Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
May 27, 2015
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I get many requests from people who are going through challenging times
in their lives and would like my personal advice. I wish I could respond to
these inquiries, because they are often profound and well-thought-out,
demonstrating an ability to define the problems at hand with lucid insight.
Unfortunately, I can't respond. My various lines of work are too
demanding to add any other tasks to my life, no matter how interesting
they might be. But I've developed a general response to those people who
seek my personal input. I'm offering it below.
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I'm honored that you regard me as someone who might be able to provide
answers or solace, but I don't think it would be responsible for me to fling
advice your way without knowing more about the complexities of your
problem. And I'm afraid I can't give the time necessary to explore those
complexities.
The only thing I'll suggest, as you seek to clarify your situation, is for you
to arrange to go on a retreat. During that time of withdrawal from the
world's everyday madness, I urge you to avoid all media and to be as
silent and relaxed as it's possible for you to be.
During the first part of your retreat, spend hours visualizing in your
mind's eye the entire story of your life, from the earliest memory to the
present moment.
During the second phase of your retreat, begin your meditations by
establishing contact with the highest source of wisdom and love within
you. You can call this source God or Goddess or your Guardian Angel or
Higher Self. Spend luxurious time in dialogue with this source, making sure
to ask these questions:
1. "What is it I want more than anything else?"
2. "What is the best way to serve the mission I came to Earth to carry
out? What are the very best gifts I have to offer other humans?"
3. "What path will allow me to ultimately learn the most about wise love?"
4. "How do I need to change in order to get what I want, carry out my
life's mission, and learn about wise love? What influences and attitudes do
I need to eliminate?"
During the third phase of the process, write out a mission statement:
what you want to accomplish by the time you die many years hence. Then
create a master plan of the actions you will take in order to make that
mission statement come true. Include three actions you will take in the
next month to get more serious about accomplishing your mission.
During the fourth phase, visualize the following scenarios in lush detail:
that God/Goddess loves you, that the entire universe is conspiring to give
you the lessons and blessings and kicks in the ass and liberations you
need exactly when you need them, and that you are ready to welcome
that love and guidance with all your heart.
P.S. I'm a big believer in trusting your intuition. Even if it doesn't lead you
to what your ego thinks is a successful outcome, your intuition will always
guide you to the experiences that your soul needs.
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"Nothing's going right in my life. I feel anxious and paranoid all the time.
My relationships are a mess. Plus the whole world's going to hell!"
In my line of work, people make confessions like that to me.
My first response is usually something like this: "Do you habitually gobble
junk food near bedtime, steal a paltry five hours of sleep per night, gulp
two cups of coffee and no breakfast in the morning, then bolt to a
workplace where you get no sunlight or exercise and sit in an
uncomfortable chair?"
They often reply, "You must be psychic! How did you know?!"
My point is that many psychological troubles stem from our chronic failure
to take good care of our physical needs.
Can you think of three things you can do to promote pronoia in yourself
by taking better care of your body?
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The Holy land is everywhere.
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In her book "Women Who Run with the Wolves," Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes
suggests that we all need to periodically go cheerfully and enthusiastically
out of our minds. Make sure, she says, that at least one part of you
always remains untamed, uncategorizable, and unsubjugated by routine.
Be adamant in your determination to stay intimately connected to all
that's inexplicable and mysterious about your life.
At the same time, though, Estés believes you need to keep your unusual
urges clear and ordered. Discipline your wildness, in other words, and
don't let it degenerate into careless disorder.
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
Los Angeles, America's second-largest city, voted to increase its
minimum wage from $9 an hour to $15 an hour by 2020, in what is
perhaps the most significant victory so far for labor groups and their allies
who are engaged in a national push to raise the minimum wage
http://tinyurl.com/krg5hk5
Seeking to help local farmers and put more nutritious foods on the plates
of poor families, the federal government and North Bay nonprofits are
teaming up to expand a program that doubles low-income shoppers'
spending power when they buy fruit and vegetables at farmers markets.
http://tinyurl.com/l4xyptu
A new kind of wind turbine that's much safer for birds.
http://tinyurl.com/pznknp8
(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 May 28
Copyright 2015 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You have successfully made the transition from
brooding caterpillar to social butterfly. Soon you will be in your full,
fluttery glory, never lingering too long with one thought, one friend, or
one identity. Some heavy-duty, level-headed stalwarts might wish you
would be more earthy and anchored, but I don't share their concern. At
least for now, having a long attention span is overrated. You have entered
the fidgety, inquisitive part of your cycle, when flitting and flirting and
flickering make perfect sense.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Only one fear is worthy of you. Only one fear
is real enough and important enough to awaken and activate the numb
part of your intelligence. So for now, I suggest that you retire all lesser
fears. Stuff them in a garbage bag and hide them in a closet. Then put on
your brave champion face, gather the allies and resources you need, and
go forth into glorious battle. Wrestle with your one fear. Reason with it. If
necessary, use guile and trickery to gain an advantage. Call on divine
inspiration and be a wickedly good truth-teller. And this is crucial: Use
your fear to awaken and activate the numb part of your intelligence.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the coming nights, try to see your shadow as
it's cast on the ground by the moon. Not by the sun, mind you. Look for
the shadow that's made by the light of the moon. It might sound
farfetched, but I suspect this experience will have a potent impact on
your subconscious mind. It may jostle loose secrets that you have been
hiding from yourself. I bet it will give you access to emotions and
intuitions you have been repressing. It could also help you realize that
some of the deep, dark stuff you wrestle with is not bad and scary, but
rather fertile and fascinating.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The ancient Greek statesman Demosthenes
was regarded as a supremely skilled orator. His speeches were so powerful
that he was compared to a "blazing thunderbolt." And yet as a youngster
he spoke awkwardly. His voice was weak and his enunciation weird. To
transform himself, he took drastic measures. He put pebbles in his mouth
to force himself to formulate his words with great care. He recited poems
as he ran up and down hills. At the beach, he learned to outshout the
pounding surf. Take inspiration from him, Virgo. Now would be an
excellent time for you to plan and launch strenuous efforts that will
enable you to eventually accomplish one of your long-range goals.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Long-distance flirtations may soon be just
around the corner or across the street. Remote possibilities are taking
short cuts as they head your way. I swear the far horizon and the lucky
stars seem closer than usual. Is it all a mirage? Some of it may be, but at
least a part of it is very real. If you want to be ready to seize the
surprising opportunities that show up in your vicinity, I suggest you make
yourself as innocent and expansive as possible. Drop any jaded attitudes
you may be harboring. Let the future know that you are prepared to
receive a flood of beauty, truth, and help.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I suspect that marriages of convenience will
begin to wither away unless they evolve into bonds of affection.
Connections that have been fed primarily on fun and games must acquire
more ballast. In fact, I recommend that you re-evaluate all your contracts
and agreements. How are they working for you? Do they still serve the
purpose you want them to? Is it time to acknowledge that they have
transformed and need to be reconfigured? As you take inventory, be both
tough-minded and compassionate.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Petrarch was an influential 14th-century
Italian poet whose main work was *Song Book.* It's a collection of 366
poems, most of which are dedicated to Laura, the woman he loved. For
40 years he churned out testaments of longing and appreciation for her,
despite the fact that he and she never spent time together. She was
married to another man, and was wrapped up in raising her eleven
children. Should we judge Petrarch harshly for choosing a muse who was
so unavailable? I don't. Muse-choosing is a mysterious and sacred process
that transcends logic. I'm bringing the subject to your attention because
you're entering a new phase in your relationship with muses. It's either
time to choose a new one (or two?) or else adjust your bonds with your
current muses.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): "The soul moves in circles," said the
ancient Greek philosopher Plotinus. Modern psychologist James Hillman
agreed, and added this thought: "Hence our lives are not moving straight
ahead; instead, hovering, wavering, returning, renewing, repeating." I bring
this to your attention, Capricorn, because you're now in an extra-intense
phase of winding and rambling. This is a good thing! You are spiraling back
to get another look at interesting teachings you didn't master the first
time around. You are building on past efforts that weren't strong enough.
Your words of power are *crooked,* *gyrate,* *curvy,* *labyrinthine,* and
*corkscrew.*
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It's no coincidence that your libido and your
mojo are booming at the same time. Your libido is in the midst of a deep,
hearty awakening, which is generating a surplus of potent, super-fine
mojo. And your surplus of potent, super-fine mojo is in turn inciting your
libido's even deeper, heartier awakening. There may be times in the
coming week when you feel like you are living with a wild animal. As long
as you keep the creature well-fed and well-stroked, it should provide you
with lots of vigorous, even boisterous fun.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): "I always arrive late at the office, but I make
up for it by leaving early," quipped 19th-century English author Charles
Lamb. I invite you to adopt that breezy, lazy attitude in the coming
weeks. It's high time for you to slip into a very comfortable, laidback
mood . . . to give yourself a lot of slack, explore the mysteries of dreamy
indolence, and quiet down the chirpy voices in your head. Even if you
can't literally call in sick to your job and spend a few days wandering free,
do everything you can to claim as much low-pressure, unhurried
spaciousness as possible.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keith Moon played drums for the rock band
the Who. He was once voted the second-greatest drummer in history.
But his erratic behavior, often provoked by drugs or alcohol, sometimes
interfered with his abilities. In 1973, the Who was doing a live concert
near San Francisco when the horse tranquilizer that Moon had taken
earlier caused him to pass out. The band appealed to the audience for
help. "Can anybody play the drums?" asked guitarist Pete Townshend. "I
mean somebody good?" A 19-year-old amateur drummer named Scot
Halpin volunteered. He played well enough to finish the show. I suspect
that sometime soon, Aries, you may also get an unexpected opportunity
to play the role of a substitute. Be ready!
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The weta is a very large insect whose habitat
is New Zealand. It looks like a robotic grasshopper, with giant black eyes
on a long red face, enlarged hind legs bearing spikes, and floppy,
oversized antennae. The native Maori people call it "the god of the ugly
things." Please note that this is a term of respect. The weta's title is not
"the most monstrous of the ugly things," or "the worst" or "the scariest"
or "the most worthless of the ugly things." Rather, the Maori say it's the
*god* -- the highest, the best, the most glorious. I suspect that in the
coming days, Taurus, you will have a close encounter with your own
version of a "god of ugly things." Doesn't it deserve your love and
welcome?
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Homework: Your Future Self comes to you and says, "You must get rid of
two beliefs that are holding you back." What are they? Testify at
FreeWillAstrology.com.
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