Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology: May 16, 2013

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

I’ll offer a few lines from “A Few Words on the Soul,” a poem by Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska. “We have a soul at times,” she says. “No one’s got it non-stop, for keeps.

Free Will Astrology: May 9, 2013

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

I’ll offer a few lines from “A Few Words on the Soul,” a poem by Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska. “We have a soul at times,” she says. “No one’s got it non-stop, for keeps.

Free Will Astrology: May 2, 2013

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

I’ll offer a few lines from “A Few Words on the Soul,” a poem by Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska. “We have a soul at times,” she says. “No one’s got it non-stop, for keeps.

Free Will Astrology: April 25, 2013

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In 1921, Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev -- born under the sign of the Bull -- premiered his opera The Love for Three Oranges in the United States. Here’s how The New York Times felt about it: “There are a few, but only a very few, passages that bear recognizable kinship with what has hitherto been considered music.” It’s possible, Taurus, that you will get a similar reaction when you debut your new approach or endeavor. And that may disturb you. But I think it would be a good omen -- a sign that you’re taking a brave risk as you try something innovative and unfamiliar.

Free Will Astrology: April 18, 2013

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The writer Oliver Burkeman has some advice that would be helpful for you Aries folks to hear right now: “When you assume your current preferences won’t alter, you’ll make bad decisions: embarking on a career or marriage, say, not with a view to its durability, but solely based on how it makes you feel now.” I am most definitely not predicting that you are about to make the kind of bad decision Burkeman refers to. I’m sure my warning here in this horoscope will derail any temptation you might have to make short-sighted moves.

Free Will Astrology: April 11, 2013

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

I’ll offer a few lines from “A Few Words on the Soul,” a poem by Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska. “We have a soul at times,” she says. “No one’s got it non-stop, for keeps.

Free Will Astrology: April 4, 2013

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Every April, the ancient Romans celebrated a festival known as Robigalia. Among the rites they performed were ceremonies to exorcize the god of rust and mildew. I suggest you consider reviving that old practice...

Free Will Astrology: Mar 28, 2013

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Get as wild and extreme as you’ve ever been if it helps you rustle up the closeness you’re hungry for. Get down on your knees and beg, or climb a tree with a megaphone and profess your passion.

Free Will Astrology: Mar 21, 2013

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

“Stories happen to those who tell them,” said the ancient Greek historian Thucydides. Modern radio journalist Ira Glass goes even further. “Great stories happen to those who can tell them,” he has said.

Free Will Astrology: Mar 14, 2013

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

It won’t be a good week to issue unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered demands. And please don’t make peanut butter and jelly a part of your sex life, take a vacation in Siberia, or photocopy your butt and deliver it anonymously to your boss.

Free Will Astrology: Mar 7, 2013

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

“My identical twin is stuck in an alternate dimension and she can only communicate with me by appearing as my own reflection in mirrors and windows. How can I tell her I don’t like what she’s done to her hair?”

Free Will Astrology: Feb 27, 2013

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

With the rubber chicken as your guardian spirit, you might be inspired to commit random acts of goofiness and surrealism. And that would reduce tension in the people around you.

Free Will Astrology: Feb 21, 2013

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Jackalopes resemble jackrabbits, except that they have antlers like deer and tails like pheasants. They love whiskey, only have sex during storms, and can mimic most sounds, even the human voice. The milk of the female has curative properties.

Free Will Astrology: Feb. 14, 2013

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

This Valentine season, meditate on the relentlessness of your yearning for love. Recognize the fact that your eternal longing will never leave you in peace.

Free Will Astrology: Feb. 7, 2013

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

While trekking up Mount Katahdin in Maine, naturalist Henry David Thoreau had a “mountain-top experience” that moved him to observe, “I stand in awe of my body.”