Re-sending Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
July 31, 2019
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Dear Readers –
Because of a malfunction in my email service, my newsletter didn’t
get delivered to most of you subscribers as usual on Tuesday morning.
So I’m sending it out again..
My apologies if you’re one of the few who will receive the
newsletter twice.
Rowdy blessings,
Rob
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Attention, please. This is your ancestors speaking. We've been trying to
reach you through your dreams and fantasies, but now we're taking a more
direct route.
So listen up. You're at a crossroads analogous to a dilemma that has baffled
your biological line for six generations. We ask you now to master the
turning point that none of us have ever figured out how to negotiate. Heal
yourself and you heal all of us. We mean that literally. Start
brainstorming, please.
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GO WITH WHAT FLOW?
When they say "Go with the flow," what "flow" are they talking about?
Do they mean the flow of your early childhood conditioning? The flow of
your friends' opinions? The latest cultural trends? Your immediate
instinctual needs?
When they say, "Go with the flow," are they urging you to keep doing
what's easiest to do and what will win you the most ego points, even if it
keeps you from being true to your soul's code?
Consider the possibility that there are many flows to go with, but only one
or some of them are correct for you. Do you know which?
Maybe it's the one flowing in an underground cavern, far from the mad
crowd.
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JOY IS AN ART
Know that joy is rarer, more difficult, and more beautiful than sadness.
Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a
moral obligation.
—André Gide
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WANT TO GET YOUR ASTROLOGICAL CHART READ?
If you want your personal chart done, I recommend a colleague whose
approach to reading astrology charts closely matches my own. She's my
wife, RO LOUGHRAN. She's at http://www.roloughran.com.
Ro utilizes a blend of well-trained intuition, emotional warmth, and
technical proficiency in horoscope interpretation. She is skilled at
exploring the mysteries of your life's purpose and nurturing your
connection with your own inner wisdom.
In addition to over 30 years of astrological experience, Ro has been a
licensed psychotherapist for 17 years. She integrates psychological
insight with astrology's cosmological perspective.
Ro is based in California, but can do phone consultations and otherwise
work with you regardless of geographic boundaries.
Check out Ro's website at http://www.roloughran.com
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LOVE YOUR IMPERFECTIONS
I propose that we set aside a week every year when we celebrate our
gaffes, our flaws, and our bloopers.
During this crooked holiday, we are not embarrassed about the false
moves we have made. We don't decry our bad judgment or criticize our
delusional behavior. Instead, we forgive ourselves of our sins. We work to
understand and feel compassion for the ignorance that led us astray.
Maybe we even find redemptive value in our apparent lapses; we come to
see that they saved us from some painful experience or helped us avoid
getting a supposed treasure that would have turned out to be a booby prize.
We could call it Love Your Imperfections Week.
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FAILURES OF FEELING
When I look at my life I realize that the mistakes I have made, the things I
really regret, were not errors of judgment but failures of feeling.
—Jeanette Winterson
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ADDICTIVE TRADITION
If religion is the opiate of the people, tradition is an even more sinister
analgesic, simply because it rarely appears sinister.
If religion is a tight band, a throbbing vein, and a needle, tradition is a far
homelier concoction: poppy seeds ground into tea; a sweet cocoa drink
laced with cocaine; the kind of thing your grandmother might have made.
—Zadie Smith
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SAPIOSEXUAL
Sapiosexual: a person who has a strong attraction to intelligence in others,
regardless of gender or conventional attractiveness
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WHAT SHALL I DO?
What shall I do,
by nature and trade
a singing creature
as I go over the bridge
of my enchanted visions,
that cannot be weighed
in a world that deals only
in weights and measures?
—Marina Tsvetaeva
Translated by Elaine Feinstein
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[a different translation:]
Since I was born
a singing creature
forever crossing
my bridge
of marvelous visions
how do I live in a world
that only calculates and analyzes?
—Marina Tsvetaeva
Translated by me
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NONSENSE MEDICINE
Scribble treasure maps on naked promises. Search for messages from the
hope-rich future in the warm glow of yesterday’s sweet shock. Initiate
uproarious deep-breathing interventions in the midst of a secret test.
Drum up feral breakfast conundrums with wicked, lickable angels.
Welcome imperfect violins and joy snakes at the heart of a cool mistake.
Glean just-in-time oracles from runaway shopping carts, Youtube videos
of immortal jellyfish, and a song that pops into your head that you haven't
heard for years.
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
India is now producing the world’s cheapest solar power.
https://tinyurl.com/yx9x2dxy
The indigenous Waorani people of Ecuador won a historic victory in court,
protecting half a million acres of their territory in the Amazon from oil
drilling.
https://tinyurl.com/y6yqnx2v
In 1959, police were called to a segregated library in S. Carolina when a
9yr-old Black boy refused to leave. He later got a PhD in Physics from
MIT, and died in 1986, one of the astronauts aboard the space shuttle
Challenger. The library that refused to lend him books is now named after
him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McNair
(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 August 1
Copyright 2019 by Rob Brezsny
https://FreeWillAstrology.com/horoscopes/
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Let's check in with our psychic journalist,
LoveMancer, who's standing by with a live report from inside your
imagination. What's happening, LoveMancer? "Well, Rob, the enchanting
creature on whose thoughts I've been eavesdropping has slipped into an
intriguing frontier. This place seems to be a hot zone where love and
healing interact intensely. My guess is that being here will lead our hero
to breakthrough surges of love that result in deep healing, or deep healing
that leads to breakthrough surges of love—probably both."
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo figure skater Scott Hamilton won an
Olympic gold medal and four World Championships. He was a star who got
inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame and made a lot of
money after he turned professional. "I calculated once how many times I
fell during my skating career—41,600 times," he testified in his
autobiography. "But here's the funny thing: I also got up 41,600 times.
That's the muscle you have to build in your psyche—the one that reminds
you to just get up." In accordance with current astrological omens, Virgo,
I'll be cheering you on as you strengthen that muscle in your psyche
during the coming weeks.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): What's the story of your life? Psychologist
James Hillman said that in order to thrive, you need to develop a clear
vision of that story. How do you do that? Hillman advised you to ask
yourself this question: "How can I assemble the pieces of my life into a
coherent plot?" And why is this effort to decode your biography so
important? Because your soul's health requires you to cultivate curiosity
and excitement about the big picture of your destiny. If you hope to
respond with intelligence to the questions and challenges that each new day
brings, you must be steadily nourished with an expansive understanding
of why you are here on earth. I bring these ideas to your attention, Libra,
because the coming weeks will be an excellent time to illuminate and
deepen and embellish your conception of your life story.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): "Artists are people driven by the tension
between the desire to communicate and the desire to hide," wrote
psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott. I think that description fits many people
born under the sign of the Scorpio, not just Scorpio artists. Knowing how
important and necessary this dilemma can be for you, I would never glibly
advise you to always favor candid, straightforward communication over
protective, strategic hiding. But I recommend you do that in the coming
weeks. Being candid and straightforward will serve you well.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian poet Aracelis Girmay
writes, "How ramshackle, how brilliant, how haphazardly & strangely
rendered we are. Gloriously, fantastically mixed & monstered. We exist as
phantom, monster, miracle, each a theme park all one's own." Of course
that's always true about every one of us. But it will be extraordinarily
true about you in the coming weeks. According to my analysis of the
astrological omens, you will be at the peak of your ability to express
what's most idiosyncratic and essential about your unique array of talents
and specialties.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Sometime soon I suspect you will arrive
at a crossroads in your relationship with love and sex—as well as your
fantasies about love and sex. In front of you: a hearty cosmic joke that
would mutate your expectations and expand your savvy. Behind you: an
alluring but perhaps confusing call toward an unknown future. To your
left: the prospect of a dreamy adventure that might be only half-
imaginary. To your right: the possibility of living out a slightly bent fairy
tale version of romantic catharsis. I'm not here to tell you what you
should do, Capricorn. My task is simply to help you identify the options.
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ARE YOU THE HERO OF YOUR OWN LIFE?
"Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that
station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show." So begins
Charles Dickens' novel *David Copperfield*.
I'd like to inspire you to create a story of your own that begins like that.
That's why I provide these free horoscopes for you.
If you'd ever like even more assistance from me, tune into your
EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPE, which I create for you each week. They're
four-to-five-minute meditations on the current state of your destiny.
To buy and listen to your Expanded Audio Horoscope online, go to
https://freewillastrology.sparkns.com
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The cost of the online reports are is $6 per sign. (Discounts are available
for bulk purchases.) You can also access them for $1.99 per minute by
phone. Each forecast is 4-5 minutes long.
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"The best part about your audio horoscopes is that they pat me on the head
and kick me in the ass at the same time." - Rita L., San Diego
"Your audio oracles go beyond helping me find the truth -- they inspire
me to find the WILD truth." - Patrick K., Montreal
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): How many handcuffs are there in the
world? Millions. Yet there are far fewer different keys than that to open
all those handcuffs. In fact, in many countries, there's a standard
universal key that works to open most handcuffs. In this spirit, and in
accordance with current astrological omens, I'm designating August as
Free Yourself from Your Metaphorical Handcuffs Month. It's never as
complicated or difficult as you might imagine to unlock your metaphorical
handcuffs; and for the foreseeable future it will be even less complicated
and difficult than usual for you.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): People who sneak a gaze into your
laboratory might be unnerved by what they see. You know and I know that
your daring experiments are in service to the ultimate good, but that may
not be obvious to those who understand you incompletely. So perhaps you
should post a sign outside your lab that reads, "Please don't leap to
premature conclusions! My in-progress projects may seem inexplicable
to the uninitiated!" Or maybe you should just close all your curtains and
lock the door until your future handiwork is more presentable. P.S. There
may be allies who can provide useful feedback about your explorations. I
call them the wounded healers.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): "Dear Diary: Last night my Aries friend
dragged me to the Karaoke Bowling Alley and Sushi Bar. I was deeply
skeptical. The place sounded tacky. But after being there for twenty
minutes, I had to admit that I was having a fantastic time. And it just got
better and more fun as the night wore on. I'm sure I made a fool of myself
when I did my bowling ball imitation, but I can live with that. At one point
I was juggling a bowling pin, a rather large piece of sweet potato tempura,
and my own shoe while singing Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir"—and I don't even
know how to juggle. I have to admit that this sequence of events was
typical of my adventures with Aries folks. I suppose I should learn to
trust that they will lead me to where I don't know I want to go."
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In his poem "Wild Oats," poet W. S. Merwin
provided a message that's in perfect alignment with your current
astrological needs: "I needed my mistakes in their own order to get me
here." He was not being ironic in saying that; he was not making a lame
attempt to excuse his errors; he was not struggling to make himself feel
better for the inconvenience caused by his wrong turns. No! He understood
that the apparent flubs and miscues he had committed were essential in
creating his successful life. I invite you to reinterpret your own past
using his perspective.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Even if you're an ambidextrous, multi-
gendered, neurologically diverse, Phoenician-Romanian Gemini with a
fetish for pink duct tape and an affinity for ideas that no one has ever
thought of, you will eventually find your sweet spot, your power niche,
and your dream sanctuary. I promise. Same for the rest of you Geminis,
too. It might take a while. But I beg you to have faith that you will
eventually tune in to the homing beacon of the mother lode that's just
right for you. P.S.: Important clues and signs should be arriving soon.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): What would a normal, boring astrologer tell
you at a time like now? Maybe something like this: "More of other
people's money and resources can be at your disposal if you emanate
sincerity and avoid being manipulative. If you want to negotiate vibrant
compromises, pay extra attention to good timing and the right setting.
Devote special care and sensitivity to all matters affecting your close
alliances and productive partnerships." As you know, Cancerian, I'm not a
normal, boring astrologer, so I wouldn't typically say something like what
I just said. But I felt it was my duty to do so because right now you need
simple, basic, no-frills advice. I promise I'll resume with my cryptic,
lyrical oracles next time.
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Homework: Fantasize about ways you could make money from doing what
you love to do. Report results! FreeWillAstrology.com.
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