PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
“I
have decided to rename the constellations that have domineered our
skies too long,” writes an Internet denizen named Hasheeshee St. Frank.
He gives only one example. The Big Dipper, he says, shall forevermore be
known as The Star-Spangled Gas Can. I invite you to come up with
additional substitutes, Pisces. It’s an excellent time for you to
reshape and redefine the high and mighty things to which you have given
away too much of your power. It’s a perfect moment to reconfigure your
relationship with impersonal, overarching forces that have wielded a
disproportionately large influence over your thoughts and feelings. How
about if you call the constellation Orion by the new title of Three-Eyed
Orangutan? Or instead of Pegasus, use the name Sexy Dolphin? Other
ideas?
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
In
1993, Frenchman Emile Leray was on a solo trip through the Sahara
Desert. In the middle of nowhere, his car suffered a major breakdown. It
was unfixable. But he didn’t panic. Instead, he used a few basic tools
he had on hand to dismantle the vehicle and convert its parts into a
makeshift motorcycle. He was able to ride it back to civilization. I
foresee the possibility of a metaphorically similar development in your
future, Aries. You will get the opportunity to be very resourceful as
you turn an apparent setback into a successful twist of fate.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Your
power animal is not the soaring eagle or the shrewd wolf or the brave
bear. No, Taurus, it’s the rubber chicken. I’m serious. With the rubber
chicken as your guardian spirit, you might be inspired to commit random
acts of goofiness and surrealism. And that would reduce tension in the
people around you. It could motivate you to play jokes and pull harmless
pranks that influence everyone to take themselves less seriously. Are
you willing to risk losing your dignity if it helps make the general
mood looser and more generous? Nothing could be better for group
solidarity, which is crucial these days. (Thanks, Gina Williams.)
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
In
the language of the Huron Indians, “orenda” is a word that refers to
the spiritual power that resides in all creatures and things. If you’ve
got enough of it, you may be able to declare at least partial
independence from your own past. You can better shape the life you want
for yourself rather than being so thoroughly subject to the limitations
of your karma and conditioning. I happen to believe that your current
supply of orenda is unusually abundant, Gemini. What’s the best use you
can make of it?
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
When
I lived in Santa Cruz years ago, some of my published writings were
illustrated by a local cartoonist named Karl Vidstrand. His work was
funny, outrageous, and often offensive in the most entertaining ways.
Eventually he wandered away from our colorful, creative community and
moved to a small town at the edge of California’s Mojave Desert, near
where the Space Shuttles landed. He liked living at the fringes of
space, he told journalist R. D. Pickle. It gave him the sense of “being
out of bounds at all times.” I suggest you adopt some of the Vidstrand
spirit in the next three weeks, Cancerian. Being on the fringes and out
of bounds are exactly where you belong.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
The
history of your pain is entering a new phase. Gradually, almost
imperceptibly at first, an emotional ache that has been sapping your
vitality will begin to diminish. You will free yourself of its power to
define you. You will learn to live without its oddly seductive glamour.
More and more, as the weeks go by, you will find yourself less
interested in it, less attracted to the maddening mystery it has foisted
on you. No later than mid-April, I’m guessing that you will be ready to
conduct a ritual of completion; you’ll be able to give it a formal
send-off as you squeeze one last lesson out of it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
“When
looking for a book, you may discover that you were in fact looking for
the book next to it.” Italian writer Roberto Calasso told that to The Paris Review, and
now I’m passing it on to you. But I’d like you to expand upon its
meaning, and regard it as a metaphor that applies to your whole life
right now. Every time you go searching for a specific something -- a
learning experience, an invigorating pleasure, a helpful influence --
consider the possibility that what you really want and need is a
different one that’s nearby.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
At
least once a day, a cell in your body mutates in a way that makes it
potentially cancerous. Just as often, your immune system hunts down that
dangerous cell and kills it, preserving your health. Do you understand
how amazing this is? You have a vigilant protector that’s always on
duty, operating below the level of your awareness. What if I told you
that this physical aspect of your organism has an equivalent psychic
component? What if, in other words, you have within you a higher
intelligence whose function it is to steer you away from useless trouble
and dumb risks? I say there is such a thing. I say this other
protector works best if you maintain a conscious relationship with it,
asking it to guide you and instruct you. The coming weeks will be an
excellent time to deepen your connection.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Some
rules in the game of life don’t apply to you and can therefore be
safely ignored. Do you know which ones they are? On the other hand, do
you understand which of the rules in the game of life are crucial to
observe if you want to translate your fondest dreams into real
experiences? To recognize the difference is a high art. I’m thinking
that now would be an excellent time to solidify your mastery of this
distinction. I suggest that you formally renounce your investment in the
irrelevant rules and polish your skills at playing by the applicable
rules.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
“Don’t
think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter,” wrote the Persian mystic
poet Rumi. “It’s quiet, but the roots are down there riotous.” I think
you’re like that winter garden right now, Sagittarius. Outwardly,
there’s not much heat and flash. Bright ideas and strong opinions are
not pouring out of you at their usual rates. You’re not even prone to
talking too loud or accidentally knocking things over. This may in fact
be as close as you can get to being a wallflower. And yet deep beneath
the surface, out of sight from casual observers, you are charging up
your psychic battery. The action down there is vibrant and vigorous.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
“When
you come right down to it,” says religion writer Rabbi Marc Gellman,
“there are only four basic prayers. Gimme! Thanks! Oops! and Wow!”
Personally, I would add a fifth type of prayer to Gellman’s list: “Do
you need any assistance?” The Creator always needs collaborators to help
implement the gritty details of the latest divine schemes. According to
my analysis of the astrological omens, you would be an excellent choice
to volunteer for that role right now -- especially in tasks that
involve blending beautiful fragments, healing sad schisms, furthering
peace negotiations, and overcoming seemingly irreconcilable differences.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
In the movie Fight Club, there
is an animated scene at the very end that required an inordinate amount
of time to produce. Each frame in this scene took the editors eight
hours to process. Since there are 24 frames in each second, their work
went on for three weeks. That’s the kind of attention to detail I
recommend you summon as you devote yourself to your labor of love in the
coming days, Aquarius. I think you know which specific parts of your
creation need such intense focus.
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