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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
September 3, 2014
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I want to call your attention to one of the few NSFW pieces in the
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PROCEED WITH CAUTION! This material has graphic references to love,
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IMPOSSIBILITIES
"Everything that can be invented has been invented."
- Charles H. Duell, Director of US Patent Office, 1899
"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?"
- Harry M. Warner, Warner Bros Pictures, 1927
"There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom."
- Robert Miliham, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1923
"Heavier than air flying machines are impossible."
- Lord Kelvin, President, Royal Society, 1895
"The horse is here today, but the automobile is only a novelty - a fad."
- President of Michigan Savings Bank advising against investing in the Ford
Motor Company
"Video won't be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first
six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every
night."
- Daryl F. Zanuck, 20th Century Fox, commenting on television in 1946
"Space travel is utter bilge."
- Sir Richard van der Riet Wooley, The Astronomer Royal (1956)
"Rail travel at high speeds is not possible because passengers, unable to
breathe, would die of asphyxia."
- Dionysius Lardner, English scientist (1793-1859)
"While theoretically and technically television may be feasible,
commercially and financially it is an impossibility."
- Lee DeForest, American inventor (1873-1961)
"Guitar music is on the way out."
- Decca Records turning down the Beatles, 1962.
"If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment. The
literature was full of examples that said you can't do this."
- Spencer Silver, originator of Post-It Notepads.
"Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction."
- Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology, 1872.
"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered
as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us."
- Western Union internal memo, 1876.
"Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote."
- Grover Cleveland, 1905
"Professor Goddard does not know the relation between action and
reaction and the need to have something better than a vacuum against
which to react. He seems to lack the basic knowledge ladled out daily in
high schools."
- 1921 New York Times editorial about Robert Goddard's revolutionary
rocket work.
"Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau."
- Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University, 1929.
"Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value."
- Marechal Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de
Guerre.
"The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the
intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon".
- Sir John Eric Ericksen, British surgeon, appointed Surgeon-Extraordinary
to Queen Victoria, 1873.
"640K ought to be enough for anybody."
- Bill Gates, 1981
"Such startling announcements as these should be deprecated as being
unworthy of science and mischievous to its true progress."
- Sir William Siemens, electrical engineer, upon hearing Edison's
announcement of a successful light bulb.
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
- Ken Olson, president of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977.
"I believe all the music that can be written has already been written.
We're just repeating the past." - Tschaikovsky in a letter to his brother
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Acupuncture works! Previous studies based on insufficient data have
claimed that acupuncture's efficacy can be fully attributed to the placebo
effect. A large meta-analysis has shown that's not true. In fact, even by
the standards of Western-style evidence-based medicine, acupuncture
works.
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"It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they
seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in
spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart." -
Anne Frank
"When you know how to listen, everyone is the guru." - Ram Dass
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning September 4
Copyright 2014 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "I have a hypothesis that everyone is born
with the same amount of luck," says cartoonist Scott Adams. "But luck
doesn't appear to be spread evenly across a person's life. Some people
use up all of their luck early in life. Others start out in bad circumstances
and finish strong." How would you assess your own distribution of luck,
Virgo? According to my projections, you are in a phase when luck is
flowing stronger and deeper than usual. And I bet it will intensify in the
coming weeks. I suggest you use it wisely -- which is to say, with flair and
aplomb and generosity.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): When my daughter Zoe was seven years old,
she took horse-back riding lessons with a group of other young aspirants.
On the third lesson, their instructor assigned them the task of carrying an
egg in a spoon that they clasped in their mouths as they sat facing
backwards on a trotting horse. That seemingly improbable task reminds
me of what you're working on right now, Libra. Your balancing act isn't
quite as demanding, but it is testing you in ways you're not accustomed
to. My prognosis: You will master what's required of you faster than the
kids at Zoe's horse camp. Every one of them broke at least eight eggs
before succeeding. I suspect that three or four attempts will be enough
for you.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Peter the Great was the Tsar of Russia from
1682 until 1725. Under his rule, his nation became a major empire. He
also led a cultural revolution that brought modern European-style ideas
and influences to Russia. But for our purposes right now, I want to call
attention to one of his other accomplishments: The All-Joking, All-
Drunken Council of Fools and Jesters. It was a club he organized with his
allies to ensure there would always be an abundance of parties for him to
enjoy. I don't think you need alcohol as an essential part of your own
efforts to sustain maximum revelry in the coming weeks, Scorpio. But I do
suggest you convene a similar brain trust.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In Roald Dahl's kids' story *James and
the Giant Peach,* 501 seagulls are needed to carry the giant peach from
a spot near the Azores all the way across the Atlantic Ocean to New York
City. But physics students at the U.K.'s University of Leicester have
determined that such a modest contingent wouldn't be nearly enough to
achieve a successful airlift. By their calculations, there'd have to be a
minimum of 2,425,907 seagulls involved. I urge you to consider the
possibility that you, too, will require more power than you have estimated
to accomplish your own magic feat. Certainly not almost 5,000 times
more, as in the case of the seagulls. Fifteen percent more should be
enough. (P.S. I'm almost positive you can rustle up that extra 15
percent.)
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): So far, 53 toys have been inducted into
the Toy Hall of Fame. They include crayons, the jump rope, Mr. Potato
Head, the yo-yo, the rubber duckie, and dominoes. My favorite inductee --
and the toy that is most symbolically useful to you right now -- is the
plain old cardboard box. Of all the world's playthings, it is perhaps the one
that requires and activates the most imagination. It can become a fort, a
spaceship, a washing machine, a cave, a submarine, and many other
exotic things. I think you need to be around influences akin to the
cardboard box because they are likely to unleash your dormant creativity.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I'm not opposed to you fighting a good
fight. It's quite possible you would become smarter and stronger by
wrangling with a worthy adversary or struggling against a bad influence.
The passion you summon to outwit an obstacle could bestow blessings
not only on you but on other people, as well. But here's a big caveat: I
hope you will not get embroiled in a showdown with an imaginary foe. I
pray that you will refrain from a futile combat with a slippery delusion.
Choose your battles carefully, Aquarius.
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WHAT FRESH BLESSINGS WILL LIFE BRING YOU?
You're got more strength and intelligence and help to draw on than you
realize. For help in accessing those untapped inner resources, tune in to
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P.S. What questions should you be asking? I may be able to assist you in
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): During the next six weeks, I suggest you
regard symbiosis as one of your key themes. Be alert for ways you can
cultivate more interesting and intense forms of intimacy. Magnetize
yourself to the joys of teamwork and collaboration. Which of your skills
and talents are most useful to other people? Which are most likely to
inspire your allies to offer you their best skills and talents? I suggest you
highlight everything about yourself that is most likely to win you love,
appreciation, and help.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I don't usually do this kind of thing, but I'm
going to suggest that you monitor the number six. My hypothesis is that
six has been trying to grab your attention, perhaps even in askew or
inconvenient ways. Its purpose? To nudge you to tune in to beneficial
influences that you have been ignoring. I furthermore suspect that six is
angling to show you clues about what is both the cause of your
unscratchable itch and the cure for that itch. So lighten up and have fun
with this absurd mystery, Aries. Without taking it too seriously, allow six
to be your weird little teacher. Let it prick your intuition with quirky
notions and outlandish speculations. If nothing comes of it, there will be
no harm done. If it leads you to helpful discoveries, hallelujah.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In English, the rare word "trouvaille" means a
lucky find or an unexpected windfall. In French, "trouvaille" can refer to
the same thing and even more: something interesting or exceptional that
is discovered fortuitously; a fun or enlightening blessing that's generated
through the efforts of a vigorous imagination. Of course I can't guarantee
that you will experience a trouvaille or two (or even three) in the coming
days, Taurus. But the conditions are as ripe as they can be for such a
possibility.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The Dutch word *epibreren* means that even
though you are goofing off, you are trying to create the impression that
you are hard at work. I wouldn't be totally opposed to you indulging in
some major *epibreren* in the coming days. More importantly, the
cosmos won't exact any karmic repercussions for it. I suspect, in fact,
that the cosmos is secretly conspiring for you to enjoy more slack and
spaciousness that usual. You're overdue to recharge your spiritual and
emotional batteries, and that will require extra repose and quietude. If you
have to engage in a bit of masquerade to get the ease you need, so be it.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): When James Franco began to learn his craft
as an actor, he was young and poor. A gig at McDonald's paid for his
acting lessons and allowed him to earn a living. He also used his time on
the job as an opportunity to build his skills as a performer. While serving
customers burgers and fries, he practiced speaking to them in a variety of
different accents. Now would be an excellent time for you to adopt a
similar strategy, Cancerian. Even if you are not doing what you love to do
full-time, you can and should take stronger measures to prepare yourself
for that day when you will be doing more of what you love to do.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Here are a few of the major companies that got
their starts in home garages: Apple, Google, Microsoft, Mattel, Amazon,
and Disney. Even if you're not in full support of their business practices,
you've got to admit that their humble origins didn't limit their ability to
become rich and powerful. As I meditate on the long-term astrological
omens, I surmise you are now in a position to launch a project that could
follow a similar arc. It would be more modest, of course. I don't foresee
you ultimately becoming an international corporation worth billions of
dollars. But the success would be bigger than I think you can imagine.
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Homework: Make a playful effort to change something you've always
assumed you could never change. Testify at Truthrooster@gmail.com.
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