Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia, Revised and Expanded: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower...

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Rob Brezsny

Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia, Revised and Expanded

How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings

Rob Brezsny

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North Atlantic Books,U.S.
15 July 2011

Popular philosophy

An engaging, motivational read, the revised edition of this one-of-a-kind book will appeal to readers of the author's weekly column, Web site, and his earlier books as well as anyone who is ready to embrace a wholly optimistic attitude toward life.

Readers were instantly beguiled by Rob Brezsny's new approach to the humble horoscope

when his ""Free Will Astrology"" column first appeared in 1996. Instead of the generic,

one-size-fits-all style of similar columns, Brezsny used witty parables, tender rants,

cultural riffs, pagan wisdom, and lively rituals in his playfully positive readings.

He brings that same sensibility-and the same message of a smiling universe-to this

self-help book for people who may be skeptical about self-help books. Brezsny persuasively

advises readers to go along with the universe's good intentions, but his rejection

of cynicism and a bleak view of human nature isn't rooted in denial. On the contrary,

he makes a case for a cagey optimism that requires a vigorous engagement with the

dark forces. He asks us to rethink life as a sublime game created for our amusement

and illumination.

The book is a chameleon of a tome. You can read it straight through,

slowly and surely, or else pick it up and open it at random for tasty hits of inspiration

as the spirit moves you. You can even start at the end and weave your way backward.

Brezsny has substantially updated this edition-he added nearly one hundred pages-by expanding various sections, adding more than

a dozen new pieces and a new chapter, and providing readers with a number of playtime

activities and exercises that let them participate through their own writing and

drawing.""Brezsny's horoscopes are like little valentines, buoyant and spilling

over with mischievousness. They're a soul prognosis."" -The New York Times

By: Rob Brezsny
Imprint: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1.230kg
ISBN: 9781556438189
ISBN 10: 1556438184
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 15 July 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

As much a storyteller and social observer as astrologer, Rob Brezsny brings a literate, myth-savvy perspective to his astrological writing. ""Free Will Astrology,"" his syndicated weekly column, appears in 120 publications all over the world.In addition to his books and column, Brezsny is a musician and has created five music albums. Three were with the band World Entertainment War, which recorded on MCA Records and was nominated for a Bammie, California's version of the Grammies. Bill Graham, one of rock's top impresarios, managed the band until his death. Brezsny is currently working on a new CD, This Is a Perfect Moment, which will serve as the soundtrack for the book Pronoia.Between 1979 and the present, Brezsny has performed in more than 700 shows, from intimate performance art venues to giant rock shows at the Whole Earth Festival in Davis, California. After leaving the rock music business for good in 2000, he branched out to develop a series of performance art shows, which he performed at the Burning Man Festival in 2001, 2002, and 2004. He lives in Mill Valley, CA.

Reviews for Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia, Revised and Expanded: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings

I have seen the future of American literature and its name is Rob Brezsny. --Tom Robbins, author of Still Life with Woodpecker, Jitterbug Perfume, and many more With this work--an instant pop classic--Rob Brezsny offers a positive, participatory, proactive vision of the workings of our inner and outer universe, which will only give us as much pleasure, love, and ecstasy as we are prepared to accept. --Daniel Pinchbeck, author of 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl This wild, wise, and subversive book is a must read for those who want to live a more imaginative and free life . . . Rob Brezsny is a Culture Hero. --Utne Reader I dig Rob Brezsny for his powerful yet playful insights, his poetry, and his humor . . . I salute him for his dedication to inspiration. --Jason Mraz, singer-songwriter Brezsny holds his own place next to other cultural shamans such as Robert Anton Wilson, Timothy Leary, Reverend Ivan Stang, William S. Burroughs,