""What kind of idea are you?"" asks author Salmon Rushdie. ""Are you the kind that compromises, does deals, accommodates itself, aims to find a niche, to survive; or are you the cussed, bloody-minded, ramrod-backed type of damnfool notion that would rather break than sway with the breeze?"" I pose this question to you, Aquarius, because I think you could be an effective version of either idea in the coming weeks. If you''re the latter—the cussed, damnfool notion—you may change your world in dramatic ways. Halloween costume suggestions: revolutionary; crusader; agitator; rabble-rouser.

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LOSING YOUR BURDENS. An earthy psychic once told me that my first name ""Rob"" is an apt description of my spiritual function. ""You''re here on earth to rob people of their godawful belief that life is a misery and a burden,"" she advised me. ""Your job is to steal away the habits that sap their life energy; to rip off the sorry dogmas that blind them to the wondrous feats their imaginations are capable of.""

I don''t know if I have fully earned that glowing promise, but I certainly aspire to do so.

If you ever want more information and inspiration generated in this spirit -- beyond the horoscopes you''re reading here -- keep in mind that every week I also offer EXPANDED AUDIO HOROSCOPES for you. They''re four-to-five-minute meditations on the current state of your destiny.