Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
January 16, 2019
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Dear Readers,
I've gathered together all of the long-term, big-picture horoscopes I wrote
for you in the past few weeks, and bundled them in one place. Go here to
read a compendium of your forecasts for 2019:
https://bit.ly/YourGloriousStory2019
In addition to these, I've created EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES that go
even further in Exploring Your Long-Term Destiny in 2019.
What will be the story of your life in the coming months? What new
influences will be headed your way? What fresh resources will you be able
to draw on? How can you conspire with life to create the best possible
future for yourself?
To listen to these three-part, in-depth reports, go here:
https://freewillastrology.sparkns.com
Register and/or log in through the main page, and then access the
horoscopes by clicking on "Long Range Prediction." (Choose from Part 1,
Part 2, Part 3.)
If you'd like a boost of inspiration to fuel you in your quest for beauty and
truth and love and meaning, tune in to my meditations on your Big-Picture
outlook.
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Each of the three-part reports is seven to nine minutes long. The cost is
$6 per report. There are discounts for the purchase of multiple reports.
P.S. You can also listen to a short-term Expanded Audio Horoscope for
the coming week.
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BEHIND YOUR BACK
Behind your back, your imaginary friend is plotting with your inner child to
overthrow your guilty conscience.
Meanwhile, your future self has time-traveled into the past to enlist the
spirits of your ancestors in a plot to unlock your sleeping genius.
There's more: The superhero you used to fantasize about being when you
felt most helpless has been brought to life by the mad scientist in your
psyche's basement.
There's no way you can prevent them all from giving you a big crazy dose
of assistance.
P.S. Your hair is mysterious.
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READING THE SIGNS
Greek philosopher Plotinus wrote, "The stars are like letters that inscribe
themselves at every moment in the sky. Everything in the world is full of
signs. All events are coordinated. All things depend on each other.
Everything breathes together."
Which prompts me to say: So it's not just the distant globes whose
movements and relationships serve as divinatory clues. If you're
sufficiently attuned to the gestalt of creation and pay close enough
attention to its unfolding details, you can read the current mood of the
universe in the arrangement of red onions in the grocery store bin or the
fluttering of sunlight and shadow on the mimosa tree or the scatter of
soap suds in your sink after you've finished washing the dishes.
Can you do it? Discern the signature of creation at this or any other
perfect moment? Peer into the secret heart of the collective
unconscious? Guess what the Goddess is thinking?
Hint: It will help if you keep working on transforming your imagination
from a mere fantasy-generator into an organ of perception.
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WHEN THE IMAGINATION IS POTENT
Some people put their faith in religion or science or political ideologies.
English novelist J.G. Ballard placed his faith elsewhere: in the imagination.
"I believe in the power of the imagination to remake the world," he wrote,
"to release the truth within us, to hold back the night, to transcend
death, to charm motorways, to ingratiate ourselves with birds, to enlist
the confidences of madmen."
How do you use the power of imagination to remake the world?
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YOUR INALIENABLE RIGHT
Assert your inalienable right to be fascinated:
https://tinyurl.com/y9qbk3dp
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WANT TO GET YOUR ASTROLOGICAL CHART READ?
If you want your personal chart done, I recommend a colleague whose
approach to reading astrology charts closely matches my own. She's my
wife, RO LOUGHRAN. She's at http://www.roloughran.com.
Ro utilizes a blend of well-trained intuition, emotional warmth, and
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.
In addition to over 30 years of astrological experience, Ro has been a
licensed psychotherapist for 17 years. She integrates psychological
insight with astrology's cosmological perspective.
Ro is based in California, but can do phone consultations and otherwise
work with you regardless of geographic boundaries.
Check out Ro's website at http://www.roloughran.com
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HOPEPUNK
My work with the concept of pronoia has much in common with the newly
minted concept of HOPEPUNK.
Alexandra Rowland writes: "Hopepunk says that genuinely and sincerely
caring about something, anything, requires bravery and strength.
"Hopepunk isn't ever about submission or acceptance: It's about standing
up and fighting for what you believe in.
"It's about standing up for other people. It's about DEMANDING a better,
kinder world, and truly believing that we can get there if we care about
each other as hard as we possibly can, with every drop of power in our
little hearts."
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ybfzf72t
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HOW TO MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY
How easy it is to make people happy, when you don't want or need
anything from them.
_ Gail Godwin
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MY DAUGHTER CURATES POETRY IN NEW YORK CITY
My daughter Zoe Brezsny grew up with her Mom and me in San Francisco
Bay, but got her MFA in Writing at Columbia University in New York. These
days, she's writing poetry (read here: https://zoebrezsny.com), and
curating a series of poetry readings at the Hauser & Wirth art gallery in
New York City.
The next in her series features poets Dorothea Lasky and Maya Martinez.
Their poetry is intensely intimate poetry. They exult in a new sincerity,
yet their poems are never simply confessional. They're mythic and
incantatory, epic and gritty, revealing a hidden sublime in the everyday.
Dorothea Lasky and Maya Martinez read from 7-9 on Tuesday, January 15
at the Hauser & Wirth Gallery 548 West 22nd Street, New York City. It's
free.
More info here: https://tinyurl.com/LaskyMartinez
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
Climate change: six positive news stories you probably missed.
https://tinyurl.com/y77w4sh2
Nevada becomes the first state in the U.S. to have a majority female
Legislature.
https://tinyurl.com/yawm2fvh
New Zealand bans all new offshore oil exploration as part of carbon-
neutral future.
https://tinyurl.com/ycgv4mcx
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I feel a personal happiness and gratitude to see a Congress that's more in
alignment with my deepest values than ever before: In the new Congress,
127 women of the 535 members are women—the highest percentage
ever.
There are also 56 African Americans in the House of Representatives, as
well as 44 Hispanics, 15 Asians, and four Native Americans. There are at
least ten LGBT members of the Senate and House.
Not nearly enough, of course, but much more progress is in store. We're
on our way.
(Note: I endorse these because I like them. They aren't advertisements,
and I get no kickbacks.)
Please tell me your own nominations for PRONOIA RESOURCES:
Truthrooster@gmail.com.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning January 17
Copyright 2019 by Rob Brezsny
https://www.freewillastrology.com/horoscopes/
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Writing at *ThePudding*, pop culture
commentator Colin Morris reveals the conclusions he drew after analyzing
15,000 pop songs. First, the lyrics of today's tunes have significantly
more repetitiveness than the lyrics of songs in the 1960s. Second, the
most popular songs, both then and now, have more repetitive lyrics than
the average song. Why? Morris speculates that repetitive songs are
catchier. But in accordance with current astrological omens, I encourage
you Capricorns to be as unrepetitive as possible in the songs you sing, the
messages you communicate, the moves you make, and the ideas you
articulate. In the coming weeks, put a premium on originality,
unpredictability, complexity, and novelty.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In May 1927, Aquarian aviator Charles
Lindbergh made a pioneering flight in his one-engine plane from New York
to Paris. He became instantly famous. Years later, Lindbergh testified that
partway through his epic journey he was visited by a host of odd,
vaporous beings who suddenly appeared in his small cabin. They spoke
with him, demonstrating a sophisticated understanding of navigation and
airplane technology. Lindbergh's spirits were buoyed. His concentration,
which had been flagging, revived. He was grateful for their unexpected
support. I foresee a comparable kind of assistance becoming available to
you sometime soon, Aquarius. Don't waste any time being skeptical about
it; just welcome it.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): More than four centuries ago, a Piscean
samurai named Honda Tadakatsu became a leading general in the
Japanese army. In the course of his military career, he fought in more
than a hundred battles. Yet he never endured a major wound and was
never beaten by another samurai. I propose we make him your
inspirational role model for the coming weeks. As you navigate your way
through interesting challenges, I believe that like him, you'll lead a
charmed life. No wounds. No traumas. Just a whole lot of educational
adventures.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In 1917, leaders of the Christian sect
Jehovah's Witnesses prophesied that all earthly governments would soon
disappear and Christianity would perish. In 1924, they predicted that the
ancient Hebrew prophet Moses would be resurrected and speak to people
everywhere over the radio. In 1938, they advised their followers not to
get married or have children, because the end of civilization was nigh. In
1974, they said there was only a "short time remaining before the wicked
world's end." I bring these failed predictions to your attention, Aries, so
as to get you in the mood for my prediction, which is: all prophecies that
have been made about your life up until now are as wrong as the Jehovah
Witnesses' visions. In 2019, your life will be bracingly free of old ideas
about who you are and who you're supposed to be. You will have
unprecedented opportunities to prove that your future is wide open.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Movie critic Roger Ebert defined the term
"idiot plot" as "any film plot containing problems that would be solved
instantly if all of the characters were not idiots." I bring this to your
attention because I suspect there has been a storyline affecting you that
in some ways fits that description. Fortunately, any temptation you might
have had to go along with the delusions of other people will soon fade. I
expect that as a result, you will catalyze a surge of creative problem-
solving. The idiot plot will transform into a much smarter plot.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In 1865, Prussia's political leader, Otto von
Bismarck, got angry when an adversary, Rudolf Virchow, suggested cuts
to the proposed military budget. Bismarck challenged Virchow to a duel.
Virchow didn't want to fight, so he came up with a clever plan. As the
challenged party, he was authorized to choose the weapons to be used in
the duel. He decided upon two sausages. His sausage would be cooked;
Bismarck's sausage would be crammed with parasitic roundworms. It was
a brilliant stratagem. The proposition spooked Bismarck, who backed
down from the duel. Keep this story in mind if you're challenged to an
argument, dispute, or conflict in the coming days. It's best to figure out a
tricky or amusing way to avoid it altogether.
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EXPLORING THE BIG PICTURE OF YOUR LONG-RANGE FUTURE
Would you like some inspiration as you muse and wonder about your
upcoming adventures in 2019?
You can still listen to my long-range, in-depth explorations of your destiny
in the coming months. Each report in the three-part series is 7 to 9
minutes long.
Go to https://freewillastrology.sparkns.com to register and/or sign in
through the main page.
Then access the Long-Term, Big-Picture EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES
by clicking on "Long Range Prediction." Choose from Part 1, Part 2, Part
3.
The cost for the Expanded Audio Horoscopes is $6 per sign. (You can get
discounts for multiple purchases.)
A new short-range forecast for this week is also available.
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"Your long-range audio horoscopes encouraged me to think bigger about
my life. As I listened, I could feel my shrunken expectations melting
away." - Therese Pembroke, San Diego
"Your big-picture horoscopes filled the gaps in my imagination. They woke
up the fun plot twists that had been just on the tip of my ability to
visualize." - Ani Kraft, Brattleboro, VT
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): An imaginative 27-year-old man with the
pseudonym Thewildandcrazyoli decided he was getting too old to keep his
imaginary friend in his life. So he took out an ad on Ebay, offering to sell
that long-time invisible ally, whose name was John Malipieman. Soon his
old buddy was dispatched to the highest bidder for $3,000. Please don't
attempt anything like that in the coming weeks, Cancerian. You need
more friends, not fewer—both of the imaginary and non-imaginary variety.
Now is a ripe time to expand your network of compatriots.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In December 1981, novice Leo filmmaker James
Cameron got sick, fell asleep, and had a disturbing dream. He saw a
truncated robot armed with kitchen knives crawling away from an
explosion. This nightmare ultimately turned out to be a godsend for
Cameron. It inspired him to write the script for the 1984 film *The
Terminator*, a successful creation that launched him on the road to fame
and fortune. I'm expecting a comparable development in your near future,
Leo. An initially weird or difficult event will actually be a stroke of luck.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Psychologists define the Spotlight Effect as
our tendency to imagine that other people are acutely attuned to every
little nuance of our behavior and appearance. The truth is that they're
not, of course. Most everyone is primarily occupied with the welter of
thoughts buzzing around inside his or her own head. The good news,
Virgo, is that you are well set up to capitalize on this phenomenon in the
coming weeks. I'm betting you will achieve a dramatic new liberation:
you'll be freer than ever before from the power of people's opinions to
inhibit your behavior or make you self-conscious.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): What North America community is farthest
north? It's an Alaskan city that used to be called Barrow, named after a
British admiral. But in 2016, local residents voted to reinstate the name
that the indigenous Iñupiat people had once used for the place: Utqia_vik.
In accordance with astrological omens, I propose that in the coming
weeks, you take inspiration from their decision, Libra. Return to your
roots. Pay homage to your sources. Restore and revive the spirit of your
original influences.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The Alaskan town of Talkeetna has a
population of 900, so it doesn't require a complicated political structure
to manage its needs. Still, it made a bold statement by electing a cat as
its mayor for 15 years. Stubbs, a part-manx, won his first campaign as a
write-in candidate, and his policies were so benign—no new taxes, no
repressive laws—that he kept getting re-elected. What might be the
equivalent of having a cat as your supreme leader for a while, Scorpio?
From an astrological perspective, now would be a favorable time to
implement that arrangement. This phase of your cycle calls for relaxed fun
and amused mellowness and laissez-faire jauntiness.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Trees need to be buffeted by the wind.
It makes them strong. As they respond to the pressure of breezes and
gusts, they generate a hardier kind of wood called reaction wood. Without
the assistance of the wind's stress, trees' internal structure would be
weak and they might topple over as they grew larger. I'm pleased to
report that you're due to receive the benefits of a phenomenon that's
metaphorically equivalent to a brisk wind. Exult in this brisk but low-stress
opportunity to toughen yourself up!
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