nday, May 23, 1993 - Ni hore Ne EEMPOSENTUPS NEEL DOMME NEY EIT UTD TNT ET HONESTLY! | | WOULD YOU EAT HE'S GOT YOU THERE! JUST TRY IT! | | SOMETHING rug THE BORN LOSER® by Art and Chip Sansom "we..rov bo \/ waar co vou ~* "f pon'T WANT To JUMP TO CON- HAVE ANASTY 2\ THINKIT 1S, 23 CLUSIONS...LETS WAIT FOR SOME SKIN CONDITION! TEST RESULTS DID tT EVER OCUR TO SOO SCIENTISTS ARE LOOKING THAT HUMAN BEINGS WITH FOR EVIDEAKE OF BETTER OUR SUPERIOR INTELLIGENCE SURVIVAL TOOLS IN) OTHER OUR SUPERIOR INTELUGENE MAY WOT BE THE SPECIES SPECIES... THAT (/LTIMATELY SURVIVES... noe. X WATCH WHat. You. Say ARounn , MIM, Sg Ue LARRY“) wR lows © 1093 by NEA Ine, 1 PST BECAUSE I'M 4 1993 by NEA Ine BETTER THEY SHOULD LZOK. FOR EVIDEMXCE OF ~~ WAS WHEN Z PAID MY TAXES LAST YEAR. @ 1993 by NEA, Inc THAVES 5-17 PART VI: Timely con- siderations on the subject matter of my screenplay, oe NS ABOVE Cults and related movements offer a new family. They provide the follower with new people to worry about him, to offer advice, ‘to cry with him or her, and, im- portantly, to hold and touch. Those are unbeatable attrac- tions. ; , . The hallmark of the leader is his apparently complete certainty, a certainty in direct proportion to his own inner terror and confu- sion. Qutwardly he seems to have the answers to life and he offers them unequivocally to anyone who will listen. : He cannot afford the slightest suggestion that no one really has any answers for anyone else. All reality is based in each per- son’s own feelings and experience, but the leader is even more divorced from the reality of his own feelings than his followers. He is the original susceptible “victim’’ who will recruit others who have been deprived of their feelings, the experiences of themselves that could ground them and provide them with their ' own answers. Now, instead, the followers will ' have to read about answers, talk about them, be taught about them; embrace doctrines, and give themselves over to the leader- therapist-parent who once again will do what parents have already done: tell the children how to live. The cult ‘‘trip’’ is a drug. This point has been made or implied by others, but what’s missing is the recognition that drugs cut us off from reality, impair our judgment. and make us feel better, but the - ‘basic function of the tranquilizer, morphine, heroin, cocaine and the dogma is to kill awareness by kill- ing awareness of pain. ‘ The repression of pain is the repression of awareness. ; - If there were no fundamental deprivations, if we grew up in: “families. with freedom of expres- sion, with serenity and en- ~~ . couragement to simply be ourselves, we would not be sear- - ching for leaders, looking for an- swers or reaching for the medicine cabinet. pS : Next week, Part VIII: ‘‘Cults “rob people of themselves” * ALL SIGNS... There are a few more upcoming commentaries on the dynamics of cults, These considerations are best understood when read in their entirety — Parts I through X. May 23-29, 1993 T. ARIES (March 21-Agril 20) Demands made on your energy, Sunday, Aries. Scek advice” from - older. friend, early week. Wednesday, good for public presentations. You mect with friendly cooperation, Thursday. Lie low, Friday. Harmony on the home front, Saturday, : | TAURUS (April 21-May 21) Go for a guilt-free, lazy day, Sun- day, Taurus. Early week, you are not as fi- nancially well off as you suppose. Energetic, Wednesday. Conversations flow freely, Thursday. Travel delays, . Friday. Spend Saturday with friends. GEMINI (May 22-Jane 21) Investigate investment opportunity, Sunday, Gemint. Unsettling influences per- sist at home, early week. Career progress, .”- Wednesday. Thursday, be wary of doubt. Restrictions temporary, Friday. Have fun, - :, Saturday. ae a ” ©9 CANCER (June 22-Juty 23) : Pamper yourself snd mate,: Sun-.. day, Cancer. A problem with a friend de- mands attention, early week. A‘ travelling friend needs help, Wednesday. Your mood, Thursday, expansive. Overly critical, Fridzy. Possible outings with children, Saturday. a ’ LEO (July 24-Ang. 23)... Be a lazy lion, Sunday, Leo. Popu Jarity high, Monday. No . mood : to. be bothered, Tuesday. Make amends, Wednes- day. You charm the birds out ‘of the trees, Thursday. Hypercritical, Friday. Your cri cism more constructive, Saturday.” VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23). A good friend, Virgo, looks like a potential sweetheart. Drive carefully, Men: day. Some teasion with spouse, Tuesday. Respect others’ viewpoints, Wednesday. Fi Mances improve, Thursday. Time to end a tomance, Friday. . A. puzzling “ message, Saturday. Not to worry. ee AS | LIBRA (S2pt. 24-08, 23) sueew Seek advice of. elders, Sunday, Libra, Learning and teaching oceupy such’ time, early week. You cannot be everywhere at once, Tuesday. Get. together:. with a ~ friend, mid-week.. Work off excess nervous |: energy, Friday. All relationships favored, Saturday. et te eo SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) |: . Early week, Scorpio, you'll say the tight thing at the night time. You shine at - work, Wednesday. Thursday, great: for communications. Keep rebellious thoughts to. yourself, Friday. ‘ Otherwise, make amends, Saturday. Someone will forgive and orget. ars Sate SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21} ‘Your mood, Sunday, more mellow. Echoes from - past :. experiences, . Monday. Follow hunches, Tuesday. In.the spotlight, Wednesday. Further ‘career. progress, Thursday. Avoid power struggles at work, Friday. Less rebellious, Saturday. ve? ' CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) Make long-range plans with mate, Sunday. Memories bring insights, Monday. Obstacles impede negotiations with: outside." organizations, Tuesday. Work seems. ef-~ fortless, Wednesday .and .' Thursday, . Be sociable, Friday. If shopping, Saturday, |. good values: rr nn “YAS AQUARIUS Goa. 21-Feb, 19) : Lose yourself in a good book, Sunday, Aquarius. Friends ‘and associates use you for target practice, early week. A gteat brainstorm, Tuesday. Review: ex- penses, mid-week.. You may. work late, Thursday. Take time off to help someone, Friday. Your kindness, Saturday, appreci- ated. . at . : PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20). . / Sunday, Pisces, run around town : with a woman friend. Listen to others, carly .- week. Tuesday, action-packed. A touch of self-delusion, . mid-week. Disagreements » May arise with a. mate or. friend, Friday. Develop your own ideas, Saturday. aca Robert Aiken is’’an’ interna- tionally. known -astrologer/* metaphysician, therapeutic counsellor and workshop leader of. ° 30 years’ experience. : He offers thorough, in-depth, substantive astrological : readings, . as well as empowering. psychologically. and: . metaphysically. oriented ‘counsel- ling . sessions. :. Contact. Carolé:':