Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
February 4, 2015
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"I've found a nice balance," writes EarthMover, one of my readers,
"between living like someone who has overdosed on delusional
optimism and someone who thinks everything and everyone sucks. I
can see things as they really are instead of through either rose-colored
glasses or crap-colored glasses.
"That means I can cultivate true objectivity, not the fake cynical kind.
I free myself from negative emotional biases that used to cloud my
ability to see the partially hidden beauty all around me.
"At the same time, I'm not addicted to the idea that I should be
eternally happy and blithe and sweet. When the dark moods descend
on me, I trust them. I know they are openings into equally sacred
perceptions and insights."
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I've gathered together all of the long-range, big-picture horoscopes I
wrote for you in the past few weeks, and bundled them in one place.
Go here to read a compendium of your forecasts for 2015:
http://bit.ly/BigView2015
If you like, you can also review the long-range, big-picture horoscopes
I wrote for you back in 2014. They're here: http://bit.ly/BigLife2014
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Experiment: Imagine the way your body would feel if you knew the
secret of how everything fit together.
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Activist and author Naomi Klein tells a story about the time she
traveled to Australia at the request of Aboriginal elders. They wanted
her to know about their struggle to prevent white people from
dumping radioactive wastes on their land.
Her hosts brought her to their beloved wilderness, where they camped
under the stars. They showed her "secret sources of fresh water,
plants used for bush medicines, hidden eucalyptus-lined rivers where
the kangaroos come to drink."
After three days, Klein grew restless. When were they going to get
down to business? "Before you can fight," she was told, "you have to
know what you are fighting for."
- from my book *PRONOIA IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR PARANOIA,*
which is available at Amazon: http://bit.ly/Pronoia
or Powells: http://bit.ly/PronoiaPowells
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"In purely spiritual matters, God grants all desires," said philosopher
and activist Simone Weil. "Those who have less have asked for less." I
think this is a worthy hypothesis for you to try out.
To be clear: It doesn't necessarily mean you will get a dream job and
perfect lover and ten million dollars. What it does suggest is this: You
can have any relationship with the Divine Wow that you dare to
imagine; you can get all the grace you need to understand why your
life is the way it is; you can make tremendous progress as you do the
life-long work of liberating yourself from your suffering.
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"Human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers
give birth to them . . . life obliges them over and over again to give
birth to themselves."
— Gabriel García Márquez
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In addition to my written oracles, I've created EXPANDED AUDIO
HOROSCOPES that go even further in Exploring Your Long-Range
Destiny in 2015.
To listen to these three-part, in-depth reports, go here:
http://RealAstrology.com.
Register and/or log in through the main page, and then access the
horoscopes by clicking on "Long Range Prediction." (Choose from Part
1, Part 2, Part 3.)
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
America's Most Beautiful Public Library?
http://tinyurl.com/btu7pdk
There's a lot of bad news about the climate, but there's a lot of good
news, too. Here's a fraction of the good news:
http://tinyurl.com/pb9lbva
Photographs That Show Indigenous Americans Without the
Stereotypes
http://tinyurl.com/n6uatd7
(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 February 5
Copyright 2015 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 1753, Benjamin Franklin published
helpful instructions on how to avoid being struck by lightning during
stormy weather. Wear a lightning rod in your hat, he said, and attach
it to a long, thin metal ribbon that trails behind you as you walk. In
response to his article, a fashion fad erupted. Taking his advice, fancy
ladies in Europe actually wore such hats. From a metaphorical
perspective, it would make sense for you Aquarians to don similar
headwear in the coming weeks. Bolts of inspiration will be arriving on
a regular basis. To ensure you are able to integrate and use them --
not just be titillated and agitated -- you will have to be well-grounded.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): According to the Bible, Jesus said, "You
will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." Author David
Foster Wallace added a caveat. "The truth will set you free," he wrote,
"but not until it is finished with you." All this is apropos for the current
phase of your journey, Pisces. By my estimation, you will soon
discover an important truth that you have never before been ready to
grasp. Once that magic transpires, however, you will have to wait a
while until the truth is fully finished with you. Only then will it set you
free. But it will set you free. And I suspect that you will ultimately be
grateful that it took its sweet time.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In 1979, Monty Python comedian John
Cleese helped direct a four-night extravaganza, *The Secret
Policeman's Ball.* It was a benefit to raise money for the human rights
organization Amnesty International. The musicians known as Sting,
Bono, and Peter Gabriel later testified that the show was a key factor
in igniting their social activism. I see the potential of a comparable
stimulus in your near future, Aries. Imminent developments could amp
up your passion for a good cause that transcends your immediate self-
interests.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In the film *Kill Bill: Volume 1,* Taurus
actress Uma Thurman plays a martial artist who has exceptional skill
at wielding a Samurai sword. At one point, her swordmaker evaluates
her reflexes by hurling a baseball in her direction. With a masterful
swoop, she slices the ball in half before it reaches her. I suggest you
seek out similar tests in the coming days, Taurus. Check up on the
current status of your top skills. Are any of them rusty? Should you
update them? Are they still of maximum practical use to you? Do
whatever's necessary to ensure they are as strong and sharp as ever.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): French Impressionist painter Claude Monet
loved to paint the rock formations near the beach at Étretrat, a village
in Normandy. During the summer of 1886, he worked serially on six
separate canvases, moving from one to another throughout his work
day to capture the light and shadow as they changed with the weather
and the position of the sun. He focused intently on one painting at a
time. He didn't have a brush in each hand and one in his mouth,
simultaneously applying paint to various canvases. His specific
approach to multitasking would generate good results for you in the
coming weeks, Gemini. (P.S. The other kind of multitasking -- where
you do several different things at the same time -- will yield mostly
mediocre results.)
CANCER (June 21-July 22): In 1849, author Edgar Allan Poe died in his
hometown of Baltimore. A century later, a mysterious admirer began a
new tradition. Every January 19, on the anniversary of Poe's birth, this
cloaked visitor appeared at his grave in the early morning hours, and
left behind three roses and a bottle of cognac. I invite you, Cancerian,
to initiate a comparable ritual. Can you imagine paying periodic tribute
to an important influence in your own life -- someone who has given
you much and touched you deeply? Don't do it for nostalgia's sake, but
rather as a way to affirm that the gifts you've received from this
evocative influence will continue to evolve within you. Keep them ever-
fresh.
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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.
For inspiration in practicing this approach, tune in to your Expanded
Audio Horoscopes. They're four-to-five-minute meditations on the
current state of your destiny. The cost is $6 per reading, with a
discount for multiple purchases.
For another few weeks, you can also still listen to my Long-Range, Big-
Picture explorations of your destiny in the coming months.
Go here to register and/or sign in: http://RealAstrology.com/
They're available on your tablets and smart phones as well as your
computers.
You can also listen over the phone by calling
1-877-873-4888
"I always feel like I know myself better after listening to your audio
'scopes."
-June R., Austin, TX
"Your audio horoscopes calm me down when I'm too manic and pep
me up when I'm down."
-Arthur T., Cleveland, OH
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): "What happens to a dream deferred?" asked
Langston Hughes in his poem "Harlem." "Does it dry up like a raisin in
the sun? Or fester like a sore -- And then run? Does it stink like rotten
meat? Or crust and sugar over -- like a syrupy sweet?" As your soul's
cheerleader and coach, Leo, I hope you won't explore the answer to
Hughes' questions. If you have a dream, don't defer it. If you have
been deferring your dream, take at least one dramatic step to stop
deferring it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo author John Creasey struggled in his
early efforts at getting published. For a time he had to support himself
with jobs as a salesman and clerk. Before his first book was published,
he had gathered 743 rejection slips. Eventually, though, he broke
through and achieved monumental success. He wrote more than 550
novels, several of which were made into movies. He won two
prestigious awards and sold 80 million books. I'm not promising that
your own frustrations will ultimately pave the way for a prodigious
triumph like his. But in the coming months, I do expect significant
progress toward a gritty accomplishment. For best results, work for
your own satisfaction more than for the approval of others.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Hall-of-Fame basketball player Hakeem
Olajuwon had a signature set of fancy moves that were collectively
known as the Dream Shake. It consisted of numerous spins and fakes
and moves that could be combined in various ways to outfox his
opponents and score points. The coming weeks would be an excellent
time for you to work on your equivalent of the Dream Shake, Libra.
You're at the peak of your ability to figure out how to coordinate and
synergize your several talents.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In 1837, Victoria became Queen of
England following the death of her uncle, King William IV. She was 18
years old. Her first royal act was to move her bed out of the room she
had long shared with her meddling, overbearing mother. I propose
that you use this as one of your guiding metaphors in the immediate
future. Even if your parents are saints, and even if you haven't lived
with them for years, I suspect you would benefit by upgrading your
independence from their influence. Are you still a bit inhibited by the
nagging of their voices in your head? Does your desire to avoid hurting
them thwart you from rising to a higher level of authority and
authenticity? Be a good-natured rebel.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The crookedest street in the world is
a one-way, block-long span of San Francisco's Lombard Street. It
consists of eight hairpin turns down a very steep hill. The
recommended top speed for a car is five miles per hour. So on the one
hand, you've got to proceed with caution. On the other hand, the
quaint, brick-paved road is lined with flower beds, and creeping along
its wacky route is a whimsical amusement. I suspect you will soon
encounter experiences that have metaphorical resemblances to
Lombard Street, Sagittarius. In fact, I urge you to seek them out.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In the baseball film *The Natural,* the
hero Roy Hobbs has a special bat he calls "Wonderboy." Carved out of
a tree that was split by a lightning bolt, it seems to give Hobbs an
extraordinary skill at hitting a baseball. There's a similar theme at
work in the Australian musical instrument known as the didgeridoo.
It's created from a eucalyptus tree whose inner wood has been eaten
away by termites. Both Wonderboy and the didgeridoo are the results
of natural forces that could be seen as adverse but that are actually
useful. Is there a comparable situation in your own life, Capricorn? I'm
guessing there is. If you have not yet discovered what it is, now is a
good time to do so.
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Homework: What's the best possible mess you could stir up -- a
healing mess that would help liberate you? Testify at
FreeWillAstrology.com.
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