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free will astrologyby Rob Brezsny for January 18-24CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A San Francisco writer named Maneesh Sethi decided he was wastingtoo much time on the Internet. His productivity was suffering. So he hired a woman to sit next to him as heworked and yell at him or slap his face every time his attention wandered off in the direction of Facebook ora funny video. It worked. He got a lot more done. While I would like to see you try some inventive approachesto pumping up your own efficiency, Capricorn, I don’t necessarily endorse Sethi’s rather gimmicky technique.Start brainstorming about some interesting yet practical new ways to enhance your self-discipline, please.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Ronnyjohnson618” is a guy who posts his opinions on a wide variety ofYouTube videos. Many times, he claims to be an expert in the field he’s commenting on. Responding to a livemusic performance, he says he’s a conductor for an orchestra. Offering his opinion about a mimosa plant,he asserts that he is a botanist. Beneath other YouTube videos, he declares he is a meteorologist, chemist,psychologist, soldier, and geometry teacher. I love this guy’s blithe swagger; I’m entertained by the brazenfun he’s having. As you express yourself in the coming week, I recommend that you borrow some of his overthe-topaudacity. Create a mythic persona. Imagine your life as an epic story. Play the part of a hero.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The earliest performance artist on record was the ancient Greek philosopherDiogenes of Sinope. In one of his notorious stunts, he wandered around Athens with a lit lantern during thedaytime, claiming to be looking for an authentic human being. I recommend that you undertake a similarsearch in the coming days, Pisces. You don’t have to be as theatrical about it. In fact, it might be better tobe quite discreet. But I think it’s important for you to locate and interact with people who are living theirlives to the fullest – devoted to their brightest dreams, committed to their highest values, and sworn toexpress their highest integrity.ARIES (March 21-April 19): “If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it,” wrote nineteenthcentury poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. “Every arrow that flies feels the attraction of the earth.” This isgood counsel for you to keep in mind during the coming weeks, Aries. I suspect you will have a good, clearshot at a target you’ve been trying to get close to for a long time. Make sure you adjust your trajectory toaccount for the attraction of the Earth.TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you learn a novel idea or a crucial new lesson while you are tipsy oroutright blitzed, you will probably forget it when you sober up. And it will remain forgotten as long as youabstain. But there’s a good chance you will recall the vanished information the next time you get loopy. I’mtelling you this, Taurus, because even if you haven’t been inebriated lately, you have definitely been in analtered and expanded state of consciousness. I’m afraid that when you come back down to earth in a fewdays, you might lose some of the luminous insights you’ve been adding to your repertoire. Is there anythingyou can do to ensure you will retain these treasures? It would be a shame to lose track of them until thenext time your mind gets thoroughly blown open.GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Studying the movements of the planets is my main way of discerning thehidden currents of fate. I sometimes supplement my investigations by reading tarot cards and the ChineseBook of Changes, also known as the I Ching. To arrive at your horoscope this week, I used all of the above,as well as the following forms of prognostication: catoptromancy, which is divination by gazing into a mirrorunderwater; cyclomancy, or divination by watching a wheel that’s turning; geloscopy, divination by listeningto random laughter; and margaritomancy, divination by observing bouncing pearls. Here’s what I found,Gemini: You now have the power to discern previously unfathomable patterns in a puzzling mystery you’vebeen monitoring. You also have the ability to correctly surmise the covert agendas of allies and adversariesalike. Maybe best of all, you can discover certain secrets you’ve been concealing from yourself.CANCER (June 21-July 22): “To be reborn is a constantly recurring human need,” said drama critic HenryHewes. I agree. We all need to periodically reinvent ourselves – to allow the old ways to die so that we canresurrect ourselves in unforeseen new forms. According to my analysis, Cancerian, your next scheduledrebirth is drawing near. For best results, don’t cling to the past; don’t imitate what has always worked before.Instead, have faith that surrendering to the future will bring you the exact transformation you need.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): My readers Paul and Sophie wrote to let me know they have patched togetherthree Latin words to invent a term for a new concept: vomfiabone. They say it means “a curse that becomesa blessing.” Here’s an example of the phenomenon at work in their lives: While driving home from worktogether, they experienced car trouble and had to pull over to the shoulder of the road, where they called atow truck. Later, they discovered that this annoying delay prevented them from getting caught in the middleof an accident just up ahead. Extrapolating from the current astrological omens, I’m guessing that you willexperience at least one vomfiabone in the coming week, Leo.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I bet that in the next five months you will be obliged to carry more responsibilitythan you have in the past. You will find it hard to get away with being lazy or careless. I suspect that duringthis time you will also have the privilege of wielding more influence. The effect you have on people will bemore pronounced and enduring. In short, Virgo, your workload will be greater than usual – and so will yourrewards. To the degree that you serve the greater good, you will be a major player. As for next few weeks, youshould concentrate on the work and service and responsibility part of this equation.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Do you know what a “binky” is? It’s what a rabbit does when it gets so crazilyhappy that it exuberantly leaps up into the air, stretching and twisting its body as it flicks and flops its feet.I’m not sure if lexicographers would allow us to apply this term to humans. But assuming they might, I’mgoing to predict that you’ll soon be having some binky-inducing experiences. You’re entering the Joy andPleasure Season, Libra – a time when abundant levels of fun and well-being might be quite normal.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You know that area on your back that you can’t quite reach if you want toscratch it? It’s called your acnestis. I propose that we make it your featured metaphor of the week. Why?Because I suspect you will have to deal with a couple of itchy situations that are just beyond your ability torelieve. Yes, this may be frustrating in the short run. But it will ultimately make you even more resourcefulthan you already are. By this time next week, you will have figured out alternative solutions that you haven’teven imagined yet.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “We need new friends,” said essayist Logan Pearsall Smith. “Some ofus are cannibals who have eaten their old friends up; others must have ever-renewed audiences beforewhom to re-enact an ideal version of their lives.” Smith could have been talking about you Sagittarians inearly 2013. According to my interpretation of the astrological omens, you need some fresh alliances. Theirinfluence will activate certain potentials that you haven’t been able to access or fully express with the helpof your current circle.Go to RealAstrology.com to check out rob Brezsny’sEXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES.The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 877/873-4888 or 900/950-7700.NOTICES cont.NOTICE TO CREDITORSNotice is hereby given thatoriginal Letters Testamentaryfor the Estate of MATTHEWDON REEVES, Deceased, wereissued on January 3, 2013, inCause No. C-1-PB-12-001719,pending in the Probate CourtNo. 1, Travis County, Texas, to:BARBARA REEVES, IndependentExecutor.All persons having claimsagainst this Estate which is currentlybeing administered arerequired to present them to theundersigned within the timeand in the manner prescribedby law.c/o: BARBARA REEVES,Law Office of Abigail ConnorKlamert, P.L.L.C.906 Canyon Wren Dr.Buda, TX 78610DATED the 6th day of January,2013./s/ Abigail C. KlamertAttorney for Barbara Reeves,State Bar No.: 00794103906 Canyon Wren Dr.Buda, TX 78610Telephone: (512) 312-0904Facsimile: (512) 312-2560NOTICE TO CREDITORS Noticeis hereby given that OriginalLetters Testamentary for theEstate of Quentin C. Schwake,Deceased, were issued on December20, 2012, in Cause No.C-1-PB-12-001995 in ProbateCourt No. 1 of Travis County,Texas to Curtis H. Schwake.Claims may be presented incare of Brad Zielinski, Attorneyfor the Independent Executor,PO Box 160723, Austin, Texas78716. All persons havingclaims against this estate thatis currently being administeredare required to present themwithin the time and mannerprescribed by law. Dated January9, 2013.NOTICE TO CREDITORSNotice is hereby given thatoriginal Letters Testamentary inthe Estate of Marie K. Metcalfe,Deceased, were issued onJanuary 9, 2013 in CauseNo. 12-0860-CP4, pending inCounty Court at Law Number4, Williamson County, Texasto Franklin Harrison Metcalfe,Independent Executor. Allpersons having claims againstsaid Estate are required topresent them to Rose Cohen,Attorney at Law, 805 West10th Street, Suite 100, Austin,Texas 78701 within the timeprescribed by law.NOTICE TO CREDITORSNotice is hereby given thatoriginal Letters Testamentary ofthe Estate of Annie KathereneLightsey, Deceased, wereissued on January 10, 2013 inCause No. C-1-PB-12-002068, bythe Travis County Probate CourtNumber Four to Kenneth LynnLightsey, Independent Executorof the Estate of Annie KathereneLightsey. All persons havingclaims against said Estateare required to present them toRichard Thormann, Attorney atLaw, 805 W. 10th Street, Suite100, Austin, Texas 78701 withinthe time prescribed by law.NOTICE TO CREDITORSNotice is hereby given thatoriginal Letters Testamentaryof the Estate of Virginia TilsonShelton a/k/a Virginia LeeShelton, Deceased, were issuedon December 20, 2012 in CauseNo. C-1-PB-12-001875, by theTravis County Probate CourtNumber One to John WilliamShelton, Independent Executorof the Estate of Virginia TilsonShelton a/k/a Virginia LeeShelton, Deceased. 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