Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
October 15, 2014
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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
Below are excerpts.
Behind your back, your imaginary friends are plotting with your inner child
to overthrow your guilty conscience.
Meanwhile, your future self has time-traveled into the past to enlist the
spirits of your ancestors in a secret plan to unlock your sleeping genius.
There's more: The superhero you used to fantasize about being when you
felt most helpless has been brought to life by the mad scientist in your
psyche's basement. Allies you never imagined you had are gathering there
to offer their support.
There's no way you can prevent all of these plotters and schemers from
giving you a big crazy dose of assistance.
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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.
Image at http://tinyurl.com/n76ahut
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I hope you can obtain the Avatar Elixir stashed in the golden obelisk in the
underground fortress beneath the glass mountain. It will allow you to
produce the "triple-helix" energy that will give you the power to cross
freely back and forth through the gateway between universes.
Then wild beasts will obey your commands. Rivers will become your allies.
Every star in the sky will shine directly on you.
And if for some reason you're not able to get your hands on that Avatar
Elixir, you may be able to achieve similar results by drinking a bottle of
beer stashed in the lower left rear section of the beverage cooler at a
convenience store within five miles of your home.
Magic might be wherever you think it is.
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This perfect moment is brought to you by the mummified middle finger of
Galileo's right hand, which is on display at the Museo di Storia del Scienza
in Florence, Italy. May it inspire you to flip the metaphorical bird at anyone
who proudly embodies the kind of high-level idiocy Galileo had to endure.
See Galileo's mummified middle finger here: http://tinyurl.com/yaxjtls
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
Same-Sex Marriage Is Now Legal For A Majority Of The U.S.
http://i.imgur.com/KrM0bcC.png
In Vermont's largest city, Burlington, 100 percent of the electricity now
comes from renewable sources such as wind, water, and biomass.
http://tinyurl.com/mge3kgv
Kind-hearted Canadian business man donates 50% of his company's
profits to a worthy local cause.
http://tinyurl.com/l3lbpfq
(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 October 16
Copyright 2014 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In 1936, Libran author F. Scott Fitzgerald
wrote about the "crack-up" he had experienced years earlier. It included
this tough realization: "I had been only a mediocre caretaker of most of
the things left in my hands, even my talent." Let's use this as a seed for
your oracle. Have you been a good caretaker of your talent? Have you
been a good caretaker for other things you are responsible for? Look
within yourself and take inventory. If there's anything lacking, now is an
excellent time to raise your game. If you're doing pretty well, reward
yourself.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): On a late summer day in 1666, scientist
Isaac Newton was sitting under an apple tree in his mother's garden in
Lincolnshire, England. An apple fell off a branch and plummeted to the
ground. A half-century later, he told his biographer that this incident
inspired him to formulate the theory of gravity. Fast forward to the year
2010. Astronaut Piers Sellers got on the space shuttle Atlantis carrying a
piece of Newton's apple tree. He took it with him as he escaped Earth's
gravity on his trip to the International Space Station. By my reading of the
astrological omens, now would be an excellent time for you to undertake
a comparable gesture or ritual, Scorpio. With a flourish, update your
relationship with an important point of origin.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Most birds don't sing unless they are up
high: either flying or perched somewhere off the ground. One species that
isn't subject to this limitation is the turnstone, a brightly mottled
shorebird. As it strolls around beaches in search of food, it croons a tune
that the Cornell Lab of Ornithology calls "a short, rattling chuckle." In the
coming weeks, this creature deserves to be your mascot -- or your power
animal, as they say in New Age circles. Why? I doubt that you will be
soaring. You won't be gazing down at the human comedy from a
detached location high above the fray. But I expect you will be well-
grounded and good-humored -- holding your own with poise amidst the
rough-and-tumble. As you ramble, sing freely!
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Let's discuss that thing you are eyeing and
coveting and fantasizing about. My operative theory is that you can enjoy
it without actually having it for your own. In fact, I think it will be best if
you do enjoy it without possessing it. There's an odd magic at play here.
If this desired thing becomes a fixed part of your life, it may interfere with
you attracting two future experiences that I regard as more essential to
your development. My advice is to avoid getting attached to the pretty
good X-factor so as to encourage the arrival and full bloom of two stellar
X-factors.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): "Problems that remain persistently insoluble
should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way," said
philosopher Alan Watts. You have either recently made a personal
discovery proving that this is true, or else you will soon do so. The brain-
scrambling, heart-whirling events of recent weeks have blessed you with a
host of shiny new questions. They are vibrant replacements for the tired
old questions that have kept at least one of your oldest dilemmas locked
in place.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): "There is for everyone some one scene, some
one adventure, some one picture that is the image of his secret life," said
Irish poet William Butler Yeats. I invite you to identify that numinous
presence, Pisces. And then I urge you to celebrate and cultivate it. Give
special attention to it and pay tribute to it and shower love on it. Why?
Because now is an excellent time to recognize how important your secret
life is to you -- and to make it come more fully alive than it has ever been.
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FEELING JOY STIMULATES YOUR COMPASSION?
Assume that your drive to experience pleasure isn't a barrier to your
spiritual growth, but is in fact essential to it. Proceed on the hypothesis
that cultivating joy can make you a more ethical and compassionate
person. Imagine that feeling good has something important to teach you
every day.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): New York City's Diamond District is home to
over 2,000 businesses that buy and sell jewelry. Throughout the years,
many people have lost bits of treasure here. Valuable bits of gold and
gems have fallen off broken necklaces, earrings, watches, and other
accessories. Now an enterprising man named Raffi Stepanian is cashing in.
Using tweezers and a butter knife, he mines for the rich pickings that are
packed in the mud of sidewalk cracks and gutters. "The percentage of
gold out here on the street is greater than the amount of gold you would
find in a mine," he says. I'd love to see you get inspired by his efforts,
Aries. Dig for treasure in unlikely places where no one else would deign to
look.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In 1987, a college freshman named Mike
Hayes was having trouble paying for his education at the University of
Illinois. He appealed for help to the famous newspaper columnist Bob
Greene, who asked each of his many readers to send Hayes a penny. The
response was tidal. Although most of the ensuing donations were small,
they added up to over $28,000 -- enough for Hayes to finance his
degree. I encourage you to take a comparable approach in the coming
weeks, Taurus: Ask for a little from a lot of different sources.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The word "abracadabra" is a spell that stage
magicians utter at the climax of their tricks: the catalyst that supposedly
makes a rabbit materialize from a hat or an assistant disappear in a puff
of smoke. There's no real sorcery. It's an illusion perpetrated by the
magician's hocus-pocus. But "abracadabra" has a less well-known history
as an incantation used by real magicians to generate authentic wizardry.
It can be traced back to Gnostic magi of the second century. They and
their successors believed that merely speaking the word aloud evokes a
potency not otherwise available. I invite you to experiment with this
possibility, Gemini. Say "abracadabra" to boost your confidence and
enhance your derring-do. You already have more power than usual to
change things that have been resistant to change, and intoning some
playfully ferocious "abracadabras" may put your efforts over the top.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): The 17th-century writer Rene Descartes is
regarded as the father of modern philosophy and the founder of
rationalism. His famous catchphrase is a centerpiece of the Western
intellectual tradition: "I think, therefore I am." Here's what I find amusing
and alarming about the man: He read almost nothing besides the Bible and
the work of Catholic theologian Thomas Aquinas. He said that classic
literature was a waste of time. Is that who we want at the heart of our
approach to understanding reality? I say no. In accordance with the
astrological omens, I authorize you to instead adopt one or both of the
following formulas: "I feel, therefore I am" or "I dream, therefore I am."
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You can't give what you don't have. Here's a
corollary: You can sort of half-give what you half-have, but that may lead
to messy complications and turn out to be worse than giving nothing at
all. So here's what I recommend: Devote yourself to acquiring a full supply
of what you want to give. Be motivated by the frustration you feel at not
being able to give it yet. Call on your stymied generosity to be the driving
force that inspires you to get the missing magic. When you've finally got
it, give it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I suspect that one of your allies or loved ones
will get caught in his or her own trap. The way you respond will be crucial
for how the rest of the story plays out. On the one hand, you shouldn't
climb into the trap with them and get tangled up in the snarl. On the
other hand, it won't serve your long-term interests to be cold and
unhelpful. So what's the best strategy? First, empathize with their pain,
but don't make it your own. Second, tell the blunt truth in the kindest
tone possible. Third, offer a circumscribed type of support that won't
compromise your freedom or integrity.
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you love to do. Report results! FreeWillAstrology.com.
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