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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
August 14, 2013
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning August 15
Copyright 2013 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): "The secret of change is to focus all of your
energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." When I came
across that quote while surfing the Web, I felt that it jibed perfectly with
the astrological omens that are currently in play for you. Every website I
consulted agreed that the speaker of this wisdom was Socrates, but I
thought the language sounded too contemporary to have been uttered by
a Greek philosopher who died 2,400 years ago. After a bit of research, I
found the real source: a character named Socrates in *Way of the
Peaceful Warrior,* a New Age self-help book by Dan Millman. I hope this
doesn't dilute the impact of the quote for you, Leo. For now, it is crucial
that you not get bogged down in quarreling and brawling. You need to
devote all your energy to creating the future.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Do you know that you are a host for more
than 10,000 different species of microorganisms? Many of them are
bacteria that perform functions essential to your health. So the stunning
fact of the matter is that a large number of life forms share your body
and constantly help you in ways about which you have no conscious
awareness. Might there be other examples of you collecting benefits from
unknown sources? Well, do you know who is responsible for providing you
with the water and electricity you use? Who sewed your clothes and
made your medicine? Who built the roads and buildings you use? This is
an excellent time to take inventory of all the assistance, much of it
anonymous, that you are so fortunate to receive.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): More often than not, your fine mind does a
competent job of defining the problems that need solving. It comes up
with concise questions that lead you in the right direction to find useful
clues. It gathers evidence crisply and it makes smart adjustments as the
situation evolves. But after studying the astrological factors currently at
work, I'm a little concerned that your usually fine mind might temporarily
be prone to suffering from the dreaded malady known as *paralysis
through over-analysis.* To steer yourself away from that possibility, keep
checking in with your body and your feelings to see what alternate truths
they may have to tell you.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): By the standards of people who don't know
you well, the triumph you achieve in the coming days might seem modest.
But I think it will actually be pretty dramatic. Here's my only concern:
There's a slight danger you will get grandiose or even a bit arrogant in the
aftermath of your victory. You could also get peeved at those who don't
see it for the major achievement it is. Now that I've given you this
warning, though, I'm hoping you will avoid that fate. Instead you will
celebrate your win with humble grace, feeling gratitude for all the help
you got long the way.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "All my life, my heart has yearned for a
thing I cannot name." So said French writer André Breton. I suspect that
many of us feel the same way, which is kind of depressing. But the good
news for you, Sagittarius, is that there will be times in the coming months
when you will get as close to naming that mysterious thing as you have
ever gotten. On more than a few occasions, you may be able to get a
clear glimpse of its true nature. Now and then you might even be fully
united with it. One of those moments could come soon.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The *Paris Review* did a story on novelist
William Gass. The interviewer asked him why he wrote his books. That was
"a very dumb question," he sneered. Nevertheless, he answered it, saying,
"I write because I hate. A lot. Hard." In other words, his primary
motivations for expressing himself creatively were loathing, malice, and
hostility. I beg you not to use him as your role model, Capricorn. Not now.
Not ever. But especially now. It is essential to your long-term health and
wealth that you not be driven by hate in the coming weeks. Just the
opposite, in fact: The more you are driven by love and generosity, the
better chance you will have of launching a lucky streak that will last quite
a while.
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YOU NEED MAGIC
Every day, you have to wade through a relentless surge of soul-less
information. The experience tends to shut down your sense of wonder.
Every day, you're over-exposed to narratives that have been sucked free
of delight and mystery. That's why you have to make strenuous efforts to
keep your world enchanted.
I aspire to contribute to the sacred cause of feeding your sense of
wonder and enchantment. That's one of my main motivations for offering
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You can also listen over the phone by calling
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): "Until we have seen someone's darkness,
we don't really know who they are," said author Marianne Williamson.
"Until we have forgiven someone's darkness, we don't really know what
love is." Your assignment, Aquarius, is to seek out the deepest possible
understanding of these truths. To do that, you will have to identify the
unripe, shadowy qualities of the people who are most important to you.
And then you will have to find it in your smart heart to love them for their
unripe, shadowy qualities almost as much as you do for their shiny,
beautiful qualities.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Aldous Huxley was the renowned 20th-
century intellectual who wrote the book *Brave New World,* a dystopian
vision of the future. Later in his life he came to regret one thing: how
"preposterously serious" he had been when he was younger. "There are
quicksands all about you, sucking at your feet," he ruminated, "trying to
suck you down into fear and self-pity and despair. That's why you must
walk so lightly. Lightly, my darling . . . Learn to do everything lightly. Yes,
feel lightly even though you're feeling deeply." I would love for you to put
this counsel at the top of your priority list for the next ten months,
darling Pisces. Maybe even write it out on a piece of paper and tape it to
your bathroom mirror.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Normally, International CAPS LOCK DAY
happens only once a year, on June 28. But in alignment with your current
astrological omens, you have been granted the right to observe the next
seven days as your own personal International CAPS LOCK DAYS. That
means you will probably be forgiven and tolerated if use OVERHEATED
ORATORY and leap to THUNDEROUS CONCLUSIONS and engage in
MELODRAMATIC GESTURES. You may even be thanked -- although it's
important to note that the gratitude you receive may only come later,
AFTER THE DUST HAS SETTLED.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): William Turner was a 19th-century English
landscape painter born under the sign of Taurus. His aim was not to
capture scenes in realistic detail but rather to convey the emotional
impact they made on him. He testified that on one occasion he had
himself tied to the mast of a ship during a snowstorm so that he could
experience its full effects firsthand. The result was "Snow Storm - Steam-
Boat off a Harbor's Mouth," a painting composed mostly of tempestuous
swirls. What would be the equivalent for you, Taurus? I'm trying to think
of a way you could be perfectly safe as you treated yourself to an up-
close encounter with elemental energies.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Some years back, the Greek government
launched a huge anti-smoking campaign. In response, cigarette sales
spiked dramatically. When my daughter was six years old, I initiated a
crusade to ban Barbie dolls from our home forever. Soon she was ripping
out pictures of the accursed anti-feminist icon from toy catalogs and
leaving them on my desk. With these events in mind, I'm feeling cautious
about trying to talk you into formulating a five-year master plan. Maybe
instead I should encourage you to think small and obsess on transitory
wishes.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): "Wings are a constraint that makes it possible
to fly," the Canadian poet Robert Bringhurst reminds us. That will be a
good principle for you to keep in mind during your own adventures during
the coming weeks. I suspect that any liberation you are able to achieve
will come as the result of intense discipline. To the degree that you
cultivate the very finest limitations, you will earn the right and the power
to transcend inhibitions that have been holding you down.
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from your intentions? Testify at Freewillastrology.com.
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