Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
October 18, 2017
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My book *PRONOIA IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR PARANOIA*
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Below are excerpts.
What's the Most Important Question for You to Ask Today?
You possess exceptional capacities that are absolutely unique. You're a
masterpiece unlike any other that has ever lived in the history of the
world.
Furthermore, the precise instructions you need to ripen into your special
talents have always been with you, even from the time before you were
born. In the words of psychologist James Hillman, you have a soul's code.
You might also call it the mission you came to Earth to carry out; the
divine blueprint that contains the open secret of how to be perfectly,
unpredictably yourself; the master plan that is your heart's deepest
desire.
Would you like help in deciphering it? The Divine Intelligence Formerly
Known as God is always on call, ready to help. It's your birthright to ask
Her a specific question every day about what you need to do next to
express your soul's code; it's also your birthright to receive a response.
The divine revelation may not be as unambiguous as a little voice in your
head. It might appear in the form of a TV commercial, an odd dream, or
an encounter with a stranger. It could be demanding and difficult,
delivering information you'd rather not have to deal with. Or it might
show up as a clear and simple feeling of knowing exactly what to do, and
it could be easy and fun.
What question will you ask the Divine Wow today?
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P.S. "There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated
through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time,
this expression is unique. If you block it, it will never exist through any
other medium. It will be lost. The world will not have it.
"It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable it
is, nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep
it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open."
- Martha Graham, quoted by Agnes de Mille, *Dance to the Piper and
Promenade Home*
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RE-GENIUS YOURSELF?
Although we are all born geniuses, the grind of day-to-day living tends to
de-genius us. That's the bad news. The good news is that you have the
power to re-genius yourself.
Here's a recording of a ritual I did that you can use to jump-start the
process: http://bit.ly/ReGeniusYourself
Here are videos of the the time I did this ritual at a theater in San
Francisco:
http://bit.ly/YouAreAGenius1
http://bit.ly/YouAreAGenius2
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51% YES
Take inventory of the extent to which your "No" reflex dominates your
life. Notice for 24 hours (even in your dreams) how often you say or
think:
"No."
"That's not right."
"I don't like them."
"I don't agree with that."
"They don't like me."
"That should be different from what it is."
Wherever you find that NO is a habit, a reflex, a conditioned compulsion,
consider the possibility of rebelling against the habit, reflex, or
conditioned compulsion with a big red YES.
What would it be like for you to say "YES" at least 51 percent of the
time?
Invitation: Say "YES" aloud 22 times right now.
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YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED
"This body that we have, this very body that's sitting here right now in
this room, this very body that perhaps aches, and this mind that we have
at this very moment, are exactly what we need to be fully human, fully
awake, and fully alive.
"Furthermore, the emotions that we have right now, the negativity and
the positivity, are what we actually need. It is just as if we looked around
to find out what would be the greatest wealth that we could possibly
possess in order to lead to a decent, good, completely fulfilling, energetic,
inspired life, and found it right here."
—Pema Chödrön, "The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving
Kindness"
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YOU'RE A STAR
You're a star -- and so am I. I'm a genius -- and so are you. Your success
encourages my brilliance, and my charisma enhances your power. Your
victory doesn't require my defeat, and vice versa. Those are the rules in
the New World -- quite unlike the rules in the Old World, where zero-sum
games are the norm, and only one of us can win each time we play.
In the New World, you don't have to tone down or apologize for your
prowess, because you love it when other people shine. You exult in your
own excellence without regarding it as a sign of inherent superiority. As
you ripen more and more of your latent aptitude, you inspire the rest of
us to claim our own idiosyncratic magnificence.
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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 October 19
Copyright 2017 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A woman I know, Caeli La, was thinking about
relocating from Denver to Brooklyn. She journeyed across country and
visited a prime neighborhood in her potential new headquarters. Here's
what she reported on her Facebook page: "In the last three days, I've
seen three different men on separate occasions wearing sundresses. So
this is definitely the right place for me." What sort of signs and omens
would tell you what you need to do to be in the right place at the right
time, Libra? I urge you to be on the lookout for them in the coming
weeks. Life will be conspiring to provide you with clues about where you
can feel at peace, at home, and in the groove.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Simon & Garfunkel released their first album
in October 1964. It received only a modest amount of airplay. The two
musicians were so discouraged that they stopped working together. Then
Bob Dylan's producer Tom Wilson got permission to remix "The Sounds of
Silence," a song on the album. He added rock instruments and heavy echo
to Simon & Garfunkel's folk arrangement. When the tune was re-released
in September 1965, it became a huge hit. I bring this to your attention,
Scorpio, because I suspect you're now at a point comparable to the time
just before Tom Wilson discovered the potential of "The Sounds of
Silence."
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "Consider how hard it is to change
yourself," wrote author Jacob M. Braude, "and you'll understand what
little chance you have in trying to change others." Ninety-nine percent of
the time, I'd advise you and everybody else to surrender to that counsel
as if it were an absolute truth. But I think you Sagittarians will be the
exception to the rule in the coming weeks. More than usual, you'll have
the power to change yourself. And if you succeed, your self-
transformations will be likely to trigger interesting changes in people
around you. Here's another useful tip, also courtesy of Jacob M. Braude:
"Behave like a duck. Keep calm and unruffled on the surface, but paddle
like the devil underneath."
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 1969, two earthlings walked on the
moon for the first time. To ensure that astronauts Neil Armstrong and
Buzz Aldrin landed there and returned safely, about 400,000 people
labored and cooperated for many years. I suspect that in the coming
months, you may be drawn to a collaborative project that's not as
ambitious as NASA's, but nevertheless fueled by a grand plan and a big
scope. And according to my astrological calculations, you will have even
more ability than usual to be a driving force in such a project. Your power
to inspire and organize group efforts will be at a peak.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I predict your ambitions will burn more
steadily in the coming months, and will produce more heat and light than
ever before. You'll have a clearer conception of exactly what it is you
want to accomplish, as well as a growing certainty of the resources and
help you'll need to accomplish it. Hooray and hallelujah! But keep this in
mind, Aquarius: As you acquire greater access to meaningful success --
not just the kind of success that merely impresses other people -- you'll
be required to take on more responsibility. Can you handle that? I think
you can.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): What's your top conspiracy theory? Does it
revolve around the Illuminati, the occult group that is supposedly plotting
to abolish all nations and create a world government? Or does it involve
the stealthy invasion by extraterrestrials who are allegedly seizing mental
control over human political leaders and influencing them to wage endless
war and wreck the environment? Or is your pet conspiracy theory more
personal? Maybe you secretly believe, for instance, that the difficult
events you experienced in the past were so painful and debilitating that
they will forever prevent you from fulfilling your fondest dream. Well,
Pisces. I'm here to tell you that whatever conspiracy theory you most
tightly embrace is ready to be disproven once and for all. Are you willing
to be relieved of your delusions?
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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?
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HOROSCOPES.
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leisurely in tone. They tend to bring out more of the patient counselor in
me, and have a bit less of the poet.
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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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ARIES (March 21-April 19): _I am my own muse," wrote painter Frida
Kahlo. "I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to know better."
Would you consider trying out this perspective for a while, Aries? If so,
you might generate a few ticklish surprises. You may be led into
mysterious areas of your psyche that had previously been off-limits. You
could discover secrets you've been hiding from yourself. So what would it
mean to be your own muse? What exactly would you do? Here are some
examples. Flirt with yourself in the mirror. Ask yourself impertinent,
insouciant questions. Have imaginary conversations with the person you
were three years ago and the person you'll be in three years.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): "Happiness comes from getting what you
want," said poet Stephen Levine, whereas joy comes "from being who you
really are." According to my analysis, the coming weeks will bear a higher
potential for joy than for happiness. I'm not saying you won't get
anything you want. But I do suspect that focusing on getting what you
want might sap energy from the venture that's more likely to thrive: an
unprecedented awakening to the truth of who you really are.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Sigmund Freud was a medical doctor who laid
the groundwork for psychoanalysis. Throughout the twentieth century,
his radical, often outrageous ideas were a major influence on Western
culture. When Freud was 50, he discovered a brilliant psychiatrist who
would become his prize pupil: Carl Jung. When the two men first met in
Vienna in 1907, they conversed without a break for 13 consecutive
hours. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you could
experience a comparable immersion sometime soon: a captivating
involvement with a new influence, a provocative exchange that enchants
you, or a fascinating encounter that shifts your course.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the next twelve months, I hope to help you
track down new pleasures and amusements that teach you more about
what you want out of life. I will also be subtly reminding you that all the
world's a stage, and will advise you on how to raise your self-expression
to Oscar-worthy levels. As for romance, here's my prescription between
now and October 2018: The more compassion you cultivate, the more
personal love you will enjoy. If you lift your generosity to a higher octave,
there'll be another perk, too: You will be host to an enhanced flow of
creative ideas.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Are you interested in diving down to explore the
mysterious and evocative depths? Would you be open to spending more
time than usual cultivating peace and stillness in a sanctuary? Can you
sense the rewards that will become available if you pay reverence to
influences that nurture your wild soul? I hope you'll be working on
projects like these in the coming weeks, Leo. You'll be in a phase when
the single most important gift you can give yourself is to remember what
you're made of and how you got made.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Louisa May Alcott wrote a novel entitled *A
Long Fatal Love Chase,* which was regarded as too racy to be published
until a century after her death. "In the books I read, the sinners are more
interesting than the saints," says Alcott's heroine, Rosamund, "and in real
life people are dismally dull." I boldly predict that in the coming months,
Virgo, you won't provide evidence to support Rosamund's views. You'll be
even more interesting than you usually are, and will also gather more than
your usual quota of joy and self-worth -- but without having to wake up
even once with your clothes torn and your head lying in a gutter after a
night of forlorn debauchery.
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Homework: If one of your heroes said to you, "Tell me the most important
things you know," what would you say? FreeWillAstrology.com.
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