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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
September 9, 2009
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"The accepted, official version of anything is most likely false. All
authority is based on fraud.
- Kenneth Rexroth, http://tinyurl.com/ntbzo2
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The revised and expanded version of my book
*PRONOIA IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR PARANOIA*
will be published September 22.
You can get a preview here: http://tinyurl.com/kkadtb
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
THE GROWING BODY OF EVIDENCE
Check out the compendium of all the pronoia resources I compile in this
newsletter.
http://pronoiaresources.com
TELL YOUR OWN FUTURE
My friend Jonathan Zap has created the Zap Oracle, a source you can use
to do divinations for yourself. Because he has such a cagey, interesting,
and holy mind, I trust the spirit behind his oracles.
You can cast your own divination by going to http://tinyurl.com/l5swnq
and clicking on "Try the Zap Oracle."
DO YOU DARE BELIEVE THE UNIVERSE LOVES YOU?
Catch the Cosmos Doing Something Right
To see Jonathan Zap's pronoia-oriented oracle card, go here:
http://tinyurl.com/m78ogu
DON'T STARVE YOURSELF OF BEAUTY
The World's Most Beautiful River
http://tinyurl.com/mjj9s6
CRISIS = OPPORTUNITY
Are you an accidental entrepreneur?
http://tinyurl.com/ng7m7g
(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 September 10
Copyright 2009 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It's Build Up Your Confidence by Any Means
Possible Week -- for Virgos only. During this holiday, you have an
astrological mandate as well as a poetic license to pluck the easy
victories. So go ahead and solve the kinds of riddles that are your
specialty. Arrange to be in situations where your perspective is
desperately needed. Put yourself in the presence of people who think
you're a gift to the human race, and subtly encourage your secret
admirers to be less secretive. If you have any trophies or awards, make
them more visible. There's no shame in bragging this week, Virgo, but for
best results do it with your best understated elegance.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): My first demand is that you weed out the
wishy-washy wishes and lukewarm longings that keep you distracted from
your burning desires. My second demand is that you refuse to think that
anyone else knows better than you what dreams will keep your life energy
humming with maximum efficiency and beauty. Now please repeat the
following assertions about 20 times: "I know exactly what I want. I know
exactly what I don't want. I know exactly what I kind of want but I won't
waste my time on it any more because it sidetracks me from working on
what I really really want."
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Ants may literally be crawling in your pants
as you pull off a savvy coup or a brilliant stroke. An annoying pest may
try to distract you at about the same time that movers and shakers are
tuning in to your magnificence. But I don't mean to imply that minor
irritants will undermine your victories. I think you're too unbeatable for
that to happen. At worst, you'll have a mild headache as you receive your
reward or stumble slightly as you stride into the spotlight.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "That which can be destroyed by the
truth should be," wrote author P. C. Hodgell. I wish there were a gentler
way to articulate that wisdom, but I can't think of one. Instead I'll suggest
a way to apply it so as to make the end result more graceful than
shocking: Don't pour out the whole truth all at once in one big dramatic
gesture. Do it gradually and tenderly. As you do, keep in mind that when
the truth has finally dismantled the thing that could not endure the truth,
you may be able to use the debris as raw material to build something new
that the truth will feel right at home in.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): What if a billion Chinese people jumped up
into the air at the same exact moment? Would they create, at the
moment they landed, a shockwave that would cause an earthquake on the
opposite side of the world, in Chile and Argentina? No one knows. I'd like
to propose a not unsimilar but more interesting experiment. What if every
Capricorn who reads this horoscope reserves one minute at exactly 1 pm
EDT on September 12, and during that time you all meditate intently on a
single glowing thought, which is this: All of you Capricorns deserve an act
of uncanny grace that will help free you from one of your most oppressive
beliefs.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Some rare people, through heroic acts of
will and the help of a really good imagination, manage to free themselves
pretty thoroughly from the inertia of their past. This accomplishment is
more possible for you right now than it has been in a long time. In fact,
you could even overcome a negative legacy that made some of your
ancestors crazy and sick. For maybe just the third time ever, you're in a
position to escape the sins of the fathers and the flaws of the mothers!
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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 http://RealAstrology.com.
The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or
1-900-950-7700.
"Your Expanded Audio Horoscopes provide me with the Rest of the Story.
I'm not necessarily a believer in the scientific accuracy of astrology, but I
do think you've got a lot of practical wisdom to impart."
- M. Tennenbaum, New York
"No one knows more about me than me. But you're right up there near
the top of the list of people who do understand something about how I
tick. How is that possible?"
- R. Goren, Albuquerque
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If you build it, they will probably come. If you
just pretend to build it, they may come anyway, and end up sticking
around because of your charming attunement to life's deeper rhythms. If,
as you build it or pretend to build it, you act manic or send out mixed
messages, they may be intrigued and attracted, but they definitely won't
come. So my advice, Pisces, is to suppress your mood swings as you at
least start pretending to build the thing in earnest.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I don't think I'm being unduly optimistic when I
speculate that you're on the verge of achieving a ringing victory over
your bad self. What makes me so confident that this development is in
the works? Well, in recent weeks you have been dealing more forthrightly
and intelligently with the lowest aspects of your character. You have also
become more fully aware of the difference between your out-and-out
unregenerate qualities and the unripe aspects of your character that may
someday become very beautiful. There's a second sign that you're close
to transforming one of the most negative things about you: You have
almost figured out the truth about a murky curse that you internalized
some time ago. When you finally identify it, you will know intuitively how
to banish it forever.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I expect that you'll be a force of nature in the
coming days, the human equivalent of a divine intervention. In fact, you
might want to give fair warning to friends and loved ones who assume
that you have always been and will always be steady, placid, and mild.
Otherwise they may be unduly freaked out when your intelligence
explodes like a double rainbow or when you start emoting like a waterfall.
They might accuse you of "not being yourself" when your laughter turns
volcanic or your decisions hit with the force of the aurora borealis. It'll be
interesting for you to notice which of your close cohorts responds most
favorably to this outbreak of your elemental gifts.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): "Here's what I did not do this summer," begins
the testimony of one of my Gemini readers, Beth Hylton. "Not once did I
swing on a tire swing over the river, watching the pink shimmery
reflection of myself in a wet suit on a tire swing. I did not take a day off
work to sneak out alone to Jones Beach with a book and a beer in a
ginger ale bottle. I did not eat outside at a red-checkered-tablecloth-and-
too-much-cheese-on-the-pasta Italian restaurant, sucking back carafes of
Gallo like Kool-Aid. I did not catch fireflies for the satisfaction of setting
them free, and I did not nap in the noontime sun. Where are all the 'I
dids'?" I'm happy to inform Beth, as well as any of her fellow Geminis who
might have been remiss in doing the kinds of activities she named, that
the next three weeks will be a very favorable period to make up for lost
time.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Murmurs and whispers will have more clout
than clamors and shouts. A candle in the dark will provide more
illumination than a bonfire at high noon. Short jaunts could transform
everything permanently; long trips might only shift things slightly and
temporarily. Forceful confrontations may lead to a muddle; feints and
tricks and bluffs could spark crafty solutions. The "simple facts" will
probably be tainted by lies of omission; the messy contradictions are
likely to be eminently trustworthy.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): KFC is test-marketing a flamboyant new menu
item at selected restaurants in the U.S. This remarkable delicacy is an
exotic sandwich that consists of bacon, two servings of cheese, and
special sauce, all held together not by bread but by two slabs of fried
chicken. I nominate this spectacular creation to be your earthy metaphor
of the week. In accordance with the astrological omens, I hope it inspires
you to head out to the frontiers of extravagance in both your spiritual
affairs and your romantic life. The coming days will be an ideal time to
pray to both Christ and the Goddess while making love, for example, or to
get sandwiched between two delicious devotees while meditating naked,
or to perform a boisterous ritual to invoke emotional riches with the help
of a genius of love.
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HOMEWORK: What is the most important thing you don't know about
yourself? Testify by going to http://FreeWillAstrology.com and clicking
on "Email Rob."
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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
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She can also be reached at roloughran@comcast.net
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