Wisely Crazy Spirit Medicine

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In this passage from *Still Life with
Woodpecker,* Tom Robbins provides a hot tip you should keep in mind.
"There are essential and inessential insanities. Inessential insanities are a
brittle amalgamation of ambition, aggression, and pre-adolescent anxiety -
- garbage that should have been dumped long ago. Essential insanities
are those impulses one instinctively senses are virtuous and correct, even
though peers may regard them as coo-coo." I'll add this, Scorpio: Be
crazily wise and wisely crazy in the coming weeks. It will be healthy for
you. Honor the wild ideas that bring you joy and the odd desires that
remind you of your core truths.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I don't think you will need literal
medicine this week. Your physical vigor should be good. But I'm hoping
you will seek out some spirit medicine -- healing agents that fortify the
secret and subtle parts of your psyche. Where do you find spirit
medicine? Well, the search itself will provide the initial dose. Here are
some further ideas: Expose yourself to stirring art and music and films;
have conversations with empathic friends and the spirits of dead loved
ones; spend time in the presence of a natural wonder; fantasize about a
thrilling adventure you will have one day; and imagine who you want to be
three years from now.