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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY BY R O B B R E Z S N Y ARIES (March 21-April 19): Do you know Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights? At one point, the heroine Cath- erine tells her friend about Edgar, a man she’s interested in. “He wanted all to lie in an ecstasy of peace,” Catherine says, “and I wanted all to sparkle and dance in a glorious jubilee. I said his heaven would be only half alive; and he said mine would be drunk: I said I should fall asleep in his; and he said he could not breathe in mine.” If you’re a typical Aries, you’re more aligned with Catherine than with Edgar. But I’m hoping you might consider making a temporary compromise in the coming weeks. “At last, we agreed to try both,” Catherine concluded, “and then we kissed each other and were friends.” TAURUS (April 20-May 20): People turn to you Tauruses for help in staying grounded. They love to soak up your down-to-earth pragmatism. They want your steadfastness to rub off on them, to provide them with the stability they see in you. You should be proud of this service you offer! It’s a key part of your appeal. Now and then, though, you need to demonstrate that your stalwart dependability is not static and stagnant -- that it’s strong exactly because it’s flexible and adaptable. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to emphasize this aspect of your superpower. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): When winter comes, pine trees that grow near mountaintops may not be able to draw water and minerals from the ground through their roots. The sustenance they require is frozen. Luckily, their nee- dle-like leaves absorb moisture from clouds and fog, and drink in minerals that float on the wind. Metaphorically speaking, Gemini, this will be your preferred method for getting nourished in the coming weeks. For the time being, look UP to obtain what you need. Be fed primarily by noble ideals, big visions, divine inspiration, and high-minded people. CANCER (June 21-July 22): We all go through phases when we are at odds with people we love. Maybe we’re mad at them, or feel hurt by them, or can’t comprehend what they’re going through. The test of our commitment is how we act when we are in these moods. That’s why I agree with author Steve Hall when he says, “The truest form of love is how you behave toward someone, not how you feel about them.” The coming weeks will be an important time for you to practice this principle with extra devotion — not just for the sake of the people you care about, but also for your own physical, mental and spiritual health. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): After fighting and killing each other for years on end, the Roman and Persian armies agreed to a truce in 532 A.D. The treaty was optimistically called “The Endless Peace.” Sadly, “endless” turned out to be just eight years. By 540, hostilities resumed. I’m happy to announce, though, that your prospects for accord and rapprochement are much brighter. If you work diligently to negotiate an endless peace anytime between now and March 15, it really is likely to last a long time. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “I shiver, thinking how easy it is to be totally wrong about people, to see one tiny part of them and confuse it for the whole.” Author Lauren Oliver wrote that, and now I’m offering it to you, just in time for your Season of Correction and Adjustment. The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to get smarter about evaluating your allies -- and maybe even one of your adversaries, as well. I expect you will find it relatively easy, even pleasurable, to overcome your misimpressions and deepen your incomplete understandings. I Saw You I T ’ S F R E E T O P L AC E A N I S AW YO U ! E M A I L : I S AW YO U @ E U G E N E W E E K LY.C O M D AT I N G S E R V I C E S ***ADD VALENTINE’S SPICE THIS YEAR!*** Out of ideas? How about a SENSUAL COUPLES TOUCH?! You know you want a soft, gentle, memorable evening. Reserve your spot NOW! Professional singles always welcome. Gladly travel. 541-870-6127 Tia. No blocked calls OREGON THE 33RD STATE FOUNDED BY FREE MASONS! Center Earth on Isabella Island, Galapagos (think Darwin 1859) Draw a line at 11 o’clock. Next draw a line from Sacramento through Salem, you’ll see the lines inter- sect. Now draw a line from Bohemian Grove through Eugene, keep going and you’ll arrive at the same spot. At last, a spaceship hidden in the mighty Columbia! POINT NOTED and taken. thank you for keeping me “trued’. X I S AW YOU I SAW YOU Whoever hit my kitten with their car on Willamette St Thursday You killed my best friend Please pay attention while driving RIP Sausage RIVER CAT there’s no one I would rather noodle around with~you’re the best Squidarist I know and you make my days extra special~ let’s worm around forever buddy o SOAR Red bird, fly out of the bat cave. Catch the swirling warm wind. I’ll meet you in the canyon by the parlor. Let your imagination run away with me. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Even nightingales can’t be fed on fairy tales,” says a character in Ivan Turgenev’s novel Fathers and Sons. In other words, these marvelous birds, which sing sublimely and have long been invoked by poets to symbolize lyrical beauty, need actual physical sustenance. They can’t eat dreamy stories. Having acknowledged that practical fact, however, I will suggest that right now you require dreamy stories and rambling fantasies and imaginary explorations almost as much as you need your daily bread. Your soul’s hunger has reached epic proportions. It’s time to gorge. HOMEWORK: What could you do to free your imagination from its bondage? Read “Liberate Your Imagination”: http://bit.ly/Liberate CONTRIBUTE ON INSTAGRAM BY TAGGING YOUR PHOTOS WITH #ewexposure PET OF THE WEEK! Everybody deserves a good home 541-689-1503 www.green-hill.org 88530 Green Hill Rd The love off ered by a cat that has loved, lost and chosen to love again is indescribable. Animals never stop off ering their hearts to us. In fact, the longer that animals have lived, the more readily they seem to commit to a new person. Chase is one such pet. The 12-year-old Siamese was abandoned when her family moved. But that hasn’t stopped her from enjoying people’s company. Visit her at Greenhill and her raspy purr will tell you that you’re in good with Chase! This Saturday 2-7pm, Claim 52 Brewing will host a fundraiser for Greenhill Humane Society. A portion of proceeds from sales of the premier beverage, Kibbles ‘n Milk, will be donated to Greenhill. Learn more at www.Green-Hill.org Hours: Fri-Tu 11am-6pm • Closed Wednesday & Thursday GO TO REALASTROLOGY.COM CHECK OUT EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES AND DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. 30 January 28, 2016 • eugeneweekly.com WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE? Woke weeping from a mourning dream-like when Robin Williams died- to be told later that a friend in faith had passed. The memo- rial out in the wetlands was attended by 2 solemn eagles perched on a light and a gently gliding hawk. Then my friend took his leave suddenly and fiercely, in gusts of wind and torrents of rain, forcing me off of my bicycle. I leaned into the sheer force of his spirit as I marched along. From the Heart: The Photographs of Brian Lanker || Ken Kesey ft. admirer || @eugeneweekly @uoregon @jschnitzmoa #postportraits #kenkesey #gallerywall #exploremycity #oregonexplored #ewexposure #livefolk #postthepeople #jj_oregon #openingnight #visualsoflife #northwestcreatives #igdaily SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had. But I didn’t.” The preceding reminiscence belongs to a character in Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner. I bring it up in hopes that you will do the opposite: Say the words that need to be said. Articulate what you’re burning to reveal. Speak the truths that will send your life on a course that’s in closer alignment with your pure intentions. different one instead,” wrote Latvian novelist Inga Abele in her novel High Tide. Have you ever been guilty of that, Aquarius? Probably. Most of us have at one time or another. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the coming months will bring you excellent opportunities to graduate forever from this habit. Not all at once, but gradually and incrementally, you can shed the idea that you should be doing something other than what you’re doing. You can get the hang of what it’s like to thoroughly accept and embrace the life you are actually living. And now is an excellent time to get started in earnest on this project. MAKE IT TO THE DAY WE OPEN THE DOOR and Laugh with Delight! The Package with the Red Bow has Come Full Circle! by @athenadelene SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Playwright Edmond Rostand (1868-1918) had a lot of friends, and they often came to visit him uninvited. He found it hard to simply tell them to go away and leave him alone. And yet he hated to be interrupted while he was working. His solution was to get naked and write for long hours while in his bathroom, usually soaking in the bathtub. His intrusive friends rarely had the nerve to insist on socializing. In this way, Ro- stand found the peace he needed to create his masterpiece Cyrano de Bergerac, as well as numerous other plays. I suggest you consider a comparable gambit, Scorpio. You need to carve out some quality alone time. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “It seems that the whole time you’re living this life, you’re thinking about a WE—THINK—WE—CAN We—Think—we—Can, We—Think—we— Can We—Think—we—Can! a photo sharing space LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In June 1942, the U.S. Navy crushed Japanese naval forces at the Battle of Midway. It was a turning point that was crucial to America’s ultimate victory over Japan in World War II. One military historian called it “the most stunning and decisive blow in the history of naval warfare.” This milestone occurred just six months after Japan’s devastating attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor. To compare your life to these two events may be bombastic, but I’m in a bombastic mood as I contemplate your exciting possibilities. I predict that in the second half of 2016, you’ll claim a victory that will make up for a loss or defeat you endured during the last few months of 2015. And right now is when you can lay the groundwork for that future triumph. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): According to some traditional astrologers, you Capricorns are vigilant to avoid loss. Old horoscope books suggest that you may take elaborate measures to avoid endangering what you have ac- cumulated. To ensure that you will never run out of what you need, you may even ration your output and limit your self-expression. This behavior is rooted in the belief that you should conserve your strength by withholding or even hiding your power. While there may be big grains of truth in this conventional view of you Capricorns, I think it’s only part of the story. In the coming weeks, for instance, I bet you will wield your clout with unabashed authority. You won’t save yourself for later; you’ll engage in no strategic self-suppression. Instead, you will be expansive and unbridled as you do whatever’s required to carry out the important foundation work that needs to be done. THANK YOU For smiling, waving, and honking! It makes my job worthwhile! Lots of love: your neigh- borhood sign spinning...Statue of Liberty. It’s a kitten party! Agnes, Edith, and Margo are fi ve-month old sociable and approachable sisters. Edith is an indomitable ball of fi re always working to be the center of attention. With outstanding long fur, Agnes and Margo have an exquisite sophisticated appeal. If you have a young one looking for a friend or room for two at home, visit the front shop at S.A.R.A.’s Treasures and consider adding new girls to your family. Even if you can’t adopt, come say hi anyways! 871 River Road • 607-8892 • Open Everyday 10-6 www.sarastreasures.org @EUGENEWEEKLY
