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Nourishing Your Spirit Steve Emmerman experienced Forrest Yoga’s powerful healing gifts firsthand: His dedication to the practice mended the devastating effects of a neck injury incurred at age 15, and awakened him to a rare and precious depth of feeling he hadn’t previously known. Steve introduces fun and playfulness to gently bring his students face to face with their challenges. Talya Ring fell in love with Forrest Yoga because it provides a safe and enticing arena within which to explore and express repressed emotions, enabling a deeper relation with Spirit. She draws from her years of study with Ana Forrest as well as a variety of spiritual teachers based in Native & Toltec traditions.

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ophie Soprano and Lynn Farrar are the same artist working in two different styles and under two names. Lynn signs the checks and Sophie has most of the fun. Sophie and Lynn live in Spring City, a historic district in the heart of Utah. Lynn Farrar graduated from BYU in 1986 in Illustration, and has been a full-time artist ever since. For

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The Change you wish to see May Events May 5th –Introduction to Number Systems & Essences with Krysta Brinkley 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm May 17th – Psychic Fair 6-9 pm May 18th – Astrology Q&A with Krysta Brinkley 6:30 – 8:00 pm

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NOTES FROM THE TRAIL STEVE BHAERMAN The transpartisan upwising continues—people are waking up, left and right (well, at least left).

MEETING OF THE MINES’ ADVOCATES AND ACTIVISTS SALLIE DEAN SHATZ Rio Tinto stockholders and watchdogs gather in London.

AMERICANS ON AYAHUASCA TRISHA MCMILLAN Ayahuasca is changing how we see our world. Over the past few decades, its use has spread beyond the confines of the jungle and come to the attention of Western culture.

SPRINGTIME GARDENING KAY DENTON Managing the unpredictable ways of Utah spring weather.

DANCE: SECOND TIME AROUND AMY BRUNVAND SB Dance and RDT dance their pasts.

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METAPHORS FOR THE MONTH SUZANNE WAGNER Gentle compassion will move you toward a new balance.

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SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER DENNIS HINKAMP Hair brained: The tipping point to snip.

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Call for nominations: The CATALYST 100

write as John, Polly and I conclude another production night. Because of this column’s subject matter, I’m recalling the first CATALYST magazine production, over 29 years ago, in a spare room of my house in Farmington. Victoria Fugit hand-lettered the ads. Howarth Ostler, who owned a graphic art supplies store where PF Chang’s now resides, showed up with everything we needed and showed us how to use it—sizing wheel, pica pole, books of clip art, rolls of border tape. We used a hand-held waxer to adhere the pages of text to the heavier “flats.” It was kitschy and we were clueless— bravely following some inner directive that led to more fun and exhaustion than we then was possible. We are currently in our 30th year of publishing and can’t find a copy of that danged first issue anywhere. Our last remaining copy was framed and hanging on one wall or another for years. One day we removed it from its frame to photograph the cover. It lay on the coffee table for a while. And then, no one could remember where it went. It’s got to be here, somewhere. Subsequent issues are stacked in various basements. Hundreds of them. They are a wonder to behold. By now you’re likely thinking the headline means 100 CATALYST magazines. It doesn’t. It means people you know. Maybe even yourself. To commemorate our year of turning 30, we are preparing to honor 100 people from our community who are “agents for change.” As you may remember from high school chemistry, a catalyst “precipitates change.” In the context of CATALYST Magazine, a catalyst is a person who is, to paraphrase Gandhi, the change we wish to see in the world, as well as one who inspires others toward wholeness. We’re looking for those people along the Wasatch Front who have deepened our connections within the web of life: 100 people who have expanded communal awareness of our interconnectedness. Their mindful actions have

BY GRETA BELANGER DEJONG inspired us to think in new ways, expand our consciousness and grow our compassion through various avenues including health and wellness, nature and the environment, sustainability, spirituality, arts, entertainment, media, education, food, politics and business. We invite you to include luminaries and the lesser-known; elders and the up-and-comers who have catalyzed a healthy enlivening of the Wasatch Front. We will also be “honoring our past” for those whose positive effects are still felt to be unfolding in our community. So yes, you can nominate a deceased person.

Here’s how to nominate a catalyst: • Write a brief description of your nominee—100-200 words. • Include why you think s/he should be one of our 100. • Send it to us at pax@catalystmagazine.net no later than June 15. (Include their telephone number and email address, if you have it; and art director Polly encourages digitally submitting a photo if it’s convenient) We will select submissions to feature in an upcoming CATALYST. And there will likely be a party. Maybe outdoors. With music. Thank you for helping us acknowledge some of those who make ours a community worth living in and celebrating. After all, we couldn’t (nor would we want to) do it without you. Greta Belanger deJong is editor and publisher of CATALYST. Polly here, lining up this last page before sending it to press and Greta wont see it till it’s published. (Editor’s Notebook is always the last page to go off to press.) Of the many things she has taught me the most useful is “sometimes it’s better to ask forgiveness than permission” and so although it will embarrass her I would like to state the obvious. Greta is the catalyst of catalysts having brought 30 years of sometimes groundbreaking, always thoughtful and beautifully written, and edited, material to the lucky readers of the CATALYST community. Three decades of stewardship. Thank-you Gret! (And I sure miss the smell of that old waxer.)

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The transpartisan upwising continues People are waking up, left and right (well, at least left) BY STEVE BHAERMAN

“It’s kind of hard to back Obama up when he keeps backing down.” —Swami Beyondananda

“treated” myself to a viewing of Inside Job (WWW.SONYCLASSICS.COM/INSIDEJOB) last night, and never have I seen a more compelling exposé on “gold collar crime.” Naturally, we see Reagan and both Bush administrations helping to establish the absolute rule of private wealth over our commonwealth. Unnaturally, we see “Democrats” Clinton and Obama cheerfully moving the program along as well. In one tragically compelling scene, we see Obama reappointing Ben Bernanke as chairman of the (extremely well) Fed. Obama is actually averting his eyes, as Bernanke steps up to accept the appointment. As someone at the showing said, “Without knowing who either of these guys is, it is very obvious by looking at their interaction where the real power lies.” (Hint: We the People had nothing to do with putting this power into power.) Meanwhile, the upwising in Wisconsin continues. Caught up in the anger are remorseful union members who got suckered by the rhetoric of Fox “News” and the Koch Brothers-funded Tea Party movement and voted Republican (WWW.NEWYORKER.COM/REPORTING/2010/08/30/100830FA_FACT_MAYER). Now before we fall in with those tie dyedin-the-wool lefties who dismiss Tea Partiers as “a sorry bunch of Kochsuckers,” let’s remember this: Those

Tea Party folks, at the very least, got off their duffs and stood for something—before the election. If all of those who enthusiastically worked for Obama stood up with the same commitment and passion—well, we wouldn’t need Obama, would we? Again—back to Inside Job—one of the saddest, most truthful parts of the movie shows Obama offering his heartening rhetoric before the 2008 election followed by his disheartening acquiescence to the power of money afterward. Would that qualify progressives who fell for the “debate and switch” as “Obama suckers”? The good news in the sad news is that more progressive leaders and activists are now ready to move past Obama and create a movement that goes far beyond the Democratic Party. Along with this awakening is an understanding that to do so means reaching and communicating with those Tea Partiers, many of whom share some of the same core concerns about the out-of-control power of the corporate state. At Tikkun Magazine’s 25th anniversary celebration in March, Rabbi Michael Lerner spoke more eloquently than ever about reaching for a broader coalition, particularly around the common concerns the common people from all sides have about the “great banking robbery” that occurred over the past decade. As part of his presentation, he showed a clear, entertaining and well-made video (WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=CXKRSGSWUDO) that suggests a constitutional amendment abolishing corporate personhood (and hence lots of the corporate

“poisonhood” that has been poisoning our ’hood). As the video cartoon states, 85% of all Americans believe corporations have become too powerful. Does that 85% include many Tea Party folks? You betcha. If we simply stick to speaking to our own “tribe” we will never connect with these folks, and Rabbi

division from the primarily cultural division of partisanship.” That is a brilliant call to both sides to rise above the scam of the culture wars and recognize common self-interest. And what’s in the way of that happening? In both of these statements, Swanson hints that the source of

85% of all Americans believe corporations have become too powerful. Does that 85% include many Tea Party folks? You betcha. Lerner understands that. So does David Swanson, a pioneering progressive activist who started AFTERDOWNINGSTREET.ORG (now WARISACRIME.ORG) and has written the highly informative book, War Is A Lie. He recently reviewed my e-book with Joseph McCormick, Reuniting America: A Toolkit for Changing the Political Game for the Seattle Post Globe and he defines “transpartisan” as “an American interested in introducing humanity and complexity (and civics lessons) into political communications by working around the corporate media.” Swanson continues: “For decades our televisions have taught us that only wealthy liberals care about poor people, while noble working folks care mostly about the rights and privileges of billionaires. Wisconsin shatters that crazy pretense and presents a conflict between the super wealthy who look out for the super wealthy and the rest of us who look out for the rest of us. That’s a very different

For decades our televisions have taught us that only wealthy liberals care about poor people, while noble working folks care mostly about the rights and privileges of billionaires. Wisconsin shatters that crazy pretense and presents a conflict between the super wealthy who look out for the super wealthy and the rest of us who look out for the rest of us.

much of our political polarization, disinformation, misinformation and missing information is the corporate media. What would happen if awakening individuals on both sides turned off the media, tuned out the rhetoric and came together in Transpartisan circles, just as has been happening in Seattle? And what if they did so not around some pre-arranged agenda, but simply addressed the concerns that arose from those ordinary citizens present? Each side would emerge with a better understanding of how we’ve all been hoodwinked by winking hoods. Most important of all, perhaps finally a true multicultural (i.e., hippie and redneck) movement would emerge, the only force powerful enough to “higher-jack” our hijacked commonwealth. To find out more about Reuniting America and how you can help change the political game in America, go to REUNITINGAMERICA.ORG. From here on out, it’s politics as unusual. u Steve Bhaerman is a writer and uncommontator who has written and performed comedy as Swami Beyondananda. He is also the co-author with Bruce Lipton of Spontaneous Evolution: Our Positive Future and a Way to Get There From Here (Hay House: 2009). WWW.WAKEUPLAUGHING.COM.

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fter heeding the unsolicited advice of many mirrors, I recently succumbed to my first haircut in nearly 23 years. If my friends were less forgiving but more honest, they probably would have told me it looked ridiculous 10 years ago. But bad hair, alcoholism and all other dark addictions are things you have to overcome on your own schedule. I’m not sure what the tipping point to snip was, but partially I was tired of being the landmark at the party. “Yeah, the bathroom is just to the left of the middle-age guy with the bad ponytail.” To say I had a ponytail was hyperbole, anyway. Willy Nelson has a ponytail. Half the NFL now seems to have visible ponytails. What I had was more like a nearly-dead-swayback horse tail. Hair doesn’t just keep growing. It has a terminal length. Mine was about 11 inches and shrinking. Years, stress and daily chlorine don’t make for sustainable hair. I honestly can’t remember the day or reason I stopped cutting my hair. Like most changes in life, it probably had its roots in sloth and rebellion. I don’t have anything against barbers, hair stylists and their ilk. In fact, I have quite fond childhood memories of going to the barbershop with my father, but those were different times. In the Midwest version of the 1960s, barber shops were men’s-only clubs where guys gathered every two weeks whether they needed a trim or not. The streets might have been burning with war protests and racial tension, but the barbershop was an interracial non-combat zone where men went to joke, brag and gossip. I probably gleaned more about sex, politics and economics sitting in the barbershop than my first two misspent years in college. Far-removed from parental influences and left to my own devices, I just stopped attending to my hair or consulting mirrors. Once you get past the scraggly in-between length, uncut hair is surprisingly carefree. When you have long hair you can wake up in the morning, find a rubber band, pull a handful of hair behind your head, wrap twice and you’re set for the day. I know that in our futurerama age of denial, I don’t have to give up on hair. There are surgical procedures, chemicals and all manner of prosthetic replacements. The epitome of contradiction is the phrase “nice toupee.” No, I think I’ll just let my remaining hair go down with the ship and enter a new life-phase of stylish hats. Those who define themselves by their hair are doomed to be a victim of it. u Dennis Hinkamp will update his Facebook profile photo soon.

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Meeting of the mines’ advocates and activists Rio Tinto stockholders and watchdogs gather in London STORY & PHOTOS BY SALLIE DEAN SHATZ Meg Townsend with Tom Albanese, Jan du Plessis and Preston Chiaro from Rio Tinto. Townsend presented a petition from 200 doctors regarding metallic sulfite mining in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan. Metallic sulfide has consistently been a serious watershed polluter. Exposed to water and air, metallic sulfite tailings can create sulfuric acid causing Acid Mine Drainage.

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pril 14th was the Annual Shareholders Meeting of Rio Tinto in London, England. Community activists (pictured above) came together to hold a public forum, question the board of directors for two hours during the meeting and meet with major investors and government officials on Rio Tinto’s mining around the globe. Concurrent with the stockholders meeting, in Salt Lake City a press conference featuring physicians, a former Kennecott contract employee and members from nongovernment organizations asserted that Bingham Mine significantly pollutes the Salt Lake Valley’s air, water and land, and a 32% expansion would be disastrous to citizens’ health. (See conference here HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/USER/ENVIRONEWS#P/SE ARCH

London is the historic base of the metals trade, dating back to the Roman invasion of 42 AD. In 2007 the London Mining Network formed to pressure the mining industry to clean up its act—literally. They joined the company of PARTIZANS and MINESANDCOMMUNITIES.ORG in uniting efforts of environmental and human rights activists. Since 1978, they have had a presence at Rio Tinto’s annual meeting, the most notorious of which in 1982 Australian Aboriginals rushed the stage, scattering the board of directors. The meeting concluded outside as the Aboriginals voiced their issues with Rio Tinto including mining on lands that have since become Australia’s largest national park and a UNESCO World Heritage site (but still mineable under the

Aboriginal Land Rights Act). At present the mine has been suspended due to water management issues as 12 million liters of radioactive contaminated water lay on the site, upstream of wetlands. Focus is on another proposed mine within the national park. Meg Townsend (see extended caption right) presented a petition from 200 doctors regarding the health effects of metallic sulfide mining. Rio Tinto officials responded by telling her that they would begin blasting at Eagle, the Michigan mine she is going to law school to fight, within a month. That was news to the Michigan circuit judge who’d been hearing ongoing litigation on this issue. Since the meeting, facing threat of a stop order, Rio Tinto has postponed its intent to blast until mid-July. As residents of the Salt Lake Valley, our concern with Rio Tinto is the Bingham Mine and the proposed 32% expansion. We will explore that issue in greater depth next month. The United States has permitting processes and regulations that, at least theoretically, corporations must abide by and be accountable to. The rest of the world is not always so fortunate. Here are abbreviated stories of four Rio Tinto mines (one American). For information about additional mines go to HTTP://SALLIESLONDONPOSTS.BLOGSPOT.COM/ (Ed.’s note: Numerous requests for interviews were rejected by Rio Tinto. Phone calls to Kennecott’s Bingham Mine PR department and Bingham Mine were not returned.

Townsend is affiliated with the Huron Mountain Club (HMC) and the Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation (HMWF), encouraging the scientific study of the Lake Superior region. The HMC is home to more than 5,000 species of flora and fauna. It is a reference ecosystem, subject of more than 200 scientific studies.

Rio Tinto gained a permit to mine the ore body under the Salmon Trout River upriver from HMC. Neither the HMC or the HMWF were mentioned in the environmental assessment even though they are in the same watershed and are only four miles apart. More importantly, the Salmon Trout River flows into Lake Superior, which holds 10% of the world’s fresh water. Within the acreage permitted to Rio Tinto, at the portal to the mine, is a sacred Indian place of worship. The land was ceded to local tribes under an 1842 federal treaty. The judge hearing the initial case against this mine 10 years ago concluded this was out of his jurisdiction but that there should be access to this holy site. Now it is unreachable as the area has been fenced off and Eagle Rock, with only an island of trees around it, is surrounded by clear cutting. Some mining engineers consider the potential for collapse too great to risk due to the consistency of the earth around the ore and the serious consequences of fracturing that would allow the mine to fill with water.

Oyu Tolgoi Mine, Mongolia Procedurally, from the start this mine has been a mess. The Investment Agreement and the Utilization License were signed before the government accepted a technical and economic feasibility study, prescribed by law. Also the Shareholders Agreement integral to the Investment Agreement has not been made public. All are violations of the Law of Minerals in Mongolia. The main issue here is the water required to support this mega-size mine. Ivanhoe/Rio Tinto asserts they have water for 25 of the 30-60 years of the mine. A watchdog group says it’s closer to five years of water. The Oyu Tolgoi deposit lies in the Gobi Desert already taxed by seven mines including one other “mega-size” mine which currently do not have enough water to sustain themselves. Oyu Tolgio is also close to two strictly protected zones and overlaps important bird areas and critical natural habitats. Production is slated to begin in late 2012. Rio Tinto recently announced the 2012 Olympic medals will come from metals mined out of Oyu Tolgoi and Bingham Mine, Utah. What happened to the politically correct recycled metal medals of the 2010 Olympics? Protest organized by Utah Moms for Clean Air outside the Rio Tinto's Shareholder Meeting In London, England April 14, 2011

Chalid Muhammad is a lawyer advocating against mining atrocities in Indonesia for 20 years.

The Grasberg mine has dumped one billion tons of tailings directly into the local river system. More than double that is expected to follow. Grasbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s iron pollution levels are twice the level allowed. The World Bank and the International Finance Corporation do not consider this good industry practice. The Indonesian National Commission on Human Rights has spoken out against this mine. According to Rio Tinto, the mining practices at Grasberg have been approved by the Indonesian Government. Rio Tintoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partner FreeportMcMoRam donated $55 million to Papua military and police between 1998 and 2004 after conflicts with villagers shut down the mine temporarily and destroyed $3 million worth of equipment. As a result of these issues, the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth (pension) Fund divested $850 million of shares of Rio Tinto in 2008.

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Utah Moms for Clean Air protests Kennecott expansion Last month, members of Utah Moms for Clean Air travelled to London, England, to ask tough questions at Rio Tinto’s (the multi-national parent company of Kennecott Copper) annual shareholder meeting. Prior to the meeting, the Utah Moms led a street protest, bursting balloons to represent premature deaths from air pollution. Cherise Udell spoke at the meeting and posted a report on the Utah Moms website. Udell testified that residents of Salt Lake City, and in particular young children, were grievously suffering from toxic emissions at the company’s massive Bingham Canyon copper mine. She asked for a public debate in Utah about the costs and benefits of the

Mayor’s sustainable SLC “Blueprint Man” Ralph Becker is at it again—with a Blueprint for a Green City that advocates changing Salt Lake City ordinances and zoning codes in order to remove barriers to conservation and encourage sustainability. The blueprint encourages mixed use, pedestrian and bike friendly development, urban agriculture, “solar ready” construction, open space protection and water efficient landscaping. The revised city codes would contribute to making Salt Lake City one of the most sustainable communities in the country. WWW.SLCGOV.COM/SLCGREEN

Budget deal chops protection for wilderness, wolves The eleventh-hour budget deal in April avoided total government shutdown, but the hasty budget-chopping process undermined years of public dialog about two issues of particular interest in Utah: wilderness and wolves. The budget deal forbids spending money to implement the wild lands policy announced by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in December 2010. The de-funded policy allowed the Bureau

Bingham Mine expansion. Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese replied, “You have a regulatory process to decide whether we can have a permit to expand.” To which Ms. Udell replied, “That is true, but the system is broken, otherwise I would not need to be here in London defending the rights of Utah children to breathe clean air.” A coalition of environmental groups protesting Kennecott mine expansion includes the Utah Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, Utah Medical Association, Utah Clean Air Alliance, Utah Chapter of the Sierra Club and Friends of Great Salt Lake. WWW.UTAHMOMSFORCLEANAIR.ORG

of Land Management to protect wilderness values on public lands. The bill also removed wolves from the federal endangered species list in Idaho, Montana, Washington, Oregon and Utah, leaving wolf management up to the states. The anti-wolf rider threatens to undermine the Endangered Species Act entirely by setting a dangerous precedent that endangered species can be de-listed by legislation rather than by scientific evidence.

White River compromise saves scenic river, sacrifices wilderness For many years, oil and gas development in the Uinta Basin has posed a threat to the White River, the centerpiece of a proposed White River Wilderness Area and one of the best flat-water river trips in Utah (or anywhere, for that matter). In 2007, the BLM Vernal Field Office allowed developers to bulldoze a new road into the heart of the proposed wilderness, prompting a lawsuit from the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, the Wilderness Society and the Natural Resources Defense Council. As a result of the lawsuit, environmentalists and developers have

The Wasatch Canyon Master Plan indicates that the public wants to limit development in the Wasatch Mountains: The “Wasatch Wilderness and Watershed Protection Act” sponsored by Congressman Jim Matheson (D-UT-2) emphasizes that limiting development is necessary to prevent the degradation of our water supply. Nonetheless, Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort is pushing forth a flurry of expansion plans. First it was a mountain roller coaster on Mt Superior; now Snowbird wants U.S. Forest Service approval to build a tram from Hidden Peak to American Fork Twin Peaks in order to access Mary Ellen Gulch adjacent to Mineral Basin and add 780 acres to the resort boundaries. “It’s another ski area expansion where resorts take public lands and give up nothing in return,” said Save Our Canyons Executive Director Carl Fisher. SAVEOURCANYONS.ORG

Comments due on tar sands Environmental Impact Study The Bureau of Land Management is accepting public input on the future of oil shale and tar sands strip mining in Utah, Colorado and Wyoming. Tar sands development in Alberta is one of the world’s largest environmental catastrophes—and while not on Alberta’s scale, Utah has the largest tar sands reserves in the U.S., and vast oil shale reserves. The tar sands deposits are large enough to cause substantial impacts if development is allowed. Both tar sands and oil shale are among the dirtiest hydrocarbons, and would have numerous similar impacts that extend far beyond the mines themselves. The BLM is creating a new programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) for a “fresh look at what public lands are best suited” for oil shale and tar sands strip mining and production. BLM director Bob Abbey says, “The BLM remains committed to a thoughtful, orderly and responsible oil shale development program.” Tell the BLM: No amount of oil shale and tar sands development is thoughtful, orderly or responsible— and that no public lands are suited for this— given the terrible land, water, air, CO2 and energy impacts the development would have. —Jean Arnold Comments: WWW.BLM.GOV/WO/ST/EN/PROG/ENERGY/OILSHALE_2/COMMENTS.HTML or mail to Sherri Thompson, BLM Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, CO 80215. Deadline May 16.

Guess what? You lost In January, SLC Corp. sued all its citizens— strange, but true Way back in 2003, in the afterglow of the Olympics, Salt Lake City barely passed (20,475 ‘for’ vs. 19,454 ‘against’) Proposition #5, a $15.3 million bond to build a sports complex at an unspecified location. Voters were told an absolute minimum about the details of the complex but were promised 25 soccer fields and eight baseball diamonds. In 2010, Salt Lake City began filling in the last piece of Jordan River river bottom in the city to build a 13soccer-field complex. Environmental proponents challenged the city’s plans in courtiting the placement of the complex on land designated as open space, the drastically reduced scope of the complex and an escalating price tag, . For all the steam the tea partiers have behind their anti-government engine at the moment, Salt Lake City Corporation quietly exercised an obscure option called the “Utah Bond Validation Act” which names “Every Citizen, Taxpayer and Property Owner” of Salt Lake as a defendant. In essence the city sued all of its residents— and it turns out they won. In January, SLC Corporation filed a petition to the 3rd district court asking for a judgment to be issued on the validity of their 2003 bond for a sports complex. The first judge assigned to the case, Kate Toomi, recused herself, as she was a Salt Lake resident and therefore a defendant. Ogden Judge Robert Hilder was called in to replace her. After the unusual hearing held in February (in which Ray Wheeler, one of the few citizen defendants and perhaps the most eloquent star of the court that day, stood up to cross-examine the city officials and employees testifying), the Third District Court on March 29 declared the bond to be legally valid. With judgment upholding legal technicalities of the city bond, all further court adjudication would be dismissed and, according to Utah state code, “all rights of taxpayers, citizens, and others to litigate such matters shall lapse.” The decision can be appealed to the Utah Supreme Court. For now at least, the City has gained a sweeping motion to dismiss all charges in any lawsuit, actual or possible, that questions this bond, including the purpose, location and manner the funds are expended. —Tiffin Brough

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Americans on ayahuasca The earth speaks to us through the Amazonian tradition.

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yahuasca is changing how

we see our world. Over the past two or three decades, its use has spread beyond the confines of the jungle and has come to the attention of Western culture. In the past five years, legacy media outlets from the New York Times to Time magazine have run articles on ayahuasca. Last October Delta Airlinesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in-flight Sky magazine included a piece on ayahuasca tourism. Then, this January, FoxNews.com ran an article sympathetic to ayahuasca practice and use. Something fundamental is going on.

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yahuasca, the shamans say, has a message for us. A casual description of the ayahuasca experience sometimes sounds like a thumbnail sketch of hell. Yet this Amazonian psychedelic medicinal tea has shown countless

The curanderos or ayahuasqueros, who guide people on these journeys, are often the principal source of medical assistance in Amazonian villages far from any city or hospital. They also function as psychologists, dispute mediators and spiritual guides for their communities.

Ayahuasca has been described by various sources as “10 years of therapy in a single night,” and there are thousands of written accounts—on the Internet and published in books—that describe the tea’s psychological healing effects. people how to conquer their fears and embrace love and life, coming away changed, happier, and more at ease with their lives. Amazonian tribes have been ingesting the brew ritually for millennia. In recent decades, Shamanic retreats catering to thousands of spiritual tourists seeking the ayahuasca experience have sprung up throughout the Amazon basin and into Central America. Clearly, the world is beginning to pay attention. Ayahuasca’s heritage is one of healing. In the Amazon it is known as la purga (the purge) for its ability to swiftly clear the gastrointestinal tract and remove any parasites dwelling there. It’s also used to treat many other illnesses and human troubles.

Ayahuasca is not an easy, instantgratification karma cleanser. It is not a commodity; it’s a rite of passage. The visionary artist Alex Grey has described the experience as “a very humbling taste of Buddhahood mixed with swimming in the swill of my own vomit!”

One woman’s voyage Ayahuasca is idiosyncratic, and everyone who takes it will experience it in a different way. Salt Lake-based psychic Margaret Ruth agreed to talk with me about her recent journey to an ayahuasca retreat in the jungle around Iquitos, Peru—her first experience with the tea. “It was a vision quest,” she says. “It was wanting a broader experience with the uni-

verse, and a way to heighten my own senses and my own awareness.” Margaret Ruth says she was taken to a place she had not expected, but it was profound. “I was given an enormous amount of information about the nature of mother energy. Being able to touch that—the spirit of creation, touching how deeply that spirit loves everything—was amazing. I was aware of all this love radiating from the earth toward us— I mean, you can think about it and feel it emotionally, but to ‘get it’ at the first and second chakra level was very calming. I came out of the experience much calmer and more secure. Not all of her experience was love and light. “But the Earth mother said to me to look again—because from the point of view of the big picture, she always wins. It was a sure, calming energy, and this definite idea that wars and aggression and pollution can come through into reality, but that in the end they will never win.” Margaret Ruth describes her experience as full-body, not just visual.” It was multidimensional. I had an energetic experience, and my brain assigned images to that experience —for instance, on the night of the last ceremony I was feeling nauseous and coughing a lot, having trouble getting to where I could vomit properly. The shaman said to me, ‘let the wizard next to you help you.’ I looked up and saw a warrior chief-

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AYAHUASCA METABOLISM The ayahuasca tea is brewed from two primary components: the crushed bark of the ayahuasca vine (Banisteriopsis caapi) and the leaves of a different plant, traditionally chacruna (Psychotria viridis). The chacruna leaves provide dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a naturally-occurring psychedelic found in many plants and animals, which is also created in small quantities in the pineal gland of the human brain. DMT is a very strong hallucinogenic, but it is usually broken down by the digestive tract before sufficient quantities of it can be absorbed by the body to create a psychedelic trance state. The ayahuasca vine component of the tea provides a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), which inhibits metabolic enzymes and allows the DMT in the tea to enter the bloodstream and become active in the brain. The experience is intense. Even though our brains both make DMT and utilize it metabolically in very small amounts, in larger doses it is one of the strongest psychedelic substances known to humanity. It has been theorized that the vivid neardeath or out-of-body experiences undergone spontaneously by some people are the result of a DMT release cascade occurring naturally in the brain.

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FEATURE tain with a raven’s head standing next to me, who was ready to help me let go and release the old, icky energy inside. That energy felt like snakes inside me, and that was why I was coughing so much. The songs that the shaman was singing created a ‘puking’ energy that helped me to vomit! The shaman was very clearly crafting the energy of the situation.” The last two nights of Margaret Ruth’s retreat were intense, and she says she won the “puke award” for the number of times she vomited. Vomiting is integral to the spiritual healing potential of ayahuasca. Purging is a physiological result of metabolizing the tea, but it’s not a side effect to be endured—it’s embraced as part of the experience, expected, and planned for. Bring your own bucket!

“A clean understanding” It can be difficult to understand how what might look like ritualized group bulimia can help people heal their spiritual and emotional wounds, but it makes sense within the context of the experience. If you talk to someone who has taken part in ayahuasca healing ceremonies, you may sometimes hear them refer to vomiting up psychic parasites, “entities,” that had been living inside them and feeding off their life force. A Salt Lake City musician who chooses to remain anonymous also talked with me about her experience with the tea, and how it seemed to her that she was literally puking up her problems. The visions were coming on strong and she began to feel nauseated. “It’s not the straightforward sick feeling you get from food poisoning. It was coming from the tips of my fingers and toes and the roots of my hair. Everything felt electric, like I was being shocked all over.” Through the visions she saw her mother, with whom she had been at odds for many years. “I felt how much I cared for her and how much her rejection hurt me. Suddenly her whole history presented itself in front of me, and I could see how she got to be who she was, and how the behavior between us had evolved over the years to become this negative feedback loop that had its own life.” That journey also gave her a clean understanding of how she could begin to fix things—by dropping her end of that behavioral loop, and through simple efforts such as telling her mother she loved her (even—and especially—when she

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felt no such thing), letting herself be vulnerable, reaching out to her without grasping at her, and teaching herself to react differently to her. “I had known logically what the problems were, but I’d never been able to get out from behind the pain. I never had any experience of compassion—it was mostly just anger and betrayal. But in ceremony I felt empathy and love for both Mom and myself in a way I’d never experienced before. As this awareness settled itself in my mind, the sickness in my body reached a crescendo and I vomited —and I mean projectile-style, whole-bodyspasm vomiting; there was nothing subtle or quiet about it!—I vomited my whole sickness into the bucket, and the weight of the problem went with it. “The relief you always feel after you’ve puked up something that’s making you sick—that bodily feeling of relief—got integrated into my experience of the situation. I can’t exaggerate this—it really feels as if Elvis is leaving the building.”

Metaphorical healing Psychedelic, trance-state visions are compelling, and people are often confused or scared by them. The information that you get through an ayahuasca ceremony walks the line between real and imaginary, but does not lose power through being allegorical. Are people literally puking up demons? And does it matter, if the resultant healing is real? Thirty years ago, Salt Lake City acupuncturist and O.M.D. Natalie Clausen attended her first ayahuasca ceremony and met a shaman from Peru named Augustine, with whom she later studied. In the intervening years, she has been to Peru many times, attended nearly 100 ayahuasca ceremonies, and led several groups to Peru for retreats. “Ayahuasca is metaphorical,” she says. “I have done enough and gotten enough very clear and specific information through the ceremonies that has not lived itself out. Ayahuasca gives you information, but each person has the freedom to do what they want with that information. Ayahuasca in its native cultures was always about survival, Clausen says. “In the Amazon, the hunters in the tribe would have an ayahuasca ritual before the hunt, to help them work better together as a team. The shamans would use it to heal people. We take it now to help us expand our consciousness.” Ayahuasca breaks down barriers, whether they are external—to co-

The ayahuasca tea does not “cure” your physical ailments in the mechanical sense. What it does do, however, is to give you a far deeper understanding of what is going on in your body, and a familiarity with your illness that isn’t available to you any other way. operation between the individuals of a group—or internal, such as the ego’s resistance to the overwhelming abundance of information made available by the universe. It shakes things up and offers a different perspective. “Ayahuasca gives you the gift of uncovering a part of yourself that needed work,” Clausen says. “It’s your own psyche that takes you where you need to go. I have seen many people run away because they don’t want to deal with their fears and the lack of control. Ayahuasca is different for different people, but it always has a way of showing us what we are most afraid of. Then we have a choice, whether we choose to go back where we were, or to move on. It’s a mistake to take it on a literal level—it is a survival tool for consciousness.”

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ablo Amaringo’s intricate depictions of the labyrinthine dimensions of the ayahuasca trance state have blessed us with a conceptual map of that strange land—and they have been integral to the blossoming of ayahuasca consciousness far beyond the Amazon basin. Collected now as Ayahuasca Visions of Pablo Amaringo, 48 of his last works are available in full-color plates with accompanying explanations of the Amazonian mythology they reference. At age 17, Amaringo nearly died. While recovering under the care of a local healer, he taught himself to paint and draw, eventually becoming a world-renowned visionary artist. Encouraged in his work by ethnopharmacologist Dennis McKenna and anthropologist Luis Eduardo Luna, Amaringo began to paint his visions in earnest in the mid 1980s and continued until his death in 2009. His works are lushly intense, often painted in bright colors against a dark background (as one sees in an ayahuasca ceremony, most often taken at night) and include diverse imagery. Jaguars, angels, cities, cosmic rainbows and spaceships all jostle for room on the canvases, and each is accompanied by a written narrative to help the viewer find a path through the hallucination. His work reaches beyond the ayahuasca experience to touch upon the universality of the human state. It’s all here: love, hate, fear, wonder, joy, and confusion. Loneliness and terror rub elbows with power and wisdom. The tea shows us a mirror of ourselves, and Amaringo has painted this reflection faithfully. —Alice Bain Ayahuasca Visions of Pablo Amaringo, by Howard Charing, Peter Cloudsley and Pablo Amaringo. Publ. April 2010. Inner Traditions/Bear & Co. $40, hardcover.

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ayahuasca healing ceremony can be casual or painstaking, depending on one’s intentions. Some participants spend days or weeks following a special diet that excludes fermented foods, stimulants and intoxicants. This cleansing also prepares the body to effectively metabolize the MAO inhibitors, DMT and other alkaloids in the tea.

A different approach to depression? Ayahuasca has been described by various sources as “10 years of therapy in a single night.” Thousands of written accounts—on the Internet and in books—describe the tea’s psychological healing effects. Outside the context of traditional shamanistic healing, ayahuasca has been adopted as a sacrament by at least two formally recognized syncretic churches, the Santo Daime and the União do Vegetal (UDV). In 2008, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld a lower court’s decision, and the UDV won the right to use ayahuasca (“Hoasca tea”) in their ceremonies at their U.S. churches. “A wide array of religious groups, including Mormons, Catholic bishops, Jews, Seventh-day Adventists, Hindus and Sikhs, filed briefs in favor of the UDV and the religious freedom law,” according to a November 2005 Religion News Service article published in the Salt Lake Tribune. Dr. Charles Grob, a psychiatric researcher at UCLA, conducted an in-depth study of UDV members that not only was the tea not hurting them physically, but that the members also universally credited the tea-taking ceremonies with helping them conquer depression, addiction and anxiety. By studying the chemical action of the ayahuasca brew on the brain, Grob discovered that the tea worked in a different way from traditional antidepressants, enhancing the body’s ability to utilize the neurotransmitter serotonin instead of simply stimulating it to produce more. This sensitization appears to be, as he says, a “more sophisticated” way of approaching the chemical root of psychological issues. Under traditional SSRI antidepressant therapy, the brain may actually

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compensate for artificially high serotonin levels by reducing its sensitivity—so ayahuasca sidesteps this issue altogether.

opposite of what you see when you’ve been out partying with people who are just numbing out with alcohol or coke.”

A path to overcoming addiction?

A cure for physical ailments?

Overcoming addiction is one of the most promising therapeutic benefits of the ceremonial use of ayahuasca. A Salt Lake businessman who requested anonymity agreed to talk with me about his experiences using ayahuasca as an aid to break his addiction to cocaine. “The first time I went to do ayahuasca, I was actually on cocaine when I arrived at the ceremony. I had heard that ayahuasca helped with addiction, but I didn’t understand it at all. I went in and it was so awful. Only after I’d taken the tea and started the ceremony did I realize how dangerous it was. It’s a testament to how resilient my body and my brain are that I even survived. He describes his visions as melting celluloid—like when a strip of film gets caught in the projector and melts away. “Every image that came to me, one frame after another, all melted away in front of the hot lamp. I could literally see how damaging the cocaine was, and how it was affecting my brain in the same way —that melting celluloid was my brain! “As the ceremony went on, I realized that the spirits around me were forcing me to talk, to tell someone what was going on with me. We weren’t supposed to talk at all during the ceremony, but I understood that if I did not tell someone about my problem with cocaine, I wasn’t going to make it through the night.” He found a friend in the ceremony and told her, confessing that he needed help. “I’d like to say that this was the last time I ever used coke, but it wasn’t.” The ceremony was the start of a healing process that took another four years to complete. He has been clear of cocaine for four years and is going on another ayahuasca retreat soon. “This time my focus is clearly on physical alignment and meditation. I want to deepen my spiritual practice. I also really like the feeling that I get from ayahuasca once I’m done. There’s this intensity, this kind of sparkle and clarity, which everyone at the retreat will have by the end of their time there. Everybody’s eyes are so clear and focused—exactly the

Others credit ayahuasca with curing them of serious physical ailments including cancer. It does not do so in a mechanical sense. What it does, instead, is give a far deeper understanding of what is going on in the body, and a familiarity with illness that is not commonly available. To understand how this could be possible, it might be helpful to look more closely at the nature of illness. The body is a constantly evolving waveform moving through material space; a symphony played by 50 trillion cells over the course of a lifetime. For the body to work properly—that is, for one to be healthy—all those cells need to be reading from the same sheet music. At its foundation, illness is a thread of disharmony within the symphony, a group (or several groups) of cells that are not working cooperatively toward the benefit of the body as a whole. Those wayward cells—that is, the sickness—might be multiplying irrationally, following a separate agenda from that of the body as in cancer; they might be under attack by viruses or bacteria, or they might have been poisoned by harmful chemicals entering their metabolisms. Dr. Donald M. Topping, professor emeritus of the University of Hawaii, lived with cancer for 15 years. He fought the tumors without the aid of chemotherapy, living a full and largely pain-free life with the aid of naturopathic healing and ayahuasca. He described himself as a “friend” of both ayahuasca and cancer—one of the most important insights that he gained was to understand his illness as a function of his body, and to put aside his fear of it. Dr. Topping describes the message he received from ayahuasca: “Take this energy that I’m giving you, and run with it. Latch on to one of the animals [in the ayahuasca vision] and go for a ride. There is nothing preventing you from soaring to new heights of consciousness and life.” When I read Dr. Topping’s description of his experiences getting to know his illness, it struck home for me because I have also received physical healing through ayahuasca,

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and the centerpoint of my experience was exactly the sameâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I learned how to love my disease, and to make friends with it. For me it was an intractable case of viral neuralgia that affected my cranial nerves and left me crippled with pain for many years. The ayahuasca showed me a vision of a giant blue demon that literally was my illness. My immediate reaction was that my heart just melted open with love for him. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think, I just loved. Initially it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to make any logical sense to love something thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s put you through so much pain, but I understood then that most of my pain came directly out of my fear of the illnessâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and that the only cure for fear is love. Composer and Bard College music professor Margaret De Wysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memoir (Black Smoke: A Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Journey of Healing, Wild Love, and Transformation in the Amazon: 2009) documents her successful recovery from cancer as she adopted an ayahuasca lifestyle. She describes it this way: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The roots of disease (spiritual, emotional, physical) are fear, repression, the calcification of love and the life force within a person.â&#x20AC;? Fear cripples your ability to live. It makes your thoughts sluggish, it makes you reactive, and it drains your creativity.

Freedom from fear Mark Felder, a photographer from Wisconsin, first sought out ayahuasca for spiritual expansion, but what he got from his first retreat was an unexpected freedom from fear. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My metabolism is such that I have a tendency to get started

lateâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;so the tea didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really affect me until after the shaman was done with the ceremony and we had all gone back to our huts,â&#x20AC;? he told me in a phone conversation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I only had slight effects during the ceremony, but it really began to kick in once I was alone! â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being in the jungle adds to the intensity of the experience. At least three times I thought I was dying, but I would do it again in a heartbeat. It was pitch black where I was in my hut, but I was seeing things that were brightly illuminated in front of me, things that terrified me. For instance, at one point I saw a lionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it was leaping and charging at me, and it was huge! It was more real than real, and I just wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expecting that. So just as this thing was about to pounce on me, I realized that this was a fear of mine, that it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t real, and that it couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t harm me. I understood that it was hollow and that all fears are hollow and have no substance. The lion suddenly stopped about a foot from my face, and the front part of it just broke away and dissolved, poofed apart like a dandelion head. I was stunned. I had no idea, and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really know what this was about, and I needed to understand how to stop it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just as Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m relaxing after the lion, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m confronted again by a different fear from a different directionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; another hollow fear that broke apart just like the first one when I faced it down. This went on and on all night, fears coming at me one after the other, so intense and so real.

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If you are interested in learning more about ayahuasca healing, here are some resource links to get you started: WWW.MAPS.ORG/NEWSLETTERS/V12N2/12236STU.HTML WWW.REALITYSANDWICH.COM/AYAHUASCA_HEALING_SELFDELUSION WWW.CHRON.COM/DISP/STORY.MPL/TRAVEL/FEATURES/5746130.HTML WWW.BLUEMORPHOTOURS.COM WWW.BIOPARK.ORG/PERU.HTML WWW.AYAHUASCA-WASI.COM WWW.AYAHUASCA.COM WWW.FOXNEWS.COM/HEALTH/2011/01/05/AYAHUASCA-PLANT-HEALING-SOUL WWW.AYAHUASCA.COM WWW.THESPIRITMOLECULE.COM/HTML/WWW.WORLD-MYSTERIES.COM/NEWGW/COSMICSERPENT.HTM AYAHUASCA.TRIBE.NET/

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Scientific Investigation of Ayahuasca: A Review of Past and Curent Research,â&#x20AC;? by Charles Grob, Dennis McKenna & JC Callaway. WWW.EROWID.ORG/CHEMICALS/AYAHUASCA/AYAHUASCA_JOURNAL3.SHTML

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Second time around SB Dance and RDT dance their pasts BY AMY BRUNVAND This existence of ours is as transient as autumn clouds. To watch the birth and death of beings is like looking at the movements of a dance. A lifetime is like a flash of lightning in the sky, rushing by, like a torrent down a steep mountain. —Guatama Buddha

ance may be the most perishable of arts, as New York Times dance critic Jack Anderson wrote, but he went on to say, “Dance was not invented this morning…From knowledge of the dances of the past, one may develop a measure of power over the dances of the present.” This is why I’m especially looking forward to two upcoming retrospective shows from RDT and SB Dance. On May 21, Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT) will celebrate the company’s 45th anniversary with

“45 Years, 45 Dances,” a free-ofcharge all-day marathon of live performances, dance videos from RDT’s archive and movement classes. RDT Director Linda Smith hopes that in conjunction with the anniversary event, 1,000 supporters will donate $45 each to help keep the company going for another 45 years—at least. Of course, RDT has always had a mission to open a window to the past with a “living library” of modern dance. Once you miss seeing experimental, idiosyncratic works by contemporary local artists it can be nearly impossible to wind back the clock.

For instance, by the time it dawned on me that I should never, ever skip one of the funny, profane and often startling performances by former RDT dancer Stephen Brown’s company SB Dance, I had already missed “Ballet Noir,” “Scampdance” and “Waltz of the Dog Faced Boy.” So I’m delighted to get a second chance to see, if not the whole works, at least some highlights. The advertising for “The Very Bea st of SB Dance: Greatest Hits: 19972006,” describes the show as part retrospective and part remodel, but Brown says, “I would really rather call it a resurrection.” “I’m not one to do retrospectives

Stephen Brown with Angela Ellsworth in Frank’s Ticker 2001 by Trish Empey. Elizabeth Smith (left) 1970’s

RDT has always had a mission to open a window to the past with a “living library” of modern dance. Once you miss seeing experimental, idiosyncratic works by contemporary local artists it can be nearly impossible to wind back the clock.

usually,” says Brown, “but I like the idea this year for several reasons. I’m interested at this point in finessing things and that means that I have to look back.” For Brown, the retrospective represents a return to his dance roots after several years of focusing on theatrical productions such as “Yoga Confidential” (performed at the Salt Lake Acting Company’s 2010 Fearless Fringe Festival and due to be staged again in January 2012). With these dances, Brown is resurrecting a younger, crazier, geekier self. He says, “Hey, this ain’t no Swan Lake. It’s really idiosyncratic work. It’s like home cooked. My tastes are fully on display and undisguised. I’ve never been shy about controversial subjects.” (Warning: “The Very Beast of SB Dance” is for mature audiences only.)

“I’m learning how I transformed during that period,” Brown says. “One of these dances is one of the first ones I ever made and I look at the kernel of that and I’m like, ‘God, that was pretty damned cool.’ It’s interesting to see me mature that way—or change.” He adds, “I’d hate to apply the word ‘mature’ to what I do.” Some of Brown’s dances resurrect a particular zeitgeist as well. Brown remembers, “There was this piece (“Dry Spell”) from the end of the Bush era. 9/11 had happened. This country had plunged into such a shitty place and everyone knew that a Democrat would be swept into office and it looked like we might be at the end of a drought. Like you see that first patch of sunshine after an awful divorce or a long sickness.” But it’s worth noting that even Stephen Brown’s funky, individualistic work has a sense of history. “Baryshnikov and Pilobolis were a big influence on me,” he says. “I can go on about Baryshnikov for a long time. We would go to the library and get out our Baryshnikov tapes because there were no Youtubes and no slow motion so we would play-pauseplay-pause to analyze his technique.” u Amy Brunvand is a librarian at the University of Utah and a dance enthusiast.

45 Years, 45 Dances May 21: Dances from Repertory Dance Theatre’s “living library.” Day-long marathon of free performances and events, 10am-10pm. See p. 29 for complete schedule. Rose Wagner Blackbox Theatre, 138 W 300 S, SLC. WWW.RDTUTAH.ORG

The Very Beast of SB Dance: Greatest Hits 1997-2006 June 10: Opening Night Show + Party (by invitation. See SBDANCE.COM for details.) June 11, 17 and 18: Public Performances Rose Wagner Blackbox Theatre; 138 W 300 S, SLC. WWW.ARTTIX.ORG

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“When I finished at about five or six in the morning, I was absolutely fearless! And I still am. I mean, I still have common sense about things that can harm me—it’s not that kind of fearless. But all of the things I used to be afraid of are quiet. This outlook has allowed me to explore the world around me in a fearless manner. I’ve gone exploring around South America, and I’ve taken risks and faced danger, totally off the wall and not worrying ‘what if’—what if I got mugged or got sick or injured or whatever. It’s just not a factor any more. “It’s the knowing you get from this kind of experience that’s more powerful than faith. Experience gives you knowing, rather than just intellectual acceptance. There is no rationalization after you’ve experienced it. If you have a knowing that fear is hollow, then there is no question or debate. It’s a firsthand experience that you can’t get any other way.”

Legal issues Ayahuasca, a plant teacher, is helping us to heal ourselves, to embrace love, and to put aside fear. It has been studied and shown to be largely harmless when taken in a ceremonial context. In traditional cultures, children partake of it, particularly for dealing with fears. The trance state it creates provides an unparalleled forum for direct experience—to absorb knowledge while bypassing doubts and rationalizations. And yet, outside of the UDV church’s dispensation, the legal status of ayahuasca is murky. Ayahuasca itself and the tea’s other ingredients are not under international control. In the U.S., the separate ingredients are supposedly legal. However, when combined, the resulting brew is considered an illegal Schedule I drug. This designation describes it as having a “high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, and a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision.”

Ceremonies do occur within the U.S. Arrests, though rare, have been made. Last October, a traditional healer from Colombia was arrested in Houston and jailed for a month before being deported. Taita Juan was forbidden to return to the U.S. for at least five years. His plant medicine was not returned to him. Many other Schedule 1 drugs are also psychedelics and entheogens, including LSD, peyote/mescaline, psilocybin, MDMA (Ecstacy), ibogaine and marijuana. In March, ibogaine guide Dimitri Mugianis, subject of 2009 documentary I’m Dangerous With Love, was arrested for possession. (For more on ibogaine see “Iboga: Psychoactive Shrub That Interrupts Addiction?” March 2011 CATALYST.) He was subsequently released, with the case under review. You can see why ayahuasca ceremony participants may hesitate to speak on the record. “These substances are mind-expanders and, because they get you to think in a different way, they threaten the fabric of our addictive society,” says a Salt Lake City man who is a serious student of ethnobiology and chooses to remain anonymous. “We are constantly exhorted to shop more, buy more, and engage in growth for growth’s sake. We’ve taken our addictive shadow—those people who choose to take psychedelics—and we lock them up to make us feel good about our addictive model.” Strong words. The addictive way of life is clearly unsustainable—and the Earth is bringing us back into line. As Margaret Ruth says, “in the end, she always wins.” Ayahuasca is only one of many ways in which we can reconnect with that, but for spiritually isolated, emotionally beleaguered, and physically depleted Westerners, it is a most compelling one. Ayahuasca is not for everyone, but it is demanding the attention of our culture. We had better listen. u Trisha McMillan is the pen name of a local, artist and writer.

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Springtime gardening

Trees for food and shelter Now is a good time for planting all trees, including fruit trees and shrubs, especially native species. Choose your tree carefully: Will it provide fruits or nuts that you like and will harvest? Or maybe shelter and sustenance for birds and wildlife? Site it wisely, too: Does it provide shade where you need shade? It is not a piece of furniture, and it will possibly outlive you. Always follow instructions on the care and planting tags attached to trees. TreeUtah recommends regular watering for newly planted trees for the first two years; even with the most careful procedures, trees lose most of their roots during the transplant. This decreases the surface area available for water uptake.

Managing the unpredictable ways of Utah spring weather BY KAY DENTON

It’s another typical spring in Utah—sunshine one day, bluster the next—and gardeners are pondering the typical spring questions: Plant now or wait? Follow the seed packet information or the weather advisories? Start from seeds or buy plants?

mustard seed cells germinating

Botany 101

There is still time to plant cool-weather crops Two to four weeks before the last frost is the best time to plant beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, collards, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mustard greens, onions, peas, radishes, spinach, Swiss chard and turnips. However, all is not lost if you missed that window of opportunity. Beets, for example, require a 60-day growing period, which, with our variable weather this spring, may just work out fine. You can get a steady crop of radishes by sowing seed every 10 days with the last planting a mere 30 days before the fall frost is expected. Same thing with carrots, and onion sets can get planted as late as mid-summer. The last average day of frost (see sidebar for statewide examples) is good for transplanting tomato, pepper, and eggplant starts, and directly sowing beans, squash, and corn. All of these thrive in our hot, dry weather. Cucumbers and melons can go in after danger of frost has passed and the ground is warming.

You don’t have to know what’s going on. Really. You can work the soil with compost, plant some seeds, water regularly, mulch, weed, and eventually enjoy your harvest without having a single clue how that all happened. It’s worth it, though, to understand some basic botany. Robert Hooke examined a piece of cork under a crude microscope in 1665 and labeled the minute boxes he found as cells (from the Latin, cella, for small room). All living beings have them. Unlike animals, plants have to navigate environmental forces in two arenas— one above ground and another under—while anchored to one spot. When we admire the first spindly arrival of a flower or crop, we’re watching a plant establish itself above and below ground. Secondary growth occurs when the plant is tall enough to stabilize itself and provide for its leaf mass. Then it begins to plump up. Tomato seedlings are especially fun to

watch grow from skinny little waifs to sturdy, multi-leafed beings. We tend to fixate on what’s happening above ground, but plants are equally busy pushing their root tips, protected by a root cap, deep into the soil, working their way around rocks and debris. Some of the main action takes place within ¼ inch of the root tip. That’s where a fuzzy band of thousands of delicate root hairs form to increase the rate of water uptake by enlarging the root’s surface area. Further back from the tip, branch roots begin to grow from deep inside the parent root, generally at right angles to it, stretching into the surrounding soil areas. Each branch exactly replicates the root it came from. This matters because gardeners need to consider belowground space requirements for plants, trees and shrubs to hunker down and spread their roots, in addition to acquiring enough light and elbow room above ground.

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Salt Lake City area—first & last frost dates

If you still want to try your hand at cool weather veggies this season, create a chill micro-climate. Find a shaded area where the cooler air tends to collect. Trees, shrubs and taller plants offer shade; keep in mind that means more competetition for root space, water and nutrients.

Seed packets display the USDA’s hardiness zone map. The Salt Lake area includes three of the 10 zones (5, 6 and 7). Tricky. But don’t stress too much. The temperature ranges listed in the zones show the average, annual minimum temperature, with an emphasis on average. Here are actual frost dates. Generally speaking, Mother’s Day—May 8 this year—is the cutoff date for concern about frost damage in Utah, but that’s no guarantee that cold temperatures will disappear. Many of us have encountered snow in early June and temperatures in the 90s two weeks later. There’s also the danger of not planting soon enough so that cold weather plants, such as peas, suddenly find themselves in toasty temperatures better suited to tomatoes. What to do with all these variables? Take the plunge. Plant!

Containers Another approach is containers. I once used the holes in cinder blocks to grow tomatoes and peppers when I lived in an apartment in upstate New York where the weather is even more variable than it is here. The peppers were smaller than average, but definitely tasty. Buy large pots and move them around your yard to take advantage of the weather conditions. This moveable feast allows greater flexibility in planning your garden and stretches the cultivation requirements.

Weather watch Keep an eye on the weather forecasts, especially for a few days ahead. Cooler nighttime temperatures may still occur unexpectedly. Protect your plants with a blanket, tarp or other covering. Remove them in the morning so the plants can breathe.

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View a more complete chart of frost dates across Utah at: CLIMATE.USURF.USU.EDU/REPORTS/FREEZEDATES.PHP

Seed life expectancy in years If you bought seeds in years past and didn’t get them all in the ground, can you still plant them? I asked Winnie at Millcreek Gardens who had, it just so happened, planted 10-year-old pea seeds. She says most of them came up fine. The chart below, compiled by the University of Colorado, lists what you can expect, in years, from seeds that have been kept cool and dry. Plant more densely than you would with new seed, so you are not left wanting if the germination rate is low. If you can, do a germination test first: For each packet of seed, place 10 seeds on a moist paper towel. Carefully roll it up and place in a baggie. (Label it if you’re testing multiple seed packets.) Keep it in a warm (60-75 degrees) dark place. Check daily for signs of growth and to give the seeds air. They should sprout according to the number of days indicated on the seed packet. You’ll find out what percentage of seeds are viable. (You can plant what sprouts, too.) Fred Montague has a wonderful section on germinating seeds in his book Gardening: An Ecological Approach (Mountain Bear Ink, 2009).

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Some resources

Capon, Brian. Botany for Gardeners. Timber Press. 2005. Farmers’ Almanac. WWW.FARMERS ALMANAC.COM/CALENDAR/GARDENING Montague, Fred. Gardening: An Ecological Approach. Mountain Bear Ink. 2009 TreeUtah. WWW.TREEUTAH.ORG/HOWTOPLANTATREE.HTML

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News and ideas from near and far for a healthier, more sustainable future BY PAX RASMUSSEN PHOTOS BY JOHN DEJONG

(Energy) conservative Utah

Japan should go green

Here’s some good news: Utahns come in 36th nationwide for overall energy consumption per capita (that’s 14th, if you’re counting from the top!). Hold your applause, though—this good news is tempered by the fact that we’re also #8 for using coal to generate electricity, 26th for using wind and not even on the radar for solar (even though we have an incredible amount of sun).

A new report released from the Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability claims that Japan could rebuild its energy sector cheaper and faster if it chooses renewable energy rather than traditional coal, gas or nuclear power. Because renewable options (such as wind and solar) use a distributed model rather than a centralized one, the system could be up and running in various places around the country much faster. The report concludes that rebuilding using green technology will meet the energy needs of the Japanese people two to three years faster, reduce CO2 emissions by 50% and cost less by avoiding the price hikes associated with unmet demands.

You can see Utah’s stats for yourself, plus a lot of other neat, energy-related facts at ENERGYTRENDS.ORG.

Convenient clotheslines While I’m not ordinarily a fan of greenwashy eco-junk, I’ll make an exception for the products at BREEZEDRYER.COM. Most of what they’re selling is clotheslines and clothes drying racks you can find at any Ace Hardware (eco-touted up, of course), but some of the stuff is really neat—like the folding frame clotheslines. Designed for outdoor use, these bolt to a wall and fold away when not in use; you don’t need a large section of yard, and can even set them up on a deck or patio without ruining the look of your outdoor chill out space. When the weather’s nice, there really is no excuse to be running the dryer! BREEZEDRYER.COM

Map your sun Getting a solar panel system on your house is pricey—up to $20,000 to power your whole house off-the-grid with battery backup (for nighttime and cloudy days). Now it’s easier to find out if it’s even worth it: Salt Lake City has recently launched a website where you can calculate the solar potential of your roof and property. It’s pretty easy, too: Just go the website and use the map to find your house, then draw a box around your roof. The handy calculator on the side tells you how much sun falls on that area each year. You can also get an idea visually—the brighter the red, the more intense the sunlight. It also shows how many hours of sunlight per day. If you do decide to go solar, good news: Costco is now selling DIY home solar panel kits (made by Grape Solar). The price ranges from $3,600-$18,000 and you’ll be eligible for tax rebates. SLCGOVSOLAR.COM, GRAPESOLAR.COM, COSTCO.COM

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Coal more expensive than we thought Undoubtedly, coal sucks. Yes, it’s fairly inexpensive as a raw material, but the costs of mining, transportation and air and water pollution are hard to estimate. According to a new study published in Annals of New York Academy of Sciences (TINYURL.COM/FULLCOSTOFCOAL), that cost might be a lot higher than most folks realize (a recent study from the National Academy of Sciences put a damages cost price tag on coal of $62 billion per year)— to the tune of $343 billion per year. That’s just the mid-range estimate. According to the study, the real cost could be as much $523 billion. If you want to get a really good idea of what the cost of mining coal looks like, check out this time-lapse compilation of satellite photos (1984-2010) of the Hobet mine in West Virgina: TINYURL.COM/HOBETMINE. Here’s some good news, though: We already has more ‘disturbed’ land than we need to produce our total energy needs with wind. According to a study published in the journal PLoS One (TINYURL.COM/ALLTHEWINDWENEED), if we used land we’ve already jacked up with agriculture, mining, oil and gas drilling (among other things), we could generate 3,500 gigawatts of power—more than the whole country currently uses.

Stop fracking around We get it: Wind and solar, good; coal, bad. Until we’ve figured out how to satisfy our electricity fix with renewables, though, at least natural gas is a better alternative,

though, right? Wrong—especially if we’re getting that gas from fracking. According to a study soon to be published by researchers at Cornell University, natural gas from hydrolic fracturing, sometimes called ‘fracking,’ is worse on the climate than coal. Fracking involves pumping liquids into the ground around areas of very deep natural gas deposits in order to increase the rate at which the gas can be extracted. The problem is that this process releases a lot more “fugitive” methane, a very potent greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere. One more reason why our nation’s stubborn refusal to switch to wind and solar is fracking stupid.

There’s one other reason to collect rainwater: salination. Tap water comes from either mountain runoff or from pumping it out of aquifers, and both sources contain salts and minerals. Irrigation with tap water slowly raises the salinity of your garden soil, and that’s not great for plants. Rainwater is essentially distilled water, and is free of everything besides H2O (and small amounts of the pollution we put into the air, of course).

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An easy harvest Last month, urban homesteader Jonathan Krausert (who lives just a half mile away from me, over on the West Side) taught a sold-out rainwater collection class at Wasatch Community Gardens.

Now that it’s finally legal in SLC to harvest rainwater, it seems plenty of folks are thinking it’s a good idea. Krausert collects every inch of rainwater that falls on the rooftops (house, shed, garage, chicken coop) on his property— barrels sit in covered boxes at various points around his yard, waiting for the next storm. According to Krausert, the biggest reason to collect rainwater is for his idea of fun—the connection it gives to the garden. By using water from collection barrels, one can directly see just how much water it takes to keep a garden growing. Besides, rainwater is free. Water in SLC might be inexpensive (for now!), but it’s a cost that can easily be avoided.

Collecting rainwater is pretty easy, too. For about $100 you can order rain barrels from a number of places online, as well as pick them up at Lowe’s, Home Depot or, my preference, Earth Goods General Store. If you’re handy with simple plumbing projects and have a drill, you can easily make one much cheaper (or even free)—55-gallon drums can be purchased locally for around $50, or less if you’re willing to wait on Coca-Cola’s and Pepsi’s waiting list for empty drums (see YouTube link below for a video on how to make a rain barrel from these simple containers). It’s surprising how much water can be collected even in summer in Salt Lake. Check out one of the rainwater collection calculators online (see below) to get an idea. Salt Lake gets an average of 16.5 inches of rainfall per year—but what’s important is the growing season, which is the dry months: June, July and August. July is the driest, with an average of 0.77 inches. My house has approximately 850 square feet of harvestable areas (the space that drains into the rain gutters). That works out to be just about 400 gallons of water in July! I’d need more than seven barrels to harvest it all. Rainwater collection resources:

FAQ and lots of good links: WASATCHGARDENS.ORG/RESOURCE/RAIN-CATCHMENT Instructional video for rain barrel construction: WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=NVWGINV0EL4 Rainwater collection calculator: WWW.WATERCACHE.COM/RESOURCES/CALCULATORS Utah Barrel Supply, 801-363-1933, 370 W 900 S. Coca-Cola Bottling, 801-816-5300 Pepis Cola Bottling, 801-972-2732

May 2011

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Animal Angel CauseForPawsUtah is a Utah-based network that is dedicated to saving animals on death row. Mikhale Carter was inspired by similar organizations in other states to start Utahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first social networking-based animal rescue. Cause for Paws acts as liaison between shelters and rescues by posting photos and information of shelter animals who are close to being euthanized. In its first year, CFP has made a deep impact on the amount of animals euthanized in Utah and will be offering foster homes in the near future. WWW.CAUSEFORPAWSUTAH.ORG.

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Animal News and Events â&#x20AC;˘Utah legislators end state law requiring government-run animal shelters to sell dogs and cats to laboratories for use in experiments. â&#x20AC;˘The Cloud Foundation has released a report and video exposing horrendous conditions at the Bureau of Land Managementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Butterfield Short Term Wild Horse and Burro Holding Facility outside Salt Lake City, Utah. Observed were mustangs standing knee deep in mud, feces and urine, barely able to move, and a suspicious absence of foals despite the fact that this is foaling season. org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6931/p/dia/acti on/public/?action_KEY=6382

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CALENDAR BY PAX RASMUSSEN

Festivals

May 7 is where it ’s at

Zion Flute Festival The Utah Flute Circle hosts the 7th annual Zion Flute Festival, dedicated to the promotion of the Native American Flute and art. The festival is generally felt to be the best Native American flute festival in the country and folks the world over come to Zion to participate.

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Zion Flute Festival, May 12-14, O.C. Tanner Amphitheater, Dixie State College, 118 Lion Boulevard, Springdale, UT. $5-$25. ZIONFLUTEFESTIVAL.COM

Urban Bird Festival Demonstrations and activities for adults interested in increasing their knowledge of birds, families eager to expose their children to the wonders of nature through engaging hands-on activities and bird lovers of all ages. Interactive bird-crafts, real birds, live music and food. Urban Bird Festival, May 7, 9a-May 8, 5p. Tracy Aviary, 589 E 1300 S (inside Liberty Park). $5-$7. URBANBIRDFEST.COM.

Great Salt Lake Bird Festival If you missed the Urban Bird Festival in the midst of all the event craziness May 7, don’t despair—you can still satisfy your yen for springtime birdy goodness. The Great Salt Lake Bird Festival, five days of everything bird, is May 12-16 (dinner and keynote address by Bill Thompson, the editor of Bird Watcher’s Digest, 6 p.m. on May 14). Check out the website for full schedule, which includes workshops, field trips and presentations all around the Great Salt Lake area. You can choose to bird

ty gardeners throughout the Wasatch Front, not simply ordered from a seed catalogue. From Red Butte, count on flowering annuals, perennials, groundcovers, ornamental grasses, shrubs, trees, roses, vines and native, drought tolerant plants (as well as a range of veggies, too!).

Plant sales Even committed gardeners who started seeds under fluorescent lamps in February need plant sales. From Wasatch Community Gardens, expect unique heirloom vegetable and herb seedlings you literally can’t find anywhere else—because these have been grown from seed and cultivated by communi-

Wasatch Community Gardens plant sale, May 7, 8a-1p. Rowland Hall, 720 S Guardsman Way. WASATCHGARDENS.ORG

Red Butte Gardens plant sale, May 7, 9a-3p. Red Butte Gardens, 300 Wakara Way. REDBUTTEGARDEN.ORG.

Live Green SLC! Festival After you’ve checked out the birds at Tracy Aviary and hit the plant sales for seedlings, stop by Library Square for the annual Live Green SLC! Festival. More than 100 vendors are—all focusing on the “green” aspect of SLC, from solar panel manufactures to home energy auditors to organic cotton t-shirt retailers. Plenty of beer and food too, of course. CATALYST will be there too (and so will I, personally, along with my eight new hens!). Live Green SLC! Festival, MAY 7, 10A6P. Library Square, 200 E 400 S. Free. LIVEGREENSLC.COM

Creative journaling After a day as jam-packed as the 7th, it’s probably a good idea to sit down with your diary when you get home—you don’t want to forget a single detail, I’m sure.

If your journaling skills aren’t up to such a task, don’t worry: the SLCC Community Writing Center is holding the first of two creative journaling workshops right on Library Square today, so as soon as you’re greened out from the Live Green Festival, mosey on over. Learn how to use journals as an expression of your creative self and how to turn daily writing into creative works from prompts to photographs and sketches. Creative Journaling, May 7 & 14, 13p. SLCC Community Writing Center, 210 E 400 S #8. $30. Registration required. SLCC.EDU/CWC

Plan B’s SLAM Fundraisers don’t get any better than this. For the past eight years, Plan B’s annual fundraiser has focused on censorship. But, as Plan-B is the only Utah theatre company fully devoted to the development of new work by Utah playwrights, they now feel it is important for this event to reflect where they are as a company. SLAM showcases Plan B’s commitment to creating new work by Utah playwrights: This year, Plan B will spend 23 hours creating five short plays, and will share the results with the public during the 24th hour. Five short plays made by five playwrights, five directors, five designers and 15 actors. Finish off this crazy day with wackiness with Plan B!

by horseback, canoe, kayak, boat, bicycle, bus or van. Great Salt Lake Bird Festival, May 1216. Farmington, UT. Prices for events vary, registration required. GREATSALTLAKEBIRDFEST.COM

Utah Pride Festival Every year, a group of volunteers, staff and community organizers team up to produce the Utah Pride Festival. Since 1983, the festival has grown dramatically from a small and rather secretive first gathering to a three-day event with national headliners— not to mention the second largest annual parade in Salt Lake. The festival will feature a number of live music performances as well as booths offering clothing, art, food and gifts. Utah Pride Festival, June 3-5. Washington Square, 450 S 200 E. UTAHPRIDEFESTIVAL.ORG

Sun Valley Wellness Festival The Sun Valley Wellness Festival is an annual gathering of

SLAM, May 7, 8p. Jeanne Wagner Theatre, Rose Wagner, 138 W 300 S. $40/$20. PLANBTHEATRE.ORG

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Film The Economics of Happiness Economic globalization has led to a massive expansion in the scale and power of big business and banking. The Economics of Happiness exposes the dangers and damages of globalization—but more than that, the film explores the increasing resistance

MAY 27-30 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SUN VALLEY, IDAHO

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The Secret Life of Mushrooms

The Secret Life of Mushrooms, May 22, 7p. Brewvies Cinema Pub, 277 S 200 W. $10. WWW.EVOLVER.NET/GROUP/EVOLVER_SALT_LAKE, SECRETLIFEOF.COM

top speakers and practitioners of mindbody-spirit and environmental wellness, presented by the Sun Valley Wellness Institute, whose mission is to “inspire positive change.” Keynote speaker is Gregg Braden, internationally renowned as a pioneer in bridging science and spirituality. Also featured are painter and psychonaut Alex Grey, teacher, healer and spiritual activist Saul David Raye as well as longevity expert Zorba Paster, MD. The festival also includes workshops and break-out sessions spanning the gamut of health, wellness and spirituality. Sun Valley Wellness Festival, May 27-30. Sun Valley, ID (4.5 hours from SLC). SUNVALLEYWELLNESS.ORG.

Featured Speakers Alex Grey, Zorba Paster MD, Father Gregory Boyle Yoga Master Saul David Raye and Christopher Kennedy Lawford

Over 50 presentations on Mind, Body and Spiritual Wellness the world over to the faceless institutions that have brought our world to the brink, and the possible solutions the people involved in this resistance are coming up with. Presented by Wasatch Cooperative Market. Screening followed by a panel discussion highlighting Salt Lake City-based initiatives dedicated to strengthening local community and economy, moderated by a KRCL Radio Active host, and will feature representatives from Local First Utah, the Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office, Slow Food Utah and Wasatch Cooperative Market.

Wellness Expo • FREE and Open to the Public Over 50 Vendors selling fabulous products and offering massages and other treatments

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The Economics of Happiness screening, May 19, 7-10p. Brewvies Cinema Pub, 677 S 200 W. $6. WASATCH.COOP

Gardening Gardening classes and workshops

An outdoor celebration of green living & s u s t a i n a b i l i t y U TA H S T Y L E !

If you didn’t make it to any one of the plethora of urban homesteading education opportunities last month, May certainly isn’t too late! Wasatch Community Gardens this month is offering classes on seed saving (May 14, 10a-12p), composting (May 21, 10a-12p), worm vermicomposting (May 21,

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Some see them as a powerful mindaltering drug. But to others, they’re a sacred part of an ancient Mazatec ritual. The Secret Life of Mushrooms takes us on a psychedelic journey to Huautla de Jimenez, Mexico to explore the effect of R. Gordon Wasson’s exposure to Mazatec curandero rituals, the resulting recreational popularization of mushrooms and the long term effects of narco-tourism on an ancient way of life. CATALYST Magazine and Evolver Salt Lake present the Salt Lake City premiere of The Secret Life of Mushrooms. Live Q&A with director(s) hosted by UTAHFM.ORG after the screening.

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Seedling swap If in the madness of May 7 you didn’t manage to make it over to either Wasatch Community Gardens or Red Butte Gardens annual plant sales, it’s still not to late to get some great heirloom seedlings for your garden—at the People’s Market Seedling Swap. Buyers and sellers (as well as swappers, of course) are welcome. Seedling Swap, May 14, 10a-1p. Jordan Park, 1000 S 900 W. SLCPEOPLESMARKET.ORG

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haman Kucho has been visiting Utah regularly since 2008. The born-andraised Peruvian grew up around Machu Picchu. Often referred to as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;lost cityâ&#x20AC;? of the Inkans (or Incans), Machu Pichu eluded discovery by Spanish invaders, remaining a mystery to the northern world till 1911. The Spaniardsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;lossâ&#x20AC;? had preserved Machu Pichu from the usual fate of the marauded, and today people from around the world travel to Peru to visit a bygone culture that still has spiritual vitality. Kucho spent years as a tour guide there, as well as doing search-and-rescue work. In 1991, he says, he was approached by the spirit of Machu Pichu in the middle of the night. He was camping out, sleeping in a cave. He says spirits woke him up, and told him he was to be protective of the area's energetics. Soon afterward he was in a ceremony with the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mayor, who became convinced Kucho spoke the truth and offered formal support of Kuchoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Machu Picchu spiritual guardianship. Shaman Kucho engages with the symbols and sacred elements visible on and around the old temples. He leads â&#x20AC;&#x153;peregrination by sacred wayâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;discovering time-space,â&#x20AC;? according to his website, MACHUPICCHURIKUNI.COM. Salt Laker Nick Stark met Kucho in Peru in 1996. The way Stark relates it, soon after they met, Kucho asked him why he came to Machu Pichu. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m tired of being a jerk, smoking dope. I want to know why Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m on this planet or Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m done.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh, so you're ready to go back to work?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Kucho replied. Their work together began. Stark soon realized the whole universe was there for him. â&#x20AC;?The guy saved my life.â&#x20AC;? He describes Kucho as soft-spoken, small (about five feet tall and 120 lbs.) and

humble, while yielding incredible wisdom and results. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is at harmony with nature and of pure heart.â&#x20AC;? While he does not disparage them, book-fed learning experiences are not Kuchoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s style. He finds the healing strength in personal connection. Stark helped Kucho get his first visa. Kucho has since been to Africa. He travels regularly to Puerto Rico and has visited Utah several times, with Stark as his sponsor. He has attended the Mayan Elders conference for years. Kucho has hiked and camped across southern Utah and has enjoyed meeting the spirits of the mountains in these sacred places. When Kucho first met with the Great Salt Lake (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kachi Kochaâ&#x20AC;?), he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is definitely the place.â&#x20AC;? Kucho says the Great Salt Lake holds an energetic similarly to that of Lake Titicaca (South Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest lake and a power location in old creation tales). When Kucho comes to town, Stark and others plan talks, ceremonies, group healings and community offerings for a more joyful , harmonious and peaceful life here. Over the years Kucho has done ceremonies honoring the spirit of the Great Salt Lake and the spirits of the mountains, valleys and rivers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have had a pretty strong following over the years with the Salt Lake community,â&#x20AC;? says Stark. As many as 60 people attend the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;dispatchos.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? These group offerings of prayers and intentions are often held along the shore of the Great Salt Lake at sunset. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One interesting thing since weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been going out there and honoring it: The place has finally turned a profit,â&#x20AC;? says Sparks, with amusement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spirits of the lake are delighted to finally be acknowledged.â&#x20AC;? I asked Stark how he would describe what Shaman Kucho brings to Utahâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;why one might show up for a talk or ceremony. He replied, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a look into how life was in ancient times when people truly honored the land and the elements, the wind, fire, air. Kucho says he is nothing special. His job is to take people to the place where they can reconnect with the elements and find their truth. Then they can heal and connect to their spiritual purpose in a way they never thought possible. Then they'll come back to their senses.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;GBdJ May 26, 6p. Lecture: Inkan Shamanism. Golden Braid, 151 S. 500 E., SLC May 27, 6:30p. Conscious Destiny Community Ceremony: Group dispatcho. Quaker Meeting House, 171 East 4800 S., SLC. $25 donation. May 28, 6p. Community Ceremony : group dispatcho. Dragonfly Healing Arts, 260 Historic 25th St. (upstairs), Ogden. $25 donation. Private one hour readings with Shaman Kucho are available in Ogden Canyon. Nick Stark, 801721-2779. NICHOLASSTARK@COMCAST.NET

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Bees, breathing and the dialect of texting It’s the patterns that make the meaning. BY ALICE BAIN

and it will continue to metabolize for a time completely independent of my body. It has a survival drive of its own, even though it has evolved to exist in cooperation with other cells of its type. Just like the cells that make up our bodies, humans have also evolved to exist in cooperation. From our earliest experiences bonding with our parents, through the perils and glories of the school years, to our entry into the “adult” world of responsibility and self-direction, we are surrounded by society and culture. Like a hive supporting a bee colony, our cultural structures provide a kind of environment within an environment. We are housed on this planet by our ideas as much as we are by our towns and cities. And for a decade now, we have been watching colony collapse disorder march across the Earth, destroying the invisible

We are housed on this planet by our ideas as much as we are by our towns and cities.

glue that keeps bees together in a hive. While this is worrying on many levels, it is also most important metaphorically: If the bees can become so stressed that they simply can’t understand how to live together any more, then what are we doing about our own stressors? Can we look at the ideas that form the scaffolding of our culture objectively, to see how sturdy they really are? Our culture often flies in the face of the basic physiological realities of our bodies. Leave it to the smartasses over at CRACKED.COM to point this out. Think you know how to poop?

If the bees can become so stressed that they simply can’t understand how to live together any more, then what are we doing about our own stressors? We don’t know squat. Our Western, “civilized,” chair-like potties contravene the basic mechanics of our digestive systems; to poop well, one must squat. How about breathing? Surely we all know how to breathe? Sadly, no. We are taught to breathe with our chests, while our bodies understand that real power comes to the diaphragm via the

abdomen (WWW.CRACKED. COM/ARTICLE_19121_7-BASICTHINGS-YOU-WONT-BELIEVE-YOUREALL-DOING-WRONG.HTML).

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Anything that can get us to breathe a bit more consciously cannot be a bad thing. is one of the most common psychiatric complaints in the U.S.A., and doctors here prescribe anxiolytic medications by the truckload. The problem often involves hyperventilation, which depletes carbon dioxide from the blood and puts the body in physical distress, increasing the psychological distress and closing a hellish loop of self-perpetuating mental agony. The good folks at Southern Methodist University have started applying technology to the issue, inventing a kind of wearable CO2 monitor that keeps tabs on your blood levels and advises you how to breathe your way toward calmness during a panic attack. Leaving aside that this is a technological replication of several thousand years worth of yogic pranayama breathing practice, I am glad to see that we are meeting in the middle on this one. Anything that can get humanity as a whole to breathe a little more consciously cannot be a bad thing. Consciousness is one of the central issues here, and it’s vital to our development as a species. We all have our individual behavior patterns, and we contribute to collective continued on page 40

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oes a single cell—say, in the dermis of my big toe—have a sense of itself? It is certainly biologically alive; take that cell and put it in a Petri dish provided with the right nutrients and enough oxygen,

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A Vision of Haiti In the days and weeks following the devastating January 2010 earthquake in Port au Prince that killed over 200,000 Haitians, thousands of amputations were performed in an effort to save the lives of those whose limbs had been crushed or severed by the buildings that collapsed on them. Recently, local photographer Stephen Speckman and New York-based photographer Sandra Wong-Geroux traveled to Haiti to document the work of Salt Lake City prosthetist Joseph Mahon as he helped women who had limbs. The Grotto Gallery at Flynn Artipelago Studios will host an exhibit of Speckman and Wong-Geroux’s work, “A Vision of Haiti: Restoring Hope One Woman at a Time.” All of the proceeds from the exhibit will be donated to The Haitian Amputee Mothers Alliance (HAMA), which is a development project of Village of Vision for Haiti Foundation, to support their work building prosthetic limbs and caring for female amputees in Haiti. HAMA fundraiser, May 20, 4-9p. Grotto Gallery at Flynn Artipelago Studios, 3474 S 2300 E. MILLCREEKARTSPACE.COM, HAMAFUND.ORG, VVHF.ORG.

Classes/Workshops Ayurvedic cooking class Ayurveda is a system of traditional medicine from India, and ayurvedic foods are appetizing, full of flavor and are healing for the body. With ayurvedic cooking, attention is paid to the quality and compatibility of the food and its effect on the body and consciousness. Gain hands-on experience in the kitchen and start your day off with a tasty ayurvedic breakfast. Ayurvedic cooking class, May 27, 9a. 2065 E 2100 S. $40, registration required. SHIVACENTRESLC.COM

Art Spring City Heritage Day and art auction The Heritage Day Celebration includes a tour of many of the town’s charming pioneer-era homes and buildings, built along Main Street and throughout the town. A silent auction, called “Art Squared,” is held at the school, where patrons bid on one-foot square paintings done by well-known Spring City artists including Osral Allred, Lee Bennion, Susan Gallacher, M’Lisa Paulsen, Doug Fryer, Kathleen Peterson, Cassandria Parsons, Lynn Farrar and many other Utah artists—along with Sophie Soprano, CATALYST’s cover artist this month. Spring City Heritage Day, May 28, 7:30a-2p (Art Square auction at 9a-2p), Old Spring City School, 453 East 100 North, Spring City, UT. Tours $10. HISTORICSPRINGCITY.ORG

Healing at the Speed of Sound workshop Join authors Don Campbell and Alex Doman for a day of practical, clinical and creative updates on sound, music and silence based on their new book, Healing at the Speed of Sound. The workshop will focus on the history of listening therapies and their practical applications in education and healthcare, new trends in brain research that help us understand how the brain processes auditory stimulation and how to combine music you love with a variety of classical and popular styles to create your own personal soundtrack for each day. Healing at the Speed of Sound workshop, June 2, 9a-1:30p. Weber State University, Shepherd Union Bldg. $95. ADVANCEDBRAIN.COM

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proper support and guidance, some individuals with neck problems can practice safely. I have suffered several whiplash injuries, and have learned how to practice without injury. It is also advisable to avoid inversions during your menstrual period. If you have high blood pressure, an experienced teacher can guide you through the steps to safe practice.

Why you need the props I can’t stress adamantly enough the importance of practicing Shoulderstand with props. I’ve heard this story from several different Iyengar yoga teachers: In his early years of teaching, Iyengar’s students began to experience neck issues such as arthritis and degenerative disc disease from practicing Shoulderstand on the floor. This prompted him to devise a new way of practicing with blankets that literally saved his students’ necks. Elevating your shoulders and arms on a stack of blankets while your head rests on the floor accomplishes two things: It keeps the neck from flexing past 75 degrees, the maximum angle that most cervical spines are able to bend forward. It keeps the weight of the body off the fragile cervical vertebrae and intervertebral discs.

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f I had to pick a pose that endures as my favorite after almost 30 years of practice, it would be Shoulderstand. My body almost audibly says “ahhhh” when I kick my legs up and settle onto my shoulders. Shoulderstand makes me happy both during and after I practice. It sets me up for the day. Translated literally as “goodfor-all-of-you” pose, Salamba Sarvangasana, a.k.a Shoulderstand is one of the fundamental asanas in yoga. Nicknamed the “Queen” of poses (headstand is “King”), Shoulderstand improves bal-

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ance, drains fluid from the lungs and legs, stretches the back of the neck and opens the heart. If you thumb through the appendix of BKS Iyengar’s classic book, Light on Yoga, you will see that Salamba Sarvangasana is listed first or second as a therapeutic pose for almost every category of physical imbalance. For Shoulderstand to live up to its many promises, it must be practiced with patience, mindfulness and care. If you have neck problems, retinal problems, glaucoma or heart problems, it is better not to practice Shoulderstand. That said, with

Place a nonskid mat perpendicular to a bare wall. Fold three to five firm (wool, thick cotton or quilted) blankets so that they are approximately 18 to 24 inches by 24 to 36 inches. Stack the blankets on top of each other with all their main folds facing away from the wall on the nonskid mat, with the wide side parallel to the wall. Your stack should be four to six inches or more in height. Start with more height if you have neck issues or if your neck is long. Adjust the position of your blankets so that the folded edges are about 28 to 30 inches from the wall. Depending on your height, you may need to adjust this distance.

How-to Sit on your blanket stack with your left shoulder facing the wall. Gently roll back and swing your legs up so that they touch the wall. Your head will rest on the floor with the tops of your shoulders resting about three inches from the edge of the blankets. Place your arms next to your sides, palms down. On an exhalation, press your arms into your blankets and your

feet against the wall, and curl your abdominal muscles in to lift your pelvis up. Your shoulders should be close to but not over the edge of your blankets. Clasp your hands and stretch your arms out along your blankets, rocking side to side to situate yourself onto the tops of your shoulders. Then bend your elbows, taking care to keep your elbows no wider than shoulder-width apart, and place your hands on your back for support. Now plant your base— your shoulders, upper arms and elbows—to lift higher onto your shoulders. Stay for five to 10 deep breaths. Very important: Do not turn your head while in Shoulderstand, as this may occlude your carotid artery and result in a blackout. Instead, lengthen your throat and the front of your cervical spine. Relax your throat, jaw, facial muscles and eyes. To release the pose, exhale and lower your upper back, lower back and finally the pelvis down onto your blankets. Slide off the blankets toward your head so that your pelvis rests on your blankets and your shoulder blades and head rest flat on the floor. Place the soles of your feet together and relax your knees out to the sides. Relax here for three to five minutes to allow your body to integrate the effects of inverting. Observe what you feel. What shifted in Shoulderstand? How is your breathing? How is your heart rate? I strongly suggest that beginners practice at a wall for at least a few months, if not longer, before straightening the legs to vertical. A teacher experienced in teaching Shoulderstand with blanket support can help you decide when you are ready to move away from the wall, and when to increase your time in the pose. Geeta Iyengar’s book, Yoga: A Gem for Women, claims that Shoulderstand nourishes the throat, home of the thyroid and parathyroid glands by bringing fresh blood into the area. The throat is also the home of your vishuddha chakra, the chakra governing creativity and expression. In my experience, Salamba Sarvangasana, as its name says, is truly good for everything on all levels—physical, mental and emotional. Practiced with patience and care, Shoulderstand can relax and calm, as it opens you to fresh perspectives. u Charlotte Bell is a yoga teacher, author and musician who lives in Salt Lake City. Visit her at www.charlottebellyoga.com.

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Heart and Soul Animal Reiki 3/12 Certified Reiki III practitioners and Animal Reiki teachers Rick and Nancy Bowen, 801-278-1270 Reiki helps strengthen an animal’s natural healing; aid in pain management; promote relaxation for animals with emotional issues; ease an animal’s journey into a new environment; comfort a dying pet and its owner as your pet makes its transition. Healing Huna Energy Work 7/11 Time for Spring Cleaning of The Inner and The Outer! Work with me to rid yourself of old negative, stale energy and pain. Now is the time to feel better. Remote and in person work available. Sacred space, psychic self-protection and walking meditation sessions coming up. Sherrie, 801-205-6460. Quantum Biofeedback RUHB Edie Lodi, Certified Quantum Biofeedback Specialist, 802-345-8637, EDIELODI.COM Quantum Biofeedback is a non-invasive technology that trains the body to relax, reeducate muscles and reduce stress. Energetically harmonize your stress and imbalances. Restore the flow of energy through subtle electrical signals that work with innate healing. Also recommended for animals.

Sheryl Seliger, LCSW, 6/11 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.6/10

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affordable and effective. Relax in comfy reclining chairs in a healing community setting. Acupuncture is good for allergies, back pain and more. Downtown SLC. WWW.SLCQI.COM

Alexander Technique, Cathy Pollock, M.AmSAT 9/11 801-230-7661. Certified Alexander Technique teacher with 17 years experience. Beyond good posture and body mechanics! Develop awareness. Let go of habitual tensions. Calm your nervous system. Embody dynamic ways of moving and performing. Learn to be easily upright and open. Breathe better, feel better, look better. Gain confidence and poise. WWW.ALEXANDERTECHNIQUEUTAH.COM

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Cameron Wellness Center RUHB 801-486-4226. Dr Todd Cameron, Naturopathic Physician. 1945 S. 1100 E. #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. WWW.DRTODDCAMERON.COM Eastside Natural Health Clinic 9/11 Uli Knorr, ND 801.474.3684; 2188 S. Highland Drive #207. Dr. Knorr uses a multi-dimensional approach to healing. He can help optimize your health to live more vibrantly and support your natural healing ability. He focuses on hormonal balancing, including thyroid, adrenal, women’s hormones, blood sugar regulation; gastrointestinal disorders and allergies. Detoxification, food allergy testing and comprehensive hormonal testing available. EASTSIDENATURALHEALTH.COM Todd Mangum, MD, Web of Life Wellness Center FB 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 Planned Parenthood of Utah 6/11 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 9/11 801-557-6733. 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. Medicare and UofU provider. Now expanding services into Park City and Heber. SLC Qi Community Acupuncture 6/11 R. Dean Woolstenhulme, L.Ac 177 E 900 S Ste 101D, 801-521-3337. Acupuncture you can afford. Quality acupuncture on low sliding scale rates ($15-$40) makes health care

Wasatch Vision Clinic FB 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

MISCELLANEOUS Blue Boutique FB 801-982-1100. WWW.BLUEBOUTIQUE.COM/10 Catalyst 801-363-1505. 140 McClelland, SLC. CONTACT@CATALYSTMAGAZINE.NET.

Spaces Available 8/11 801-596-0147 Ext. 41, 5801 S Fashion Blvd, Ste. 250, Murray, UT. Center for Transpersonal Therapy. TWO large plush spaces. 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. Two rooms available. Volunteer Opportunity 4/12 801-474-0535. 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

MOVEMENT & SPORT dance, fitness, martial arts, Pilates, yoga Avenues Yoga 1/12 68 K Street, SLC. 801-410-4639. Avenues Yoga is a friendly, down-to-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, Power, Pilates and now Yogalates! Free Intro to Yoga every Saturday at 11:30. Introductory Special: $39 one month unlimited. WWW.AVENUESYOGA.COM Bikram Yoga—Sandy 801-501-YOGA (9642). 9343 South 1300 East. Local Introductory Offer-$29 for 30 days unlimited yoga (Utah residents only). Our South

INTUITIVE JOURNEYS Tarot, Channeling, Numerology & More 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. 33 classes offered, 7 days a week. Community Class: 1st Saturday of each month 10am class is free to new students. WWW.BIKRAMYOGASANDY.COM 12/11 Centered City Yoga 9/11 801-521-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 Ecstatic Dance SLC 6/11 2531 S 400 E. Dance the way your body wants to, without choreography or judgment! Discover the innate body wisdom you possess. Ecstatic Dance is an authentic, spontaneous, expressive, meditative movement practice. First & third Saturdays, 10a-12p, $10, Columbus Community Center. WWW.ECSTATICDANCESLC.BLOGSPOT.COM Mindful Yoga FB 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 & private classes, workshops in a supportive, non-competitive environment since 1986. WWW.CHARLOTTEBELLYOGA.COM Erin Geesaman Rabke Somatic Educator. 801-898-0478. WWW.BODYHAPPY.COM FB RDT Community School. 801-534-1000. 138 W. Broadway. FB Red Lotus School of Movement FB 740 S 300 W, SLC, UT, 84101. 801-355-6375. Established in 1994 by Sifu Jerry Gardner and Jean LaSarre Gardner. Traditional-style training in the classical martial arts of T’ai Chi, Wing Chun Kung-Fu, and T’ai Chi Chih (qi gong exercises). Children’s classes in Wing Chun KungFu. Located downstairs from Urgyen Samten Ling Tibetan Buddhist Temple. WWW.REDLOTUSSCHOOL.COM, REDLOTUS@REDLOTUS.CNC.NET THE SHOP Yoga Studio 10/11 435-649-9339. Featuring Anusara Yoga. Inspired fun and opening in one of the most amazing studios in the country. Classes, Privates, and Therapeutics with certified and inspired Anusara instructors. Drop-ins welcome. 1167 Woodside Ave., P.O Box 681237, Park City, UT 84068. WWW.PARKCITYYOGA.COM

Tue May 17 Psychic Fair at Golden Braid

Sun May 8 Psychic Fair at A Gift of Touch

6-9pm, 51 S 500 E, SLC • $25 for 20 min. Call 801-322-1162 to make your appointment in advance, walk-ins may be available. This event is held the 3rd Tuesday of each month.

1-4pm, 2766 E 3300 S • $25 for 20 min. Call 801-322-1162 to make your appointment in advance. This event is held the 2nd Sunday of each month.

Sat May 15—Psychic Fair at Dancing Cranes 12-5pm, 675 E Simpson Ave (2240 S) $25 for 20 min. Call for appointments 801-486-1129. Walk-ins may be available. This event is held the 3rd Sunday of each month.

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Ross Gigliotti 801-244-0275

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WORKSHOPS Tue May 3, 10, 17 Adam Sagers will be reading at Golden Braid. Call 801-322-1266 to schedule appt. Thu May 5, Krysta Brinkley—All About Numbers, 6:30pm, Free Lecture at Golden Braid. What does seeing 11 11 mean? Learn a “quick & easy” method to access soul and destiny numbers and explore numbers 0-9 in depth. Followup class available. Call 801-322-1162 for details. Wed May 18, Q&A with Krysta Brinkley at Golden Braid. 6:30pm. Krysta will answers your questions using tarot, astrology, numerology, intuition. $15

Sat May 28, Krysta Brinkley—Essence of Numbers Workshop, 10-4pm $125. Draw, develop and get intimate with the numbers 0-9. Contact Golden Braid to reserve a spot 801-322-1162. For new classes with Krysta Brinkley see the website and blog. Palmistry, Numerology, Tarot and Astrology offered http://intuitivejourneys.ning.com and http://krysta.us or call 801-706-0213.

SHAMAN KUCHO, “The Guardian of Machu Picchu” returns to Utah: May 25 – June 7 Thu May 26, Shaman Kucho at Golden Braid Bookstore, 6pm Free Lecture: Inkan Shamanism 151 S 500 E (SLC). Fri May 27, Quaker Meeting House, 6:30pm, 171 E 4800 S (SLC) Shaman Kucho: Conscious Destiny Community Ceremony. Donation $25.

Private one-hour readings with Shaman Kucho are available in Ogden Canyon during his visit: Cost $130 hour: limited number of sessions are available so reserve your time now: Contact Nick Stark @ 801-721-2779 or email nicholasstark@comcast.net for more information.

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Sat May 28, Dragonfly Healing Arts, 6:00pm 260 Historic 25th St. (upstairs) Ogden, Shaman Kucho: Community Ceremony. Donation $25.

PERU TOUR October 2011 with Shaman Kucho and Nick Stark 10-day spiritual journey you will never forget. Contact Nick via email NICHOLASSTARK@COMCAST.NET for details or go to WWW.INTUITIVEJOURNYS.NING.COM Private healings, readings, energy clearings, space clearings, full moon ceremonies: Call Nick Stark 801-721-2779 or email NICHOLASSTARK@COMCAST.NET. Over 20 years of hands-on experience

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SUZANNE WAGNER One of Utah & California's Top Psychics SUZANNE IS NOW WORKING EXCLUSIVELY AS A PHONE PSYCHIC. SCHEDULE NOW through the online scheduler at www.suzwagner.com and receive a free pdf copy of Suzanne’s amazing book, "Integral Numerology" with your appointment-confirmation email. All phone consultations include a recorded mp3 file of the reading that can be downloaded to a personal computer.

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Deloris: Channeled Readings through Spiritual Medium 5/11 801-968-8875, 801-577-1348. Deloris 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. Ask about my $25 Q&A parties. DELORISSPIRITUALMEDIUM.COM Intuitive Therapy Suzanne Wagner, 707-354-1019.

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PSYCHOTHEAPY COUNSELING & PERSONAL GROWTH coaching, consulting, hypnosis, integrated awareness, psychology / therapy /counseling, shamanic, sound healing Jeff Bell, L.C.S.W. 4/12 801-364-5700, 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. Center for Transpersonal Therapy 8/11 801-596-0147. 5801 S Fashion Blvd, Ste.

250, Murray, UT. Denise Boelens, PhD; Heidi Ford, MS, LCSW, Chris Robertson, LCSW; Lynda Steele, LCSW; Sherry Lynn Zemlick, PhD, Wil Dredge LCSW, Nick Tsandes, 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. Steven J. Chen, Ph.D., Lic. 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 9/11 Clarity Coaching 801-487-7621. WWW.KATHRYNDIXON.COM Coaching Your Inward Journey 6/11 Paul Rudd 801-600-4118. Jonathan Rudd 801577-1611. Trained with Erickson Coaching International. Make your life move toward personal success and fulfillment with effective, fun and simple tools. Gain increased self-esteem and your ability to use and build your inner resources. Love yourself!

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Robin Friedman, LCSW 10/11 801-599-1411 (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 self-awareness. EMDR certified. Also trained in Expressive Arts Therapy. WWW.ROBINFRIEDMANTHERAPY.COM ROBIN@ROBINFRIEDMANTHERAPY.COM Jan Magdalen, LCSW 1/12 801-582-2705, 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.

Create Your Life Coaching 10/11 801-971-5039. Life Coach Terry Sidfordâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Balance. Vision. Purpose. Call for a FREE consultation today! WWW.CREATEYOURLIFECOACHING.NET

Marilynne Moffitt, PhD 6/11 801-266-4551. 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 clinical hypnotherapist, NLP master practitioner & EMDR practitioner.

Marianne Felt, MT-BC, LPC 9/11 801-524-0560, 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.

Sanctuary for Healing & Integration (SHIN) 801-268-0333. 860 E. 4500 So., Ste. 302, SLC. Mainstream psychiatry and psychotherapy with complementary and alternative healing (Buddhist psychology, Naikan, Morita, mindfulness training, energy healing, bodywork, shamanic and karmic healing, herbal and nutritional supplementation). Children, adolescents, adults, couples and families are welcome. Training workshops for professionals available. WWW.SHININTEGRATION.COM 12/11

Mateylah â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Human Angel for Hire 10/11 801-750-6659, WWW.FACEBOOK/MATEYLAH Readings & Advice, Divinenergywork with Vocal Toning, Ghostbusting, Demonslaying, Missing Object Pet and People Locating, Communication with the Other-side, House/Business Blessings, Spiritual Teaching, Telepathic Communication, Spiritual Counseling and more. Email MATEYLAH@YAHOO.COM for full brochure. Meet Mateylah at â&#x20AC;&#x153;The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mâ&#x20AC;? Experienceâ&#x20AC;? For date, time, location information text â&#x20AC;&#x153;M Experienceâ&#x20AC;? to 801-750-6659.

Stephen Proskauer, MD, Integrative Psychiatry 7/11 801-631-8426. 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

Patricia Toomey, ADTR, LPC RUHB 801-463-4646, 1390 S. 1100 E., Ste.202 The Dance of Lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;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.

Jed Rushforth, LCSW 5/11 1174 E. 2760 S. Ste. #6, 801-712-3795, JEDRUSHFORTHTHERAPY.COM Unlock your hidden potential for happiness. Find out who you truely are. Discover thoughts and beliefs that hold you back and turn them into overwhelming positive energy. I will help you change your thinking so you can fully appreciate life.

Terry Fahey Ray, LCSW 6/11 435-671-7425 (Sugar House) Experience working with trauma, addiction, women and menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s issues, depression, anxiety and deep personal work. Energy work, aura and chakra healing; end of life issues. Utilizes clinical knowledge facilitating workshops and groups. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a passion for working with others to find balance in their lives and to assist in their self discovery.

Steve Seliger, LMFT 6/11 801-661-7697. 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.

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Sarah Sifers, Ph.D., LCSW, Shamanic Practitioner, Minister of the Circle of the Sacred Earth 3/12 801-531-8051. 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. Naomi Silverstone, DSW, LCSW FB 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. 9/10 Daniel Sternberg, PhD, Psychologist 7/11 801-364-2779. 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 11/11 801-364-5700 Ext 1. 1399 S. 700 E., Ste. 2, SLC. Mindful presence in relationshipbased 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 Utah Twelve-Step Intergroup Network 6/11 WWW.UTIN.ORG, 801-359-HEAL (4325). Salt Lake area meeting schedule. Are you trying to change your life? Looking for a 12-step anonymous (like AA) support group? Meeting schedules & contact information for: Adult children of alcoholics, codependents, debtors, eating disorders, nicotine, recovering couples, sexaholics, sex addicts, love addicts and workaholics. The Infinite Within 9/11 John Knowlton. 801-263-3838. WWW.THEINFINITEWITHIN.COM Elizabeth Williams, RN, MSN 10/11 801-486-4036. 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 & selfesteem. Adolescents & adults, individuals, couples & group therapy. The Work of Byron Katie 7/11 801-842-4518. 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

Eckankar in Utah 12/11 801-542-8070. 8105 S 700 E, Sandy. Eckankar is ancient wisdom for today. Explore past lives, dreams, and soul travel to see how to lead a happy, balanced and productive life, and put daily concerns into loving perspective. Worship Service and classes on Sundays at 10:30am. WWW.ECKANKAR-UTAH.ORG

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clothes, books, music, art, household, building supplies Consignment Circuit 9/11 801-486-6960. 1464 E 3300 S. Recycle your style! Clean, great quality, current, retro & vintage—clothing, jewelry, costumes & collectibles. We’ll help you put something together or browse on your own. Have fun, save money & shop green. M-F 11-6, Sat 11-5. Elemente 10/11 353 W Pierpont Avenue, 801-355-7400. M-F 12-6, Sat. 12-5, Gallery Stroll every 3rd Friday 3-9. We feature second-hand furniture, art and accessories to evoke passion and embellish any room or mood with comfort and style. You're invited to browse, sit a spell, or sell your furniture with us. Layaway is available. A haven for the discriminating shopper since 1988. Pib’s Exchange RUHB 1147 E. Ashton Ave. Your Sugar House consignment and costume hub with Salt Lake’s eco-community at heart! Express yourself and recycle your style for green or credit. Come explore our great selection of costumes and nearly-new brand names, and help out the planet while you’re at it!

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A skilled receiver is one who “accepts willingly.” If you’re comfortable letting others do things for you, and have a healthy balance between the states of giving and receiving, you’re a good receiver. favorite book while your husband makes dinner, the kids do chores, and you sigh with contentment about how good life is. If this is a

foreign concept, you might need help in the receiving department. Owen says it’s important to be a good receiver because “the world will only give as much as you can receive.” So if you’ve developed habits of giving but don’t have the first clue about receiving, this would be an obstacle in your manifesting practice. “Oh, don’t worry about me. I’m fine.” “You shouldn’t have.” Or maybe even: “Am I the only one who does anything around here?” If you’re familiar with phrases like these, it’s a sign you give too much and receive too little. Those who aren’t great at receiving feel physically exhausted, emotionally depleted and mentally resentful. Those who give too much tend to attract “takers.” So if you think you would love to receive more if only someone would give it, know that you are a key part of changing this equation. In The Power of Receiving, Owen suggests beginning a formal receiving practice with three steps: 1) Accept all compliments. 2) Count your blessings. 3) Be “spiritually naked.” If you’re not great at receiving, you’ll be surprised to notice how many compliments you deflect and blessings you dismiss. Time to change those habits! Spiritual nakedness means being self-revealing in that you don’t just show the “happy” parts of yourself, but that you express your “vulnerable, clueless, hateful, depressed, lost and lonely parts, too.” It means owning who you are and how you feel. In other words, receiving—for your self—the amazing and whole gift of you. u Jeannette Maw is a Law of Attraction coach and founder of Good Vibe Coaching in Salt Lake City. WWW.GOODVIBECOACH.COM

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ith the coming of spring there is a propensity to jump forward and take leaps of faith into the void of the unknown. This can be an exciting time, but energy can shift quickly when the focus is undefined. This is a time to create a clear picture of what you want and where you want to go. This is a good way to start in the creative process. Often you need to make some decisions and then the guides and angels know how to support your process and how to proceed in manifesting the little coincidences and magic that make change fun. If you are afraid to make a decision because so many of your dreams have come crashing down around you over the last few years, take a deep breath and know that the breakdown of the ego’s “ideas” is a necessary process to allow a deepening and expansion of the soul’s true potential. These last six months have brought about the realization of many conflicting beliefs and dualities within you. That awakening and awareness has brought about a radical shift in your wants and desires for the future. This felt like a bolt of lightening that has woken you up with a start and brought about a complete reversal of some aspects and priorities in your life. It is as if the universe said, “Oh, you think that is so important? Let me show you what is really needing to be addressed or dealt with.” Life often has its own flow and agenda. Sometimes we are not allowed into the deeper secrets until the last minute. The major about-face of this energy has rocked many of you to your core. It may feel as if you are being thrown over a chasm by some unseen force. You did not see the chasm and you did not see the energy that was

throwing you. You find yourself propelled into an unknown space and landing in a new territory with no idea of how or what got you there. But when you got “there,” something seemed very different. There were new people to connect with and new understanding and acceptance. Are you willing to surrender up your old shame and guilt to make room for something entirely new? Now is the time. By mid-month all the hard work will finally feel as if it is paying off. A gentle compassion, acceptance and understanding will move you toward a new balance that you had previously thought impossible. Allow this change to envelope your spirit. Allow the grief to be released. Use what you have learned to create appropri-

By the mid-month all the hard work will finally feel as if it is paying off. A gentle compassion, acceptance and understanding will move you toward a new balance that you had previously thought impossible. ate boundaries and expand your intuitive capacities. Trust life. Trust your crazy hare-brained schemes. Trust the flow that is going to take you to a new place whether you like it or not. Why not surrender to this thing that has taken over your life? After all, you have a choice to enjoy and appreciate the journey through the eyes of your inner amazed childlike archetypes or you can allow your ego to tell you how horrible and difficult all this has been. Remember, “Bitching is bragging” in the consciousness circles. Let’s find a way to be so present in the moment that this month’s experience is one of awe and amazement. u Suzanne Wagner is the author of numerous books and CDs on the tarot. She recently moved to northern California. suzwagner.com

OUTSIDE THE BOX (continued from page 29) behavior patterns—but up until very recently we haven’t been able to see those patterns in action clearly as we manifest them. Enter the Internet, supported by Science and the amazing human capacity— given the option—to communicate pretty much incessantly. Nothing is escaping this new self-reflective capacity, and we’re pondering and

Speech (and by extension text-based communication) is “merely a dialect” of true communication.

analyzing absolutely everything, all the time, en masse now. The Economist’s website recently covered new research into the roots of religion, and our tendency to behave more ethically when we feel we are being watched—presumably by some kind of deity (WWW.ECONOMIST.COM/NODE/18584074?FSRC= SCN/FB/WL/AR/THEGOODGODGUIDE). God or no God, we are now watching ourselves, and we all know that we truly are being watched, almost constantly. If you know that anything you do in public might end up on the Internet, how does this affect your behavior? And given the infinitude of available ideologies, how do

Given the infinitude of available ideologies, how do you choose for yourself what constitutes “acceptable behavior”? you choose for yourself what constitutes “acceptable behavior”? Luckily for us, as WONDERMARK.COM points out, speech (and by extension text-based communication) is “merely a dialect” of true communication

(WONDERMARK.COM/715). With the blizzard of verbiage out there on the Web, we are being forced, more generally, to discount the power of any individual transmission to assure us of our morals, and to look more at our own behavior in the light of the reaction it provokes. Somewhere, arising from this primordial informational soup, are behavioral patterns that can and will sustain us collectively on this planet, if we will just show up and pay attention. u Alice Bain is a Salt Lake-based artist and CATALYST’s newest jewel. Lok for her blog updates, appearing several times a week, at WWW.CATALYSTMAGAZINE.NET.

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ou were born under the zodiac sign of Capricorn, which means that you are a Child of Saturn. In the original line up of seven planets, Saturn was the slowest moving—which is why he was associated with old age. Sometimes this meant wisdom (many Children of Saturn are “old souls”) and sometimes this meant a cantankerous personality. As a Child of Saturn you may tend to be critical and skeptical because you have been disappointed so many times. This can make you wary and full of doubt. It could even lead to a pessimistic view of life. But the reason you’re like this is because you secretly believe that there is more to life than what you see in front of you. You can feel it—and on a very deep and profound level. But how can you access that in a way that you know is real? You were born with your Ruling Planet Saturn in the mystical sign of Pisces. Pisces is ruled by Neptune—the planet of “what I yearn for.” It’s clear from this planetary placement that you truly want to experience a spiritual breakthrough and a shift in consciousness—but that experience isn’t going to come to you as some eye-opening epiphany where the clouds part and you suddenly see your path stretching out before you. Such a thing is a more Uranian experience. Neptunian experiences tend to be “drowsy,” because Neptune rules the collective unconscious. The planet of visions and visionaries, Neptune speaks to us through our daydreams, our imagination, the music that we’re listening to, a compelling picture or maybe even the

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The Cassini spacecraft performed several close flybys of one of Saturns’ many moons, Enceladus, revealing its surface and environment in greater detail.

MAY 2 You can plant asparagus, beans, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, celery, chard, cucumber, endive, kohlrabi, lettuce, peas, potatoes, shallots and spinach through mid-month. MAY 3 NEW MOON If it’s clear, this would be a perfect night to head somewhere dark and look at Saturn. It rises in the east at nightfall and is up all night. If you’ve never looked at it through a telescope, do. Seriously. MAY 4 The Cassini spacecraft continues to discover strange and wonderful things about Saturn and its many (over 60) moons. On Titan, spring showers bring methane rains to its equatorial deserts, in an Earth-like cycle that uses methane instead of water. Enceladus, which would comfortably fit between Los Angeles and San Francisco, has huge, ice-shooting geysers. And on weird, potato-shaped Hyperion, days are never the same length, and the North Pole rarely points north. MAY 5 Not sure where to put your vegetable garden? Check the weeds: Dandelion, puncture vine and small

MAY 22 Many hawk moth caterpillars are notorious plant munchers—most notably the lovely plump tomato hornworm. But hey, everybody has to eat.

MAY 14 Short on space? You can grow snap beans, carrots, cucumbers, eggplant, onions, peppers, tomatoes and most herbs in pots and window boxes. Clay pots lose water too quickly, so slip a plastic one inside and plant in that.

MAY 23 Strawberries belong to the rose family, and do resemble rose hips when viewed in that light.

MAY 15 Small plants for small spaces: Grape, Patio, Red Robin, and Taxi tomatoes; Baby bell and fairy tale eggplant; pickle bush cucumber; Tabasco and Thai hot peppers.

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MAY 1 May Day/Beltane. The Sun rises at 6:25 a.m. today and sets at 8:24 p.m. May’s average maximum temperature is 71°; the minimum 47°. Average snowfall is 0.6 inches; rainfall 2.09 inches.

MAY 13 It’s time to plant basil, eggplant, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes and watermelon, as well as all heat-loving flowers.

nettle thrive in the kind of well-drained, sandy soil best suited for vegetables. MAY 6 The Eta Aquariids meteor shower peaks tonight. MAY 7 Meteor showers are named after the bright star that’s nearest the radiant (the point in the sky from which meteors appear to originate) of the shower. The radiant of Eta Aquariids appears to lie in the constellation Aquarius, near the star Eta Aquarii. MAY 8 Think you’re pressed for time? The adult form of the female American sand burrowing mayfly, Dolania americana, lives for only five minutes. In that time, she has to find a mate, copulate, and lay a clutch of eggs. MAY 9 Some Utah gardeners succeed in growing globe artichokes, though generally as an annual. Try the Northern Star and Imperial Star cultivars. MAY 10 FIRST QUARTER MOON. A period of unseasonable cold, called “blackberry winter,” often falls around now. MAY 11 Mulch coolweather crops like peas and greens with straw. Straw keeps plants cool and protects them from soil-dwelling diseases and pests. Earthworms like it, too. MAY 12 Cool iPhone app: SkyWeek, a daily listing of what’s visible in the night sky and how to find it.

MAY 16 Tonight, look for the Moon near the orange star Antares. MAY 17 FULL FLOWER MOON. Seeds that need light to grow (don’t bury, just lightly press them into the soil): Yarrow, basket of gold, snapdragon, Shasta daisy, tickseed, impatiens, Oriental poppy, petunia, salvia, sweet alyssum and stock. MAY 18 Seeds that need to be soaked or scarified: Okra, pink, morning glory, Sweet pea, parsley, parsnips, mallow, lupines and phlox. MAY 19 Should a leech ever happen to adhere to you, pry it off with a flat, blunt object. Using heat or chemicals will cause the leech to vomit into the wound before it drops off. And you probably don’t want leech barf in your system. MAY 20 Marigolds repel nematodes from vegetable beds, but have a negative effect on crops (they compete for water and resources), especially beans and cabbage. Sunflowers, too, damage nearby crops. MAY 21 Hawk moths are seriously cool. Also called sphinx moths, there are about 1,200 species of them, some of which are easily mistaken for hummingbirds. Many orchids can only be fertilized by hawk moths, which have proboscides as long or longer than their bodies, to reach the nectaries of long-necked flowers.

MAY 24 LAST QUARTER MOON. The strawberry as we know it was first hybridized in France around 1740, from wild species found in Virginia and South America. MAY 25 Lactose intolerant? Get your calcium from rhubarb, kale, okra, bok choy, collards, and dandelion, turnip and beet greens. MAY 26 To swallow big bugs, frogs retract their eyes into their sockets. The retracted eyes bulge against the roof of their mouth, helping push the food down. MAY 27 Minced banana peels remove toxic metals from drinking water. MAY 28 What do you call them: Rolypoly? Sow bug, pill bug, armadillo bug or potato bug? They’re actually woodlice, and it’s those in the genus Armadillium that roll into a little ball when threatened. Woodlice are crustaceans and require moisture to both breathe and breed. Females carry their babies in a side pocket of water, called a marsupium. Woodlice feed on algae, bark, moss and other decaying organic matter, and do absolutely no harm to plants. MAY 29 Some plants, like people, do better in a social setting, while others prefer a more solitary life. Trees often prefer to grow away from their own kind, likely to avoid species-specific microbes. Sagebrush, on the other hand, communicate with one another and collaborate to fend off caterpillars and grasshoppers. MAY 30 If you’re up before dawn, look to the east for a gorgeous cluster of the crescent Moon and all five visible planets (Mercury, Mars, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter). MAY 31 Fledgling birds need lots of energy, so put out some milk- and sugar-soaked bread, mashed bananas or cottage cheese with raisins.

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