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Rob Brezsny's Free Will Astrology Newsletter
"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at
change." -Max Planck, Nobel Prize-winning physicist
"Being able to remain on that dizzying crest: that is integrity, and the rest
is subterfuge." -Albert Camus
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December 5, 2006
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WANT TO GET YOUR CHART DONE?
I'm not doing personal charts these days, but I highly recommend my
favorite 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
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She can also be reached at roloughran@comcast.net
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The piece below is excerpted from my book
"PRONOIA IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR PARANOIA:
How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings"
available at http://tinyurl.com/qaj62
or find out more at http://www.freewillastrology.com
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YOUR CHALICE
Visualize a chalice—a ceremonial drinking cup. What's the first image that
comes up for you? Picture it in your mind's eye. Is it silver? Ceramic?
Plastic? What color? How big is it? Is it long-stemmed or squat? Does it
have a wide, shallow cup or a tall, narrow one, or what? Close your eyes
and spend a moment with this vision before reading on.
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So you've pictured a chalice in your mind's eye. Here's an analysis of its
possible meaning: What you envisioned represents your capacity to be
filled up with goodies. It's a snapshot of your subconscious receptivity to
favors and help and inspiration.
For instance, if you imagined a shallow plastic champagne glass, it
signifies that you may not be well prepared to drink deeply of the elixirs
the universe is conspiring to provide you.
On the other hand, a large-volume, gracefully shaped sterling silver cup
suggests that you're ready and willing to receive a steady outpouring of
wonders.
A long-stemmed chalice may indicate you're inclined to be aggressive
about filling your cup. A short, squat stem could mean you're not feeling
very deserving of having your cup filled.
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Now here's the fun part. If you visualized an inadequate chalice, you can
change it. If you pictured a chalice you like, you can add more details to
it.
Take some time to picture a vessel that's perfectly worth of you. Imprint
it on your imagination. Then, for the next nine days, conjure it up every
morning for five minutes right after you wake up, and every evening for
five minutes before you go to sleep. It will reprogram your subconscious
mind to be ready and willing to accept all the favors and help and
inspiration you need.
That in turn will exert an influence on your surroundings, making it easier
for the world to deliver its favors and help and inspiration.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning December 7
Copyright 2006 by Rob Brezsny
http://www.freewillastrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the ancient Hebrew text known as the
Second Book of Enoch, the author describes his trip through the ten
heavens and a meeting with God. He's surprised to find that hell is here,
located in the northern regions of the third heaven. Why is this relevant
to you? Because I believe it might help you understand an apparent
anomaly that will soon appear. While you'll be having expansive
adventures in circumstances that resemble paradise, there'll also be a
diabolical area nestled right in the midst of the beauty. It won't be a big
deal or terrible annoyance as long as you recognize it early and plot a
course around it.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): "Connections are made slowly; sometimes
they grow underground," writes Marge Piercy in her book *Circles in the
Water.* "You cannot tell always by looking what is happening. More than
half a tree is spread out in the soil under your feet." Piercy advises us to
use this strategy in our own lives. "Penetrate quietly as the earthworm.
Spread like the squash plant that overruns the garden. Gnaw in the dark
and use the sun to make sugar. Keep tangling and interweaving and taking
more in, a thicket and bramble wilderness to the outside, but to us
interconnected with burrows and lairs." It so happens, Taurus, that this is
the perfect astrological oracle for you, beginning now and throughout
2007.
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It's Adopt-a-Gemini Week. That means it would
be a favorable time for you to divorce your real parents and hook up with
some new, better ones. If you like your original mother and father OK but
still want some additional nurturing, think about looking for a mentor.
Strike up a dialogue with a potential sugar daddy or sugar mama. See if
you can track down your very own spin doctor, grant-writer, or
stuntperson. In short, my lovable and cuddly friend, ask the universe to
send you guardian angels who understand you at least as well as you
understand yourself.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Writing in *Whole Earth,* Dr. Andrew Weil
says, "Any level of biological organization that we examine, from DNA up
to the most complex body systems, shows the capacity for self-diagnosis,
for removal of damaged structure, and for regeneration of new
structure." I urge you to keep that idea close to the front of your mind in
the coming week, Cancerian. Contrary to what authorities in many fields
would lead you to believe, you have a lot of innate power to figure out
exactly how to fix your own problems, both the health-related kind and
any others.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Never before in the history of the English
language have the words "wildfire" and "devotion" appeared side by side.
And yet here they are now, together at last, conspiring to convey a
subtly spectacular meaning to you. It's time, my dear Leo, for you to
practice wildfire devotion: to be both earthy and vehement, to blend
incendiary style with deeply rooted commitment, to be as flamingly
relentless as a wildfire in your staunch devotion to your future's most
potent dream.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I can't believe I'm saying this, but doing lots of
housework in the coming days could give you a big lift. At least for now,
organizing the clutter and cleaning up a hundred little messes in your
home could directly or indirectly lead to improved health, interesting
developments in your sex life, and upgrades in your relationship to future
work possibilities. It might even free up psychic energy that has been
stuck, help you rediscover an important thing you thought you'd lost, and
remind you to take better care of a crucial connection you've been taking
for granted.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): This would be a good time for you to drink
cups of coffee that are half decaffeinated and half caffeinated. And to
become more curious and proactive about every one of your love-hate
relationships. And to say yes and no in the same breath, and practice
patting your head while rubbing your stomach, and embrace your
contradictions with big-hearted inclusiveness. I'll even go so far as to
suggest that you may be able to sit very comfortably on the fence as you
have your cake and eat it too.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): If you will ever in your life acquire the means
to buy a 12,000-square-foot mansion, a private jet and yacht, your own
personal manager, and an ecological organization devoted to saving
endangered species in far-flung parts of the world, it will be in 2007. I'm
not saying this will definitely happen; I just want you to know that the
astrological omens regarding your cash flow will be particularly perky in
the coming months. But even if you don't get the chance to find out if
extravagant wealth and luxury will corrupt your beautiful soul, I bet you
will at least get richer quicker. This week will bring a juicy clue that will
show you just what I'm talking about. Pay close attention.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Does anyone have to go to the
bathroom, get a drink, or take some Advil? Are there any nagging little
concerns that need attending to? I urge you to take care of these or any
other matters of personal comfort before we plunge into this assembling-
jigsaw-puzzles-while-riding-on-a-rollercoaster kind of week, this swimming-
the-backstroke-through-the-churning-waters-of-the-tunnel-of-love-while-
wearing-a-medieval-knight's-helmet-and-your-sexiest-underwear kind of
week, this everyone-for-himself-but-we're-all-in-this-together kind of
week.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A Detroit woman became so crushed by
despair that she decided to kill herself. Ethel Farbinger's husband and
mother had died within the span of a month, and she felt she couldn't go
on. Retreating to a bathroom with the intention of plunging a knife into
her heart, she was diverted from her plan by a vision shimmering in the
toilet bowl. There in the water she saw an image of Saint Padre Pio, who
spoke to her. "Ending it all will cause more problems than it will solve," he
said. "Let God's love help you through this ordeal." Farbinger's suicidal
urges instantly departed, and she returned to her life with a renewed
sense of purpose. I don't believe you're in anywhere near as bad a shape
as she was, Capricorn, but I suspect there will be at least one similarity
between her story and yours: You'll find redemption where once there
was crap.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): One of my relatives who was born under the
sign of Aquarius once locked herself in her art studio for six months and
painted 20 giant canvases all with the same theme: hurricanes
extinguishing forest fires. Then she went through a phase when she
specialized in painting punk angels with tattered wings swooping down to
give birthday cakes and balloons to bums in junkyards. After that she
emerged fully into the world again and lived her life in a way that
resembled the paintings she'd been doing. She acted like a metaphorical
hurricane as she put out metaphorical forest fires, and she went around
helping the underprivileged while styling herself in the persona of a punk
angel. She's your role model for the coming weeks, Aquarius. It will be a
great time to translate your eccentric dreams and private fantasies into
practical actions.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If you're a man, your penis just might grow
bigger in the coming weeks. If you're a woman, your ability to experience
profound and poetic emotions will deepen. No matter what gender you
are, your capacity for orgasmic pleasure could increase. And this is just a
fraction of the advances that are potentially in the offing for your tribe.
Buoyant cosmic energies are surging within you, enhancing everything
related to your joy and vitality and confidence. It's as if your animal
intelligence is getting a boost from a divine form of lust; as if you're
tapping into a source of high-octane energy that originates in God's libido.
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HOMEWORK:
I dare you to beam unconditional acceptance at a part of yourself that
you've always criticized. Tell me all about it by going to
http://www.RealAstrology.com and clicking on "Email Rob."
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