Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
OCTOBER 1, 2008
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"Remember, we are all affecting the world every moment,
whether we mean to or not. Our actions and states of mind matter,
because we are so deeply interconnected with one another. Working
on our own consciousness is the most important thing that we are
doing at any moment, and being love is a supreme creative act."
- Ram Dass
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning October 2
Copyright 2008 by Rob Brezsny
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):
"New ideas show up disguised innocently as interruptions,
contradictions, and embarrassing dilemmas," says motivational
speaker Rob Lebow. "Beware of total strangers and friends
alike who shower you with comfortable sameness, and remain open
to those who make you uneasy, for they are the true messengers
of the future." That excellent advice is my birthday present
to you, Libra. If you make use of it during the next three weeks,
I bet you'll consistently be in the right place at the right time
to extract the maximum benefit from your blind dates with destiny.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):
Robert Downey Jr. is grateful to Burger King for serving him
such gross food. After eating a particularly foul meal there in
2003, he told Empire magazine, he was so disgusted that
he drove to the beach and hurled all of his drugs into the sea.
It was the shock he needed to begin the process of kicking his
addiction. In that spirit, Scorpio, I suggest you seek out a similar
epiphany -- whether that involves an encounter with greasy, fried
cow meat or some other phenomenon that triggers your urge to rise
up and purify yourself.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):
It's a seller's market for you, Sagittarius. If I were you, I
wouldn't buy a bunch of new stuff or invest in unripe possibilities.
Rather, I'd cash in on the hard work I've been doing for many
months now. I'd quit while I was ahead. I'd liquefy assets that
might soon decline in their value to me but that are still at
the height of their value to other people. In order for you to
summon the brisk confidence necessary to pull this off, you'll
have to resist greedy temptations to hold on to everything a little
while longer.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
Most American companies don't pay any federal income tax. During
a recent seven-year period, 1.3 million businesses earned well
over a trillion dollars but didn't pony up a penny to the U.S.
government. I mention this, Capricorn, because it's now a favorable
time, astrologically speaking, for you to seek comparable perks.
Look into this, please: Maybe you don't have to keep having your
assets drained in ways you've always assumed were inevitable.
I'm talking metaphorically as well as literally; I'm referring
to emotional and psychic energy as well as actual money. Are there
any legal and ethical loopholes you can exploit to free yourself
from long-running burdens?
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LISTEN TO AN EXPANDED HOROSCOPE
In addition to the horoscopes that you read here, I create additional
in-depth audio horoscopes for your inspiration.
They're not repeats or elaborations of the stuff you find here,
but entirely fresh explorations of your astrological omens, designed
to help you tune in to your soul's code.
Try them at RealAstrology.com.
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"Your audio horoscopes help me love myself better, and
I mean that in a non-narcissistic way."
- Deva P., Indianapolis
"I'm really grateful for the way you pick up my telepathic
requests and answer them in your expanded audio 'scopes."
- Marion H., Birmingham, AL
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):
Once upon a time, Brave Aquarius wandered out to the edge of
the known universe in search of mind-blowing sensations and foreign
titillations and clues to the future. So imagine Brave Aquarius's
amazement when the rather attractive ogre who was guarding the
rope bridge that crossed over the abyss said, "Stop! You're
headed the wrong way! The mind-blowing sensations and foreign
titillations and clues to the future you crave are back in the
direction you came from. In fact, they are all the way back where
you started." What to do? The ogre's advice was counter-intuitive
and downright confounding. But Brave Aquarius, being foremost
an experimental adventurer, thought, "Hmmm. I guess maybe
I'll try what the ogre suggested. What could be more experimental
and adventurous than changing my mind?"
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):
Blessings will come if you cultivate as much stillness as possible.
I'm not just talking about reducing the noise levels, although
that's a good first step. Other things you might want to do: Cut
way down on your use of the phone; text-message sparingly; surf
the Internet 70 percent less than usual; avoid watching TV news
altogether; and don't hang around people whose minds zip around
like chimps on meth. As for your own monkey mind: See if you can
enjoy some periods each day when the monkey gets to lie down in
a soft place and watch the wide sky roll by.
ARIES (March 21-April 19):
In her book Courtney Love: The Queen of Noise, Melissa
Rossi reports that in the mid-1990s "Courtney surrounded
herself with a coterie of soothsayers, even approaching hipster
stargazer Rob Brezsny, who declined to provide his astrological
services." Rossi doesn't explain why I declined, but I'll
tell you. Courtney wasn't interested in the kind of information
I specialize in. She pressed me to tell her whether her romantic
future should be with Trent or Billy, and I urged her to talk
about the changes she could make in herself and her life to get
clear about what she wanted. She implored me to predict her future,
and I prodded her to formulate intelligent questions that would
help her create a beautiful and interesting future for herself.
I bring this up, Aries, because in the coming weeks I hope you
will do what I suggested she try back then.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20):
Taurus actor Pierce Brosnan told Parade magazine how
shocking it was to get fired after playing the role of James Bond
for four films. But after the initial pain he felt from being
rejected, he eventually got to the point where he could say, "I'm
free now. I can do anything I want." What helped him recover
was conjuring up the proper attitude. "You've got to be a
fighting rooster," he said. That's half of my prescription
for you in the coming week, Taurus. Be a charismatic warrior as
you push to further your highest ideals and brightest desires.
Be a stylishly fierce liberator in charge of designing your own
freedom. Be a fighting rooster with the heart of an artist.
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LISTEN TO AN EXPANDED HOROSCOPE
In addition to the horoscopes that you're reading here, I create
more in-depth audio horoscopes for your inspiration. Find out
more at RealAstrology.com.
The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888
or 1-900-950-7700.
"The best part about your audio horoscopes is that they
pat me on the head and kick me in the ass at the same time."
- Rita L., San Diego
"Your audio oracles go beyond helping me find the truth
-- they inspire me to find the WILD truth."
- Patrick K., Montreal
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20):
Do you believe in higher love at first sight? How about instant
enlightenment? And what about higher love at first sight that
brings instant enlightenment, or instant enlightenment that provokes
higher love at first sight? These are themes I suspect you'll
soon be flirting with, Gemini. In order to get all of the blessings
from the lessons they'll offer, you must dispense with your preconceived
notions about what they might entail. You've got to wash your
own brain so it's nice and clean and empty of expectations.
CANCER (June 21-July 22):
Your creed for the last three months of 2008 comes from Nikos
Kazantzakis: "By believing passionately in something that
still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever
we have not sufficiently desired." Memorize this meme, Cancerian.
Imprint it on your subconscious mind. Make it so much a part of
you that it breathes as you breathe, and dreams as you dream.
Allow it to turn you into a magician whose potent desire is as
strong as the longings of ten normal people put together.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):
Gleeking is a term that refers to a special kind of
projectile spitting. To do it, you've got to practice. It involves
pressing your tongue against your submaxillary salivary gland
when a pool of drool has accumulated nearby. I recommend this
practice for you in the coming week, Leo. It'll be a favorable
time for you to be undignified, unpredictable, and even outrageous
in expressing yourself. Other suggested practices: telling unruly
stories concisely, speaking the truth with picturesque but disciplined
extravagance, adding some vivid new slang to your body language,
and skipping and hopping or even dancing as you walk. (For instructions
on how to gleek, go to tinyurl.com/hn7vo.)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):
Talk back to those annoying voices in your head, Virgo -- I mean
those nagging little chatterers who are second-guessing you ten
times a day, who are trying to undermine your faith in what you
started in recent weeks. And as you respond to their agitation,
do so with poise and grace -- not with defensiveness, not with
bitter complaint, but with a quietly aggressive confidence that
the lucid intuitions you relied on to launch your new projects
were basically sound. The annoying little voices are trying to
convince you that you should go back to square one, when in fact
you're on the right track but merely need to do some tinkering.
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HOMEWORK:
If your Future Self came to you and said, "You've really
got to get rid of those two beliefs that are holding you back,"
which ones would you choose? Testify by going to FreeWillAstrology.com
and clicking on "Email Rob."
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WANT TO GET YOUR CHART DONE?
I'm not doing personal charts, but I highly recommend my astrological
colleague, RO LOUGHRAN. Her approach closely matches my own. In
our many discussions about astrology over the years, we've had
a major influence on each other's work.
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She can also be reached at roloughran@comcast.net
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