Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
MAY 19, 2010
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There's a new release from the soundtrack for my book PRONOIA
IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR PARANOIA.
It's called "The Experiment"
You can access it here: bit.ly/WhatIsPronoia
It gives some basic answers to the question "What is PRONOIA?"
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The revised and expanded version of my book PRONOIA IS THE
ANTIDOTE FOR PARANOIA is available at Amazon: bit.ly/Pronoia
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PRAISE FOR PRONOIA Is the Antidote for Paranoia:
"I have seen the future of American literature and its name
is Rob Brezsny." - Tom Robbins, author of Still Life
with Woodpecker, Jitterbug Perfume, Another
Roadside Attraction, and Skinny Legs and All
"Brezsny's book PRONOIA rotates, something like
a Tibetan prayer wheel, around the idea that love underpins being
and that it's ours if only we have the courage to take it. If
we don't go to this original and endless source, then we inherit
the classical hell-on-earth of depression, decay and destruction.
Around and around his theme the verbally acrobatic, mystically
literate Brezsny lets fly a thousand zingers, each with the feel
of having been carved with some poetic effort to express a hard
reality instead of a platitude." - San Francisco Chronicle
"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 2012: The Return
of Quetzalcoatl and Breaking Open the Head
"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
"While it may seem naive to put your faith in optimism these
days, Brezsny's new book offers up a convincing argument for leaving
cynicism and despair behind. 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
"Brezsny holds his own place next to other cultural shamans
such as Robert Anton Wilson, Timothy Leary, Reverend Ivan Stang,
William S. Burroughs, and Ken Kesey." - PopMatters
"With Pronoia, renegade wizard Rob Brezsny presents an irreverent
manifesto, mixing activism and optimism. It reads like the I Ching
on Ecstasy and is as insightful and puzzling as a Zen koan. He
puts the 'pro' back in 'protest.'" - Body + Soul
"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, actress
"In Pronoia is the Antidote for Paranoia, Brezsny
tenderly leads us into the practice of re-imagining the world
as a compassionate miracle. It's the best campaign platform I've
heard in years. And the book offers a bevy of ideas for tricksters
to re-create the universe." - Santa Cruz Sentinel
FOR MORE TESTIMONIALS ABOUT PRONOIA, go here: bit.ly/PraiseforPronoia
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
WHAT'S ALL THIS NONSENSE ABOUT GOD BEING INVISIBLE?
Check out these photographs of God
tinyurl.com/23rq5cl
tinyurl.com/2cjexe3
tinyurl.com/23tbrny
OBJECTIVELY SPEAKING, THE THREATS ARE EXAGGERATED
"Exposure to the media leads people to believe the world
is more dangerous than it actually is, because of violent programming
and terrifying news programs."
tinyurl.com/25fvfbh
REDEMPTION KEEPS SNEAKING IN
Paradise Recycled: Architects Dream of Turning Great Pacific Garbage
Patch Into Habitable Island
tinyurl.com/y4zmv2y
(Note: I endorse these because I like them. They are not advertisements,
and I get no kickbacks.)
Please tell me your own personal nominations for PRONOIA RESOURCES.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning May 20
Copyright 2010 by Rob Brezsny
FreeWillAstrology.com
GEMINI (May 21-June 20):
When Paul McCartney first got the inspiration to write the song
"Yesterday," he had the melody and rhythm but couldn't
get a feel for what the lyrics should be. For a while, as he was
waiting for the missing words to pop into his brain, he used nonsense
stand-in phrases. The dummy version of the first line was "Scrambled
eggs, oh my dear, you have such lovely legs." This approach
could be useful for you in the coming weeks, Gemini. As you create
a fresh approach or novel departure in your own life, you might
want to show the patience McCartney did. Be willing to keep moving
ahead even though you don't have the full revelation quite yet.
CANCER (June 21-July 22):
I suspect you're going to feel a bit constrained in the coming
weeks, Cancerian -- maybe even imprisoned. I suggest you make
the best of it. Rather than feeling sorry for yourself and spiraling
down into a dark night of the soul, try this: Imagine that you're
a resourceful hermit who's temporarily under house arrest in an
elegant chalet with all the amenities. Regard this "incarceration"
as a chance to start work on a masterpiece, or upgrade your meditation
practice, or read a book you've needed an excuse to lose yourself
in. Believe it or not, your "deprivation" could be one
of the best things that has happened to you in a while.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):
I won't be surprised if people begin to compete for your attention.
There may even be some pushing and shoving as they jostle to get
closer to you. At the very least, you can expect a flurry of requests
for your time and energy. What's this all about? Well, your worth
seems to be rising. Either your usefulness is flat-out increasing
or else those who've underestimated you in the past are finally
tuning in to what they've been missing. So here's my question
and concern: Will you get so seduced by what everyone asks you
to give them that you lose sight of what you really want to give
them? I suspect there will be a difference.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):
I'm not saying that you should create a superhero identity
for yourself and embark on a campaign to combat injustice. But
if you've ever wondered whether the life of a costumed crusader
is right for you, it's an excellent time to experiment. Your courage
will be expanding in the coming weeks. Your craving for adventure
will be strong, too. Even more importantly, your hunger to do
good deeds that reach beyond your own self-interest will be growing.
Interested? Check out the Superhero Supply website to get yourself
operational. It's at superherosupplies.com.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):
All 26 of Edgar Rice Burroughs' stories about Tarzan are set
in Africa, but he never once visited that continent. And Bram
Stoker didn't feel the need to travel to the Transylvanian region
of Romania in order to write about it in his novel Dracula.
But I don't recommend this approach to you in the coming weeks,
Libra. If you want to cultivate something new in your life by
drawing on an exotic influence, I think you should immerse yourself
in that exotic influence, at least for a while. If you want to
tap into the inspiration available through an unfamiliar source,
you need to actually be in the presence of that unfamiliar source.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):
Why would you choose this bright, sunny moment to descend into
the dark places and explore the fermenting mysteries? What renegade
impulse would move you to turn away from the predictable pleasures
and easy solutions, and instead go off in quest of more complex
joys and wilder answers? Here's what I have to say about that:
I think you long to be free of transitory wishes and fleeting
dreams for a while so that you can get back into alignment with
your deeper purposes. You need to take a break from the simple
obsessions of your grayish, poker-faced ego, and re-attune yourself
to the call of your freaky, evergreen soul.
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MY GRANDMOTHER USED TO TELL ME THAT I SHOULD DO A RADIO SHOW.
She thought I had the kind of voice that people naturally feel
comfortable with. You can be the judge of that if you listen to
me expound upon your destiny in my Expanded Audio Horoscopes.
It's a different experience from reading the horoscopes I write
for this newsletter.
Find out more at RealAstrology.com.
The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888
or 1-900-950-7700.
"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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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):
Sufi holy man Ibn 'Ata Allah was speaking about prayer when
he said the following: "If you make intense supplication
and the timing of the answer is delayed, do not despair of it.
His reply to you is guaranteed; but in the way He chooses, not
the way you choose, and at the moment He desires, not the moment
you desire." While I don't claim to be able to perfectly
decipher the will of the divine, my astrological research suggests
that you will soon get a definitive answer to a question you've
been asking for a long time. It may come softly and quietly, though,
and from a direction you don't expect, and with a nuance or two
that'll test your reflexes.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
"Is Fast Food Too Tempting?" read a headline in The
Week magazine. The accompanying article discussed whether
people have the right to blame and even sue McDonald's and Burger
King for their health problems. In my opinion, we might as well
add other allegedly appealing poisons to the discussion. "Is
heroin too tempting?" "Is cheating on your lover or
spouse too tempting?" "Is watching TV five hours a day
too tempting?" I hope you're seeing where I'm going with
this, Capricorn. The coming weeks will be a good time to take
personal responsibility for any supposedly fun activity you're
doing that warps your character or saps your energy. It's prime
time to end your relationship with stuff that's bad for you.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):
"The mind loves order, the heart loves chaos, and the gut
loves action," says my astrological colleague Antero Alli.
The ideal situation is to honor each of these needs, keeping them
in a dynamic balance. But now and then, it's healthy to emphasize
one over the other two. According to my astrological analysis,
you're entering one of those times when the heart's longing for
chaos should get top priority. But if you do choose to go this
way, please promise me one thing: Do your best to tilt toward
the fascinating, rejuvenating kind of chaos and tilt away from
the disorienting, demoralizing kind.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):
When people are truly dehydrated, the impulse that tells them
they're thirsty shuts down. That's why they may not know they're
suffering from a lack of water. In a metaphorically similar way,
Pisces, you have been deprived so long of a certain kind of emotional
sustenance that you don't realize what you're missing. See if
you can find out what it is, and then make measured (non-desperate!)
plans to get a big, strong influx of it. The cosmic rhythms will
be on your side in this effort!
ARIES (March 21-April 19):
All of us have gaps in our education. You and I and everyone
else alive have dank pockets of ignorance that diminish our humanity
and musty pits of naivete that prevent us from seeing truths that
are obvious to others. We all lack certain skills that hold us
back from being more fulfilled in our chosen fields. That's the
bad news, Aries. The good news is that the gaps in your education
will be up for review in the coming weeks -- which means that
it'll be an excellent time to make plans to fill them. Here's
a good way to get started: Be aggressive in identifying the things
that you don't even know you don't know.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20):
You don't have to answer to anybody this week, Taurus. You don't
have to defend yourself, explain yourself, or compromise yourself.
I mean, you can do those things if you want to be super extra
nice, but there won't be any hell to pay if you don't. It's one
of those rare times when you have more power than usual to shape
the world in accordance with your vision of what the world should
be. I'll go so far as to say that the world needs you
to be very assertive in imposing your will on the flow of events.
Just one caveat: Mix a generous dose of compassion in with your
authoritative actions.
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HOMEWORK:
Brag about your flaws and weaknesses and mistakes, preferably
with a grandiose lack of inhibition. Send your boast to Truthrooster@gmail.com.
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WANT TO GET YOUR CHART DONE?
I'm not doing personal charts, but I highly recommend my astrological
colleague, RO LOUGHRAN. Her approach closely matches my own. In
our many discussions about astrology over the years, we've had
a major influence on each other's work.
Ro utilizes a blend of well-trained
intuition, emotional warmth, and
a high
degree of 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.
Ro is based in California, but
can do phone consultations and
otherwise
work with you regardless of geographic
boundaries.
Ro's website is at YourSoulJourney.com
She can also be reached at roloughran@comcast.net
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