Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
June 10, 2020
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I hereby renounce and dissolve any denunciations that I may have
inadvertently or carelessly hurled toward this Beautiful World when I
was under the sway of bad ideas, delusional attitudes, or unloving
influences.
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PRONOIA FOR EVERYONE
By aligning my passion with the protests, I'm expressing rage and grief
about decades of police brutality toward African Americans—as well as
White America's centuries-long harm against black lives and black
culture.
What also animates me is my love for African Americans and my longing
for them to be free to live their lives in peace, prosperity, and grace. I am
inspired by joyous gratitude and celebration for their gifts and the
blessings they offer.
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CALLING FORTH OUR DEEPEST LONGINGS TO CARE FOR EACH OTHER
I have begun publishing on Medium.com. Here's a piece I recently posted,
"Calling Forth Our Deepest Longings to Care for Each Other":
https://tinyurl.com/CareForEachOther
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PRAYER FOR STORIES THAT REDEEM
I pray to the ancestors with their medicine stories
I pray to the descendants with their elixir stories
I pray to the tale-tellers alive now
who subterfuge their way free
of the dead stories that numb and pound and sicken
I pray that they will reforge me
into a magnet
for visions of unbuyable wonder
and dreams of pregnant rapture
and fables from beyond the brain
May they craft me
into a sweet vessel for creation myths
that are alive with mist and smoke and whispers
unknown to the Internet
May they massage me
into a blissful mess of receptivity
so I can always detect
the dramas and comedies and parables
owned by the solar system
and copyrighted by eternity
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I pray to the chroniclers
who rebirth killed history
I pray to the narrators
who remember stolen memories
I pray to the journalists
who track down
the taboo conversations
that women and children
have explored
in the middle of the night
for the last four thousand years
I pray to the compassionate liars
who disinter insurrectionary enchantments
and restore their dazzling dark joy
May those agitators
and awakeners
and animators
mark me with signs
that my creature teachers
will recognize
in the propaganda-free future
May they infuse me
with resurrected confusions
that sensitize me
to the prematurely solved mysteries
that I need to crack open again
May they make it easy
for the medicine beasts,
the talking animals,
the earth's real gods,
to welcome me
as one of their own
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SONGS TO INSPIRE ACTIVISM
"You Can’t Kill Light, You Can’t Kill Love," by Monica Pasqual:
https://tinyurl.com/yd8oaovz
"Lions," Skip Marley: https://tinyurl.com/y5zl65xz
"Resilient," Rising Appalachia: https://tinyurl.com/yc6s9axx
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HEART ADVICE FOR DIFFICULT TIMES
"When there’s a big disappointment, we don’t know if that’s the end of the
story. It may be just the beginning of a great adventure."
—Pema Chödrön, *When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult
Times*
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YOUR PRIMAL LONGING
Recently I wrote about the pleasures that can come from cultivating a
robust relationship with one’s primal longing. "What is a 'primal longing'
exactly?" a reader asked me.
I replied: Your primal longing is the deepest yearning you have; the
essential desire that brought you here to earth; the reason why you're
alive; the goal that's most important for you to strive for this lifetime;
your core driving force.
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BLESSING IN THE CHAOS
To all that is chaotic
in you,
let there come silence.
Let there be
a calming
of the clamoring,
a stilling
of the voices that
have laid their claim
on you,
that have made their
home in you,
that go with you
even to the
holy places
but will not
let you rest,
will not let you
hear your life
with wholeness
or feel the grace
that fashioned you.
Let what distracts you
cease.
Let what divides you
cease.
Let there come an end
to what diminishes
and demeans,
and let depart
all that keeps you
in its cage.
Let there be
an opening
into the quiet
that lies beneath
the chaos,
where you find
the peace
you did not think
possible
and see what shimmers
within the storm.
—Jan L. Richardson, "Blessing in the Chaos"
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
In the June 2 elections, there were historic wins for black and Hispanic
women in multiple states.
https://tinyurl.com/y8myabeu
In a major reversal, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell admitted that their
organization was wrong for not allowing NFL players to peacefully protest
police brutality against Black people during the national anthem.
http://huffp.st/V4rQPUd
How to Support the Struggle Against Police Brutality:
https://tinyurl.com/AgainstBrutality
A Practical Guide to Defunding the Police:
https://tinyurl.com/DefundingCops
Black Lives Matter is an organization that works to undo systematic
racism toward African Americans. Three organizing rules are at the heart
of its philosophy. They are:
• Lead with love.
• Low ego, high impact.
• Move with the speed of trust.
(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 June 11
Copyright 2020 by Rob Brezsny
https://FreeWillAstrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): According to novelist Octavia E. Butler,
"Positive obsession is about not being able to stop just because you’re
afraid and full of doubts." That's what I wish for you in the coming weeks,
Gemini: positive obsession. It's also what I expect! My analysis of the
astrological omens suggests that you will have the pluck and craftiness
necessary to veer away from murky, disturbing versions of obsession.
Instead, you'll embrace the exhilarating kind of obsession that buoys your
spirit in moments of uncertainty. I foresee you making progress on your
most important labor of love.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): William Thomson, also known as Lord
Kelvin (1824–1907), was a Cancerian physicist and mathematician who
contributed to the understanding of thermodynamics and other areas of
scientific and engineering knowledge. Despite his considerable
intelligence, however, he was myopic about the possibility that humans
might one day fly through the air while seated inside of machines. In a
1902 interview—a year before the Wright Brothers' breakthrough
experiment—he declared, "No aeroplane will ever be successful." I
suspect you could be on the verge of passing through a Lord Kelvin phase,
Cancerian. You may at times be highly insightful and at other times
curiously mistaken. So I urge you to be humbly confident and confidently
humble!
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Author Marianne Williamson tells us, "Spiritual
growth involves giving up the stories of your past so the universe can
write a new one." And what exactly does it mean to "give up the stories of
your past"? Here's what I think: 1. Don't assume that experiences you've
had before will be repeated in the future. 2. Don't assume that your ideas
about the nature of your destiny will always be true. 3. Even good things
that have happened before may be small and limited compared to the good
things that could happen for you in the years to come. 4. Fully embrace
the truth that the inherent nature of existence is endless
transformation—which is why it's right and natural for you to ceaselessly
outgrow the old plot lines of your life story and embrace new ones.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Philosopher and astrologer Marsilio Ficino
wrote, "Mortals ask God for good things every day, but they never pray
that they may make good use of them." I hope that in the coming weeks, you
Virgos will disprove that cynical view of human beings. As I see it, you
will be more likely than usual to actually receive the blessings you ask
for. And I hope—in fact, I predict—that when you receive the blessings,
you will then aggressively seek the help of God or Life or your deepest
wisdom to make good use of them.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I was hiking under a blue sky in a favorite
natural location: the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, just north of
San Francisco, where sublime vistas provide views of ocean and mountain.
Although I was in a good mood, at one point I spied empty Budweiser cans
amidst the wild jewelflowers. "What kind of nature-hater was so careless
as to despoil this wonderland"? I fumed. For a few moments I was
consumed with rage and forgot where I was. By the time I recovered my
bearings, the bobcat and red-tailed hawk I'd previously been observing
had disappeared. That made me sad. My anger was justified but wasteful,
irrelevant, and distracting. It caused me to lose touch with some glorious
beauty. Don't be like me in the coming days, Libra. Keep your eyes on the
prize.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): "I have more memories than if I were a
thousand years old," wrote poet Charles Baudelaire. Was he bragging or
complaining? Did the weight of his past feel like a burden or did it
exhilarate him and dynamize his creative powers? I'm hoping that in the
coming weeks your explorations of your past will feel far more like the
latter—a gift and blessing that helps you understand aspects of your
history that have always been mysterious or murky.
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YOU NEED MAGIC EVERY DAY
Every day, you have to wade through a relentless surge of soul-less facts.
The experience tends to shut down your sense of wonder.
Every day, you're over-exposed to cynical narratives that have been
sucked free of delight and mystery. That's why you have to make such
strenuous efforts to keep your world enchanted.
I like to think I can contribute to the sacred cause of feeding your sense of
wonder and enchantment. In fact, that's one of my prime motivations for
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): According to my analysis of the
astrological omens, you’re primed to navigate your way through a sweetly
gritty, tenderly transformative, epically meaningful turning point in the
history of your relationship with your favorite collaborator or
collaborators. If that sounds too intense, you could at least accomplish an
interesting, stimulating, educational shift in the way you fit together with
your best ally or allies. It's up to you, Sagittarius. How much love and
intimacy and synergy can you handle? I won't judge you harshly if you'd
prefer to seek the milder version of deepening right now. Besides, you'll
probably get a chance to go further later this year.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Actor Emma Thompson tells us, "I wish I
wouldn't have to say this, but I really like human beings who have
suffered. They're kinder." Adding to what she observes, I'll say that for
many people, their suffering has also made them smarter and more
soulful and more compassionate. Not always, but often, it's the pain
they've suffered that has helped turn them into thoughtful companions who
know how to nourish others. I urge you to make a special point to converse
with people like this in the near future. In my estimation, you will
benefit from intense doses of empathetic nurturing.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Lake Elsinore is a city in southwestern
California. Last spring, torrential rains there caused a "superbloom" of
poppies. Millions of the golden-orange wildflowers covered many acres of
Walker Canyon. They attracted another outbreak of beauty: thousands of
painted lady butterflies, which came to visit. The magnificent explosion
was so vast, it was visible from a satellite high above the earth. I wouldn't
be surprised if you're experiencing a metaphorical superbloom of your
own right now, Aquarius. I hope you will find constructive ways to
channel that gorgeous fertility.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Lucumi is an Afro-American religion with
Yoruban roots. Its practitioners worship their ancestors, and seek
regular contact and communion with them. According to Lucumi priestess
Luisah Teish, "Sometimes the ancestors deem certain information so
important that they send it to the subconscious mind without being
consciously asked." It's my belief that all of us, whether or not we're
members of the Lucumi religion, can be in touch with the spirits of our
ancestors if we would like to be—and receive useful guidance and insight
from them. The coming weeks will be a time when you Pisceans are
especially likely to enjoy this breakthrough. It's more likely to happen if
you have an intention to instigate it, but it may come to pass even if you
don't seek it.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): During her 90 years on the planet, actor
and singer Marlene Dietrich reinvented herself numerous times. She had
superb insight into the nature of shifting rhythms, and a knack for
gauging the right moment to adapt and transform. Good timing, she said,
came naturally to people like her, as well as for "aerialists, jugglers,
diplomats, publicists, generals, prize-fighters, revolutionists,
financiers, and lovers." I would add one further category to her list: the
Aries tribe. Make maximum use of your talent in the coming weeks.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Author and theologian Frederick Buechner
writes, "There is treasure buried in the field of every one of our days,
even the bleakest or dullest, and it is our business to keep our eyes peeled
for it." In alignment with current astrological potentials, Taurus, I'll
name that as your key theme. More than usual, breakthroughs and
revelations and catalysts are likely to be available to you in the midst of
the daily slog—even when you're feeling bored. Make it your business to
be on high alert for them.
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Homework: This devastating moment in history has the redemptive effect
of calling forth our deepest longings to care for each other. Do you agree?
RealAstrology.com
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