Rob Brezsny, Author at The Source - Bend, Oregon

Free Will Astrology Week of March 29

Aries, now is a favorable time to initiate big, bold projects, but not foolish, big, bold projects.

Rob BrezsnyMarch 28, 2018August 16, 2023

ARIES (March 21-April 19): A few years ago, a New Zealander named Bruce Simpson announced plans to build a cruise missile at his home using parts he bought legally from eBay and other online stores. In accordance with current astrological omens, I suggest you initiate a comparable project. For example, you could arrange a do-it-yourself […]

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Free Will Astrology week of March 22

Aries, I want to confer upon you a diploma for your new advanced degree from the School of Hard Knocks.

Rob BrezsnyMarch 21, 2018March 29, 2024

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The “School of Hard Knocks” is an old-fashioned idiom referring to the unofficial and accidental course of study available via life’s tough experiences. The wisdom one gains through this alternate approach to education may be equal or even superior to the knowledge that comes from a formal university or training program. […]

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Free Will Astrology week of March 15

Rob BrezsnyMarch 14, 2018February 18, 2024

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Although her work is among the best Russian literature of the twentieth century, poet Marina Tsvetayeva lived in poverty. When fellow poet Rainer Maria Rilke asked her to describe the kingdom of heaven, she said, “Never again to sweep floors.” I can relate. To earn a living in my early adulthood, […]

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Free Will Astrology week of March 8

Pisces: You are potentially on the verge of an unprecedented breakthrough

Rob BrezsnyMarch 8, 2018July 3, 2023

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): According to my assessment of the astrological omens, you’re in a favorable phase to gain more power over your fears. You can reduce your susceptibility to chronic anxieties. You can draw on the help and insight necessary to dissipate insidious doubts that are rooted in habit but not based on objective […]

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Free Will Astrology week of March 1

Pisces: Don’t get snagged in identical traps or sucked into similar riddles or obsessed with comparable illusions.

Rob BrezsnyFebruary 28, 2018October 22, 2023

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): As you make appointments in the coming months, you could re-use calendars from 2007 and 2001. During those years, all the dates fell on the same days of the week as they do in 2018. On the other hand, Pisces, please don’t try to learn the same lessons you learned in […]

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Free Will Astrology week of Feb. 22

Pisces: Make sure nothing gets planted in the wrong place

Rob BrezsnyFebruary 21, 2018August 16, 2023

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In her novel *The Round House,* writer Louise Erdrich reminisces about how hard it was, earlier in her life, to yank out the trees whose roots had grown into the foundation of her family’s house. “How funny, strange, that a thing can grow so powerful even when planted in the wrong […]

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Free Will Astrology week of Feb. 15

Fashionable new names for Aquarians

Rob BrezsnyFebruary 14, 2018August 16, 2023

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The posh magazine *Tatler* came up with a list of fashionable new names for parents who want to ensure their babies get a swanky start in life. Since you Aquarians are in a phase when you can generate good fortune by rebranding yourself or remaking your image, I figure you might […]

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Free Will Astrology week of Feb. 8

Aquarius don’t led pride interfere in your pursuit of creative expression

Rob BrezsnyFebruary 8, 2018July 18, 2025

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Charles Nelson Reilly was a famous American actor, director, and drama teacher. He appeared in or directed numerous films, plays, and TV shows. But in the 1970s, when he was in his forties, he also spent quality time impersonating a banana in a series of commercials for Bic Banana Ink Crayons. […]

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Free Will Astrology: Week of Feb. 1

Aquarius, are there influences in your life that wither your willpower and diminish your determination to transform your life for the better

Rob BrezsnyFebruary 1, 2018August 16, 2023

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When I was in my early twenties, I smoked marijuana now and then. I liked it. It made me feel good and inspired my creativity and roused spiritual visions. But I reconsidered my use after encountering pagan magician Isaac Bonewits. He didn’t have a moral objection to cannabis use, but believed […]

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Free Will Astrology: Jan. 24-31

Capricorn, you’ll be compared to an aircraft carrier for the next four weeks

Rob BrezsnyJanuary 24, 2018January 4, 2023

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Thirty-five miles per hour is typically the highest speed attained by the U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. That’s not very fast. On the other hand, each ship’s engine generates 190 megawatts, enough to provide the energy needs of 140,000 houses, and can go more than 20 years without refueling. If you […]

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