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罗伯本兹尼，美国著名占星师，作家、诗人、音乐人、社会活动家。运势风格为心理指引。 转载请注明“星译社”及译者，谢谢，同时参考日升星座。 整体星相——译者：即兴幻想 负面思想的危害 纽约时报登载：“所有人类都有一个倾向，相对于愉快的体验，糟糕的体验更会被反复回味。这是进化中适者生存的结果，帮助我们避开危险，在危机中快速反应。” “但是经常被负面能量影响也会让我们不快乐，增加压力和焦虑，最终危害健康。” 能不能做些事消减负面思想的影响呢？这是个复杂而微妙的课题，但却是个好的开始。 语言的魔力 Terence McKenna说过 “魔力的真正秘密就是，世界是言语构成的。如果你能明白构成这世界的预言，可以用它做成任何想做的事。” 我对这个理论有个自己的版本：你最终生活在什么样的世界，至少一部分取决于你所使用的语言。 你愿意行走在一个贫瘠混乱的世间么，一切都毫无道理可言，人和人之间没有真正的爱？如果是，那尽管有口没心，信口开河好了。那些原本在心灵阴暗角落里的愤怒，努力去实现和以此为乐好了，原本不堪出口的咒骂，也大声说出来变成无法更改的事实好了。 或者你会愿意生活在这样的世界，充满着灵动的感悟、迷人的巧合和神秘的和谐？那在说话的时候就要谨慎而有创造性，时刻准备说出那些一直在眼前出现的意外密码。将想象力转化为火热的自由，那些你凭空创造出来的东西，沾染着梦里无名之火的奇异光芒。 不靠贩卖冲突讲故事 很难发现有哪一部当代小说不是靠着无尽的冲突来推动情节的。我理解，这正是吸引读者的地方，但我不理解的是为什么冲突主导了叙事。 难道作者和电影制作人真的不能构想出这样一种娱乐形式，像克服困难一样的去追求发现、激情和快乐？ Ursula le Guin曾写道：“主人公都是要带着使命的，合理的叙事结构应该是像箭或矛，笔直地从一点射到另一点，咻的一声，直中目标（功成身退）；第二，叙事，包括小说写作的中心就是冲突；第三，如果主人公不在的话，故事就差很多。” “对于以上几点，我全都不同意。我愿意冒天下之大不韪说，一个自然、合理适度的叙事应该是一个袋子。书里有文字，文字言之有物。文字承载着意义。一本小说应该是一套药物，尤其包含着与其他人和与人类的强烈联结。” “冲突，只是小说中各个元素之间关系的一种，但为了冲突而减少叙事就是滥用。（我度过一个“怎样写作”的手册，上面说，“一个故事应该是一场战斗，”要不停地叙述谋略、进攻、胜利等等。）” “冲突，竞争，压力，挣扎等等，在好像手提包、猪肚、盒子、房子或药包的叙事结构里面，也许是整体中不可缺少的一部分，但叙事的整体不能只是以冲突或和谐为标识，因为叙事的目的不是和解或停滞而是持续发展。” 我想告诉你——Tony Hoagland 游乐场里破掉的秋千有人并不把这看作是破碎的童年 苍蝇飞舞在汽车旅馆有人不把这看作是对自己想法的讽刺 有人路过空荡荡的泳池并不会想起逝去的欢乐不再来于是伫立人行道，堵住后面的行人 我曾读到过加利福尼亚某个小镇那里的人们不播种那片土壤也生活着其他生物人们并不挖掘并不像一个6岁小孩贪婪地吸走杯子里最后一点奶昔，吸管发出噪音 你曾见过柔柔的，柠檬黄月亮么？一些人，并不像你我渴望名声、爱或很多很多钱这些像月亮一样遥远； 因此，当日后反悔要浪费更多时间贬低自己以前喜欢的东西。或由此逃跑或折磨自己在午夜孤寂的星巴克受难地 我想告诉你—— 有些人早上起床，穿过房间打开窗让甜美微风吹进来让风拂过脸庞和身体 ☆☆☆白羊座——译者：幻觉 1920年8月18日之前，很多美国女性是没有投票权的。那天，田纳西州成为第36个通过美国宪法第十九修正案的州，正由于该州的赞成票最终使这一修正案生效，正式给予美国女性投票权。田纳西州那次大会上，赞成票与反对票是非常接近的。最后一刻，24岁的立法委员哈里·T·伯恩斯改变了想法，由反对变成了赞成，这要感谢他妈妈写给他的信，要求他“做个好孩子”，投下赞成票。我猜今后几周，白羊座，你就处于一个类似伯恩斯的重要位置：你的决定可以影响到更多人，超出你的认识。做个好孩子吧。 ☆☆☆金牛座——译者：幻觉 今后几周，命运召唤你、召唤你、召唤你，邀请你回应它的召唤。如果你真的去回应了，它就会给你清楚的指令，告诉你需要做些什么加速推动你走入未来的方向。反过来，如果你拒绝倾听命运的召唤，或听到了也不回应，命运就会换个路子，不会给你任何命令，但就将狠狠地踹你一脚，将你踹到未来方向上去。 ☆☆☆双子座——译者： 刘小猫 看起来你心中似乎有千般万种情绪，远没有排尽耗竭。是的，可能在你的床上已经有一湖眼泪。你的祭坛可能满是灰烬，成为你燃烧的证据。但是你还是想办法从诸多的考验与测试中，获限了许多有用的经验教训。你也惊讶自己所展现出来的坚韧与机智。因此，你从这些不易的胜利中所汲取的能量，是对得起你所付出的代价的。 ☆☆☆巨蟹座——译者：幻觉 每段关系都是独特的，你与另一个人交往的方式，不管是友情、恋情、家庭还是合作，都应该自由地找到最适合双方之间化学反应的独特特性。所以，将你的任何关系与一些所谓的完美理想作比较都是一个错误。好在，你现在处于占星上的一个阶段，期间你在培养关系的独特模式上更具智慧，所以我推荐你将今后几周用在对最重要关系的不断深化和重新定义上。 ☆☆☆狮子座——译者： 刘小猫 最近几周，你的工作主要集中在拉扯与争斗相关的主题：修复，解决，再评估，陪审团的操纵，调整，妥协。而神奇的是，狮子座，你有通过聪明地完成所有的艰难工作，从而把你的痛苦降至最低。有的时候你甚至发展地很好。恭喜你如此地刻苦和坚定！很快，你就会进入事情发展中更平顺的阶段。留心那些诱人的信号。不要认为自己应该持续受苦受累。 ☆☆☆处女座——译者：幻觉 挪威画家爱德华·蒙克给他的代表作《呐喊》绘制了四个版本，每个版本都描绘了一个看似非常痛苦的人，用手捧着自己的头，大大地张开嘴，好像在释放着大声的号叫。2012年，其中的一幅画卖到1.2亿美金的高价。这笔钱属于蒙克一个朋友也是资助人的儿子。你可以想到，你和你心爱的人们也可以从消极情绪或困难体验中提取巨大价值或得到巨大收获吗？今后几周就是这么做的有利时机。 ☆☆☆天秤座——译者： 爬爬 贵族诗人克蒂芒蒂娜·劳迪奇说：“在头脑与内心发生的酒吧斗殴中，我更偏爱头脑”。我欣赏这种观点，不过在接下来几周里我建议你反其道而行。在这个占星运势周期中，不管你的头脑和内心之间究竟出现了酒吧斗殴、摔跤比赛、打太极、拔河、斗智还是混乱争执，你都要坚定不移的支持自己的内心。说一下我给这种建议最重要的原因所在：因为你的头脑更倾向于让这场冲突继续，直到当事的其中一方遭受脸上无光的惨败，而你的内心更倾向于努力取得双赢的结果。 ☆☆☆天蝎座——译者：幻觉 天蝎座皇帝朱元璋在24岁时还是一个穷和尚，刚刚学会认字和写字，很多年一直在流浪乞讨。等他40岁的时候，就成了中国的皇帝，大明王朝的开国皇帝，明朝统治了中国276年。中间都发生了什么？那就说来话长了，但朱元璋的乞讨旅程成了他的宝贵资本，因为这些经历，他才拥有那么勇猛的能力和狡猾的战术。而且他非常擅长投入到具体务实的事情中，这也是必不可少的成功元素。如果你生活中可以开动一个长远看堪比朱元璋的上升过程，那么就是今后十个月里了。勇敢和开拓还不足够，你也必须顽强和自律。 ☆☆☆射手座——译者：幻觉 1892年，当时极具影响力的大西洋月刊杂志批评了射手座诗人艾米丽·迪金森，说她“有种极端不正常的、怪异的幻想”。贬低她的诗歌语无伦次，公然指责说那是一种“古怪的、恍惚的、文化程度低下的孤僻呓语”，就像她“可以毫发无损地无视万有引力定律和语法”。这种刻薄的羞辱最后变成了可笑的错误。现在迪金森被视为最具创意的美国诗人之一。我用这个故事来给你打气，射手座。今后几个月，我猜你会改造自己，你会研究活出人生的全新方法，在这些实验的过程中，人们可能认为你不正常或诡异幻想。人们可能认为你古怪又恍惚。我希望你不会让人们的误解干扰你那有趣但重要的任务。 ☆☆☆摩羯座——译者： hans 和普通的口香糖相比，泡泡糖弹性更强，粘性更弱。所以你才能用它吹出泡泡。1928年，在富力尔口香糖公司工作的摩羯座会计师沃尔特迪默发明了泡泡糖。在终于完善了配方的时候，他手边只有一种颜色的食物染色剂，粉色。所以他初期做的几个批次都是这种颜色，而传统也就此形成。这就是为什么直到现在，大多数的泡泡糖依然是粉色的。我猜测类似的乐章很快会在你生活中展开。一个新项目开始时的情形会给该项目未来的发展刻下烙印。所以，请确认那些情形都是你喜欢的。 ☆☆☆水瓶座——译者：幻觉 “一扇门关上时，另一扇门打开了”，发明家亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔这样说，“但我们总是看着关上的门遗憾太久，看不见已经打开的另一扇门”，注意他的建议，水瓶座，你需要用些时间哀悼失去的机会，但不要用太长时间，这完全没必要。可以替换和取代失去的东西很快就会出现，比你想得更快。 ☆☆☆双鱼座——译者： 刘小猫 吉尔伯特·斯图尔特画了美国第一任总统乔治·华盛顿的肖像。这就是一元美元上的图案。但是吉尔伯特一直没有完成这幅巨作。从1796年开始，直到吉尔伯特离世时的1828年一直在进行。达芬奇也有类似的成功案例。他的未完成的著作《圣母子与圣安妮》挂在巴黎的卢浮宫中，他的另一幅未完成之作《贤士的崇拜》从1671年来就挂在佛罗伦萨的乌菲兹美术馆。我建议你把斯图尔特和达芬奇作为你接下来几周的榜样。也许某个项目还不能完工并非一件坏事，也许这就是最好的结果。 原文： THE DOWNSIDES OF NEGATIVE THINKING From *The New York Times*: "All humans have a tendency to ruminate more on bad experiences than positive ones. It’s an evolutionary adaptation that helps us avoid danger and react quickly in a crisis. "But constant negativity can also get in the way of happiness, add to our stress and worry level, and ultimately damage our health." Can we do anything to diminish the power of negative thinking? It's a complex, nuanced subject, but here's a good start. THE MAGIC OF YOUR WORDS "The real secret of magic is that the world is made of words," said Terence McKenna, "and that if you know the words that the world is made of, you can make of it whatever you wish." Here's my version of that hypothesis: What world you end up living in depends at least in part on your use of language. Do you want to move and breathe amidst infertile chaos where nothing makes sense and no one really loves anyone? Then speak with unconscious carelessness, expressing yourself lazily. Constantly materialize and entertain angry thoughts in the privacy of your own imagination, beaming silent curses out into eternity. Or would you prefer to live in a realm that's rich with fluid epiphanies and intriguing coincidences and mysterious harmonies? Then be discerning and inventive in how you speak, primed to name the unexpected codes that are always being born right in front of your eyes. Turn your imagination into an ebullient laboratory where the somethings you create out of nothings are tinctured with the secret light you see in your dreams of invisible fire. Hear this as a spoken-word piece. STORYTELLING THAT DOESN'T RELY ON CONFLICT It's hard to find modern stories that don't depend on endless conflict to advance the plot. I understand the attraction to such stories, but I don't understand why they dominate storytelling. Are authors and filmmakers really unable to conceive of the possibility that entertaining adventures might emerge from pursuing discovery and excitement and joy as much as from overcoming difficulties? Ursula le Guin writes: "The Hero has decreed . . . that the proper shape of the narrative is that of the arrow or spear, starting here and going straight there and THOK! hitting its mark (which drops dead); second, that the central concern of the narrative, including the novel, is conflict; and third, that the story isn't any good if he isn't in it. "I differ with all of this. I would go so far as to say that the natural, proper, fitting shape of the novel might be that of a sack, a bag. A book holds words. Words hold things. They bear meanings. A novel is a medicine bundle, holding things in a particular, powerful relation to one another and to us. "One relationship among elements in the novel may well be that of conflict, but the reduction of narrative to conflict is absurd. (I once read a how-to-write manual that said, 'A story should be seen as a battle,' and went on about strategies, attacks, victory, etc.) "Conflict, competition, stress, struggle, stress, etc., within the narrative conceived as carrier bag / belly / box / house / medicine bundle, may be seen as necessary elements of a whole which itself cannot be characterized as conflict or as harmony, since its purpose is neither resolution nor stasis but continuing process." I HAVE NEWS FOR YOU - by Tony Hoagland There are people who do not see a broken playground swing as a symbol of ruined childhood and there are people who don't interpret the behavior of a fly in a motel room as a mocking representation of their thought process. There are people who don't walk past an empty swimming pool and think about past pleasures unrecoverable and then stand there blocking the sidewalk for other pedestrians. I have read about a town somewhere in California where human beings do not send their sinuous feeder roots deep into the potting soil of others' emotional lives as if they were greedy six-year-olds sucking the last half-inch of milkshake up through a noisy straw; Do you see that creamy, lemon-yellow moon? There are some people, unlike me and you, who do not yearn after fame or love or quantities of money as unattainable as that moon; thus, they do not later have to waste more time defaming the object of their former ardor. Or consequently run and crucify themselves in some solitary midnight Starbucks Golgotha. I have news for you— there are people who get up in the morning and cross a room and open a window to let the sweet breeze in and let it touch them all over their faces and bodies. by Tony Hoagland Aries (March 21-April 19) Many American women did not have the right to vote until August 18, 1920. On that day, the Tennessee General Assembly became the 36th state legislature to approve the Nineteenth Amendment, thus sealing the legal requirements to change the U.S. Constitution and ensure women's suffrage. The ballot in Tennessee was close. At the last minute, 24-year-old legislator Harry T. Burns changed his mind from no to yes, thanks to a letter from his mother, who asked him to "be a good boy" and vote in favor. I suspect that in the coming weeks, Aries, you will be in a pivotal position not unlike Burns'. Your decision could affect more people than you know. Be a good boy or good girl. Taurus (April 20-May 20) In the coming weeks, Destiny will be calling you and calling you and calling you, inviting you to answer its summons. If you do indeed answer, it will provide you with clear instructions about what you will need to do expedite your ass in the direction of the future. If on the other hand you refuse to listen to Destiny's call, or hear it and refuse to respond, then Destiny will take a different tack. It won't provide any instructions, but will simply yank your ass in the direction of the future. Gemini (May 21-June 20) Looks like the Season of a Thousand and One Emotions hasn't drained and frazzled you. Yes, there may be a pool of tears next to your bed. Your altar might be filled with heaps of ashes, marking your burnt offerings. But you have somehow managed to extract a host of useful lessons from your tests and trials. You have surprised yourself with the resilience and resourcefulness you've been able to summon. And so the energy you've gained through these gritty triumphs is well worth the price you've had to pay. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Every relationship is unique. The way you connect with another person -- whether it's through friendship, romance, family, or collaborative projects -- should be free to find the distinctive identity that best suits its special chemistry. Therefore, it's a mistake to compare any of your alliances to some supposedly perfect ideal. Luckily, you're in an astrological period when you have extra savvy about cultivating unique models of togetherness. So I recommend that you devote the coming weeks to deepening and refining your most important bonds. Leo (July 23-August 22) During recent weeks, your main tasks have centered around themes often associated with strain and struggle: repair, workaround, reassessment, jury-rigging, adjustment, compromise. Amazingly, Leo, you have kept your suffering to a minimum as you have smartly done your hard work. In some cases you have even thrived. Congratulations on being so industrious and steadfast! Beginning soon, you will glide into a smoother stage of your cycle. Be alert for the inviting signs. Don't assume you've got to keep grunting and grinding. Virgo (August 23-September 22) Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1863-1944) created four versions of his iconic artwork The Scream. Each depicts a person who seems terribly upset, holding his head in his hands and opening his mouth wide as if unleashing a loud shriek. In 2012, one of these images of despair was sold for almost $120 million. The money went to the son of a man who had been Munch's friend and patron. Can you think of a way that you and yours might also be able to extract value or get benefits from a negative emotion or a difficult experience? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to do just that. Libra (September 23-October 22) "I think I like my brain best in a bar fight with my heart," says poet Clementine von Radics. While I appreciate that perspective, I advise you to do the opposite in the coming weeks. This will be a phase of your astrological cycle when you should definitely support your heart over your brain in bar fights, wrestling matches, shadow boxing contests, tugs of war, battles of wits, and messy arguments. Here's one of the most important reasons why I say this: Your brain would be inclined to keep the conflict going until one party or the other suffers ignominious defeat, whereas your heart is much more likely to work toward a win-win conclusion. Scorpio (October 23-November 21) When he was 24 years old, Scorpio-born Zhu Yuanzhang (1328-1398) was a novice monk with little money who had just learned to read and write. He had spent years as a wandering beggar. By the time he was 40 years old, he was the emperor of China and founder of the Ming Dynasty, which ruled for 276 years. What happened in between? That's a long story. Zhu's adventurousness was a key asset, and so was his ability as an audacious and crafty tactician. His masterful devotion to detailed practical matters was also indispensable. If you are ever in your life going to begin an ascent even remotely comparable to Zhu’s, Scorpio, it will be in the coming ten months. Being brave and enterprising won't be enough. You must be disciplined and dogged, as well. Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) In 1892, the influential Atlantic Monthly magazine criticized Sagittarian poet Emily Dickinson, saying she "possessed an extremely unconventional and grotesque fancy." It dismissed her poetry as incoherent, and declared that an "eccentric, dreamy, half-educated recluse" like her "cannot with impunity set at defiance the laws of gravitation and grammar." This dire diss turned out to be laughably wrong. Dickinson is now regarded as one of the most original American poets. I offer this story up as a pep talk for you, Sagittarius. In the coming months, I suspect you'll be reinventing yourself. You'll be researching new approaches to living your life. In the course of these experiments, others may see you as being in the grip of unconventional or grotesque fantasy. They may consider you dreamy and eccentric. I hope you won't allow their misunderstandings to interfere with your playful yet serious work. Capricorn (December 22-January 19) Bubble gum is more elastic and less sticky than regular chewing gum. That's why you can blow bubbles with it. A Capricorn accountant named Walter Diemer invented it in 1928 while working for the Fleer Chewing Gum Company. At the time he finally perfected the recipe, the only food dye he had on hand was pink. His early batches were all that color, and a tradition was born. That's why even today, most bubble gum is pink. I suspect a similar theme may unfold soon in your life. The conditions present at the beginning of a new project may deeply imprint the future evolution of the project. So try to make sure those are conditions you like! Aquarius (January 20- February 18) "When one door closes, another opens," said inventor Alexander Graham Bell. "But we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened." Heed his advice, Aquarius. Take the time you need to mourn the lost opportunity. But don't take MORE than the time you need. The replacement or alternative to what's gone will show up sooner than you think. Pisces (February 19-March 20) Gilbert Stuart painted the most famous portrait of America's first president, George Washington. It's the image on the U.S. one-dollar bill. And yet Stuart never finished the masterpiece. Begun in 1796, it was still a work-in-progress when Stuart died in 1828. Leonardo da Vinci had a similar type of success. His incomplete painting The Virgin and Child with St. Anne hangs in the Louvre in Paris, and his unfinished The Adoration of the Magi has been in Florence's Uffizi Gallery since 1671. I propose that Stuart and da Vinci serve as your role models in the coming weeks. Maybe it's not merely OK if a certain project of yours remains unfinished; maybe that's actually the preferred outcome. |
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