Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (June 7, 2007)
Emerald Valley Pressure Washing Commercial Services Business entrances Parking lots Strip malls Residential Services Roofs Driveways Paint prep Brick walls CCB # 174978 541-729-3777 • emeraldwash@aol.com S.A.R.A.’s Shelter Animal Resource Alliance Recued Cat of the Week Hidey Ho there, my name is Bandit. I am a fun loving guy who loves to snuggle! I am just over a year old and would real- ly love to go to a home with other kitties my age or with one of my friends here at S.A.R.A.’s Treasures. I love to run and jump, play hide and seek in the kitty tunnel and I really love to make people smile. Stop by soon for your session of “Bandit Therapy”! Sponsored by S.A.R.A.’s Treasures Gift and Thrift Shop volunteer • donate • shop • adopt 871 River Rd. • 607-8892 • www.sarasavesanimals.org Open Everyday 10-6 TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD CALL 484.0519 HIGH QUALITY Lomi Lomi massage with a ayurvedic touch for you. 431-1220. LMT #7488. AUTO ACCIDENT and health insurance accepted at Harmony Massage. Swedish, deep tissue, hot stone, reiki, Thai massage. Call Talicia 232-6298. LMT# 8193. Sudoku POWERFULLY INTEGRATED flowing mas- sage with Shanti. Therapeutic body pam- pering for your wellness experience. LMT# 7488. 870-2774. GARDEN MASSAGE, your choice. Table or Thai, private, quiet, insurance billing. Indigo Rhythm Therapy. LMT# 11074, 343-1625. Spiritual THE SHAMANIC SOCIETY. The source for shamanic guidance, healing, and interven- tion. Eugene based. 541-654-0850. www.the- shamanicsociety.com Apartments STUDIO APT. in South Eugene w/skylight. $525/mo. 913-5261. Real Estate A SOCIALLY responsible Realtor. Kathy Ging, M.A., G.R.I., 21 years of ethical practice, networks local self-reliance! Player Real Estate 1925 Bailey Hill Rd., Suite B Eugene, OR 97405; 729-1444, 541-342-8461, 1-800- 944-0130; kathy@kathyging.com. BANK FORECLOSURES! Homes from $10,000! 1-3 bedroom available! HUD, Repos, REO’s, etc. These homes must sell! For listing call 1-800-425-1620, ext H107. (AAN CAN) Place numbers 1-9 so that each row, column and 3x3 square has each number only once. There is only one solution. Visit www.sudokuplace.com for a puzzle solver. ©sudokuplace.com All rights reserved. Commercial Rentals Homes for Rent LARGE OFFICE Space with reception area in massage center. Ground level, court- yard, quiet, excellent location, parking. $375/mo. 484-5322. DOGS WELCOME! NW Rental Services since 1982, 200-300 rentals, all areas, prices, private owners, houses, studios, apts. 606-9561. Mon-Sun by apt. WAREHOUSE SPACE. 2 units. Zoned light industrail. New building, West Eugene, natu- ral gas, cable, office, bath with shower. 1063 sq ft., 541-606-1219 or 579-5544. CLOSE-IN COUNTRY. Large 4+ bdrm., 2 ba. on 11 shared organic acres 15 min. Stunning views, clean, quiet, wood/elec heat, huge kitchen. No dogs, or smoking. Security. $995/mo. 342-5027. • Divorce • Custody • Domestic Partners • Child Support ¡Spanish for Everyone! “Low Cost, Free Consultation, Payment Plans” Jason D. Castanza 259 East 5th, Suite 200-f • Eugene, OR. 97401 (541) 221-2595 • Very basic conversational tools to intermediate & advanced • Ongoing, Multiple sessions: mornings, afternoon & evening • Developing conversation groups and tutoring Pattie: Spanish Instructor LCC & other 343-2058 learning.spanish.in.eugene@gmail.com BY ROB BREZSNY ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Surreal hope” means having faith in a future opportunity that at first appears in an out-of-context situation. Say, for example, that you have an unsettling initial exposure to a stranger whom you will eventually realize is an important ally. Maybe when you see this person for the first time, he or she is looking dazed and disheveled on a street corner with tear stains on the cheek, hav- ing just broken up with a lover. And maybe you feel a strange attrac- tion to this weirdo despite his or her unflattering appearance. Having surreal hope, in this instance, would mean that you’d refrain from being dismissive and judgmental, but would instead entertain the pos- sibility that your fascination might portend an interesting link under more favorable circumstances at a later date. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Idealism increases in direct propor- tion to one’s distance from the problem,” wrote English novelist John Galsworthy. In other words, most people find it easier to stick to their noble beliefs and neat theories when they don’t have to deal with the messy details of real life. I trust that you will be a stirring exception to this rule in the coming weeks, Taurus. Judging from the astrological omens, I predict that you’ll be a master of utopian pragmatism. As you penetrate further and further into the heart of every matter, you’ll come up with workable strategies for bringing out the best in people. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): For millions of years, the great rivers of the world have flowed into seas — or at least they have up until now. Because of their overuse by humans, several ancient rivers are in danger of drying up before they reach their destinations. Among them are China’s Yellow River, the Tigris and Euphrates in the Middle East, and America’s Rio Grande. I offer this as a cautionary metaphor to consider as you contemplate your long-term future. There are things you can do in the next six weeks to ensure that the river of your life will always connect to a greater source. I suggest you make that a high priority. CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Quetzalcoatl instructed the Aztecs to offer hyacinths and copal [a resin] to their idols instead of human flesh,” wrote Edward Dahlberg in his book The Sorrows of Priapus. Alas, the priests didn’t heed their god’s directive. Their predilection for ripping the hearts out of their sacrificial victims is infamous. Now I’m asking you to attend to a less dramatic but comparable matter, Cancerian. You have a prime opportunity to stop making an extreme sacrifice you’ve been doing for a long time. The gods no longer demand it of you; it serves no holy purpose; and there’s a milder and more useful sacrifice you can make instead. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The geography of your heart is evolving. In places, coastlines are disappearing. Elsewhere, new islands have risen out of the sea. Boundaries are shifting, as some nations dissolve and 44 JUNE 7, 2007 others are born. Even the climate is changing, with warm winds blow- ing where once there was year-round chill, and monsoon-like condi- tions invading desert ecosystems. Roads that formerly led to the cen- ter of the action no longer do, and highways that used to be peripher- al are now main routes. I suggest you take note of all this by redraw- ing your map, Leo. Get up to date with your heart’s new landscapes. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Dwight D. Eisenhower was president of the United States for eight years after serving as supreme com- mander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II. Early in his career, however, he didn’t win many accolades. Referring to his mediocre stint as an undergraduate at the U.S. Military Academy, he said, “If anybody saw signs of greatness in me while at West Point, they kept it to themselves.” Keep his story in mind during the com- ing weeks, Virgo. You may have to summon an extra measure of self- motivation as you keep pushing towards your goal despite a lack of recognition or applause. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In their translation of a poem by Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai, Chana Bloch and Stephen Mitchell write, “I’m the chimp of chance, the champ of chance, I’m a chum of chance and a chump of chance.” Judging from your astrological omens, Libra, I suspect it’ll soon make sense for you to speak those words yourself. Dumb luck and blind fate will be swirling around you, whip- ping up both unexpected pleasures and knotty challenges. What can you do to be more of a champ and a chum of chance, and not so much of a chimp and a chump of chance? Welcome everything that happens, with no exceptions. Love the easy and the difficult, the playful and the contrived, the lucid and the confusing. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I suggest we title this chapter of your life story “The Perplexing Joy of Hundreds of Emotions,” or maybe “The Wild Peace of Way Too Many Feelings.” That may be a bit of an exaggeration, but it’s an apt reflection of your immediate future: extreme, expansive, melodramatic, spectacularly educational, and filthy rich with intrigue. You may not break the world’s record for most mood shifts in a good cause, but you could very well smash your own personal record. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Imagine what it feels like to rub your hand over the stubble that’s just beginning to spring from the skin you shaved. Visualize a single small purple flower jutting through the dry brown stalks lining the trail you’re hiking along. Remember a moment, after an argument with an ally, when the first tentative spark of reconciliation flowed between your eyes and his or hers. These are good metaphors for the kinds of experiences you should seek out, cultivate, and concen- trate on in the coming week. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ve gotten a little addicted to habits that are rooted in fear and worry. I suggest we resort to exotic measures to pry you out of your rut. After you read the proposed actions below, compose four more of a similar nature, then go out and actually do at least half of them. (1) On an empty milk carton, paste a collage of cut-out images and phrases that symbolize your anxieties. Then put it on the floor and stomp it to death as you growl. (2) Slap your own hand briskly 10 times as you bark, “Stop being such a wuss!” (3) Everywhere you go, visu- alize yourself being accompanied by three great warriors who’re dedicated to your well-being. (4) Gaze at a picture of a person who makes you nervous and yell “I’m not afraid of you, you mys- terious slime-sucking bastard.” AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 18th-century France, the pub- lic was sometimes invited to watch when the women of the king’s family gave birth. Can you imagine the modern-day equivalent? As the actresses and pop stars of Hollywood brought their babies into the world, TV news teams would be there on the scene, their cam- eras rolling. It’s probably not going to happen anytime soon (though be on the alert if you hear Paris Hilton is pregnant). But I suggest you seek out the nearest metaphorical equivalent in the coming week. You’ll really benefit from being in the presence of a primal, ecstatic, royal hatching. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In the ancient Gnostic Gospel of Philip, discovered in Egypt last century, the author writes of the rela- tionship between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. In one place, he says, “Jesus often kissed Mary on the ...” Unfortunately, there’s a hole in the original document right where that next word was. Did Jesus kiss her on the cheek? The mouth? The neck? Unless other versions of the old text are found, we’ll never know. On the other hand, I pre- dict that you will soon solve a comparable mystery in your own love life. Some gap that has long mystified you will be filled in. A missing clue will turn up. HOMEWORK : Upon waking up for the next seven mornings, sing the song that fills you with feisty hope. Report results to me by going to RealAstrology.com and clicking on “Email Rob.” Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny's EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700.
