The great positive good force in the universe
Are you connected to it?
Kisemanito is a Cree word whose meaning is “the great positive good force in the universe.”
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EXPLORE THE BIG PICTURE OF YOUR LIFE
with my MID-YEAR AUDIO PREVIEW of YOUR DESTINY
for the REST of 2022:
This week my Expanded Audio Horoscopes explore themes that I suspect will be important for you during the next six months.
What areas of your life are likely to receive unexpected assistance and divine inspiration?
Where are you likely to find most success?
How can you best cooperate with the cosmic rhythms?
What questions should you be asking?
To listen to my IN-DEPTH, LONG-TERM AUDIO FORECAST for YOUR LIFE during the next six months, go here, then register and/or sign in:
After you log in through the main page, click on the link "Long Term Forecast for Second Half of 2022."
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PLEASE NOTE: Last week, a few people experienced issues trying to log into the new Free Will Astrology Expanded Audio Horoscopes website.
Oh, no! Sorry about that! My team is still working to find a permanent fix.
In the meantime, we've got a workaround. If you still have troubles logging in, go here to get details about the fix: https://tinyurl.com/FWAworkaround
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Here's a detailed explanation of the new audio horoscope system:
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Leonard Cohen said it.
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WHAT I KNOW FOR SURE
by William Sebrans, https://www.otherwiseworld.com/
~ Many pressing things are resolved or made unnecessary by simply waiting. Conversely, waiting that has become mechanically habitual degrades into deadly procrastination.
~ No life, however charmed, is un-visited by searing disappointment, numbing grief, chilling betrayal, dull routine, crushing defeat, or exasperating detail.
~ There is a great restorative dignity and holy self-empowerment in playing to the best of one’s ability the hand one is dealt, however unwinning it may seem.
~ 6 minutes of walking outdoors solves more problems than 60 minutes of labored thinking.
~ Many, if not most, of the thoughts that arise and pass in a day, when observed, are revealed to be either useless, unsavory, or at best, harmless. To call them my own is neither flattering, uplifting or accurate.
~ A shower can bestow a temporary taste of being born again. It’s fine to have one for that purpose alone with no further justification.
~ Beauty is pointless wonder, and is also as vital as oxygen and supper.
~ Life without deep friendship is dark purgatory. With true friendship, the inner court of divine belonging.
~ Nearly every phenomenon that arises in life has a continuum of possible expression – from dark shadow to mundane to exalted. This is equally true of planetary influence, salad dressing, teaching Italian, gift wrapping and conversation among each other. In choosing to go more towards the exalted, and it is a choice, is good for the body, and soul. Business, too.
~ One reliably excellent act of love and friendship, perhaps the greatest, is to pay full attention.
~ Shallow breathing and uninspired posture are two of the most pervasive causes and effects of a stunted life and deranged planet.We and our planet need our deep breathing and noble bearing. Both are available right in this moment, cost not a penny, require no extra time or special training to set right. The price of admission is only loving attention, which is a lot and enough.
~ Truth, without beauty, is a soul-less tattered flag rallying no one and nothing real. Beauty, without truth, is a cracked, hollow vessel; a decorative container for gilded dung.
~ When gathered together around the dining table, it is salubrious to joyfully take the last piece of pie on the plate, sans nervous half-splitting. Most everyone watching is secretly empowered by such bold belonging and relaxed self-assertion. If not, it is probably the wrong table.
~ The greatest gift to give any situation or moment or person is a positive state of heart and mind. It is the great harmonizer and possibility engine. Nearly everything else that is done or said is either too indirect, strategic, contrived, or expensive.
~ Context is everything. Strict rulebooks are for dummies, it must be said. Nearly every statement, action, alliance or belief has a context where it is appropriate in that situation and for that moment.
~ Location, location, location – the three pronged maxim in real estate – is equally true as a moral compass and for arcs of destiny. Some places require different codes of action or non-action. Some environments evoke the best versions of ourselves; in others, we wither. In any case, we have no choice but to try to bloom where we our planted.
~ The phrase “i do not know” is a often the shortest, most effective and least expensive way of staying honest.
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HAVE YOU FIGURED OUT HOW TO BE YOURSELF?
I'd love to hear you riff on how it feels and what it's like for you to be the astrological sign you are.
Send your testimony to me here: Truthrooster@gmail.com
Here are examples: readers' thoughts on "How to Be an Aries."
1. "If it isn't challenging, do something else."
—Jennifer Blackmon Guevara
2. "If it's easy, it's boring."
—Beth Prouty
3. "Turn on your sense of wonder full blast and chase the white rabbit right down the rabbit hole."
—Suzanne Shettles Charleston
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Here are examples of Geminis who told me how they went about being the best Gemini they could possibly be:
1. "Relish the fact that your curious mind and mischievous heart and inquisitive soul will ensure that you NEVER need be bored."
—Jonquil Remedy
2. "Do not, under any circumstances, grow up to be a serious adult on the inside. Keep the innocent gaze you had when you were five, and use it often—even (and especially!) when looking at mundane things."
—Kim Breeding-Mercer
3. "Find at least seven best friends because you will need them in the long run. Ten or 12 would be even better."
—Jonathan Ayres
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COMPASSION, MINDFULNESS, JOY
For the fourth time in 8 years, the Golden State Warriors are champions of professional basketball. Why are they so good?
My friend Ronnie Record says: When head coach Steve Kerr took over the team in 2014, he told his players the four values he wanted them to play with:
Compassion, Mindfulness, Joy, and Competitiveness.
The players were surprised. Being competitive is the number four value?
Kerr said if you take care of the first three, then the last one will take care of itself.
This championship team and the previous championship teams under Kerr were built on compassion, mindfulness, and joy.
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WHAT INDIGENOUS LAND DO YOU LIVE ON?
I live in Northern California on land where the indigenous Coast Miwok people lived for at least 5,000 years. Today, about 3,500 Miwok still live in this part of the world.
Traditionally, their spiritual perspectives have included animism, the belief that soul and sentience animate all animals and plants as well as rocks, rivers, mountains—everything, really. Though I'm not Miwok, I share that perspective.
Before the majority of Miwoks were violently displaced by white invaders and occupiers, their food came from hunting and gathering, and they lived in small bands without centralized political authority.
According to one of their creation stories, Coyote and Silver Fox made the world by singing and dancing it into existence. That myth is as appealing to me as the myth of the Big Bang.
And you? What indigenous people lived for hundreds of generations on the land where you now live?
For information about whose traditional land you might be living on, check this site: https://tinyurl.com/3n2zvvp3
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BELATED HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ME
Being a father for my daughter Zoe has been crucial for my development. Our bond has made me a much better artist, communicator, and human being.
She has dramatically expanded my capacity for love, and inspired me to be relentless in translating my spiritual values into practical action.
One of her most important influences is a gift that I'm still learning to master: an unshakable devotion to the absolute necessity and transformative power of untameable beauty.
And in addition to what she's done for me, she's a talented poet and writer and radio DJ and art gallery owner with off-the-charts emotional intelligence and impeccable integrity!
Here’s a photo: https://tinyurl.com/5n99ts5u
Happy Father's Day to me!
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FIVE PLANETS LINED UP
A line of five planets will be visible during the early morning hours throughout the end of June,
The best morning to look up will be June 24, three days after the summer solstice. (The solstice is at 5:13 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 21.)
The five planets are Mars, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn. The moon will always be among them on June 24.
More info: https://tinyurl.com/yc6mvrfn
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MORE PRONOIA RESOURCES:
40 year-old Mom of 3 Becomes First Female Olympian to Finish a Triathlon in Under 8 Hours – New Film Shows How. https://tinyurl.com/28ntatyw
70% Say They Always Trust Their Instinct, With Physical ‘Gut Feeling’ Used to Make Decisions, Says New Poll. https://tinyurl.com/3duxhbj9
Caught on Camera: Teen Hero Dives Into Bay to Save Drowning Woman From Sinking Car. https://tinyurl.com/3jm438jw
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week beginning June 23
Copyright 2022 by Rob Brezsny
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Author John Banville wrote what might serve as a manifesto for some of us Crabs: "To be concealed, protected, guarded: that is all I have ever truly wanted. To burrow down into a place of womby warmth and cower there, hidden from the sky’s indifferent gaze and the harsh air's damagings. The past is such a retreat for me. I go there eagerly, shaking off the cold present and the colder future." If you are a Crab who feels a kinship with Banville's approach, I ask you to refrain from indulging in it during the coming months. You're in a phase of your long-term astrological cycle when your destiny is calling you to be bolder and brighter than usual, more visible and influential, louder and stronger.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): "We wish to make rage into a fire that cooks things rather than a fire of conflagration," writes author Clarissa Pinkola Estés. That's good advice for you right now. Your anger can serve you, but only if you use it to gain clarity—not if you allow it to control or immobilize you. So here's my counsel: Regard your wrath as a fertilizing fuel that helps deepen your understanding of what you're angry about—and shows you how to engage in constructive actions that will liberate you from what is making you angry.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo author Jeanette Winterson was asked, "Do you fall in love often?" She replied, "Yes, often. With a view, with a book, with a dog, a cat, with numbers, with friends, with complete strangers, with nothing at all." Even if you're not usually as prone to infatuation and enchantment as Winterson, you could have many experiences like hers in the coming months. Is that a state you would enjoy? I encourage you to welcome it. Your capacity to be fascinated and captivated will be at a peak. Your inclination to trust your attractions will be extra high. Sounds fun!
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran lexicographer Noah Webster (1758–1843) worked hard to create his dictionary, and it became highly influential in American culture. He spent over 26 years perfecting it. To make sure he could properly analyze the etymologies, he learned 28 languages. He wrote definitions for 70,000 words, including 12,000 that had never been included in a published dictionary. I trust you are well underway with your own Webster-like project, Libra. This entire year is an excellent time to devote yourself with exacting diligence to a monumental labor of love. If you haven't started it yet, launch now. If it's already in motion, kick it into a higher gear.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): "Shouldn’t the distance between impossible and improbable be widened?" asks poet Luke Johnson. I agree that it should, and I nominate you to do the job. In my astrological view, you now have the power to make progress in accomplishing goals that some people may regard as unlikely, fantastical, and absurdly challenging. (Don't listen to them!) I'm not necessarily saying you will always succeed in wrangling the remote possibilities into practical realities. But you might. And even if you're only partially victorious, you will learn key lessons that bolster your abilities to harness future amazements.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian novelist George Eliot wrote, "It is very hard to say the exact truth, even about your own immediate feelings—much harder than to say something fine about them which is not the exact truth." I believe you will be exempt from this rule during the next seven weeks. You will be able to speak with lucid candor about your feelings—maybe more so than you've been able to in a long time. And that will serve you well as you take advantage of the opportunity that life is offering you: to deepen, clarify, and refine your intimate relationships.
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WHAT'S TO COME?
BRAINSTORM ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE OF YOUR LIFE
with my Expanded Audio Horoscopes for the Second Half of 2022:
What will be the story of your life during the coming months? How can you exert your free will to create the adventures that will bring out the best in you, even as you find graceful ways to cooperate with the tides of destiny?
If you'd like a boost of inspiration to fuel you in your quest for beauty and truth and love and justice and meaning, tune in to my meditations on your long-term outlook.
Go here:
After you register and/or log in through the main page, click on the link "Long Term Forecast for Second Half of 2022."
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"Your big-picture audio horoscope was somehow both a balm for my soul and a call to action. How did you do that?" - David G., Coral Gables, FL
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Author bell hooks (who didn't capitalize her name) expressed advice I recommend for you. She said, "Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape." As you enter a phase of potential renewal for your close relationships, you'll be wise to deepen your commitment to self-sufficiency and self-care. You might be amazed at how profoundly that enriches intimacy. Here are two more helpful gems from bell hooks: "You can never love anybody if you are unable to love yourself" and "Do not expect to receive the love from someone else you do not give yourself."
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In April 2005, a 64-year-old Korean woman named Cha Sa-soon made her first attempt to get her driver's license. She failed. In fairness to her, the written test wasn't easy. It required an understanding of car maintenance. After that initial flop, she returned to take the test five days a week for three years—and was always unsuccessful. She persevered, however. Five years later, she passed the test and received her license. It was her 960th try. Let's make her your role model for the foreseeable future. I doubt you'll have to persist as long as she did, but you'll be wise to cultivate maximum doggedness and diligence.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In the eighth century, Chinese poet Du Fu gave a batch of freshly written poems to his friend and colleague, the poet Li Bai. "Thank you for letting me read your new poems," Li Bai later wrote to Du Fu. "It was like being alive twice." I foresee you enjoying a comparable grace period in the coming weeks, Pisces: a time when your joie de vivre could be double its usual intensity. How should you respond to this gift from the Fates? Get twice as much work done? Start work on a future masterpiece? Become a beacon of inspiration to everyone you encounter? Sure, if that's what you want to do. And you could also simply enjoy every detail of your daily rhythm with supreme, sublime delight.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries actor Marilu Henner has an unusual condition: hyperthymesia. She can remember in detail voluminous amounts of past events. For instance, she vividly recalls being at the Superdome in New Orleans on September 15, 1978, where she and her actor friends watched a boxing match between Leon Spinks and Muhammad Ali. You probably don't have hyperthymesia, Aries, but I invite you to approximate that state. Now is an excellent time to engage in a leisurely review of your life story, beginning with your earliest memories. Why? It will strengthen your foundation, nurture your roots, and bolster your stability.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Poet Elizabeth Bishop noted that many of us are "addicted to the gigantic." We live in a "mostly huge and roaring, glaring world." As a counterbalance, she wished for "small works of art, short poems, short pieces of music, intimate, low-voiced, and delicate things." That's the spirit I recommend to you in the coming weeks, Taurus. You will be best served by consorting with subtle, unostentatious, elegant influences. Enjoy graceful details and quiet wonders and understated truths.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the coming weeks, you will need even more human touch than usual. Your mental, physical, and spiritual health REQUIRE you to have your skin in contact with people who care for you and are eager to feel their skin against yours. A Tumblr blogger named Friend-Suggestion sets the tone for the mood I hope you cultivate. They write, "I love! human contact! with! my friends! So put your leg over mine! Let our knees touch! Hold my hand! Make excuses to feel my arm by drawing pictures on my skin! Stand close to me! Lean into my space! Slow dance super close to me! Hold my face in your hands or kick my foot to get my attention! Put your arm around me when we’re standing or sitting around! Hug me from behind at random times!"
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Homework: Tell a story that imagines what you will be like a year from now. Newsletter.FreeWillAstrology.com
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