Free Will Astrology: August 1-7, 2012 - Village Voice
ARIES [March 21–April 19] The astrological omens suggest that you now have a lot in common with the legendary Most Interesting Man in the World—adventurous, unpredictable, interesting, lucky, one-of-a-kind. To create your horoscope, I have therefore borrowed a few select details from his ad campaign's descriptions of him. Here we go: In the coming weeks, you will be the life of parties you don't even attend. Astronauts will be able to see your charisma from outer space. Your cell phone will always have good reception, even in a subway 100 feet underground. Panhandlers will give you money.
TAURUS [April 20–May 20] Psychologist Bruno Bettelheim said the dreams we have at night are "the result of inner pressures which have found no relief, of problems which beset a person to which he knows no solution and to which the dream finds none." If it's true, why even bother to remember our dreams? Well, because we are often not consciously aware of the feelings they reveal to us. By portraying our buried psychic material in story form, dreams give us insight into what we've been missing. So even though they may not provide a solution, they educate us. Your upcoming dreams will provide useful information you can use to fix one of your long-standing dilemmas.
GEMINI [May 21–June 20] When French composer Georges Auric scored the soundtrack for Jean Cocteau's movie Blood of a Poet, he produced "love music for love scenes, game music for game scenes, and funeral music for funeral scenes." But Cocteau himself had a different idea about how to use Auric's work. For the love scenes, he decided to use the funeral music, for the game scenes, he used the love music, and for the funeral scenes, the game music. I recommend that you experiment with that style of mixing and matching.
CANCER [June 21–July 22] "Piglet was so excited at the idea of being useful that he forgot to be frightened any more," wrote A.A. Milne in his kids' story Winnie-the-Pooh. That's my prescription for how to evade the worrisome fantasies that are nipping at you. If no one has invited you to do some engaging and important labor of love, invite yourself. You need to be needed—even more than usual.
LEO [July 23–August 22] You've been making progress in the School of Life. You're now the equivalent of a sophomore. You've mastered enough lessons so that you can no longer be considered a freshman, and yet you've got a lot more to learn. Are you familiar with the etymology of the word "sophomore"? It comes from two Greek words meaning "wise" and "fool." That'll be a healthy way to think about yourself in the coming weeks. Be smart enough to know what you don't know.
VIRGO [August 23–September 22] A few years ago, a Malaysian man named Lim Boon Hwa arranged to have himself "cooked." For 30 minutes, he sat on a board covering a pan full of simmering dumplings and corn. The fact that no harm came to him was proof, he said, that Taoist devotees like him are protected by their religion's deities. I advise you not to try a stunt like that—including metaphorical versions. This is no time to stew in your own juices.
LIBRA [September 23–October 22] On a spring day in 1973, an engineer named Martin Cooper debuted the world's first cell phone. He placed a call as he walked along a New York City street. The phone weighed two and a half pounds and resembled a brick. Think of how far that amazing device has come since then, Libra. Now imagine some important aspect of your own life that is in a rather primitive state at this moment but could one day be as natural and fully developed as cell phones have become. Are you willing to work hard to make that happen? Now's a good time to intensify your commitment.
SCORPIO [October 23–November 21] In the coming week, you will lose some clout and self-command if you're too hungry for power. Likewise, if you act too brazenly intelligent, you might alienate potential helpers who are not as mentally well-endowed as you. One other warning, Scorpio: Don't be so fiercely reasonable that you miss the emotional richness that's available. In saying these things, I don't mean to sound as if I'm advising you to dumb yourself down. Rather, I'm trying to let you know that the best way to get what you really need is to tailor your self-expression to the unique circumstances you find yourself in.
SAGITTARIUS [November 22–December 21] For a while, French writer Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) was poor. He lived in a place that had no heat and almost no furniture. To enhance his environment, he resorted to the use of fantasy. On one of his bare walls, he wrote the words, "Rosewood paneling with ornamental cabinet." On another, he wrote, "Gobelin tapestry with Venetian mirror." Over the empty fireplace, he declared, "Picture by Raphael." That's the level of imaginative power I encourage you to summon in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. So much of what you'll need will come from that simple magic.
Read More @ Source Planet Pulse Video Horoscope for June 16, 2012
Comments
Post a Comment