Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
April 17, 2019
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Your soul's code is your sacred calling; the blueprint of your destiny; the
mission you came to earth to fulfill.
Now and then life pushes you away from influences that might be
interfering with your ability to discern and express your soul's code.
Higher powers and mysterious forces purge obstacles that have been
preventing you from achieving a more complete embodiment of who you
were born to be.
When that happens, it's time to celebrate.
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THE QUESTION OF MIRACLES
INTERVIEWER: You confuse me in the way that you praise rational thought
and the scientific method, yet reserve the right to believe in astrology,
angels, miracles, and other woo-woo.
Rob Brezsny: Thousands of amazing, inexplicable, and even supernatural
events occur every day. And yet most are unreported by the media. The
few that are cited are ridiculed.
Why? Here's one possible reason: The people most likely to believe in
wonders and marvels may be superstitious, uneducated, or prone to
having a blind, literalist faith in their religions' myths.
Those who are least likely to believe in wonders and marvels are skilled at
analytical thought, well-educated, and yet prone to having a blind,
literalist faith in the ideology of materialism, which dogmatically asserts
that the universe consists entirely of things that can be perceived by the
five human senses or detected by instruments that scientists have thus
far invented.
The media is largely composed of people from the second group. It's
virtually impossible for them to admit to the possibility of events that
elude the rational mind's explanations, let alone experience them.
If anyone from this group manages to escape peer pressure and cultivate
a receptivity to the miraculous, it's because they have successfully
fought against being demoralized by the unsophisticated way wonders
and marvels are framed by the first group.
I try to be immune to the double-barreled ignorance. When I behold
astonishing synchronicities and numinous breakthroughs that seem to
violate natural law, I'm willing to consider the possibility that my
understanding of natural law is too narrow.
And yet I also refrain from lapsing into irrational gullibility; I actively seek
mundane explanations for apparent miracles.
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MY SANCTUARIES
My social media accounts are not free-for-alls where anyone can disgorge
whatever abuse and sneers and insults and rancor they have an urge to.
My Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts are my sanctuaries where I
welcome people I trust. They're salons where people I'm interested in
gather to discuss subjects of mutual interest.
It's fine if some of those people I trust disagree with me, but when they
do, they must do so with kindness and respect.
If you don't meet those standards, I at least delete your comments and
may block you from making further comments.
You can call that "censorship," as some do. But that's a misuse of the
word. If you write a nasty letter to the editor of a newspaper and
magazine or website, and they don't publish it, does that constitute
censorship? No, it does not.
If I invite you into my home, and you hurl bad vibes in my direction, my
asking you to leave doesn't constitute censorship.
If I'm hosting a public ritual or doing a public performance and you heckle
me, I'll have my bouncer usher you out. I am not "censoring" you.
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P.S. People disagree with me ALL the time.
I have a total of 147,000+ readers on my American FB pages and
329,000+ readers on my Italian FB page. If even just 1% of those people
find problems with any of the two posts I average every day (and I've
been on FB nine years), that's a lot of disagreements I am asked to deal
with.
The majority of those disagreements are fine, offered in a spirit of
respectfully seeking to correct my errors and looking for common ground
in collegial collaboration.
But for that small percentage of disagreements that are jarring,
distasteful, contemptuous, and accusing, I don't abide them. To be a
social justice warrior for the long haul, I must take good care of myself.
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GOING OUT OF OUR MINDS
In her book *Women Who Run with the Wolves*, Clarissa Pinkola Estés
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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CHOCTAW GENEROSITY
Choctaw historian Judy Allen writes: The Choctaw people have a history
of helping others. Only 16 years after they began their long, sad march
along the Trail of Tears, the Choctaws learned of people starving to death
in Ireland.
With great empathy, in 1847 Choctaw individuals made donations totaling
$170, the equivalent of several thousand dollars today, to assist the Irish
people during the famine.
It was an amazing gesture. Though they had meager resources, they gave
on behalf of others in greater need.
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More about the story: https://tinyurl.com/y2mlhg2y
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
Current elected female heads of state or government
Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca: Malta — President
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovi_: Croatia — President
Saara Kuugongelwa: Namibia — Prime Minister
Tsai Ing-wen: Taiwan — President
Doris Bures: Austria — Co-Acting President
Kersti Kaljulaid: President of the Republic of Estonia
Ana Brnabi_: Serbia — Prime Minister
Halimah Yacob: Singapore — President
Erna Solberg:Norway—Prime Minister
Angela Merkel: Germany—Chancellor
Jacinda Ardern: New Zealand — Prime Minister
Evelyn Wever-Croes: Aruba — Prime Minister
Katrín Jakobsdóttir: Iceland — Prime Minister
Leona Marlin-Rome: Sint Maarten — Prime Minister
Viorica D_ncil_: Romania — Prime Minister
Paula-Mae Weekes: Trinidad and Tobago — President
Mia Mottley: Barbados — Prime Minister
Sahle-Work Zewde: Ethiopia — President
Salome Zurabishvili: Georgia — President
Karin Keller-Sutter: Switzerland — Member of the Swiss Federal Council
(the collective head of state and government)
Viola Amherd: Switzerland — Member of the Swiss Federal Council (the
collective head of state and government)
Zuzana _aputová: Slovakia — President
Please tell me your own nominations for PRONOIA RESOURCES:
Truthrooster@gmail.com.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning April 18
Copyright 2019 by Rob Brezsny
https://FreeWillAstrology.com/horoscopes/
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
ARIES (March 21-April 19): French writer Simone de Beauvoir sent a letter
to her lover, Aries author Nelson Algren. She wrote, "I like so much the
way you are so greedy about life and yet so quiet, your eager greediness
and your patience, and your way of not asking much of life and yet taking
much because you are so human and alive that you find much in
everything." I'd love to see you embody that state in the coming weeks,
Aries. In my astrological opinion, you have a mandate to be both utterly
relaxed and totally thrilled; both satisfied with what life brings you and
skillfully avid to extract the most out of it; both at peace with what you
already have and primed to grab for much more.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The Beat Generation of American poets arose
in the late 1940s as a rebellion against materialistic mainstream culture
and academic poetry. It embraced sexual liberation, Eastern spirituality,
ecological awareness, political activism, and psychedelic drugs. One of its
members, Jack Kerouac, tweaked and ennobled the word "beat" to serve
as the code name for their movement. In its old colloquial usage, "beat"
meant tired or exhausted. But Kerouac re-consecrated it to mean
"upbeat" and "beatific," borrowing from the Italian word *beato*,
translated as "beatific." I bring this to your attention, Taurus, because
you're on the verge of a similar transition: from the old meaning of "beat"
to the new.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): "Scattered through the ordinary world, there
are books and artifacts and perhaps people who are like doorways into
impossible realms, of impossible and contradictory truth." Argentinian
author Jorge Luis Borges said that, and now I'm passing it on to you—just
in time for your entrance into a phase when such doorways will be far
more available than usual. I hope you will use Borges' counsel as a
reminder to be alert for everyday situations and normal people that could
lead you to intriguing experiences and extraordinary revelations and life-
changing blessings.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): The Free Will Astrology Committee To Boldly
Promote Cancerian's Success is glad to see that you're not politely
waiting for opportunities to come to you. Rather, you're tracking them
down and proactively wrangling them into a form that's workable for your
needs. You seem to have realized that what you had assumed was your
fair share isn't actually fair; that you want and deserve more. Although
you're not being mean and manipulative, neither are you being overly nice
and amenable; you're pushing harder to do things your way. I approve!
And I endorse your efforts to take it even further.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Many experts who have studied the art and
science of running fast believe that it's best if a runner's legs are
symmetrical and identical in their mechanics. But that theory is not
supported by the success of champion sprinter Usain Bolt. Because he has
suffered from scoliosis, his left leg is a half-inch longer than his right. With
each stride, his left leg stays on the track longer than his right, and his
right hits the track with more force. Some scientists speculate that this
unevenness not only doesn't slow him down, but may in fact enhance his
speed. In accordance with current astrological variables, I suspect you will
be able to thrive on your asymmetry in the coming weeks, just as your
fellow Leo Usain Bolt does.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo adventurer Jason Lewis traveled around
the world using transportation powered solely by his own body. He
walked, bicycled, skated, rowed, pedaled, and swam more than 46,000
miles. I propose that we make him your role model for the next four
weeks. You're primed to accomplish gradual breakthroughs through the
use of simple, persistent, incremental actions. Harnessing the power of
your physical vitality will be an important factor in your success.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Curcumin is a chemical found in the plant
turmeric. When ingested by humans, it may diminish inflammation, lower
the risk of diabetes, support cardiovascular health, and treat digestive
disorders. But there's a problem: the body is inefficient in absorbing and
using curcumin—unless it's ingested along with piperine, a chemical in
black pepper. Then it's far more available. What would be the
metaphorical equivalent to curcumin in your life? An influence that could
be good for you, but that would be even better if you synergized it with a
certain additional influence? And what would be the metaphorical
equivalent of that additional influence? Now is a good time to investigate
these questions.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): "I have the usual capacity for wanting what
may not even exist," wrote poet Galway Kinnell. How abut you, Scorpio?
Do you, too, have an uncanny ability to long for hypothetical, invisible,
mythical, and illusory things? If so, I will ask you to downplay that
amazing power of yours for a while. It's crucial for your future
development that you focus on yearning for actual experiences, real
people, and substantive possibilities. Please understand: I'm not
suggesting you're bad or wrong for having those seemingly impossible
desires. I'm simply saying that for now you will thrive on being attracted
to things that are genuinely available.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "Sometimes I have kept my feelings to
myself, because I could find no language to describe them in," wrote
Sagittarian novelist Jane Austen. I'm guessing you've had that
experience—maybe more than usual, of late. But I suspect you'll soon be
finding ways to express those embryonic feelings. Congrats in advance!
You'll discover secrets you've been concealing from yourself. You'll
receive missing information whose absence has made it hard to
understand the whole story. Your unconscious mind will reveal the rest of
what it has thus far merely been hinting at.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): All over the world, rivers and lakes are
drying up. Sources of water are shrinking. Droughts are becoming more
common and prolonged. Why? Mostly because of climate change. The
good news is that lots of people are responding to the crisis with alacrity.
Among them is an engineer in India named Ramveer Tanwar. Since 2014,
he has organized efforts leading to the rejuvenation of twelve dead lakes
and ponds. I propose we make him your role model for the coming weeks.
I hope he will inspire you to engage in idealistic pursuits that benefit other
people. And I hope you'll be motivated to foster fluidity and flow and
wetness everywhere you go. The astrological time is ripe for such
activities.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A blogger named Caramelizee offered her
definition of elegance: "being proud of both your feminine and masculine
qualities; seeing life as a non-ending university and learning everything
you can; caring for yourself with tender precision; respecting and taking
advantage of silences; tuning in to your emotions without being
oversensitive; owning your personal space and being generous enough to
allow other people to own their personal space." This definition of
elegance will be especially apropos and useful for you Aquarians in the
coming weeks.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You Pisceans have been summoning heroic
levels of creative intensity. You've been working extra hard and extra
smart. But it seems that you haven't been fully recognized or appreciated
for your efforts. I'm sorry about that. Please don't let it discourage you
from continuing to express great integrity and authenticity. Keep pushing
for your noble cause and offering your best gifts. I'm proud of you! And
although you may not yet have reaped all the benefits you will ultimately
sow, three months from now I bet you'll be pleased you pushed so hard
to be such a righteous servant of the greater good.
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