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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
November 27, 2013
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*PRONOIA IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR PARANOIA*
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Below is an excerpt.
SACRED UPROAR
[To read this piece in its entirety, go here: http://bit.ly/w3buzJ]
Pronoia doesn't promise uninterrupted progress forever. It's not a slick
commercial for a perfect summer day that never ends. Grace emerges in
the ebb and flow, not just the flow. The waning reveals a different kind of
blessing than the waxing.
But whether it's our time to ferment in the valley of shadows or rise up
singing in the sun-splashed meadow, fresh power to transform ourselves
is always on the way. Our suffering won't last, nor will our triumph.
Without fail, life will deliver the creative energy we need to change into
the new thing we must become.
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Pronoia asks us to be awake to the shifting conditions of the Wild Divine's
ever-fresh creation. It encourages us to be quite happy about regularly
divesting ourselves of the beliefs and theories that guided us yesterday
so that we can see clearly what's right in front of us today.
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As much as we might be dismayed by the actions of our political leaders,
pronoia says that toppling any particular junta, clique, or elite is irrelevant
unless we overthrow the sour, puckered mass hallucination that is
mistakenly called "reality" including the part of that hallucination we
foster in ourselves.
The revolution begins at home. If you overthrow yourself again and again,
you might earn the right to help overthrow the rest of us.
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Pronoia will change your past if you let it. It's the language you study at
night in your dreams, the open secret of how to live forever, the Last
Judgment transformed into a daily gift . . . .
. . . . TO READ THE REST OF "Sacred Uproar," go here:
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
Newman's Own foods donates 100% of its post tax profits to charity.
These donations have exceeded $330 million.
http://tinyurl.com/3vmmwr
Self-made millionaire Harris Rosen adopted a Florida neighborhood called
Tangelo Park, cut the crime rate in half, and increased the high school
graduation rate from 25% to 100% by giving everyone free daycare and
all high school graduates scholarships.
http://pegasus.ucf.edu/story/rosen/
"Forgiving is love's revolution against life's unfairness. When we forgive,
we ignore the normal laws that strap us to the natural law of getting even
and, by the alchemy of love, we release ourselves from our own painful
pasts."
- Lewis B. Smedes, World Forgiveness Alliance
(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 November 28
Copyright 2013 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Touted as a prime source of "kick-@ss
spirituality," author Danielle LaPorte has advice that's good for you to
hear. "You will always be too much of something for someone," she says,
"too big, too loud, too soft, too edgy." But that's exactly as it should be,
she adds. It would be a mistake to "round out your edges," because then
you would "lose your edge." And I'm here to tell you that you need all of
your edge right now, Sagittarius. It's time to ignore people's mediocre
expectations and push past their limits. To be true to yourself, you will
probably have to be too much of something for several someones.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Going into my spiritual mentoring session
with the priestess, I had the intention of discovering truths about myself I
didn't know before. That meant stirring up revelations about my
ignorance as well as my potentials. I wanted assistance in facing my flaws
as well as in tapping into my dormant powers. It worked. Her guidance
was a potent catalyst. I was able to shed the debilitating nonsense stories
I'd been telling myself about who I am. I awakened strengths that had
been asleep. What I wish for you, Capricorn -- indeed, what I *predict* for
you -- is a comparable experience. To expedite matters, go out in search
of a person, adventure, or breakthrough that can help provide you with
the kind of prod I received.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I bet people will be gossiping about you
more than usual. Is there anything you can do to ensure that it's mostly
benevolent gossip? Yes, there is. First, make sure that when you gossip
about others, you are unfailingly positive in your comments. If you don't
have anything good to say about someone, don't say it. Second, be on
your best behavior. Communicate clearly and don't even think about
taking unethical shortcuts. Finally, contribute more inspirational energy
than usual to every group you're part of. Be an effervescent team player.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Maybe your ego isn't big enough. I'm serious.
Is it possible that you could benefit from being more proud of yourself?
Would it be healthy for you to give yourself more credit for the struggles
you have weathered and the skills you have mastered and the beauty you
have managed to forge out of the chaotic raw materials that life has
given you? I've got a good feeling about this, Pisces. I can imagine you
summoning the playful courage you will need to express more confidence.
I can even picture you beginning to fantasize about embarking on certain
stirring adventures you've never believed you were strong enough to try
before now.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Thinking inside the box will be a crime against
your nature in the coming weeks. The last place you want to be is in a
pigeonhole. I advise you to stay far away from tight squeezes,
claustrophobic "sanctuaries," and "convenient" confinements. If you're in
a one-size-fits-all situation, you simply won't be able to access your
highest intelligence. So then where should you be? I am rooting for you to
wander into the wild frontiers where unsanctioned wonders and marvels
await you. I'd love for you to find virgin terrain and uncharted territories
where the boring old rules don't apply.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Mike Finnigan is a veteran keyboardist and
blues vocalist who has toured with more than 20 major acts, including
Jimi Hendrix, Etta James, Leonard Cohen, and Los Lonely Boys. There's a
primal quality to his singing. It's gritty and fluid and tempestuous, almost
feral at times. I understand perfectly why Bonnie Raitt has called him a
"tall drink of bacon." The sound he makes with his voice is that lush and
tasty. Can you guess his astrological sign? It's Taurus, of course. I'm
naming him your patron saint this week because you yourself are as close
as you have ever come to being a tall drink of bacon.
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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
you my free horoscopes, book excerpts, and music.
If you ever want more of that stuff, and think it's worth paying for, try
out my Expanded Audio Horoscopes. They're four-to-five-minute
meditations on the current state of your destiny.
Go here to access them: http://RealAstrology.com/
You can also listen over the phone by calling
1-877-873-4888
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): French painter Henri Matisse thought highly of
his own work. He tended to ignore critics because he didn't think they
understood his art well enough to produce intelligent critiques. There was
one person whose opinion he was willing to heed, though; a single
colleague who he said had earned to right to evaluate and assess his art:
Pablo Picasso. I encourage you, Gemini, to come up with your own short
list of people whose judgment you totally trust and respect. It's a good
time to seek out their feedback on how you're doing.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): How is it possible that you have come so far
and worked so diligently only to be resigned now to hanging out in limbo,
waiting around for the lucky break that may or may not ever arrive? I'm
here today to escort you out of this infernal place. If you resist, my
assignment is to drag you out. Why am I so adamant? Because I am sure
it's a mistake for you to be passive and hope for the best. You need to
resume working diligently, focused for now on what's right in front of you
without worrying too much about the big picture. In my opinion, that
approach will lead you to unforeseen help -- and a clarification of the big
picture.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your levels of personal magic are high. The
radiance beaming out of your eyes is extra sparkly. There's an artistry to
the way you are expressing yourself. Without even trying, you're exuding
natural charisma and animal magnetism. In light of all these advantages, I
suspect you will have an elevated capacity for both giving and receiving
pleasure. In fact, I predict that your ability to feel really good and make
other people feel really good will be at a peak. I hereby designate this the
Week of Supreme Bliss.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The BBC reported on an expert who combs
Switzerland's Risoud Forest to find the spruce trees whose wood can be
made into the highest quality violins. After years of experience, Lorenzo
Pellegrini knows which few trees will produce instruments with the most
resonant tones. They grow slowly and have few knots. They need to have
had enough water to grow strong, but not so much water that they're
mushy. Your task in the coming weeks, Virgo, has a certain resemblance
to the master tree-picker's work. It's time for you to start selecting and
gathering the raw materials you will use to craft your own lyrical story in
2014.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Here's the bad news: For all of us, including
you, there is a gap between our intentions and our actual effects. Here's
the good news: Now is your special time to narrow that gap. More bad
news: All of us, you included, are periodically guilty of sending out mixed
messages. We confuse people with our ambivalence; what we say is
sometimes different from what we feel. More good news: Now is your
special time to reduce your mixed messages to as close to zero as
possible. One more taste of bad news: Like all of us, you are a bit
hypocritical. You engage in behavior that you criticize in others. You don't
practice what you preach. One last piece of good news: Now is your
special time to work on being forthright, genuine, and consistent.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): "I am very fond of strawberries and cream,"
said author Dale Carnegie, "but I have found that for some strange
reason, fish prefer worms. So when I went fishing, I didn't think about
what I wanted. I thought about what they wanted. I didn't bait the hook
with strawberries and cream. Rather, I dangled a worm or grasshopper in
front of the fish." That's a good teaching story for you, Scorpio. In order
to get your desires fulfilled by the people who have the power to do that,
you should give them what they actually long for -- not what you long for,
nor what you wish they would long for. This is always true, of course, but
it's especially applicable to what's going on in your life right now.
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Homework: What part of you is too tame? How can you inspire it to seek
wilder ways of knowing? Write Freewillastrology.com.
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