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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
July 7, 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 "Lucky Number"
You can access it here:
http://bit.ly/LuckyNumber
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The revised and expanded version of my book *PRONOIA IS THE
ANTIDOTE FOR PARANOIA* is available at Amazon: http://bit.ly/Pronoia
and also at Powells:
http://bit.ly/PronoiaPowells
Below is an excerpt:
LUMINOUS TEASE
Change yourself in the way you want everyone else to change
Love your enemies in case your friends turn out to be jerks
Avoid thinking about winning the lottery while making love
Brainwash yourself before someone nasty beats you to it
Confess big secrets to people who aren't very interested
Write a love letter to your evil twin during a lunar eclipse
Fool the tricky red beasts guarding the Wheels of Time
Locate the master codex and add erudite graffiti to it
Dream up wilder, wetter, more interesting problems
Change your name every day for a thousand days
Exaggerate your flaws till they turn into virtues
Kill the apocalypse and annihilate Armageddon
Brag about what you can't do and don't have
Get a vanity license plate that reads KZMYAZ
Bow down to the greatest mystery you know
Make fun of people who make fun of people
See how far you can spit a mouthful of beer
Pick blackberries naked in the pouring rain
Scare yourself with how beautiful you are
Simulate global warming into your pants
Stage a slow-motion water balloon fight
Pretend your wounds are exotic tattoos
Sing anarchist lullabies to lesbian trees
Plunge butcher knives into accordions
Commit a crime that breaks no laws
Sip the tears of someone you love
Build a plush orphanage in Minsk
Feel sorry for a devious lawyer
Rebel against your horoscope
Give yourself another chance
Write your autohagiography
Play games with no rules
Teach animals to dance
Trick your nightmares
Relax and go deeper
Dream like stones
Mock your fears
Drink the sun
Sing love
Be mojo
Do jigs
Ask id
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Please tell me your own personal nominations for PRONOIA RESOURCES.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning July 8
Copyright 2010 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Have you ever observed the rising moon with
such a steady gaze that you've actually seen it move? Have you ever sat
yourself down in front of a rose bud during the hour it exploded into full
bloom? Those experiences have resemblances to a slow-motion burst of
graceful growth that's unfolding in your own sphere. I hope you have the
patience to give it your full attention, because that way it's more likely to
express its potential completely. To enhance your chances of nurturing
the subtle magic, remember and ruminate on the images your nightly
dreams give you.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I'm not necessarily saying that you have
superhuman levels of courage these days, Leo, but you do have more
than usual. What's even more important for the task at hand is the fact
that you have an exceptional capacity for identifying the fantasies that
frighten you and finding fresh and practical ways to deal with them.
That's why I say that you now have an excellent opportunity to achieve a
major victory over your fears . . . to outwit them, outflank them, and
even dissolve them. To get started on this glorious quest, chant the
following ten times: "I am a crafty, compassionate warrior who finds
amusement in every challenge."
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): One of my Virgo readers, Mariann Grace, is
conducting a research project. It's rooted in two assumptions. The first is
an idea of mine: that everyone alive has an inalienable right to a steady
supply of fresh omens. The second assumption comes from the writer
Angus Stocking: "Always interpret every omen favorably." With these two
ideas as her theses, Mariann is testing the following approach: "Interpret
absolutely everything that happens as a favorable omen." This would be
an excellent game for you to play in the coming week, Virgo.
Synchronicities are about to rain down upon you, flood toward you, and
bubble up from below. Judging from the astrological configurations, I'd
say it really does make sense to regard every one of them as meaningful,
useful, and invigorating.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It's high time to banish the excuses you think
you have for not doing your best. There is no longer any valid reason to
hide from your true calling or deny yourself more profound happiness. You
are ready to see that the supposed "obstacles" to your success are
actually instrumental to your success -- prods that will make you so much
smarter and stronger that you cannot be defeated by circumstances. Why
is this happening now? It's because a force working behind the scenes --
you can imagine it as God or destiny or karma if you like -- is clearing
away the illusions that have held you in thrall to false ideas about who
you are. If I were you, I'd shout "hallelujah!" as I pinch myself in the butt
and pat myself on the head.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): For the foreseeable future, it's fine with God
(and with Nature, too) if you put all your eggs in one basket -- as long as
the basket is well-woven and beautiful to behold. You've also got cosmic
permission to forget about all but one of the tempting targets in your
field of vision -- as long as the bull's-eye you choose is very worthy of
your sacred longing. To sum up, Scorpio, be single-mindedly focused
almost to the point of manic obsession -- as long as you're reasonably
sure that the object of your devotion is your personal version of the Holy
Grail.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In the next few weeks, the odds are
higher than usual that you'll inherit an amusement park or a tropical island
or a profitable pig farm. There's also a slight chance that you will win a
Dutch lottery, find a diamond ring on the sidewalk, or be picked to star in
a new reality TV show, "How Would You Use a Gift of Ten Million Dollars?"
But what's far more likely than any of those possibilities is that you will be
able to capitalize on a legacy whose cash value is hard to estimate. Is
there any birthright you've been neglecting to exploit? Any part of your
heritage that may be ready to bring you a boost?
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WHAT'S TO COME?
BRAINSTORM ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE OF YOUR LIFE
with my Expanded Audio Horoscopes for the Second Half of 2010:
http://RealAstrology.com
What will be the story of your life during the rest of 2010? How can you
exert your free will to create the adventures that'll bring out the best in
you, even as you find graceful ways to cooperate with the tides of
destiny?
If you'd like a high-octane boost of inspiration to fuel you in your quest
for beauty and truth and love and justice and meaning, tune in to my
meditations on your long-term outlook.
Go here:
http://RealAstrology.com
Log in and click on the link
"Long Term Forecast for Second Half of 2010"
You can also listen to your short-term forecast for the coming week by
clicking on "This week (July 6, 2010)."
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): So it turns out that the "blemish" is
actually essential to the beauty. The "deviation" is at the core of the
strength. The "wrong turn" was crucial to you getting you back on the
path with heart. I have rarely seen a better example of happy accidents,
Capricorn. You may not realize it quite yet -- although I hope this
horoscope is bringing it all into focus -- but you have been the beneficiary
of a tricky form of divine intervention. One good way of expressing your
gratitude is to share with friends the tale of how you came to see that
the imperfections were perfect.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your anger is potentially a valuable
resource. At least in theory, it can be a motivating force that gives you
the clarity and stamina you need to make constructive changes. But how
can you make sure that your anger serves your generous urges? What
should you do to keep it from being just a self-indulgent thrash that leads
to no productive action? Here's one thing you can do: Express your rage
very selectively; don't let it leak all over everything. Here's another thing:
Cultivate loads of empathy, joy, and appreciation for beauty. Then when
you do unleash your rage, it will be conditioned by love. Now would be an
excellent time to try out these ideas.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Have you fallen in omnidirectional love these
past few weeks? Are you swooning with such reckless splendor that at
times you feel like you're swimming in mid-air? By my reckoning, you have
an urgent need to be caught up in a vortex of free-form affection. Your
receptivity to being tickled and spun around by an almost insane
outpouring of libidinous empathy is crucial to your education. If for some
reason this has not been the case, please find out what you've been doing
to obstruct the boisterously tender feelings the cosmos is aching to fill
you up with.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Have you added some bulk and stability to
your foundation any time recently, Aries? Have you grown your roots
deeper and asked for more from your traditional sources and recommitted
yourself to your primal vows? I hope so, because this is a perfect time,
astrologically speaking, to strengthen your link to everything that sustains
you. You have a sacred duty to push harder for access to the stuff that
builds your emotional intelligence and fuels your long-range plans.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I like the way you've been contradicting
yourself, Taurus. I appreciate your ability to be inconsistent, paradoxical,
and upside-down. It has allowed you to wriggle free of the rut you had
been stuck in. You've stirred the affections of people who had been
frustrated about your narrow focus. Yes, it's true that you have also sown
a bit of confusion in a situation that had formerly been clear and concise,
and that may have rankled the sticklers. But in my opinion, this is a fertile,
healthy confusion that will ultimately lead to an unexpected breakthrough.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): "We're all in 'sales,' selling our personalities,
our accomplishments, our charms." That's a quote from Richard
Grossinger's new book *2013.* I share his view of human nature. Is there
any interaction between people that doesn't involve a bit of hustling? The
subtext of every encounter includes at least one of the following: 1. "I
want you to like me." 2. "I'm trying to get you to believe I am who I say I
am." 3. "I'd really like you to see how interesting and important and
unique I am." Given the fact that this is a ubiquitous phenomenon, there's
no need to be shy or embarrassed or secretive about it. That's especially
true for you these days. So get out there and sell yourself, Gemini. With
brazen innocence and relaxed enjoyment, show the world who you are and
why you matter.
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HOMEWORK: What's the single thing you could do right now that would
change your life for the better? Testify by going to Freewillastrology.com
and clicking "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
http://YourSoulJourney.com
She can also be reached at roloughran@comcast.net
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