Rob Brezsny's Free Will Astrology Newsletter

Rob Brezsny's Free Will Astrology Newsletter
comes out once a week. The forecasts start
each thursday.
This week, along with his
interpretation of the stars, Rob shares this:


ART LESSONS

French Impressionist painter
Henri Matisse wanted his art to be
"free from
unsettling or disturbing subjects . . .
soothing, a cerebral sedative as
relaxing as a comfortable armchair."

Spanish painter
Pablo Picasso had a different opinion.
"Art is offensive,"
he asserted. "At least, art should be
allowed to be offensive. It ought to
be forbidden to ignorant innocents,
never allowed into contact with those
not sufficiently prepared.
Yes, art is dangerous."

As you practice the art of pronoia,
you will probably get best results if
you swing back and forth between
Matisse's and Picasso's approaches.

Every once in a while,
try out William Butler Yeats' idea, too:
"Art that
doesn't attempt the impossible
is not performing its function."

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Pisces
(Feb. 19-March 20):
In her role as DJ Debi Newberry in the film
*Grosse Pointe Blank,* Minnie Driver
defines the term *shakabuku* as a
swift spiritual kick to the head that alters
your reality forever.
I think you're due for one of
those blessings-in-disguise,
though I also believe
you can avoid it if you really want to.
One way to prevent its delivery
would be to hide in your room and
ferociously repress every unruly
emotion that threatens to rise to the surface.
A preferable strategy would
be to figure out why you might need
a swift spiritual kick in the head and
then take action to change the
awkward situation that would require the
kick's arrival.