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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
January 4, 2012
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EXPLORE YOUR LONG-RANGE FUTURE
with my 3-Part EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES for the Coming Year.
http://RealAstrology.com
Who do you want to become in 2012? Where do you want to go and
what do you want to do? I'm ready to help you muse about the
interesting possibilities.
This week and next week, my EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES will feature
Part 2 and Part 3 of my long-range, in-depth explorations of your destiny
in 2012.
Part 1 of your Beginning-of-the-Year Predictions, which I offered last
week, is also still available for your listening pleasure.
What will be the story of your life in 2012? How can you exert your free
will to create adventures that'll bring out the best in you, even as you
find graceful ways to cooperate with the tides of destiny?
To listen to your BIG PICTURE horoscopes online, go here:
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The cost is $6 per sign on the Web (discounts for the purchase of
multiple tokens), or $1.99 per minute by phone. Each forecast is 7-9
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning January 5
Copyright 2011, 2012 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Happiness isn't a state you acquire by
luck. It takes hard work and relentless concentration. You have to rise up
and rebel against the nonstop flood of trivial chaos and meaningless
events you're invited to wallow in. You have to overcome the hard-core
cultural conditioning that tempts you to assume that suffering is normal
and the world is a hostile place. It's really quite unnatural to train yourself
to be peaceful and mindful; it's essentially a great rebellion against an
unacknowledged taboo. Here's the good news: 2012 will be an excellent
time for you to do this work.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): More and more musicians and authors are
choosing to self-publish. That way they retain the full rights to their
creative work, keeping it from being controlled and potentially misused by
a record label or publishing company. One example is singer-songwriter
Terri Hendrix, who owns all 14 of her master recordings. She lives by the
motto, "Own Your Own Universe." I urge you to adopt her approach in
2012, Aquarius. The coming months will be prime time for you to do all
you can to take full possession of everything you need to become what
you want to be.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The coming months will be a time when you'll
thrive by seeking out novel ideas, using new words, and regarding your
imagination as an organ that's as important to feed as your stomach. In
that spirit, I'm offering you a slew of freshly made-up terms that'll help
tease your brain in ways that are in alignment with the upcoming
astrological factors. They all come from the very NSFW dictionary at
http://tinyurl.com/Dixtionary. 1. Assymectricity: energy generated by
lopsidedness. 2. Enigmagnetic: a person who attracts mysteries. 3.
Indumbnitable: incapable of being dumbed down. 4. Beneviolent: helpful
chaos. 5. Fauxbia: a fake fear. 6. Craptometry: ability to see through all
the BS. 7. Adoregasm: when you treasure someone to the point of
ecstasy.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): "It is surely a great calamity for a human being
to have no obsessions," said poet Robert Bly. That's why he decided to
learn to love his obsessions. I urge you to keep his approach in mind
throughout the coming months, Aries. You are likely to thrive to the
degree that you precisely identify and vigorously harness your obsessions.
Please note I'm not saying you should allow your obsessions to possess
you like demons and toss you around like a rag doll. I'm not advising you
to fall down in front of your obsessions and worship them like idols. Be
wildly grateful for them; love them with your fiery heart fully unfurled; but
keep them under the control of your fine mind.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): "Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish
by its ability to climb a tree it will spend its whole life believing it is
stupid." Rumor has it that this pithy observation was uttered by Albert
Einstein. I bring it to your attention, Taurus, because you'll be smart to
keep it in mind throughout 2012. According to my astrological analysis,
you will have an excellent opportunity to identify and hone and express
your specific brilliance. So it is crucial that you eliminate any tendency
you might have to see yourself as being like a fish whose job it is to climb
a tree.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In his book *Priceless: How I Went Undercover
to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures,* former FBI agent Robert K.
Wittman tells the story of the world's second largest crystal ball. Worth
$350,000 and once belonging to the Chinese Dowager Empress, it was
stolen from a museum. Wittman never located the actual robber, but
years later he tracked down the crystal ball to a person who had acquired
it quite innocently and by accident. She was a young witch in New Jersey
who, unaware of its origins or value, kept it on her bedroom dresser with
a baseball cap on top of it. I suspect you may have a comparable
adventure in the coming months, Gemini. If you look hard and keep an
open mind, you will eventually recover lost riches or a disappeared prize in
the least likely of places.
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EXPLORING YOUR LONG-RANGE FUTURE
Would you like some inspiration as you muse and wonder about your
upcoming adventures in 2012?
In this week's EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES, I offer you Part Two of a
long-term, in-depth exploration of your destiny in the coming year.
Part Three will be available next week. Part One is still available.
Find out how to access them online at http://RealAstrology.com.
They are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): It's impossible for the human body to run a
mile in less than four minutes -- at least that's what the conventional
wisdom used to say. And indeed, no one in history ever broke that barrier
until May 6, 1954, when Roger Bannister raced a mile in three minutes,
59.4 seconds. Since then, lots of athletes have done it and the record has
been lowered by another 17 seconds. In fact, the sub-four-minute mile is
now regarded as a standard accomplishment for middle-distance runners. I
suspect that in 2012 you will accomplish your own version of Bannister's
feat -- a breakthrough that once seemed crazy difficult or beyond your
capacity.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Back in 1958, 17-year-old Bob Heft created a 50-
star American flag for a high school project. Hawaii and Alaska were being
considered for U.S. statehood at that time, and a new design was needed
to replace the old 48-star flag. Heft's teacher originally gave him a grade
of B- for his work. But when his model was later selected to be the actual
American flag, the teacher raised his grade to an A. I suspect that a
similar progression is in store for you in the coming year, Leo. Some work
you did that never received proper credit will finally be accorded the value
it deserves.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Greek philosopher Plato suggested that we
may become more receptive to spiritual beauty by putting ourselves in
the presence of physical beauty. The stimulation we get when inspired by
what looks good may help train us to recognize sublime truths. I'm not so
sure about that. In my experience, people often get so entranced by their
emotional and bodily responses to attractive sights and sounds that they
neglect to search for higher, subtler sources of splendor. But I do believe
you may be an exception to this tendency in the coming months. That's
why I'm giving you the go-ahead -- indeed, the mandate -- to surround
yourself with physical beauty.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Before he died in 1902, Libran cartoonist
Thomas Nast left a potent legacy. Among his enduring creations were the
modern image of Santa Claus, the iconic donkey for America's Democratic
Party, and the elephant for the Republican Party. I'm guessing that 2012
is going to be a Thomas Nast kind of year for you Librans. The work you
do and the ripples you set in motion are likely to last a long time. So I
suggest you choose the influences you unleash with great care and
integrity.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): "If you're in a good relationship, chances are
you're bored out of your mind," spouts comedian Chris Rock in his show
*Never Scared.* "All good relationships are boring. The only exciting
relationships are bad ones. You never know what's going to happen
tomorrow when you're in a bad relationship. You never know when they're
gonna walk through the door and say, 'Hey, you gave me crabs.' That's
exciting!" Rock is making a satirical overstatement, but it does contain
grains of truth. Which is why, in accordance with the astrological omens, I
deliver the following request to you: In 2012, cultivate stable
relationships that are boring in all the best ways.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Once every decade or so, you're asked
to make a special point of practicing forgiveness and atonement.
According to my reading of the astrological omens, that time will be the
next few months. I think it'll be quite important for you to cleanse the
grungy build-up of regrets and remorse from your psyche. Ready to get
started? Compose a list of the sins you could expiate, the karmic debts
you can repay, and the redemptions you should initiate. I suggest you
make it into a fun, creative project that you will thoroughly enjoy.
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Homework: Send me a list of your top five New Year's resolutions. Go to
RealAstrology.com and click on "Email Rob."
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