mental invalid Posted July 20, 2001 Share Posted July 20, 2001 ...good friday morning from the comforts of my home and not the cubicle hell i am accustomed to! yes kiddies this guys got the day off and busting to take a hold of the day...week started in hell and ends in heaven, not bad.....and yes lately i have felt like "tube of toothpaste that has never been squeezed from the bottom, but always from the top"....tyme to squeeze..... peace.....rOe ARIES (March 21-April 19) Larva and pupa are key metaphors for you in the next 12 months. They refer to the two earliest stages of a butterfly's life cycle. While a larva, the future winged beauty wanders around as a caterpillar, stuffing itself with as much nutritive substance as possible. Upon becoming a pupa, it remains virtually inert, working furiously on the inside to transform itself into its mature form. I don't want to get overly literal about the comparison and the timing, but my sense is that your larval stage begins any day now, and you'll turn into a pupa shortly before your birthday next year. Oh, and then of course there's the ultimate emergence in the summer of 2002. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Around the age of five or six, many children begin to wonder if the adults that care for them are their real parents. Some imagine they were secretly adopted. Others go further, supposing they were originally born into a royal family. This universal tendency is reflected in fairy tales, which are replete with the theme of a baby stolen or separated from a king and queen. As irrational as the fantasy might be, many of us unconsciously carry it into adulthood. It helps explain why we sometimes feel like orphans, even if our moms and dads are still alive. It's exacerbated by the fact that we're often out of touch with our pasts and have no relationship with a loving Father God or Mother Goddess. That's the bad news, Taurus. And the good news? It's all due for a change. Can you handle feeling more at home in the world than ever before? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEMINI (May 21-June 20) I'm not a big fan of homely metaphors drawn from the culture of consumerism. Alas, that's exactly the kind of omen I found for you when I gazed into my magic mirror this week. There you were, being compared to a tube of toothpaste that has never been squeezed from the bottom, but always from the top. I think you know what to do now, Gemini. Let me goad you on by suggesting how smart it will be for you to plumb the good stuff that's been languishing unused down below. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CANCER (June 21-July 22) Imagine that you are both the wood and the fire that consumes the wood. When you focus your awareness in the part of you that is the wood, you hurt; it's painful to feel your sense of solidity breaking down. But as you shift your attention to the part of you that is the fire, you exult in the wild joy of liberation and power. As one of the guardians of your happiness, I'm tempted to urge you to visualize yourself primarily as the fire. But as an ally of your soul, I believe it's more important to ask you to be both wood and fire simultaneously, at least for now. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Shall we review the highlights and lowlights of your performances in recent months? First, you raised your consciousness so far, so fast that you ended up with your head in the clouds. Then when you plopped back down to earth, you sprained your ego. Fortunately, though, during your recuperation you coaxed back several lost or banished resources. Unfortunately, that impelled you to rebel rashly against some very comfortable traditions. Fortunately, that forced you out into the equivalent of a beer can-littered wilderness, where you will shortly find something resembling God. Final score: Successes, 10; Failures, 7. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 22) Virgo, you're one of the finalists in our "Survivor of the Year" award for 2001. And if you're willing to take a little trip to hell and back in the next couple of weeks, you could assure yourself the crown. Well, let me be more precise: "hell" is the wrong word. "Hell" is the term the Christians coined to distort the meaning of the realm of shadows and mystery. In fact, this "underworld" can be rather entertaining and not at all unpleasant if you approach it with the right attitudes. And what are the right attitudes? An optimistic curiosity to learn what you've been ignorant about; a determination to uncover feelings that have been repressed; and a spiritual yearning for inspiration that's not available when you're in your normal daily trance. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIBRA (Sept 23-Oct 22) Have you ever dreamed of being your own master? And of rebelling against people like me who try to tell you who you are and what you should do? Wouldn't you enjoy escaping the kinds of behavior that cause hardening of the arteries in laboratory rats? Well, Libra, after analyzing your astrological omens, I believe that this is the time and this is the place. A colorful destiny is teasingly pleading for you to merge with it. All you have to do is give yourself unconditionally to your deepest desire. Of course, that will require all your ingenuity, compassion, and daring. Strange that the easiest trick in the world is also the hardest. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov 21) So what you thought was a weedy wasteland turns out to be merely the edge of a fertile wilderness. And as you look closer, that gnarled, branchless tree pockmarked with worm holes turns out to be a signpost. Hallelujah! You're not lost after all. Now here I come, shoving a Rorschach inkblot test in your face. When you first stare at the thing, you see something like a madman choking a giraffe as a ladder falls. But as I tickle your ribs, your perspective shifts, and you decide it's actually an image of you dancing on top a beautifully carved oak table in a throne room. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21) Confidential to Sagittarian muckrakers, whistle-blowers, and righteous rebels: Your passion to get to the bottom of the truth needs to intensify. Confidential to Saj researchers: Breakthroughs are nigh if you relax into your work and monitor your dreams. Confidential to Saj conspiracy theorists: Smoking guns you've been trying to obtain forever are finally accessible. Confidential to Saj queers who're Star Trek fans: Launch a letter-writing campaign to get an openly gay character on the new "Enterprise" TV show. Confidential to Saj trendsetters: Wear your clothes backward and inside out. And confidential to those of you who don't fit any of the above categories: Translate everything I just said into metaphors that apply in your own sphere. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19) "The ancient Egyptians thought onions symbolized the many-layered universe," notes naturalist Diane Ackerman, "and swore oaths on an onion as we might on a Bible." I recommend that you resurrect this practice now that you're entering the Vow-Taking Season. Yes, Capricorn, you're about to enjoy a phase in your astrological cycle when you'll receive lots of cosmic assistance if you commit yourself to a challenging process you're sure you can love over the long haul. So wrap your hands around a big, ripe onion and take a solemn (but maybe also slightly playful) pledge. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18) In the film "Himalaya," the Tibetan Buddhist monk-in-training, Norbou, agrees to leave the peace and quiet of the monastery in order to help his father on an arduous trek into the mountains. "Why?" asks the old man, surprised by his son's decision. "My master told me," Norbou replies, "that when two paths present themselves, always take the hardest one." As you know, Aquarius, I am not a fan of the "No Pain, No Gain" philosophy of life. However, in response to your current astrological omens, I heartily recommend that you borrow the young monk's approach. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PISCES (Feb 19-March 20) Since the first Piscean life form first slunk out of the primordial ooze eons ago, there's probably never been a better time than now for you and your tribe to triumph forever over your congenital longing to crawl back into the primordial ooze. Your ache to be at one with the oceanic flow is no longer competing with your growing drive to be a vividly individuated human; instead, it is actually enhancing that drive for a change. I've been waiting for this turning point in Piscean history since I first began writing this column 23 years ago. Please seize the tremendous opportunity. Find the secret to being your unique self even as you celebrate your urge to merge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jades_blue Posted July 20, 2001 Share Posted July 20, 2001 this week has been nothing but a horrible nightmare -- I've been forced to deal with reality and it sucks here. I want my fairy tales and sweet dreams back.... but I guess this will bring something positive. (At least I hope.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbian bum Posted July 20, 2001 Share Posted July 20, 2001 thanks roe for those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mental invalid Posted July 22, 2001 Author Share Posted July 22, 2001 "I want my fairy tales and sweet dreams" ME2-R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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