Rob Brezsny's Astrology newsletter, Corrected Edition
Dear Readers -
In this email, I'm taking the unusual step of sending out a corrected
edition of this week's newsletter. For embarrassing reasons having
nothing to do with retrograde planets, the first edition I sent out had
typos and poor edits in the horoscopes. Sorry for the hassle!
Rob
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Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
September 28, 2016
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Below are excerpts.
Invitation: In a contemplative state, contact the highest source you know,
and ask this question: What do I need to become aware of that I wouldn't
even know to ask about?
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I wish you joyous and mysterious eruptions of profound gratification and
gratitude.
I wish you fluid insights and "ah-ha!" revelations that lead to cathartic
integrations on a regular basis.
I wish you the ripening of lucky trends you've worked hard to earn,
resulting in the kind of healing that allows your generosity to flow.
I wish you captivating yet relaxing adventures that enable you to weave
together diverse threads of your experience, inspiring you to feel at home
in the world.
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"Enter each day with the expectation that the happenings of the day may
contain a clandestine message addressed to you personally. Expect
omens, epiphanies, casual blessings, and teachers who unknowingly speak
to your condition."
- Sam Keen
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One of my favorite Facebook Teammates, Danielle Egnew, says:
1. I am not interested in what is wrong. I am interested in what is RIGHT.
2. If you have solutions, I'm interested. Come share them with me. I will
share mine with you.
3. I've gone bored with shock-jock cynicism. I refuse to sacrifice further
IQ points at the altar of the lowest common denominator.
4. FEAR is not my University.
5. Providing a shoulder to cry on is part of my human design.
6. Lies are boring. Us-against-them is boring. Mean, insulting, cutting,
bullying, defensiveness, nastiness -- boring, boring, boring...ZzZz...
7. I'm not interested in distracting myself with the illusion of limitation.
8. Debates are for the undecided. I'm happy to discuss.
9. Consensus is my religion.
10. Love is the language of God.
11. I am at peace in the knowledge that at any given time, someone will
be completely unhappy with my perspective.
12. I don't need to be "in control". I *do* need to be aware.
13. I'm awake. In this awareness, there can sometimes be pain, loneliness
and fear.
14. This awareness does not define reality, but the state of my own
reality in that moment.
15. There is nothing on this earth that love cannot heal.
16. I am designed to radiate love. And so are you.
17. I assume the best, as I'm simply not interested in the worst.
18. I do not mistake hyper-vigilance for provision.
19. Anger is a symptom of pain.
20. Love is my bottom line.
Danielle Egnew is at https://www.facebook.com/danielleegnew
My Facebook page is at http://bit.ly/BrezFB
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"Give us this day our daily hunger," prayed French philosopher Gaston
Bachelard. It was his personal variation on the "Give us this day our daily
bread" line from the Lord's Prayer.
Proposed experiment: Ask the Divine Wow or the Flying Spaghetti Monster
or your Higher WildSelf to furnish you with a steady flow of strong,
righteous desires.
Say this: "Give me this day my holiest longings."
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I cannot be satisfied until I speak with angels
I require to behold the eye of god
to cast my own being into the cosmos as bait for miracles
to breathe air and spew visions
to unlock that door which stands already open
and enter into the presence
of that which I cannot imagine
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I require answers for which I have not yet learned the questions
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I demand the access of enlightenment,
the permutation into the miraculous
the presence of the unendurable light
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- Lenore Kandel, "Age of Consent"
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning September 29
Copyright 2016 by Rob Brezsny
http://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Thank you for all the entertainment you've
provided in the past 12 months, Libra. Since shortly before your birthday
in 2015, you have taken lively and gallant actions to rewrite history. You
have banished a pesky demon and repaired a hole in your soul. You've
educated the most immature part of yourself and nurtured the most
neglected part of yourself. To my joyful shock, you have even worked to
transform a dysfunctional romantic habit that in previous years had subtly
undermined your ability to get the kind of intimacy you seek. What's
next? Here's my guess: an unprecedented exemption from the demands
of the past.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Are you able to expand while you are
contracting, and vice versa? Can you shed mediocre comforts and also
open your imagination to gifts that await you at the frontier? Is it possible
to be skeptical toward ideas that shrink your world and people who waste
your time, even as you cultivate optimism and innocence about the
interesting challenges ahead of you? Here's what I think, Scorpio: Yes, you
can. At least for right now, you are more flexible and multifaceted than
you might imagine.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You Sagittarians are famous for filling
your cups so full they're in danger of spilling over. Sometimes the rest of
us find this kind of cute. On other occasions, we don't enjoy getting wine
splashed on our shoes. But I suspect that in the coming weeks, the
consequences of your tendency to overflow will be mostly benign --
perhaps even downright beneficial. So I suggest you experiment with the
pleasures of surging and gushing. Have fun as you escape your niches and
transcend your containers. Give yourself permission to seek adventures
that might be too extravagant for polite company. Now here's a helpful
reminder from your fellow Sagittarian, poet Emily Dickinson: "You cannot
fold a flood and put it in a drawer."
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I believe that during the coming weeks you
will have an extra amount of freedom from fate. The daily grind won't be
able to grind you down. The influences that typically tend to sap your joie
de vivre will leave you in peace. Are you ready to take full advantage of
this special dispensation? Please say YES YES A THOUSAND TIMES YES. Be
alert for opportunities to rise above the lowest common denominators. Be
aggressive about rejecting the trivial questions that trap everyone in low
expectations. Here are my predictions: Your willpower will consistently
trump your conditioning. You won't have to play by the old rules, but will
instead have extra sovereignty to invent the future.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): According to my analysis of the astrological
omens, you can expect an unlikely coincidence or two in the coming days.
You should also be alert for helpfully prophetic dreams, clear telepathic
messages, and pokes from tricky informers. In fact, I suspect that useful
hints and clues will be swirling in extra abundance, sometimes in the form
of direct communications from reliable sources, but on occasion as
mysterious signals from strange angels.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You know that inner work you've been doing
with such diligence? I'm referring to those psycho-spiritual
transformations you have been attending to in the dark . . . the
challenging but oddly gratifying negotiations you've been carrying on with
your secret self . . . the steady, strong future you've been struggling to
forge out of the chaos? Well, I foresee you making a big breakthrough in
the coming weeks. The progress you've been earning, which up until now
has been mostly invisible to others, will finally be seen and appreciated.
The vows you uttered so long ago will, at last, yield at least some of the
tangible results you've pined for.
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MAYBE JOY AND PLEASURE ARE ESSENTIAL SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES
Assume that your drive to experience pleasure and happiness isn't a
barrier to your spiritual growth, but is in fact essential to it. Proceed on
the hypothesis that cultivating joy can make you a more ethical and
compassionate person. Imagine that feeling good has something
important to teach you every day.
For inspiration in practicing this approach, tune in to your EXPANDED
AUDIO HOROSCOPES. They're four-to-five-minute meditations on the
current state of your destiny.
To listen to your Expanded Audio Horoscope online, go to
http://RealAstrology.com.
Register and/or log in through the main page.
You can also listen over the phone by calling 1-877-873-4888.
The cost is $6 per sign on the Web (discounts available for bulk
purchases), or $1.99 per minute by phone.
The Expanded Audio Horoscopes work on most smart phones and tablets.
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"Your expanded horoscopes get more personal and intimate with me than
some of my closest friends. Thanks for the loving reflections."
- Ari S., Ann Arbor, MI
"When I listen to your audio 'scopes, my free will lights up." - Alex D., Los
Angeles
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): What's the difference between a love warrior
and a love worrier? Love warriors work diligently to keep enhancing their
empathy, compassion, and emotional intelligence. Love worriers fret so
much about not getting the love they want that they neglect to develop
their intimacy skills. Love warriors are always vigilant for how their own
ignorance may be sabotaging togetherness, while love worriers dwell on
how their partner's ignorance is sabotaging togetherness. Love warriors
stay focused on their relationship's highest goals, while love worriers are
preoccupied with every little relationship glitch. I bring this to your
attention, Aries, because the next seven weeks will be an excellent time
to become less of a love worrier and more of a love warrior.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): How will you deal with a provocative
opportunity to reinvent and reinvigorate your approach to work? My
guess is that if you ignore this challenge, it will devolve into an
obstruction. If you embrace it, on the other hand, you will be led to
unforeseen improvements in the way you earn money and structure your
daily routine. Here's the paradox: Being open to seemingly impractical
considerations will ultimately turn out to be quite practical.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Is it possible that you're on the verge of
reclaiming some of the innocent wisdom you had as a child? Judging from
the current astrological omens, I suspect it is. If all goes well, you will
soon be gifted with a long glimpse of your true destiny -- a close replica
of the vision that bloomed in you at a tender age. And this will, in turn,
enable you to actually see magic unicorns and play with mischievous
fairies and eat clouds that dip down close to the earth. And not only that:
Having a holy vision of your original self will make you even smarter than
you already are. For example, you could get insights about how to express
previously inexpressible parts of yourself. You might discover secrets
about how to attract more of the love you have always felt deprived of.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): I'm not asking you to tell me about the places
and situations where you feel safe and fragile and timid. I want to know
about where you feel safe and strong and bold. Are there sanctuaries that
nurture your audacious wisdom? Are there natural sites that tease out
your primal willpower and help you clarify your goals? Go to those power
spots. Allow them to exalt you with their transformative blessings. Pray
and sing and dance there. And maybe find a new oasis to excite and incite
you, as well. Your creative savvy will bloom in November if you nurture
yourself now with this magic.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): One of your old reliable formulas may temporarily
be useless or even deceptive. An ally could be withholding an important
detail from you. Your favorite psychological crutch is in disrepair, and your
go-to excuse is no longer viable. And yet I think you're going to be just
fine, Leo. Plan B will probably work better than Plan A. Secondary sources
and substitutes should provide you with all the leverage you need. And I
bet you will finally capitalize on an advantage that you have previously
neglected. For best results, be vigilant for unexpected help.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Attention! Warning! One of your signature
fears is losing its chokehold on your imagination. If this trend continues,
its power to scare you may diminish more than 70 percent by November
1. And then what will you do? How can you continue to plug away at your
goals if you don't have worry and angst and dread to motivate you? I
suppose you could shop around for a replacement fear -- a new prod to
keep you on the true and righteous path. But you might also want to
consider an alternative: the possibility of drawing more of the energy you
need by feeding your lust for life.
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Homework: What most needs regeneration in your life? And what are you
going to do to regenerate it? FreeWillAstrology.com.
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