Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
June 29, 2016
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WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AHEAD FOR YOU in the next ten to twelve
months?
EXPLORE THE BIG PICTURE OF YOUR LIFE
with my Expanded Audio Horoscopes for the Second Half of 2016 and
onward into 2017.
How can you exert your free will to create the adventures that will bring
out the best in you, even as you find graceful ways to cooperate with the
tides of destiny?
To listen to my IN-DEPTH, LONG-TERM AUDIO FORECAST for YOUR LIFE
during the coming months, register and/or sign in here:
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After you log in through the main page, click on the link "Long Term
Forecast for Second Half of 2016."
The horoscopes cost $6 apiece. Discounts are available for multiple
purchases.
You can also listen to your short-term forecast for the coming week by
clicking on "This week (June 28, 2016)."
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BONUS
You may also be interested in reviewing the long-term horoscopes I wrote
for you early this year. They discuss your best potential destiny for all of
2016. To see them, go here:
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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.
Pronoia doesn't promise uninterrupted progress forever. It's not a slick
commercial for a perfect summer day that never ends.
Grace emerges in the ebb and flow, not just the flow.
The waning reveals a different kind of blessing than the waxing.
But whether it's our time to ferment in the valley of shadows or rise up
singing in the sun-splashed meadow, fresh power to transform ourselves
is always on the way.
Our suffering won't last, nor will our triumph.
Without fail, life will deliver the creative energy we need to change into
the new thing we must become.
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USEFUL REVERENCE
Reverence is one of the most useful emotions. When you respectfully
acknowledge the sublime beauty of something greater than yourself, you
do yourself a big favor. You generate authentic humility and sincere
gratitude, which are healthy for your body as well as your soul.
Please note that reverence is not solely the province of religious people. A
biologist may venerate the scientific method. An atheist might experience
a devout sense of awe toward geniuses who have bequeathed to us their
brilliant ideas.
What about you? What excites your reverence? I invite you to explore the
deeper mysteries of this altered state of consciousness.
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GLOBALIZATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS
More than 240,000 people died in the earthquake that struck Tangshan,
China in 1976. The relief effort was negligible compared to the help that
arrived in response to the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. This clued me in
to the possibility that a dramatic globalization of consciousness is
underway.
People currently living on the planet are increasingly aware of how
intimately interdependent we all are. Thirty years ago no one had heard of
the butterfly effect -- the theory that the flapping of a butterfly's wings
in Japan can affect the weather in Texas. Now millions understand the
principle.
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In his well-researched book *Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement
in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming,* Paul
Hawken argues that organized political action devoted to advancing the
rights of others is a relatively new phenomenon. The drive to abolish
slavery was where it began. In recent decades it has grown exponentially,
becoming a global crusade to improve social justice, economic conditions,
human rights, and environmental health.
By Hawken's estimates, there are well over a million organizations
engaged in the effort, which thrives without centralized leadership,
charismatic front men, or a fixed ideology. Because of its grass-roots
ubiquity, it is largely invisible to the mass media and underestimated by
politicians.
Some day, maybe 500 years from now, our descendants will have
installed the art and science of universal compassion as the first law of
civilization. And I bet they will give honor to us, the people alive on the
planet today, as the heroes who gave critical mass to their prime
directive.
For those who are dogmatically predisposed to thinking that the world is a
hellhole and life is a bitch, no amount of contrary evidence will change
their minds. The cynic who asked me the following question didn't really
want an answer: "Tell me how your pronoia explains a child in Darfur
starving to death after watching soldiers kill his mommy?"
While I don't claim to have the authoritative response to that accusation,
I think it's worthwhile to consider the possibility that suffering is, among
other things, a difficult gift we humans are given in order to prod our
evolution.
On a personal level, our longing to escape our suffering is a primal force in
making us smarter. On a collective level, nothing refines and ennobles us
more than our passion to keep others from suffering. For every dead child
in Darfur, 100 people in other places on the planet have responded with a
commitment to create a world in which future Darfurs won't happen.
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"If the Angel decides to come it will be because you have convinced her,
not by tears, but by your humble resolve to be always beginning; to be a
beginner."
- Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Stephen Mitchell
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
20,000 domestic workers are about to get fair wages. How'd they do
that? Left out by traditional unions, women-led domestic workers are
winning fights for minimum wage and overtime.
http://tinyurl.com/z8vzbnm
Norway bans deforestation.
http://tinyurl.com/jon6jjl
Chinese chemists have developed a super efficient method for turning
polyethylene, the plastic which makes up almost all of the bags and
bottles you use and throw away on a daily basis, into a liquid fuel.
http://tinyurl.com/zodmnr4
(Note: I endorse these because I like them. They aren't advertisements,
and I get no kickbacks.)
Please tell me your own nominations for PRONOIA RESOURCES:
Truthrooster@gmail.com.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning June 30
Copyright 2016 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Once upon a time, weren't you the master
builder who never finished building your castle? Weren't you the exile who
wandered aimlessly while fantasizing about the perfect sanctuary of the
past or the sweet safety zone of the future? Didn't you perversely
nurture the ache that arose from your sense of not feeling at home in the
world? I hope that by now you have renounced all of those kinky
inclinations. If you haven't, now would be an excellent time to do so. How
might you reinvest the mojo that will be liberated by the demise of those
bad habits?
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In accordance with the astrological omens, I have
selected three aphorisms by poet James Richardson to guide you.
Aphorism #1: "The worst helplessness is forgetting there is help." My
commentary: You have the power to avoid that fate. Start by identifying
the sources of healing and assistance that are available to you. Aphorism
#2: "You do not have to be a fire to keep one burning." My commentary:
Generate all the heat and light you can, yes, but don't torch yourself.
Aphorism #3: "Patience is not very different from courage. It just takes
longer." My commentary: But it may not take a whole lot longer.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may not know this, but I am the founder
and CEO of Proud To Be Humble, an acclaimed organization devoted to
minimizing vanity. It is my sworn duty to protest any ego that exceeds
the acceptable limits as defined by the Geneva Convention on Narcissism.
However, I now find myself conflicted. Because of the lyrical beauty and
bighearted charisma that are currently emanating from your ego, I am
unable, in good conscience, to ask you to tone yourself down. In fact, I
hereby grant you a license to expand your self-love to unprecedented
proportions. You may also feel free to unleash a series of lovely brags.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The next 28 days will not be a favorable period
to sit around passively wishing to be noticed. Nor will it be a good time to
wait to be rescued or to trust in others to instigate desirable actions. On
the other hand, it will be an excellent phase to be an initiator: to decide
what needs to be done, to state your intentions concisely, and to carry
out your master plan with alacrity and efficiency. To help ensure your
success during the next 28 days, make this declaration each morning
before breakfast: "I don't want to OBSERVE the show. I want to BE the
show."
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): "In life, as in bicycling, pedal when you have
to, coast when you can." So says author James Lough, and now I'm
passing on his advice to you -- just in time for your transition from the
heavy-pedaling season to the coasting-is-fun phase. I suspect that at this
juncture in your life story you may be a bit addicted to the heavy
pedaling. You could be so accustomed to the intensity that you're inclined
to be suspicious of an opportunity to enjoy ease and grace. Don't be like
that. Accept the gift with innocent gratitude.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "When a jet flies low overhead, every
glass in the cupboard sings," writes aphorist James Richardson. "Feelings
are like that: choral, not single; mixed, never pure." That's always true,
but it will be intensely true for you in the coming weeks. I hope you can
find a way to tolerate, even thrive on, the flood of ambiguous complexity.
I hope you won't chicken out and try to pretend that your feelings are
one-dimensional and easily understandable. In my opinion, you are ripe to
receive rich lessons in the beauty and power of mysterious emotions.
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BRAINSTORM ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE OF YOUR LIFE
with my Expanded Audio Horoscopes for the Second Half of 2016 and
onward into 2017.
In the coming months, what areas of your life are likely to receive
unexpected assistance and divine inspiration?
Where are you likely to find most success?
How can you best cooperate with the cosmic rhythms?
What questions should you be asking?
To hear my LONG-TERM AUDIO FORECAST, register and/or sign in here:
http://RealAstrology.com
After you log in through the main page, click on the link "Long Term
Forecast for Second Half of 2016."
You can also listen to your short-term forecast for the coming week by
clicking on "This week (June 28, 2016)."
The horoscopes cost $6 apiece. Discounts are available for multiple
purchases.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Pop artist Andy Warhol said that in the
future, everyone would be famous for 15 minutes. His idea had a
resonance with the phrase "nine days' wonder," which as far back as
Elizabethan times referred to a person or event that captured the public's
fascination for a while. You Capricorns are entering a phase when you're
far more likely than usual to bask in the spotlight. Between now and
September 2017, I bet you'll garner at least a short burst of glory,
acclaim, or stardom -- perhaps *much* more. Are you ready for your
close-up? Have you prepped for the influx of attention that may be
coming your way?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): One of my readers, Jay O'Dell, told me this
story: "After my cancer surgery, a nurse said to me, 'You may as well try
magical thinking. Regular thinking hasn't helped.' I said to the nurse, 'Well,
why the hell not?' That was seven years ago." In bringing O'Dell's
testimony to your attention, I don't mean to suggest you will have any
health problems that warrant a strong dose of magical thinking. Not at all.
But you may get wrapped up in a psychological twist or a spiritual riddle
that would benefit from magical thinking. And what exactly is magical
thinking? Here's one definition: The stories that unfold in your imagination
have important effects on what actually happens to you.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Let's talk about X-factors and wild cards and
strange attractors. By their very nature, they are unpredictable and
ephemeral, even when they offer benevolent breakthroughs. So you may
not even notice their arrival if you're entranced by your expectations and
stuck in your habitual ways. But here's the good news, Pisces: Right now
you are not unduly entranced by your expectations or stuck in your
habits. Odds are high that you will spy the sweet twists of fate -- the X-
factors and wild cards and strange attractors -- as they float into view.
You will pounce on them and put them to work while they're still fresh.
And then they will help you hike your ratings or get the funding you need
or animate the kind of love that heals.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): During winter, some bears spend months
hibernating. Their body temperatures and heart rates drop. They breathe
drowsily. Their movements are minimal. Many hummingbirds engage in a
similar slow-down -- but they do it every single night. By day they are
among the most manic creatures on earth, flapping their wings and
gathering sustenance with heroic zeal. When the sun slips below the
horizon, they rest with equal intensity. In my estimation, Aries, you don't
need a full-on immersion in idleness like the bears. But you'd benefit from
a shorter stint, akin to the hummingbird's period of dormancy.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): "Dear Dr. Brezsny: A psychic predicted that
sometime this year I will fall in love with a convenience store clerk who's
secretly a down-on-his-luck prince of a small African country. She said
that he and I have a unique destiny. Together we will break the world's
record for dancing without getting bitten in a pit of cobras while drunk on
absinthe on our honeymoon. But there's a problem. I didn't have time to
ask the psychic how I'll meet my soulmate, and I can't afford to pay $250
for another reading. Can you help? - Mopey Taurus." Dear Mopey: The
psychic lied. Neither she nor anyone else can see what the future will
bring you. Why? Because what happens will be largely determined by your
own actions. I suggest you celebrate this fact. It's the perfect time to do
so: July is Feed Your Willpower Month.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Of all the concert pianos in the world, 80
percent of them are made by Steinway. A former president of the
company once remarked that in each piano, "243 taut strings exert a pull
of 40,000 pounds on an iron frame." He said it was "proof that out of
great tension may come great harmony." That will be a potential talent of
yours in the coming weeks, Gemini. Like a Steinway piano, you will have
the power to turn tension into beauty. But will you actually accomplish
this noble goal, or will your efforts be less melodious? It all depends on
how much poised self-discipline you summon.
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Homework: For one week, pretend to already be something you're on your
way to becoming. Report results to Truthrooster@gmail.com.
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