Wednesday, April 19, 2006

My Horoscope Rocks x 2

I've been reading Rob Brezsny's Free Will Astrology since I was 15 years old and he has never disappointed. His page has been added to my recommended links list and you should go there now and read your sign. Besides being a great astrologer Rob is also an author and a fairly enlightened bloak. He goes out to Burning Man most every year and that is a sure sign of being onto something.

Why do I read both Sagittarius and Capricorn? Because I was born on the longest night of the year, which is also a cusp. Due to this I can do whatever I damn well please! (& thank you very much!)

Sagittarius
In contemplating your astrological omens, I'm reminded of Terence McKenna's comment about a friend who "hurled herself into the abyss and discovered that it was a feather bed." If you can summon the courage to dive into the scary depths, Sagittarius, I do believe you'll be pleasantly surprised at the comfy, luxurious digs that await you at the end of your descent. Now go ahead and yell "Geronimo!", which the dictionary defines as an exclamation used to express exhilaration when leaping from a great height.

Capricorn
In his book False Alarm: The Truth About the Epidemic of Fear, Dr. Marc K. Siegel argues that our circumstances are far better than we've been conditioned to believe. In fact, only a fraction of our culture's histrionic pessimism is justified. Alas, the collective delusion that life is totally messed up has seeped into your personal life (as it has into mine and everyone's), tainting even your most intimate moments. But in the coming weeks, it's crucial that you fight to undo the brainwashing. Opportunities will be coming your way that will remain inaccessible if you're too busy indulging in knee-jerk cynicism. So please resist the hypnotic temptation to look for the worst in everything. Be a fiercely buoyant nonconformist. Make this Nietzschean principle your watchword: Optimism tends to engender good health, while pessimism leads to morbidity.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Goes with your fight club personas ;)

Hope things are well in Gregg Land.

Amy