Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
May 31, 2017
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See a pretty version of this newsletter: http://bit.ly/2YouAreBrave
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Once every three years, the Goddess authorizes me -- nay, *mandates*
me -- to unleash an uninhibited bout of bragging, egomania, and self-
promotion. That moment has arrived. Please avert your eyes if you would
prefer to receive my usual delivery of rowdy compassion and tricky tips
on liberation untainted by exposure to my résumé.
Here's a video of me doing my pagan revival show *Sacred Uproar* at the
Symbiosis Festival in September 2015:
http://tinyurl.com/y8d6p4at
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Free! Free! Free! Here are two hours of music and spoken word stuff I've
co-created: https://soundcloud.com/sacreduproar
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Here's the video interview with me by an Italian journalist, made before
the world's attention span shrunk down to 30 seconds.
http://bit.ly/2rsEiLk
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An audio interview with me by Justine Toms at New Dimensions:
http://bit.ly/199CCaN
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Interviews with me by R. U. Sirius:
http://deoxy.org/meme/Pronoia
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My essay on "How I Got Started in the Beauty & Truth Business":
http://bit.ly/8TIj9u
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Videos of my Sacred Uproar show on Youtube, co-starring thr Shamanic
Cheerleaders: https://www.youtube.com/user/SacredParty/videos
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Someone made a 30-second animated movie summing up my life so far --
in Italian!
https://vimeo.com/37609230
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Here's article by journalist Damon Orion on my band World Entertainment
War:
http://bit.ly/2qnyT8h
Free downloadable racks of the band's music:
http://www.freewillastrology.com/cds/mp3s.html
Here's the Wikipedia page about my band:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Entertainment_War
The homepage for my band: http://www.freewillastrology.com/cds/
Pictures of the band: http://bit.ly/2r9PY4y
Raw archival videos of the band:
http://bit.ly/2r7WczR
http://bit.ly/2rsSLa7
http://bit.ly/2qndRGz
http://bit.ly/2r9McIv
http://bit.ly/2s8izoc
http://bit.ly/2qn3sLe
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My Free Will Astrology column is translated into Italian and appears weekly
in the publication *Internazionale*: http://www.internazionale.it/oroscopo
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Free Will Astrology is also translated into French and appears in the
publication *Courrier International*:
http://www.courrierinternational.com/horoscope
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My Italian Facebook page has 285,264 followers, whereas my American
Facebook page has a measly 105,945.
Italian FB: https://www.facebook.com/oroscopobrezsny/
American FB: http://bit.ly/BrezFB
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Not a New York Times bestselling book, but still good: "Pronoia Is the
Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You
with Blessings" - http://bit.ly/Pronoia
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Lots of excerpts from my book *Pronoia*:
http://bit.ly/LnXlMq
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Here's the book in which I tell the story of my life in the music business
and my kidnapping by a Goddess-worshiping mystery school:
http://bit.ly/Televisionary
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Does anyone out there have the means and motivation to flesh out the
rather perfunctory Wikipedia entry about me?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Brezsny
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Here are some of my thoughts about astrology, as quoted in an article by
Damon Orion.
http://bit.ly/IMlLbk
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My Twitter page:
https://twitter.com/FreeWillAstro
My Instagram page:
https://instagram.com/truthrooster/
My free weekly newsletter: http://www.freewillastrology.com/newsletter/
My expanded audio horoscopes:
http://bit.ly/2s8d2xX
How to get my creations free:
http://bit.ly/1Oz7W5C
My daily text message horoscopes, Sunbursts:
http://bit.ly/101Dd4W
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Story about and interview with me on the nationally-syndicated radio
show, "To the Best of Our Knowledge": http://bit.ly/2jPJpRz
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Video of my campaign speech:
http://bit.ly/2s1P5Jz
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If you would like to support my ongoing work, please visit my Virtual Tip
Jar at Paypal. It's here: https://paypal.me/FreeWillAstrology
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Testimonials:
"I have seen the future of American literature and its name is Rob
Brezsny."
- Tom Robbins, author of *Still Life with Woodpecker,* *Jitterbug
Perfume,* and many more
"Brezsny holds his own place next to cultural shamans like Robert Anton
Wilson, Timothy Leary, William Burroughs, and Ken Kesey."
- Popmatters.com
"With his book *PRONOIA* -- an instant pop classic -- Rob Brezsny offers
a positive, participatory, proactive vision of the workings of our inner and
outer universe, which will only give us as much pleasure, love, and ecstasy
as we are prepared to accept."
- Daniel Pinchbeck, author of *How Soon Is Now?*
"I dig Rob Brezsny for his powerful yet playful insights, his poetry, and his
humor . . . I salute him for his dedication to inspiration."
- Jason Mraz, singer-songwriter
"This wild, wise, and subversive book is a must read for those who want
to live a more imaginative and free life. Rob Brezsny is a Culture Hero."
- *Utne Reader*
"The verbally acrobatic, mystically literate Brezsny lets fly a thousand
zingers, each with the feel of having been carved with a poetic effort to
express a hard reality instead of a platitude."
- *San Francisco Chronicle*
"Rob Brezsny, the renegade wizard behind the syndicated 'Free Will
Astrology' column, has dedicated himself to putting the 'pro' back into
'protest.' In his book, *Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia,* he presents
his own irreverent manifesto, mixing activism and optimism. It reads like
the I Ching on Ecstasy and is as insightful and puzzling as a Zen koan."
- *Body + Soul*
"Like a mutant love-child of Jack Kerouac and Anais Nin, Rob Brezsny
writes with devilish humor, spiritual audacity, and erotic intensity."
- Jay Kinney, author of *Hidden Wisdom: A Guide to the Western Inner
Traditions*
"Like some voluble combination of HL Mencken and a Sufi whirling dervish,
Brezsny writes with disarming fluidity while still remaining acerbic.
PRONOIA's style is too sinuous, too wriggly and difficult to classify, edgy
and uncomfortable and literally kick-ass (he advocates the athletic kicking
of one's own ass with some regularity)."
- *Santa Fe Reporter*
"I am deeply inspired by the illuminated words of Rob Brezsny. He is a
word wizard for the soul."
- SARK, author of *Succulent Wild Woman*
"Brilliant! Absorbing! Wildly useful! Rob Brezsny gets my nomination for
best prophet in a starring role. He's a script doctor for the soul."
- Marisa Tomei
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More interviews and stories:
Sage Against the Machine;
http://bit.ly/144kxH7
This Isn't Your Father's Anti-Patriarchal, Quasi-Pagan, Mediastrological,
Neu-Age, Goddess-Loving Dreammobile
http://bit.ly/2rJYqIt
Review of *The Televisionary Oracle*
http://bit.ly/x7yMoT
Free Wheel Astrologer:
http://bit.ly/2r8algE
Culture Hero
http://bit.ly/2qqfAXO
WEW: Wow!
http://bit.ly/2s8mn8Y
When Is a Cult Figure an Occult Artist?
http://bit.ly/2s85tXS
Mining an Oracle: In which astrologer-shaman-novelist Rob Brezsny gives
our intrepid reporter a lesson in pronoiac therapy
http://bit.ly/2qnlJrV
Art Break: Free Will Fiction. An interview with astrologist turned novelist
Rob Brezsny
http://bit.ly/2r7Pmdy
Astrological Phenomenon: An Interview with Free Will Astrologer Rob
Brezsny
http://bit.ly/2s2a4M8
Oh My Goddess!
http://bit.ly/2rstJrw
20 Questions with Rob Brezsny
http://bit.ly/2r093Wx
A Pyrokleptomiac with a Compulsion to Steal Fire.
http://bit.ly/1btlgCB
Grave Encounter. In which we bury a symbol of paranoia in an effort to
break on through to the other side with astrologer Rob Brezsny.
http://bit.ly/2rsrS5W
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
Taiwan's High Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal, In A First For Asia.
http://tinyurl.com/llxy7lo
Many important antibiotics, like penicillin, are produced by fungi. Now,
microbiologists have discovered that two fungal species cooperate to
synthesize an antibiotic that neither produces when grown alone. The
antibiotic kills MRSA, as well as the bacteria that cause anthrax and strep
throat.
http://tinyurl.com/ld6ln47
April 21 was the first day the UK was powered without coal since the
industrial revolution.
http://tinyurl.com/lru2vqm
(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 1
Copyright 2017 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): "The most intense moments the universe has
ever known are the next 15 seconds," said philosopher Terence McKenna.
He was naming a central principle of reality: that every new NOW is a
harvest of everything that has ever happened; every fresh moment is a
blast of novelty that arises in response to the sum total of all history's
adventures. This is always true, of course. But I suspect the phenomenon
will be especially pronounced for you in the near future. More than usual,
you may find that every day is packed with interesting feelings and
poignant fun and epic realizations. This could be pleasurable, but also
overwhelming. Luckily, you have the personal power necessary to make
good use of the intensity.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Nobody likes to be scrutinized or critiqued or
judged. But we Crabs (yes, I'm one of you) are probably touchier about
that treatment than any other sign of the zodiac. (Hypersensitivity is a
trait that many astrologers ascribe to Cancerians.) However, many of us
do allow one particular faultfinder to deride us: the nagging voice in the
back of our heads. Sometimes we even give free rein to its barbs. But I
would like to propose a transformation of this situation. Maybe we could
scold ourselves less, and be a bit more open to constructive feedback
coming from other people. Starting now.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The lion's potency, boldness, and majesty are
qualities you have a mandate to cultivate in the next three weeks. To get
in the righteous mood, I suggest you gaze upon images and videos of
lions. Come up with your own version of a lion's roar -- I mean actually
make that sound -- and unleash it regularly. You might also want to try
the yoga posture known as the lion pose. If you're unfamiliar with it, go
here for tips: tinyurl.com/lionpose. What else might help you invoke and
express the unfettered leonine spirit?
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "What does it matter how many lovers you
have if none of them gives you the universe?" French psychoanalyst
Jacques Lacan posed that question. I invite you to put it at the top of
your list of hot topics to meditate on. In doing so, I trust you won't use it
as an excuse to disparage your companions for their inadequacies. Rather,
I hope it will mobilize you to supercharge your intimate alliances; to
deepen your awareness of the synergistic beauty you could create
together; to heighten your ability to be given the universe by those
whose fates are interwoven with yours.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): From my study of the lost prophecies of
Nostradamus, the hidden chambers beneath the Great Pyramid of Cheops,
and the current astrological omens, I have determined that now is a
favorable time for you to sing liberation songs with cheeky authority . . .
to kiss the sky and dance with the wind on a beach or hilltop . . . to
gather your most imaginative allies and brainstorm about what you really
want to do in the next five years. Do you dare to slip away from business-
as-usual so you can play in the enchanted land of what-if? If you're smart,
you will escape the grind and grime of the daily rhythm so you can expand
your mind to the next largest size.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): "On some hill of despair," wrote poet Galway
Kinnell, "the bonfire you kindle can light the great sky -- though it's true,
of course, to make it burn you have to throw yourself in." You may not
exactly feel despair, Scorpio. But I suspect you are in the throes of an
acute questioning that makes you feel close to the edge of forever.
Please consider the possibility that it's a favorable time to find out just
how much light and heat are hidden inside you. Your ache for primal fun
and your longing to accelerate your soul's education are converging with
your quest to summon a deeper, wilder brilliance.
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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
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The Expanded Audio Horoscopes work on most smart phones and tablets.
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"I don't much believe in astrology. But that doesn't seem to get in the
way of me deriving a whole lot of benefits from your expanded audio
horoscopes."
- A. Arrosto, Indianapolis
"You have an amazing aptitude for cutting through the lies I tell myself.
Thanks for the gentle shocks."
- T. Preneris, Toronto
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You're in a phase when you have the
power to find answers to questions that have stumped you for a while.
Why? Because you're more open-minded and curious than usual. You're
also ready to be brazenly honest with yourself. Congrats! In light of the
fact that you'll be lucky at solving riddles, I've got three good ones for
you to wrestle with. 1. Which of your anxieties may actually be cover-ups
for a lazy refusal to change a bad habit? 2. What resource will you use
more efficiently when you stop trying to make it do things it's not
designed to do? 3. What blessing will you receive as soon as you give a
clear signal that you are ready for it?
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A typical Capricorn cultivates fervent
passions, even to the point of obsession. Almost no one knows their
magnitude, though, because the members of your tribe often pursue their
fulfillment with methodical, business-like focus. But I wonder if maybe it's
a good time to reveal more of the raw force of this driving energy than
you usually do. It might humanize you in the eyes of potential helpers who
see you as too strong to need help. And it could motivate your allies to
provide the extra support and understanding you'll need in the coming
weeks.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In accordance with the astrological omens, I
invite you to carry out a flashy flirtation with the color red. I dare you to
wear red clothes and red jewelry. Buy yourself red roses. Sip red wine and
savor strawberries under red lights. Sing Elvis Costello's "The Angels Want
to Wear My Red Shoes" and Prince's "Little Red Corvette." Tell everyone
why 2017 is a red-letter year for you. For extra credit, murmur the
following motto whenever a splash of red teases and pleases your
imagination: "My red-hot passion is my version of high fashion."
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): "If you want a puppy, start by asking for a
pony," read the bumper sticker on the Lexus SUV I saw. That confused
me. Would the owner of a Lexus SUV be the type of person who didn't
expect to get what she really wanted? In any case, Pisces, I'm conveying
a version of this bumper-sticker wisdom to you. If you want your
domestic scene to thrive even more than it already does, ask for a feng
shui master to redesign your environment so it has a perfect flow of
energy. If you want a community that activates the best in you, ask for a
utopian village full of emotionally intelligent activists. If you want to be
animated by a focused goal that motivates you to wake up excited each
morning, ask for a glorious assignment that will help save the world.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Life is in the mood to communicate with you
rather lyrically. Here are just a few of the signs and portents you may
encounter, along with theories about their meaning. If you overhear a
lullaby, it's time to seek the influence of a tender, nurturing source. If you
see a type of fruit or flower you don't recognize, it means you have a
buried potential you don't know much about, and you're ready to explore
it further. If you spy a playing card in an unexpected place, trust
serendipity to bring you what you need. If a loud noise arrives near a
moment of decision: Traditionally it signifies caution, but these days it
suggests you should be bold.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your body is holy and magic and precious. I
advise you not to sell it or rent it or compromise it in any way --
especially now, when you have an opening to upgrade your relationship
with it. Yes, Taurus, it's time to attend to your sweet flesh and blood with
consummate care. Find out exactly what your amazing organism needs to
feel its best. Lavish it with pleasure and healing. Treat it as you would a
beloved child or animal. I also hope you will have intimate conversations
with the cells that compose your body. Let them know you love and
appreciate them. Tell them you're ready to collaborate on a higher level.
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Your imagination is the single most important asset you possess. Listen
to the podcast: http://bit.ly/YourProphecy
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