Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia

Readers were beguiled by Rob Brezsny's new approach to the humble horoscope when his "Free Will Astrology" column first appeared. Instead of the generic, one-size-fits-all style of similar columns, Brezsny used witty parables, tender rants, cultural riffs, and love letters in his playfully positive readings. He brings that same sensibilityand the same message of a benevolent universeto 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 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 or open it at random for tasty hits of inspiration. You can even start at the end and weave your way backward. This abundantly illustrated book also offers many playtime activities and exercises that invite you to participate through your own writing and drawing. Originally published in 2005, and revised and expanded in 2009, the 2022 e-book edition includes a new foreword and a new piece, "Strange Blessings." Reviews"Brezsny's horoscopes are little valentines, buoyant and spilling over with mischievousness. They're a soul prognosis." The New York Times"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"The verbally acrobatic, mystically literate Brezsny lets fly a thousand zingers, each with the feel of having been carved with poetic effort to express a hard reality instead of a platitude." San Francisco Chronicle"Brezsny holds his own place next to other cultural shamans such as Robert Anton Wilson, Timothy Leary, Reverend Ivan Stang, William S. Burroughs, and Ken Kesey." PopMatters"With Pronoia, renegade wizard Rob Brezsny offers an irreverent manifesto, mixing activism and optimism. It reads like the I Ching on Ecstasy and is as insightful and puzzling as a Zen koan." Body + Soul"If you read a snippet of Pronoia every day, you'll experience more than a little bliss. We already loved Rob for his thoughtful and astute horoscopes, but those are mere glimpses of his abundant wisdom, humor, and encyclopedic storehouse of information. Sit down with this compendium of ruminations, suggestions and outlandish observations and let your imagination run wild." Whole Life Times"Pronoia depicts life as a gift whose purpose is to enrich the human soul. When you see things from this perspective, living takes on a newfound joy and illumination." Spiritual Media Blog"Like a voluble blend of H. L. Mencken and a Sufi whirling dervish, Brezsny writes with disarming fluidity while still remaining acerbic. Pronoia's style is too sinuous, too wriggly and difficult to classify, edgy and uncomfortable and literally kick-ass. (He advocates the athletic kicking of one's own ass.)" Santa Fe Reporter Endorsements"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"I am deeply inspired by the illuminated words of Rob Brezsny. He is a word wizard for the soul." SARK, author of Succulent Wild Woman"I dig Rob Brezsny for his powerful yet playful insights, his poetry, and his humor. I salute his dedication to inspiration." Jason Mraz, singer-songwriter

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