Horoscope for Everyone: Dangerous Times

There's more than a little Evil wandering the maps today*; did you notice?  Sometimes there's not much you can do to keep from tussling with it; but there are ways and means which, if you avail yourself of them when you can, will keep the worst of it from being attracted to you.  It's kind of like walking through an alley at night in a bad neighborhood, but with some special considerations for the fact that this is the world, not a few angry humans, that you have to brush shoulders with here.

Evil is not, itself, bad.  Like a wild animal, it can hurt you even by accident; but similarly, if you know what you're doing, you can walk right through it and suffer no harm.  Here's what I know about the kind of thing that's going on lately (which happens to be a kind of "Evil" I'm pretty familiar with).  Consider it a sort of horoscope, except having nothing to do with astrology, and pretty much applying to everyone (unless you exist somewhere, or in some state, that makes the current influx not apply to you).

Keep the evils away from you by carrying a bright light.  Make your light brighter with donations, smiles, offers of help, meditations and art.

Don't ignore these things, like you often do.  There's enough bad things loose today that to go out without protection is perilous.  This is a great time to give a few bucks to those various people in need you hear about and usually look over.  Make sure not to tell anyone about your good deeds, at least until this fell time is over with — you don't want to bleed the energy out of them while you still need to keep it close, to protect you.

Keep the fumes of the Evil from sinking into and poisoning your mind by remembering that it's necessary, that the world needs its high-cycles and low-cycles.  Pay attention to it, feel it, let it exist without letting it take over your thinking.  (Do not start fights with the demons; they have a right to pass through here, too.)  Grant, but do not indulge.  Feel, but do not own:  Sacrifice your reactions, your pain, your guilt, your doubt, your fear — put them in the cauldron and let the One who owns this Rancor collect its due.

(That's right, God doesn't just keep pink-shirted chihuahuas with white teeth and bows; sHe has more than a few dragons and Rancors too.  Respect them, and do not cuss when you step in their poop, or else.)

Do your part:  if the Evil spares you, then spare yourself some time and patience to listen to and comfort those it did not spare.  Do not wince when the phone rings; you owe, for your luck.

Don't make any big decisions or change any big plans that were working fine before this week.  Things you were doing wrong already may come to a head, as the bad things take advantage of the holes in your armor; obviously, if you've been putting off fixing something and you're under attack now because of it, fix it fast!  But unless that's the case, don't be fooled into feinting:  Walk firm and keep your head up, and yea, though you walk through the valley of the shadow of suck….

*bows as you pass*

*Depending on where and how you live, "today" could be any days in late March.  Keep your eyes open and you can't miss it, though.

Awesome CC-licensed image by Fabbio; thanks!