posted November 23, 2004 05:37 AM         

My grandmother faithfully read her newspaper horoscopes every day and, at the ripe old age of 14, I told her that it was bogus. She asked me how I knew. Weelll, I didn't know. So I set out to prove it. I read everything about astrology I could get my hands on. Lo and behold, I was hooked! My access to astrology was quite limited then (the World Book encyclopedia referred to it as a "pseudo science") but I eventually came across Linda Goodman's Sun Signs. I was impressed with Linda's clarity, style of writing and humor.

Years later while browsing in a bookstore "Love Signs" jumped out a me and I bought it just because it was written by Linda. A lot of the things she wrote about frightened me because they were so contrary to what I had been taught. But at the same time they resonated with me somewhere deep inside.

By the time I read "Star Signs" I was questioning everything I ever thought I knew about anything! Which is, of course, a good thing. In fact, while I was reading it I began suffering from raging sinus problems that I'd never experienced before - third eye softening a little maybe?

Getting to my point (finally). I believe that astral travel and lucid dreams and seeing with your third eye is possible, but I find that whenever I let myself go I become afraid and pull myself back to earth. I don't know why I'm afraid - of losing control? of not being able to "come back"? I don't know.

posted November 24, 2004 03:44 AM         

And Dean, I think you're right about the readiness. I'll take it slowly.

On another note, I would like to thank people on this site for their uplifting posts. I have decided that I am not LindaLand material. I am looking for something that is closer to the things that resonated in me when I read Linda's books.