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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
June 20, 2012
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be important for you during the next six months and beyond.
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divine inspiration?
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BE YOUR OWN SAVIOR
Some Christians believe Jesus will come back to fix this corrupt world.
Certain Jewish sects propose that the messiah will soon appear on Earth
for the first time. Among Muslims, many predict the legendary Twelfth
Imam will return and bring salvation to humanity.
In India, devotees of Vishnu expect the avatar Kalki to arrive on the scene
and carry out a series of miraculous redemptions. Even Buddhists
prophesy Maitreya, the chosen one who will establish universal peace.
My divinations foretell a very different scenario. I suspect that the whole
point of our spectacularly confounding moment in history is that each of
us must become our own savior. And if we hope to accomplish that,
relying on our best amateur efforts, we will have to stop waiting around
for a supposed professional to do our work for us.
Franz Kafka had a view that's not necessarily mutually exclusive with
mine:_"The messiah will come when we don't need him anymore."
Let's also consider the evidence offered by William Blake, as quoted in
*Poets and God* by David L. Edwards: "Jesus Christ is the only God. And
so am I. And so are you."
One more clue, this time from Deepak Chopra: "Every person is a God in
embryo. Its only desire is to be born."
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
GO TO HEALTH
Cancer rates dropped in the U.S. for the fourth straight year. Even bigger
news: Two-third of cancers may be preventable.
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INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVES CREEPING INTO THE MAINSTREAM
Denmark aims to supply 35% of its total energy from renewables by
2020 and 100% by 2050.
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YOUR INIMUM DAILY REQUIREMENT OF NATURAL BEAUTY
The beauty of pollination
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(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 June 21
Copyright 2012 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
CANCER (June 21-July 22): "Dear Rob: In one of your recent horoscopes,
you implied that I should consider the possibility of asking for more than
I've ever asked for before. You didn't actually use those words, but I'm
pretty sure that's what you meant. Anyway, I want to thank you! It
helped me start working up the courage to burst out of my protective
and imprisoning little shell. Today I gave myself permission to learn the
unknowable, figure out the inscrutable, and dream the inconceivable. -
Crazy Crab." Dear Crazy: You're leading the way for your fellow
Cancerians. The process you just described is exactly what I advise them
to try in the coming weeks.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Picture yourself moving toward a building you
haven't seen before. Trust the initial image that leaps into your
imagination. What type of path are you on? Concrete or dirt or brick or
wood? Is it a long, winding way or short and direct? Once you arrive at
the front door, locate the key. Is it under a mat or in your pocket or
somewhere else? What does the key look like? Next, open the door and
go inside to explore. Where have you arrived? See everything in detail.
This is a test that has no right or wrong answers, Leo -- similar to what
your life is actually bringing you right now. The building you've envisioned
represents the next phase of your destiny. The path symbolizes how you
get here. The key is the capacity or knowledge you will need.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): My first poetry teacher suggested that it was
my job as a poet to learn the names of things in the natural world. She
said I should be able to identify at least 25 species of trees, 25 flowers,
25 herbs, 25 birds, and eight clouds. I have unfortunately fallen short in
living up to that very modest goal, and I've always felt guilty about it. But
it's never too late to begin, right? In the coming weeks, I vow to correct
for my dereliction of duty. I urge you to follow my lead, Virgo. Is there
any soul work that you have been neglecting? Is there any part of your
life's mission that you have skipped over? Now would be an excellent time
to catch up.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Here's my nomination for one of the Ten
Biggest Problems in the World: our refusal to control the pictures and
thoughts that pop into our minds. For example, I can personally testify
that when a fearful image worms its way into the space behind my eyes, I
sometimes let it stimulate a surge of negative emotions rather than just
banish it or question whether it's true. I'm calling this is to your attention,
Libra, because in the weeks ahead you'll have more power than usual to
modulate your stream of consciousness. Have you ever seen the bumper
sticker that says, "Don't believe everything you think"? Make that your
mantra.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the hands of a skilled practitioner,
astrology can help you determine the most favorable days to start a new
project or heat up your romantic possibilities or get a tattoo of a ninja
mermaid. Success is of course still quite feasible at other times, but you
might find most grace and ease if you align yourself with the cosmic flow.
Let's consider, for example, the issue of you taking a vacation. According
to my understanding, if you do it between now and July 23, the
experiences you have will free your ass, and -- hallelujah! -- your mind will
then gratefully follow. If you schedule your getaway for another time, you
could still free your ass, but may have to toil more intensely to get your
mind to join the fun.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): What is your most hateable and loveable
obsession, Sagittarius? The compulsion that sometimes sabotages you
and sometimes inspires you? The longing that can either fool you or make
you smarter? Whatever it is, I suspect it's beginning a transformation. Is
there anything you can do to ensure that the changes it undergoes will
lead you away from the hateable consequences and closer to the loveable
stuff? I think there's a lot you can do. For starters: Do a ritual -- yes, an
actual ceremony -- in which you affirm your intention that your obsession
will forever after serve your highest good and brightest integrity.
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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 2012:
http://RealAstrology.com
What will be the story of your life during the rest of 2012? 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 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:
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Or for phone access, call:
1-877-873-4888
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): As someone who thrives on simple organic
food and doesn't enjoy shopping, I would not normally have lunch at a hot
dog stand in a suburban mall. But that's what I did today. Nor do I
customarily read books by writers whose philosophy repels me, and yet
recently I have found myself skimming through Ayn Rand's *The Virtue of
Selfishness.* I've been enjoying these acts of rebellion. They're not
directed at the targets that I usually revolt against, but rather at my own
habits and comforts. I suggest you enjoy similar insurrections in the
coming week, Capricorn. Rise up and overthrow your attachment to
boring familiarity.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The ancient Chinese book of divination
known as the *I Ching* speaks of "catching things before they exit the
gate of change." That's what happens when a martial artist anticipates an
assailant's movement before it happens, or when a healer corrects an
imbalance in someone's body before it becomes a full-blown symptom or
illness. I see this as an important principle for you right now, Aquarius. It's
a favorable time to catch potential disturbances prior to the time they
exit the gate of change. If you're alert for pre-beginnings, you should be
able to neutralize or transform brewing problems so they never become
problems.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Neurophysiologists say that singing really
loudly can flush away metabolic waste from your cerebrum. I say that
singing really loudly can help purge your soul of any tendency it might
have to ignore its deepest promptings. I bring these ideas to your
attention, Pisces, because I believe the current astrological omens are
suggesting that you do some really loud singing. Washing the dirt and
debris out of your brain will do wonders for your mental hygiene. And
your soul could use a boost as it ramps up its wild power to pursue its
most important dreams.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Swans, geese, and ducks molt all their flight
feathers at once, which means they may be unable to fly for several
weeks afterwards. We humans don't do anything like that in a literal way,
but we have a psychological analog: times when we shed outworn self-
images. I suspect you're coming up on such a transition, Aries. While
you're going through it, you may want to lie low. Anything resembling
flight -- launching new ventures, making big decisions, embarking on great
adventures -- should probably be postponed until the metamorphosis is
complete and your feathers grow back.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In 2011 car traffic began flowing across
Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, a newly completed span that joins the city of
Qingdao with the Huangdao District in China. This prodigious feat of
engineering is 26.4 miles long. I nominate it to serve as your prime
metaphor in the coming weeks. Picture it whenever you need a boost as
you work to connect previously unlinked elements in your life. It may help
inspire you to master the gritty details that'll lead to your own
monumental accomplishment.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): An apple starts growing on its tree in the
spring. By early summer, it may be full size and as red as it will ever be.
To the naked eye, it appears ready to eat. But it's not. If you pluck it and
bite into it, the taste probably won't appeal to you. If you pluck it and
hope it will be more delicious in a few weeks, you'll be disappointed. So
here's the moral of the story, Gemini: For an apple to achieve its
potential, it has to stay on the tree until nature has finished ripening it.
Keep that lesson in mind as you deal with the urge to harvest something
before it has reached its prime.
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Homework: Exhausted by the ceaseless barrage of depressing stories you
absorb from the news media? Here's an antidote:
http://PronoiaResources.com. Send your own nomination of an uplifting
story to uaregod@comcast.net.
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