"I am no longer looking for the perfect partner
to salve all my wounds
and fix all my mix-ups
and bridge all my chasms.
I am no longer looking for the perfect partner
because I am my own perfect partner."
TO READ THE REST OF "I ME WED," go here:
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning February 28
Copyright 2013 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): "I have decided to rename the constellations
that have domineered our skies too long," writes an Internet denizen
named Hasheeshee St. Frank. He gives only one example. The Big Dipper,
he says, shall forevermore be known as The Star-Spangled Gas Can. I
invite you to come up with additional substitutes, Pisces. It's an excellent
time for you to reshape and redefine the high and mighty things to which
you have given away too much of your power. It's a perfect moment to
reconfigure your relationship with impersonal, overarching forces that
have wielded a disproportionately large influence over your thoughts and
feelings. How about if you call the constellation Orion by the new title of
Three-Eyed Orangutan? Or instead of Pegasus, use the name Sexy
Dolphin? Other ideas?
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In 1993, Frenchman Emile Leray was on a solo
trip through the Sahara Desert. In the middle of nowhere, his car suffered
a major breakdown. It was unfixable. But he didn't panic. Instead, he used
a few basic tools he had on hand to dismantle the vehicle and convert its
parts into a makeshift motorcycle. He was able to ride it back to
civilization. I foresee the possibility of a metaphorically similar
development in your future, Aries. You will get the opportunity to be very
resourceful as you turn an apparent setback into a successful twist of
fate.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your power animal is not the soaring eagle or
the shrewd wolf or the brave bear. No, Taurus, it's the rubber chicken. I'm
serious. With the rubber chicken as your guardian spirit, you might be
inspired to commit random acts of goofiness and surrealism. And that
would reduce tension in the people around you. It could motivate you to
play jokes and pull harmless pranks that influence everyone to take
themselves less seriously. Are you willing to risk losing your dignity if it
helps make the general mood looser and more generous? Nothing could
be better for group solidarity, which is crucial these days. (Thanks, Gina
Williams.)
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the language of the Huron Indians, "orenda"
is a word that refers to the spiritual power that resides in all creatures
and things. If you've got enough of it, you may be able to declare at least
partial independence from your own past. You can better shape the life
you want for yourself rather than being so thoroughly subject to the
limitations of your karma and conditioning. I happen to believe that your
current supply of orenda is unusually abundant, Gemini. What's the best
use you can make of it?
CANCER (June 21-July 22): When I lived in Santa Cruz years ago, some of
my published writings were illustrated by a local cartoonist named Karl
Vidstrand. His work was funny, outrageous, and often offensive in the
most entertaining ways. Eventually he wandered away from our colorful,
creative community and moved to a small town at the edge of California's
Mojave Desert, near where the Space Shuttles landed. He liked living at
the fringes of space, he told journalist R. D. Pickle. It gave him the sense
of "being out of bounds at all times." I suggest you adopt some of the
Vidstrand spirit in the next three weeks, Cancerian. Being on the fringes
and out of bounds are exactly where you belong.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The history of your pain is entering a new phase.
Gradually, almost imperceptibly at first, an emotional ache that has been
sapping your vitality will begin to diminish. You will free yourself of its
power to define you. You will learn to live without its oddly seductive
glamour. More and more, as the weeks go by, you will find yourself less
interested in it, less attracted to the maddening mystery it has foisted on
you. No later than mid-April, I'm guessing that you will be ready to
conduct a ritual of completion; you'll be able to give it a formal send-off
as you squeeze one last lesson out of it.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "When looking for a book, you may discover
that you were in fact looking for the book next to it." Italian writer
Roberto Calasso told that to *The Paris Review,* and now I'm passing it
on to you. But I'd like you to expand upon its meaning, and regard it as a
metaphor that applies to your whole life right now. Every time you go
searching for a specific something -- a learning experience, an invigorating
pleasure, a helpful influence -- consider the possibility that what you really
want and need is a different one that's nearby.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): At least once a day, a cell in your body
mutates in a way that makes it potentially cancerous. Just as often, your
immune system hunts down that dangerous cell and kills it, preserving
your health. Do you understand how amazing this is? You have a vigilant
protector that's always on duty, operating below the level of your
awareness. What if I told you that this physical aspect of your organism
has an equivalent psychic component? What if, in other words, you have
within you a higher intelligence whose function it is to steer you away
from useless trouble and dumb risks? I say there is such a thing. I say this
other protector works best if you maintain a conscious relationship with
it, asking it to guide you and instruct you. The coming weeks will be an
excellent time to deepen your connection.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Some rules in the game of life don't apply to
you and can therefore be safely ignored. Do you know which ones they
are? On the other hand, do you understand which of the rules in the game
of life are crucial to observe if you want to translate your fondest dreams
into real experiences? To recognize the difference is a high art. I'm
thinking that now would be an excellent time to solidify your mastery of
this distinction. I suggest that you formally renounce your investment in
the irrelevant rules and polish your skills at playing by the applicable rules.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "Don't think the garden loses its ecstasy
in winter," wrote the Persian mystic poet Rumi. "It's quiet, but the roots
are down there riotous." I think you're like that winter garden right now,
Sagittarius. Outwardly, there's not much heat and flash. Bright ideas and
strong opinions are not pouring out of you at their usual rates. You're not
even prone to talking too loud or accidentally knocking things over. This
may in fact be as close as you can get to being a wallflower. And yet
deep beneath the surface, out of sight from casual observers, you are
charging up your psychic battery. The action down there is vibrant and
vigorous.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): "When you come right down to it," says
religion writer Rabbi Marc Gellman, "there are only four basic prayers.
Gimme! Thanks! Oops! and Wow!" Personally, I would add a fifth type of
prayer to Gellman's list: "Do you need any assistance?" The Creator
always needs collaborators to help implement the gritty details of the
latest divine schemes. According to my analysis of the astrological
omens, you would be an excellent choice to volunteer for that role right
now -- especially in tasks that involve blending beautiful fragments,
healing sad schisms, furthering peace negotiations, and overcoming
seemingly irreconcilable differences.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In the movie *Fight Club,* there is an
animated scene at the very end that required an inordinate amount of
time to produce. Each frame in this scene took the editors eight hours to
process. Since there are 24 frames in each second, their work went on for
three weeks. That's the kind of attention to detail I recommend you
summon as you devote yourself to your labor of love in the coming days,
Aquarius. I think you know which specific parts of your creation need such
intense focus.
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