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member since forever
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breathers and seekers of beauty
in the most unexpected places:
in the most unexpected places:
in this moment. right now. this one.
(Just remembering who we are.)
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And
we are also Fun.
Here's something fun for the new year..
The Village Voice
Horoscopes for 2013
Free Will Astrology: December 26, 2012 -
January 1, 2013
ARIES [March 21–April 19] In the sci-fi film trilogy The
Matrix,
the heroes are able to instantaneously acquire certain complex skills via
software that's downloaded directly into their brains. In this way, the female
hacker named Trinity masters the art of piloting a military M-109 helicopter in
just a few minutes. If you could choose a few downloads like that, Aries, what
would they be? In 2013, I expect that your educational capacity will be
exceptional. While you might not be able to add new skills as easily as
Trinity, you'll be pretty fast and efficient.
TAURUS [April 20–May 20] Are you familiar with the fable
of the golden goose? The farmer who owned it became impatient because it laid
only one gold egg per day. So he killed it, thinking he would thereby get the
big chunk of gold that must be inside its body. Alas, there was no chunk. From
then on, of course, he no longer got his modest daily treasure. I nominate this
fable to be one of your top teaching stories of 2013. As long as you're content
with a slow, steady rate of enrichment, you'll be successful.
GEMINI [May 21–June 20] Here are some of the experiences
I hope to help you harvest in the coming year: growing pains that are
interesting and invigorating rather than stressful; future shock that feels
like a fun joyride rather than a bumpy rumble; two totally new and original
ways to get excited; and a fresh supply of Innocent Crazy-Wise Love Truth.
CANCER [June 21–July 22] In her gallery show
"Actuality, Reminiscence, and Fabrication," artist Deborah Sullivan includes a piece called
"Penance 1962." It consists of a series of handwritten statements
that repeats a central theme: "I must not look at boys during
prayer." I'm assuming it's based on her memory of being in church or
Catholic school when she was a teenager. You probably have an analogous rule
lodged somewhere in the depths of your unconscious mind—an outmoded prohibition
or taboo that might still be subtly corroding your life energy. The coming year
will be an excellent time to banish that ancient nonsense for good.
LEO [July 23–August 22] For years, the gravestone of
Irish dramatist Oscar Wilde was covered with kiss-shaped lipstick marks that
his admirers left. Unfortunately, Wilde's descendants decided to scour away all
those blessings and erect a glass wall around the tomb. In my astrological
opinion, Leo, you should favor the former style of behavior over the latter in
2013. In other words, don't focus on keeping things neat and clean and
well-ordered. Be extravagant and uninhibited in expressing your love for the
influences that inspire you.
VIRGO [August 23–September 22] In 2013, I hope to conspire with
you to raise your levels of righteous success. If you're a struggling
songwriter, I'll be pushing for you to get your music out to more people
without sacrificing your artistic integrity. If you're a kindergarten teacher,
I'll prompt you to fine-tune and deepen the benevolent influence you have on
your students. If you're a business owner, I'll urge you to ensure that the
product you offer is a well-honed gift to those who use it. As I trust you can
see, Virgo, I'm implying that impeccable ethics will be crucial to your ascent
in the coming year.
LIBRA [September 23–October 22] After Libran poet Wallace Stevens won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1955, Harvard University offered him a job as a full
professor. But he turned it down. He couldn't bear leaving his day job as the
vice-president of an insurance company in Hartford, Connecticut. I suspect that in the
first half of 2013, you will come to a fork in the road that might feel
something like Stevens's quandary. Should you stick with what you know or else
head off in the direction of unpredictable stimulation? I'm not here to tell
you which is the better choice; I simply want to make sure you clearly identify
the nature of the decision.
SCORPIO [October 23–November 21] In 2013, I will try to help you
retool, reinvent, and reinvigorate yourself in every way that's important to
you. I will encourage you to reawaken one of your sleeping aptitudes, recapture
a lost treasure, and reanimate a dream you've neglected. If you're smart,
Scorpio, you will reallocate resources that got misdirected or wasted. And I
hope you will reapply for a privilege or position you were previously denied
because I bet you'll win it this time around.
SAGITTARIUS [November 22–December 21] Based on experiments at the Large Hadron Collider, a team of physicists in
France and Switzerland announced last July that they had tentatively
discovered the Higgs boson, which is colloquially known as the "God
particle." What's all the fuss? In her San Francisco Chronicle column, Leah Garchik
quoted an expert who sought to explain: "The Higgs boson is the WD-40 and duct tape of the universe, all rolled
into one." Is there a metaphorical equivalent of such a thing in your
life? If not, I predict you will find it in 2013. If there already is, I expect
you will locate and start using its 2.0 version.
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CAPRICORN [December 22–January 19] In 2013, I pledge to
help you bring only the highest-quality influences and self-responsible people
into your life. Together, we will work to dispel any unconscious attraction you
might have to demoralizing chaos or pathological melodrama. We will strive to
ensure that as you deepen and fine-tune your self-discipline, it will not be
motivated by self-denial. Rather, it will be an act of love that you engage in
so as to intensify your ability to express yourself freely and beautifully.
AQUARIUS [January 20–February 18] "Genius is the
ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience," said French painter Paul Cezanne.
What do you think he meant by that? Here's one interpretation: Many of us
replay the same old emotions over and over again—even in response to
experiences that are nothing like the past events when we felt those exact
feelings. So a genius might be someone who generates a fresh emotion. Here's
another possible interpretation: It can be hard to get excited about
continually repeating the basic tasks of our regular routines day after day.
But a genius might be someone who is good at doing just that. 2013 could be a
genius year for you.
PISCES [February 19–March 20] Home is not just the
building where you live. It's more than the community that gives you support
and the patch of earth that comforts you with its familiarity. Home is any
place where you're free to be your authentic self; it's any power spot where you
can think your own thoughts and see with your own eyes. I hope and trust that
in 2013 you will put yourself in position to experience this state of mind as
often as possible.
east 17th street and rutherford place
I'm Sagittarius.
Could this be the year it all comes together?
the Higgs boson, grease and glue,
the one true thing?
Yes it is.
this moment and the next.
amen.
Also,
read Pisces
Never forget Dorothy
and
her.
Glinda is following you around in her little bubble and
at the perfect time,
like a rainbow,
she appears and lets you know what to do to get home.
Let's just say she is like our own soul.
our motto.
Julie.
So. now. the moment of truth. I think I just changed the settings so that a comment spot AND a follow by email option should appear below. (unless I've written too much.. I intended to just send the wreath from this morning!)
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