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Where is 'ASTROBARRY'S 2016'?

There will be no 'ASTROBARRY'S 2016'. I have decided not to continue writing year-ahead e-books.

I have, however, written '2016: An Astrological Overview'. This article provides a summary of the major astrology happenings of the upcoming year.

And I also wrote brief 2016 year-ahead horoscopes for each of the 12 zodiac-signs.

I mentioned my choice in this article I posted a couple months ago. Here's a reminder:

'I have decided not to continue creating these annual forecasts. Though they were successful both financially and in terms of serving my readership, I found the process of writing these lengthy pieces to be personally unfulfilling (once, that is, I'd proven to myself I could do it), and the product too ephemeral to justify (to my inner artist, at least) the mammoth effort a book-length work warrants.

'So though I admittedly fear the wrath of those devotees who won't be rewarded with an ASTROBARRY'S 2016, for such a feature is not destined to exist, I feel happier and more sane than I have during this closing-quarter time-of-year since I first dove into writing ASTROBARRY'S 2012 during the fall of '11. At moments, the Capricorn-moon workaholic in me experiences guilt for not currently trudging through 6- and 7-day workweeks, though I'm left considerably more space for priorities like my physical health and my creative contentment. Rather than force myself to write more inspirational turns-of-phrase interpreting an entire year's astrology at once, I choose instead to concentrate on my weekly horoscopes—still gratifying to me after thirteen years, still a spiritual practice of offering my singular contribution free of charge for the betterment of the universe. Stripping down what I do to its most essential elements allows me to concentrate on my purpose… and helps counteract the dangerous tendency to become distracted by admirers' expectations or peers' successes.'

And here's me sharing more of my feelings about this in the introduction to last year's ASTROBARRY'S 2015:

'Now, as I put the finishing touches on book number-four, it's become clear I cannot sustain the ambitious expectations I set for myself… I will spare you the gory details of this year's writing process, but let's just say it's continued to be quite emotionally difficult to keep up… with unfortunate trickle-down impacts in many other areas of my life.

'I know I cannot go on like this, even as I simultaneously fear confessing this truth to you, dear reader. It's probably not the best marketing strategy to so plainly expose my doubts, my limitations, my shifting priorities, my potential to disappoint your expectations. But that's just how I do things, as a conscious act of demystifying the invisible machinations which support these apparent successes, as part of how I rely on my own experiences to help illustrate how the astrology works, as a means for you to get to know the person behind the astrologer and better understand what we may share in common.

'Before I ever imagined becoming an astrologer, my singular driving ambition was to write books. Now that I've technically met this ambition, I suppose I need to revise it so it better serves the new me. Yes, I want to write more books—but not the same book over and over. I have other things to say, some astrology-related and many not…'

Thank you for understanding my decision, for supporting me in this and my future endeavors. I cherish my relationships with those who enjoy my work.

My year-ahead forecast e-book from prior years remain available at a discounted rate of just $5 each.

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