Rob Brezsny

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) “We have to stumble though so much dirt and humbug before we reach home,” wrote novelist Herman Hesse. “And we have no one to guide us. Our only guide is homesickness.” That’s the bad news, Capricorn. The good news, according to my analysis, is that 2011 could very well be the […]

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) “We Americans are the best informed people on earth as to the events of the last 24 hours,” wrote historian Will Durant de-cades ago. “We are the not the best informed as to the events of the last 60 centuries,” he concluded. Today this describes many Westerners, not just Americans. We […]

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) My favourite news source, The Onion, reported on a proposed law that would prohibit marriage between any two people who don’t actually love each other. Couples whose unions are rooted in mutual antipathy or indifference are of course protesting the plan, insisting that they have as much of a right to […]

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) You’ve arrived at a delicate yet boisterous turning point when one-of-a-kind opportunities are budding. I’m going to give you seven phrases that I think capture the essence of this pregnant moment: 1. wise innocence; 2. primal elegance; 3. raw holiness; 4. electrifying poise; 5. curative teasing; 6. rigorous play; 7. volcanic […]

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wrote a book called Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What One Is. I’d love it if in the next few weeks you would think a lot about how you are on your way to becoming what you were born to be. Current astrological omens suggest you will have […]

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) It’s Experiment with Your Self-Image Week—a time when it would be invigorating to shift and play with your identity. During this reinvention phase, you might find you can change yourself on the inside simply by rearranging yourself on the outside. So have fun wearing new clothes. Entertain yourself with a new […]

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) I recently discovered a blues-gospel artist named Famous L. Renfro, who is also known as “The Flying Sweet Angel of Joy.” His soaring, gritty music had a medicinal effect. It seemed to say to me, “You have the power to change your life in the exact way you want to change […]

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) “I cannot seem to feel alive unless I am alert,” wrote author Charles Bowden, “and I cannot feel alert unless I push past the point where I have control.” Yikes! That’s a pretty extreme approach. But I suggest that you consider trying it out in the coming week. If you hope […]

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) Technorati, a search engine for blogs, says there are well over 100 million blogs on the internet, and that figure doesn’t include millions of Chinese language blogs. So self-expression is thriving on a global scale, right? Not exactly. Most blogs —the estimate is 94 percent —have not been updated for at […]

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) You could really use your own personal doorperson—someone who would accompany you everywhere you go and help you gain entrance through the portals you encounter. In my vision of what you require, this assistant would go further. He or she would find secret camouflaged doors for you and do the equivalent […]

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) “If you’re strong enough there are no precedents,” said novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald. I think that describes you in the immediate future, Scorpio. I bet you won’t have to answer to ghosts or pay homage to the way things have always been done. You’ll be free to ignore icons that the […]

LIBRA(September 23-October 22) Usually you specialize in having a light touch. You’d rather nudge than push. Nimble harmony is more interesting to you than brute force. You prefer your influence on people to be appreciated, not begrudgingly respected. And I certainly don’t want you to forsake any of those inclinations. But I would love to […]