IN JUNE, a show in High Falls, New York featured the paintings of Kansas City artist Reena Schultz, who says her works were inspired by her communing with famous dead. artists (Van Gogh, Renoir, Pissarro, Chagall, Rem- brandt, Holbein and Da Vinci), whom she reached after suffering several out-of-body experiences following a car crash in 1989. She said. she has no talent for art but depends entirely on the artists’ guidance as to colors, brushes and design.

Speaking of the lofty world of art, the Baltimore Sun reports that New York City artist Todd Alden recently. asked 400 art collectors worldwide to send him samples of their feces so he can offer them for sale in personalized tins. Said Alden, ‘‘Scatology is emerging as an increasingly significant part of artistic inquiry in the 1990s.’” The feces of Italian artist Piero Man- zoni, canned in 1961, recently sold for US$75,000.

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In . Mebane, North Carolina, in ‘August, aman reported that someone: stole his dog’ from his

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its place. Also that month, in neighboring King, Steve Szabo reported that someone broke into his home, took his VCR and 15

tapes, and took 34 comic books

from his collection and replaced them with 34 others. .

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Number of jokes told about. Bill Clinton this year in‘-the

monologues of fate-night network TV talk shows: 391. Number told about George Bush during his first six months in office: 60.

Archie Calvin Whitehurst, 28, was arrested at the Mission Boulevard Convalescent Hospital in San Jose, California last summer, and charged with having sex with the body of a woman who had died eight hours earlier. According to police, Whitehurst at first ap- peared not to have known the woman was dead — when police asked him what he had done, he blurted out that he had not raped the woman but that she had con- sented to have sex.

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The Wichita Falls (Texas) Times Record News reported in July that

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has collected 75 ballpoint pens that he ‘says have floated into his toilet from sewer lines: over the past two years. Neither he nor sewer company authorities offered an explanation.

Number of U.S. doctors whose surname is Nurse: three.

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Prayer all about truth’s attainment.

TRUTH LEADS us out of the astrological labyrinth (please refer to last week’s column). The attainmeni of | truth is what prayer is all about.

In prayer, we consciously at- tempt to realign our will with the creative forces which epitomize, vs truth in its highest state.

In so doing, the energies we perceive as planetary “influences” in astrology are spiritualized. }

That is, the mundane expression — of astrological impulses is." transformed, through prayer, to'a higher frequency or vibration. -

Over a period of time, attune- ment to this vibration ushers in a change in conscious awareness. .

In spiritual terms, the resulting transformation is known as the Law of Grace. ©. |

By partaking in the Law of Grace, we eliminate the need to work out the conflicts which beset us.

Using prayer as the catalyst, we put forces into motion that will gradually heal, without having to” expend energy on understanding the whys and wherefores of our present condition.

In fact, in time we may be able to put aside any ‘‘belief’’ in so- called negative traits altogether.

If you have any doubts about the power of prayer to accomplish these things, consider this.

Prayer can only work for those who earnestly seek, and for those who maintain hope despite out- ward circumstances.

if, during the time you pray, part of you doubts that your prayers are being heard, how can you succeed?

Therefore, a positive and sincere attitude is a prerequisite.

The Judeo-Christian Bible points out: ‘‘Without faith it is impossible to please God. For he who comes to God must believe that God exists and is a rewarder to those who seek Him.”’

Another way of putting it: Without faith it is difficult to — connect with or align with the. source and very ground (both.im- minent and transcendant) of all beingness (of which we are).

S/he who realizes who s/he is knows that the source exists and is his/her own reward.

We best be patient, of course. This is a gradual process and it requires consistency. .

An unhappy alternative is resig- nation to one’s fate and blind ac- ceptance of so-called ifiness and disease.

Onur ability to hope and to pray is a viable choice.

Oct. 31-Nov. 6, 1993

ARIES (March 21-April 20)

Fortune-cookie Sun-sign guides are invariably superficial and general. How about something more meaningful? Reflect, this week, upon the powerful cosmic fact tat the absence of inner enemies means the absence of outer cnemies, Aries. Be patient, now,

TAURUS (April 21-Muy 21)

Fortune-cookie _ Sun-sign guides are invariably superficial and general. How sbout something more meaningful? The only true and strong reassurance on Earth, Taurus, derives from your recovered essence which is love, light, wisdom. Be flexible. Be patient, now.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21)

Fortune-cookie Sun-sign guides are invariably superficial and general. How about something more meaningful? Any- thing that tends to Jolt your fixed position, Gemini, is trying to give you a new position which cannot be jolted. Patience is needed, now. Be loved.

HEAVENS ABOVE

& CANCER (June 22-July | 23)

Fortune-cookie Sun-sign guides are invariably superficial and general... How about something more meaningful? Live from your esserce, Cancer, instead of sur- face ‘personality, for your essence alone’ is free from threat and damage. Be patient this, weel

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are invariably superficial and gencral. Hi about something more meaningful? Cosmic power takes full responsibility for those who © first take full responsibility for themaselves,, Leo. Exercise patience. Be loved. :

LEO uly’ 24-Aug. 23)

“VIRGO (Aug, 24-Sept. 23) Fortune-cookie’ Sun-sign auides are invariably superficial and general.: H

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understood fear. ceases to be. a burden, Virgo. For instance, the fear of being. disliked, when understood, ceases 1 be a” burden. Patience is a virtue. Practise it.

- PXe LIBRA (Sept. 24-001.23) 02 Fortune-cookie Sun-sign Buides are invariably superficial! and general. :

about something more meaningful? 1 is not A

risky at all to risk the dislike of someone. in -

favor of being and acting what is true, | :

Libra. Truth works. Be patient this week.

SCORPIO (Oct, 24-Nov. 22) Fortune-cookie Sun-sign guides

are invariably superficial and general. How - about something more - nicaningful? - Geto: ‘fully aware of what: you" donot want. in.

your life and soon you will: see what you do | want and need. Exercise patience this week, Be loved.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)

Fortune-cookie Sun-sign guides : are invariably superficial and general. How about something more meaningful? Move yourself out of your usual world on Mon- day, which may be followed by hewilder- ment on Tuesday, and by certainty on Wed- nesday, Sagittarius. Be Patient, ® CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 20)

Fortune-cookie Sun-sign guides are invariably superficial and general. How about something more meaningful? Personal understanding opens slowly or swiftly ac- cording to your own degree of self-reliance and self responsibility, Capricorn, Be more patient,

AX AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) Fortune-cookie Sun-sign guides are invariably superficial and general. How about something more meaningful? When you are quile sure you cannot be brave for yourself, you will attract cosmic bravery; if you ask for help. Don't try to rely upon your own “infinite power, Patience is a

Virlue. x PISCES (Feb, 20-March 20)

Foctune-cookie Sun-sign guides ure invaritbly superficial and general. How about something more meaningful? Any- thing that forces us lo face our actual con- fusion is always a friend, never un enemy, and you will eventually realize this, Pisces. You need to be patient,

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