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BY ROB BREZSNY ARIES (March 21-April 19): You have two LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Dear Rob: I’ve biological parents, four grandparents, and eight great- grandparents. You wouldn’t be you if it weren’t for those 14 people. The legacy they bequeathed you played a major role in determining your talents and flaws, your predilections and aversions. And this is a perfect astrological moment to get to know them bet- ter. In fact, deepening your connection to your family’s history will provide crucial clues as you seek to rein- vigorate your tired old perspectives on long-running dilemmas. Are you brave enough to mutate your understanding of where you came from and where, therefore, you belong? Halloween costume suggestion: the ancestor who fascinates you the most. spent my life trying to adjust to the fact that I never finished being born. Literally. It’s as if I didn’t actually agree to leave the womb; never surrendered to being cast out of heaven and exiled into this heavy, difficult place called Earth. As a result, I feel I’m not complete- ly here; I’m always holding back a little. But I’m tired of this tentativeness. I want to arrive fully and embrace my destiny. Can you help? -Unborn Libra.” Dear Unborn: Interesting you should bring this up. It’s a favorable time for you Libras to come all the way down to earth. I suggest that you do a meditation in which you visualize yourself being born while filled a sense of glee, triumph, and freedom. Halloween cos- tume suggestion: a very happy baby. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If I were writing this horoscope for Gun Lovers’ Casino Porn Today magazine, I might advise my Taurus readers to keep their vices firmly in check, as this is a time when anti-social vices are likely to create even more havoc than usual. However, since you are reading my words in a respectable publication and are undoubtedly a refined and ethical person, I feel comfortable advising you to tap into the instinctual part of your nature that is usually off-limits. Halloween costume suggestion: the animal whose spirit would best awaken your dormant wildness. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “You may have Dodge 1977 DODGE van, three on the tree, runs great, ready for camp- ing. 349-1141. Ford 1970 ECONOLINE camper van. Runs. Needs carburetor work. $900 OBO. 686-1128. Buick Audi GOOD MILEAGE and comfort. 1991 Skylark 4-door sedan. Automatic, cruise, power every- thing, A/C, AM/FM, cassette. 130K miles, runs well and gets 30+ mpg. Minor cosmetic dings. Drive the Mushy Leonard Experience for $950 OBO. 683- 3851. Chevrolet 1989 CELEBRITY wagon. 170k, 2.8 V6. Automatic transmis- sion. Runs strong, cosmetically challenged. $750 OBO. 345-2563. 1979 CAMERO, 350 engine. 411. Runs good. $1,000. 653- 2664. GERMAN AUTO SERVICE, INC. 1196 AUDI. A6 Quattro. Loaded. Excellent condition. 96k miles. $8,995. 341-3368. Mazda 1994 PROTEGE LX. 125k, great shape. 5 speed. $3,200 OBO. 954-7399. Mercury 1989 MERCURY Tracer. $900 OBO. 148k, good condition. 221- 2722. Subaru 1999 OUTBACK. 54k, automat- ic, AWD, CD player. $12,300 OBO. 210-884-6401 (Eugene cell). 1991 LEGACY wagon. 170k, 5 speed, all wheel drive. Runs great but needs new rear brakes. $2,000. 484-5502. 1986 SUBARU Wagon. 4wd, 5 speed. 200k. Needs engine work. $450 OBO. 942-9675. Volvo Toyota 1985 VOLVO 240. Auto, pwr locks, windows. Runs great. $1,700 OBO. 717-7371. 1984 TERCEL. Runs good. $650 OBO. 349-1802. 1984 TERCEL 4x4 wagon. Runs good, reliable, 30 mpg. $795 OBO. 916-6409 or 338-4271. Volkswagen 2000 VW EUROVAN Camper. 65K miles. Stove, sink, fridge, etc. Lived in and loved. $25,000 firm. 302-8164. 1995 VW EURO VAN. 72k, runs great. Be prepared for camping season. $25,000. 937-2837. 1975 VW VAN. Good mechani- cal, body, rubber. Rebuilt fuel injection. $1,900 OBO. 485-3838. 1973 VW BEETLE. Excellent shape, recent upgrades. $1,200. 345-1100, 521-0616. 1971 VW POP TOP camper. “The best year!” Rebuilt, runs, needs work. $1,500. 937-2837. Dealers 1993 VW Jetta III GL, 4D, 95.5K miles • $3,695 1994 Toyota Paseo 2D Coupe, 5 speed, 55K miles • $4,595 1995 Dodge Neon 2D Coupe, 59K miles • $3,695 1998 Plymouth Neon Expresso, 4D, 74K miles • $4,695 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage DE 4D, 54K miles • $5,750 1988 Honda Civic 4WD Wagon, 6 spd, 168K miles • $2,750 Minor’s Motors 521-6800 285 River Rd. Eugene www.eugeneauto.com Misc. CANCER (June 21-July 22): New species of delight are headed your way, lucky one. Outbursts of exotic bliss await you. There’s only one obstacle that could interfere with your enjoyment: your attachment to old familiar ways of stirring up the good times. Be willing to put them aside, at least temporari- ly, so that you can be fully available for sources of future happiness. Keep William Blake’s poem in mind: “He who bends to himself a joy / Does the winged life destroy; / But he who kisses the joy as it flies /Lives in eternity’s sunrise.” Halloween costume suggestion: your favorite bird. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In my meditations on 1965 ENGLISH double-decker bus with newly rebuilt diesel engine. Best offer, tynda@aol.com. Charlie's Alpine been born to be a worrywart,” says Edward Hallowell in his book Worry: Controlling It and Using It Wisely. “Some people have a nervous system that is like an alarm system that goes off too easily.” In my experi- ence, only about eight percent of the Gemini tribe fit this description in normal times. But between late October and mid-November every year, the number zooms. Many of you suddenly act as if you’re hard- wired to generate anxiety. You seem to enjoy scaring yourself silly. Why? What’s going on? It’s true that this is a favorable time to confront your doubts and fears. But the point is to conquer them, not let them consume and demoralize you. My advice, then, is to unleash your inner warrior immediately. Halloween costume suggestions: your favorite superhero or crusader for justice. AUTO SERVICE Import Service DOMESTIC, EUROPEAN & ASIAN Exclusively Volvo 268 1/2 Madison St. • Eugene 541.726.1808 • 12th & Main, Springfield S HOP 541-687-1199 SHUTTLE SERVICE AVAILABLE PARTS & LABOR GUARANTEED FOR 1 YEAR, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE C ELL 541-914-8122 www.charliesautoservice.com Vehicle ads are FREE! 4 lines, each extra line $2 Add a photo for $5 your immediate future, I have sometimes seen poignant images: a wet firecracker, for instance, and a flickering flame on a thin candle propped up in a paper boat floating down a creek. But there have been other times when the image that came to mind as I meditat- ed on you was a lover crying cathartic tears while in the midst of a powerful orgasm. Which of these two perspectives is likely to predominate for you this week? It may depend on your ability to create a potent blend of the magic of fire and the magic of water. Halloween costume suggestions: a mermaid carrying a torch or Neptune, god of the sea, holding a thunder- bolt. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The current state of your fate could drive you half-crazy if you’re not patient. The gods seem to be teasing you with tantaliz- ing promises that they later rescind. You’ve practically been forced to master the art of living on the edge and in between. I’m reminded of a passage from a poem by Octavio Paz: “All is visible and elusive,/ all is near and can’t be touched.” My advice, Virgo: Visualize your predicament as an intriguing enigma, not a maddening ambiguity. See if you can approximate the condition the poet William Wordsworth described: “fleeting moods of shadowy exultation.” Halloween costume sugges- tions: a puzzle, a majestic cloud, a second mask worn over the first mask. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): If you enjoy tormenting yourself with fantasies of bad things that might happen in the future, surf over to the “Dante’s Inferno Test” website (www.4degreez.com/misc/dante-inferno-test.mv). There you can get a prediction about what level of hell you’ll be exiled to after you die. If, on the other hand, you’re finally ready to shed your perverse attraction to doom and gloom — and my astrological analysis says you are — then zealously avoid entertaining yourself with fear and anxiety. Instead, use all your ingenuity to track down fascinating encounters with boom and zoom. Halloween costume suggestions: a pirate wear- ing smiley face buttons or a gangsta rapper with a fuzzy Sesame Street puppet. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’re a giant surrounded by ants. Unfortunately, the ants are better organized than you. What are you going do about it? It’s not too late to launch a crash program to match them in their disciplined strength. If you do it now, you can accomplish this seemingly improbable feat without diluting the creative power of your messy fertility. Here’s one suggestion that might help: Design a Halloween costume that expresses both extremes. You could be a soldier wearing a jester’s hat, for instance, or an ant riding a unicycle. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Confront the difficult while it is still easy,” suggests the ancient Chinese book Tao Te Ching. “Accomplish the great task by a series of small acts.” This is per- fect advice for you to act on in the coming weeks, Capricorn. To it I will add three variations on the theme: 1. Fix things before they’re broken. 2. Arrange to have a showdown on your home turf as soon as possible so you don’t have to submit to a confrontation in a time and place your adversary chooses. 3. Go looking for good trouble before it degenerates into bad trouble. Halloween costume suggestions: scout, track- er, pathfinder, fortune teller. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Here are your affirmations for the week, Aquarius. Say them aloud at least 20 times every day. “I want to have a vision of the recognition I will some day be worthy of. I want to ignore everyone else’s definition of ‘profes- sionalism’ and create my own. I want my reputation to be a close reflection of who I really am. I want to feel what it’s like to have supple faith in my decisions.” Halloween costume suggestions: the leader you most admire, a famous wise person, an unpretentious king or queen. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): It seems that the long-sought treasure is different from what it was when you first launched your quest to make it yours. Either that, or it has stayed the same and you have changed. Whatever the case may be, the fact is that you need to adjust your relationship with it. Its meaning and value have shifted, and the strategy you’ve employed in your pursuit of it won’t work much longer. Halloween costume suggestions: a knight of the Round Table, an alchemist in search of the philoso- pher’s stone, a religious seeker headed for the prom- ised land. Homework: What is your great- est fear? Make fun of it this Halloween. Tell me about it at www.freewillastrology.com Call EW Classifieds by Monday, 5pm 484-0519, x10 You can call Rob Brezsny, day or night, for your EXPANDED WEEKLY HOROSCOPE: 1-900-950-7700 • $1.99 per minute • Touchtone phone 18 & over • c/s 612-373-9785 OCTOBER 30 2003 37
