Astrology 101

This week my new adventure was a 3 hour class in "How to read your own Astrology Chart" by astrologer, Julie Kelly. She had taken our birth info weeks before and created a "natal" chart for us. Wow! Talk about learning a different language. South nodes, north nodes, ascendent signs, planets, houses, moon, sun, etc. etc. It was a crash course. Fascinating stuff - although my zodiac sign is Gemini I learned other celestial influences that have created an influence on my personality, health and relationships. I certainly didn't absorb it all but have ordered a primer on it to help me decode some of the information. In my tarot class this week I discovered that my "life card" or soul's mission this incarnation is the "Hierophant" - a medieval term for teacher. My lessons have to do with being a student, a lover of knowledge and sharing this learning with others. Seems to fit and may explain why I love taking classes and learning new information all the time.

I wrote a short story this week about "Gym class" that high school nemesis - at least for me. Humorous and poignant at the same time. My teacher pronounced it almost flawless. I'll take it. I'm anxious to start an 8 week memoir class by Natalie Goldbery ("Writing down the bones"fame)the first week in April. She lives in Santa Fe but spent alot of time living in Taos when she was younger. She even wrote about it in her novel, "Banana Rose".

Blast from the Past - this coming week Holly Near comes to Taos and is performing at the Community Auditorium on Saturday night. I have listened to alot of her music over the years but have never had the privilege of hearing her live. She's a folksigner, political activist and bisexual. A pretty juicy combination....