Setting up for the show on Saturday morning, I was greeting another reader as he pulled on a pair of latex gloves. He was handling some paint, making a last minute repair to a piece of equipment, he caught my eye, snapped the glove on, and said, “Look: a new kind of reading….”
There seemed to be a theme again this weekend, it was only three signs that I mostly saw, starting with Virgo, then Libra and finally Scorpio. Those familiar with astrology will realize that this is all from one little slice of the sky, all right next to each other.
After reading Shaman Winter, and with the really interesting Full Moon next to Mars in the sky, I was interested in finding a symbol which properly evokes my spirit. Friday morning, before I left town, I took my customary stroll along the banks of the lake. I was thinking a serpent might be an interesting animal to call upon, and there is was, a huge watersnake — I’ve seen its offspring before, red with a diamond pattern in a rust color, perhaps a shade of blue just to make it an interesting critter. He (she?) was floating the morning sun, still as a stick, and I watched it until it darted off to the depth of the lake. I know more than one person will agree that I do, at times, resemble a cold blooded reptile, able to shed my skin.
