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IN THIS ISSUE Volume 28 Number 10 • October 2009

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THE HEALTH CRISIS: YOU CALL THE SHOTS JIM CATANO You may have no impact on the healthcare coverage crisis, but in the closely related arena of health, you’re the boss.

Perhaps health insurers should take a page out of the auto insurance book: reward responsibility and healthy lifestyle with discounts—and charge more for those who choose an unhealthy lifestyle.

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CHEF PROFILE EMILY MOROZ Thai one on at Thai Garden & Noodle House...Number two.

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CATALYST CALENDAR OF EVENTS EMILY MOROZ

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COMINGS & GOINGS EMILY MOROZ What’s new around town.

FORCES OF NATURE DON’T MAKE DEALS JEAN ARNOLD It’s time to get loud and clear on climate change. Enviro activist groups, such as 350.ORG, hope to make their point this October with an international day of action.

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THE ALCHEMICAL KITCHEN REBECCA BRENNER Save the flavor: preserving culinary herbs.

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BIKE RIDE OF THE MONTH SHANE FARVER Woodland beauty: climb Mill Creek for fall splendor.

BURNING MAN: THE NEXT GENERATION SOPHIA BROWN Journal of a 13-year-old’s first trek to the magical Black Rock City, where the adults seem to have a lot in common with kids.

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TRANSFORM U AURETHA CALLISON The artful dresser is out of the closet.

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METAPHORS FOR THE MONTH SUZANNE WAGNER Change and transformation.

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THE INTUITIVE LIFE: PALMISTRY LESSON MARGARET RUTH Find your lifeline.

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CEREMONY & SPIRITUALITY DONNA HENES A question of rain.

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COACH JEANNETTE: JEANNETTE MAW Liberation from the constraints of time.

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AQUARIUM AGE: ASTROLOGY RALFEE FINN An assortment of astral cohorts contribute to October’s commotion.

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ASK THE ASTROLOGER CHRISTOPHER RENSTROM Leo-Virgo combo means making a choice.

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EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK GRETA BELANGER DEJONG The McKenzie Chronicles DON’T GET ME STARTED JOHN DEJONG Multiple choice: Peak oil or global warming?

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DON’T GET ME STARTED

BY JOHN DEJONG

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hich do you think has the most resonance, ‘peak oil’ or ‘global warming’?” A Coffee Garden cohort fueling up on his way to work at the University of Utah posed the question as we paused with our morning cups of joe.

The question sounded straightforward enough. My quick reply was “Peak oil!” preceded by a mumbled “that’s a good question,” as I began to weigh the arguments.

Peak oil is easy to understand.

Anyone who has gleaned all of the pecans and cashews out of a can of mixed nuts or come to the bottom of the cookie bag will figure out supply/demand curves sooner or later, even if they never know that’s what they’re called. They may even be able to appreciate the effect of supply/demand curves on the price of a Prius or a photo-voltaic array.

But global warming, climate change, cooked frogs (legs on)— most folks’ minds go blank. Worse than inconvenient, its truth is incomprehensible. Most folks are hard pressed to plan next summer’s vacation, much less figure the effects of their energy choices today on the climate decades from now.

Not that we have many choices: Our cities have been built for auto-

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✓ Worse than ❍

inconvenient, its truth is incomprehensible. mobiles, not pedestrians, and all the mass transit in the world is not going to offset the inherent disadvantages of suburban sprawl. Our houses are filled with energy-intensive appliances—including the socalled “energy-saving” ones. Nonrenewable energy—coal, oil and natural gas—is subsidized to encourage consumption.

Let’s face it: We live in a society and economy that encourages consumption instead of conservation.

Everything is cheaper by the dozen until it gets scarce.

Earth’s climate is a commons— that is, it’s a common asset. A few benefit greatly by exploiting it, and each of the rest of us pay only a small penalty.

✓ ❍ We could spend ginor-

mous sums mitigating global warming so that no one has to change their “uncommon” behavior. But in the end, the costs of mitigation are likely to be as high as the costs of prevention.

So if the state of Alaska wants to give away coal leases at fire-sale prices to people like Snowbird owner Richard Bass so he can make a killing selling it to the Chinese, who’s to say no? If Dick makes a buck a ton on 12 million tons of coal per year—that’s capitalism. The side effects of the resulting 27 million tons of carbon dioxide per year formed when that coal is burned?

That’s everyone else’s problem.

Uncommon man One might refer to any behavior detrimental to the commons as “uncommon” behavior. If Dick Bass never made another dollar, he’d still be set for life—as would all his children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. So why is he trying to strip mine a couple thousand acres of Alaska tundra for coal to sell to China? It would seem activities that foster global warming would be antithetical to running a ski resort.

Maybe he’s covering his bets.

Of course, peak oil and global

warming are connected. We’ve still got enough oil to get us a lot deeper into global warming. Peak coal is a long way off (though imminent, in geological term)—some estimates run to 400 years. Waiting until we run out of coal to do something about our profligate power trips and their effects on climate is akin to waiting for the limb to fall off before treating the gangrene.

Score points for creativity, still it’s not a good sign that hare-brained schemes to mitigate global warming—as opposed to prevent it — have begun to look appealing. For instance, soot on clouds could alter the course of killer hurricanes— imagine a phalanx of airplanes flying wingtip to wingtip spraying soot on certain portions of a hurricane to impart a little english on a category five. We could install freezer coils in the tundra to prevent the release of trapped carbon dioxide.

We could spend ginormous sums mitigating global warming so that no one has to change their “uncommon” behavior. But in the end, the costs of mitigation are likely to be as high as the costs of prevention.

The answer to the question of prevention versus mitigation will probably come down to who stands to benefit. The costs of prevention will be spread across society, as will the benefits. Mitigation, on the other hand, will yield enormous windfall profits for the corporate giants who land government climate control contracts. You’ve got to wonder whether Dick Bass’ next

✓ It would seem activities ❍

that foster global warming would be antithetical to running a ski resort. venture will be a partnership with Energy Solutions’ Steve Creamer to clean up after coal power.

In years past, even as it was coveted, coal was not an honored substance. Generations of parents warned would-be naughty children that lumps of it would replace food and toys in their Christmas stocking.

Manipulative and a little kooky, yes.

But the same offer stands: Behave thoughtlessly now and suffer the lumps (if any are left) later—or pleasure and sustenance later for doing the right thing now.

The answers to some quizzes are no-brainers. ◆ John deJong is associate publisher of CATALYST.

ENVIRO-NEWS

BY AMY BRUNVAND

By the time you read this, America’s Redrock Wilderness Act (H.R. 1925) will have taken its first step towards advancing the legislation though Congress.

The bill to preserve 9.4 million acres of Utah’s spectacular red rock country as wilderness is based on the Citizens’ Wilderness Proposal for Utah, and it was first introduced

by Utah Congressman Wayne Owens 20 years ago. When Owens left Congress in 1992, he asked his friend, Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), to sponsor the bill, and for the past 15 years it has been re-introduced in every session of Congress.

“This is a historic moment in the long effort to protect Utah’s magnificent wilderness landscapes throughout the state,” says Scott Groene, executive director of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. “Places like Cedar Mesa, the San Rafael Swell, the Green River and the West Desert are one step closer to achieving the lasting protection they need and deserve.” The Oct. 1 hearing will have provided an opportunity to more fully discuss why Congress should pass America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act. “This part of our country is some of the most remarkably pristine and beautiful land in the world and this bill would ensure that it stays that way forever,” says Hinchey.

The Redrock Wilderness hearing is especially exciting news for members of the Utah Wilderness Coalition, a group of over 200 national, local and regional conservation groups with a mission to protect all Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wilderness-quality lands in Utah. For the past 20 years, America’s Redrock Wilderness Act has been kept alive by persistent citizen activism from millions of members of UWC member groups (UWC is currently led by an executive committee representing Earth Justice, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Wasatch Mountain Club, and the Wilderness Society.) To celebrate this historic event, take a few minutes to contact your member of Congress to say you support Utah wilderness and are thrilled that America’s Redrock Wilderness Act is finally getting a hearing.

A federal court has ruled that Kane County officials broke the law when they tried to undo off-road vehicle restrictions in the Grand Staircase/Escalante National Monument by removing trail closure signs and replacing them with county road signs. The court decision said Kane County has to prove they have the right to control the trails before they have any management authority over them.

That’s probably good news for Salt Creek in Canyonlands National Park, which currently faces a similar lawsuit from San Juan County.

Jeeps used to be allowed to drive through Salt Creek, which is a yearround fresh water stream, but they were causing such severe damage to the stream ecosystem that the National Park Service closed the trail 10 years ago. San Juan County asserts that because vehicles traveled there prior to 1964 when the Park was established, the Park should now be forced to let vehicles to drive in the creek regardless of the damage they cause. Luckily, there’s not much evidence that the creek ever really was used as a “road” before the Park was there.

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State to review Great Salt Lake plan The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands has started a process to update the 10-year-old management plan for the Great Salt Lake. The plan revision was announced after Great Salt Lake Minerals applied for a massive expansion of its operation that could severely impact the lake ecosystem.

Conservation groups like Friends of Great Salt Lake fear that with Governor Huntsman gone, industrial use of the lake will take priority over migratory bird conservation. In 2009, the agency also awarded $200,000 for seven research grants to study issues that the agency has identified as the top five most critical issues facing the Great Salt Lake: 1. Effects of a drying lake 2. Assessing habitat quality 3. Effects of diking 4. Mercury 5. Monitoring Great Salt Lake Planning: WWW.FFSL.UTAH.GOV/SOVLANDS/GSL.PHP. Friends of Great Salt Lake: WWW.FOGSL.ORG

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Great Salt Lake bird archive project Last year photographer Rosalie Winard displayed her marvelous pictures of birds at the Utah Museum of Natural History. This year she is working on an online photographic archive of Birds of the Great Salt Lake to be used as a scientific index, to encourage birding, and as a resource for the general public to understand the irreplaceable value of Great Salt Lake wetlands.

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Wolf hunt undermines restoration efforts On September 1, the first Idaho wolf was shot after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service took Montana and Idaho wolves off the Endangered Species List in May. The Natural Resources Defense Council says the state’s wolf hunting regulations are likely to reduce the state’s wolves to unsustainable population levels.

Suzanne Stone representing Defenders of Wildlife says the wolf hunt “undermines decades of tremendous support, time and investment from the American public, federal, tribal and state wildlife agencies, and threatens one of the most successful wildlife restorations in history.” Wolf hunting will continue while the court considers restoring endangered species protection.

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SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER BY DENNIS HINKAMP

Power in plain sight Don’t hide the evidence was driving through the Midwest’s flattest states this summer, and noticed how the smoke stacks and water towers serve as industrial cairns along the highway.

Similar to those piles of rocks that mark trails, they lead you from town to town, across the prostrate plains, east to west—from Davenport to Cedar Rapids and on to Ames, Iowa and beyond.

The city of Ames has a coal-fired power plant right at the end of Center Street. You can see it right

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Westerners love the uncluttered feel of remote power stations, cheap natural gas and buried cables. out the window of the trendiest coffee shop. A few blocks away, Iowa State University, which is now famous for alternative fuels

research, has a similar plant about the same size as their basketball arena. Since all that coal has to be delivered to the plants somehow, any drive across town requires

building in enough slack time to wait for train crossings or rerouting of your trip to one of the few streets that go under or over the tracks. In Iowa, the coal comes in, the corn and ethanol go out.

Water towers are the Midwest’s artificial mountains. Without them, there wouldn’t be enough water pressure to take a shower. The towers act as landmarks and 200-foothigh billboards, alerting you to which city lies ahead long before the interstate signs tell you it’s there.

If you look overhead in most Midwest cities, such as Ames, you will see a warren of telephone, cable and electrical wires. As kids growing up in the Midwest, we used to call the wires the “squirrel highway.”

The circus act squirrels used them as tightrope wires to facilitate neighborhood trashcan and bird feeder raids. Who needs trees when the humans have built you a big top circus of fun?

All the power is in plain sight in the Midwest. Even natural gas is visible in many older cities. Before the high-pressure pipelines were developed, most urban areas had huge above-ground storage tanks ressembling football stadiums. They operated like a bellows that went up and down as the supply of natural gas fluctuated.

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Dear Swami: I find the present prison system archaic.

Not only do we not rehabilitate our prisoners, but it costs us a fortune to keep these guys behind bars. Not to mention all the money we’re spending to apprehend, prosecute and incarcerate all those “dangerous” drug offenders while the criminals who might actually harm someone get reduced sentences. Do you see any positive changes in our criminal justice system in the coming new age?

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Dear Xavier: What you say about our criminal justice system is accurate indeed. No doubt about it, we definitely have a criminal justice system, and I will tell you why. For some reason, we got it in our political heads that it’s the government’s job to try to stop people from doing things to themselves that they’re going to do anyway. Take the war on drugs—please! I don’t know if you’ve been following the box scores, but no matter how many dealers and users are nailed at home, there are millions more who score. We’ve tried changing pitchers,

we’ve tried changing managers, we’ve tried bringing some strong arms out of the bullpen, but it’s time we faced the fact that the ballgame’s over and it’s time to play a different game.

Why do people get high on drugs?

Because reality bites! Maybe if we spent our energy helping people improve their reality, drugs would become an aesthetic exploration taken on occasion rather than an anesthetic to dull the pain.

As for more serious crime, the answer is restitution and rehabilitation. Remember the old notion that criminals should pay for their crimes? Well, right now we the people are paying through the nose! And since nasal mucus can’t buy hardly anything nowadays, it’s costing us money as well.

Do you realize it costs about $20,000 to keep the average offender in jail—per year?

This means that if we put convicted felons on the street and paid them $10,000 a year not to commit crimes, we’d be saving 50%!

That is why I’m in favor of the Debt Penalty—offenders literally pay a financial debt to society. Convicted thieves can be

Contrast this to the West: When my westward drive brought me to Wyoming, I started noticing an absence of industrial cairns.

There were power lines and a few windmills, but the only sign of coal power were some distant smoke stacks that look like they could belong to some giant land-locked

cruise ship. These “ships” are docked in what most people, even the ones who live there, refer to as “the middle of nowhere.” I saw lots of coal on trains leaving Wyoming— presumably for Iowa.

Likewise, there are no water towers marking upcoming towns on the horizon in the West. Many communities here actually have too much water pressure and homeowners have to install reducers to keep the underground water rushing down from the mountains from bursting their pipes. Natural gas also comes,

mysteriously, from somewhere underground and makes its way to Western homes with only the occasional appearance of huge aboveground pipes crossing the desert.

Though some may call the Midwest’s conspicuous resource consumption “blight,” it at least seems more honest and upfront.

Westerners love the uncluttered feel of remote power stations, cheap natural gas and buried cables, but it gives the illusion that there aren’t any resources being used. Other than paying the bills, it’s pretty easy to forget that we are actually using any natural resources.

That’s why every new wind farm, water project or scarce mention of nuclear power as even a remote possibility causes such a stir in the West. We just aren’t used to seeing where our electricity, water and other resources come from. We need to stop acting like we aren’t part of the grid. ◆ Dennis Hinkamp didn’t write himself his usual clever tagline this month. Maybe he just didn’t have the energy.

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I also predict that in the near future, alternative healing will be a part of the rehabilitation process. Chinese herbs will be used to treat the yang imbalance that most offenders have, yoga will be used to

It costs about $20,000 to keep the average offender in jail—per year. If we put convicted felons on the street and paid them $10,000 a year not to commit crimes, we’d be saving 50%! That is why I’m in favor of the debt penalty. room and board in prison. And when some movie studio pays one of these jerks a fortune for his or her story, we can take some solace in knowing the money will compensate the victims and society. For some prisoners, receiving the debt sentence might be the best thing that ever happened to them. They’ll be able to pay a finite amount of money over time and then be free to rejoin society. And this belief in life after debt will enable them to do their time with dignity and hope.

insure they do a nice, long stretch while in the can, and—in a very controversial practice—new age music will be piped into each cell every waking moment. Sure, bleeding hearts will object that this might not be the music most prisoners want to listen to, but hey—if you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime. ◆ © Copyright 2009 by Steve Bhaerman.

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THE POLITICAL IS PERSONAL

The health crisis: You call the shots

You may have no impact on the healthcare coverage crisis, but in the closely

BY JIM CATANO related arena of health, you’re the boss hen President Obama delivered his message to Congress on healthcare reform, progressives breathed a qualified sigh of relief. The guy we’d worked so hard to elect didn’t throw in the towel on the public option for insurance coverage—at least not yet.

Many of us had originally hoped for a single payer system like they have in Canada. Expecting the death of the insurance industry in America is a bit unrealistic…or at least premature. But we’re okay with

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Details are yet to be hammered out for a proposed bill; there’s time to incorporate a little “kick butt” radical into the public option to make it more sellable and more effective in delivering, well, health.

Yes, America has a healthcare coverage crisis. Yes, the healthcare system itself has massive problems and treatment is too expensive. But the biggest (and the least discussed) factor in the equation is our nation’s health crisis. It will take something radical to address that.

The “radical” concept I’ll suggest

Auto insurance rewards responsibility and good performance with discounts, and punishes accidents and violations with rate hikes. That’s as American as apple pie, right? just a public insurance option that would compete with the private money shufflers. Really, we are. And many of us are insisting on it, especially since we already compromised away a single payer system.

here is not really all that radical. It may be new to healthcare, but it’s not alien to other forms of insurance. In fact, anyone who drives a car legally pays for a policy that works in exactly the same way, and

nobody complains about the basic structure of car insurance. Everyone ultimately considers it fair.

For example: I’ve been driving for 43 years. I’ve been in a couple of accidents but have never caused one. My fingers are crossed while I write this, but I’ve never had a moving violation except for one fivemiles-per-hour-over ticket from a private university security officer. In other words, my record is spotless.

I’m also in an age bracket that most auto insurance companies consider “prime.” To be sure, certain people my age are terrible drivers but most are anything but, so I get the benefit of my group’s average added to my own perfect driving record and pay a really low rate for car insurance.

What would happen, however, if I started collecting moving violations, causing accidents and got a DUI? Well, my rates would gradually rise, and in the end I’d be paying several times what I did as my former perfect-behind-the-wheel self. That’s just the way auto insurance works, and few complain about it. It rewards responsibility and good

performance with discounts, and punishes accidents and violations with rate hikes. That’s as American as apple pie, right?

So what does all that have to do with health insurance? Nothing, right now. But it should. The president’s proposed new legislation would prevent pre-existing health conditions from negatively impacting our ability to get or keep health insurance. Fantastic and long overdue! There’s nothing anyone can do to change the past once they’ve had a disease or injury.

But there’s a long list of health conditions we often can do something about: Certain lifestyle choices can lead to excess weight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, high pulse rate, elevated blood sugar and fat levels and more.

Those conditions are within the power of most people to change.

If the feds want to design an innovative program that effectively promotes better health, the public option coverage should be priced according to how well each of us “drives” the old body down the highway of life.

Some private insurance companies do offer wellness support and information to encourage healthy lifestyles, especially in corporate group programs. These tend to offer token awards when participants achieve goals and may even provide small cash incentives. What I’m suggesting is a graded and significant price break to the best body “drivers,” while charging full rate for those who are willing to risk “crashing and burning” as a result of their lifestyle choices.

I’m a good example of what I’m talking about. About 17 years ago, I got tired of being sick and tired. I radically altered my diet and reduced or eliminated things that did more harm than good once they slid past my taste buds. I eat very little meat and a lot of whole, unprocessed, raw or lightly cooked organic vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, beans and grains. I limit bread and pasta consumption to social situations, opting instead for brown rice, millet or quinoa (a nutrient-laden South American seed) with healthy sauces or stirfries. I don’t smoke, drink or use recreational drugs, and never need the legal ones.

I now weigh what I did in high school. My immune system is so good that I don’t get sick any more.

My medical stats (blood pressure, cholesterol, etc.) are those of someone much younger.

I know others who eat more raw food, pay stricter attention to seasonal eating, eat only organic, take a lot of supplements, exercise more.

There are many ways to be good.

The point is to do what we can to “maintain the engine.”

I’d love to find a health insurance program that would reward me for my good efforts instead of just looking at my birth date. Based on how often I’ve needed to see a physician for illness (not once in the past 16 years), I might never even use it.

Still, as with all forms of insurance, it’s good to have, right?

Here’s a basic plan for a public health insurance option that would really interest someone like me.

People of all political stripes could embrace it—it embodies both the fairness and affordability that liberals and populists love while honoring and requiring individual effort and personal responsibility conservatives and libertarians find lacking in government social programs.

Each covered person has a basic physical exam every year. Obama’s plan may include one anyway, as

regular physicals are part of any good preventive health program and save money in the long run by spotting disease symptoms early.

The exams could be done either in doctors’ offices or at large centers set up to conduct them efficiently and quickly. They would, of course, assess basic statistics. The standard blood analysis, the heart of the program, would measure more than 20 health markers such as cholesterol and blood fats, and cost about $20 per person. Some information would be self-reported (like smoking) but could be backed up by random verification testing.

The test result would be graded according to current medical understanding of how those levels

seminar session on reimbursement I attended, I was discussing with the speaker the cost-saving aspects of our device and how I expected the insurance industry to embrace it.

“You really don’t understand how things work, do you?” he responded. My confused look prompted his explanation: “Insurance companies work on a percentage, so they want the gross number for medical treatment to be as big as possible. Their slice of a big number is their bottom line. What they do is control their own internal costs while paying for the same expensive services all their competitors are covering, too. They pinch pennies in house or do things like try to deny certain claims or drop sick people from

I’d love to find a health insurance program that would reward me for my good efforts instead of just looking at my birth date. relate to long-term health and the incidence of conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

Again, whether or not a person has or had any of those conditions would not be a factor. The tests are to find out how well we’re doing in trying to make sure problems don’t happen again.

From the test results, one is assigned to a fitness level and charged the corresponding rate. Five or so levels might be workable. The better your controllable wellness results, the bigger your discount.

As time passes, the result could be fine-tuned as each pool of insureds gains “experience” (that’s insurance speak for examining the amount and nature of claims), so the rates could be made to correlate precisely with how much medical treatment is needed by each group. Again, this is exactly how auto insurance works, and everybody accepts that what they pay corresponds directly to how well they drive.

You might ask why insurance companies haven’t come up with something like this already as it might be an interesting marketing angle. I learned the sad truth almost 20 years ago when I was the marketing director for the manufacturer of a new medical device. Since it enhanced the results of an established medical procedure, I thought it would easily win approval for insurance reimbursement. After a

coverage, but they really don’t want overall medical expenses to be lower. The bigger the costs, the more they make.”

I’ll never forget that sobering lesson. And as much as I normally agree with food expert and writer Michael Pollan, I have to take issue with his position in a recent Sunday New York Times editorial.

The fact that the insurance companies will have to take all comers regardless of pre-existing conditions under President Obama’s proposal will not by itself reduce costs.

If anything, rates will go up, but the insurers really don’t care since their competitors will have to confront the same increases for added liabilities, too.

In the absence of other reforms, insurance companies will always want the overall cost for medical treatment to be high since they get paid a percentage of the bill.

But a public insurance option doesn’t have to work in the selfserving way that commercial insurance industry does. Because there will be no profit margin to return to investors (and upon which to base lucrative executive compensation packages), a public plan based on the ideas proposed here could be cost-effective even for participants in the worst level of fitness and also significantly reward those who go the extra mile to be healthy.

Those who don’t qualify for the better ratings would have a signifi-

cant financial incentive to take charge of their health to lower their rate in the future.

I realize, of course, the complexity of fully designing a plan like this.

Providing public education about what causes lifestyle-related health problems and how to remedy them would be essential. Of all the various theories and contradictory claims floating around about how to achieve wellness, which health highways would become the recommended ones?

Ultimately, it might boil down to supplying the best thinking and research available and then allowing individuals to select their route.

Putting all the conventional and alternative treatment modalities on a sliding scale of benefit might help, but it wouldn’t be an easy or uncontroversial tool to create.

There would also need to be ways to grade the results people get according to the methods they use.

For example, controlling cholesterol through diet and natural means would need to “score more points” than artificially controlling it with statin drugs which have side effects that can cause other health problems. Yes, the pharmaceutical and food industries would likely spend a bundle of money to oppose changes that would certainly result in fewer sales of fattening, unhealthy foods and the drugs America currently uses to treat the resulting problems.

Finally, the time is right for another First Lady to get involved with promoting a healthcare proposal.

I’d love to see Michele Obama take up this cause. She understands health and is a concerned mother trying to raise healthy children. She even tore up some of the White House lawn to put in an organic vegetable garden. Maybe she’s the right person to take the banner in promoting an innovative public option that could bless us all by kicking our butts to better health.◆ Jim Catano is a freelance copy editor and writer who finds every excuse to be hiking or running the Wasatch Front trails.

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October 2009

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Forces of nature don’t make deals Time to get loud and clear on climate change

BY JEAN ARNOLD

PLANETARY CITIZEN limate crisis is the most urgent issue facing the planet today. Urgent, because we have a tiny window of opportunity to reduce heat trapping emissions before the effects of climate change become catastrophic and irreversible. This is what the world’s best climate scientists say. Further, the climate is changing faster than even they anticipated. Millions of people around the world face starvation and dislocation if nothing is done. Especially hard-hit will be people of color, the poorest countries, the island nations and those in the global south.

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Lucky number For about 200 years, since the Industrial Revolution began belching dark clouds of coal dust over England, we’ve been burning fossil fuels to drive our turbo-charged economies— slowly at first, but ever-accelerating. Prior to that, atmospheric CO2 levels were at 275 parts per million (ppm). Now levels are at 388 ppm and rising about 2 ppm annually.

A series of landmark studies last year provoked a team of NASA climatologists to sound the fire alarm, asserting that atmospheric CO2 of 350 ppm is the safe upper limit before irreversible damage occurs; that we must begin to turn around this rising trajectory immediately and end fossil fuel use by mid-century to keep the rise in global temperature below two degrees centigrade. If we don’t, we will trigger climate chaos and the end of civilization—at least as we know it.

Flailing around Can you say “unprecedented international cooperation and mobilization”? Heads of state have bickered and stonewalled on climate issues for 20 years: How will we reduce emissions? How much and by when? Who will take responsibility and who will pay? The United Nations gets it, and is working on a global climate treaty to be completed at a conference December 7-18 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Many believe this is the last big chance before the window of opportunity closes for good. Others say the current treaty is too weak and the targets and methodology outdated. Any useful plan needs a substantially high carbon price to force us to transition to clean energy, and it needs to ensure that poor countries have a fair chance to develop cleanly.

America is in the best position to lead the world in innovating and implementing a renewable energy infrastructure, right? However, in just the first three months of this year, oil and gas lobbyists spent $44.5 million lobbying Congress and federal agencies—more than $83,000 per elected official—prior to June’s passing vote by the U.S. House of Representatives on the American Clean Energy and Security Act—a bill so compromised that it’s worse than nothing, as it will delay for years doing what is needed. As of this writing, the Senate may postpone their own climate bill until 2010.

Partial or delayed measures won’t save us; in this situation, it’s all or nothing. Mother Earth’s geophysics cannot be fooled or bought off.

Happening now We’re already seeing disastrous impacts all over the world. Kofi Annan’s Global Humanitarian Forum reports climate change is already causing 300,000 deaths a year. Glaciers everywhere are melting fast, and half the world’s population depends on glaciers for their water. Warmth-loving mosquitoes are spreading, bringing malaria and dengue fever with them. Drought is increasing, making it harder to grow food in many

We can pass the drinks on the dance floor of the Titanic and watch her go down, or we can respond.

Leading climatologist James Hansen asserts that we need to quit coal within 20 years, phase out conventional petroleum and ban high-carbon fuels like tar sands. We need to improve agricultural practices, keep the trees we have while planting more, get electricity from wind and solar and electrify our transportation.

All this and more can return greenhouse gasses to safe levels. We may not reverse extensive damage, but we can prevent it from worsening. Even though we really do have a global sustainability emergency, the changes we need to make are possible. places. Oceans are a huge CO2 storage system; however, as they absorb more CO2, they become more acidic, which is tough on sea life, making it harder for critters like clams and corals to maintain their shells and skeletons. As ocean temperatures rise, warm-water species are spreading and cold-water species are retreating.

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Temperatures in the Intermountain West are predicted to rise more than elsewhere in the continental U.S. Bark beetles surviving the warmer winters are already consuming wide swaths of Western forests, and forest fires have also increased.

The news from the Arctic Circle is that warming is occurring far faster than the wildest predictions. In the summer of 2007, sea ice was about 39% below the 20-year summer average. Many scientists now believe the Arctic will be totally icefree in the summer in less than five years—80 years ahead of recent forecasts. The Greenland Ice Sheet is also in imminent danger. Melting ice may cause sea levels to rise several meters within this century, which would inundate many of the

world’s cities, island nations and much farmland.

If we continue on our current course, Planet Earth will become a very different, far less habitable place for our children. The destruction of our climate won’t happen 100 years from now, in someone else’s future....it is happening now, and it is our children’s future at stake.

What can we do? We can pass the drinks on the dance floor of the Titanic and watch her go down, or we can respond. Leading climatologist James Hansen asserts that we need to quit coal within 20 years, phase out conventional petroleum and ban high-carbon fuels like tar sands. We need to improve agricul-

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e citizens can’t get there by each of us doing what we can. Changing our light bulbs and recycling more won’t get us there, not even close.

Greatest change will come with policy changes. Leaders need to know we will no longer wait while they fritter away our chance for a livable future.

This fall activists are devising both creative and dramatic actions to send a strong message prior to Copenhagen: that equitable, science-based legislation is required before it is too late.

On November 30, BEYONDTALK.NET is planning a Day of Action/Civil Disobedience, calling for 10,000 people to commit civil disobedience—the largest climate resistance action thus far.

350.ORG, a coalition of climate justice activists, has called for a planetary day of action on October 24, with 1,500 gatherings planned in 100 nations.

Will activists be effective in their actions? Is there enough alignment to sound a clear voice? We need collective action—action that can make a difference. The environmental community has been divided on many details. Perhaps our best hope is to focus on Obama and what he can bring to Copenhagen. The Supreme Court has said he has the authority to regulate carbon via the Clean Air Act, so he can control the matter if he chooses. If activists can demonstrate to the politicians how to unite, perhaps we will be blazing the true path forward to Copenhagen.

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HIGHTOWER

The “Smart Choice” that isn’t

BY JIM HIGHTOWER mart is the new cool thing.

There’s a smart car, cities tout smart growth, and you can buy a smart refrigerator. Now comes another breakthrough: Even your breakfast cereal has gotten smart.

At least that’s what we consumers are being told by a group of major food corporations that are hoping to cash-in on the growing public concern about nutrition. Your concern is their concern, they say, so these eager-to-serve marketers have launched an eye-catching food labeling campaign to guide your nutritional choices. They’ve designated hundreds of their food products as being not just tasty, zesty and zowie —but also good for you.

You’ll know which ones to reach for on the supermarket shelf because they’ll be labeled with a snappy green checkmark on the front of their packages, along with the phrase, “Smart Choices.”

The industry says this seal of approval is all about helping today’s busy shoppers save time. No need to read those tedious lists of ingredients on the backs of food boxes, bottles, jars and cans, for the simple green checkmark is your one-glance reassurance that you’re making the smart nutritional choice for your family.

You know, smart choices like Froot Loops, Fudgesicle bars and

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Frosted Flakes. Yes, all of these sugar-saturated concoctions and many more have received the industry’s good-for-you checkmark.

Well, snaps one of the designers of the labeling scheme, it’s not a matter of selecting foods that are the best for you, but of helping consumers choose products that are better than those that would be the nutritional worst. For example, she says: “You’re rushing around, you’re

paid for by such purveyors of unhealthy sugars, fats, salt and chemical additives as Coca-Cola, ConAgra, General Mills, Kellogg’s, Kraft and PepsiCo. Each of them pay fees of up to $100,000 a year to get to use the Smart Choices label, and the fees are based on the total sales of products that bear the label.

This means that the more food items certified by the Smart Choices program, the more money it col-

calcium or Vitamin A and meet the [Smart Choices] criteria.”

Jacobson, who served on the initial panel to develop standards for the Smart Choices program, resigned last year noting “[the panel’s] main decisions are determined largely by industry members.”

Among the decisions that troubled him was one that allows the Smart Choices label to be applied,

The supposedly independent nutritional certification program was created and is paid for by Coca-Cola, ConAgra, General Mills, Kellogg’s, Kraft and PepsiCo. trying to think about healthy eating for your kids, and you have a choice between a doughnut and a cereal.

So Froot Loops is a better choice.”

Uh ... no, ma’am. Not necessarily so. A serving of Froot Loops is 41% sugar. Good grief —there are plenty of doughnuts with a better nutritional balance than that.

And, by the way, the average American supermarket does not limit our breakfast choices to doughnuts or Fruit Loops.

What we have here is yet another corporate PR scam. This supposedly independent nutritional certification program was created and is

lects, which gives it an incentive to apply the label liberally. Thus, we get such absurdities as this: “light” mayonnaise, which contains less fat than regular, has been granted the better-for-you check mark; but so has regular mayonnaise!

Still, the industry and its apologists insist that even highly processed foods deserve to get a nutritional star because many of them are fortified with essential vitamins and other nutrients. But, as pointed out by Dr. Michael Jacobson of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, “You could start out with some sawdust, add

as Jacobson wrote, to foods “containing caffeine, food dyes, the preservative BHA, artificial sweeteners (particularly saccharin, aspartame and acesulfume-K) and other additives that are suspected of causing or have been shown to cause adverse reproductive, behavioral, or gastrointestinal effects or cancer.”

Sanctioning these foods is not smart, it’s stupid. And deceptive. ◆ Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator, writer and public speaker. He has spent three decades battling the Power That Be on behalf of the Power That Ought to Be. His column ran in CATALYST for many years. After a long hiatus, we are glad to have him back. © 2009 CREATORS.COM

PLANETARY CITIZEN Continued from page 15

Copenhagen convention center being made ready for the climate summit.

tural practices, keep the trees we have while planting more, get electricity from wind and solar and electrify our transportation. All this and more can return greenhouse gasses to safe levels. We may not reverse extensive damage, but we can prevent it from worsening. Even though we really do have a global sustainability emergency, the changes we need to make are possible.

Earth to policymakers Industrialized nations are historically responsible for climate change; it’s logical and fair that we need to reduce emissions disproportionately more than the developing world. Per capita, the U.S. is the highest emitter among large Western nations, though China has surpassed us in total output, with three times the population.

It all comes down to questions of financing and justice: How much should each country pay? Should it be based on current emissions or

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historic emissions? Tensions between rich and poor nations will likely predominate at Copenhagen.

Climate justice is more than an environmental issue; it is also an economic issue, a security issue, and an issue for our very survival. It must be part of the equation.

The colossal failure of imagination and courage that plagues our so-called “leaders” is a symptom of deeper issues: Policymakers lack full-system thinking; they are in the pockets of corporations; and their allegiances are to nation-states, leaving them ill equipped to rise to our global challenges.

We must transcend short-term thinking and incremental politicsas-usual. When we demand that our leaders set limits on CO2 levels, we are requiring that they put the interests of human beings before the richest global corporations. A goal of 350 ppm eliminates the path of gradual reform, requiring no less than an energy revolution based on efficiency and a massive deployment of carbon-free energy sources like wind and solar. This is a unique opportunity to remake our communities in ways that are healthier and more locally self-sufficient. We have the technology to do what needs doing, which will unleash an enormous wave of human creativity and economic revival. This can be a truly transformative moment for our democracy and for all of us in the struggle for social justice. u Jean Arnold is responsible for making the term “peak oil” a household word among Utahns, the result of her epic article on the subject which appeared in the October 2006 CATALYST. She is a visual artist and has become an air-quality activist.

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Burning Man: The next generation Sophia goes

BY SOPHIA BROWN

to Black Rock City

he mobile home we borrowed from our grandparents smells like babies. I’m not sure what you think of baby odor, but in my opinion it’s not very appetizing.

Especially if you are drinking chocolate milk. My stepdad, Michael, has been driving for about four hours since we left Salt Lake. About two hours ago, my mom and I decorated our hair with strips of colored cloth. We were still a long way from Burning Man. My name is Sophia, not Sophie. Too many people are named Sophie. Actually, I want to start telling people my name is Sonia because it is short for Sophia in Europe. I am 13 years old and in 8th grade at the Salt Lake Arts Academy. Everyone says I’m shy, but I’m not. I just don’t talk much when there isn’t anything to talk about. Most of all, I like to think about things, and create things— such as music and art—and to dance.

My mom has been going to Burning Man for three years, counting this one. Both my mom and dad are really into art, and I love it too. What made me want to go in the first place were the pictures my mom showed me of the playa and the lights and everything. It looked like such an adventure, I

My mom showed me pictures of the playa and the lights and everything. It looked like such an adventure, I couldn’t help but beg to go.

Photos by Sophia Brown and Carol Koleman

Me d n a m Mo

couldn’t help but beg to go.

I know this is entirely off topic, but we just passed a trailer park called Beverly Hills. Who names a trailer park after the richest city in America? Right now, Burning Man seems like a mix of a lot of things, one of them being an enormous art show, but to my mother, it is a place to find yourself. Maybe it’s different for everyone, I’m sure a lot of people go there to get drunk. To me, it’s

something exciting and new, something to prepare myself for the life ahead of me.

All I really know is the story behind the big man. Once there was a man who was very unhappy; everything in his life had been ruined. He decided he wanted to start a new version of himself. So he invited all his friends, made a wooden version of himself, and burned it. It symbolized his starting fresh and forgetting his bad luck. More and more people came every year. It grew and grew until it was enormous.

But what is growing? Why do thousands of people want to start fresh like this man did?

Because of this, more and more people come every year.

When we first got to Burning Man, some people were waiting to greet us.

They were dressed in hilarious costumes, and hugged us, even though we had never met them. I could hear music coming from the general direction of the camp. Then people asked me if I was a “virgin” to Burning Man. I figured that virgin meant it was my first time here, so I said yes. I was right, but maybe I shouldn’t have said that because they made me roll in the dust and yell “I am no longer a ****ing virgin,” as loud as I could! Then I had to bang a bell with a big, wooden drumstick.

We set up our camper with a bunch of my mother’s friends from last year.

They were all so nice. One of them, Mel, gave me a camera to take pictures and videos of my time there.

I flipped through the Burning Man schedule and saw some things that made me laugh. There was a Barbie Death Village, a Martini Aerobics class, a Revenge of the Nerds challenge, the Potato Olympics, Burning Unicycles Unite, and a tiki raid (in which you “pile onto Bob’s mobile rainforest and help forcibly tiki-ify those unsuspecting sadsack goth camps”).

All my mom’s friends were giving me random but really cool presents. It started to get dark. I could feel the tension building and building, then it was completely silent. Finally....

Boom! Everything was crazy and colorful and full of lights and music! I couldn’t wait to explore.

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It astonishes me how much adults can be like kids. I wonder if they’re all that way or if only people who are attracted to Burning Man are like that.

Me in the nest

Me and Michael

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DELICIOUS

October 2009

Bad Dog

in the city

BY FRANCIS FECTEAU he sky went a sullen gray, and then with a crack and a boom and a sky etched with electric thrusts and haywire light, a New York deluge soaked me to the bone. I’d forgot just how sultry and affecting New York rainstorms are; in high desert climes, rainstorms are sharp and jolting; in New York, it prompted thoughts of nakedness. Had I not the distant worry of a weekend in a New York jail, I may well have attempted a return to the hotel in a more carefree fashion. I had the good sense to wait, and the champagne was on ice before I liberated myself from my damp wardrobe.

The Universe is fucking with me. It begins with a bronze goat forged by a drunken egomaniacal Spaniard, no kidding, and oh my it’s a comical thing. It insists on my attention. I want to sit with it, lean back against it with a lunch of olives, feeling their buttery brine on my lips punctuated by good Zamorano cheese and wine, and watch the crowd roll by. (It wouldn’t have been the first time I’d been scolded, asked to leave or arrested for inappropriate behavior at a museum.)

My senses go haywire that day, sparking and spitting; ears smell, eyes feel and the sweet rasp of

peasant wine (Bodegas Volver, “Paso a Paso,” Old Vine Tempranillo, $10) singing on my palate makes my fingers tingle and my hands warm. I shiver from what I see. I can feel the burn of a cigarette between my fingers. The Body Electric.

Peasant wine fuels this daydream, so I wander Midtown and find the nearest foodstuffs that will do. I tuck them in my coat and return to the site. I sit. I eat. A security guard wanders over. I offer him an olive.

Sculpture invaded the personal space in a faceto-face, mano a mano confrontation. My nose had been rubbed in it, much like a wayward, misbehaving, very “bad” dog. I spent the week walking about New York, nose full, it having had been rubbed, thoroughly, in the glories of what could only be found in The City of my Very Best Self.

Overthinking New York comes easy. Why, there’s so much to think of and speak of and verbally labor over! The legato lines of the tenor’s voice at the Met! or the appreciation of history at the Museum of Natural Science! Why, Teddy Roosevelt himself once strode the halls! Giants have walked this city for generations! And at some point it all becomes so much pointless gas. I do not go to The

City of my Very Best Self to contemplate or pontificate on the nature and composition of my bellybutton lint.

My Jewish soul chimes in (we all have one; mine is named Saul Bellow), that “Intellectual Man had become an explaining creature. Fathers to children, wives to husbands, lecturers to listeners, experts to laymen, colleagues to colleagues, doctors to patients, man to his own soul explained.

The roots of this, the causes of the other, the source of events, the history, the structure, the reasons why. For the most part in one ear and out the other. The Soul wanted what it wanted. It had its own natural knowledge. It sat unhappily on superstructures of explanation, poor bird, not knowing which way to fly.” It had been a long gray winter of long gray hours that had left me numb. I did know enough to fly East, but not much more.

Sapping Routine has no place in The City of my Very Best Self.

In certain parts of the winemaking universe, donkeys are used for weed control. Apparently they are tireless beasts, insistently working themselves to the point of irritability. The farmer then offers said donkey a goat for companionship—the donkeys find the goats calming. An afternoon at Jeriko Estates in Mendocino proves the point.

Walk the estate at twilight, slugging directly from the bottle the grand and richly textured (Jeriko Estate Brut 2005, $23); feel a calming warm wind, scented with sage and olive as it is, punctuated by the sound of goats on the hill, eating, shitting and letting loose with a happy meh–eh–eh–eh; and as the finish digs into your throat, try not to feel maybe a wee bit of sympathy for your jackass brethren that don’t know when to quit. Mine was a New York goat, a resident of the MOMA NY sculpture garden, and I ate olives with it, all in The City of my Very Best Self.

New York was a belly full of craving, asked and answered, right down to the very last moments with Rodolfo and Mimi at the Metropolitan Opera, and a walk from Lincoln Center to Midtown in a misting rain with the sweet blush of bubbles (Chartogne Taillet Cuvee St Anne Brut NV, $45) fresh on my lips. The evening was an angelic suspension of disbelief, colored red and yellow by the majestic Chagalls adorning the Opera House entry, all in The City of my Very Best Self. I expected no less. The sullen season is not allowed to last forever, you see; color always, always, always returns.

Francis Fecteau is a wine educator and the author of “e-Libation,” an online wine newsletter. He lives in downtown Salt Lake City.

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BURNING MAN Continued from page 19 I had already seen ‘the man,’ so first we went to this place called ‘the temple.’ People had written prayers and messages on it and left pictures of family and friends who had died. On Sunday night they would burn it. Then we rode our bikes over to a sculpture of a figure with a keyhole in his face, dragging a giant key behind it. I love sculptures that make you think about them for a while afterwards. We biked around until about midnight when we went to bed. Then it was morning, my second day there, and the night before seemed like a dream.

That day we walked over to Center Camp; a huge tent in the middle of Burning Man with three or four coffee stands in it. It was crowded; lots of people were lined up for coffee or chai or hot chocolate. Some danced in the middle of the tent, and some lay around sleeping on couches and pillows.

There was a live band playing, and people in crazy costumes.

Michael got sick so we didn’t stay as long as I wished. One of the people in our troop, Clayton, got someone in a golf cart to take Michael back to camp.

After Michael left, we walked around the playa looking at art.

We came to this giant, spinning butterfly thing that people were climbing. It astonishes me how much adults can be like kids. I wonder if they’re all that way or if only people who are attracted to Burning Man are like that.

There were people in parachutes up in the sky. One of them started twirling towards the ground. I was so scared, I thought he was falling!

Then I saw all the others spiraling and realized it was a trick!

However, one did land hard and skid about 40 feet and someone ran for help. Luckily, he was all right.

We got caught in a humongous dust storm and had to go back to camp. Poor Michael was really sick. That night, our camp had a ’60s cocktail party. I couldn’t drink anything, so I got some Kool-aid out of my grandparent’s camper and put it in a cocktail glass as a joke. Mostly during the party, I took pictures with Mel’s camera.

When the party was over, my mom and I went out to the playa to watch this rocket thing take off.

It was really cool when we got there, because we could see so many art cars. But it was so crowded and dusty and the rocket

wouldn’t go off, so we just left. In the middle of the playa, we got caught in another dust storm and were rescued by some men in a golf cart, who worked as port-a-potty maintenance. They told us some very interesting stories about where they put our you-know-what.

The next day, when Michael was feeling better, we went to the playa again (I was starting to get sick of the playa) to look at art. And once again, got caught in a dust storm. We jumped onto an art car, which was, to our dismay, being driven by a first-time driver. He got us lost in the storm, and kept driving around in circles, so when we got back we were exhausted from not going anywhere.

When nighttime came (this was the night when they were going to burn the man), we spent time with people from our camp.

Vanette, Shari, Valena, Annie and some others were wearing glowstick corsets. My favorite costume in our troop was this younger guy named Michael’s, who had on a monk’s cloak and a staff.

Thomas gave everyone a crown made from glow sticks. Sadly, someone told us they might be putting off burning the man because of the dust storms.

We decided that during the burn might be the best time to leave. We said our goodbyes, and left pretty quickly. To me, it doesn’t matter that we missed the man burning. The most important part was the whole experience. My favorite part, in the end, was the amazing people who were there. They all were just...fun to be around, and great.

Definitely, I will try to come back again. ◆ Sophia is the daughter of CATALYST staffer and this month’s cover artist Carol Koleman. She is an eighth grader at the Salt Lake Arts Academy.

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Coffee Garden 254 S. Main, inside Sam Weller’s Books and 900 E. 900 S. 355-4425. High-end espresso, delectable pastries & desserts. A great place to people watch. Mon-Sat 6a-8p; Sun 7a-6p. $, CC, V, P, TO. Cucina Deli 1026 Second Ave. 322-3055. Located in the historic Avenues, Cucina offers a full menu of freshly made sandwiches, gourmet salads, specialty entrées and desserts. Daily specials include parmesan chicken, lasagna, and poached salmon.

Enjoy the European atmosphere inside or relax under the umbrellas on the patio. Mon-Fri 7a-9p; Sat 8a-9p; Sun 8a-5p. $$, CC, V, P, TO, CAT.

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and more. In addition, we offer 20 wines by the glass from Salt Lake’s only wine “cruvinet.” We serve lunch, brunch and dinner from Tuesday-Sunday and are closed on Monday.

Tues-Sun: 11a-3p & 5p-9p (10p on Fri & Sat). $$-$$$, RR, CC, V, W/B, L

RedRock Brewing Company Casual atmosphere with award-winning, hand crafted beers and sodas. Fresh, inspired menu with something for every-one.

Valet, Patio Dining, Weekend Brunch, Full liquor & wine menu, take-out. Sun-Thurs 11am-12am, Fri-Sat 11am-1am, Brunch Sat-Sun 11am-3pm. 254 South 200 West, SLC, 801.521.7446, WWW.REDROCKBREWING.COM $$, CC Rising Sun Coffee Too busy to eat healthy? Not anymore! Rising Sun Coffee now offers vegetarian and vegan breakfast and lunch bagels and sandwiches as well as non-dairy, gluten-free, sugarfree beverage options in a convenient drive-thru style.

Rising Sun Coffee beverages are handcrafted to give our customers a smooth taste sensation. Each drink is served with pride, care and love, using only the highest quality ingredients, resulting in rich indulgent flavors you are sure to enjoy. We carry only fair-trade organic coffee and garden direct tea. Our delicious bagels are delivered daily from locally owned Stoneground bakery. Come experience Salt Lake’s first healthy grab-and-go eatery. 801-486-0090, 2100 S 266 W, SLC. Open Monday-Friday 5:30a-6:30p, Saturday 6a-6p and Sunday 9a-5p. $, CC, V, TO Sage’s Café 473 E. 300 S. 322-3790. Sage’s Café serves the healthiest & freshest cuisine in Utah, without compromising the over-

all dining experience. Sage’s Café serves organic wines & beer, fresh pastries, triple-certified coffee & tea. Cuisine ranges from fresh pasta to raw foods. Sage’s Café sustains diversity, compassion, personal & environmental health, community & positive attitude. Hours: Mon-Thurs 11:30a2:30p & 5- 9:30p; Fri 11:30a-2:30p & 5p-12a; Sat 9-12a; Sun 9a-9p. $-$$, CC, V, P, W/B,TO. Salt Lake Roasting Co. 320 E. 400 S. 363-7572. This downtown staple, known for its coffee by the cup and by the pound since 1981, also offers a unique daily-infused lunch and dinner menu. Open late with free Wi-Fi, summer patio dining, fresh pastries and loose-leaf teas, it is a perfect place for a coffee on the go, casual dining or a late night jolt. Visit our 2nd location inside the SLC downtown library. Coffee without compromise and more! $, CC, V, P, TO.

Takashi 18 West Market Street. 519-9595. Renowned sushi chef Takashi Gibo has opened the doors to an incredible Japanese dining experience. Enjoy a beautiful presentation of classic sashimi or experiment with delicious creations from the extensive sushi bar. Savor the assortment of small plates (Japanese tapas), from the tantalizing menu prepared

by Chef Morio Tomihara. Featuring premium sake, wines and Japanese and domestic beers. Open Mon-Fri from 11:30a. and Sat. from 5:30p. $$-$$$ CC V W/B TO. Tandoor Indian Grill 729 E. 3300 S. 486-4542 Tandoor Indian Grill serves the finest and freshest Indian food. We specialize in southern Indian cooking including dosas, tandoor grilled items, paneer

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dishes and lamb. An abundance of vegetarian options, and a full beer and wine list (by the glass and bottle). Executive lunch buffet; 20-person banquet room for business meetings.

Mon-Thurs 11am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 11am8pm $$, CC, V, W/B, TO, CAT Thai Garden & Noodle House Two locations; 4410 S 900 E and 868 E 900 S. We provide a healthy and enjoyable dining experience for you in comfortable and relaxing surroundings. Join us today with family and friends to savor our deliciously fresh, homemade authentic Thai food. A welcoming atmosphere and friendly service with nutritious & delicious food! Beer/wine menu available. We also offer carry-out & catering. 9th & 9th— Lunch: Mon-Fri 11a-3p, Sat 12-3p, Dinner: Mon-Thu 5-9p, Fri-Sat 5-10:30p, Sunday 5-9:30p. 45th & 9th—Lunch: MonFri 11:30a-3p, Sat12-3p, Dinner: Mon-Thu 5-9p, Fri-Sat 510p. $, CC, V, W/B, TO, CAT. The Tin Angel Cafe 365 West 400 South, 801-328-4155. Perched on the south edge of Pioneer Park in downtown Salt Lake, Tin Angel Cafe offers a locally driven, award winning, European inspired menu on the patio or in the artful dining room. Live music, local art and a full list of libations round out the experience.

Reservations recommended. WWW.THETINANGEL .COM. $$, RR, CC, V, W/B, L, P, TO, CAT Vertical Diner 2280 S. West Temple SLC. 484-VERT. Vertical Diner offers vegan versions of classic “American” fare, including biscuts and gravy and burgers. New hours: 8am-10pm—seven days a week. Summer Patio Concert Series begins July 17th. $, CC, V, TO. W/B

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FESTIVALS Celebrate the book

The 12th Annual Utah Humanities Book Festival is October 21-25: five fun-filled days of speakers, discussions, and workshops all celebrating the book. This year’s featured events include an Edward Abbey discussion led by Ken Sanders, who will share memories and thoughts on the notorious, reclusive author of “The Monkey Wrench Gang” and his legacy. Take a free workshop on papermaking, printing, bookbinding and bookmaking—with a special children’s bookmaking class. Then there’s the Rare Books Road Show: Bring in your rare (you hope) book or document. All events are free and, unless otherwise noted, held at the Main Library.

Sunday afternoon we’ll be in the auditorium for a live recording of the famous NYC show, Selected Shorts. Host Isaiah Sheffer (right) leads readings by Utah authors (Ron Carlson, Wallace Stegner and more) for later broadcast to a national audience.

Oct 21-25, Main Library, 210 E 400 S, 801-3599670x104. Full schedule: WWW.UTAHHUMANITIES.ORG/BOOKFESTIVAL.HTM

350.org: Pass it on This December, world leaders are meeting in Copenhagen to discuss a plan to reverse climate change. The folks at 350.ORG, a grassroots website, have a clear message: Climate change is a serious reality, and people need to speak up now if we want our planet to heal. On October 24, 350.ORG (named for the goal: the parts per million of carbon in our atmosphere necessary for climate change reversal) is bringing to Salt Lake City the chance to do so. The day begins with the 350 Climate Ride, an all-ages open bike ride—flashy costumes and signs encouraged!—through the heart of downtown to rally community support and spread the word about the 350 ppm cap. Heather Suker, organizer for 350 Salt Lake City, hopes for 1,000 riders or more. The ride ends at the ever-loved Library Square to kick off an afternoon of demonstrations, music, interactive art installations, speakers, poster design contests and a human sculpture forming a giant “350,” photographed at 3:50 p.m. and sent to 350.ORG. Living in a progressive capital city (in the most conservative state in the country), we’re in a powerful position to convey a message about climate change now. And the message here is clear: Numbers count. See you there.

350.ORG International Day of Climate Action, Oct 24. 350 Climate Ride: Meet 1p, leave 1:15p, return 2p to Library Square. Climate Justice Event, 2-5p.

Library Square, 210 E 400 S. WWW.350SLC.ORG

World Music Benefit Concert at the Gallivan The Africa Heartwood Project (AHP), founded in 1999 by Andy and Kayla Jones, is completely volunteerrun, and donates 100% of fundraising directly to small-scale humanitarian projects, one of which is the Buduburam Refugee Settlement in Ghana, West Africa, an orphanage for Liberian refugee children. AHP is holding its second World Music Benefit Concert October 17. Proceeds from the concert provide funds for food, water, education, clothing, medical care, bedding and a loving home for 45 abandoned and orphaned children living at the settlement. Local live music and dance performers include the Salt Lake African Dance and Drum Ensemble, Samba Gringa, Danny Dance and fire-dancing by Incendiary Circus. DJEMBEDIRECT.COM will have a handicrafts market with fair-trade clothing, jewelry, musical instruments, and more for sale. Food and drink is provided by Macaroni Grill, The Pie, Uintah Brewing Co., Africa Kitoko and Smokey’s Fish & Chips. A multi-media motor home, the ZaggBus, will be on-site with video, music and photo presentations from AHP, and a silent auction goes all night with packages donated by local businesses. Lots of kid-friendly stuff, too: henna, face-painting, magicians and balloons.

World Music Benefit Concert II, Oct 17, 4-9p, Gallivan Center, 239 S Main St, SLC. Entry donation: $15, $50/family.

WWW.AFRICAHEARTWOODPROJECT.ORG.

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Co-op update Want to learn more about Utah’s very first community-owned co-op? Wasatch Cooperative Market is holding their third community meeting October 7 at The State Room. The board of directors has

Delectability in the desert

FESTIVALS Wellness in the West The 7th Annual Teton Wellness Festival comes once again to beautiful Jackson Hole, Wyoming, October 9-11. Renowned “Dog Whisperer” and behavior expert Cesar Millan (pictured above) will teach you how to create a healthier, happier relationship with your dog. Cardiologist Mimi Guarneri, MD, will do the same for your heart.

Gary Zukav (“Seat of the Soul”) and Linda Francis take a look at transformation, awakening and responsibility in their workshop “Living Gary Zukav Courageously in Difficult Times.” Festival passes vary in access levels and benefits, $60-$275. Attend 90-minute workshops and enjoy movement studio classes for $30/day, or check out just the keynote speakers for $45-50.

How is our food connected to the environment? If you’ve heard about Barbara Kingsolver’s pledge to eat local in her book “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle,” read anything

by Michael Pollan or have seen the film “Food, Inc.,” you could probably guess: It’s intimately connected. This year’s Confluence Literary Celebration in Moab, “Eating the West: Local Food and Sustainability” fête, October 20-25, features a three-day intensive writing workshop followed by a weekend of celebrating with readings, discussions, presentations, hikes and, of course, lots of great food. If you can’t truck down to the desert all week (we wish we could), there’s a Local Flavors Tasting Event on Friday the 23rd; sample local wines, cheeses, honey, bread, meats, and produce for just $5. Stay for Saturday’s

Oct 9-11, Jackson Hole, WY. WWW.FESTIVAL.TETONWELLNESS.ORG

EATING WELL Last call for this season’s harvest!

You know summer is gone for good when

the farmers markets end. The Downtown Farmers Market and People’s Market are coming to a close after nearly five months of totally local tomatoes, tortillas and tents.

(Park Silly Market’s last stand was in September.) Official last day for the Tuesday Night Market is October 13; Saturday Farmers Market ends October 17. The People’s Market waves goodbye till next year on October 25. Stock up for soups, stews and canning adventures over the winter, and be sure to say farewell to your favorite farmers.

Downtown Farmers Market, Pioneer Park, 300 S 300 W, Sat 8a-1p, Tues 4-8p, WWW.DOWNTOWNSLC.ORG/EVENTS/FARMERS-MARKET

People’s Market, International Peace Gardens, 1000 S 900 W, Sun 10a-3p, WWW.SLCPEOPLESMARKET.ORG

Feast of Five Senses Things are slowing down around town—alas, not the traffic or construction, but the food! Slow Food Utah, a group supporting the health and environmental benefits of “slow,” local food vs. fast food, is gaining momentum in Salt Lake. To invite community into the gratifying world of slow food, the Utah chapter is throwing their fifth annual fundraiser October 18. Known as the Feast of Five Senses, Slow Food Utah brings a host of local “feast makers” to one table for an evening of treats from Liberty Heights Fresh, Lügano, Log Haven, Tipica, Mazza, Les Madeleines Patisserie and more. Opt for regular seating or “kitchen table” seating, which allows guests to watch and mingle with the cooks as they prepare food. But grab your ticket early, as seating is limited.

Bon appétit!

Slow Food Utah’s 5th Annual Feast of Five Senses, Oct 18, 5:30-9:30p, Viking Cooking School, 2233 S 300 E. $100 (kitchen table seating $125).

Optional wine pairing $25. WWW.SLOWFOODUTAH.ORG

all-day Farmer’s Market, with presentations

by Slow Food Utah and the Moab Youth Garden Project. Sounds like paradise.

Oct 20-25: “Eating the West: Local Food and Sustainability,” 2nd Annual Confluence Literary Celebration, Moab, UT. WWW.MOABCONFLUENCE

been working hard; Wasatch Cooperative Market officially incorporated last month.

The upcoming meeting is a great time to become an owner! All are welcome.

Oct 7, 7p, The State Room, 638 S State St. QUESTIONS@WASATCHCOOP.COM, WWW.WASATCHCOOPERATIVEMARKET.COM

Muses inspire lyrical creativity The Nine Muses, Greek goddesses who were said to have been daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, ruled over the arts and sciences in ancient Greece and have offered inspiration to creators ever since. A group of nine each Utah poets and artists have created a one-of-a-kind exhibit of poetry and visual art, inspired by these muses. Shown previously at the Bountiful/ Davis Art Center, the exhibit opens at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center with a reception on October 8.

Nine Muses Exhibit Opening Reception, Oct 8, 6-9p.

Exhibit continues through Nov. 5.

Mon-Thurs, 9a-6p. Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 West 3100 South, West Valley City.

801-965-5100, WWW.WVC-UT.GOV

Rumi, yes Following the success of their 2007 celebration, the Salt Lake Rumi Poetry Club again brings young and old together for readings at the second Rumi Poetry Celebration, October 4.

Join other Rumi fans in celebrating spirituality, poetry and the visionary Persian whose poems have been translated into many languages worldwide.

Oct 4, 2-4p, Free, Main Library, 210 E 400 S, 801-582-3240, RUMIPOETRYCLUB@EARTHLINK.NET

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Tea with witches, warts optional FYI: There are quite a few witches in Salt Lake, and they gather every year around the time of Samhain and Halloween for chanting, cackling, and drinking boiled‌water. The Utah Black Hat Society is holding their Fourth Annual Witches High Tea October 10 in the Grand America Hotel Lobby Lounge. The Wyrdness of Witches, excited for their favorite social event of the season, encourage guests to don their finest robes, gowns, capes, jewels, staffs, wands, pentacles and, of course, “your tallest, pointiest hats,â€? says TaMara Gold, member of the Utah Black Hat Society. The event offers two types of tea: Afternoon Tea (tea, sandwiches, scones, and dessert) for $20, or Grand Traditions Tea (add cheese and champagne) for $37. Toads, warts and pointed noses are optional, but hats are required for attendance.

The Utah Black Hat Society 4th Annual Witches High Tea, Oct 10 2-5p, Grand America Hotel, 555 S. Main St. “Chemistry Test,� Greta deJong (1970)

FESTIVALS Holy Unidentified Fossil, Batman!

Bring your family—and your unidentified rocks and fossils—to the Festival of Science and Art at Library Square, October 10. Part of National Chemistry Week, the festival’s theme this year is “Chemisty—It’s Elemental,� as 2009 marks the 140th anniversary of Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Elements. Mineral experts will be on hand to identify that mysterious chunk of rock you picked up in the San Rafael Swell last summer. There are (count ‘em) 23 different familyand kid-oriented activities including slide shows, a drawing competition, a treasure hunt, papermaking, sun prints, stop motion animation and more. This year’s festival is supported by Westminster College, The Leonardo, Mineral Collectors of Utah, YouthCity Artways, University of Utah Chemistry Club and Spyhop Productions, to name a few. Come on out and have a plutonic time!

Oct 10, 11a-4p, Library Square, 210 E 400 S. Free. 801-535-6500

Name that raptor Is that a Swainson’s or a Ferruginous? If you’ve ever wondered what feathered predator is skimming the cliffs above you, you’ll appreciate this mini-course in Utah raptor identification, “7 Raptors You Can Identify Right Now!� with Jen Hajj of HawkWatch International on October 13. Live birds!

HawkWatch raptor identification, Oct 13, 7p at REI, 3285 E 3300 S. Free.

To register: Tara, 801-652-8283, WWW.UTAHBLACKHATSOCIETY.ORG; MRS_BIG_DOG@HOTMAIL.COM

Bookworm alert: Used books galore Here’s a second chance this year to go hunting for a full-on surprise. The Friends of the City Library will hold their Fall Used Book Sale October 17-20 at the Main Library. Help support the Friends and feed your book habit. Huge selection of fiction, nonfiction and children’s books. If you’re a gambler, go during final hours of the last day for a mega deal. Best bet: Go twice.

October 17-20, Main Library, 210 E 400 S. Members-only preview sale, Oct 15 5-9p; Public sale, Oct 17 7a-6p, Oct 18 1-5p, Oct 19-20 9a-9p. WWW.SLCPL.LIB.UT.US

What’s up with the flu?

Louise Hay, who wrote the book on metaphysical causations, says influenza is a response to fear, mass negativity and a belief in statistics. You’ll have to come to the University of Utah on October 21 to hear what Robin Bush, a professor in ecology and evolutionary biology from UCIrvine says about the flu. As part of the College of Science’s Frontiers of Science Lecture Series, she addresses these questions: Where did flu come from? What’s being done to combat the rapidly evolving virus? How is current research working to protect us in the future? Dr. Bush tells all (but you probably do have to believe in statistics).

Why Can’t We Get Rid of the Flu? Flu Discussion, Oct 21 7:30p, Aline W. Skaggs Biology Bldg, (west of Campus Bookstore), University of Utah. Free, but tickets are required, 801-581-6958.

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The Torrey-based Entrada Institute supports and features artists, writers, scholars and scientists in creating and exploring new works about or inspired by the natural world. Support them by attending their fall fund raiser in Salt Lake City on October 24.

We go to quite a few of these gigs and will say Entrada always has most “artistic” of fund-raisers, with real artists, authors and musicians present along with their work.

Author and painter Alex Bigney will read from his newly published book “Talking to Tesla: The Mirror That is the Door.” The Celtic band Kirkmount (comprised of Bigney’s three sons, who have played on Garrison Keillor’s “Prairie Home Companion”) will perform a composition originally written by Kirkmount member Sam Bigney and recently used in Ken Burns’ new PBS documentary, “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.”

The evening will also honor Duncan Metcalfe, a curator at the Utah Museum of Natural History, and University of Utah English Professor François Camoin, a former Entrada board member.

Metcalfe runs a summer field school at Range Creek Canyon, a remote area in eastern Utah that is rich with archaeological evidence of Native American peoples who occupied the area until about 1200 A.D. He will receive the prestigious Ward Roylance Award, named in honor of Entrada’s co-founder.

Camoin will receive the new Friend of Entrada Award.

The author of five books of fiction and short stories and non-fiction articles, Camoin has received numerous awards, including the Flannery O’Connor Award and the AWP Award. A co-founder of the Entrada Institute, he hasalso been a longtime supporter of the Institute’s mission The Entrada Institute’s Fall Fundraiser: Saturday, October 24, 6 pm.

Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business Auditorium, 1840 S 1300 E, Westminster College. Hors d’oeuvres, beverages and live and silent auctions. Tickets: $50; all proceeds go to support the Institute’s activities. Tickets: 435-425-2118 or visit WWW.ENTRADAINSTITUTE.ORG

Hindu Festival of Lights The Main Library is hosting its annual Diwali celebration, also known as the Hindu “Festival of Lights,” November 1.

Diwali comes from an Indian word meaning “an array of lamps,” and is one of the most important festivals in India.

As Diwali falls on the eve of a new moon, celebrants light lamps to ward off darkness and invite warmth. It symbolizes the removal of spiritual darkness, welcoming happiness and prosperity. Most Diwali celebrations include lighting lamps, candles and fireworks and preparing specialty foods with family. It is a public holiday in India and marks the beginning of the New Year for many Hindus.

Nov 1, 2-4p, Free, Main Library, 210 E 400 S, 801-524-8200

Dance for the departed Light a candle for a loved one, try some new food and celebrate the lives of others at the 6th Annual Day of the Dead, one of Mexico’s most important celebrations, October 30 at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center. Last year over 400 people came to the West Valley community art and culture center for this event. On El Día de los Muertos (actually Nov 1-2), families honor deceased loved ones with elaborate altars adorned with flowers, candles, skulls, photos and dishes of family members’ favorite foods. Public artwork and altars created for the holiday are on display along with food vendors, kids’ crafts and other activities. Exhibit runs Oct 8-Nov 5.

Day of the Dead Celebration, Oct 30, 6-9p. Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 West 3100 South, West Valley City.

801-965-5100, WWW.WVC-UT.GOV

Local First Utah fundraiser It’s a given nowadays that local food tastes better than anything else. What better way to celebrate than attending Local First Utah’s third annual fundraiser? On October 22, sample some of Utah’s finest grub, meet farmers and culinary experts and support local business to boot. Local First brings you delectable dishes from Hell’s Backbone Grill, Meditrina, Red Iguana, Mazza and more.

There will be a silent auction featuring weekend getaways, local shopping extravaganzas and other goodies highlighting Utah’s iconic businesses. Music by the Daniel Day Trio.

Oct 22, 6:30p-9:30p, Rico Foods Warehouse, 545 W 700 S. Tickets: $40 ($60/couple). 801-456-1456, TICKETS@ LOCALFIRST.ORG or WWW.LOCALFIRST.ORG

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buildings in Salt Lake, the Cathedral of St. Mark. The book store celebrated its oneyear birthday last month.

In addition to good things to read, the store carries the obligatory gifts, cards, candles and toys. Peruse their plentiful shelves and find books on a potpourri of topics for “children, educators, environmentalists, peace and justice advocates, Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists, Baptists, Buddhists, liberals, conservatives, agnostics and faith inquirers.”

Ellen Roseland returns to the land of salt and mountains Many Salt Lakers may remember Ellen Roseland (aka Kirkland), an energyworker here in the 1980s and ‘90s.

Over the past seven years Roseland has lived and studied around the globe, but always maintained connections and clients in Salt Lake. She recently returned to the Wasatch Front as her primary location, and we are glad to have her back.

“I am so happy to be here again with friends and fellow consciousness travelers,” says Roseland of her return.

In her years away, the dynamic healer’s studies included shamanic tradition and practice with Don Miguel Ruiz, author of “The Four Agreements.” Roseland’s specialties as a bodyworker include craniosacral and Jin Shin Do acupressure. She also practices ayurvedic astrology.

Welcome back, Ellen!

Ellen Roseland. Energy work and ayurvedic astrology, 801-277-2155

The Open Book Store at the Episcopal Church Center of Utah, 75 S 200 E, Tues-Fri, 10-5; Sat 10-2. 801595-5362, WWW.OPENBOOKSTORE.ORG

Happy first birthday to the Open Book Store Where can you find copies of the New Testament, Buddhist texts and “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” side by side? Your first guess might not be a church, but in one case that’s exactly where to look.

Of course, we’re talking Episcopalian—a religion that has led the way on all manner of progressive issues, embraces a variety of worship styles and isn’t afraid to be spiritual.

Janis Pierce is the manager and book-

seller of the Open Book Store, perched on the corner of the beautiful new Episcopal Church Center of Utah. A Wisconsin native, Pierce has lived in Utah 32 years.

She enjoys her work at the Open Book: It’s truly open to a diverse crowd of people and unifies many facets of spirituality.

“Everyone has an intention when they stop by, be it inspiration, joy or finding a place to relax and reflect,” she says. It’s hard not to be drawn into the peaceful grounds embroidered with patios, trees and fountains next to one of the oldest

Gregg Braden 10/29 event postponed Gregg Braden, a scientist and visionary author whose lecture circuit brings him to Salt Lake once every few years, was scheduled for October 29 at the Salt Palace. Organizer Rev. Sue Borg says event has been postponed until next spring, when Braden is expected to return for a two-day workshop based on his newest book, “Fractal Time: A Guide to 2012 and Beyond.”

WWW.GREGGBRADEN.COM

Former KRCL employee responds: More consistency—less community In last month’s Comings & Goings, we reported the departure of David Perschon, former host of KRCL’s Morning Show (weekdays 6-10 a.m.), and welcomed his replacement, City Weekly music editor Jamie Gadette, who “will share her vast knowledge of the newest and greatest music around.”

Following is an open letter from Perschon to the readers of CATALYST and listeners of KRCL 90.9 FM in response: In May 2008, KRCL changed from a volunteer programmed station to one that employs three paid deejays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The goal was to increase the station’s listeners by creating more “consistent” programming, while still remaining community based. The public was told that no playlists would be part of that change and that each hired programmer would be selecting the music to be played. That was all true until June 30, 2009.

The majority of the music that you are currently hearing in the mornings on KRCL from 6-10 a.m. is being chosen by something called G Selector, a music-scheduling program. According to G

Selector’s website, “ G Selector is the world’s most powerful multi-station scheduling program… You create a station, design clocks, enter and code your songs, and then G Selector will schedule them according to your demand…Improve your station with just a few clicks then sit back and watch G Selector create schedules that reflect your changes…It considers every song for every position, making hundreds of thousands of decisions in a typical scheduling session. This guarantees that the best song lands in the best slot every time.”

Really? This is better than a person who loves music to make those choices? Sadly, this is the future of KRCL from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. I know this because the general manager and program director made it clear that G Selector would eventually be the sole method of selecting music that would be played. This has been the plan since the beginning of the new format change, thus creating the “consistency” that is supposedly going to improve the station. Does this sound like community radio or commercial radio? You may as well listen

to Pandora or select shuffle on an iPod. All that remains is back-announcing songs played.

What made the old KRCL so great was the passion and human touch that each programmer brought to his or her show. In an effort to obtain a more consistent sound to bring up their numbers, KRCL has lost community. Too much of the same thing is not a good thing. You can still hear excellent programming every evening as well on the weekends, but as far as the weekdays are concerned, KRCL has lost its soul.

Basically what’s happening is exactly what we were told would not happen—computer programmed music. G Selector obviously lacks the creative element and personality that a community station deserves. Put the community back in community radio. Until then, I’ve had all the radio I need.

Sincerely, David Perschon Former KRCL Morning Show host

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Local Bioneers, Nov. 6-8: Bring on the college kids!

The Bioneers Conference in San Rafael, CA, October 16-18, has been a cassoulet of environmental creative thought for 20 years. In 2002 they began “simulcasting”— that is, beaming the event live to other locations around the country.

This year they offer another option, which local affiliate Westminster College (a former simulcaster) has said yes to: The Salt Lake Bioneers conference will occur three weeks later (Nov. 6-8). Same speakers on the big screen, but we’ll have our own live plenary speaker. And of course, as usual, the break-out groups will be made up of locals.

Monica Ferreira, Community Outreach Coordinator for Bioneers at Westminster, says the new dates allow many more students to participate; the national conference occurs when students are away.

Discounts are available for early sign-ups; visit their website: WWW.WESTMINSTERCOLLEGE.EDU/BIONEERS

Barbara Jenson relocates Barbara Jenson, M.S., LMT, a cofounder of the Center for Enhanced Wellness in Salt Lake and long associated with Robert Zeng and Lin Bin (both OMDs and acupuncturists) has moved her practice, Light and Crystal Healing, from Parleys Way to a new office in Park City, where she lives.

The esogetic colorpuncture therapist and Soaring Crane Qigong instructor has practiced vibrational medicine for over 12 years.

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Teensy tree houses, fairy fodder on Pierpont Do you remember your childhood treehouse, pillow fort, or playing with sticks and leaves in a woodsy hideaway?

Children have a natural connection to the unseen world of small things, and Marcel & Florette’s Curious Menagerie, an art

Colorful, creative solutions at SoLo Looking for some pizzazz in your parlor, funky furniture or some spice in your space? The ladies at SoLo on Eleventh, a home décor and gift boutique in Sugar House, may be able to help. Co-owners Laura Paustenbaugh, Laurie Knaphus and Jane Baldwin opened SoLo with their combined interests in art, design, craft and a passion for giving new life to tired houses.

Paustenbaugh, a SLC-based artist and designer, teaches at the Visual Art Institute; friends Knaphus and Baldwin share Paustenbaugh’s knack for creative placemaking.

SoLo opened on Memorial Day weekend and has since enjoyed its hard-to-miss spot on the main thoroughfare between Sugar House and 9th & 9th neighborhoods. Glancing around the cheerful space, it’s obvious that SoLo is all about color. The owners are skillful rummage sale experts; roadside finds get a fresh coat of paint and become dining room tables or shelving. Appeal to young couples is apparent—new home-makers usually have more enthusiasm and taste than money, says Paustenbaugh. SoLo offers affordable options.

SoLo also has shelves and tables full of beautifully handmade art, crafts and jewelry by local artists.

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gallery and curiosity shop on Pierpont Ave., is full of such dwellings.

Owners Mike and Debbie Schramer, aka Marcel and Florette, fill the Menagerie with their tiny furniture and dolls, handmade out of found objects, a little hot glue and a lot of love.

The couple began making “fairy” furniture 22 years ago after attempting to build

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Margaret Ruth wants to see your life line Anyone could probably tell you your future is in your hands. Psychic Margaret Ruth says your hands can specifically reveal your gifts and challenges in making that future a reality.

Been there, done that? Palm read 20 years ago? Uh-uh. “Palm lines change,” she says.”The future is not set in stone; your palm changes with the possibilities. And it will reveal your potentials and pitfalls.” So a periodic palm reading can be useful. Besides— let’s face it: When it’s all about us, we’re usually fascinated.

Margaret Ruth is the author “Superconscious Connections: The Simple Psychic Truths of Perfectly Satisfying Relationships” (available Sept 2010) and a blogger at Huffington Post and INTENT.COM. She was on X96 radio for many years and is occasionally published in CATALYST (her article on reading lifelines is in this issue). She is currently working on a palmistry workbook based on the original material created for the class she teaches through Lifelong Learning for the University of Utah’s Continuing Education, which is due soon to the publisher. She is actively searching for people who want to find what their hands reveal about themselves for final research before completing this manuscript.

She is booking palmistry readings for individuals and groups for a limited time. The usual rate is $50/15 minutes; “You can get a lot done in 15 minutes,” she says. But she is offering a special discount to CATALYST readers (see her ad in this issue, page 49). In addition, her Facebook friends are getting some free reading offers, so make sure you check there too.

Margaret Ruth can do the readings in-person or via Skype. Contact Psychic Margaret Ruth on her Facebook page, email MR@MARGARETRUTH.COM or call 801-575-7103.

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an adult-sized Adirondack chair and finding it too complicated. In going small, they ignited a passion for creating fairy beds and chairs, then whole houses for secretive sprites. You can’t miss the huge (relatively speaking) tree house on a spinning platform in the middle of the studio. Its frame is built from 50-year-old wisteria branches the couple found in Washington (from where they moved two years ago); its interior overflows with embellishments and furniture made of leaves, moss, flowers and twigs.

The Schramers give two-hour fairy furniture-making classes (plus painting, sculpture, puppetry and more) for kids and adults. Classes are $30/person. They’re also in search of another artist (or two) to share their studio space for $175/month; email DEBBIESCHRAMER@YAHOO.COM. 351 W Pierpont Ave, 801-864-4718, WWW.FAIRYFURNITURECLASSES.BLOGSPOT.COM

The Global Mama returns Marlena Tumlin and her tea party business, The Global Mama, went on a familyrelated hiatus last March. But now Tumlin

is back, inviting wild, wonderful, worldly women into her humble space on 700 East.

“I started The Global Mama to give women a place to gather and share stories with each other,” says Tumlin. “It is women who give each other the most support.” The Global Mama tea shop offers an assortment of hand-blended loose-leaf teas and tisanes. Plan a tea party there and indulge in treats like Tumlin’s homemade scones.

Tumlin advocate for mamas all over the globe by selling crafts from a company in Cambodia that provides women with income by distributing their handmade purses, bags, scarves and wallets, which are also availalbe at Global Mama.

Besides a tea connoisseur, Tumlin is a licensed grief and loss counselor.

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BY REBECCA BRENNER s I harvest and dry the last of this season’s herbs, I am reminded of everything the Alchemical Kitchen aspires to be. The process of growing, harvesting and preserving my own herbs is a microcosm of my desires to be more self-sufficient, connected to the earth, in tune with the rhythms of the seasons and aware of the fluctuating natural cycles.

I make small bundles of lavender and rosemary to hang in dark closets. I stack small screens with spacers to allow basil and sage leaves to dry evenly. Tarragon and thyme go straight into freezer bags, dated and labeled.

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The last of my fresh mint leaves floating in my water remind me of sailors in the Middle Ages who used mint to freshen their stored water on long voyages.

I wash dill and fennel seeds, let them dry, and store them in vintage glass jars—all to be simmered into soups, baked into dough, and sautéed into stir-fry through out the winter.

Even as this season’s herbs dry, I decide to start a small, indoor kitchen herb garden. Just a few culinary herbs—oregano, basil, parsley —to be enjoyed fresh throughout the colder months. Such a small process of self-sufficiency, me and my herbs. As new herbs begin to

Specific herbs Anise: Harvest seeds when they turn brown. Remove, wash and air-dry completely (three to five days).

Basil: Harvest just before flowers bloom. For more even results, remove individual leaves and dry on small screen.

Caraway: Harvest the blooms and shake out seeds as they dry. Wash the seeds and air-dry completely.

Chives: Harvest mid-morning, cutting just below the soil with a sharp knife.

sprout inside the kitchen window, I refocus on drying and storing.

I remind myself that this microcosm of ideals also connects me to a lineage much larger than my own life—a lineage of culinary herbalists over many centuries, throughout every culture.

I think of early settlers, with kitchen gardens right outside their back doors, harvesting herbs for meals and medicine. As I catch sight of my herbs drying high in the kitchen rafters, I wonder how they may have dried and stored theirs.

I stop to make lunch. Sprinkling my own dried dill into pasta salad, I think of Roman heroes who were crowned with fresh sprigs of dill. The last of fresh mint leaves in my glass of water remind me of sailors in the Middle Ages who used mint to freshen their stored water on long voyages. Steeping dried mint and lavender into a hot tea after lunch, I am reminded that an herb’s history connects me to other people and places. My food choices are not separate from the past, present or future.

My husband Allan warns me not to get lost in romantic correlations. I assure him I’m not.

It’s more about being connected, in relationship even, with nature, history, lineage and story. Maybe my microcosm can become a bridge from individual food choices to community activism to positive change. My jars of dried herbs and small kitchen herb garden are not just about soups and casseroles, they are a vehicle for awareness and understanding. ◆

Harvesting Each herb has a specific time of day, moisture content and maturity that is best for harvesting. Make sure to research which specific technique is most appropriate for each herb. You will find most culinary herbs want to be harvested mid-morning, after dew has begun to dry and the sun is not fully out. Most mentioned here are best harvested just before they bloom.

Drying methods Air drying or using heat are the most common methods for drying your herbs. One popular way is to bundle a few stems together and hang upside down in a warm, dark cupboard. If you do not have extra cupboard space, hang upside down in a small paper bag, cinching top of bag and stems together. Most herbs take two to four weeks to dry completely. You can also dry leaves on small screens in a warm, dark space.

To quickly dry herbs, separate on cookie sheet and place in a pre-heated oven of 180 degrees F. With the door ajar, allow to dry for three to four hours.

Strip completely dried leaves from stems and pour into small glass jars with tight-fitting lids.

Freezing Tarragon and thyme are hardier than many other herbs and can be frozen as is—simply wash, pat dry, place in freezer bags and label. You can also chop most of the herbs listed below and freeze into individual ice cubes with water. Once solid, release cubes and place in freezer bag, clearly dating and labeling.

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(This allows the plant to continue to flourish throughout the season.) Add about a teaspoon of chopped chives to each section of an ice cube tray. Cover with water and freeze overnight. Remove cubes to a freezer bag, dated and labeled.

Coriander: Harvest flowering heads and air-dry on screen. Shake out seeds, wash and air-dry completely.

Dill: Harvest seeds from flowering plant when they are completely brown. Wash and air-dry completely.

Fennel: Harvest in the fall when seeds are ripe and beginning to split. Cut off the small brown hair (the umbel) on each seed.

Wash and allow to air-dry completely.

Lavender: Harvest flower stalks just as the flowers are ready to bloom. Tie six to eight stems together and hang upside down in a warm, dry place for one to three weeks. Remove and store flowers; discard the stems.

Oregano: Harvest any time before flowering. Tie six to eight stems together and hang upside down in a warm, dry place for three to five weeks. Remove and store leaves; discard the stems.

Rosemary: Harvest leaves before the plant flowers. Tie six to eight stems together and hang upside down in a warm,

dry place for three to five weeks. Remove and store leaves; discard the stems.

Sage: Harvest before flowering. Place leaves on screens, making sure none overlap. Allow to dry in a warm, dark place for two to three weeks.

Tarragon: Harvest throughout the summer and freeze extra.

Thyme: Harvest flowering plant. Tie six to eight stems together and hang upside down in a warm, dry place for three to five weeks. Remove and store leaves; discard the stems. You can also freeze extra thyme throughout the season.

BIKE RIDE OF THE MONTH s the mornings turn crisp and the days grow shorter, Mill Creek canyon beckons.

Located at the top of 3800 South, the canyon offers miles of deciduous trees that are right now bursting with color.

But no matter what the time of year, Mill Creek Canyon has many charms for the road cyclist. The canyon offers a moderate climb with a few steep sections and winds more than nine miles to the top through awe-inspiring scenery.

To get there, take Wasatch Drive to 3800 South and follow it east. You will eventually come to a fee station.

Bicyclists don’t have to pay.

Soon the meandering creek will appear on the right, cascading over moss-covered rocks. Tree canopies shade much of the road, offering respite from sun, but a chilly descent. Bring sleeves or a windbreaker for your return.

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The canyon offers a moderate climb with a few steep sections and winds more than nine miles to the top through awe-inspiring woodland scenery.

Trailheads, picnic sites and scout camps dot the landscape as you climb the first four miles of the road, which vary from moderately steep inclines to rolling sections.

A gate marks the beginning of the upper section of Mill Creek. In winter, the gate is closed and that section of the road transforms into a cross-country skiing track.

Past the gate, the road continues to the Elbow Fork entrance of the Pipeline Trail. Just past Elbow Fork, the vegetation changes dramatically to lush green carpets, towering pines and distant peaks. The road also narrows.

Many motorists who drive Mill Creek canyon are used to sharing the road with cyclists. However, be cautious and hug the shoulder, especially in the narrow sections.

As you pass the Thousand Springs sign, prepare for some of the steepest grades of the journey. You may occasionally be required to hammer on those pedals, but not for long. A rider with a good fitness base shouldn’t struggle much.

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Your climb comes to an end once you’ve reached the parking lot for the Upper Big Water Trail. Now for the descent: The steep grade, particularly at the beginning, lends itself to speed. Be careful. The slopes spill rocks into the road; that could mean curtains should you hit one.

For the 23-mile version of this ride, start at the road on the east border of Hogle Zoo then head south.

Turn right on Wasatch Drive and follow it to Thunderbird Drive.

The ride now becomes a bit unorthodox. Ride the sidewalk on the east side of Foothill Drive. That’s

right, the sidewalk. Shortly, it will become a shared-use path that travels above Interstate 215. When you reach the section that heads either toward Parley’s Canyon or west back over I-215, head toward Parley’s Canyon. This will actually cut south and connect back to Wasatch Drive.

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Here are some current (but evermutable) rules of the fashion game: Whatever the game, it’s always good to know the rules, so you can follow, flout or full-out ignore them—your choice. Clothing your body is not exactly optional. Here are some current (but ever-mutable) rules of the fashion game: • Denim. Mix it up; just avoid the look of a matching denim suit.

Wear it light with dark, heavy fabric with thinner fabric—and make it interesting. Think studs.

(Check out Western Design reports on my Facebook page.)

• Shoulder pads. No, not the heavy, thick pads of the past.

These are quirkier and perkier, tilting up and out.

• Jackets. Bring out the ’80s jackets and have them nipped in at the waist. Full long jackets are belted

high. Cropped jackets and bomber jackets are out in full force.

• Turtlenecks are no longer an albatross around the neck. Do ditch the old, unflattering rib knits that accentuated the wrinkly necks they were often worn to hide. Get yourself the sleek cashmere variety that doesn’t lead to turkey neck.

• Boots boots boots boots boots.

Even with sundresses. Short little boots go with almost everything now.

• Pleated pants are back. I know, sit down. You really have to go pick up a magazine to see it done right. (The Aniston Elle is inspiring.)

• Emulating other animals. Fur. Fake. Animal prints. Spots. And feathers are for more than the birds!

• Plaids and tartans. None for me, but you can if you want. I was over it in the ’80s.

• Jeans are ripped again. Or not. If you wear bootcut jeans, just make sure they’re dark and sleek. They do look good on everyone. But if you have that fun ripped pair, wear them now.

• The proportion looks like big jackets and skinny pants and tights.

Leggings are definitely back and I’m sure they will be abused again. Please don’t get lazy with leggings; make sure they look really good with an outfit designed for their wear. Thank you.

• Jewelry. More is more is more.

Layer on bangles and bracelets. Make the necklace big. Monstrously big, gaudy blingy necklace-meets-bib necklace. Crazy and lovely. Huge rings.

An artistic cornucopia of textures and patterns and visual delights is now being served up for anyone who considers personal adornment a pleasure and an art.

Here is your feast. Dive in and dine well! ◆ Auretha Callison is an image stylist living in Salt Lake City.

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ABODE cohousing, furniture, feng shui, garden/landscape, pets, home repair Architect—“Green” + Modern 801-355-2536. Specializing in the integration of outdoor and indoor space. Enviro-friendly materials. Remodels, additions and new construction. WWW.JODYJOHNSONARCHITECT.COM Dancing Turtle Feng Shui 801-755-8529. Claudia Draper, advanced certified feng shui practitioner. Free your energy, free your life! The result of blocked chi appears as clutter, lack of money, sickness, fatigue and overwhelm. I promise you that if you do any three of the suggestions I give you—your life will change!

Exotica Imports 801-487-6164, 2901 S. Highland Dr. A vast array of affordable gifts, artifacts, exotic furniture & home accessories from around the globe, including incense, candles, lamps, brass, music boxes, carvings, feng shui items, exotic musical instruments, wind chimes, fountains & more.

Garden Ventures 801-699-6970. Love your garden, not the work? Garden Ventures offers quality garden maintenance, creative design, and consulting services. We can provide a one-time clean-up or set up a regular maintenance schedule.

Specializing in waterwise plants and landscapes. (Please, no lawn care.)

Happy Paws Pet Sitting Plus 801-205-4491. Libbie Neale. Pet sitting in your home for your pets’ comfort and peace of mind. Providing vital home care services while you are away. Bonded and insured.

Member, Pet Sitters International. Please call for pricing: WWW.HAPPYPAWSPETSITTINGPLUS.COM. Island of Light Landscape Artistry 801-971-7208. Specializing in complete nouveau garden design & installation or modest enhancement & maintenance.

Featuring distinctive native stone patios, winding rock paths, steps, dry-stack walls & terraces—rustic elegance with waterwise beauty. Call for consultation.

living. Homes now available for rent or sale.

Roommates wanted. Tours 4th Wed at 5p and 2nd Sat. at 1p.m. WWW.COHOUSING.ORG, WWW.ECON.UTAH.EDU/COHO

Jespersen Design Associates 801-918-0111. Design and Project Management Services with emphasis on modern and contemporary solutions. New Construction, Remodeling, Renovation, Restoration and Interior Design. Sustainable, Smart Design. Call for complimentary initial consult. WWW.JESPERSENDESIGN.COM

Residential Design Ann Larson 801-322-5122.

DogMode 801-261-2665. 4010 S. 210 W., SLC. WWW.DOGMODE.COM Icon Remodeling 801-485-9209. 1448 East 2700 South, SLC, UT 84106. WWW.ICONREMODELING.COM

Organic Garden Consultant 801-819-0429. Master Gardener Julie Hawkins will help you create an organic garden from start to finish. She also provides training in sustainable gardening practices such as composting, water conservation, chemical-free fertilizing and pest management. WWW.ORGANICGARDENDESIGNER.COM Green Redesign & Feng Shui 435-640-1206. Michelle Skally Doilney, U.S. Green Building Council member and Certified Feng Shui Consultant. Offering practical, budget-conscious and “green” Interior Redesign and Traditional Feng Shui consultations to homes and businesses in the Greater Park City and Salt Lake regions. Class schedule online. WWW.PRACTICALENVIRONMENTS.COM MICHELLE@PRACTICALENVIRONMENTS.COM. .

Sugar House Plumbing 801-638-4705. Jeff Weight, Licensed and insured plumber. Do you need to replace an old water heater? $99 discount on water heater replacements. Is your toilet or shower wasting water? I can help you go low-flow.

Call for a free estimate. I have 20 years experience. I am absolutely the best plumber you will ever have. LGBT friendly.

Underfoot Floors 801-467-6636. 1900 S. 300 W., SLC We offer innovative & earth friendly floors including bamboo, cork, marmoleum, hardwoods, natural fiber carpets as well as sand and finishing hardwood. Free in home estimates.

Please visit our showroom. WWW.UNDERFOOTFLOORS.NET, UNDERFOOTFLOORS@AOL.COM. Wasatch Commons Cohousing Vicky 801-908-0388. 1411 S. Utah St. (1605 W.) An environmentally sensitive community promoting neighborliness, consensus & diversity. Balancing privacy needs with community

ARTS, MUSIC & LANGUAGES instruction, galleries, for hire Alliance Francaise of Salt Lake City 801-571-0723. P.O. Box 26203, SLC UT 84126 International cultural organization conducts French language classes. Beginners through advanced levels taught by experienced native teachers. Three semesters, 10 sessions each.

Also offers Children's classes, Beginner and Intermediate levels. Monthly social gatherings. In addition, we sponsor French related concerts and lectures. WWW.AFSLC.ORG Artesian Music Studio 801-797-9240. Violin or piano lessons in your home. Adult beginner Quick Start Program. We accept students as young as 5 years.

Idlewild. 801-268-4789.

Michael Lucarelli. Classical guitarist, 801274-2845. Listen at WWW.LUCARELLI.COM Red Butte Garden 801-585-5658. Fall color is the right time to schedule family photos in the Garden, call 801575-9563 for details. Garden After Dark celebrates an old fashioned Harvest Hallowe’en October 22, 23, 24, 26, 29 and 30th. The holidays are near - book your party among tropical plants in the Orangerie. WWW.REDBUTTEGARDEN.ORG

BODYWORK massage, structural integration (SEE ALSO: Energy Work & Healing) Alternative Health Care 801-533-2464. Ardys L. Dance, LMT Practicing the art of therapeutic healing since 1988. Specializing in visceral manipulation: organ-specific myofascial release of scar tissue around internal organs damaged through surgeries, illness or accident. Craniosacral therapy, neural mobilization of the brain, an amazing new therapy.

Advanced Visionary and Biodynamic Craniosacral work 801-414-3812. Linda Watkins, BFA, MEd, LMT. Going beyond still point to find the dynamic and profound stillness that resides there. Visa, MC, Amex. www.LINDAWATKINS.COM. Bodywork by Mark 801-604-6895. Mark Freeman, CRP Compassionate, intuitive healing touch.

Bodywork that is soothing, relaxing and stimulating. Designed to be nurturing and habit forming. Convenient Murray location; out call available. You deserve to be pampered. Be touched right with a client-centered approach. Discounted rates and first session specials.

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801-414-3812. Linda Watkins, BFA, MEd, LMT. Offering the very real possibility of release from chronic or acute pain resulting from injury, illness or the aging process.

Specialized work in deep tissue full body sessions, structural and visceral work, craniosacral therapy (Milne certified), Jin Shin Jyutsu. Tailored to meet your specific needs.

“The pain of everyday life” does not have to be your reality! Visa, MC, American Express.

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Deep tissue massage promotes the release of trigger points to alleviate chronic or acute pain. Combined with extensive stretching and lengthening of muscles, this meticulously performed technique will lead to optimum movement. Therapy for the regular joe to the topnotch athlete. By appointment only.

SpiritWolf Healing Arts 801-870-5613. 1390 S. 1100 E., Ste. 107.

Margaret Miller, LMT, Transformation Catalyst.

Ignite your inner work! Create more joy now.

Experience major shifts and lasting change through a full spectrum of body work, innovative energy work, and shamanic healing. Each session tailored and aligned to your needs.

Michelle Butler, LMT 801-879-5411. At Meridian Massage, 1245 East 8600 South, Sandy, Utah 84094 Acupuncture and Chiropractic also available.

You deserve it. Your body needs it. Mon, Fri, & Sat 1-6 by appointment. Tue & Thur 1-5 on site.

Time Out Associates. 801-530-0633.

Sports Massage Specialist 801-870-5809. Are you an older (over 40) athlete who is serious about their running, golf, tennis, cycling, or skiing? Do you believe you can still improve? Perform/compete at a higher level, reduce the natural affects of aging on your body, reduce risks of injury, and recover from injuries more quickly and completely. I specialize in Sports Massage for the aging athlete. To get the most out of your physical potential you need to do more than train. Located in the Sugarhouse area.

Sugarhouse Bodywork—Deep Healing Massage Eddie Myers, LMT, 801-597-3499. Jan Olds, LMT, 801-856-1474. 1104 E Ashton Ave by appointment. Eddie offers an eclectic blend of deep tissue, Russian Sports and Swedish Massage from the heart. Jan offers her own unique blend of Lymphatic Massage and Structural Integration and is well known as a neck and shoulder expert. Combined experience of over 28 years.

Carl Rabke LMT, GCFP 801-671-4533. Somatic Education and Bodywork. Feldenkrais®, Structural Integration and massage. Offering a unique blend of the 10 sessions with Awareness Through Movement® lessons. Discover the potential for learning and improvement at any age, as you come to inhabit your body with ease, vitality and integrity.

WWW.BODYHAPPY.COM. Myofascial Release of Salt Lake 801-557-3030. Michael Sudbury, LMT. In chronic pain? Can’t resolve that one issue?

Connective tissue restrictions distort the body’s proper functioning and balance, and can cause problems in every system.

Releasing the restrictions allows the body to finally heal as it should.

Rocky Mountain Rolfing® 801-671-9118. Becki Ruud, Certified Rolfer.

“Expanding your potential for effortless living.” If you can imagine how it feels to live in a fluid, light, balanced body, free of pain, stiffness and chronic stress, at ease with itself and gravitational field, then you will understand the purpose of Rolfing®.

Located in Riverton. WWW.ROCKYMOUNTAINROLFING.COM. Rolfing® Structural Integration Certified Rolfers Paul Wirth, 801-638-0021 and Mary Phillips, 801-809-2560. Rolfing improves movement, eases pain, and brings about lasting change in the body. Addressing structure together with patterns in movement and coordination, we help people find ease, resilience, efficiency and comfort. Free consultations. WWW.ROLFINGSALTLAKE.COM.

ENERGY WORK & HEALING energy balancing, Reiki (SEE ALSO: Bodywork)

BOOKS, GIFTS, CDS, CLOTHING books, gifts & jewelry, imports, music stores Dragon Dreams, a New Age Gift Boutique 801-509-1043. 920 E 900 S. Meditation and chakra CDs, ORGANIC skin care products and incense, books, crystals, local artist consign-ments and mystical things like magic wands, fairies and dragons.

Psychic readers daily.

Blue Boutique. 801-982-1100. WWW.BLUEBOUTIQUE.COM The Vug Rock & Gem Jewelers.

801-521-6026. 872 E. 900 S. Twigs and Company. 801-596-2322. 1616 S. 1100 E.

EDUCATION schools, vocational, continuing education A Voice-Over Workshop 801-359-1776. Scott Shurian. The Salt Lake City voice-over workshop teaches the art of voicing commercials and narrations for radio, TV, multi media and the World Wide Web. Personal coaching and demo production also available. WWW.VOSCOTT.COM Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy Certification Course 435-655-9642. Park City Yoga Studio.

Ayurveda is the healing side of Yoga. Certification is through internationally recognized California College of Ayurveda. Six weekends: F/Sa/Su. September 10-Aug 16. $1,150 certification/$950 course w/o certificate.

WWW.PARKCITYYOGASTUDIO.COM Canyonlands Field Institute 1-800-860-5262. P.O. Box 68, Moab, UT 84532. Authentic nature and culture. River and hiking trips and camps for schools, adults and families. WWW.CANYONLANDSFIELDINST.ORG Elaine Bell. Art Instruction. 801-201-2496.

Red Lotus School of Movement.

801-355-6375. WWW.REDLOTUSSCHOOL.COM

Buddha Maitreya Soultherapy Center 801-349-2639, see ad. Discover more vitality, happiness, peace and wellness. Private and group healing/meditation sessions. Soul Therapy retreats. For sale: Buddha Maitreya meditation and healing tools you can use to support your spiritual practice and to assist others in awakening the Soul and heal the personality. WWW.SOULTHERAPY.COM/SLC Reiki and Channeling by Phone 801-313-0692 Karen Burch. $50.

Clairaudient, energy-based channel. Higher Self Guidance showers you with benefits.

Many negative programs & attitudes disappear as you become more peaceful and centered. Addresses deeper questions, stress release, or dream understanding and interpretation. Free Reiki Distance Attunement w/session. KAREN1115@COMCAST.NET, WWW.INNER-PATHWAY.COM Lilli DeCair 801-533-2444 or 801-577-6119. Holistic health educator, certified Thought Pattern Management practitioner, coach, shamanic wisdom, Medicine Wheel journeys, intuitive consultant, mediator, minister. Usui Reiki Master/teacher offers all levels complete in 10 individual classes, certification & mentoring on request. Visit at Dancing Cranes Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons for psychic sessions. Cafe Alchemy and Mayan Astrology, nutritional nudges, stress relief hospital visits, fundraising. Send a psychic telegram. On the board of directors, Utah Mental Health Assn.

Familiar Frequencies 801-474-1724. Patty Shreve, animal intuitive.

Energetic healing for animals.

Elizabeth Williams APRN-BC 801-486-4036. 1399 S. 700 E. Elizabeth Williams, RN, MSN. Traditional Usui Reiki Master. Reiki is a gentle, easy technique with remarkable results. Offering a safe environment for healing/balance on physical, emotional, spiritual levels. Everyone can learn Reiki. Classes & sessions available.

Supervised student sessions available for reduced rates.

Healing Energy Work for You & Your Home Sherrie 801-205-6460 I energetically cleanse your space, ridding it of negativity.

Overwhelmed, low energy, disconnected, in pain? This non-contact work results in an integral and simultaneous shift. Remote appointments available. My life’s work is your opportunity. “Disease both psychological and physical...is but a distorted reflection of divine possibilities.” A. Bailey Jennifer Billingsley LMT, NCTMB 801-634-8650. 352 Denver St., Suite 320, SLC. Bring your mind, body and soul into bal-

ance! 13 years shamanic practice, 7 years as a massage therapist, gifted energy worker & natural intuitive. Offering therapeutic massage, deep tissue, Lomi Lomi, Reiki, shamanic healing and tarot. Incall or outcall.

Reiki & Karuna Reiki Master Teacher; Sound Healing and Meditation Teacher 801-359-2352. Carol A. Wilson, Ph.D., CHES, or INFO@CAROLWILSON.ORG. Registered, International Association of Reiki Professionals (IARP) and International Center for Reiki Training. Individual Reiki, Karuna Reiki and sound healing sessions.

For more info or Reiki I, II, III/Master and meditation class schedules, see WWW.CAROLWILSON.ORG Salt City Breathwork Rachel Carter, CTBF, 801-580-0248. In-home or out-calls. Transformational Breathing is a self-healing modality that incorporates connected diaphragmatic breath with music, sound healing, body mapping, movement, coaching, and positive intention. It is a powerful path to greater vitality, health, mental clarity, emotional integration, and higher insights. SALTCITYBREATHWORK@GMAIL.COM Sheryl Seliger, LCSW, Counseling & Craniosacral Therapy 801-556-8760. 1104 E. Ashton Ave. (2310 S.) Email: SELIGERS@GMAIL.COM Powerful healing through dialogue & gentle-touch energy work. Adults: Deep relaxation, stress reduction & spiritual renewal, chronic pain & illness, head & spinal injuries, anxiety, PTSD, relationship skills, life strategies. Infants and Children: colic, feeding & sleep issues, bonding, birth trauma. Birth preparation & prenatal CST. State of the Heart 801-572-3414 Janet Hudonjorgensen, B Msc Quantum-Touch® Instructor and Practitioner. Quantum-Touch energy work helps to maximize the body's own capacity to accelerate its own healing. Once the root cause of disease is addressed a space is created for mental, emotional, physical, spiritual healing to occur. Offering monthly workshops, individual sessions. WWW.QUANTUMTOUCH.COM Theta Healing & EFT 435-843-5309 Theta DNA I & DNA II certified by Vianna’s Nature’s Path. Resolve physical & emotional pain. Limiting beliefs dissolved quickly. Leave your pains from years past & create lasting peace in your mind and body, call or e-mail today!

GETAWAYS get out and enjoy yourself!

Wind Walker Guest Ranch and Intentional Eco-Community Spring City, Utah, 435-4620282, WWW.WINDWALKER.ORG We invite you to Join Us for a day, a weekend, a week, or a lifetime. Family/Corporate Retreats, Horses, Spa services, Festivals, Workshops, Love in action! Limited space now available in the eco-village. Entice your spirit to soar!

HEALTH, WELLNESS & BODY CARE Ayurveda, beauty supply, birth services/ prenatal care, Chinese medicine/acupuncture, chiropractics, colon therapy, dentistry, health centers, health products, homeopathy, naturopaths, nutritionists, physical therapy, physicians, women’s healthcare

Develop your healing skills and enrich your personal and professional life!

Basics of Energy Healing October 24-25, 2009 Jackson, Wyoming March 27-28, 2010 Bozeman, Montana June 12-13, 2010 San Francisco, California In this class you will study and practice: • energy blockage and flow • hands-on-healing techniques • sensing the aura and chakras • accessing intuitive information • energy anatomy and physiology • identifying five basic energy types

Abundant Health of Ogden 801-782-7491. Linda Hallmark, I-Act Certified Colon Hydrotherapist, FDA-approved closed system. Colon hydrotherapy is a safe & gentle way to cleanse, hydrate & tone your body.

Discover why so many clients love this practice. Diet and nutritional support also offered.

Make a step toward your health and wellness goals today.

A.I.M: Frequencies – Balance – Self-Healing DaNell 801-680-2853, Dixie-(Ogden) 801458-1970. Everything is energy, therefore everything has a frequency. Imbalances have a frequency that can be brought into balance and neutralized by applying a balancing energy 24/7. Sanctuary, The Path to Consciousness,

by Stephen Lewis tells of this technology – here now. Self-heal inherited predispositions, physical & mental illnesses & environmental toxicity–24/7 using this tool. Pets too.

WWW.INFINITECONSCIOUSNESS.COM. Art of Living (WWW.ARTOFLIVING.ORG) 801-352-2352. BREATH alone can heal YOU! “Sudarshan Kriya”—20 million people have experienced the powerful breathing practice to eliminate stress and toxins from the body and calm the mind. Contact for local workshops. Other programs to increase self-confidence and creativity in children: Art Excel for Kids; Youth Empowerment for Teens.

Cameron Wellness Center T.W. Cameron, BSN, ND. 801-486-4226. 1945 South 1100 East #202. Remember When Doctors Cared? Once, a doctor cared. He had that little black bag, a big heart, an encouraging smile. Once, a doctor actually taught about prevention. Remember “an apple a day?” Dr. Cameron is a family practitioner. He takes care of you. He cares.

Colon Hydrotherapy—Massage 801-541-3064. Karen Schiff, PT. Licensed physical therapist, certified colon hydrotherapist, IACT member, FDA approved system. Clear out old toxins & create the environment within you to realize your health goals. Gently soothe, cleanse, hydrate & tone your body’s primary elimination channel. Enhanced results with nutritional guidance & abdominal massage.

This ancient work is a gentle, external method to relieve digestive distress, PMS, menopause, infertility, more! WWW.KARENSCHIFF.COM Eastside Natural Health Clinic - EASTSIDENATURALHEALTH.COM Uli Knorr, ND 801.474.3684; 2188 S. Highland Drive #207. Use Natural

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Medicine to Heal! Dr. Knorr uses a multidimensional approach to healing. Focusing on hormonal balancing including the thyroid, the pancreas, and the ovarian and adrenal glands; gastrointestinal disorders, allergies.

Food allergy testing, parasite testing and comprehensive hormonal work-up. Utah RBCBS and ValueCare provider.

Five Element Acupuncture LLC Pamela Bys, RN, BSN, L.Ac. (Dipl Ac.) 2670 South 2000 East, SLC; 256 Historic 25th St., Ogden. 801-920-4412. Five Element Acupuncture focuses on getting to the root cause of all problems. It treats symptoms as well as causes. Live Healthy and Live Long.

WWW.ACUPUNCTURE5E.COM Forever Fit - Mind & Body 707 W. Genesee Avenue, SLC, UT 84104.

801-355-0137. Combine the elements of nutritional cleansing, exercise, and meditation to create a lifestyle of health and wellness.

Free classes on nutritional cleansing and natural weight loss. Free meditation instruction.

For more information, call or visit our website at: WWW.FIT.ORG The Holistic Gourmet Pati Reiss, HHC. 801-688-2482. Confused about what to eat? Addicted, tired, stressed?

The Holistic Gourmet offers these services: food & nutrition counseling, addiction recovery, brain chemistry balancing and repair, cooking & nutrition classes, personal cooking and catering. With ontegtative nutrition and meditation, there is hope...there is breath... there is food! PATI@PATIREISS.COM, WWW.PATIREISS.COM

CLARITY COACHING When you’re ready for the change that changes everything.

ClarityCoachingInstitute.com Transformation couldn’t be simpler, more powerful, and yes, even more fun!

CLARITY COACHING with KATHRYN DIXON & The Work of Byron Katie

801-487-7621

Todd Mangum, MD, Web of Life Wellness Center 801-531-8340. 989 E. 900 S., Ste. A1. Dr. Mangum is a family practice physician who uses acupuncture, massage, herbs & nutrition to treat a wide range of conditions including chronic fatigue, HIV infection, allergies, digestive disturbances and fibromyalgia. He also designs programs to maintain health & wellness.

WWW.WEBOFLIFEWC.COM NeuroDynamix 801-209-2005. 150 S. 600 E. Suite 1A, SLC, Utah 84102. Unlock your brain's potential!

Train your brain to respond the way it is designed to respond. EEG biofeedback assists resolution of depression, anxiety, headaches, chronic pain, attentional disabilities, cognitive disabilities, trauma, and substance abuse, among other concerns.

Function at your optimum best. Free consultation. Linda Rhees L.C.S.W. WWW.NEURODYNAMIX.ORG Planned Parenthood of Utah 1-800-230-PLAN, 801-532-1586, or ppau.org.

Planned Parenthood provides affordable and confidential healthcare for men, women and teens. Services include birth control, emergency contraception (EC/PlanB/morning after pill), testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infection including HIV, vaccines including the HPV vaccine, pregnancy testing and referrals, condoms, education programs and more.

Precision Physical Therapy 801-557-6733. Jane Glaser-Gormally, MS, PT. 4568 S. Highland Dr., Ste. 140. Licensed PT specializing in holistic integrated manual therapy (IMT). Safe, gentle, effective techniques for pain and tissue dysfunction. This unique form of therapy works to identify sources of pain and assists the body with self-corrective mechanisms to alleviate pain and restore mobility and function.

BCBS and Medicare provider. Now expanding services into Park City and Heber.

Synergy Dental 801-796-6882. Dr. Sean Ulm DMD. 389 West 600 North, Lindon, UT 84042. Family/cosmetic dentist in state-of-the-art office specializing in holistic dentistry, mercury/alloy-free fillings, safe removal of existing metal fillings, fluoride-optional treatment, materials compatibility testing and ozone treatment.

Member of Holistic Dental Association and International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology.

The Transcendental Meditation Program in Utah Natalie Hansen 801-446-2999 The easiest and deepest meditation, automatically providing rest twice as deep as sleep, most researched and recommended by physicians, for improved IQ, enhanced memory, better coordination, normal blood pressure, and reversal of aging. TM greatly deepens happiness and calmness, and it is a wellknown path to enlightenment.

SALTLAKECITY@TM.ORG WWW.TM.ORG Wasatch Vision Clinic 801-328-2020. 849 E. 400 S. in Salt Lake across from the 9th East TRAX stop.

Comprehensive eye care, eye disease, LASIK, contacts and glasses since 1984. We accept most insurance. WASATCHVISION.COM Acupuncture Associates. 801-359-2705.

Natalie Clausen.

Center For Enhanced Wellness 801-596-9998.

2681 E. Parley’s Way.

Dr. Michael Cerami, Chiropractor. 801-4861818. 1550 E. 3300 S. WWW.DRCERAMI.COM Dragon Dreams. 989 E. 900 S. 801-5091043. WWW.DRAGONDREAMSGIFTBOUTIQUE.COM Millcreek Herbs, LLC. Merry Lycett Harrison, RH, CAHG. 801-466-1632, WWW.MILLCREEKHERBS.COM Millcreek Wellness Center WWW.MILLCREEKWELLNESS.COM 801-486-1818. 1550 E. 3300 S.

MISCELLANEOUS Hourly Space Available Dhanyata Life Center, West Jordan. Available for life enrichment classes, weekend workshops, creative workshops, small yoga/meditation groups, client and group meetings, life coaching etc. Early A.M. P/T subleases also available. FREE WIFI. DHANYATALIFECENTER.COM

Living in the Fire of Change: Sacred Activism & Social Transformation Conference & Community Forum, Dec. 11-12, SLC, at All Saints Episcopal (1710 Foothill Dr.) Discover new views and tools. Become the catalyst behind the impulse to change.

Meet James O'Dea, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Andrew Harvey, Sequoyah Trueblood and local leaders. Keynote downloads, sponsorship, registration: WWW.SACREDACTIVISMCONFERENCE.COM, MALI@MALIROWANRESENTS.COM. Space Available 801-596-0147 Ext. 41, 989 E. 900 S. Center for Transpersonal Therapy. Large plush space.

Bright & comfortable atmosphere, available for workshops, classes, or ongoing groups.

Pillows, yoga chairs, & regular chairs provided, kitchenette area. Available for hourly, full day or weekend use.

Tracy Aviary 801-322-BIRD. An oasis in the heart of Salt Lake City with 350 birds and 150 species. Many are endangered or injured in the wild and unfit to be released. Guests enjoy Utah’s oldest standing industrial building – The Mill, used for event rentals and year-round bird programs. WWW.TRACYAVIARY.ORG Petals and Promises Rev. Sharon Vollett, 801-998-8258 Marriage is an expression of the deepest desire to begin life’s journey with another. The ceremony began the moment you said “Yes,” and your words give your heart a voice. Sharon Vollett, spiritual and creative wedding officiant, will assist you on your special day. WWW.PETALSANDPROMISES.ORG Volunteer Opportunity 801-474-0535. Adopt-A-Native-Elder is seeking office/warehouse volunteers in Salt Lake City every Tuesday and Friday 10:00 am noon. Come and join a wonderful group of people for a fascinating and gratifying experience. Contact Joyce or MAIL@ANELDER.ORG, WWW.ANELDER.ORG. Catalyst 801-363-1505. 140 McClelland, SLC. contact@catalystmagazine.net.

KCPW—88.3 & 105.1FM. 801-359-5279 KRCL—91 & 96.5FM. 801-359-9191 KUED—TV 7. 801-581-3064 KUER—FM90. 801-581-6777

MOVEMENT & SPORT dance, fitness, martial arts, Pilates, yoga AquaNia 801-455-6343 Jacqueline Fogel, Certified Nia Instructor. Experience the joy of movement in the water of a warm pool. AquaNia is movement that awakens body awareness and body wisdom to promote health and wellbeing. Adaptable to meet the needs of all fit-

ness levels. JLFOGEL@COMCAST.NET Avenues Yoga 68 K Street, Salt Lake City UT, 84103. 801410-4639. Avenues Yoga is a friendly, downto-earth place where all are welcome. We offer classes for all body-types and ability levels, from Kids classes to Deep Relaxation and Restore, to Flow classes, to Power, to Yoga for Climbers, Core, and now Pilates!

WWW.AVENUESYOGA.COM

private classes, workshops in a supportive, non-competitive environment since 1986.

WWW.CHARLOTTEBELLYOGA.COM. Personal Training Zone PILATES • YOGA • TAI CHI • GROUP FITNESS • CORRECTIVE EXERCISE • HEALTH ENHANCE-MENT for Weight Loss, Peak Fitness & Sports Performance. Coming soon–PoleFitness classes! Call 801-556-5964 or WWW.PTZFITNESS.COM

Bikram Yoga—Salt Lake City 801-488-Hot1 (4681). 1140 Wilmington Ave (across from Whole Foods). Bikram certified instructors teach a series of 26 postures affecting every muscle, ligament, organ & all of the body, bringing it into balance. 39 classes each week. All ages & ability levels welcome to all classes. The room is warm by intention, so come prepared to work hard & sweat. Check for new classes in Catalyst calendar. WWW.BIKRAMYOGASLC.COM

Red Lotus School of Movement 740 S 300 W, SLC, UT, 84101. 801-355-6375.

Established in 1994 by Sifu Jerry Gardner and Jean LaSarre Gardner—offers traditional-style training in the classical martial arts of T’ai Chi, Wing Chun Kung-Fu, Qi Gong, and Ba Gua. We also offer children’s classes in Wing Chun Kung-Fu (ages 7-12). Located downstairs from Urgyen Samten Ling Tibetan Buddhist Temple.

REDLOTUS@REDLOTUS.CNC.NET WWW.REDLOTUSSCHOOL.COM

Bikram Yoga—Sandy 801-501-YOGA (9642). 9343 South 1300 East. Local Introductory Offer-$29 for 30 Days Unlimited Yoga (Utah Residents Only). POWERED BY %100 WIND POWER. Our South Valley sanctuary, nestled below Little and Big Cottonwood canyons, provides a warm and inviting environment to discover and or deepen your yoga practice. All levels are encouraged, no reservations necessary. All teachers are certified. 30 classes offered, 7 days a week. COMMUNITY CLASS-1st Saturday 10AM class each month is FREE TO NEW STUDENTS. WWW.BIKRAMYOGASANDY.COM

The Shop Anusara Yoga Studio 435-649-9339. 1167 Woodside Ave., P.O Box 681237, Park City, UT 84068. Certified & affiliated Anusara instructors inspire students to open their hearts & express themselves through the art of yoga. Exciting alllevel classes taught in an amazing 4,500 sq ft. historic building in downtown Park City.

Drop-ins welcome. WWW.PARKCITYYOGA.COM

Centered City Yoga 801-521-YOGA (9642). 918 E. 900 S. and 625 S. State St. Centered City Yoga is often likened to that famous TV “hangout” where everybody knows your name, sans Norm (and the beer, of course.) We offer more than 60 classes a week to keep Salt Lake City CENTERED and SANE. WWW.CENTEREDCITYYOGA.COM. Dance Church…a new way to pray!

A community ecstatic dance event influenced by the 5Rhythms™. There is no choreography or steps to follow…just a willingness to surrender to the rhythm of the music and dance without holding back! Every first and third Sunday of the month; 6-8 pm; $10 at Flow Yoga in Sugar House, 2065 E 2100 S WWW.DANCECHURCHSLC.BLOGSPOT.COM Kea Kapahua, Certified Pilates Instructor 801-707-9741. At Salt Lake Ballet Conservatory, 455 E. South Temple, Third Floor, SLC. Pilates is great for people at any fitness level, whether you’re a beginner or a highly skilled athlete or dancer wanting to improve your performance. Pilates Mat Classes are Tues/Thurs/Fri at 6:00pm and Wed at 8:00am. Private sessions on Pilates apparatus available by appointment.

KEA@SLBALLET.COM Mindful Yoga 801-355-2617. Charlotte Bell, E-RYT-500 & Iyengar certified. Cultivate strength, vitality, serenity, wisdom and grace. Combining clear, well-informed instruction with ample quiet time, these classes encourage each student to discover his/her own yoga. Classes include meditation, pranayama (breath awareness) and yoga nidra (yogic sleep) as well as physical practice of asana. Public &

The Yoga Center 801-277-9166. 4689 So. Holladay Blvd.

Hatha-based yoga classes 7 days a week, including vinyasa, slow flow, Anusara, prenatal, gentle and restorative. Workshops, corporate and private sessions available. All levels of experience welcome. WWW.YOGAUTAH.COM Yoga Path 801-860-8638, 12582 S Fort St (950 E), Draper, Utah 84020. Practice yoga with our growing community inside a calming, beautiful space in historic Draper. Our personalized instruction allows you to move at your own pace. Walk through our magic door—you’ll be most welcome! Classes offered are Restore, Vinyasa Flow, Fundamentals, Fusion, Hatha, Power and Kids Yoga. Soon to be a comprehensive wellness center! WWW.YOGA-PATH.ORG Erin Geesaman Rabke Somatic Educator.

801-898-0478. WWW.BODYHAPPY.COM RDT Community School. 801-534-1000.

138 W. Broadway.

Streamline. 801-474-1156. 1948 S. 1100 E. WWW.STREAMLINEBODYWORKS.NET

PSYCHIC ARTS & INTUITIVE SCIENCES astrology, mediums, past life integration, psychics All About Your Life: Readings, Psychic Tarot 801-575-7103. Margaret Ruth. Listen to Margaret Ruth on X-96 FM on Friday mornings or book a private appointment or party.

WWW.MARGARETRUTH.COM

Feline Health Center Nancy Larsen, M.S., D.V.M. A monthly “pawdicure” (pedicure) results in claws that please both you and your cat.

The health of your cat is important.

Choose an experienced veterinarian and a local cat health center that cares about your cat's well-being as much you do. Dancing Cats is all about cats.

We have been caring for thousands of Utah’s felines since 1993. This gives you the assurance that your little friend will be in the best hands. When you bring us your cat for vaccinations, regular check-ups, examinations or other important health evaluations, you can rest assured that it will be treated like one of our own. We provide both conventional and alternative medicine including acupuncture, homeopathy and Reiki.

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April Olas: Clairvoyant Readings & ThetaHealing. Gain a deeper understanding, clarity and direction about your situation through a reading with April. Heal physical,emotional, spiritual, relationship, and financial issues and shift into a new empowered direction through ThetaHealing.

Available for phone appointments daily call 801-644-1975 or in person Thursdays at Dragon Dreams on 9th & 9th in SLC call 801509-1043. For more information about April and ThetaHealing, or to book your appointment online please visit: WWW.APRILOLAS.COM Astrological Compatibility Dating Local author Koda announces the launch of WWW.ASTRO-DATING.COM. Search by astrological compatibility, print compatibility reports and more. First 1,000 members pay just 99¢ a month.

Candice Christiansen 480-274-5454. I have returned to Utah after a short hiatus to Arizona. I share my clairaudient, clairsentient, and clairvoyant abilities as I connect with divine source in answering questions about your past, present and future experiences. I communicate with those that have passed to the other side, offering the safety, love and support you deserve as you get in touch with your magnificence. Join me on your perfect journey to heal your soul and reconnect with your divinity.

Channeled Full Spectrum Readings Direct From the Masters 801-347-5493, Marie. Tap into your highest potential by having readings brought forth in the highest vibration possible. Receive wisdom, counseling, life path, career, and love advice, entity healings, prayer work, ascension and path acceleration. Become the light.

Channeled Readings through Spiritual Medium 801-968-8875, 801-577-1348. Deloris, as heard on the Mick & Allen Show (KBER Radio, 101.1), can help you with those who have crossed over and other paranormal activity. She can help bring understanding regarding past lives, life purpose and relationships. Available for parties and night clubs. DELORISSPIRITUALMEDIUM.COM Intuitive Insight Mary Wintzer. 435-640-0261. Guiding your path using your life’s signposts.

Lilli DeCair: Inspirational Mystical Entertainment 801-533-2444 and 801-577-6119.

European born professional psychic, holistic health educator, reiki master /teacher, life coach, Poet, singer, dancer, wedding planner/official, Shamanic 9 Day Medicine Wheel Journeys.

Siel Iren, MA 801-520-1470. Intuitive Readings, Spiritual Counseling & Vibrational Healing WWW.SPIRITHEALINGARTS.ORG Alyse Finlayson, Spiritual Artist & Psychic 435-640-6042. Trained artist uses her psychic gifts to paint portraits of your angels and guides. Offering soul retrievals and assists people in building and bringing awareness to their connection with their souls (higher

selves) so as to develop their chosen soul paths. WWW.SOULINTERCONNECTION.COM; Julie Sudbury Latter, Master Astrologer 801-539-0539. 25 years in practice. Personal readings by phone, in person. Relationship compatibilities, career options, life crisis and lessons, life direction. Readings for loved ones passed on. Understand what your loved one experienced in the death process.

Palmistry with Cindy Mytych 801-942-2054. Indepth analysis of your hands. Palm readings can help you learn more about yourself, your health, hidden talents, life purpose and more. See how your hands can reveal your life lessons. Have fun and become enlightened. Gift certificates and group discounts available. Please call for appointment.

Looking for Psychometrist I seek a psychic who can hold a possession of someone who is dead or distant and describe his or her character. Write to Tom Weber, P.O. Box 1321, West Jordan, UT 84084 Sangoma INC proudly presents…

801-706-3448. Utah’s PREMIER Psychic Medium—Mvanah Maloti—Sangoma Healer & Clairvoyant. Palmistry, Tarot and Crystal Ball Readings—Private Séance’s Available.

110% SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! Visit us on the web at: WWW.SANGOMAHEALER.COM Soul & Psyche 801-293-0484. Cynthia Hill, PhD. Experience the dynamic combination of Soul-centered astrology and 'energetic psychology'. For me, one's birth chart is a blueprint of the soul's intent and purpose, as well an exquisite map of one’s current and past-life cellular, vibrational, mind-body habits and patterns. In this way, one's astrology is one's psychology. We will explore personality strengths and challenges, relationship and family dynamics, and current and future cycles of personal and spiritual growth. The session creates inspiration, healing and empowerment through Self knowledge and understanding. 35 years experience.

Soul Path Healing Open and heal disowned energy--once reconfigured, everything shifts. Chakra dreamscape repatterning. Clairvoyant; connected to spirit guides. 25 years practice in healing arts. Transform your dance through time, relationships, experience. Refresh a direct connectivity with the universe. Experience beautifully expanded processes, which await your fresh-minded participation. Contact your healer: GLENDA@SOULPATHHEALING.NET Transformational Astrology Ralfee Finn. 800-915-5584. Catalyst’s astrology columnist for 10 years! Visit her website at WWW.AQUARIUMAGE.COM or e-mail her at RALFEE@AQUARIUMAGE.COM Amy Megan West, Professional Astrologer 801-550-5353. Astrology, Tarot and Psychic reader with over 20+ years experience. Astrologer for WWW.MYSTARLINES.COM. Call for appointment. WWW.MOONGLIDE.COM.

Anne Windsor, Professional Astrologer 888-876-2482. 1338 S Foothill #182 Salt Lake City UT 84108. KNOW NOW. Invest in a session with Anne Windsor and draw on her extensive experience to crack your own life’s code. Discover winning strategies to attract healthy relationships, establish financial security, achieve professional success, and find contentment. Private tutoring, gift certificates available. Visa/MC. WWW.ANNEWINDSOR.COM Intuitive Therapy Suzanne Wagner, 801-359-2225.

PSYCHOTHERAPY COUNSELING & PERSONAL GROWTH coaching, consulting, hypnosis, integrated awareness, psychology / therapy /counseling, shamanic, sound healing

for relief from anxiety, post traumatic stress, addiction, disordered eating, chronic pain/illness, depression. Improve your response to stress with effective self care strategies. Start feeling better now. Check out group schedule. WWW.MINDFULSLC.COM Healing Leaf Hypnotherapy 801-541-6037. Jessi Hughes, hypnotherapist.

Specializing in children and teens, offering healing through connection with the subconscious mind, including many issues such as: self-esteem, night time problems, bully issues, sports, grades, focus, tempers, empowerment, trauma. Also assists with forgiveness and addictions. Specialized meditation CDs also available for infants-elderly.

WWW.JESSIHUGHES.COM Stephen Emerson, LCSW 801-487-1091. 150 S 600 E, Ste. 7B Offering mindfulness based psychotherapy to facilitate growth, change, and healing for individuals, couples, and families dealing with life transitions, stress, emotional difficulties, low self-esteem, relationship issues, addictive behaviors, and trauma. Also specializing in the treatment of performance anxiety for musicians and other public presenters. See STEPHENEMERSON.COM. Email: STEVE@TECHFORPEOPLE.NET

Avatar 801-244-8951. Avatar is a consciousness training course that teaches us to live deliberately. It gives us tools for experiencing compassion and true cooperation on our planet and opens doors unimaginable. Rebecca Hunt is a new Avatar Master. Call regarding a free introduction.

Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) 801-440-0527. Kathleen J. Moroz, DSW, LCSW, 150 S 600 E, Suite 7C, SLC. A transformational self-discovery and healing experience for all ages. Safe, on-the-ground work with horses. Expertise in relationships, teambuilding, trauma recovery (EMDR Level II), healing the body-mind-spirit. Compassion, wisdom, humor & creativity.

Jeff Bell, L.C.S.W. 801-364-5700, Ext. 2, 1399 S. 700 E. Ste. 1, SLC. Specializing in empowering relationships; cultivating hardiness and mindfulness; managing stress & compulsivity; alleviating depression/ anxiety/grief; healing PTSD & childhood abuse/ neglect; addictions recovery; GLBT exploration as well as resolving disordered eating, body image & life transitions. Individual, couples, family, group therapy & EMDR.

Marianne Felt, MT-BC, LPC 801-524-0560, EXT. 3. 150 S. 600 E., Ste. 7C. Licensed professional counselor, board certified music therapist, certified Gestalt therapist, Red Rock Counseling & Education. Transpersonal psychotherapy, music therapy, Gestalt therapy, EMDR. Open gateways to change through experience of authentic contact. Integrate body, mind, & spirit through creative exploration of losses, conflicts, & relationships that challenge & inspire our lives.

Center for Transpersonal Therapy 801-596-0147. 989 E. 900 S. Denise Boelens, PhD; Heidi Ford, MS, LCSW, Chris Robertson, LCSW; Lynda Steele, LCSW; Sherry Lynn Zemlick, PhD, Wil Dredge LCSW. The transpersonal approach to healing draws on the knowledge from traditional science & the spiritual wisdom of the east & west. Counseling orientation integrates body, mind, & spirit. Individuals, couples, groups, retreats, & classes.

Robin Friedman, LCSW 801-599-1411 (Sugar House). Transformational psychotherapy for making lasting positive change. Discover effective ways of finding and expressing your deeper truth and authentic self. Relationship work, trauma recovery, depression/anxiety, sexuality, addictions, creative explorations of life-purpose and selfawareness. Individuals, couples, groups. Also trained in Expressive Arts Therapy.

WWW.ROBINFRIEDMANTHERAPY.COM ROBIN@ROBINFRIEDMANTHERAPY.COM

Steven J. Chen, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist 801-718-1609. 150 S. 600 E. Healing techniques for depression, anxiety and relationship issues. Treatment of trauma, abuse and stress. Career guidance. Sensitive and caring approach to create wellness, peace, happiness and contentment. WWW.STEVENJCHEN.COM. Sue Connor, Ph.D. 1399 South 700 East #10. 801-583-7848.

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Teri Holleran, LCSW Red Rock Counseling & Education, LLC 801524-0560. 150 S. 600 E., Ste. 7C. Transformational therapy, consultation & facilitation. Discover how the investigation of loss, trauma, body symptoms, mood disturbances, relationship conflicts, environmental despair & the questions related to meaning & purpose initiate the transformational journey.

In-Home Mental Health Therapy 801-244-9049. Frank Clayton, LPC. Ideal for people who won't or can't leave the house, including teenagers shutting you out, claiming they are "fine" (when you know they aren't) and people too busy to keep office appointments. Some insurance accepted.

Law of Attraction Lynn Solarczyk 801-510-0593 or LYNNSOLARCZYK@MAC.COM. Teaching the law of attraction—what it is, and how to apply it to your life.

LIVINGLOA.BLOGSPOT.COM Jan Magdalen, LCSW 801-582-2705, 2071 Ashton Circle, SLC. Offering a transpersonal approach to the experiences and challenges of our life cycles, including: individuation-identity, sexuality and sexual orientation, partnership, work, parenting, divorce, aging, illness, death and other loss, meaning and spiritual awareness.

Individuals, couples and groups. Clinical consultation and supervision.

Shannon McQuade, LCSW, LMT 801-712-6140, Comprehensive Psychological Services, 1208 E 3300 S, SLC. Down to earth and effective therapy. Most insurances accepted. Women's DBT group on Wednesdays 6-7:30 PM. Affordable email sessions for busy or shy people. Visit RealCaring.com to learn more or email SHANNON@REALCARING.COM. Marilynne Moffitt, PhD 801-266-4551. 825 E. 4800 S. Murray 84107.

Offering interventions for psychological growth & healing. Assistance with behavioral & motivational changes, refocusing of life priorities, relationship issues, addiction & abuse issues, & issues regarding health. Certified

Namaste Consulting, LLC Candice Christiansen, LPC 480-274-5454.

Holistic therapy that provides individuals, couples, and families a safe space to expand their internal and external contexts and live with purpose and integrity. Specializing in relationship/sexual issues, addiction, sexual identity, parent-child/teen conflict, and disordered eating. Sliding scale fee, in-home therapy for your comfort.

NAMASTEADVICE@YAHOO.COM Stephen Proskauer, MD, Integrative Psychiatry 801-631-8426. Sanctuary for Healing and Integration, 860 E. 4500 S., Ste. 302. Steve is a seasoned psychiatrist, Zen priest and shamanic healer. He sees kids, teens, adults, couples and families, integrating psychotherapy, meditation and soul work with judicious use of medication to relieve emotional pain and problem behavior. Steve specializes in creative treatment of bipolar disorders.

STEVE@KARMASHRINK.COM. Blog: WWW.KARMASHRINK.COM. Steve Seliger, LMFT 801-661-7697. 1104 E. Ashton Ave. (2310 S.) #203. Specializing in helping people develop healthy loving relationships, conflict resolution for couples, developing powerful communication skills, resolving parent-teen conflicts, depression, phobias, ending & recovering from abuse, conflicts & issues related to sexuality & libido in men & women, sexual orientation issues.

Sarah Sifers, Ph.D., LCSW Shamanic Practitioner, Minister of the Circle of the Sacred Earth 801-531-8051. Shamanic Counseling.

Shamanic Healing. Mentoring for people called to the Shaman’s Path. Explore health or mental health issues using the ways of the shaman.

Sarah’s extensive training includes shamanic extraction healing, soul retrieval healing, psychopomp work for death and dying, shamanic counseling and shamanic divination. Sarah has studied with Celtic, Brazilian, Tuvan, Mongolian, Tibetan and Nepali Shamans.

Be Well Utah A FAMILY HEALTH WEEK

Psychic, Author, Healer, Speaker, Teacher, Tarot, Numerology, Palmistry, Channeling, Medium, Clairvoyant

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n this workshop, we will explore four “quadrants� of psyche: Masculine Light, Feminine Light, Masculine Life Force and Feminine Life Force. I will help you see the values and perceptions that are inherent in each quadrant. I will show you how to relate to people in other quadrants and learn to find value in each quadrant’s unique gifts and abilities. Whether you are male or female does not always correspond to the quadrant with which you most easily align. You will explore your quadrants’ traits and tendencies, and find the quadrant you are most comfortable in.

We will explore and learn to appreciate all of the quadrants as valuable tools for transformation of consciousness. This exciting workshop will help you understand others and be open to the gifts that each carry.

I hope you will join us for this journey.

“The Opening�

Introduction to the Quadrants of Your Being

November 21-22, 2009 10am-6pm both days.

1104 Ashton Ave, #208, SLC, UT Call to register: (801) 359-2225 Cost: $200

You are love.

You are light and life force.

You are both masculine and feminine.

You are a mixture of archetypes that relate to each other in a variety of ways, creating your unique individuality.

Each archetype has preferences as to how it wants to see the world. What becomes challenging is that we tend to only see the other quadrants through our perception of them, which is based on the understanding of our priorities and what we think is correct or important. But that is not always an accurate perception.

As this process evolves and we begin to blend the first two (light and life force) with the second two (masculine and feminine), we find ourselves in a new position from which we view our reality.

(801) 359-2225 www.suzwagner.com suzanne@suzwagner.com

September 8-12 at University of Utah Health Care locations

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clinical hypnotherapist, NLP master practitioner & EMDR practitioner.

Complimentary Health Screenings Informative lectures with health care experts Lifestyle events opportunities—walk, bike & hike Interactive wellness displays, Kids’ Corner, University of Utah athletics and more!

Be Well Utah Fair adjacent to the Jon M. Huntsman Center arena, Sept. 12, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

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For those who meet study entry criteria, a complete psychiatric evaluation will be provided at no charge to determine if your mood swings are bipolar disorder.

Participants will complete a detailed psychiatric evaluation & one magnetic resonance imaging scan. This study does not involve treatment.

Compensation will be provided for study participation Please call Susanna Johnson at 801-582-1565 (extension 1774) to enroll or for more information

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Naomi Silverstone, DSW, LCSW 801-209-1095. Psychotherapy and shamanic practice, 989 E. 900 S. #B5.

Holistic practice integrates traditional and nontraditional approaches to health, healing, and balance or “ayni.” Access new perceptual lenses as you reanimate your relationship with nature. Shamanic practice in the Inka tradition.

Jake Shannon, Master Hypnotist 801-635-4488. To transform, first form a trance... Take a journey down the rabbit hole to a whole new world of hypnosis, meta-cognition, mnemonics, and more. Call right now for your appointment. WWW.SCIENTIFICMINDCONTROL.COM Matt Stella, LCSW Red Rock Counseling & Education, LLC 801-524-0560 x1. 150 S. 600 E., Ste. 7C. Psychotherapy for individuals, couples, families and groups. Specializing in relationship work, men’s issues, depression, anxiety, addictive patterns, and life-meaning explorations.

Daniel Sternberg, PhD, Psychologist 801-364-2779. 150 South 600 East, Bldg.

4B. Fax: 801-364-3336. Sensitive use of rapid release methods and EMDR to free you from unwanted emotions to allow you more effective control and happiness in your life. Individuals, couples, families, groups and businesses. Treatment of trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, tension, stress-related difficulties abuse and depression.

Jim Struve, LCSW 801-364-5700 Ext 1. 1399 S. 700 E., Ste. 2, SLC. Mindful presence in relationship-based psychotherapy.

Specializing in life transitions, strengthening relationships, fostering resilience, healing from childhood trauma & neglect (including male survivors of sexual abuse), assisting partners of abuse survivors, addictions recovery, sexual identity, empowerment for GLBT individuals/ couples. Individual, couples, group therapy. Flexible times. WWW.MINDFULPRESENCE.COM. The Infinite Within John Knowlton. 801-263-3838.

WWW.THEINFINITEWITHIN.COM Patricia Toomey, ADTR, LPC 801-463-4646, 1390 S. 1100 E.,Ste.202 The Dance of Life—Transformation within a psychotherapeutic process of healing and spiritual growth using somatic movement analysis, dreamwork, psychoneuroimmunology, guided imagery & EMDR to support the healing process with stress, depression, trauma, pain, eating disorders, grief, addictions & life transitions. Individuals (children, adults), couples, groups, consultation & facilitation.

Marlenea Tumlin, MS, CT 801-410-4951. Certified in thanatology: death, dying and bereavement. Help for people of all ages grieving life’s losses.

Learn “good grieving” techniques to

emerge stronger and more able to cope with changes and transitions. Group and individual sessions available. First evaluation session free.

will, surrender, fluidity and Love. Call Clinton for more details. Weds meditation from 6-8:30 p.m WWW.THECENTERCONTEMPLATIVE.ORG

Elizabeth Williams, RN, MSN 801-486-4036. 1399 S. 7th E. #12. Lic. psychiatric nurse specialist offering a safe environment to heal inner wounds & process personal & interpersonal issues. Specializing in relationship issues, loss & grief work, anxiety, depression & self-esteem. Adolescents & adults, individuals, couples & group therapy.

Salt Lake Buddhist Temple 801-363-4742. 211 West 100 South.

Shin Buddhism for families. Rev. Jerry Hirano and the sangha welcome you to our services Sundays, 8:30 a.m. tai chi /qi kung, 9 a.m.meditation service, 10 a.m. dharma school service, 11 a.m. study class. Naikan (self-reflection) retreats for everyone. Please check our website for calendar of events.

WWW.SLBUDDHIST.ORG.

The Work of Byron Katie 801-842-4518. Kathy Melby, Certified Facilitator of The Work of Byron Katie.

The Work is a simple way to access your own wisdom and lead a happier life. Specializing in developing loving relationships, relieving depression, and improving your outlook on life.

Individuals, couples, families, groups and retreats. WWW.THEWORK.COM Clarity Coaching. 801-487-7621.

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SPIRITUAL PRACTICE meditation/study groups, churches/ministry, spiritual instruction, workshops Goddess Circle 801-467-4977. Join us 2nd Monday of every month for Wiccan ritual. Free, open, women & men, beginners, experienced & curious all welcome. 7:30pm at South Valley Unitarian Universalist Society (SVUUS), 6876 S Highland Dr, SLC. WWW.OOLS.ORG Inner Light Center Spiritual Community 801-268-1137. 4408 S. 500 E., SLC. An interspiritual sanctuary that goes beyond religion into mystical realms.

Access inner wisdom, deepen divine connection, enjoy an accepting, friendly community. Events & classes.

Sunday celebration & children’s church 10am. INNERLIGHTCENTER.NET Kanzeon Zen Center International 801-328-8414 with Zen Master Dennis Genpo Merzel. 1268 E South Temple. WWW.GENPO.ORG. Meditation group at “The Center” 801-915-6795. 1104 E. Ashton Ave. (2310 S.), #204. Facilitated by Clinton Brock, this organic contemplative meditation approach emphasizes relationship with the Divine through devotion,

Salt Lake Center for Spiritual Living 801-307-0481. Elizabeth O’Day, Minister. A home for your spirit. 870 E North Union Ave. (7150 S at 900 E), Midvale. Sunday celebration Services at 9:30 and 11am; childcare at both services, Youth Church at 11.

“Empowered people sharing in spiritual growth.” WWW.SPIRITUALLYFREE.ORG. SoulCollage® with Rose, Certified Facilitator SoulCollage® is a form of creative play and personal reflection. The Soul card images that you select and collage come straight from your Soul, bypassing the mind. Your Soul Card deck becomes a journal to know yourself.

Workshop at the LOTUS October 24th.

WWW. SOULSURKULS.COM SOULSURKULS@YMAIL.COM Transcendental Meditation Program 801-635 8721 or 801-446-2999. The easiest and deepest meditation, automatically providing rest twice as deep as sleep, most researched and recommended by physicians, for improved IQ, enhanced memory, better coordination, normal blood pressure, and reversal of aging, TM greatly deepens happiness and calmness, and is the bullet train to enlightenment.

WWW.TM.ORG Urgyen Samten Ling Gonpa Tibetan Buddhist Temple 801-328-4629. 740 S. 300 W. Urgyen Samten Ling Gonpa offers an open environment for the study, contemplation, and practice of Tibetan Buddhist teachings. The community is welcome to our Sunday service (puja), group practices, meditation classes and introductory courses. WWW.URGYENSAMTENLING.ORG Vedic Harmony 942-5876. Georgia Clark, certified Deepak Chopra Center educator. Ayurveda is the oldest continually practiced wellness enhancer in the world. Learn how it can help you harmonize your lifestyle and well being. Primordial sound meditation, creating health workshops, Ayurvedic wellness counseling, Ayurvedic oils, teas and books, Jyotish (vedic astrology). Georgia has trained in the US and India. TARAJAGA@EARTHLINK.NEt

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by Suzanne Wagner Arthurian Tarot: Five of Spears, Nine of Shields, Eight of Shields Mayan Oracle: Manik, Transformer, Center Aleister Crowley: The Empress, The Chariot, Change Medicine Cards: Coyote, Blank Shield Osho Zen Tarot: Guilt, Postponement, Stress Healing Earth Tarot: The Sun, Two of Shields, Four of Shields Ancient Egyptian Tarot: Princess of Swords, Seven of Disks, Nine of Cups Words of Truth: Original Cause, Lying, Choice, Brilliance ith October we begin another dynamic cycle of change and transformation. The question becomes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What do we really want?â&#x20AC;?

The answer we give reflects where we are in our life and what we are attempting to discover and grow toward. If you are feeling trapped by circumstances, this month might feel as if that restriction is being magnified. If you are able to keep your center and not go ballistic when stressed, then you can feel transformed and propelled into new places.

It is up to you. You are at choice as to how you experience your reality.

Most of us, when we are triggered, fall into a victim pattern and pull ourselves down into despondency and suffering. Yet, suffering is a choice in the mind. You can choose to experience life without the mantel of suffering. Life is not trying to make you miserable or feel badly about yourself. Life is just life. Life is a chaotic flow of energy that is constantly fluctuating and showing us how to stay present in this moment. Despite what we think we know and understand about life, there is always something new to explore, learn and integrate.

Choose now to let go of the old patterns of knowledge that you think are true. Stay open to new levels of awareness coming into your space and perception. Let go of the disappointments from the past and focus on gratitude for what is in your life right now. Learn to appreciate your gifts and tools that you carry within. We often do not fully appreciate our natural talents because they are easy for us. They do not seem important because they are automatic. Yet to others they can be profound.

Take a moment to tell others what you see as their gifts and talents. Ask them what they see as

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your gifts and talents. You might be surprised as to what you discover others see within you. Do not minimize their words. Take them to heart and know that in this moment they are true. Allow that awareness to deepen your appreciation for yourself and the being within you that is always giving a gift.

You might feel as if there are some delays this month in your life. You want things to be completed. But October is a phase of change, not completion. It is a month of unpredictable patterns and events. So keep it simple and nurture those you love; allow family and home to be the priority.

Globally you will see moments of mass confusion and disorganization. This causes a new dedication to the cause and a reassessing of old methods, allowing for a new approach to the old problem. All of us need to calmly focus and redirect scattered energies toward one goal. Anything worth the effort often takes more than one attempt to find its place and to take hold.

Important issues that are confronting governments and countries are no different.

Focusing your energies on work and home is paramount now; it brings satisfaction when you have a modest attitude toward your accomplishments.

Look to how you can experience gratitude and appreciation for the process of work. Learning to appreciate the simple things in life leads to happiness. We often make the mistake believing our big goals and dreams are what lead to fulfillment.

Those things can be a way our egos get fed but our hearts may not feel loved and appreciated. It is the small things in life that give us great joy.

These will eventually become the good olâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; days.

What will you remember?

See the love in your life, right now. Tell those you love how much you appreciate them. Then see the light radiate and the brilliance of their souls expand as they are finally seen as the beings of love and consciousness that they truly are. In this small way we give each other hope and energy that allows us to continue along lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s path.

Ultimately you must believe in yourself, your heart, and your ability to adapt and learn in this constantly changing equation of life. In appreciating others, you learn to appreciate yourself in new and interesting ways.

I hope you have a transformative month. u Suzanne Wagner is the author of numerous books and CDs on the tarot.

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THE INTUITIVE LIFE

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f you have ever wondered what your palm lines say about yourself, I have some quickie palm line guides you can use. The quality of a line is one of the most important indicators of a line’s meaning. Some palm-readers say they view the lines as energy power lines or as rivers, as a way of understanding how clear and strong a line is. In addition, and this is important, it is hard to read futures in people’s hands because the lines do change and shift.

However, it is still interesting and fun to see what personal insights are revealed in your palm. Most people ask about their life line first, so here is a little lesson on reading your life line. Have fun with it and don’t forget that your futures are always up to you.

Find your lifeline Palmistry lesson

BY MARGARET RUTH

The left hand shows the inner experience or potential and/or heritage of the family of origin; the right hand shows the physical experience of the individual’s life.

Life line People get concerned about the life line because there is a notion that a short life line means a short life. But most palmists see the life line as an indicator of vitality, zest and well-being. The life line stands for the physical self and physical interaction with the environment. So, vitality and zest are related to a person’s interest in life, a life force or quality of life. It can indicate such things as life shifts, long illnesses and geographical movement.

The life line starts between the thumb and index finger and ends somewhere by the wrist. It is extremely rare to find someone without a life line. The left hand shows the inner experience/potential and/or heritage of the family of origin; the right hand shows the physical experience of the individual’s life.

Red: excitable physical nature Pale: placid or passive nature Check some of the other features.

Here are some interpretations: Short: ends around center of palm. May not have a challenging life path or enjoy vigorous effort.

Long: Almost to wrist. Embracing challenges is part of the life path.

Wide arc: Runs past hand center.

Large life: travel, dislike routine, influenced by emotions.

Narrow arc: Runs close to thumb Closely held life: feelings to self, not

adventurous, more defined or routine life.

Series of straight lines: Changeable person or shifts in vitality or environment.

Ends near the outside edge of the palm: Wanderlust, adventurer, appetite for change in environment ◆

Interpreting the life line Look at the quality of the line first; notice that some life lines change qualities at different points.

Broad: energetic physical nature Thin: delicate, low energy Deep: high life force Shallow: low life force or energy

Margaret Ruth is a longtime popular psychic living in Salt Lake City. She develops and teaches transformational classes for Lifelong Learning at the University of Utah, is the author of “Superconscious Connections: The Simple Psychic Truths of Perfectly Satisfying Relationships” (Sept 2010) and blogs at Huffington Post and INTENT.COM. Find her at WWW.MARGARETRUTH.COM.

CEREMONY & SPIRITUALITY

A question of Rain

BY DONNA HENES, URBAN SHAMAN

Dear Mama Donna,

Dear Dancer for Rain and Life,

Rain dance. Rain dance. There is no such thing as drought. Our lack of consciousness and our scarcity thinking bring it about. The Rain Dancers pray with abundance for what is our god given right—rain. I witnessed a deluge of rain on the Hopi reservation like I have never seen before—five days of pure water. We can claim our divine inheritance now, Water Goddess is always with us and in us. We can restore our connection to the thunder and lightning beings.

Aho Mitukye Oyasin, Dancing for Rain in Arizona

Thank you for your beautiful testimonial.

Rain is the vital, vivifying fluid which flows down from the heavens to recycle and replenish the world’s water stores, to refresh and revitalize the lands and all those species who live upon it. Celestial substance of necessity, rain is absolutely elemental and essential, but quite quirky. You never know with rain—too much, too little, too late, too soon, too hard, too long—you can’t really depend on it, and yet you have to.

I agree about our limiting ourselves by questioning divine abundance. However, I also believe each one of us has a responsibility to protect, and not waste or

S u z a n n e Wa g n e r We are ethically bound not to take the precious gifts of Mother Nature for granted. abuse, our rich natural legacy. We are ethically bound not to take the precious gifts of Mother Nature for granted. Native peoples across the globe have always seen themselves as caretakers of Earth, Sky, Fire and Water. They believe not only in god/dess-given rights, but also in god/dess-centered responsibility.

They have always participated in partnership with the planet to preserve, conserve and create in reverence and due respect.

While water is a renewable resource, it is not inexhaustible. We all need to be conscious about conserving water. Appreciate every drop you use; consume consciously.

There are many creative ways to do this. Do not abuse or disregard the Divine Largesse.

I wish us all abundant rain and snow filling reservoirs and water towers in the months ahead. xxMama Donna Are you cyclically confused? In a ceremonial quandary? Completely clueless? Wonder no more.

Send your questions about seasons, cycles, and celebrations to Mama Donna at CITYSHAMAN@AOL.COM.

Psychic, Lecturer and Author Psychic Questions and Answers session at the Golden Braid Bookstore

Oct. 21, Nov. 18, Dec. 16 $15.00/person 6:30-9:00 PM

Each person will be allowed to ask two to three questions of Suzanne

For information or to register: 322-1162 To schedule a private session with Suzanne or to order books, call (801) 359-2225 Email suzanne@suzwagner.com

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October 2009

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Creating time Liberation from the constraints of time

BY JEANNETTE MAW

ur experience of time is so closely connected to our enjoyment of life that it’s worth exploring—and consciously directing—our relationship with it.

While I have nothing against time planners or organizing our schedules to daily priorities, I believe much more can be gained when we drop the scarcity mentality about time and adopt a higher perspective

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reveal the truth about how the world works regarding space and time. Decades of modern-day research, not to mention teachings from various ancient cultures, show us a picture that looks quite different from the traditional Newtonian concept of time that has led us to believe time is absolute and quantifiable. Thanks to the work of Albert Einstein and succeeding researchers willing to question old

With the evidence confirming we might not know everything there is to know about how time works, we can start to release old notions of the limits of time. about how we can experience it.

Imagine living centuries ago, before modern-day science taught us the “truths” of our world as we know them now. Before we knew better, our senses would have clearly indicated to us that the world was flat and that the sun revolved around the earth—a limited belief which we might ridicule now that we better understand our world.

One thing we know for sure is that our understanding of the world based on sensory perceptions is extremely limited. We can’t necessarily trust our senses to reveal the truth. Most people can’t even trust their intuition to guide them well.

But we don’t have to rely on our personal perceptions or intuition to

ways of thinking, and to philosophers such as Immanuel Kant, who proposed that time and space are properties of perception and thought imposed on the human mind by nature, we have new understandings about what “time” really is.

While our culture teaches that time is linear, offering us a chronological past, present and future, some cultures perceive a “circular” experience of time, in which each person is in the center of concentric time circles. Some leading edge physicists tell us time is better understood when we think of the past, present and future as all existing at the same time, rather than thinking of them as linear. Even Einstein concluded in 1952 that the

COACH JEANNETTE past, present and future all exist simultaneously.

It may seem inconceivable or truly mind-bending to think of time differently than we traditionally have, but surely our ancestors experienced the same thing when confronted with evidence that the world is round and revolves around the sun. Perhaps it’s time for us to experience an enlightened perspective as well.

“Consciousness is currency and it can buy you all the time in the world,” writes Kim Falconer in her speculative fiction novel “Arrows of Time.” What she means is that our awareness creates our reality, and when we direct that awareness consciously, we can create whatever we want—including time. “The irony is that according to Einstein, time is an illusion. But if time is an illusion, it might explain why it’s so hard to pin down—and harder still to describe the process of time unfolding in anything but a ‘first-then-finally’ order. When we bend our perceptions of time, things get a little crazy,” she says in an online interview.

If it’s true that consciousness creates reality, and that if we can imagine it, we can have it, then why wouldn’t we use that power to step outside the time constraints most of us don’t appreciate in life?

I think it’s because we take for granted the assumptions that there are 24 hours in a day, that the past is the past and can’t be changed, and that we must make the best use of our limited time here on Planet Earth.

But what if there were plenty of time for everything? What if what was done yesterday could be altered today? What if we could choose to never run out of time?

In a letter to his deceased friend’s family, Einstein wrote that his lifelong friend’s passing was of no consequence, “for we physicists believe the separation between past, present, and future is only an illusion, although a convincing one.”

Becoming aware of the illusion is the first step in being able to choose differently.

In “The Big Leap,” author Gay Hendricks says we can indeed create time, simply by recognizing that we are the source of it. Instead of believing time is something “out there,” finite and limited, Hendricks suggests we recognize everything arises from “in here”—including time. With this paradigm shift we can create an entirely new relation-

ship with and experience of time.

Hendricks offers three steps for freeing yourself from the constraints of time and living in what he calls “Einstein Time:” Recognize that you are the source of time. Time is not a pressure from outside; we can make as much as we need.

Stop complaining about the lack of time. Cease perpetuating the myth that time is the persecutor and you are its victim.

“Consciousness is currency and it can buy you all the time in the world,” writes Falconer. She suggests starting a new relationship with time by first noticing the story you tell about it.

Take ownership of time. Acknowledge that you are the source and it will stop owning you.

Hendricks says you will experience the benefits of feeling less busy while getting more done.

In a similar fashion, Kim Falconer suggests starting a new relationship with time by first noticing the story you tell about it. Pay attention to your languaging about time. (As in, “I’m out of time” or “There aren’t enough hours in the day.”) Then change your story to a more empowering version of what you prefer to experience with time.

(Perhaps “There’s plenty of time” and “I’m happy to make time.”)

This much I know: Many of us seem to live in a lack mindset and scarcity mentality regarding time.

The more we reinforce that lack (through our thoughts, observations and language), the more we will experience it. Since our enjoyment of life is closely tied to having an abundance of time, it seems wise to cultivate a practice of creating more time to do just that.

Shall we begin? ◆ Jeannette Maw is a Law of Attraction coach and founder of Good Vibe Coaching in Salt Lake City.

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October 2009 An assortment of astral cohorts contribute to October’s commotion

BY RALFEE FINN his month, the sky explodes with planetary activity. Here on Earth, overcrowded calendars burst with too much to do in too little time and nervous systems stretch beyond any reasonable capacity to cope with multidimensional interactions in a linear world. It’s busy all month.

The best way through the hustle and bustle is to prioritize your goals, and then to keep an even keel— emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually. There’s just one glitch: Staying calm in the midst of such a hectic environment won’t be easy.

In case you weren’t able to identify the swoosh that blew by on the final day of September, it was Mercury direct, powered by an assortment of astral cohorts, all of which contribute to October’s commotion: (1) October 12: Mercury goes direct in a conjunction with Saturn. When Mercury and Saturn share the same space, Saturn’s need for rules and regulations tends to turn Mercury’s meanderings sour and dour.

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(2) October 9: Mercury also goes direct in an opposition to Uranus.

When Mercury and Uranus oppose each other, quick shifts in perspective are probable: Prepare for sudden changes in opinion and/or policy.

(3) Thru October 12: Mercury also sextiles Mars—a positive interaction that translates into quick minds and rapid repartee. Mercury is adept at

as the physical strength and determination to act on those urges. For those of you inclined to impetuous and impulsive behavior, better keep those “think again” pills handy. If you’re given to “slugdom,” get ready for hyperactivity.

(4) Saturn’s presence—opposing Uranus and sextiling Mars—won’t dampen the extraordinary vitality of

October 4-17: Jupiter trines the Sun. We love this positive relationship because it fosters good attitudes, optimistic perspectives and, most important, humor. This will be needed in great measure given the general stress levels of the month. multitasking. We humans are not as skilled; it will take extra effort to handle all that needs doing.

But Mercury isn’t the only character driving the action to a fevered pitch. Mars is also busy forming its version of those same relationships.

(3) October 1-14: A Mars/Uranus trine excites the air with irrepressible urges for personal freedom, as well

this Mars/Uranus combination completely, but it will temper it.

(5) October 5-13: Venus also joins the team, adding her creative sensibilities and aesthetics. A Venus/Uranus opposition amplifies a craving for emotional independence. Be prepared for love, but don’t expect it to be unconditional.

(6) October 9-18: Venus is also conjunct with Saturn, a position that translates into terms, yours or others’.

(7) October 7-20: While negotiation has been known to diminish desire, that may not be the case this month because Venus also sextiles Mars. This is one of the few times that a “sextile” is sexy, and as Venus and Mars connect, passionately, some of us will, too.

(8) October 4-17: Jupiter trines the Sun. We love this positive relationship because it fosters good attitudes, optimistic perspectives and, most important, humor. This will be needed in great measure given the general stress levels of the month.

(9) October 13: Jupiter goes direct, ending a retrograde phase that began on June 15. Jupiter is the planet of expansion; its course correction dials up the already accelerated pace.

(10) October 24-31: October ends on a highly romantic note with a Venus/Jupiter trine. However...

(11) October 18-31: A Mars/Sun

If you know your ascendant and/or your Moon sign, read that, too.

Aries

March 21-April l9

You’re awakening to your true nature—fiery, passionate, full of vitality and ready to move into action. Rather than throwing your thunderbolts randomly (just ‘cause it feels good to move) use your power with precise intention.

You’ll be amazed at what you can accomplish.

Taurus

April 20-May 20

In many ways, you can characterize your journey thus far as a return to your truest self. Continue to appreciate your ability to balance your spiritual and material worlds and your self-trust, selfconfidence and self-esteem will grow exponentially.

Gemini

May 21-June 21

Be direct and clear, with yourself and others, about where your energy will be best spent.

There’s nothing you like more than a fast pace, but only if you’re involved with plans and projects that are never boring.

Cancer

June 22-July 22

Resist the temptation to dwell on “should have,” “could have” or “if only.” Regretting the past will keep you from appreciating and participating in what’s happening right now. Learn from your mistakes, yes, but rather than take an inventory of what’s wrong in your life, concentrate on all the things that are right.

Leo July 23-August 22 Harness this energy: Use it to identify what’s working to your benefit and the benefit of those you love, and what isn’t. This process is not about impulsively hacking away at your life; it’s about passionate thinking that can eliminate what is superflu-

ous and concentrate instead on what is authentic.

Virgo

August 23-September 22

As the days whiz by, it’s important not to take any shortcuts, especially if those timesaving efforts compromise your integrity. You have enough energy to get through each day; you just have to be clear about where your time will be best spent and deliver the best results.

Libra

September 23-October 22

Yes, Saturn’s move into your sign signals change—and lots of it. Rather than think you’re ready for the “ch-ch-ch-changes” that lie ahead, assume a “beginner’s mind.” Humility will allow you to ride the waves of the future with greater flexibility and skill.

Scorpio Oct 23-Nov 21 Make moderation your mantra,

and as the stars dial you into a leadership role, you’ll be in the right attitude for assuming that position. I’m not suggesting you feign a lack of skill or interest; I am advising you to manage your time and energy with the understanding that others will be following your example.

Sagittarius Nov 22-Dec 21 As is often the case for you, synthesis is the key to your success. Rather than thinking you have to choose one way or another, try seeing your situation as a blend of attitudes and ideas that will deliver more than one outcome.

Capricorn Dec 22-Jan 19 You are on a vision quest, and like all spiritual initiations, you are dismantling an aspect of yourself that no longer serves in order to grow into greater wis-

dom. As you move through this process, be authentic about what matters to you.

Aquarius

Jan 20-Feb 18

Sometimes the present tastes just a little sweeter when we take the time to appreciate the past. No matter how busy you are—and you’ll be plenty busy— it would be highly beneficial to make the time to recognize the value of your journey.

Pisces

February 19-March 20

Don’t be surprised if you’re confused by certain relationships. Your own “personal” Saturn relationship intensive is ending, but part of the final process is reviewing the beginning. See this as an opportunity to integrate what you’ve learned, and you’ll be pleased with your progress. © 2009 by Ralfee Finn

ASK THE ASTROLOGER This is one of the few times that a “sextile” is sexy, and as Venus and Mars connect, passionately, some of us will, too. square delivers a highly competitive atmosphere, stirring tempers and tantrums. Try to let Venus, the graceful goddess of love, soothe ruffled egos. And be careful about burdening yourself or others with unreasonable demands. By this time, plenty of us are likely to be exhausted.

(12) October 11-29: A Sun/Neptune trine supports imagination and idealism, as well as altruistic inclinations that are of genuine concern about the wellbeing of others. We are especially thankful for this lofty, positive combination because as October winds down and November begins, two key and related events create a difficult undertow.

(13) October 29, Saturn moves into Libra, forming a square to Pluto that is exact on November 15.

In my November column I will attempt to unpack the meaning of this transit, but it’s necessary to mention it now, because even in the midst of all of October’s activity, many of us will feel the inexorable approach of this exceedingly difficult contact. While for some it may feel like the end of the world, this square is fundamentally about transformation and the resistance to that process.

For instance, we’ve been in the grip of the Saturn/Uranus opposition, which has revealed, among many other things, the need for financial reform. But we haven’t really changed anything. Cardinal signs want action, and so will many of us.

As Saturn moves into Libra, a cardinal sign, and square to Pluto in Capricorn, also a cardinal sign, the tone of collective as well as personal interactions shift from a conciliatory one, generated by the mutable signs of Virgo and Pisces, to an initiatory one.

October’s intensity can be daunting or invigorating, depending on how you frame it. Even if we like the excitement of overwhelm, we can stretch our systems way beyond our capacity to handle the load. So be gentle with yourself and others, and know when to say “enough is enough.” ◆ Visit Ralfee’s website at WWW.AQUARIUMAGE.COM or email her at RALFEE@AQUARIUMAGE.COM

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Mars retrograde Leo-Virgo combo means making a choice

BY CHRISTOPHER RENSTROM Will my work with the nonprofit 337 Project be rewarding in 2010?

(My birthday is August 22, 1968.)

Yes—depending on what you consider to be rewarding.

For the past few years it looks like you’ve led a double life with one foot in the workaday world and one foot in the your artsy one, and never the twain did meet. But in 2010 the planets will urge you to choose between the two.

Your horoscope is equal parts Leo and Virgo. The Leo side is all for moving ahead with your creative ambitions. The zodiac sign of arts and entertainment, Leo energy champions individual expression. You were born with the courage and audacity to keep pursuing your dreams long after others have thrown in the towel on theirs.

Your Virgo side, however, will always ask: Where is this going? Virgo, an earth sign, is more materialistic than Leo. It needs to see tangible results. You don’t expect to get rich (if you did you would never have entered the world of not-for-profit in the first place) but you do expect to have something to show for all your efforts. If you knew that you made a difference both creatively (Leo) and community servicewise (Virgo), then you would be a very happy camper. But only you can decide if you want to take your work with the 337 Project to the next level.

This will all be contingent on how you deal with Mars turning retrograde in Leo from December 2009 through March 2010. Mars is the planet of action and passion. It rises before the Sun in your horoscope and it’s the planet that makes you an advocate for the arts. Yet retrogrades can be very tricky.

“Retrograde” refers to a backward motion—obviously Mars doesn’t actually reverse direction (if it did, we would all be in a lot of trouble) but that is the way it looks to us. A retrograde is an optical illusion that occurs periodically from Earth’s viewpoint, giving the impression of a planet moving backward against the setting of constellations in the sky. When a planet is retrograde, its energy becomes adversarial. This could create a situation where you have to get more “serious” about your vision, either because your professional obligations are competing with your artistic aspirations or because Mars turns you into a lightning rod of controversy. In any case, Mars energy is all about facing challenges and pushing back when you feel like you’re being pushed into a corner.

This is a fork in the road that people with heavy Leo and Virgo in their horoscopes inevitably face: Do you stick with your day job or do you “go for it”? The only way to find out may be to take the

CATALYST welcomes astrologer Christopher Renstrom to our cast of writers. (Read an interview with him with Amie Tullius in the Jan. 09 issue, available online.) Renstrom is the author of “Ruling Planets” and writes the daily horoscope for the San Francisco Chronicle’s online entity SFGate.com. He moved to SLC from NYC last year and is enjoying getting to know us. If you have a question you would like him to address, send the date and time of your birth to CHRISTOPHER@CATALYSTMAGAZINE.NET.

plunge. That’s where Mars energy can be the most useful. Mars in Leo gives you the courage to do the impossible when things look the most improbable and the steely nerve to take the sort of chance that transforms a daring feat into a breakthrough success. ◆

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freeze, mulch root crops with a heavy layer of straw.

OCTOBER 15 Brown trout are spawning. Elk, white-tailed deer and pronghorn are in rut. Moose are making big love. Porcupines are doing it very carefully.

OCTOBER 16 Look for a gorgeous grouping of Saturn, Venus, Mercury and the Moon tonight.

DAY B Y DAY IN THE HOME,GARDEN & SKY

BY DIANE OLSON OCTOBER 1 The Sun rises today at 7:24 a.m. and sets at 7:11 p.m. October’s average maximum temperature is 66°; the minimum is 40°. The average monthly rainfall total is 1.44 inches, average; snowfall 2.1 inches.

OCTOBER 2 Rats! Our long, moist spring seems to have produced a bumper crop of Norway rats around the valley. Rats and humans are disturbingly similar. Both: migrated from east to west in the life journey of their species; are omnivorous and adaptable to all climes; live in well-ordered social groups; reproduce regardless of season or food supply; engage in homosexual behavior; practice cannibalism; frequently engage in warfare among their own kind. Snap traps are said to be the best method of eradication.

Or get a rat terrier.

OCTOBER 7 Pot up annual geraniums and bring them inside. You can do the same with chives and pepper plants.

OCTOBER 8 Why would anyone use pesticides? 95% of garden insects are either beneficial or harmless.

OCTOBER 9 Time to plant garlic, lilies, rhubarb, roses, shallots, Spring bulbs, trees and shrubs. Remember; don’t fertilize new plantings this time of year; the new shoots and leaves will freeze.

OCTOBER 10 Check it out: Mercury, Saturn and Venus form a chorus line tonight.

OCTOBER 5 Overseed lawn with winter ryegrass to crowd out weeds in the spring. Plus, it’ll look nice and green when the rest of the grass is still brown.

OCTOBER 6 Cats can hear ultrasound.

Fear of cats is called ailurphobia.

OCTOBER 13 Why rake? Unless you enjoy raking, of course. If you don’t, simply shred fallen leaves with the mower or a chipper/shredder and leave them in place as fertilizer. Venus and Saturn are hanging together tonight, with Mercury just below.

Get those bulbs in this week!

OCTOBER 14 After the first hard

OCTOBER 27 Fifty to 60 million years before humans began cultivating plants for food, several species of ants made the transition from huntergatherers to agriculturists.

OCTOBER 28 The Food and Drug Administration sets a maximum OCTOBER 18 Indian legal limit on how many Summer, also know as St. insects or insect parts can Luke’s Little Summer, a spell be contained in packaged Early Romans believed of warm weather, often drinking raven’s blood would foods. 3.5 ounces of brococcurs now. coli, for example, can condarken graying hair. tain no more than 60 OCTOBER 19 aphids. Bon appetit!

Time to winterize the pond. Discard annuals; trim OCTOBER 29 The early Romans back the perennials; transfer believed that drinking raven’s blood would delicate fish inside; dredge as darken graying hair. The Common Raven much gunk as possible; drain evolved in the Old World and crossed the half the water; refill; and Bering land bridge into North America. replace the pump with a floatRavens can solve problems, manipulate ing deicer. other animals, and make their own toys.

Woolly bear caterpillar self medicates by munching alkaline-laden plants .

OCTOBER 11 LAST QUARTER MOON. Average First OCTOBER 3 FULL Frost Date. When a FALLING LEAVES MOON. The freeze is predicted, cover two major populations of tender vegetables with sheets, monarch butterflies in North newspapers, floating row covers America are separated by the or buckets. Uncover them once Rocky Mountains. The western the temperature rises above 32° group over winters in coastal The adult stage of the F. Spraying plants with water California; the eastern in the Woolly bear caterpillar is also protects them. When water Transvolcanic Mountains in the the Isabella tiger moth freezes, it gives off heat, called Mexican state of Michoacan, “heat of fusion.” at altitudes of up to 11,000 feet.

OCTOBER 12 Time to move outdoor OCTOBER 4 Gather seeds from this furniture inside, or cover it with a tarp. year’s best annuals and dry them for next year.

OCTOBER 17 NEW MOON. Got a leaky hose?

Make it a drip irrigation hose by adding more holes.

OCTOBER 26 After milking them for honeydew all summer, some ants over winter their pet aphids in their nests. In the Mid-East, people milk aphids for honeydew, too, and make candy out of it.

OCTOBER 20 Pull up spent annuals and cut back perennials. Keep digging up bindweed and other perennial weeds. If you have a serious bindweed problem, try choking it out with cover crops.

OCTOBER 21 Plant a green manure crop to protect the soil, or cover it with a two-inch layer of compost or manure.

OCTOBER 30 Four hundred million years ago, spiders used their silk to weave terrestrial hiding places. They began weaving aerial webs when insects developed wings.

OCTOBER 31 WINTER CROSS QUARTER DAY. The Sun rises at 6:56 a.m. today, and sets at 5:24 p.m. Grab the binoculars and check out Mars floating next to the brilliant Beehive star cluster. The Beehive Cluster was among the first objects that Galileo studied with his telescope.

OCTOBER 22 Conifers, like deciduous trees, shed in the fall. Because the oldest needles are shed, the inner areas of the tree closer to the trunk become less dense than the outer areas. Pine trees usually shed three-year-old needles, whereas spruce and fir shed needles that are four to five years old.

OCTOBER 23 Keep an eye out for woolly bears, the caterpillar stage of the Isabella tiger moth. Researchers recently discovered that woolly bears munch on alkaline-laden plants to rid themselves of parasitic fly larva, challenging the notion that only mammals self-medicate.

OCTOBER 24 Time to trim raspberry canes to just above ground level, and to cut back vines.

OCTOBER 25 FIRST QUARTER MOON. Rattlesnakes are forming slithery communal hibernation knots in burrows and under cliffs.

Worms are migrating downward, and frogs and turtles are heading into deeper water.

Spiders only began weaving aerial webs when their insect prey developed wings.

The sleepy brown woods seem to Nod down their heads to the Winter.

—Dan Fogelberg Diane Olson is a writer, gardener and bug hugger.

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