User talk:Inspiratrix

At the top of the Wikipedia page about me, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Brezsny, it currently says:

"This article may have been created or edited in return for undisclosed payments, a violation of Wikipedia's terms of use. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies."

It is absolutely untrue that there have been payments from me to anyone to create or edit this page. Please remove this incorrect remark.
 * Well the disputed additions were promotional, editwarred over and the article does need cleanup, but since no Wikipedian is in a position to prove anything (we're not the FBI/CIA/NSA, after all) the template says "may have been". If you did not pay anyone, you have staunch fans. Congrats. Kleuske (talk) 18:02, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you . For the record: . Drmies (talk) 18:07, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Since no administrative action has been requested (removing templates is not within the purview of the admin toolset), I have closed the template. Yunshui 雲 水  08:20, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

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I appreciate having the chance to provide many sources for Wikipedia editors to research as they decide whether to keep or delete the page about me on Wikipedia, and then — if the page is kept — to compose a fully accurate text.

Links to articles about my career as astrologer and writer:

http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/cover/rob-brezsny-on-god-media-and-why-we-re-better/article_a724c4fa-ce9a-5c71-ba83-330241bc67d7.html

Wikipedia article on Monterey County Weekly is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey_County_Weekly

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https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Berkeley-Pronoia-invites-surrender-to-the-2576465.php

Wikpedia article on the San Francisco Chronicle, which publishes sfgate.com: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Chronicle

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https://www.alternet.org/story/9484/free_will_fiction

Wikipedia article on Alternet is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AlterNet

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Dan Savage and I have been the most widely circulated syndicated authors in the alternative newsweekly circuit for more than 20 years, although my column has appeared in more newspapers than has his. Here's an article profiling both Dan Savage and me: http://www.sylviehill.com/non-fiction/book-reviews/2005/11/24/savage-vs-brezsny/

Reference in a book to me and Dan Savage: https://books.google.com/books?id=NwzO0iTNiTIC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=%22dan+savage%22+%2B+%22rob+brezsny%22&source=bl&ots=gCokomEVer&sig=CHxNKyEo7bNTpIYlIWVjezp4fkI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi89qTzqLPcAhXE31QKHYnRCTwQ6AEIRTAF#v=onepage&q=%22dan%20savage%22%20%2B%20%22rob%20brezsny%22&f=false

Wikipedia article on Dan Savage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Savage

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http://web.archive.org/web/20060813162238/http://www.boulderweekly.com/coverstory.html

Wikipedia article on Boulder Weekly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulder_Weekly

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http://alibi.com/feature/41461/Sign-Language.html

Wikipedia article on the Weekly Alibi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_Alibi

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https://www.utne.com/mind-and-body/subversive-stargazer-rob-brezsny-real-astrology

Wikipedia article about the Utne Reader is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utne_Reader

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http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/08.24.05/brezsny-0534.html

Wikipedia article on Metroactive.com: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Silicon_Valley

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http://web.archive.org/web/20020424044121/www.csindy.com/csindy/2000-07-06/artbreak.html

Wikipedia article on Colorado Springs Independent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs_Independent

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http://web.archive.org/web/20020615124636/www.alibi.com/alibi/2000-09-14/feat2.html

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http://web.archive.org/web/20020817003609/www.free-times.com/Reviews/robbrezsny.html

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https://mountainx.com/news/1123brezsny-php/

Wikipedia article about the Mountain Xpress is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Xpress

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https://www.sfgate.com/living/article/Astrologer-Rob-Brezsny-on-what-s-in-our-stars-2461350.php

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New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/24/style/what-do-the-stars-say.html

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New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/15/us/15zodiac.html

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My syndicated column appeared weekly in New York City's Village Voice from January 1999 to May 2013.: https://www.villagevoice.com/author/robbrezsny/page/2/

Wikipedia article on Village Voice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Village_Voice

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My syndicated weekly column Free Will Astrology has been translated into Italian and published in the nationally distributed weekly Italian magazine “Internazionale” since 2003: http://www.internazionale.it/oroscopo/

Wikipedia article on Internazionale: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internazionale_(periodico)

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My syndicated weekly column Free Will Astrology has been translated into French and published in the nationally distributed weekly French magazine Courrier International since 2014: http://www.courrierinternational.com/horoscope

Wikipedia article on Courrier International: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courrier_international

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My syndicated weekly column Free Will Astrology is now translated into Japanese and published in the nationally distributed weekly Japanese magazine Courrier Japon: https://courrier.jp/news/archives/126456/ and https://courrier.jp/search/?q=brezsny

Wikipedia reference to Courrier Japon is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courrier_International

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My syndicated weekly column Free Will Astrology was translated into Finnish and published on the website Akanvakka in 2012 and 2013: http://www.akanvakka.fi/brezsny.htm

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I have published nine books:

1. “Images Are Dangerous”: https://www.amazon.com/Images-Are-Dangerous-Rob-Brezsny/dp/0937310220/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1532278251&sr=1-1&keywords=images+are+dangerous

2. “The Televisionary Oracle” - https://www.amazon.com/Televisionary-Oracle-Rob-Brezsny/dp/1583940006/ref=pd_sim_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1583940006&pd_rd_r=1573d764-8dcf-11e8-8055-c563715e95aa&pd_rd_w=V76Qs&pd_rd_wg=zdf80&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=2610440344683357453&pf_rd_r=ATQS2RB5XVKV90KMJXKE&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=ATQS2RB5XVKV90KMJXKE

3. "Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings" - https://www.amazon.com/Pronoia-Antidote-Paranoia-Conspiring-Blessings/dp/1583941231/ref=pd_sbs_14_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1583941231&pd_rd_r=3ebc628b-8dcf-11e8-8eba-d3010db8df62&pd_rd_w=Kx1Vv&pd_rd_wg=fj3Xu&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=8702255303818932494&pf_rd_r=FY187ZAKK65VNCBRGQ7J&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=FY187ZAKK65VNCBRGQ7J

4. "Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia, Revised and Expanded: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings" - https://www.amazon.com/Pronoia-Antidote-Paranoia-Revised-Expanded/dp/1556438184/ref=dp_ob_image_bk

5. “Pronoia è l'antidoto alla paranoia. Come il mondo intero sta cospirando per ricoprirti di benedizioni”: https://www.amazon.it/lantidoto-paranoia-cospirando-ricoprirti-benedizioni/dp/8897864716/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1532191712&sr=8-1&keywords=brezsny

6. “Roboscopo: Tutta la verità sui segni zodiacali dell'inimitabile astrologo di Internazionale,” published only in Italian: https://www.amazon.it/Roboscopo-zodiacali-dellinimitabile-astrologo-Internazionale-ebook/dp/B0067C1FWM/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1532191712&sr=8-5&keywords=brezsny

7. “La pronoia è l'antidoto alla paranoia. 888 metodi per diventare selvaggiamente felici”: https://www.amazon.it/pronoia-lantidoto-paranoia-diventare-selvaggiamente/dp/881701186X/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1532191712&sr=8-7&keywords=brezsny

8. “La pronoia es el antídoto para la paranoia (INSPIRACIONES)”: https://www.amazon.es/pronoia-ant%C3%ADdoto-para-paranoia-INSPIRACIONES/dp/8478717579/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1532191968&sr=8-11&keywords=brezsny

9. “Η πρόνοια είναι το αντίδοτο της παράνοιας”: https://www.bookdepository.com/Η-πρόνοια-είναι-το-αντίδοτο-της-παράνοιας-Brezsny-Rob/9789605364656

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More articles about me and my work:

Article about me in New York City’s Village Voice: https://www.villagevoice.com/2005/11/01/free-will-astrology-author-showers-new-york-with-blessings/

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Another article about me and my book in New York’s Village Voice: https://www.villagevoice.com/2000/06/13/astro-turf/

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More info about my column in the Village Voice: https://books.google.com/books?id=LdsHpFYO_YUC&pg=PA183&lpg=PA183&dq=%22village+voice%22+%2B+%22rob+Brezsny%22&source=bl&ots=qAsnJJSRci&sig=8ZOWDez2Ri1QmG5MZ5tGygTAB40&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiax6jZyqncAhUPI3wKHfEjCMk4FBDoAQg4MAQ#v=onepage&q=%22village%20voice%22%20%2B%20%22rob%20Brezsny%22&f=false

This book, Smoking Typewriters, is referenced here in Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_press

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More about the Village Voice and my column: https://www.cagle.com/robtornoe/2009/01/village-voice-suspends-all-syndicated-cartoons#.W0-wCthKhwc

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Article from Italy's "La Repubblica" http://stagliano.blogautore.repubblica.it/2011/01/07/rob-brezsny-racconta-un-futuro-poetico-in-2-ore-di-video-intervista/

Wikiepdia article on la Repubblica : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Repubblica

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Article from France's "Courrier International" https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/2014/01/23/rob-brezsny-je-n-etais-pas-programme-pour-ecrire-des-horoscopes

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Review of my book “The Televisionary Oracle” in “Rain Taxi”: http://www.raintaxi.com/vol-6-no-3-fal-2001-23/. The actual text of this review is here: https://www.freewillastrology.com/pr/raintaxi.html

Wikiepdia article on "Rain Taxi": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_Taxi

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http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/08.22.96/breszny-9634.html

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http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/04.26.00/robbrezsny-0017.html

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https://programs.newdimensions.org/products/the-unpredictable-benevolent-brilliant-revolution-with-rob-brezsny

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https://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/in-psychic-candy/Content?oid=1181514

Wikipedia article on Indy Week is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indy_Week

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http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/cover/rob-brezsny-doesn-t-do-drugs-but-advocates-all-sorts/article_84675989-d0b6-5664-9de2-200b1661ecad.html

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https://web.archive.org/web/20060813100731/http://www.dailymantra.com/2006/07/rob_brezsny_modern_wizard_1.html

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Article about me in an Italian publication: http://losbuffo.com/2016/09/24/ma-chi-e-rob-brezsney/

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Article about me, plus links to further info, in French publication: https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/2014/01/23/de-la-poesie-aux-apparences-trompeuses

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https://www.freewillastrology.com/pr/wise_guy.html - (text of article that appeared in Good Times, Santa Cruz, September 8, 2005, but no longer available anywhere else on the Web)

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I’m quoted in this article about Donald Trump: https://www.thestranger.com/features/2017/08/16/25349950/astrologers-agree-the-eclipse-is-bad-news-for-trump

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Links to articles about my career as a musician:

Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Entertainment_War

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Noted rock impresario Bill Graham was our band World Entertainment War’s manager until his death: http://goodtimes.sc/santa-cruz-arts-entertainment/santa-cruz-music/world-war-ii-2/

Wikipedia article on the Good Times is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Times_(newspaper)

Bill Graham at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Graham_(promoter)

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Noted music producer (Blue Oyster Cult and the Clash) Sandy Pearlman signed our band to his label Popular Metaphysics, whose records were distributed by MCA Records. This fact is mentioned on Sandy Pearlman’s page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Pearlman

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Popmatters.com: https://web.archive.org/web/20080531003352/http://www.popmatters.com:80/books/reviews/t/televisionary-oracle.shtml

Wikipedia article about Popmatters.com: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PopMatters

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Los Angeles Times article on World Entertainment War: http://articles.latimes.com/1991-07-11/news/vl-3005_1_world-entertainment-war

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San Francisco Chronicle article on World Entertainment War: https://uaregod.wixsite.com/mysite

Wikipedia article about the San Francisco Chronicle is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Chronicle

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Another San Francisco article about World Enterainment War: https://uaregod.wixsite.com/mysite/blank-3

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SF Weekly article about World Entertainment War: https://uaregod.wixsite.com/mysite/blank-5

Wikipedia article about SF Weekly is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SF_Weekly

Text of an article published in the SF Weekly, March 1991: https://www.freewillastrology.com/pr/wew.wow.html

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Gnosis magazine, Issue 32, titled "Pop Culture and the Esoteric." The article is "Audio Magicians: A portrait of esotericism in sound, from Firesign Theatre to World Entertainment War." By Peter Stenshoel and Jay Kinney. page 40. https://www.fieldsbooks.com/cgi-bin/fields/GNO32.html. The text of this article is here: https://www.freewillastrology.com/pr/audio.shaman.html

Wikipedia article about Gnosis magazine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosis_(magazine)

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Music memorabilia of World Entertainment War sold at https://wolfgangs.com, featuring offerings from rock impresario Bill Graham's (born Wolfgang Grajonca) Fillmore Auditorium and the Family Dog's Avalon Ballroom. https://www.wolfgangs.com/search.html?t=World%20Entertainment%20War&iem=true

Wikipedia article on Wolfgang's Vault: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang%27s_(Vault)

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Some of the shows done by World Entertainment War: https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/world-entertainment-war-4bd357ea.html

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Jefferson Starship and World Entertainment War: https://books.google.com/books?id=3G5PPWXZNAIC&pg=PA421&lpg=PA421&dq=%22world+entertainment+war%22&source=bl&ots=OPCe3cd_ne&sig=89QrOqG-LEGE9s3tqG2JSD1pLbo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjbjuWtq7PcAhUoHzQIHRg6D1Y4KBDoAQg1MAM#v=onepage&q=%22world%20entertainment%20war%22&f=false

Jefferson Starship and World Entertainment War: https://books.google.com/books?id=Y9RDfjxEtF4C&pg=PA102&lpg=PA102&dq=%22world+entertainment+war%22&source=bl&ots=Sk3mjQy8kc&sig=7yfxw8dlhE-ZDQGd1irEtfWDEDc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjbjuWtq7PcAhUoHzQIHRg6D1Y4KBDoAQg9MAU#v=onepage&q=%22world%20entertainment%20war%22&f=false

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https://www.discogs.com/World-Entertainment-War-World-Entertainment-War/release/2114436

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https://www.allmusic.com/album/world-entertainment-war-mw0000264051

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https://web.archive.org/web/20090221023308/http://www.psych.mcgill.ca/levitin/415.html

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https://www.audiophileusa.com/item.cfm?record=80928

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Videos of World Entertainment War's live shows:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKiGRM2d3xg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN23i7ld8kI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vLycMPajJ4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA8c9BEpmH0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6-U_9DZOf4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfr8rFMRu3k

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Links to videos that document my career as a solo performer:

At the Symbiosis Gathering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwRc4gdH7sw&t=36s

Wikipedia article on the Symbiosis Gathering is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiosis_Gathering

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https://www.youtube.com/user/SacredParty/videos

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https://vimeo.com/79007966

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Review of my show: https://www.adweek.com/galleycat/a-pyrokleptomaniac-wa-compulsion-to-steal-fire/2134

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Links to the music I have made, both solo and with other musicians:

https://soundcloud.com/sacreduproar

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https://www.freewillastrology.com/cds/mp3s.html

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Interviews:

Interview with la Repubblica in Italy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L06tBu7msus

Wikiepdia article on la Repubblica : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Repubblica

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Interview with New Dimensions Radio Show: https://www.freewillastrology.com/NewDimensions.mp3

New Dimensions Radio website is here: https://newdimensions.org

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Interview with To the Best of Our Knowledge radio show: http://archive.ttbook.org/book/rob-brezsny-pronoia

Wikipedia article on To the Best of Our Knowledge radio show : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_the_Best_of_Our_Knowledge

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Interviews on the R. U. Sirius Radio Show: http://rusiriusradio.com/shows/rusirius-011.mp3 http://rusiriusradio.com/shows/rusirius-023.mp3

Wikipedia article on R. U. Sirius: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._U._Sirius

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Conduit magazine: http://www.conduit.org/robbrezsny

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Other writing of mine that has been published, beyond my books and internationally syndicated weekly column:

I’ve had eight articles published on the website Salon.com. Wikipedia article on Salon.com is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salon_(website)

The articles are as follows:

Mock the Pain therapy https://www.salon.com/2000/09/13/mockpain/

Campaigning for Fool Czar https://www.salon.com/2000/09/06/fool/

Mediapocalypse https://www.salon.com/2000/08/09/mediapocalypse/

Ransom note https://www.salon.com/2000/08/23/womb/

Dear Goddess, You sly universal virus https://www.salon.com/2000/09/20/goddess/

World Kiss https://www.salon.com/2000/08/30/world_4/

Astrology’s mad bomber https://www.salon.com/2000/08/02/rbastrology/

Pronoiacs of the world unite! https://www.salon.com/2000/08/16/pron/

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I’ve had 15 articles published in the nationally distributed magazine “The Sun."

Wikipedia article on The Sun is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun_(magazine)

The articles are as follows:

"Secrets of Pronoia: How The World Is Conspiring To Shower You With Blessings" https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/359/secrets-of-pronoia

"Californicated, Santa Crucified": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/47/californicated-santa-crucified

"MoneyMoneyMoney": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/46/money-money-money

"Love Bomb": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/100/love-bomb

"Boredom and Its Blessings": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/11/boredom-and-its-blessings

"Suicide Notes For Suckers From The Would-Be Inferno": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/18/suicide-notes-for-suckers-from-the-would-be-inferno

"My Egg Demon": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/20/my-egg-demon

"Californications": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/32/californications

"The New Lesbians": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/7/the-new-lesbians

"Researching The Invisible: A Geometrical Insinuation": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/10/researching-the-invisible-a-geometrical-insinuation

"The Genius of the Planet": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/13/the-genius-of-the-planet

"Poetry By Rob Brezsny": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/100/poetry-by-rob-brezsny

"Christmas Emission": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/24/christmas-emission

My quote is featured in a small compilation that also includes Alan Watts, Benjamin Franklin, John Muir, José Ortega y Gasset: https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/409/sunbeams-409

My quote featured in a small compilation that also includes Emily Brontë, Susan Sontag, Quentin Tarantino, Mircea Eliade, Erich Fromm, René Magritte, Mohandas K. Gandhi, and Virginia Woolf: https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/363/sunbeams-363

"The Bardic Test": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/14/the-bardic-test

"Memories Of The Sea": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/15/memories-of-the-sea

Quoted in the editor's opening essay: https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/348/sy-safranskys-notebook-348

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Total number of my followers on Facebook: 428,663 on these two pages:

https://www.facebook.com/oroscopobrezsny/ https://www.facebook.com/Rob-Brezsnys-Free-Will-Astrology-133041234078/

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Film

I collaborated with filmmaker Antero Allie in creating his film “The Drivetime.” It features the music of my band World Entertainment War:

Wikipedia article on The Drivetime is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Drivetime

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http://archive.bampfa.berkeley.edu/film/FN13178

Wikpedia article on Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Art_Museum_and_Pacific_Film_Archive

Review of The Drivetime on the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive website: https://bampfa.org/event/drivetime

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review of The Drivetime at wired.com: https://www.wired.com/1996/10/zooming-in-on-drivetime/

Wikipedia article on Wired: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_(magazine)#Website

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Incorrect and defamatory note on the Wikipedia page about me
On the Wikipedia page about me at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Brezsny, there is a statement at top that goes as follows:

"This article may have been created or edited in return for undisclosed payments, a violation of Wikipedia's terms of use. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies."

It is absolutely untrue that there have been payments from me to anyone to create or edit this page. Please remove this incorrect and defamatory statement.

Rob Brezsny Inspiratrix (talk) 03:45, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
 * It was not defamatory, but thank you for clearing that up. I'll gladly take your word for it--though this begs the question of your relationship with, who said you contacted them, in this edit. Do you know them? Did you just pick a random Wikipedia editor? Anyway, since so many editors and administrators have looked at the article as a result of your post on the noticeboard, there is no doubt that neutral editing according to Wikipedia guidelines is taking place. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 17:03, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

Note to Drmies: Thanks for removing that incorrect information. I want to respond to your recent comment about Skyerise. In fact, I did not contact him/her. (Not sure what gender he/she is.) He/she contacted me through my Facebook page. I certainly didn't offer him/her anything, and didn't even encourage him/her to edit the Wikipedia page about me. - Rob Brezsny

P.S. I'm sure that Skyerise would agree with my account of what happened. Please ask her/him if you like. On July 15, I made a post on my Facebook page saying that after many years, my Wikipedia page was being edited. Skyerise, who had never before commented on my FB page as far as I know, showed up and made some comments under my post, basically saying that the edits that had been made on my page were sensible and in accordance with Wikipedia policy. We then had a brief back and forth. I never asked her/him to take any action at all in editing my Wikipedia page.

Talk pages
Hi. I saw your post at AN/I asking about where to put your comments. This help page may make things a little clearer. The short version: Put your post below the one you're replying to. (Don't cut someone else's post in half responding to different bits; this is called refactoring and people really don't like it.) Use colons to indent your comments if you're replying to someone. Each new reply gets a colon added, making it indent one more step. If you replied to me here, for example, you'd use one colon (because I haven't used any), and if I replied to you after that, I'd use two. Sign each post with four tildes ~. Hope this helps. Cheers, BlackcurrantTea (talk) 07:46, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

Sources for research
I appreciate having the chance to provide many sources for Wikipedia editors to research as they decide whether to keep or delete the page about me on Wikipedia, and then — if the page is kept — to compose a fully accurate text.

Links to articles about my career as astrologer and writer:

http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/cover/rob-brezsny-on-god-media-and-why-we-re-better/article_a724c4fa-ce9a-5c71-ba83-330241bc67d7.html

Wikipedia article on Monterey County Weekly is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey_County_Weekly

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https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Berkeley-Pronoia-invites-surrender-to-the-2576465.php

Wikpedia article on the San Francisco Chronicle, which publishes sfgate.com: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Chronicle

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https://www.alternet.org/story/9484/free_will_fiction

Wikipedia article on Alternet is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AlterNet

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Dan Savage and I have been the most widely circulated syndicated authors in the alternative newsweekly circuit for more than 20 years, although my column has appeared in more newspapers than has his. Here's an article profiling both Dan Savage and me: http://www.sylviehill.com/non-fiction/book-reviews/2005/11/24/savage-vs-brezsny/

Reference in a book to me and Dan Savage: https://books.google.com/books?id=NwzO0iTNiTIC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=%22dan+savage%22+%2B+%22rob+brezsny%22&source=bl&ots=gCokomEVer&sig=CHxNKyEo7bNTpIYlIWVjezp4fkI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi89qTzqLPcAhXE31QKHYnRCTwQ6AEIRTAF#v=onepage&q=%22dan%20savage%22%20%2B%20%22rob%20brezsny%22&f=false

Wikipedia article on Dan Savage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Savage

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http://web.archive.org/web/20060813162238/http://www.boulderweekly.com/coverstory.html

Wikipedia article on Boulder Weekly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulder_Weekly

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http://alibi.com/feature/41461/Sign-Language.html

Wikipedia article on the Weekly Alibi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_Alibi

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https://www.utne.com/mind-and-body/subversive-stargazer-rob-brezsny-real-astrology

Wikipedia article about the Utne Reader is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utne_Reader

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http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/08.24.05/brezsny-0534.html

Wikipedia article on Metroactive.com: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Silicon_Valley

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http://web.archive.org/web/20020424044121/www.csindy.com/csindy/2000-07-06/artbreak.html

Wikipedia article on Colorado Springs Independent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs_Independent

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http://web.archive.org/web/20020615124636/www.alibi.com/alibi/2000-09-14/feat2.html

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http://web.archive.org/web/20020817003609/www.free-times.com/Reviews/robbrezsny.html

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https://mountainx.com/news/1123brezsny-php/

Wikipedia article about the Mountain Xpress is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Xpress

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https://www.sfgate.com/living/article/Astrologer-Rob-Brezsny-on-what-s-in-our-stars-2461350.php

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New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/24/style/what-do-the-stars-say.html

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New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/15/us/15zodiac.html

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My syndicated column appeared weekly in New York City's Village Voice from January 1999 to May 2013.: https://www.villagevoice.com/author/robbrezsny/page/2/

Wikipedia article on Village Voice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Village_Voice

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My syndicated weekly column Free Will Astrology has been translated into Italian and published in the nationally distributed weekly Italian magazine “Internazionale” since 2003: http://www.internazionale.it/oroscopo/

Wikipedia article on Internazionale: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internazionale_(periodico)

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My syndicated weekly column Free Will Astrology has been translated into French and published in the nationally distributed weekly French magazine Courrier International since 2014: http://www.courrierinternational.com/horoscope

Wikipedia article on Courrier International: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courrier_international

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My syndicated weekly column Free Will Astrology is now translated into Japanese and published in the nationally distributed weekly Japanese magazine Courrier Japon: https://courrier.jp/news/archives/126456/ and https://courrier.jp/search/?q=brezsny

Wikipedia reference to Courrier Japon is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courrier_International

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My syndicated weekly column Free Will Astrology was translated into Finnish and published on the website Akanvakka in 2012 and 2013: http://www.akanvakka.fi/brezsny.htm

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I have published nine books:

1. “Images Are Dangerous”: https://www.amazon.com/Images-Are-Dangerous-Rob-Brezsny/dp/0937310220/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1532278251&sr=1-1&keywords=images+are+dangerous

2. “The Televisionary Oracle” - https://www.amazon.com/Televisionary-Oracle-Rob-Brezsny/dp/1583940006/ref=pd_sim_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1583940006&pd_rd_r=1573d764-8dcf-11e8-8055-c563715e95aa&pd_rd_w=V76Qs&pd_rd_wg=zdf80&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=2610440344683357453&pf_rd_r=ATQS2RB5XVKV90KMJXKE&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=ATQS2RB5XVKV90KMJXKE

3. "Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings" - https://www.amazon.com/Pronoia-Antidote-Paranoia-Conspiring-Blessings/dp/1583941231/ref=pd_sbs_14_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1583941231&pd_rd_r=3ebc628b-8dcf-11e8-8eba-d3010db8df62&pd_rd_w=Kx1Vv&pd_rd_wg=fj3Xu&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=8702255303818932494&pf_rd_r=FY187ZAKK65VNCBRGQ7J&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=FY187ZAKK65VNCBRGQ7J

4. "Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia, Revised and Expanded: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings" - https://www.amazon.com/Pronoia-Antidote-Paranoia-Revised-Expanded/dp/1556438184/ref=dp_ob_image_bk

5. “Pronoia è l'antidoto alla paranoia. Come il mondo intero sta cospirando per ricoprirti di benedizioni”: https://www.amazon.it/lantidoto-paranoia-cospirando-ricoprirti-benedizioni/dp/8897864716/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1532191712&sr=8-1&keywords=brezsny

6. “Roboscopo: Tutta la verità sui segni zodiacali dell'inimitabile astrologo di Internazionale,” published only in Italian: https://www.amazon.it/Roboscopo-zodiacali-dellinimitabile-astrologo-Internazionale-ebook/dp/B0067C1FWM/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1532191712&sr=8-5&keywords=brezsny

7. “La pronoia è l'antidoto alla paranoia. 888 metodi per diventare selvaggiamente felici”: https://www.amazon.it/pronoia-lantidoto-paranoia-diventare-selvaggiamente/dp/881701186X/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1532191712&sr=8-7&keywords=brezsny

8. “La pronoia es el antídoto para la paranoia (INSPIRACIONES)”:  https://www.amazon.es/pronoia-ant%C3%ADdoto-para-paranoia-INSPIRACIONES/dp/8478717579/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1532191968&sr=8-11&keywords=brezsny

9. “Η πρόνοια είναι το αντίδοτο της παράνοιας”: https://www.bookdepository.com/Η-πρόνοια-είναι-το-αντίδοτο-της-παράνοιας-Brezsny-Rob/9789605364656

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More articles about me and my work:

Article about me in New York City’s Village Voice: https://www.villagevoice.com/2005/11/01/free-will-astrology-author-showers-new-york-with-blessings/

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Another article about me and my book in New York’s Village Voice: https://www.villagevoice.com/2000/06/13/astro-turf/

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More info about my column in the Village Voice: https://books.google.com/books?id=LdsHpFYO_YUC&pg=PA183&lpg=PA183&dq=%22village+voice%22+%2B+%22rob+Brezsny%22&source=bl&ots=qAsnJJSRci&sig=8ZOWDez2Ri1QmG5MZ5tGygTAB40&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiax6jZyqncAhUPI3wKHfEjCMk4FBDoAQg4MAQ#v=onepage&q=%22village%20voice%22%20%2B%20%22rob%20Brezsny%22&f=false

This book, Smoking Typewriters, is referenced here in Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_press

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More about the Village Voice and my column: https://www.cagle.com/robtornoe/2009/01/village-voice-suspends-all-syndicated-cartoons#.W0-wCthKhwc

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Article from Italy's "la Repubblica" http://stagliano.blogautore.repubblica.it/2011/01/07/rob-brezsny-racconta-un-futuro-poetico-in-2-ore-di-video-intervista/

Wikiepdia article on la Repubblica : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Repubblica

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Article from France's "Courrier International" https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/2014/01/23/rob-brezsny-je-n-etais-pas-programme-pour-ecrire-des-horoscopes

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Review of my book “The Televisionary Oracle” in “Rain Taxi”: http://www.raintaxi.com/vol-6-no-3-fal-2001-23/. The actual text of this review is here: https://www.freewillastrology.com/pr/raintaxi.html

Wikiepdia article on "Rain Taxi": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_Taxi

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http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/08.22.96/breszny-9634.html

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http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/04.26.00/robbrezsny-0017.html

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https://programs.newdimensions.org/products/the-unpredictable-benevolent-brilliant-revolution-with-rob-brezsny

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https://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/in-psychic-candy/Content?oid=1181514

Wikipedia article on Indy Week is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indy_Week

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http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/cover/rob-brezsny-doesn-t-do-drugs-but-advocates-all-sorts/article_84675989-d0b6-5664-9de2-200b1661ecad.html

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https://web.archive.org/web/20060813100731/http://www.dailymantra.com/2006/07/rob_brezsny_modern_wizard_1.html

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Article about me in an Italian publication: http://losbuffo.com/2016/09/24/ma-chi-e-rob-brezsney/

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Article about me, plus links to further info, in French publication: https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/2014/01/23/de-la-poesie-aux-apparences-trompeuses

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https://www.freewillastrology.com/pr/wise_guy.html - (text of article that appeared in Good Times, Santa Cruz, September 8, 2005, but no longer available anywhere else on the Web)

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I’m quoted in this article about Donald Trump: https://www.thestranger.com/features/2017/08/16/25349950/astrologers-agree-the-eclipse-is-bad-news-for-trump

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Links to articles about my career as a musician:

Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Entertainment_War

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Noted rock impresario Bill Graham was our band World Entertainment War’s manager until his death: http://goodtimes.sc/santa-cruz-arts-entertainment/santa-cruz-music/world-war-ii-2/

Wikipedia article on the Good Times is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Times_(newspaper)

Bill Graham at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Graham_(promoter)

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Noted music producer (Blue Oyster Cult and the Clash) Sandy Pearlman signed our band to his label Popular Metaphysics, whose records were distributed by MCA Records. This fact is mentioned on Sandy Pearlman’s page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Pearlman

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Popmatters.com: https://web.archive.org/web/20080531003352/http://www.popmatters.com:80/books/reviews/t/televisionary-oracle.shtml

Wikipedia article about Popmatters.com: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PopMatters

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Los Angeles Times article on World Entertainment War: http://articles.latimes.com/1991-07-11/news/vl-3005_1_world-entertainment-war

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San Francisco Chronicle article on World Entertainment War: https://uaregod.wixsite.com/mysite

Wikipedia article about the San Francisco Chronicle is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Chronicle

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Another San Francisco article about World Enterainment War: https://uaregod.wixsite.com/mysite/blank-3

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SF Weekly article about World Entertainment War: https://uaregod.wixsite.com/mysite/blank-5

Wikipedia article about SF Weekly is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SF_Weekly

Text of an article published in the SF Weekly, March 1991: https://www.freewillastrology.com/pr/wew.wow.html

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Gnosis magazine, Issue 32, titled "Pop Culture and the Esoteric." The article is "Audio Magicians: A portrait of esotericism in sound, from Firesign Theatre to World Entertainment War." By Peter Stenshoel and Jay Kinney. page 40. https://www.fieldsbooks.com/cgi-bin/fields/GNO32.html. The text of this article is here: https://www.freewillastrology.com/pr/audio.shaman.html

Wikipedia article about Gnosis magazine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosis_(magazine)

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Music memorabilia of World Entertainment War sold at https://wolfgangs.com, featuring offerings from rock impresario Bill Graham's (born Wolfgang Grajonca) Fillmore Auditorium and the Family Dog's Avalon Ballroom. https://www.wolfgangs.com/search.html?t=World%20Entertainment%20War&iem=true

Wikipedia article on Wolfgang's Vault: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang%27s_(Vault)

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Some of the shows done by World Entertainment War: https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/world-entertainment-war-4bd357ea.html

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Jefferson Starship and World Entertainment War: https://books.google.com/books?id=3G5PPWXZNAIC&pg=PA421&lpg=PA421&dq=%22world+entertainment+war%22&source=bl&ots=OPCe3cd_ne&sig=89QrOqG-LEGE9s3tqG2JSD1pLbo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjbjuWtq7PcAhUoHzQIHRg6D1Y4KBDoAQg1MAM#v=onepage&q=%22world%20entertainment%20war%22&f=false

Jefferson Starship and World Entertainment War: https://books.google.com/books?id=Y9RDfjxEtF4C&pg=PA102&lpg=PA102&dq=%22world+entertainment+war%22&source=bl&ots=Sk3mjQy8kc&sig=7yfxw8dlhE-ZDQGd1irEtfWDEDc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjbjuWtq7PcAhUoHzQIHRg6D1Y4KBDoAQg9MAU#v=onepage&q=%22world%20entertainment%20war%22&f=false

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https://www.discogs.com/World-Entertainment-War-World-Entertainment-War/release/2114436

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https://www.allmusic.com/album/world-entertainment-war-mw0000264051

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https://web.archive.org/web/20090221023308/http://www.psych.mcgill.ca/levitin/415.html

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https://www.audiophileusa.com/item.cfm?record=80928

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Videos of World Entertainment War's live shows:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKiGRM2d3xg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN23i7ld8kI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vLycMPajJ4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA8c9BEpmH0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6-U_9DZOf4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfr8rFMRu3k

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Links to videos that document my career as a solo performer:

At the Symbiosis Gathering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwRc4gdH7sw&t=36s

Wikipedia article on the Symbiosis Gathering is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiosis_Gathering

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https://www.youtube.com/user/SacredParty/videos

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https://vimeo.com/79007966

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Review of my show: https://www.adweek.com/galleycat/a-pyrokleptomaniac-wa-compulsion-to-steal-fire/2134

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Links to the music I have made, both solo and with other musicians:

https://soundcloud.com/sacreduproar

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https://www.freewillastrology.com/cds/mp3s.html

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Interviews:

Interview with la Repubblica in Italy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L06tBu7msus

Wikiepdia article on la Repubblica : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Repubblica

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Interview with New Dimensions Radio Show: https://www.freewillastrology.com/NewDimensions.mp3

New Dimensions Radio website is here: https://newdimensions.org

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Interview with To the Best of Our Knowledge radio show: http://archive.ttbook.org/book/rob-brezsny-pronoia

Wikipedia article on To the Best of Our Knowledge radio show : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_the_Best_of_Our_Knowledge

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Interviews on the R. U. Sirius Radio Show: http://rusiriusradio.com/shows/rusirius-011.mp3 http://rusiriusradio.com/shows/rusirius-023.mp3

Wikipedia article on R. U. Sirius: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._U._Sirius

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Conduit magazine: http://www.conduit.org/robbrezsny

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Other writing of mine that has been published, beyond my books and internationally syndicated weekly column:

I’ve had eight articles published on the website Salon.com. Wikipedia article on Salon.com is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salon_(website)

The articles are as follows:

Mock the Pain therapy https://www.salon.com/2000/09/13/mockpain/

Campaigning for Fool Czar https://www.salon.com/2000/09/06/fool/

Mediapocalypse https://www.salon.com/2000/08/09/mediapocalypse/

Ransom note https://www.salon.com/2000/08/23/womb/

Dear Goddess, You sly universal virus https://www.salon.com/2000/09/20/goddess/

World Kiss https://www.salon.com/2000/08/30/world_4/

Astrology’s mad bomber https://www.salon.com/2000/08/02/rbastrology/

Pronoiacs of the world unite! https://www.salon.com/2000/08/16/pron/

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I’ve had 15 articles published in the nationally distributed magazine “The Sun."

Wikipedia article on The Sun is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun_(magazine)

The articles are as follows:

"Secrets of Pronoia: How The World Is Conspiring To Shower You With Blessings" https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/359/secrets-of-pronoia

"Californicated, Santa Crucified": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/47/californicated-santa-crucified

"MoneyMoneyMoney": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/46/money-money-money

"Love Bomb": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/100/love-bomb

"Boredom and Its Blessings": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/11/boredom-and-its-blessings

"Suicide Notes For Suckers From The Would-Be Inferno": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/18/suicide-notes-for-suckers-from-the-would-be-inferno

"My Egg Demon": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/20/my-egg-demon

"Californications": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/32/californications

"The New Lesbians": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/7/the-new-lesbians

"Researching The Invisible: A Geometrical Insinuation": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/10/researching-the-invisible-a-geometrical-insinuation

"The Genius of the Planet": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/13/the-genius-of-the-planet

"Poetry By Rob Brezsny": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/100/poetry-by-rob-brezsny

"Christmas Emission": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/24/christmas-emission

My quote is featured in a small compilation that also includes Alan Watts, Benjamin Franklin, John Muir, José Ortega y Gasset: https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/409/sunbeams-409

My quote featured in a small compilation that also includes Emily Brontë, Susan Sontag, Quentin Tarantino, Mircea Eliade, Erich Fromm, René Magritte, Mohandas K. Gandhi, and Virginia Woolf: https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/363/sunbeams-363

"The Bardic Test": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/14/the-bardic-test

"Memories Of The Sea": https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/15/memories-of-the-sea

Quoted in the editor's opening essay: https://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/348/sy-safranskys-notebook-348

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Total number of my followers on Facebook: 428,663 on these two pages:

https://www.facebook.com/oroscopobrezsny/ https://www.facebook.com/Rob-Brezsnys-Free-Will-Astrology-133041234078/

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Film

I collaborated with filmmaker Antero Allie in creating his film “The Drivetime.” It features the music of my band World Entertainment War:

Wikipedia article on The Drivetime is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Drivetime

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http://archive.bampfa.berkeley.edu/film/FN13178

Wikpedia article on Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Art_Museum_and_Pacific_Film_Archive

Review of The Drivetime on the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive website: https://bampfa.org/event/drivetime

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review of The Drivetime at wired.com: https://www.wired.com/1996/10/zooming-in-on-drivetime/

Wikipedia article on Wired: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_(magazine)#Website

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Inspiratrix (talk) 19:29, 22 July 2018 (UTC)