August 23, 2006 at 3:54 pm · Filed under Astrology
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):
At the Coachella music festival, I found myself next to a guy sporting a rainbow mohawk and wearing a red, white, and blue speedo, black socks, golf shoes, a striped necktie, angel wings, a red clown nose, and a battered hard hat with a sticker that read “Martinis and brown rice.” At one point he turned to me and said, “You know what I like most about being an Aquarius? It’s a never-ending opportunity to send out mixed messages in a friendly, non-manipulative way.” That got me to thinking about how most of us are addicted to thinking in simplistic categories and obsessed with making sense. Sending out mixed messages, therefore, can be valuable if it’s done in a spirit of compassionate play, because it subverts those bad habits. Of all the signs in the zodiac, you Aquarians do this best. I hope you ply your specialty lavishly in the coming weeks. People in your life have an acute need to get their certainties scrambled.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):
You’ve entered the Intimacy Intensification Season. Are you ready to dive deeper into the mysteries of togetherness? If so, you’ll meet provocative candidates for future alliances, and people you already know and love will become more available. As you can
imagine, it’ll be crucial for you to study the truths of your own heart with ruthless honesty. There’ll be no excuse for getting tangled up with so-called “pleasures” that don’t really activate your most fervent zeal. Exercise extreme discrimination, please, even as you seek out thrills that make you brilliantly crazy.
August 16, 2006 at 1:39 am · Filed under Astrology
It’s time for you to fall in love, Aquarius–though not necessarily with a person. You could swoon with infatuation for a place where your heart feels free, for example. You could dive into new music that liberates you from your past, or give yourself with abandon to a fascinating task that brings out the best in you. You might lose your heart to a mind-expanding mentor, a mysterious animal, or a thrilling fight for justice. It really doesn’t matter exactly how or what you fall in love with, Aquarius, as long as it incites you to break open the doors of perception.
August 9, 2006 at 3:38 pm · Filed under Astrology
The often-inebriated Calamity Jane character on HBO’s TV show *Deadwood* uttered words that are important for you to take to heart. I’ll paraphrase her observation in order to streamline her drunken syntax: “Every day you have to figure out how to live all over again.” Of course this is always true, Aquarius, but it’s even more intensely apt for you right now. The good news is that you’ll be unusually skilled at deciphering the ever-changing rules of the master game, and you’re also likely to have maximum fun while doing so.
August 2, 2006 at 1:01 am · Filed under Astrology
This is a favorable time for you to conjure up an imaginary friend who also happens to be a muse. You can pretend that he or she is perfectly real, just invisible. Or you can fantasize that he or she is a mostly buried part of you that you rarely express, or maybe your ideal of what a friend should be. I urge you to give this ally a name. Visualize his or her vivid personality and appearance in detail. See the world through his or her eyes. Have dialogues, exchange confidential information, hold hands, and soak up the balm of your tender communion.
July 31, 2006 at 12:31 am · Filed under Ramblings
Hindi Song Title: Soniye - Tu Hi Tu
Hindi Movie/Album Name: AKSAR
Singer(s): KK, SUNIDHI CHAUHAN
Soniye, soniye, soniye, soniye
Soniye, soniye, soniye, soniye
my sweetheart
Tu hi tu hi meri manzil
you’re my destination
Tu hi chaahat mein hai shaamil
you’re what I desire
Tu hi tu hi meri manzil
Tu hi chaahat mein hai shaamil
Kuch aisa keh do jaan-e-dil
say something like that, my love
Tere bina meri subah nahi jalti
without you the sun doesn’t burn
Tere bina meri shaam nahi dhalti
without you my days don’t pass
Tere bina meri jaan hai pighalti
without you my life melts away
Soniye, soniye, soniye, soniye
You are my love, you are my life
You are the one deep in my heart
You are my love, you are my life
You are the one deep in my heart
Tu hi mere tu hi mere ishq ki itteda hai
You’re what I appeal for in love
Tu hi mere tu hi mere ishq ki inteha hai
you’re the utmost limit, the extreme of my love
Saanson ki jhumbish kehti hai kuch nahi tere siwa hai
every motion/vibration of my breath says there’s nothing without you
Tere bina meri subah nahi jalti
Tere bina meri shaam nahi dhalti
Tere bina meri jaan hai pighalti
Soniye, soniye, soniye, soniye
I got to move on, I, I got to move on
I, I got to move on, I, I got to move on
Doobe doobe jism-o-jaan hai
my body and soul are drowning
Pyaar ki baarishon mein
in the deluge of love
Jee raha hoon jee raha hoon main teri khwaahishon mein
I’m only living in my desire for you
Bhool ke main duniya saari khoya tere nashe mein
I’ve forgotten the world in your intoxication
Tere bina meri subah nahi jalti
Tere bina meri shaam nahi dhalti
Tere bina meri jaan hai pighalti
Soniye, soniye, soniye, soniye
Kehkasha hai tera chehra
your face is my whole world
Yaadon mein hai tera pehra
your memories guard me
Tera mera naata bada gehra
the bond between us is very deep
Tere bina meri subah nahi jalti
Tere bina meri shaam nahi dhalti
Tere bina meri jaan hai pighalti
Soniye, soniye, soniye, soniye
You are my love, you are my life
You will always be deep in my heart
You are my love, you are my life
You will always be deep in my heart
July 26, 2006 at 11:59 am · Filed under Astrology
This week should be pretty CRUNCHALICIOUS, Aquarius. You know, crisp and delectable, chewy and pleasing to your inner four-year-old–like a breakfast cereal with three different sweet tastes packed into puff balls that softly explode in your mouth. The only potential problem is that you could keep wolfing down the treats without any regard for how the experience might make you feel later. I suggest that you enjoy the feast slowly, pausing every now and then to monitor whether you’re close to being excessively stimulated or over-satiated.
July 19, 2006 at 8:59 am · Filed under Astrology
Imagine asking fundamentalist nutcase Jerry Falwell to evaluate a book about evolution by a renowned science writer like Richard Dawkins. Imagine handing poet Allen Ginsberg’s masterwork *Howl* to a janitor in Bangladesh and paying him to write his opinions about it. The effect would be similar to an event that actually occurred recently. *The New York Times* invited ex-Marine sniper Anthony Swofford, author of the Gulf War memoir *Jarhead,* to review a subversive metaphysical experiment penned by visionary philosopher Daniel Pinchbeck, a book called *2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl.* As you might expect, Swofford’s screed was 85 percent hallucination. Let the Times’ gaffe serve as a warning beacon, Aquarius. It’s now crucial for you to gather a range of discriminating opinions about yourself and the possibilities you’re considering. Don’t rely on people who have no familiarity with, understanding of, or respect for the issues you want feedback about.
July 12, 2006 at 9:52 am · Filed under Astrology
In one of his poems, the late, great Charles Olson praised “lovers of the difficult.” He didn’t mean that in some sadomasochistic sense; he wasn’t cheering on people who perversely enjoy suffering. Rather, he meant to express his admiration for those whose lust for life drives them to seek answers to the knottiest questions. He was recommending that we wrestle with intractable problems whose solutions unleash blessings on the world. In the coming week, Aquarius, I encourage you to be one of these lovers of the difficult.
July 5, 2006 at 10:50 am · Filed under Astrology
Iran made a strong overture of peace to the United States in the spring of 2003. According to *The Washington Post,* the Iranians offered to recognize Israel, promised to stop supporting terrorist groups, and asked for diplomatic talks concerning their nuclear technology. Tragically, the Bush administration ignored the proposal, missing a chance to cool down tensions that have led to today’s crisis. My analysis of the astrological omens suggests that you now have a comparable window of opportunity in your personal life, Aquarius. Peace feelers are appearing. You’ll soon have a fresh opportunity to dissipate simmering stress before it erupts into conflict. Even better, you’ll be in a good position to negotiate pretty favorable terms for yourself. Don’t imitate Bush and company.
June 28, 2006 at 10:12 am · Filed under Astrology
When you obsess on your adversaries, you risk becoming like them. The more you shape your life through your responses to things you don’t like, you invite them to define your destiny. You’ll have to be on guard against falling prey to this mistake in the coming weeks, Aquarius. While I don’t suggest that you totally ignore the forces that oppose you, neither do I recommend that you regularly wake up in the middle of the night and spend hours plotting your next ten moves against them. Confine your scheming to a circumscribed period– say every Saturday between 11:30 a.m. and noon–and devote the rest of your time to creating what you love.
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