Author Archives: Rob Brezsny

ARIES (March 21-​​​​April 19): Electra is an action-​​​​packed story written by ancient Greek playwright Sophocles. It features epic characters taking drastic action in response to extreme events. In contrast to that text is Marcel Proust’s novel In Search of Lost … Continue reading →

ARIES (March 21-​​​​April 19): Your best ideas and soundest decisions will materialize as if by magic while you’re lounging around doing nothing in a worry-​​​​free environment. So please make sure you have an abundance of relaxed slack and unhurried grace. Treat … Continue reading →

ARIES (March 21-​​​​April 19): A critic described Leonardo da Vinci’s painting the Mona Lisa as “the most visited, most written about, most sung about, most parodied work of art in the world.” It hasn’t been sold recently, but is estimated to … Continue reading →

ARIES (March 21-​​​​April 19): I hate rampant consumerism almost as much as I hate hatred, so I don’t offer the following advice lightly: Buy an experience that could help liberate you from the suffering you’ve had trouble outgrowing. Or buy a toy that can … Continue reading →

ARIES (March 21-​​​​April 19): Eighty-​​​​three-​​​​year-​​​​old author Harlan Ellison has had a long and successful career. In the course of publishing hundreds of literary works in seven different genres, he has won numerous awards. But when he was in his thirties, there … Continue reading →

ARIES (March 21-​​​​April 19): On September 1, 1666, a London baker named Thomas Farriner didn’t take proper precautions to douse the fire in his oven before he went to sleep. Consequences were serious. The conflagration that ignited in his little shop … Continue reading →

ARIES (March 21-​​​​April 19): In all of history, humans have mined about 182,000 tons of gold. Best estimates suggest there are still 35 billion tons of gold buried in the earth, but the remaining riches will be more difficult to … Continue reading →

ARIES (March 21-​​​​April 19): “I need more smart allies, compassionate supporters, ethical role models, and loyal friends, and I need them right now!” writes Joanna K., an Aries reader from Albuquerque, New Mexico. On the other hand, there’s Jacques T., an … Continue reading →