At Work with Roots & Wings

I lead an Astrology Salon with a deck from the Roots & Wings book. In the salon we say astrology is "a language of energy", really just a conversation about your life. Astrology is about leading a more examined life, more soulful, it stretches people to open up and communicate personal as well as emotional or even spiritual things. "It makes ya think!" as many people have commented. When someone challenges the very idea of astrology, I usually say-"It's better than television, its about self knowledge and what your gifts are to develop so you can make the world a better place."

One evening there were a few women who were sort of caught by the salon-they happened to be sitting there chatting-when the salon started. They were good sports-guffawing and giving raised brow looks w/shoulder shrugs, but they selected a few cards from the Salon Deck (from the Roots & Wings book)as it passed by them. The deck is passed around the room, each person is asked to select three cards. The cards have a focus word and questions that accompany the specific word-as well as an almost unnoticable symbol-an astrological symbol that shows what specific astrological energy is at play in relation to the word (there is a chart that explains the symbols that comes with the deck-but most people get so involved-we usually never even address the symbol-we are living it!) Anyway, the caught women looked at their cards on the first pass (we go around the room twice) read their cards, and made wise and witty comments. But as the energy of each person speaking was felt, their truth or resistance, their essence or inspiration, the women who had been caught began to bear a demeanor that conveyed more sincerity, and at the end, when one of them commented how much she enjoyed the game, I laughed and said, "The deck tricks you into communicating and going deeper doesn't it!" She laughed and exclaimed, "Yes! It does! And I think you should keep on tricking people too-I may not have joined in voluntarily-but I got a lot out of that."

Roots & Wings reaches people who, yes, already utilize such things to enrich their lives, but also those who would not normally "be drawn" to these "new age" ideas, like "opening up and communicating". And it's a hook that keeps catching people's attention. Roots & Wings brings us closer to our words, to the meaning of our lives, and to each other. To order your Salon Deck of 50 laminated cards e-mail: artspiritcenter@yahoo.com for order details. Play the game!