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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
June 26, 2013
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WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AHEAD FOR YOU in the next seven to nine
months?
EXPLORE THE BIG PICTURE OF YOUR LIFE
with my Expanded Audio Horoscopes for the Second Half of 2013 and
beyond.
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?
To hear my IN-DEPTH, LONG-TERM AUDIO FORECAST for YOUR LIFE, go
here:
http://RealAstrology.com
Log in through the main page, and then click on the link "Long Term
Forecast for Second Half of 2013."
The horoscopes cost $6 apiece. Discounts are available for multiple
purchases.
You can also listen to your short-term forecast for the coming week by
clicking on "This week (June 25, 2013)."
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BONUS
You may also be interested in reviewing the long-term horoscopes I've
written for you. They discuss your possible destiny for all of 2013. To see
them, go here: http://bit.ly/LongTermLook
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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:
PRONOIA'S VILLAINS
According to Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, Judas was actually a
more exalted hero than Jesus. He unselfishly volunteered to perform the
all_important villain's role in the resurrection saga, knowing he'd be reviled
forever. It was a dirty job that only a supremely egoless saint could have
done. Jesus suffered, true, but enjoyed glory and adoration as a result.
Let's apply this way of thinking to the task of understanding the role
that seemingly bad people play in pronoia.
Interesting narratives play an essential role in the universal conspiracy to
give us exactly what we need. All of us crave drama. We love to be
beguiled by twists of fate that unfold the stories of our lives in
unpredictable ways. Just as Judas played a key role in advancing the tale
of Christ's quest, villains and con men and clowns may be crucial to the
entertainment value of our personal journeys.
Try this:_Imagine the people you fear and dislike as pivotal characters
in a fascinating and ultimately redemptive plot that will take years or even
lifetimes for the Divine Wow to elaborate.
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There is another reason to love our enemies: They force us to become
smarter. The riddles they thrust in front of us sharpen our wits and sculpt
our souls.
Try this: Act as if your adversaries are great teachers. Thank them for
how crucial they've been in your education.
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Consider one more possibility: that the people who seem to slow us down
and hold us back are actually preventing things from happening too fast.
Imagine that the evolution of your life or our culture is like a pregnancy: It
needs to reach its full term. Just as a child isn't ready to be born after
five months of gestation, the New Earth we're creating has to ripen in its
own time. The recalcitrant reactionaries who resist the inevitable birth are
simply making sure that the far-seeing revolutionaries don't conjure the
future too suddenly. They serve the greater good.
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
Survival of the Nicest? Check out the OTHER theory of evolution, the one
that says cooperation -- not competition -- is instinctive.
http://tinyurl.com/cfkhj48
Some of the safest cities in America are cities with large numbers of
immigrants, like San Diego, Laredo, and El Paso. Immigrants are less likely
to commit crimes or to be behind bars than are the native-born.
Opponents of illegal immigration usually do little more than cite anecdotes
attempting to link illegal immigration to violent crime. When they do try
to use statistics, they come up short.
More: http://tinyurl.com/y8gx3wn
From the *New York Times*: "There are many ways to debate
immigration, but when it comes to economics, there isn't much of a
debate at all. Nearly all economists, of all political persuasions, agree that
immigrants — those here legally or not — benefit the overall economy.
'That is not controversial,' said Heidi Shierholz, an economist at the
Economic Policy Institute. Shierholz also said that 'there is a consensus
that, on average, the incomes of families in this country are increased by
a small, but clearly positive amount, because of immigration.'"
http://tinyurl.com/kerm463
(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 June 27
Copyright 2013 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
CANCER (June 21-July 22): "In order to swim one takes off all one's
clothes," said 19th-century Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard. "In
order to aspire to the truth one must undress in a far more inward sense,
divest oneself of all one's inward clothes, of thoughts, conceptions,
selfishness, etc., before one is sufficiently naked." Your assignment in the
coming week, Cancerian, is to get au naturel like that. It's time for you to
make yourself available for as much of the raw, pure, wild truth as you
can stand.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Gertrude Stein was an innovative writer. Many
illustrious artists were her friends. But she had an overly elevated
conception of her own worth. "Think of the Bible and Homer," she said,
"think of Shakespeare and think of me." On another occasion, she
proclaimed, "Einstein was the creative philosophic mind of the century,
and I have been the creative literary mind of the century." Do you know
anyone like Stein, Leo? Here's the truth, in my opinion: To some degree,
we are all like Stein. Every one of us has at least one inflated idea about
ourselves -- a conceited self-conception that doesn't match reality. It was
my turn to confront my egotistical delusions a few weeks ago. Now would
be an excellent time for you to deal with yours. Don't be too hard on
yourself, though. Just recognize the inflation, laugh about it, and move
on.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): When I close my eyes, I get a psychic vision of
you as a kid playing outside on a warm summer day. You're with friends,
immersed in a game that commands your full attention. Suddenly, you
hear a jingling tune wafting your way from a distance. It's the ice cream
truck. You stop what you're doing and run inside your home to beg your
mom for some money. A few minutes later, you're in a state of bliss,
communing with your Fudgsicle or ice cream cone or strawberry-lime fruit
bar. I have a feeling that you will soon experience an adult version of this
scene, Virgo. Metaphorically speaking, either the ice cream man or the ice
cream woman will be coming to your neighborhood.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): During the past ten months, you have been
unusually adventurous. The last time you summoned so much courage
and expansiveness may have been 2001. I'm impressed! Please accept my
respect and appreciation. You've had a sixth sense about knowing when
it's wise to push beyond your limitations and boundaries. You have also
had a seventh sense about intuiting when to be crafty and cautious as
you wander through the frontiers. Now here's one of your assignments
for the next 12 months: Distill all you've learned out there in the
borderlands and decide how you will use your wisdom to build an
unshakable power spot back here in the heart of the action.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Michael Faraday (1791-1867) was one of the
most influential scientists in history. He produced major breakthroughs in
both chemistry and physics. Have you ever used devices that run on
electricity? You can thank him for playing a major role in developing that
wonderful convenience. And yet unlike most scientists, he had only the
most elementary grasp of mathematics. In fact, his formal education was
negligible. I propose that we name him your role model of the week. He's
a striking example of the fact that you can arrive at your chosen goal by
many different paths. Keep that in mind if you're ever tempted to believe
that there's just one right way to fulfill your dreams.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "The only thing that we learn from
history," said the German philosopher Georg Hegel, "is that we never learn
anything from history." I'm urging you to refute that statement in the
coming weeks, Sagittarius. I'm pleading with you to search your memory
for every possible clue that might help you be brilliant in dealing with your
immediate future. What have you done in the past that you shouldn't do
now? What haven't you done in the past that you should do now?
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BRAINSTORM ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE OF YOUR LIFE
with my Expanded Audio Horoscopes for the Second Half of 2013 and
beyond:
What areas of your life are likely to receive unexpected assistance and
divine inspiration?
Where are you likely to find most success?
How can you best cooperate with the cosmic rhythms?
What questions should you be asking?
Go here:
http://RealAstrology.com
Log in and click on the link
"Long Term Forecast for Second Half of 2013"
You can also listen to your short-term forecast for the coming week by
clicking on "This week (June 25, 2013)."
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): According to my analysis of the
astrological omens, now would be a pretty good time to talk about things
that are hard to talk about. I don't necessarily mean that you'll find it
easy to do. But I suspect it would be relatively free of pain and karmic
repercussions. There may even be a touch of pleasure once the catharsis
kicks in. So try it if you dare, Capricorn. Summon the courage to express
truths that have previously been hard to pin down. Articulate feelings
that have been murky or hidden. For best results, encourage those you
trust to do the same.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Are you familiar with Quidditch? It's a rough
sport played by wizards in the fictional world of Harry Potter. All seven
books in the series mention it, so it's an important element. Author J.K.
Rowling says she dreamed up the sport after having a quarrel with her
boyfriend. "In my deepest, darkest soul," she reports, "I would quite like
to see him hit by a bludger." (In Quidditch, a bludger is a big black ball
made of iron.) I bring this up, Aquarius, because I suspect that you, too,
are in position to use anger in a creative and constructive way. Take
advantage of your raw emotion to make a lasting improvement in your
life.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In his erotic poem "Your Sex," Joe Bolton
exults: "My heart simplified, I touch the bud of happiness -- it's in season.
And whatever grief I might have felt before simply dies inside me." You
might want to write that down on a slip of paper and carry it around with
you this week, Pisces. According to my understanding of the astrological
omens, the bud of happiness is now in season for you. You have good
reason to shed the undertones of sadness and fear you carry around with
you. I'll tell you the last lines of Bolton's poem, because they also apply:
"Sometimes I think it's best just to take pleasure wherever we want and
can. Look: the twilight is alive with wild honey." (The full poem:
tinyurl.com/JoeBolton.)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): "To know when to stop is of the same
importance as to know when to begin," said the painter Paul Klee. Take
that to heart, Aries! You are pretty adept at getting things launched, but
you've got more to learn about the art of stopping. Sometimes you finish
prematurely. Other times you sort of disappear without officially bringing
things to a close. Now would be an excellent time to refine your skills.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): "The problem with quotes on the Internet is
that it's hard to determine whether or not they are genuine." So said Joan
of Arc back in 1429, right before she helped lead French troops in the
battle of Patay. JUST KIDDING! Joan of Arc never had the pleasure of
surfing the Web, of course, since it didn't exist until long after she died.
But I was trying to make a point that will be useful for you to keep in
mind, Taurus, which is: Be skeptical of both wild claims and mild claims.
Stay alert for seemingly interesting leads that are really time-wasting half-
truths. Be wary for unreliable gossip that would cause an unnecessary
ruckus.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): French Impressionist painter Claude Monet
loved to paint water lilies, and he did so over and over again for many
years. Eventually he created about 250 canvases that portrayed these
floating flowers. Should we conclude that he repeated himself too much?
Should we declare that he was boringly repetitive? Or might we wonder if
he kept finding new delights in his comfortable subject? Would we have
enough patience to notice that each of the 250 paintings shows the
water lilies in a different kind of light, depending on the weather and the
season and the time of day? I vote for the latter view, and suggest that
you adopt a similar approach to the familiar things in your life during the
coming weeks.
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Homework: Each of us has a secret ignorance. Can you guess what yours
is? What will you do about it? Freewillastrology.com.
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