FREE WILL
ASTROLOGY
BY R O B B R E Z S N Y
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “The writer should never be ashamed of staring,” said Aries writer Flannery O’Connor.
“There is nothing that does not require his attention.” This is also true for all of you Aries folks, not just the writers
among you. And the coming weeks will be an especially important time for you to cultivate a piercing gaze that
sees deeply and shrewdly. You will thrive to the degree that you notice details you might normally miss or regard
as unimportant. What you believe and what you think won’t be as important as what you perceive. Trust your eyes.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The ancient Greek geographer Pausanias told a story about how the famous poet Pin-
dar got his start. One summer day, young Pindar decided to walk from his home in Thebes to a city 20 miles away.
During his trek, he got tired and lay down to take a nap by the side of the road. As he slept, bees swarmed around
him and coated his lips with wax. He didn’t wake up until one of the bees stung him. For anyone else, this might
have been a bother. But Pindar took it as an omen that he should become a lyric poet, a composer of honeyed vers-
es. And that’s exactly what he did in the ensuing years. I foresee you having an experience comparable to Pindar’s
sometime soon, Taurus. How you interpret it will be crucial.
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “I measure the strength of a spirit by how much truth it can take,” said philosopher
Friedrich Nietzsche. Measured by that standard, your strength of spirit has been growing -- and may be poised
to reach an all-time high. In my estimation, you now have an unusually expansive capacity to hold surprising,
effervescent, catalytic truths. Do you dare invite all these insights and revelations to come pouring toward you?
I hope so. I’ll be cheering you on, praying for you to be brave enough to ask for as much as you can possibly
accommodate.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Göbekli Tepe was a monumental religious sanctuary built 11,600 years ago in the
place we now call Turkey. Modern archaeologists are confounded by the skill and artistry with which its massive
stone pillars were arranged and carved. According to conventional wisdom, humans of that era were primitive
nomads who hunted animals and foraged for plants. So it’s hard to understand how they could have constructed
such an impressive structure 7,000 years before the Great Pyramid of Giza. Writing in National Geographic, science
journalist Charles C. Mann said, “Discovering that hunter-gatherers had constructed Göbekli Tepe was like finding
that someone had built a 747 in a basement with an X-Acto knife.” In that spirit, Cancerian, I make the following
prediction: In the coming months, you can accomplish a marvel that may have seemed beyond your capacity.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In myths and folklore, the ember is a symbol of coiled-up power. The fire within it is
controlled. It provides warmth and glow even as its raw force is contained. There are no unruly flames. How much
energy is stored within? It’s a reservoir of untapped light, a promise of verve and radiance. Now please ruminate
further about the ember, Leo. According to my reading of the astrological omens, it’s your core motif right now.
D AT I N G S E R V I C E S
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I S AW YOU
GROWN WEARY
SELDOM SEEN
Time takes a toll. I have no way of reaching
you. I ask you, didn't we have a great time
when we met? Free and easy unusual and
immediate interest. Warm and lasting
attraction. Remember jump, I'll catch you?
Most provocative words ever.
Thank you for everything, you are a truly
good person, and will always love you. I
know u must be seldom seen especially for
now. But some day maybe a year maybe 5
maybe 20. You will love me again. I Iove you
to the stars and back. Alinbye.
HAPPY 36.
YOU WERE CUTE
What a view! Talk to your P.O. It’s a keeper.
The cat’s out of the bag. Must have been
about a 12 giggle byte. Can you hear that
high scratching electrical noice?
and I? a bit less cute, but nonetheless, we
talked, a few Wednesdays prior, I was Thad,
and I don’t quite remember your name but
i’d like to talk to you again. i’ll be at the
Eugene library around five every school
day, and i’d love for you to be there.
BROWN EYES
S
You said you could LOVE me forever. So
heartbreaking when egos or opinions oppo-
site or collide, or not yet ready for that
change to happen. Poor timing or just not
meant to be? Or possibly too similar in
many ways. Many regrets in how all ended.
Namasté. In Joy.
U are like the Cheshire Cat,
Invisible, except your smile.
Miss U
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Uh-oh. Or maybe I should instead say “Hooray!” You are slipping into the Raw Hearty
Vivid Untamed Phase of your astrological cycle. The universe is nudging you in the direction of high adventure,
sweet intensity, and rigorous stimulation. If you choose to resist the nudges, odds are that you’ll have more of an
“uh-oh” experience. If you decide to play along, “hooray!” is the likely outcome. To help you get in the proper mood,
make the following declaration: “I like to think that my bones are made from oak, my blood from a waterfall, and my
heart from wild daisies.” (That’s a quote from the poet McKenzie Stauffer.)
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In many cultures, the butterfly is a symbol of transformation and rebirth. In its original
state as a caterpillar, it is homely and slow-moving. After its resurrection time in the chrysalis, it becomes a lithe
and lovely creature capable of flight. The mythic meaning of the moth is quite different, however. Enchanted by the
flame, it’s driven so strongly toward the light that it risks burning its wings. So it’s a symbol of intense longing that
may go too far. In the coming weeks, Libra, your life could turn either way. You may even vacillate between being
moth-like and butterfly-like. For best results, set an intention. What exactly do you want?
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I gladly abandon dreary tasks, rational scruples, reactive undertakings imposed
by the world,” wrote Scorpio philosopher Roland Barthes. Why did he do this? For the sake of love, he said -- even
though he knew it might cause him to act like a lunatic as it freed up tremendous energy. Would you consider pur-
suing a course like that in the coming weeks, Scorpio? In my astrological opinion, you have earned some time off
from the grind. You need a break from the numbing procession of the usual daily rhythms. Is there any captivating
person, animal, adventure, or idea that might so thoroughly incite your imagination that you’d be open to acting
like a lunatic lover with boundless vigor?
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Difficulties illuminate existence,” says novelist Tom Robbins, “but they must
be fresh and of high quality.” Your assignment, Sagittarius, is to go out in search of the freshest and highest-quality
difficulties you can track down. You’re slipping into a magical phase of your astrological cycle when you will have
exceptional skill at rounding up useful dilemmas and exciting riddles. Please take full advantage! Welcome this
rich opportunity to outgrow and escape boring old problems.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “When I grow up, I want to be a little boy,” wrote novelist Joseph Heller in his
book Something Happened. You have cosmic permission to make a comparable declaration in the coming days. In
fact, you have a poetic license and a spiritual mandate to utter battle cries like that as often as the mood strikes.
Feel free to embellish and improvise, as well: “When I grow up, I want to be a riot girl with a big brash attitude,” for
example, or “When I grow up, I want to be a beautiful playful monster with lots of toys and fascinating friends who
constantly amaze me.”
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In one of his diaries, author Franz Kafka made this declaration: “Life’s splendor
forever lies in wait around each one of us in all of its fullness -- but veiled from view, deep down, invisible, far off.
It is there, though, not hostile, not reluctant, not deaf. If you summon it by the right word, by its right name, it will
come.” I’m bringing this promise to your attention, Aquarius, because you have more power than usual to call forth
a command performance of life’s hidden splendor. You can coax it to the surface and bid it to spill over into your
daily rhythm. For best results, be magnificent as you invoke the magnificence.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I’ve got a controversial message for you, Pisces. If you’re addicted to your problems
or if you’re convinced that cynicism is a supreme mark of intelligence, what I’ll say may be offensive. Neverthe-
less, it’s my duty as your oracle to inform you of the cosmic tendencies, and so I will proceed. For the sake of your
mental health and the future of your relationship with love, consider the possibility that the following counsel from
French author André Gide is just what you need to hear right now: “Know that joy is rarer, more difficult, and more
beautiful than sadness. Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a moral obligation.”
HOMEWORK: If you had to choose one wild animal to follow, observe, and learn from for three weeks, which
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