Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
March 18, 2015
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See a pretty version of this newsletter: http://bit.ly/1wT1pMn
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My book *PRONOIA IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR PARANOIA*
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The e-book is available at http://bit.ly/eePronoia
*Pronoia* has received more than 200 five-star reviews on Amazon.com,
but it has also gotten a few negative reviews. This is my favorite:
"I bought this book based on the reviews and was 100% disappointed. It
reads like the ramblings of someone who is on drugs. It's so super-
creative, I can't follow it. It's full of poems and quotes and bored me to
tears. After 30 minutes of trying to find something interesting to read in
it, I gave up. There are no chapters, no ideas, just lots and lots of endless
ramblings about how lucky we are to have a sun and working appliances.
It's like someone threw up doodles, poems and hallucinogenic thoughts.
This book is now sitting in my Goodwill box where it will remain until my
next drop off. Save your money."
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Now here's an excerpt from *Pronoia*:
THIS IS A PERFECT MOMENT
This is a perfect moment.
It's a perfect moment for many reasons, but especially because you and I
are waking up from our sleepwalking, thumb-sucking, dumb-clucking
collusion with the masters of delusion and destruction.
Thanks to them, from whom the painful blessings flow, we are waking up.
Their wars and tortures,
their crimes against nature,
extinctions of species
and brand new diseases.
Their spying and lying
in the name of the father,
sterilizing seeds and
trademarking water.
Molestations of God,
celebrations of shame,
stealing our dreams and
changing our names.
Their cunning commercials
and blood-sucking hustles,
their endless rehearsals
for the end of the world.
Thanks to them, from whom the painful blessings flow, we are waking up.
Their painful blessings are cracking open more and more gashes in the
shrunken and crippled mass hallucination that is mistakenly called
"reality." And through the fractures, ripe eternity is flooding in; news of
the soul's true home is pouring in; our allies from the other side of the veil
are swarming in, inspiring us to become smarter and wilder and kinder and
trickier.
We are waking up.
Hear or read the rest of "This Is a Perfect Moment":
http://bit.ly/PerfectionNow
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BIG-PICTURE AUDIO HOROSCOPES
There's just one week remaining to hear my Big-Picture, In-Depth Reports
on your destiny in 2015. What new influences will be headed your way in
the coming months? What fresh resources will you be able to draw on?
How can you conspire with life to create the best possible future for
yourself?
Each report in the three-part series of EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES is
7 to 9 minutes long.
Go to http://RealAstrology.com
Register and/or log in through the main page, and then click on the link
"Long Range Prediction, Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3."
A new short-term audio forecast for this week is also available. Get help
as you fine-tune your life to be in closer and closer alignment with your
soul's code!
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
Child, Maternal Deaths Are Falling Faster Than At Any Time In History:
U.N.
http://tinyurl.com/l2c6nf7
Traffic Sign in Norway Encourages People to Walk Silly.
http://tinyurl.com/my4w38g
Musicians From Egypt to Rwanda Are Blending Musical Traditions and
Building Unity to Protect the Nile River Basin.
http://tinyurl.com/q94df9a
(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 March 19
Copyright 2015 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You're entering a time and space known as
the Adlib Zone. In this territory, fertile chaos and inspirational uncertainty
are freely available. Improvised formulas will generate stronger mojo than
timeworn maxims. Creativity is de rigueur, and street smarts count for
more than book-learning. May I offer some mottoes to live by when
"common sense" is inadequate? 1. Don't be a slave to necessity. 2. Be as
slippery as you can be and still maintain your integrity. 3. Don't just
question authority; be thrilled about every chance you get to also
question habit, tradition, fashion, trendiness, apathy, and dogma.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): By 1993, rock band Guns N' Roses had
released five successful albums. But on the way to record their next
masterpiece, there were numerous delays and diversions. Band members
feuded. Some were fired and others departed. Eventually, only one
original member remained to bring the task to conclusion with the help of
new musicians. The sixth album, *Chinese Democracy,* finally emerged in
2008. I'm seeing a similarity between Guns N' Roses' process and one of
your ongoing projects, Taurus. The good news is that I think most of the
hassles and delays are behind you, or will be if you act now. You're primed
to make a big push toward the finish line.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The anonymous blogger at Neurolove.me gives
advice on how to love a Gemini: "Don't get impatient with their
distractibility. Always make time for great conversation. Be understanding
when they're moody. Help them move past their insecurities, and tell
them it's not their job to please everyone. Let them have space but never
let them be lonely." I endorse all that good counsel, and add this: "To love
Geminis, listen to them attentively, and with expansive flexibility. Don't
try to force them to be consistent; encourage them to experiment at
uniting their sometimes conflicting urges. As best as you can, express
appreciation not just for the parts of them that are easy to love but also
for the parts that are not yet ripe or charming." Now feel free, Gemini, to
show this horoscope to those whose affection you want.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): You have recently been to the mountaintop,
at least metaphorically. Right? You wandered out to the high frontier and
ruminated on the state of your fate from the most expansive vista you
could find. Right? You have questioned the limitations you had previously
accepted, and you have weaned yourself from at least one of your
devitalizing comforts, and you have explored certain possibilities that had
been taboo. Right? So what comes next? Here's what I suggest: Start
building a new framework or structure or system that will incorporate all
that you've learned during your break.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): According to the international code of food
standards, there are 13 possible sizes for an olive. They include large,
extra large, jumbo, extra jumbo, giant, colossal, super colossal, mammoth,
and super mammoth. If I had my way, Leo, you would apply this mind-set
to everything you do in the coming weeks. It's time for you to think very
big. You will thrive as you expand your mind, stretch your boundaries,
increase your territory, amplify your self-expression, magnify your focus,
and broaden your innocence.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "Half the troubles of this life can be traced to
saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough," proclaimed
humorist Josh Billings. That's an exaggeration made for comic effect, of
course. (And I think that some of life's troubles also come from saying no
too much and not saying yes enough.) But for you, Virgo, Billings' advice
will be especially pertinent in the coming weeks. In fact, my hypothesis is
that you will be able to keep your troubles to a minimum and boost your
progress to a maximum by being frugal with yes and ample with no.
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LOVE YOUR LIFE! How's your fight for freedom going? Are you making
progress in liberating yourself from your unconscious obsessions, bad
habits, and conditioned responses? Are you turning out to be the hero of
your own life?
For assistance and inspiration, tune in to my Expanded Audio Horoscopes.
These forecasts are different in tone and format from the written
horoscopes you read here in the newsletter. They're longer and more
leisurely in tone. They tend to bring out more of the patient counselor in
me, and have a bit less of the poet.
To listen to your Expanded Audio Horoscope online, go to
http://RealAstrology.com.
Register and/or log in through the main page.
You can also listen over the phone by calling 1-877-873-4888.
The cost is $6 per sign on the Web (discounts available for bulk
purchases), or $1.99 per minute by phone. Each forecast is 4-5 minutes
long.
The Expanded Audio Horoscopes work on most smart phones and tablets.
Testimonials:
"I always feel like I know myself better after listening to your audio
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your mind says, "I need more room to move.
I've got to feel free to experiment." Your heart says, "I think maybe I
need more commitment and certainty." Your astrologer suggests, "Be a
bit more skeptical about the dream lover who seems to be interfering
with your efforts to bond with the Real Thing." I'm not sure which of
these three sources you should heed, Libra. Do you think it might
somehow be possible to honor them all? I invite you to try.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): "Without your wound where would your
power be?" asked writer Thornton Wilder. "The very angels themselves
cannot persuade the wretched and blundering children on earth as can
one human being broken on the wheels of living." Let's make that one of
your ongoing meditations, Scorpio. I think the coming weeks will be an
excellent time to come to a greater appreciation for your past losses.
What capacities has your suffering given birth to? What failures have
made you stronger? What crucial lessons and unexpected benefits have
emerged from your sadness and madness?
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "Creating is not magic but work," says
Kevin Ashton, author of the book *How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History
of Creation, Invention, and Discovery.* In other words, inspiration is a
relatively small part of the creative process. Over the long haul, the more
important factors are self-discipline, organized thinking, hard work, and
attention to detail. And yet inspiration isn't irrelevant, either. Brainstorms
and periodic leaps of insight can be highly useful. That's a good reminder
as you enter a phase when you're likely to be more imaginative and
original than usual. I expect creative excitement to be a regular visitor.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The fictional detective Sherlock Holmes
was a good Capricorn, born January 6, 1854. In the course of Arthur
Conan Doyle's 60 stories about his life, he revealed his exceptional talent
as an analytical thinker. His attention to details was essential to his
success, and so was his expertise at gathering information. He did have a
problem with addictive drugs, however. Morphine tempted him now and
then, and cocaine more often, usually when he wasn't feeling sufficiently
challenged. Let this serve as a gentle warning, Capricorn. In the coming
weeks, seek more relaxation and downtime than usual. Focus on
recharging your psychic batteries. But please be sure that doesn't cause
you to get bored and then dabble with self-sabotaging stimuli.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): English is my first language. Years ago there
was a time when I spoke a lot of French with my Parisian girlfriend, but my
skill faded after we broke up. So I'm not bilingual in the usual sense. But I
do have some mastery in the language of music, thanks to my career as a
singer-songwriter. Having raised a daughter, I also learned to converse in
the language of children. And I've remembered and worked with my
nightly dreams every day for decades, so I speak the language of dreams.
What about you, Aquarius? In the coming weeks, I bet you'll be challenged
to make more extensive use of one of your second languages. It's time to
be adaptable and resourceful in your approach to communication.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Do you need a reason to think sharper and
work smarter and try harder? I'll give you four reasons. 1. Because you're
finally ready to get healing for the inner saboteur who in the past has
undermined your confidence. 2. Because you're finally ready to see the
objective truth about one of your self-doubts, which is that it's a
delusion. 3. Because you're finally ready to stop blaming an adversary for
a certain obstacle you face, which means the obstacle will become easier
to overcome. 4. Because you're finally ready to understand that in order
to nurture and hone your ample creativity, you have to use it to improve
your life on a regular basis.
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you. Report results at FreeWillAstrology.com.
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