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The Controlled Substances Act, passed by Congressduring the Nixon era, tossed cannabis, aka mari-juana, into the same category as heroin. Assigned

a “Schedule 1” rating, this group of opiates, psyche-delics, depressants, and stimulants was characterizedas possessing “a high abuse potential without acceptedmedical use.” So prevalent was the hysteria and mis-information that the nation’s legislators felt justified inignoring the plant’s millennia-old proven pharmaco-logical value.

At the time of this legislation’s creation in 1970, Con-gress believed it was bringing clarity to a Byzantine webof restrictions enacted over the course of a hundredyears. Its motivation was to regulate the drug industryfor the good and protection of the public. The cure, asit so often does, proved to be so much worse than thedisease. Each year, over 50 billion dollars of the nation’sbudget is devoted to fighting “the war on drugs.” Mil-lions and millions of cannabis users are officially con-sidered outlaws, and nearly half of our nation’s twomillion imprisoned (only China has more prisoners)are serving time because of drug-enforcement policies.

As with today’s cannabis prohibition, the banningof alcohol in 1919 with the passage of the 18th Amend-ment to the Constitution created the same sets of soci-etal pathologies. Called the “noble experiment” bymany of its sympathizers, outlawing the manufactur-ing, sale, importation, and exportation of intoxicatingliquors was the culmination of a full-century-long bat-tle aimed at reducing drunkenness, insanity, and crime.And, as history shows, the 18th Amendment’s enactmenthad the exact opposite effect. With a stroke of the pen,it made instant criminals of the majority of the popu-lation, it singlehandedly facilitated the rise of organ-ized criminal syndicates, and it greatly diminishedrespect for the law. In short, it was a disaster for thecountry. Just 13 years, later the 18th Amendment wasrepealed in full. The federal government abandonedits alcohol-policing business, leaving the individualstates to sort out the mess made by its attempt to dic-tate personal behavior.

The lesson of Prohibition, however, was not learnedat all. Just five years later, with the passage of the Mar-ihuana Tax Act of 1937, the federal government tradedits hatred of “demon rum” for the hysterical fright of the“devil’s killer weed.” The government’s efforts to controlalcohol consumption were now redirected toward con-trolling cannabis use. The Marihuana Tax Act, part ofwhich was found to be unconstitutional in 1969 by the

Supreme Court in Leary v. United States (yeah, thatLeary) initiated the federal outlaw status that is stillborn by cannabis today.

Until this time, there was a lot less controversyaround this innocuous little weed, which grows wild inboth hemispheres. In fact, for 12 thousand years ourancestors intentionally cultivated cannabis becausethey knew it to be the most useful of plants on the

planet. The earliest forms of rope, fabric, and paperwere made from hemp-derived cannabis. Its seed,which is 25 percent protein, was an important foodsource. Might an argument be made that the spread ofcivilization itself was cannabis enabled? The Britishcolonies in America mandated that farmers grow it.Washington and Jefferson both did so all their lives —by the ton. And Ben Franklin, clever businessman thathe was, owned a mill that made hemp paper.

Additionally, humanity has, for many thousands ofyears, known this plant to be a tried and true medicinal.Its long-celebrated euphoric properties aside, cannabisgives effective relief for a huge variety of maladies includ-ing, but not limited to, addiction, arthritis, appetite loss,nausea, side effects of cancer chemotherapy, AIDS Wast-ing Syndrome, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, depression,Parkinson’s Disease, movement disorders, dystonia,asthma, brain injury, stroke, Crohn’s Disease, epilepsy,fibromyalgia, hypertension, migraine, PTSD, schizo-phrenia, and Tourette’s Syndrome. And, believe it or not,there is mounting evidence that cannabis inhibits thegrowth of certain kinds of cancerous tumors!

Before its government ban, cannabis was a mainingredient in hundreds of cures proffered by the phar-maceutical industry. And in spite of federal interdiction,synthetic THC, a human-made form of the active ingre-dient in cannabis, has once again appeared on thepatented medicine shelf. Sixteen states, including NewMexico, now have medical marijuana programs.Another 17 states are preparing, by legislation or pub-lic referendum, to create their own form of medical

marijuana program, or even legalize marijuana alto-gether. In these tight economic times, more and morestate legislatures are recognizing the potential fundingsource of the medical-marijuana industry.

This apparent breakdown around marijuana’s fed-eral banishment has been making the U.S. JusticeDepartment, first under Bush and now under Obama,very nervous. Even as individual states attempt an endrun around federal laws, Washington continues to pros-ecute those who traffic in marijuana, medical or oth-erwise. This has been especially true in places likeCalifornia, Colorado, and Wyoming, where the JusticeDepartment believes the medical cannabis productionis too loosely regulated and far in excess of thatrequired for the registered patient population it serves.Interestingly, other states are modeling their programsafter New Mexico’s. The lack of federal busts in NewMexico, so far, indicates that the Justice Departmentmay be willing to live with the Land of Enchantment’stighter restrictions. Currently, New Mexico has 23grower/dispensaries and nearly 6,000 patients regis-tered in its five-year-old program.

All of this might beg at least one question: Sincecannabis is so useful, both industrially and medicinally,why is the federal government so intent on its banningand vilification that it spends billions of our scarce taxdollars prosecuting and imprisoning those who use it?Some people have claimed that certain influential busi-nessmen secretly lobbied for cannabis’s prohibition.Amongst the suspects are William Randolph Hearst,who had extensive timber holdings and felt threatenedby efforts to use hemp in the newsprint industry;Andrew Mellon, who had invested heavily in nylon,which was in direct competition with hemp; and Stan-dard Oil founder J.D. Rockefeller, whose business mayhave been threatened by bio-fuel refined from hemp.It’s also conceivable that the pharmaceutical industrywas lurking backstage, given the difficulty of patentingtraditional herbal remedies.

Such conspiracy theories aside, is there a simplerunderlying cause of the federal government’s tragicattempts to ban pot? Could it be that the nation’s Puri-tan roots are forever suffocating America’s expressedlove of liberty and freedom? Might the federal war oncannabis be fueled by the fear that other people arehaving too good a time?

Perhaps, as a nation, we are now mature enough torecognize that the controlling of personal behavior mustfall to individual responsibility. And perhaps, as withthe failed policy of alcohol prohibition 80 years ago, itis time for the federal government to quit policingcannabis and let individual states clean up its mess.

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AN ODD TIME OF YEAR—winter on the way out, spring notquite here. The current year hasbeen especially cockeyed be-cause there has been hardlyenough snow to call theseason winter. But isn’tit nice that we stillhave a few moremonths in frontof the fire? At least at nightwhen

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to cozy-up under a quilt. If we’re lucky

again, that quilt is lovingly made by hand.

There’s nothing like a hand-made quilt.This month, you can treat yourself to

a show of 60 handmade quilts, many ofthem heirlooms, by New Mexican quilters.

Opening March 17, the show takes place in Eldorado’s La Tienda center and runs for a month.

(See sidebar on page 8.)Of course, putting together such a stunning textile col-

lection takes a bit of doing — a bit of know-how. And it is evenbetter if the force behind the show is a quilter herself. Jean Stokes

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is an expert quilter who has a backgroundas an events coordinator and social leader.Thus, she was the perfect person to bringthe show together. “I began planning thisevent a year ago,” she says in her com-fortable home out beyond the Art Barnsnear Eldorado. “It has been quite amaz-ing to meet all the quilters and see theirwork and the fabric they use. The show isgoing to be extraordinary.”It was also extraordinary spending time

with Jean at her home and seeing her veryorganized studio that is very much in use.Her life story, when pieced together, islike a crazy patchwork quilt, though it isnot haphazard. It isn’t by chance that herwearable quilted coats are exquisite. Hermind is focused. She thinks big, deeply,and with an eye for blending colors —and for bringing pieces together.

The Early DaysNot everyone’s introduction to textiles is

picking cotton, but Jean’s beginnings werevery downhome. She grew up on the familyfarm near Portales. “I was about four or fiveyears old when my parents decided I wasbig enough to sling a bag over my shoulderand join my four brothers and sisters pickingcotton,” she says. She remembers that it wasfun in the beginning. You know, as in thesong: “Jump down, turn around, pick a baleof cotton.” Kids have a way of turning drudg-ery into play.“When I got older, it turned into work,”

she says. Her family grew cotton, peanuts,corn, sweet potatoes, and alfalfa for theanimals. They also had a big vegetablegarden. The whole family helped in thefields, planting, weeding, and picking.The farm remains in the family today. Hergrandparents on both sides migrated fromdifferent parts of west Texas and settled inArch, near Portales, on the eastern plainsof New Mexico. Her parents met thereand began a life of farming. The land in that part of the state is lush

when amply irrigated. Fields flourish. Thewide expanses of pastureland and newlyplanted acres are picturesque and whole-some. But it wasn’t enough for Jean. Whenshe was in high school, the changes ofthe sixties were starting to be felt. Sheplayed clarinet in the school band and,in keeping with the times, also taught her-self to play guitar. After graduating fromhigh school in 1965, she went to EasternNew Mexico University and majored inhome economics. “There weren’t many

the group work or not. Along the way, sheswitched her major to sociology. For her last two undergraduate years,

Jean transferred to the University of Mis-souri, Kansas City, where she diligentlytook up sociology. “I began understand-

choices then for girls. You could teach, bea secretary, or go into nursing or homeeconomics,” she recalls.Still living at home, Jean became active

on the college campus. She was selectedto join Spurs, a group of honor students, andquickly became president. She was fasci-nated as she watched the group dynamics,the interactions of people, and what made

pinned her later graduate degrees. Afterobtaining a B.S. in sociology, she went onto Indiana and got her master’s in educa-tion administration. This prepared her fora job at a small college in Missouri, wherefor a year she was the dean of women.After that she went to the University ofNorth Dakota for five years, working instudent affairs and coordinating campus-wide events. “I brought in people fromZZ Top to Ralph Nader,” she says.

The Changin’ Times Looking back, Jean says, “I was interested

in different teaching and learning styles. Mydream was to become a college president.”This was a huge step up from the early days

ing people and how they worked together,”she says. But she also did something thatwent against the grain of her upbringing.“I signed up for ballroom dancing. Bothmy parents’ religions forbade dancing. Iloved music and fell in love with dancing.I still go out dancing,” she says. To augment her sociology classes, Jean

took psychology courses, which under-

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There’s nothing like ahandmade quilt.


when choices for women were rather slim.But the times “they were a-changin’” andJean was living in the heady days of womenmaking advancements in the workforce,paving the way for generations to come.After North Dakota, she went to Florida

State University and entered the Ph.D. pro-gram in higher education administration,focusing on organizational developmentand women’s leadership. Her dissertationwon a national research award.While in Tallahassee, Jean also worked

for the state of Florida, developing exec-utive education programs. Her task wasto enhance the image and confidence ofpublic figures. After obtaining her Ph.D.,she joined the University of Delaware,where she worked for ten years. She devel-oped an internship program that becamea national model, taught graduate courses,and did consulting. Then she discoveredthe Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, a psy-chometric questionnaire designed tomeasure how people perceive the worldand make decisions.“People call it a test, but it’s more of an

assessment,” Jean says, her eyes suddenlyglistening, her body erect with enthusi-asm as she talks about this approach to

understanding personality types. “I alwayssuggested that my students take it becausewhat’s in your head isn’t always so trans-parent. And 95 percent of the time the test‘nails it.’ The results are really good indi-cators of what people are good at, wheretheir potential lies, and where they willbe happiest.”Psychologist Carl Jung first proposed

the personality types for the assessmenttest in Psychological Types, a book hepublished in 1921. The developers of thepersonality inventory were KatharineCook Briggs and her daughter, IsabelBriggs Myers. Isabel began using the indi-cator during World War II. She believedknowledge of personality types wouldhelp people entering the workforce, asthe test results identified the sorts of war-time jobs in which people would fit best. Actively participating in the academic

world and making a name for herself, Jeanbegan giving workshops and training programs around the country. But her lifewasn’t all about work. In her spare time,she went skiing. She joined friends in Italy,Montana, Canada, and Minnesota. Aftera visit to Taos one year, she thought thelittle mountain town would be the perfectplace to live while she continued her con-sulting business. So she spent a ski sea-son there in early 1990s. But things didn’tgo as planned.

Beginning to QuiltJean began facing some health issues.

She had suffered from severe migrainessince childhood; she had allergies, andwas now diagnosed with chronic fatiguesyndrome. “I started a macrobiotic diet and began meditating. I ended upcoming back home to Portales to care formy aging parents,” she says. “My father

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The quilt show Metamorphosis opens March 17and runs through April 14 at La Tienda in Eldo-rado. The show features the work of 20 local

artists along with several heirloom quilts from the late1800s, the 1930s, and the 1950s.

Quilters included in the exhibit are Gale Oppen-heim-Pietrzak, Donna Barnitz, Mary Ann Onstott, JeanStokes, Nell Riley Stokes, and Isabel Mooney.

Complementing the quilts at the show are theworks of painters, weavers, photographers, and glassartists. These artists include Jack Arnold, Sally Hay-den Von Conta, Lynne Coyle, Connie Soring, BraldtBralds, and Margaret Bralds.

Saturday, March 171:30 pm: The Quilters, a play directed byCharles De Muth. A quilt by his great, great,grandmother is among the props. Performedby Dottie Hill, Patti Blair, Betsy Alden Robinson,and Dorothy Rogers. La Tienda PerformanceSpace. $5 donation, children free.

1:30 pm: Isabel Mooney and her vibrant quilts.

2:30 pm: “New Mexico Historical CentennialTextiles.” Exhibit and presentation by ColleenKonetzni and Donna Barnitz. La Tienda Performance Space. $5 donation, children free.

4 –7 pm: Artists’ reception.

Saturday, March 241:30 pm: “Somewhere in Ireland”: Poetry read-ing, book signing, and quilt display by LindaWhittenberg, accompanied by Danny Wildingon flute. La Tienda, Building B, Eldorado Com-munity Church. Free.

1:30 pm: Isabel Mooney and her vibrant quilts.

Saturday, March 311:30 pm: The Quilters play, second performance.

2:30 pm: “Sharing Family Heirlooms”: Peoplecan bring their old family quilts for discussion.Comments by Nora Pickens, M.A, textile histo-rian. La Tienda Exhibit Space. Free.

Monday, April 96:30 pm: “Thinking about Quilts as Art”: A dis-cussion with art teachers and notable quilters.Jeri Beitel, M.A., art historian, and Rhae Bur-den, MFA, former College of Santa Fe Gallerydirector. La Tienda Exhibit Space. Free.

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1:30 pm: Discussion of photo-to-fabric processby Judy McGowan, photographer, quilter, for-mer county planning manager.

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had Parkinson’s, and my mother’s healthwas failing. I finally moved back home in 1992.” Her mother was a quilter. Many years

before, she had made Jean a quilt top forChristmas that came with a note: “It willget finished when you spend a summer at home.” Now Jean was home. She andher mother used a quilting frame that hergreat uncle had made in the 1930s. Jeanspent the next few years learning to quiltand became accomplished with the quilt-ing stitch.“By then my family also had a farm-sup-

ply business, and I was dealing with trac-tors and peanut combines. I had to find away to keep mentally balanced,” she says.“I took classes and made a vest and a coatof many colors. It became my therapy.”Today, her quilts are a rainbow blend

of colors that spread in radiant arcs. Thetiniest squares and the smallest circles arestitched perfectly in place. The patternsnever falter. The points, often the mostcritical part of a quilt, are sharp and alwaysmeet, thanks to her analytical mind.Jean is the first to say that she has come

a long way from the early home eco-nomics days in high school and college.

Back then, the design principles dictatedthat it was “illegal” to use anything but oneprint and one solid color together. “I hadto test that. Had to push it and see whatwould happen.” Her work is now preciseand award-winning, deservedly so.

Calling Eldorado HomeIn 1996, a few months before her father

died, Jean bought a house in Eldorado toescape the pesticides in the farming com-munity. She also wanted to be near themany modalities of alternative healing inthe Santa Fe area. She continued drivingback and forth to Portales, keeping an eyeon her mother. Her mother eventuallydied in 2005, finally admitting to Jean thatshe’d always wanted to learn how to waltz.

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“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.”

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It was one of those rare moments when I saw myself,stripped of the mask I wear in daily affairs, mirrored in another human being – some-one unafraid of the complexityand weight of her own person-ality and soul. In a balance ofopposites, she pursues weight-lessness in the heavy, some-times oppressive, andoften clumsy endeavor of being hu-man. Her songs disarmyou — talk you out ofyour armor. And whilethis 24-year-old indiefolk singer says she pur-sues her dreams to saveher own life, she mightin the process saveyours — or help youresurrect a sliver of thesoul you lost trudgingalong the winding,

Eryn Bent Young, Wild, and Free By Tina Boyle

beaten way called status quo.MeetEryn Bent: singer, songwriter,daughter, sister, wife. She is all ofthese, and none of them. Quite simply,she pieces life together. This is her story.

BORN IN LEWISTOWN,Montana, to Mormonparents, indie folk

singer and songwriter ErynBent discovered a love formusic at a very early age. By the time she reached

adolescence, she was studying under the tutelage of gifted Americana folk songstress Lisa Carman, who introduced Eryn to musicaltheater. Music and movement converged to in-spire 14-year-old Eryn to channel creative energyinto making music — and to eventually make a positive difference in the lives of others throughmusical expression.

Today, Eryn regularly performs throughout Santa Fe,capturing attention and hearts with sultry acoustic solosthat fuse melancholic minor keys with lyrics on themesof love and hope, of losing and finding self. Few of her

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compositions are autobio-graphical. However, of thesongs that are about her ownlife, loneliness — which oftenaccompanies staying vigilant toa dream despite naysayers, anddespite the expectations thatfamily or society heap on yourheart — weaves through hercompositions without strain,overwrought sentiment, orcliché. The diverse do-it-your-self attitude that embodies indiemusic and its sub-genres natu-rally inhabits Eryn’s songs. Nosong is like another, and theirunexpected varietal shifts sur-prise and inspire you to lean inand have a listen. The gradual rise of indie rock

in the late 1980s influenced theyoung star’s ambitions, whichwere many, even before shereached adolescence. She de-scribes a constant press of cre-ative energy that desperatelyneeded expression, even whenshe was 12 years old. This urgepitted her against her strict reli-gious roots, often putting Eryn atodds with her family. They la-beled her “the black sheep.” ButEryn just calls herself a singer.“I always knew I wanted to

sing. That was what made mehappy,” Eryn explains. “I startedlistening to my dad’s albums:groups like Heart, Ace of Base,and the all-female trio WilsonPhillips. I wanted to sound likethat from a very early age andwould sing to myself a lot. It wasa way to entertain myself. Therewas always a constant need to beaccepted by other people, whichI think came from feeling so un-accepted by the people closest tome — my family.”

What I Crave

Ever since I was a little girl, my whole world was music and song.

I’d sing to myself in the corner. I’d sing a story of endless love.

I have a dream: That I can be whoI was meant to be,

a true love for young, wild, and free.

I’m still that little girl I was backthen. I’ll pour my heart out till the very end.

It’s what I … crave.

Love: How can I define one wordsublime, in a simple song?

If it takes me my whole lifetime,I’ll write and write ‘til it all seemswrong

to over-think this life so sweet,who I was meant to be …

“I was always a very vocalchild. I didn’t realize that I reallywanted to do this as a profes-sion until I was 12 years old.My mom asked me what Iwanted to do when I grew up.I wanted to be a singer.”

Lisa Carman was living inMontana at the time, running asmall theater in a suburb calledHobson and teaching privately.“She had a lot of students whowere prodigy children. They justhad so much talent. I was blownaway by how trained these peo-ple were. Through Lisa I learnedthat there is so much more tomusic than the pop spectrumon the radio.” Broadway, opera, foreign lan-

guage, and classical musicopened Eryn’s eyes to differentgenres. “I wanted to be the bestat singing I could be. I alwayshad that edge of perfectionismin whatever I did.”

Many teenage girls wouldhave felt intimidated by the tal-ent in the room. Not Eyrn. “Itwas the first time I discoveredsomething I could be good at.I had tried out for cheerleading,volleyball, and basketball, butnothing clicked. I was trying tofind a niche where I couldexpress myself,” Eryn explains.“Meeting Lisa and starting the-ater helped me activate my pas-sion for music.” At first she played stock roles

and minor parts. Although Erynonly sang in the chorus the firsttime she performed on stage inthe play Godspell, the experi-ence left a profound impressionon her. It was the first of manypersonal discoveries in the pur-suit of her dream.“The music and acting brought

to life something other thanwhat I was used to. I was suddenly clicking with otherpeople. I realized a differencebetween singing and perform-ing,” she says, taking pause tocollect her thoughts. “There aretons of singers who are studiosingers. They can go into a stu-dio and hear a track and laydown a vocal and sing it well.Performing is different. You can sing as much as you want,but if you’re not there — notpresent for what you are singing— people aren’t really going tolisten to you.” In 2002, Eryn bought her first

guitar — a bright blue, budget-friendly, acoustic Johnson. Shesplit the cost with her parentsfrom her allowance. Writinglyrics and composing followed,and the University of Idaho pre-sented her with a vocal schol-arship. In the months precedingattendance, Eryn cut her firstalbum, Bare. After completingtwo semesters, Eryn visitedSanta Fe for the first time to participate in Lisa’s new studentvocal group, The Youngstars,though not as a student thistime. Eryn had advanced to therole of assistant director of


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. . . capturing attention and hearts with sultry acoustic solos that fusemelancholic minor keys with lyrics on themes of love and hope . . .


students, which included devel-oping choreography and per-formances. While Lisa went ontour, Eryn stepped in as direc-tor. She frequently shared har-monies with her mentor asvocal accompaniment on vari-ous stages across New Mexico.Later that year, after returningto Montana, Eryn released a sec-ond album.

Along with the growing success, however, there wereemotional setbacks. She under-went two inpatient rehabs forbulimia nervosa, an eating dis-order characterized by cyclesof binging and extreme meas-ures to lose weight. These expe-riences took their toll. At 21, inan attempt to meet familyexpectations and garnerapproval, Eryn married. Sadly,soon after, she and her husbandwould separate.

Defining LoveToday, Eryn plays an orange

Fender named Tristan and aback-up six-string guitar namedIsolde. These pet names, Erynexplains, are after the tragicCeltic tale of doomed roman-tic love that dates back to the12th century. “I’ve always beenintrigued with the legend. Tris-tan and Isolde were initiallybound to each other through alove spell. But after it wore off,they still longed for each other,

even though death would comefor either person if they werecaught,” she explains. “Tragedywas inevitable for them. Some-how I’ve connected with thistale deeply.”Love and romantic love fea-

ture prominently in her songs.They characterize her as a per-son, she admits. “But after whatI’ve been through over the pastfew years, I’m not sure that Inecessarily believe in true love

or soul mates like I did when Iwas younger. I’ve learned thisthrough intense heartache,through pain, and aside fromwhat relationships throw at yousometimes. Dealing with theinner battles with my mind andmyself — and not being able tounderstand that — has reallychanged my view about what Ilove, and what the definition oflove is.”

Following Her BlissAfter her first visit to Santa Fe

in 2005, Eryn knew she wouldbe coming back to stay. “TheLand of Enchantment quite lit-erally enchanted me. Therewere so many possibilities andso much potential waiting forme here. I was finally able tomove and separate from myhusband because the relation-ship was unhealthy. I didn’tknow what else to do. I hadalways verbalized my desire tomove to Santa Fe as soon as pos-sible, but it always seemed like

it wasn’t the right time. Itreached a point when there wasno better time.” Eryn made thetough, life-changing decisionto pursue the dream she hadheld since childhood: To singand write songs, without com-promise. On Halloween night in 2010,

she slipped out and drovestraight through, alone, ridingthe spine of the ContinentalDivide north to south, from

Montana’s sharp frozen glaciersto the rounded wind-wornmesas of New Mexico. After getting on her feet, Eryn

moved to remote Galisteo andfound a job at a hospital as a cer-tified nurse’s aide in the physi-cal therapy unit. It is her dayjob, though she doesn’t like tocall it that. “I don’t call it myreal job. It gives me the realincome, but if money were noconsequence, I would sing andplay and tour. But I would still

work at a job where I am help-ing other people. I feel like thenursing work is very similar tomusic because with both ofthem you’re touching people —you’re affecting their lives insome way. It’s important to meto have positive impacts on peo-ple’s lives, instead of the alter-native.”Dealing with her own bouts

of personal illness helped herdevelop a heightened compas-

sion for people, she says. “Eversince I can remember I havehad mental health issues. I’vebeen hospitalized twice for aneating disorder. I’ve struggledwith that my entire life. I thinkit comes from an underlyingneed to be accepted by a fam-ily that doesn’t accept what Ido. And I realize that they prob-ably won’t ever accept me 100percent as a person.”She clarifies: “They accept

my music, but not the fact that

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“I’ve been hospitalized twice for aneating disorder. I’ve struggled with that

my entire life.”


I’m not steadily going to church,or that I have tattoos on me, orthat I drink. I understand howthey see this. I was raised in thatculture. I see how I’m the prodi-gal daughter in their eyes.When I was finally free frommy upbringing — free to dowhat I wanted to do, not whatanybody else wanted me to do— I ended up here, living as amusician in Santa Fe.”

Self-AcceptanceThrough many challenges,

Eryn continues to discover andcreate nurturing connections.Her foundation is respect forherself. “Because I didn’t feelaccepted in some ways, Ialways looked for acceptancein relationships outside ofmyself, mostly with boys. Themajority of my relationshipshave been on the side of unre-quited love. But I joke aboutthis now, too. Disney drills into

you that you just fall in love andyou’re a princess, and that peo-ple love you. But that’s not howit is at all. I learned that lessonthe hard way.”

One of her favorite movies isMoulin Rouge, which openedher eyes to various forms of love.“I always saw myself as a child ofthe bohemian revolution. I have

tattooed on my back ‘Freedom,Beauty, Truth, Love.’ But I strug-gle a little with the love part. Iused to think love was betweentwo people, but my understand-ing of it has changed. Love goesbeyond that narrow field. Love iswhat you do. Love is for yourown life, for your own talents. Ifeel the most accepted, and amthe most comfortable with my-self, when I am performing —standing in front of people. If I amnot doing that, it feels like some-thing is shriveling inside — notgetting sunlight or air. Here inSanta Fe, there are so many peo-ple who share that feeling:painters, photographers, andother musicians. They feel thatconstant gnawing.”She points to her heart:

“You’ve got to do this. You’vegot to do what’s here inside ofyou, because if you don’t, youwon’t be fulfilled.”

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“I always saw myself as a child of thebohemian revolution.”

In some small way, this may have been her mother’s way ofacknowledging the life for which her daughter left the farm.Today, Jean gives herself to gardening, quilting, and dancing

the two-step whenever she can. The upcoming quilt show is thetenth quilt show she has organized. Of the 60 quilts in the show,ten have Irish Celtic themes. Twenty of the quilts are by Jean,and all have the motif she is most drawn to: butterflies. If but-terfly shapes are not immediately apparent, then outlines delin-eating wings can often be found in the topstitching. “I don’tremember what it was about butterflies that fascinated me. Theywere always on the farm, but I don’t think I even noticed themthen. But there are so many species and so many colors andshapes. The patterns on their wings are endless. The shape is prettyrecognizable, and you don’t have to be correct. But when I came

across the book New Mex-ico’s Butterfly Landscapes, bySteven J. Cary, I started beingmore precise,” she says.When she first entered

shows, Jean was pleasantlystartled at the feedback shereceived. Today, ribbons deckher studio. “I’m passionateabout making quilts, butthere’s a different mindsetwhen you know a show isgoing to be judged and you’re

on a deadline. Your whole focus in on the quilt,” she says. Shedoes bed quilts, wall hangings, and wearable quilts. Her jack-ets and calf-length coats are exquisite. She says that a coat takesher a full four months, with all of her attention devoted to theproject. Then it’s done. “Making it becomes so much a part ofyour life for so long. When it’s finished, there is a real void.”But there is always another quilt to do, and there are always

more patterns to try. Of late, Jean has become attached to cer-tain fabric artists. She loves working with their colors and designs.The painter George Mendoza of Las Cruces licensed his paint-ings for a line of fabrics. Though he has macular degeneration,his sense of color and his fabrics are catching the interest of tex-tile artists. Jean chose his Jazz Nitelife fabric for one of her quiltsand titled it Nitelife Groupies. Jean’s work is as extraordinary as her life. Given the times and

community in which she was raised, it took extraordinary gump-tion for her to go against the grain and make her own way. Shenever married and never had children. Instead, Jean became anemblem of women’s liberation from the 1960s to our current era. Today, we take single, competent women for granted. It is

lovely when such a woman has an unremarkable beginning, likepicking cotton on the farm. In retrospect, it is also most inter-esting how cotton, in its refined form, has taken Jean full circleinto the magic of her colorful handiwork.

Where to StartStart right here. At the black hole in the center. With those roiling, boiling questions. With that brutal tug-of-war. Start with the loss that hasn’t happened yet. The one you’ve been trying to avoidbut which you know is inevitable because beyondit, through it, is your only path to freedom. Startwith the muscles and joints that won’t move, witha mouth that won’t speak, with a starving for foodyou have never tasted and would not even knowuntil it was in your mouth, chewed and swallowed,fully digested and seeping out your pores – changingthe composition of your entire body, changing thecolor of your eyes and skin.

Start right here because you cannot yet see the pattern of what brought you to that place, whatmade you so hungry to begin with, what slammedshut your mouth and turned your bones to granite.You taste communion that turns to ash, but youknow your bones are really geodes, filled withamethyst and emeralds if only you could breakthem open, shatter their rock-hard shell.

I have nothing but the pieces to that puzzle – all unmatched colors that do not seem to fit andthe faith that there is a picture in there, not of somedull autumn lake, its colors bleached dry by sunand neglect, but of snow and sunsets and fruit drip-ping from tree branches and a moment that leads to a lifetime so alive I will drink it down with ravenous abandon. Slake this thirst. Satisfy thishunger. And still have enough left over to set awide table, to feed anyone else who is starved for a more nourishing life.

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Finding HomeEryn feels that when she

moved to Santa Fe, she founda new family. Surrounded byartists, singers, and other per-formers, she forged an imme-diate kinship with them that hashelped her develop self-accep-tance, though she admits thisis a work in progress.“I don’t need to pretend to be

someone I’m not, like I did withmy family all the time. There’ssuch a mix of people here. Theyknow who they are, they knowwhat they want, and nothingwill stop them from getting it.When I first encountered thatattitude, I was amazed. I askedmyself, Why haven’t I beendoing that?Deep down I knewwhat I wanted to do, but I feltthat there was a certain role Ihad to fill in order to beaccepted. Getting rid of

expected roles is a first step inpersonal liberation.“This last year challenged me

with an almost-divorce. I wasforced to look at what wasgoing to make me happyenough to continue on,” she

says. “It was the lowest pointI’ve ever experienced, and Ialmost died.” Eryn was hospi-talized for acute depression andanxiety.Today, Eryn is doing really

well. “The experience of beinghospitalized taught me somuch. When I got out of there,I knew I never wanted that tohappen again. I had things tolive for. I wanted to do things,mostly music-related, that Iwould not want to lose for any-

thing. That experience changedmy perspective on what I’mdoing. I found confidence inmyself. I mean, I almost diedtrying to make other peoplehappy. This is my life. Is it reallythat important what other peo-

ple think? I have set out to dis-cover what makes me thrive. Iwant to experience the things Icrave.”It turns out that writing music

and singing are the things shecraves. They are a reliablesource of life, no matter whatis going on with Eryn: the trials,the tribulations, the success,and the acclaim. “I have reallygood reasons to fight for whatI want,” she concludes.

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Minds InterruptedStories of Lives Affected by Mental Illness

Los Alamos-Area Residents Share Heartfelt Stories

On Saturday, March 24, seven local resi-dents gather in Los Alamos to deliver adynamic series of monologues, Minds

Interrupted: Stories of Lives Affected by MentalIllness. To bring mental illness out of the shad-ows, individual presenters — parents, children,spouses, siblings, or individuals with mental ill-ness diagnoses — offer their deeply affectingand personal stories of learning to live (andlove) with mental illness in the family.

One in four American families are affected by chronic mental illness, and morethan two million people in the United States are diagnosed with schizophrenia — notto mention bipolar disorder, depression, PTSD, and other anxiety disorders.

Our daily endeavors — at work, at school, at home, and in the community —include multiple interactions with individuals diagnosed with mental illness. Unfor-tunately, even though such a large group of individuals exists, there is a stigmaattached to schizophrenia and other chronic mental illnesses. This stigma is soprevalent that mental illness is rarely talked about openly, unlike heart disease, dia-betes, or cancer.

Minds Interrupted: Stories of Lives Affected by Mental Illness wants to change that.The monologues openly address the participants’ experiences with mental illness,including their confusion, loss, anger, and humor. However, perhaps above all, themonologues express the participants’ resilience and grace. This performance offersa unique opportunity to break the code of silence surrounding mental illness andto shed light and awareness on the dedication and courage of those who live withit day in and day out.

The event is a co-production of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) SantaFe and the Santa Fe-based Compassionate Touch Network, a non-profit organizationwhose mission statement of promoting community health through education, healing,and the arts has brought similar (and inevitably sold-out!) performance events to com-munities throughout New Mexico and the rest of the country since 2008.

NAMI, a national organization with affiliates throughout the state of New Mex-ico, works to ease the pain and isolation of people with mental illness and theirfamily members through education, advocacy, and support.

KDate/Time: Saturday, March 24, 7 pm

Location: Duane W. Smith Auditorium, 1300 Diamond Dr., Los Alamos

Admission: $12 general admission, $5 students, $50 reserved seats. Includes DVD of performance. Contact (505) 988-1234 or NamiSantaFe.org.

More information about Minds Interrupted, the Compassionate Touch Network, and NAMI Santa Fe can be found at NamiSantaFe.org and MindsInterrupted.com.

This event is brought to Los Alamos and the surrounding communitiesthrough the generous support and sponsorship of Los Alamos National Bank,Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, and Immaculate Heart of MaryCatholic Church. Additional support has been provided by Tri-County Behav-ioral Health Collaborative, Zia Credit Union, and Del Norte Credit Union.

Incentivos Special Events and Great Ideas Hypnotist Damon Reinbold Eliminate Secondhand Smoke and Stop Smoking

New Mexico hypnotist Damon Reinbold, CHT (certified hypnotherapist),renowned for his successful hypnosis programs, is offering his unique StopSmoking session for two people for the price of one. This offer holds for two

people in the same household or office.Reinbold says, “Quitting smoking does no good if you’re continuously subjected

to the smoke of other people. This offer is my way of making it easier for New Mex-icans to stop smoking and live healthier lives.”

When a smoker exhales cigarette, pipe, or cigar smoke, at least 7000 chemicalsare released into the air, increasing the risk of diseases that affect both the heartand lungs. There is absolutely no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke. Atleast 250 of the released chemicals are known to be harmful, including arsenic,benzene, beryllium, butadiene, cadmium, chromium, ethylene oxide, nickel, polo-nium-210, and formaldehyde.

Parents who smoke endanger the health and lives of their children, especially ifthey smoke in the car or house. The U.S. surgeon general estimates that living witha smoker increases a nonsmoker’s chances of developing lung or heart disease byup to 30 percent.

Reinbold has long been an advocate for issues arising from advertising by tobaccocompanies. A YouTube segment of his October 1983 appearance on ABC’s Emmy-winning “20/20” news program can be viewed on his website, DamonHypnosis.com.

{Reservations to stop smoking must be made directly with Damon Reinbold at(505) 470-2373. Through April 2012, Reinbold will hypnotize two people forthe price of one, waiving the $65 fee for the second person. His 30-minutehypnosis sessions are done individually to help ensure success.

Reel New MexicoIndependent Film Series: Shakespeare Behind Bars

Reel New Mexico, an ongoingmonthly series showcasingindependent films with a New

Mexico connection, presents theaward-winning documentary featureShakespeare Behind Bars, producedby Jillian Spitzmiller and written anddirected by Hank Rogerson, both res-idents of Santa Fe. It is a documen-tary feature that follows a year-longrehearsal and presentation of Shake-speare’s The Tempest by inmates of a Kentucky prison.

Hailed as “tremendously moving,” the film tells an extraordinary story about thecreative process and the power of art to heal. It was a Sundance official selectionand has won awards, including Best in Show and Best Documentary in ten addi-tional festivals.

Reel New Mexico was formed to fill a need for an ongoing, noncompetitive venuefor New Mexico filmmakers. Unlike film festivals, Reel New Mexico has no entry feeand gives no awards. Proceeds from the $5 suggested at the door will go to meetexpenses, with the remainder donated to filmmakers for their ongoing projects.

|Shakespeare Behind Bars is being shown on Thursday, April 12, at 7 pm at La Tienda Center in Eldorado. Donation: $5.


White Cloud Institute

Energy Medicine and External Chi Healing techniques such as Chi Nei Tsang areancient healing methods that use the frequencies of color, light, sound, and con-sciousness to affect positive changes in the patterns of energy held within and

around us. The physical body is a dense form of energy, whereas light, color, andsound are less dense forms of energy. Those who practice forms such as Qigong areable to feel and sometimes see subtle frequencies.

Our dreams and intuitive musings are accepted as natural parts of our lives. Howcan we access these realms of the unseen? We can do so through the various “other”dimensions and frequencies of our human energy body. When we become quiet andcontemplative, the unseen world reveals itself to us.

Energy Medicine treatments have been proven to speed healing of the physicalbody and reduce pain. Healing practitioners are skilled at perceiving the subtleenergy bodies and affecting change that leads to physical and emotional healing.They do so by using their hands to project light and color into the aura. In Easterntraditions, this is called External Chi Healing. Chi Nei Tsang is an Asian body ther-apy that is a good example of External Chi Healing.

The benefits of treatment are many. Some people experience the grace thatcomes with the comfort of human touch and healing on all levels of their being.Just as deep sleep or a walk in nature brings a renewed sense of peace and well being,a hands-on-healing session reorganizes the tangled patterns of energy that haveresulted from many life experiences.

As treatment recipients come back into a more natural flow of energy, or chi,their bodies do what they need to do, and their spirits access the dreams and inspi-rations that lead them into the future with the joy of an open heart.

Many clients decide to pursue the study of ancient healing methods after receiv-ing treatments. The study of Energy Medicine and Chi Nei Tsang brings a profoundre-awakening of the spirit. It allows participants to experience their larger selves andtheir place within the evolution of the universe. Students find new meaning anddirection for their lives.

\White Cloud Institute has been offering classes in Santa Fe and around theworld for the past 12 years. It offers a Qigong class that is open to beginnersevery Wednesday evening in Eldorado. Drop in any time and enjoy a seasonalQigong and meditation experience to support your health. Caryn Boyd Diel is the owner of White Cloud Institute.

Information on classes and treatments: (505) 471-9330 [email protected]. WhiteCloudInstitute.com.

Spring Swing: Abod Does Anita O’Day

Anita O’Day stunned the audience atthe 1958 Newport Jazz Festival withher exuberant personality and vocal

prowess when she sang her unique ver-sions of “Sweet Georgia Brown” and “Teafor Two.” Susan Abod and a gallant triobring these challenging arrangements toweekend concerts in Albuquerque andSanta Fe that are tributes to this extraor-dinary vocalist.

Independent presenters Cal Haines andVictoria Rogers have coined the term “jazzwarrior” to describe Abod, as it takescourage and highly advanced skills to con-vey O’Day’s particular repertoire. MissAbod is known mostly for her own complex and original compositions, full of wit,humor, communication of lyrics, and vocal range. These qualities make her theright fit for this tribute.

“I am so excited that Cal and Victoria asked me to sing the tribute to Anita O’Day,”Abod comments. “She was born in Chicago, just like me. O’Day’s skills put hersquarely among the pioneers of bebop. With that smoky voice, percussive inter-pretations of jazz standards, and instrumental-like improvisations, she had a stronginfluence on many female singers of the late swing and bebop eras. She was soplayful musically, but always had command of the stage and the band. She wasn’tjust a ‘girl singer’ – she was an instrumentalist. Because she had no uvula, she couldsustain long notes, like a horn, without vibrato — or add it when she chose.

“I’m loving learning her scat lines and the great arrangements of standardsshe first performed in the fifties and continued to sing up until a few yearsbefore she passed in 2006. Her ballads were filled with emotion and really tookyou somewhere.”

“The Nightingale Sang in Barclay Square” is one of the ballads that Abod singsin the concerts, along with “Sweet Georgia Brown,” “Tea for Two,” “HoneysuckleRose,” “When Sunny Gets Blue,” and other favorites. “Sing, Sing, Sing,” a hit fromher stint with Gene Krupa’s Big Band, leaves the audience reeling from the energy.

The creative O’Day had a long life in which she was recognized as one of jazz’strue legends following that pivotal performance at Newport. She garnered fanswherever she appeared. In the upcoming concerts, a fantastic New Mexico trio withan extensive performance history supports her rhythmically exciting work. StuMacAskie is on electric and acoustic piano, Michael Glynn is on upright bass, andCal Haines is on drums. The concerts include O’Day’s memorable tunes and inter-play between vocals and instruments, including appealing little scat riffs and tradeswith the drummer.

MAlbuquerque Concert:

Date/Time: March 24, 7 pm

Location: Nahalat Shalom, 3606 Rio Grande Blvd. NW (between Candelariaand Griego)

Santa Fe Concert:

Date/Time: March 25, 4 pm

Location: Santa Fe Center for Spiritual Living, 505 Camino de los Marquez(one block north of Cordova at Don Diego)

Admission: $20 at the door, or in advance at BrownPaperTickets.com

Information: (505) 989-1088


Sweet, Nutritious, and Colorful

Anyone who has headed out to the Mora area

to spend a lazy day picking raspberries at Salman Ranch, or slathered New Mexico-produced Heidi’s RaspberryJam onto a warm piece of toast, knows that locally grown New Mexico berries are delish. And, thanks to the myriad medical reports on the latest antioxidant research, we all know that it’shard to beat berries — especiallyblueberries and blackberries — for their nutritional value.

Berries are relatively easy to grow.Depending on the berry choice, the plantsestablish themselves nicely in the ground,or even in large containers or raised bedsif they are heavily controlled by pruning.Berry bushes — including blackberries,raspberries, blueberries, gooseberries, tay-berries, loganberries, huckleberries, elder-berries, currents, grapes, and kiwi — growand spread profusely over time. Some ofthem, like blackberries and grapes,achieve significant height if they are notroutinely cut back. This natural tendency to spread can

make berry bushes an attractive and deli-cious alternative to hedge fences. Sincemany of the berry species feature thorns,they create a natural deterrent to humanor four-legged visitors that you’d rathernot have traipsing through your garden.Also, grape plants will, when pruned overtime, develop a strong, woody “trunk”that can be trained into arbors or espaliers.

Berry TypesIf it feels like a favorite berry — the

strawberry — was completely overlookedin the above list, it’s because strawberriesare not actually members of the berry fam-ily or genus — even though they have“berry” in their name. Some garden cen-ters place strawberries in the berry aislebecause the plants produce “berry” fruit.Nurseries may do the same thing withbush or ground-type cherry varieties. How-ever, true berries are characterized byseeds that are contained in the interior ofthe fruit and that are produced from a sin-

gle botanical ovary. The seeds are not stones or pits. Most true berry varieties are also characterized by beingbush plants. Many, like blackberries, huckleberries, and raspberries, also produce stickers or thorns of some kindon their canes. Do you love berries but hate their

thorns? Hybrid “thorn-less” blackberryand raspberry varieties have been created;they are marketed through specialty nurs-eries and suppliers. Other varieties ofberries, such as gooseberries, currents,blueberries, and grapes, are naturally freeof thorns.The growing conditions in New Mexico

allow success with almost all of the berryvarieties. However, amending the soil —or creating specific soil conditions usingspecific soil mixes within raised beds orpots — allows for better success with somevarieties. Blueberries, in particular, pre-fer a less alkaline soil than can be foundin most backyard gardens in New Mexico.They are a good choice for the controlledconditions provided by raised beds andcontainer gardens. The higher elevations of Central and

Northern New Mexico are well suited tocurrants, gooseberries, raspberries, black-berries, loganberries, and a deliciouscross-breed of the loganberry and blackraspberry known as the tayberry. All theseplants flower prior to their production offruit and are excellent attractors of friendlypollinators such as bees and butterflies.Some of the flowers are more showy thanothers.Berry plants like warmth, and late sum-

mer and early fall are typically the primeharvest seasons. Eating berries warm andstraight off the bush is a habit that’s hardto break. Children find that gathering theseason’s harvest is one chore that beatsmaking the bed or washing dishes.Berries that are collected and brought

into the kitchen — as opposed to beingconsumed en route — can be kept freshand eaten over a few days’ time. How-ever, they can also be easily preserved foruse throughout the year. Washed and laidout to dry thoroughly, berries can befrozen with no loss of flavor or color. Theycan later be used in smoothies or similarblended or prepared foods. When frozen

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berries are used in baking, they may be abit “wetter” and softer in texture than freshberries, but their taste will be consistent. If you are willing to spend a bit more

time in the kitchen, you can turn signifi-cant berry harvests into a variety of pre-pared foods using freezing, canning,drying, and fermenting methods. They canbe dried using a dehydrator. The dried fruitwill later plump up and “reconstitute”when added to hot dishes such as oatmealor when soaked in water. Or the fruit canbe turned into pie filling, jam, jelly, orcompote that can then be frozen, canned,or bottled. Almost all berries — and mostcertainly grapes! — can also be turnedinto tasty wine or cordials.Post-harvest, the berry bushes them-

selves aren’t done producing beauty. In theautumn, almost all varieties reflect thechanges in season and temperature by dis-playing changing leaf colors. Ripe, vibrantshades of gold, orange, and burnt red addcolor to the fall garden as the plants pre-pare for the winter months.

What to BuyWhile berries can be grown from bare-

root starts, berry bushes and their canesdon’t begin producing any significant fruituntil their second or third year. Depend-ing on your patience level, you may wantto consider buying established plants thatare a foot to two feet in height — typicallysold in one-gallon or five-gallon pots. Youwill achieve faster food production or cre-ation of an edible fence. The cost will be

significantly higher than the cost of bare-root starter plants, but you’ll see far fastergrowth and, ultimately, faster fruit yield.If you choose to go with bare-root starts,they are often sold at nurseries or big-boxstores in plastic bags.Also keep in mind that almost all berry

varieties require cross pollination. So

choose several varieties and plant themin relative proximity. This will result ingreater production of edible fruit. New Mexico State University’s exten-

sion program offers terrific berry-growingadvice online for the home gardener(NMSU.edu).Two books are also particularly helpful

when you are trying to choose berries foryour garden based on climate, plantinglocation, pollination needs, and design.Horticulture instructor and author StellaOtto’s The Backyard Berry Book (OttoGraphics/Chelsea Green) is a berry-spe-cific and comprehensive collection of tipsand techniques for incorporating berriesinto almost any landscape. She includesa great section on deterring the wildlifethat loves your berry garden almost as

Washed and laid out todry thoroughly, berriescan be frozen with noloss of flavor or color.

much as you do.The Kitchen Gardener’s Handbook (Tim-

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Sai MaaPart 1 of 2

Her Holiness Sai Maa is described as a spiritual

luminary with a mission of global enlightenmentthrough practical spiritual-ity and personal transfor-mation. Sai Maa’s work invites each person to realize his or her ownself-mastery. It also invites everyone to livetogether in unity and divine love and action. Shecombines Eastern spiritualwisdom and Western thera-peutic knowledge. She helpsindividuals master their ownlives as she has mastered hers.Sai Maa will be speaking at a major pub-

lic event the weekend of April 27 to 29 atthe Denver Convention Center. For com-plete details, go to her website, Sai-Maa.com. Or call (303) 996-0123.

Alan Hutner: Let’s talk about your mis-sion supporting individual mastership andthe ongoing process of global enlighten-ment. You teach and guide people to self-mastery. People don’t always identify withthe core “self.” There’s the ego identity, orpersona, that people usually think of first.They think, “I am a father,” or “I am amother,” or “I am a doctor.” Fill in theword after “I am.” How do you define“self” related to self-mastery?

Sai Maa:Love. Without love there is nothing.Light is born out of love.This planet, created

by the Elohim, comes out of love for thesupreme intelligence, the great intelligence. . . part of the grand design. And the morelove, the more grace. Grace is the shakti, the energy, the power that sustains every-thing in between – in between each word, inbetween each step, in between each incar-nation, in betweeneach heartbeat, inbetween each in-hale and exhale.From this magic

of grace comes anattitude that I callgratitude. You lookat everything andsay, “This is thegrace of the greatintelligence forme.” For that, wecome back to mas-tery. What is mas-tery?What is to bemastered? After

my guru took me into a state, with disci-pline and devotion by my side, I couldwatch the slavery of emotion diminishing.I will give you an example, Alan.When I was sent by my country to go

to medical school, everything was ready.But a lot of months before, a lady fromFrance came to my town. I cannot tell youhow I did it, but I dropped medical schooland went to France. I found myself in Paris,where Mother Sri Aurobindo used to be.I cried every day for six months until myparents said to me, “Do you want thisexperience?” I had become a slave of myemotions.

Grace is the shakti,the energy, the power

that sustainseverything in between.


Alan: Were you asking youremotions to let go?

Sai Maa: No. Emotion will notlet you go. You have to realizethat every coin has two facets.One is real, and one is fake. Youhave to use discernment to determine which is fake and which is real. The fake onecan stop at any moment.The authentic one will neverchange.Mastery involves entering a

place within ourselves and see-ing a love base and a fear base.The fear base is what we callon this planet the duality, theego base, the personality whoflips from one side to anotherconstantly. You cannot masteranything. It grabs you. It takesyou and it masters you. It makesof you a slave. It makes of youa dog with a leash. That’s whatit does.The mastery part is the love

base, the grace base, the gratitude base, the highest selfwithin us. It is the light withinus — the knowingness and wisdom that takes us into agreater place within ourselves.Each human being is a godlybeing, a divine being: divinityby itself. Divinity is not a tem-ple. It is not a sunset, it is not asunrise. It is the human stand-ing in front of me.When I am speaking to a

human, to whom am I reallyspeaking? To my own essence.The beauty of enlightenment isthat when you look at some-thing and someone, you knowyou are “that.”

Alan: This is the essence ofexpressing “Namaste,” from theSanskrit. You are looking insomeone’s eyes and saying, “Isee your divinity.”

Sai Maa: This is exactly it. Yes,I’m speaking to the personal orphysical body, who has a nameand a title, called a persona. Butwhat is the essence that is allow-ing the person’s heart to beat?

Only divinity is there — onlysupreme intelligence, only thesource.To master my personality, my

thoughts, my feelings, my ego,my mind — whatever we callit — is to come closer andcloser to that great intelligenceand to make choices and deci-sions that serve my soul, theenergy that comes back to mefrom birth to birth. This is mysoul energy. When I do this, towhom do I get closer? To myhigher self, my Christ self, mymother divine self. This gracesupports me, holds me day andnight, and takes me to thatgreater and greater place.

Alan: I love that definition ofmastery.We think of it abstractlyat times, but we’re masteringthe ego, the persona, the mind— thoughts that are not in divinealignment.

Sai Maa: Yes, awesome.We say,“I’m connected to the universe.I’m connected to spirit.”We areall connected day and night.Nobody is disconnected. Butare we in alignment?

Alan: If we were disconnected,we wouldn’t be alive, right?

Sai Maa: We would be deadright now. We’ve never beendisconnected. We will neverbe disconnected, becauseafter the body takes death,there is a spirit or soul thatcontinues. Are we in align-ment? That i s the main question, particularly duringthis per iod of great shi f t .We call this the transforma-tion: “trans the form.” Whatform is my mind taking?Unfortunately, most humanshave weak minds. When youlive with a master, you pushyourself to cultivate the strongmind of the master. This ismastery. If a thought comes,you say, “That’s not me. I’m in

Nina Brown

Nina Brown is the author

of Return of Love toPlanet Earth: Memoirof a Reluctant Vision-ary. She is also thefounder of an upcom-ing event, the first in a series presented bythe Golden DolphinS.T.A.R. Clinic, called,“Making the QuantumLeap: EmbodyingLove for a New Earth.”

It takes place March 23 through 25 at Bishop’sLodge Ranch Resort and Spa.

Keynote presenters include acclaimed quantum physicist Dr.Amit Goswami of What the Bleep? notoriety; Doctor VladimirTurek, a quantum physician who will highlight a panel discussionon Saturday night; Sri Ananda Devi; and Nina Brown. I moderatethe Saturday-night panel. For complete details, go to the website,GoldenDolphins.com.

Alan:Give a two- or three-minute thumbnail of your journey. Yourbook goes into great detail about the shift points: where you camefrom and what brings you to your current work on the planet.

Nina: I love to say — and I do so with all modesty and humility — thatI came from a very proper family in Philadelphia, and I wore gold slip-pers and beautiful ball gowns. The reason I mention this is because itis such a contrast to the life that I’m living now. Nina Brown in Philadel-phia 10 years ago would never have spoken in the way that you and Iare speaking today — with an extraordinary vulnerability, and ex-traordinary intimacy, and a profound declaration of knowing who Iam: a divine human. I say this to be a model for others, so that theycan courageously step forward.

>> NIna continued on 22>> Sai Maa continued on 23

Photo by Jennifer Esperanza

It is now safe for us to declare ourdivinity and to come together

so that we can embrace and support each other.


Alan:You’re saying you are “that” to every-body reading this, even though the mindor the ego or the persona may want todeny divinity. You say that does not work.

Nina: This is a message for all of human-ity. It is now safe for us to declare ourdivinity and to come together so that wecan embrace and support each other.

Alan:So what was the big shift point leadingfrom the 3D-construct, consensus-realityperception of self — tied to the ego or themind or the personality — to the launch, theshift into the divinity that says, “Look, youhave no limitation. You are the voice ofGod”? And not only the voice of God, butthe eyes, the ears, the hands, and the feet.Because the formless creator movingthrough the space of the universe (which is99.9 percent space) has an intelligence thatcreates. We’re co-creators. So, when didyou know who you were, really?

Nina: I was called by Saint Germain on thesummer solstice of 2010 to Mt. Shasta.When I was there, in a lucid dream state, I was taken into the mountain, into thechambers — into the council chambers ofthe Cosmic Council of Light — and I sawme. I saw my higher self in council. And I went up and merged. So I know without ashadow of a doubt that I, like so many oth-ers on the planet, am a walking master. I know this. I feel so safe in declaring it because we’re in a new era. It’s called “TheAge of the Golden Dolphin.” It’s the nextstage of alchemy. And what makes it differ-ent from any prior stage is that it’s safe. It’s safe for you and me to have this conver-sation. I feel completely safe speaking or answering questions in front of hundredsof thousands of people.

Alan:Do you ever feel sometimes like thedarker, shadow side wants to infringe,even though you know you are divinity?And the darker side, or the shadow side,or what appears to be not divinity, is also divinity, if you know what I mean. So it’s even a misperception to think that something is not divine or God,because it’s all in this play of life. In theEast, they call it “Maya,” or illusion. Thereal illusion is not knowing who you are.Reality is knowing who you are in theplayground. Then you get to do it all, or play in it all.

Nina: Yes. Let me share one word withyou: “fascinating.”

Alan: I like that word!

Nina: It’s so powerful because it’s non-judgmental. If I come up upon a situationthat might perplex me, or might havemoved me into a state of depression orconfusion or anger 10 years ago, I nowjust step back and look at my/our creationand say, “Fasci-nating! Whydid I/we createthat? What arethe life lessons,because I amnot that experi-enced?” I amthe observer of the experience that I cre-ated. That’s it.

Alan:Thanks! Now, one of the most impor-tant parts of your work is love. It is multi-dimensional and has so many aspects toit. These include misperceptions by thehuman mind-ego-persona complex thatidentifies love with various experiencesand emotions in the world. How do youdefine love?

Nina: Alan, I am looking you in the eyes,and there is a transfer. For me, love is a trans-fer of particles and frequency. I can feel you.I can see you, but I can also feel you.

Alan:We are in a certain collective vibra-tion or frequency. The mechanism of dis-tribution doesn’t matter. It’s all part of thedivine field.

Nina:Yes. When I began this journey, I feltlove, like so many people on the planet.But now I have a better understanding ofwhat it was that I was feeling 10 years ago.I describe it as duality love. Duality hasa frequency that is lower than the fre-quency I carry now. It is lower than thefrequency I was just expressing when Iwas talking about the love exchangebetween you and me.

Alan:And when you say lower frequency,it’s not about rights or wrongs. It’s just thebeauty of the multi-dimensional universethat you get to play in wherever you want— and experience in every frequency.

Nina: Perfect! Thank you for that clarity. So,I discovered that the reason I’m on the

planet is to bring in another frequency oflove, what I call the frequency from the 12thdimension, which is pure love and light. Ithas none of the density of duality. I spentthree years doing that. I wrote a book. I wasa receiver and transmitter. My mission wasto work with the 144,000 who anchor theChrist Consciousness Grid. I did that — andI did it by means of harmonic oscillation. Ididn’t have to work with all 144,000. Eachone of the minimum of 33 carried a specific

tone. And be-cause of thelaws of har-monic oscilla-tion, all withinthe 144,000who carr iedthat specific

tone were entrained or up-shifted simulta-neously.By the time I was called to Mt. Shasta

in 2010, I knew that I was to be an ambas-sador for humanity in front of the CosmicCouncil of Light. They came with theirscale on summer solstice. They were meas-uring the frequency quota of pure loveand light on the planet. I read the namesof all those with whom I had worked. And,if you can believe this, I stood up andmade a declaration. I said, “The tippingpoint has been reached.”

Alan: This fits in so well with somethingthat was given to me recently: L.O.V.E. isan acronym for Law Of VibrationalEssence, the law of love.Now, with regard to “Making the Quan-

tum Leap: Embodying Love for a NewEarth,” can you make the statement that theassembly there is designed to individuallyand collectively raise frequency and har-monics? So even if you come there in dual-istic love, or some other form of love such asabusive love, the field will elevate you indi-vidually and collectively? And by the end ofSunday, it will be a quite a love nest, withmany healing attributes?

Nina: Yes. You will be a different person.Absolutely! We’re moving into a quantumfield. That is exactly what is going to hap-pen in the field of the event, by means ofintention.

eThe complete audio interview is serialized andavailable at TransRadio.com.

For more intormation: GoldenDolphins.com.

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I am the observer of theexperience that I created.


alignment with the great intelligence,with the source itself.”

Alan: Talk about enlightenment. To myevolving consciousness, on my spiritualjourney, enlightenment isn’t a fixed state.It’s a continuum of ever-evolving aware-ness and deeper love that has no bound-aries. It’s infinite. Talk about enlightenmentas you see it related to evolution on thisplanet, and the golden age of 2012 andbeyond.

Sai Maa: One thing I realized after Ibecame “that” is that everybody is bornenlightened. Every single human is enlight-ened, except that enlightenment is cov-ered with the seeds of our past actions, justlike an onion. The center of an onion iscompletely transparent, and you have topeel off the layers to get there. You canbe enlightened in a nano-second. It’s amatter of simple awareness.So we come back to self-mastery. I am

aware that there is a fear base in me anda love base in me. It is very important toeducate myself about these states, and topractice coming out of the fear base andentering the love base and living there.

aPart 2 will be published next month. The com-plete audio interview is serialized and availableat TransRadio.com.

Alan Hutner is the founder of Transitions RadioMagazine (TRM) and co-hosts and co-producesthe show along with Elizabeth Rose and KathyWalsh. TRM airs at 98.1 FM, Radio Free SantaFe (KBAC FM), 8 to 11 am Sunday mornings,and streams live on the web, with all programsarchived by hour at TransRadio.com.

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This grace supports me,holds me day and night,and takes me to thatgreater and greater

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In the a f t e rnoon , t he sme l l o fganja drifted down the beach, givinga mild creative abandon to my nor-

mally controlled painting activities. I’dbeen aware of a few dreadlocked, HaileSelassie-type characters down there —now they were being joined by large,laughing women and a few rag-tag chil-dren who ran noisily and furiously in andout of the surf. Like a scene out of amovie, the crowd moved toward me, their shoulder-born reggae growing in vol-ume as they approached.

“Wot you doin’, mon?” said a nicotine-stained voice behind me. It belonged tothe skinniest, tallest Jamaican guy I’d ever seen. “You got all those nice colors there,you oughtta use them, mon.”

The Rastafarian religion claims only about 100,000 Jamaicans, but its influencepermeates the culture. There is spiritual healing when all else fails, and a sense ofcommunity like no other. It doesn’t seem to matter whose kids are whose, or evenwhose lady is whose. A moving, bumping, singing family of mankind is exudinglove and the unabashed celebration of life. Intellectual examination is out of the ques-tion. Bob Marley is the prophet.

The short pause by the tall gentlemen was meant as encouragement. IndigenousJamaican paintings, for the most part, are laced with a laid-back, colorful, and care-free energy. Influenced from many shores — from cubism to primitivism, as well asBlack Africa – it is less about technique than magic. Like the loud but faded shirtsof some of these Rastas, Jamaican art often tells stories.

Intuition drives a great deal of Jamaican art. Extroverted groups and daily lifescenes are loaded with gossip and frivolity. Albert Artwell (b. 1942) is an exampleof the Jamaican Intuitive School. In his case, art involves the reworking of biblicalmaterial laced with Jamaican humor and commentary. A crucifixion scene, for exam-ple, shows a range of goofy onlookers including colonial figures and a British offi-cer. Clear and fresh colors, flatly painted, mark his and many other Jamaicanpaintings. The shops around here are full of similar work. It’s been my observationthat art can be an island, especially when it comes from an island.

PS: “Life is one big road with lots of signs,So when you riding through the ruts, don’t you complicate your minds:Flee from hate, mischief, and jealousy!Don’t bury your thoughts; put your vision to reality, yeah!”

— from “Wake up and Live” by Bob Marley

Esoterica: Today is Bob Marley’s birthday, and the beach people are partying hard.Some go swimming with their clothes on, then set up a clothesline right on thebeach. It’s straight out of Milton Messam (b. 1944), known around these parts bythe nickname “Artist.” He’s a taxi driver and chef who became a celebrated painterafter taking a correspondence course in commercial art. The skinny guy comesback. “Come and join in, mon. You’re taking things too serious.” I figure I may aswell, though it’s part of my culture not to let these acrylics dry up. ¬

“You got all those nice colors there, you oughtta use them, mon.”

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Has this ever happened toyou? You’re sitting with

your daughters, watching Remember the Titans (for the14th time — they have memo-rized all the lines) and out ofnowhere, a small object dropsout of the ceiling. All eyes turn.“Oh my God!” Daughter Num-ber One yells, as another smallgrey ball plummets to the floor.“Mice! In the ceiling!”We watch, mesmerized, as the

two mice stagger away, like para-chutists whose parachutes did notfully open.“Do something!” Both girls implore me.

“They’re disgusting! But don’t hurt them!”Welcome to my Rodent Wars.Some context: In my extended family,

composed of Eastern liberals and gun-tot-ing Western “live free or die” conserva-tives, we can talk about almost anything— politics, religion, or Apple vs. Microsoft.But we cannot agree on, nor talk about,the weapons of choice for the war againstRodentia. Thus, everything I write herewill no doubt get me in trouble with atleast some of my relations. Some of themwill be shocked to know that we’ve usedpoison and glue traps. Others will be curi-ous as to why we don’t use nuclearweapons. But this is war, folks, and sometimes,

like when you have enemy combatantsjumping out of your ceiling, you just haveto let the chips fall where they may. As every Santa Fean knows, we live in

Rodent Central, USA. Not only is thebubonic plague endemic here, but we

have chosen to reside in one of the mostdensely rodent-populated places in theknown universe. (Slight exaggeration dueto lack of real research.) Chuck Simko,owner of New Mexico Pest Control, putsit this way: His crews go through twenty18-pound pails of mice poison a month.A similar-sized company in Orlando,Florida, uses only two 18-pound pails amonth. You do the math, but that is proofenough for me. Of course, the fact thatFlorida is run amuck with GIANT BOACONSTRICTORS might skew the data. On a more local note, one day we were

filling in test pits close to our house. Theywere full of brush, and we were just bury-ing them. The backhoe operator finishedand came back looking pale. “It’s a mousehotel in that pit,” he said shaking his head.“They just poured out of all that brush. I’venever seen so many mice.” And I won-dered, “Where did they all go?” Simple answer: Into our house!First, we found dog food stuffed in a ski

boot. Then mouse poop in the silverwaredrawer. One night we heard the “eha, eha,eha, scratch, scratch, scratch” of a mousein our walls. In the early nineties, I finallywent to the dark side when a mouse saun-tered into the kitchen while we were eat-ing dinner, sat, ignored the dogs, lookedup at us with his cute little ears, andflashed a gang sign. (Okay, all true exceptthe gang sign.)This, I thought, meant war. Our kids, however, brainwashed by Dis-

ney movies since they were two, thoughtthat mouse was just the darndest, cutestthing they had even seen. My own kidshad turned into sympathizers: mouselovers. I was about to give them the Rodent

Speech. Rodents carry disease. All they dois breed, chew, and pee and poop. Killingthem is the right and safe thing to do! ButI was faced with two kids, tears wellingup in their eyes, and Laurie (the Boss) giving me the warning look.Gritting my teeth, I said, “Why don’t

we just live-trap them? Then we can movethem to a nice part of the neighborhood?”(Like our neighbor’s yard. They had cats.Heh, heh.) We would set live traps in the evening

and bait them with peanut butter. We’dplace the traps outside in the courtyard.Each morning, there would be two or threeor six mice. I’d gather the girls and wewould traipse across the road — whilethe girls named the mice — and set themfree. This strategy made not a dent in our

mouse population. In fact, I’m sure thatmany of the mice we trapped were “fre-quent fliers,” finding their way back, will-ingly jumping into the traps, and no doubtbroadcasting to all of their relations: “Hey,come to the Wilsons! They are feeding uspeanut butter! It rocks!” So that plan bombed. It was time to go

covert. When school started and the kidswere preoccupied, I bought mousetraps.I set them at night, when the kids wereasleep. Here is what I learned. First, you can-

not multi-task while setting the standard

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I finally went to thedark side when a

mouse sauntered intothe kitchen while wewere eating dinner, sat,

ignored the dogs,looked up at us with hiscute little ears, andflashed a gang sign.

mousetrap. It requires a Zen-like focus, especially at the momentwhen you’ve baited the trap, pulled the hammer back (or, as wecall it, the “bar of death”), and are carefully placing the hold-down bar. This, people, is like brain surgery. It needs your utmostattention. There are two techniques. The first is to load the hold-down bar and then — ta da! — quickly remove your fingers. Thesecond, which I seem to do, is to slowly — gulping, with sweat-ing dripping from your face — slide your finger off the hold-downbar and hammer, hoping that at the last nano-second the trapdoesn’t spring — BAM! — on your hand. (Writer takes a momentto rebandage fingers. . . .) If you are successful at setting traps, you will be rewarded

throughout the night with the sound of “Snap! Eek! Snap! Eek!”Then there is the occasional, “Snap! [Expletive!]” or “Why did

you set a [expletive] trap in front of the fridge?! I’m going to killyou! [Expletive! Expletive!]”But even with multiple traps, it was a losing battle. At night I

could sense waves of mice entering our home. Laurie thought Iwas paranoid. I called it finely tuned rodent awareness. One day,after a long weekend, I came home to my office and found halfa mouse on my keyboard. Apparently, there had been an epicmouse war fought on my desk, and that mouse had definitely lost. That was the final straw. I hoisted the white flag. It was time to

call in the experts. I called Chuck Simko at New Mexico Pest Con-trol (NewMexicoPestControl.com).All I can say is that they were very nurturing. They had seen it

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The following comment is in response to “The Greatness of Ike,” an article by Dr. RossDouthat, in The New York Times, February 25, 2012. President Eisenhower’s monumentlacking a vision of greatness is an honest vision of Eisenhower’s life.

Tim B., SeattleThis is what I will remember him for. Rather than ‘leaders’ like Bush and Cheney,

he lived through the horrors of war and learned from it. He also understood deeplythe human costs.

“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in thefinal sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and notclothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat ofits laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. This is not a way oflife at all in any true sense. Under the cloud of threatening war, it is humanity hang-ing from a cross of iron.”

— Dwight D. Eisenhower, from a speech before the American Society of NewspaperEditors, April 16, 1953

The following comments are in response to “Schooling Santorum,” an article by Dr. DickCavett, in The New York Times, February 25, 2012. Teachers are professionals, and pub-lic schools serve social needs worth expanding.

Janet, Salt Lake City, UtahHome schooling is even worse than Mr. Cavett describes. 60 Minutes recently high-

lighted the online schools that many home schoolers use. Children sit in front of acomputer screen for hours interacting with a teacher that sits in a cubicle somewhere.One boy who finally managed to get back to a regular school commented on theextreme boredom at home. Also, these online students perform poorly on standard-ized tests. I would love to hear from the Santorum children. Some are now youngadults. What is their assessment of their home schooling experience?

Bill, WisconsinIt is not the teacher or the size of the class that determines the quality of the edu-

cation of a child. It is the support and inspiration of qualified parents that is the largestdeterminant of the quality of a child’s education.

Reply to Bill: Janet, Salt Lake City, UtahConsiderable data mining of the No Child Left Behind gives strong evidence that it

is the quality of the teacher that has the biggest impact on the success of the child —not the parents, not the environment, not the socioeconomic status of family, not theadministration, not the school district. It is the teacher.

The following comment is in response to “Severe Conservative Syndrome,” an articleby Dr. Paul Krugman in The New York Times, February 13, 2012. In order to deal withfar-right conservatives, Republican candidates are more than willing to distort truths.

Wondering in ColoradoWe have three things to learn. We must:

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The Constitution says nothing about problem solving, but says a lot about repre-sentation. The GOP represents a significant portion of the population that chooses tobelieve impossible things. They bring things of value to the discussion, but an appre-ciation of facts is not one of them. The NYT reporters did a great job on the econom-ics of entitlements on Sunday, February 11, 2012. They found lots of Minnesotans whodepend on government programs who want to cut government. When presented withthe dilemmas this poses, they hoped that the politicians would figure out how to fix itand voted for the Tea Party guy. Opps. So, Obama understands that entitlements mustbe reformed, taxes raised, and climate protected. The GOP represents folks whoseoxen will be gored in the process. So, of course, their only choice is to defeat Obama.The alternative would be to work for the Grand Bargain where everyone gets a hair-cut. The hyper- entrepreneurial docs will have to stop ignoring best practice, the insur-ance companies will have to stop overcharging, and the drug companies will have togive quantity discounts. Contrary to the ex-mayor of Wassila, people will learn abouthospice. And the carbon industries will have to stop running the country. Reform ofpublic workers’ pensions and benefits will be necessary. Everybody in.

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Benefit EventsDaffodil Days in Santa FeAnnual benefit for The Hospice Center inSanta Fe, a non-profit agency. For more info,contact Mary Ann Andrews, volunteer coor-dinator, or Owen Kunkle, bereavement andpastoral director, at (505) 988-2211.Dates: March 16 to 17PMS-Inc.org

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Revolution222 is about a revolution in Amer-ica. Bob thinks of an idea that changes thewor ld . By c rea t ing a “ f ree repub l i c o fBoblovia,” Bob espouses the idea that takingfull responsibility for his life is the only way topersonally live. In doing so, he shows othershow to gain control over their lives. Revolution222.com

Collected Works /Shaping DestinyBook LaunchShaping Destiny is the story of Destiny Alli-son’s life from the firstsculpture she created asa frustrated housewife toher first major show at ap rominen t San ta Fegallery. Allison says whatneeds to be said aboutthe struggle between whowe are and who we’retold we should be. Herjourney reveals the ways in which our art andour lives are irrevocably intertwined. Infor-mation: (505) 988-4226.Location: Collected Works Bookstore,

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Opportunities for Espanola ValleyBusinesses in Green MarketsGreen markets include home building, forestproducts, renewable energy, environmental

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ChildrenParenting with Wisdom and Respect: Jeff Hood and Tracy JuechterAre you tired of playing “Who’s in Control?”with your kids? Are you ready for mutualrespect and cooperation instead? Learn howto set boundaries, listen compassionately,speak so they’ll listen, and find out what’sdriving their behavior. Jeff Hood, MA, is anauthor, facilitator, coach, and nonviolent-com-munication educator. Tracy Juechter, MA, is acounselor, massage therapist, and mediator.They have both raised healthy kids. Fee: $255,childcare included.Location: Dragon Fly School, Santa FeDates: March 21 to May 9Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pmAdventuresInSpirit.com

EducationHerbal Nutrition© Practitioner CertificationThis class teaches the practical use of herbalmedicine, primarily from a Western perspec-tive, looks briefly at Ayurvedic and Chineseherbal medicine, and explores biomedicalresponses to herbal remedies. Includes plantidentification and preparation of remedies.40 hours. Fees: $600 for 32 CEUs, all materi-als and text included. $425 for no CEUs. Reg-ister at website.Location: The Birkmayer Institute,

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Environment“Learning Landscape” Spring TourJoin the Academy for the Love of Learningand landscape designer Christie Green for thefirst of four seasonal tours. IncorporatingAcademy principles of observation, reflection,and awakening, the Learning Landscape caresfor nature by allowing nature to take care ofitself. Learn more about this cutting-edgemodel of Earth stewardship. Optional sacklunch discussion 12-1 pm. Suggested dona-tion: $10. RSVP to Marissa Roybal at (505)995-1860 or [email protected]: Academy for the Love of Learning,

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Seton Campfire Tales: Under the Full MoonSeton Legacy Project Curator David L. Witttel ls Seton’s al legorical tale, “Krag, the Kootenay Ram,” at Seton Castle. The storymarks the liter-a r y beg inn ing of the environ-mentalist move-ment. In it, Setonshows the con-sequences o fh um a n k i n d ’ sdestruction of nature. Seating by 6:25 pm.Reservations required. Suggested donation:$10. RSVP to Marissa Roybal at (505) 995-1860or [email protected]: Academy for the Love of Learning

Center, 133 Seton Village Rd., Santa FeDate/Time: April 5, 6:30 to 8 pmALoveOfLearning.org

GardeningWe’ve Been Working on the RailyardGarden with the Railyard Yardmasters to keepSanta Fe’s favorite public space vibrant andbeautiful. Give 24 hours over a year to care forthe 7,000 plants in the Railyard Park that needmore than routine maintenance. Registrationand information: Alanna at (505) 316-3596 [email protected]: Railyard Community RoomOrientation Date/Time: March 24,

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Poetry ReadingsPoetry at Paul’s at Lucky Bean Cafe / Get Yer Green On!

Award-winning poet Don McIver is a memberof the ABQ slam team, a host/producer ofKUNM’s “Spoken Word Hour,” the author ofThe Noisy Pen, and editor of A Bigger Boat.Dale Harris and actor/chef/husband ScottSharot run the popular Hummingbird Cafénear Mountainair, which hosts monthly LivePoets Society readings.Location: Lucky Bean Cafe, formerly

Border’s Books, at Sanbusco, Santa FeDate/Time: March 17, 5 to 7 pm

MoviesSanta Fe Art Institute /Erica Scharf’s Up Heartbreak HillDocumentaryShot in New Mexico, Up Heartbreak Hill

chronicles the lives of three Native Americanteenagers in Navajo, NM — Thomas, an eliterunner; Tamara, an academic superstar; andGabby, an aspiring photographer — as theynavigate their senior year at a reservationhigh school. They must decide whether or notto stay in their community — a place inextri-cably woven into the fiber of their beings.Their battles to shape their identities as bothNative Americans and modern Americans lieat the heart of the film.Location: Santa Fe Art Institute, Tipton Hall,

1600 St. Michael’s Dr., Santa FeDate/Time: March 19, 6 to 8 pmSFAI.org

MusicJazz in Los Alamos / Craig Martin Experience

The Craig MartinExperience com-bines a solidrhythm section,powerful horns,innovative har-monies, and a

ripping repertoire to guarantee a swingin’,groovin’ time. Dinner is 5-9 pm, reservationsrequired. Tickets: $15. Information: (505) 662-6305. Photo by Shane Woznick.Location: Blue Window Bistro,

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Latin-Reggae-Rock Trio Fayuca Returns to Santa FeAs they head to Austin’s SXSW Festival, wherethey’re nominated for best new/undergroundartist, Fayucastops in SantaFe. Fayuca hassha red thes t age w i thmany notableacts, including Damian Marley, Nas, 311, TheDirty Heads, and Fishbone. The band recentlysigned a deal with Fervor Records, whichlaunched two pop acts on MTV last year.Admission: $7 at door.Location: Evangelo’s Underground,

200 W. San Francisco St., Santa FeDates: March 22 to 23Time: 8 to 11:30 pmFervor-Records.com/fayuca

Rachel Podger, Baroque Violinist, Plays BachRachel Podger, Baroque violinist extraordinaire,performs Bach’s Complete Sonatas and Parti-tas for Solo Violin on a period instrument. April3 and 4: Program I: Sonatas no. 1 and no. 2, Par-tita no. 1. April 5 and 6: Program II: Sonata no.3 and Partitas no. 2 and no. 3. Information: visitwebsite or call (505) 988-4640.Location: Loretto Chapel,

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Lodge, 750 N. St. Francis Dr., Santa FeDates/Times: March 23 to 24, 9 to 11 pm

Ironweed Productions / Our Townby Thornton WilderOur Town, winner of the Pul i t zer Pr ize,changed the landscape of American theaterwhen it was first presented in 1938. Its mes-sage is just as powerful today. An uplifting,touching, and deeply memorable journey fea-turing an ensemble of over 20 Santa Fe actorsspanning three generations. Admission: $20general; $15 seniors, students, teachers, mil-itary; $10 Thursdays; $25 gala opening onMarch 30. Information: (505) 988-4262.Location: Santa Fe Playhouse,

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The Bad MachineA puppet show that takes on the hypocrisy,impotence, and paradox of power versus pow-erlessness inherent in the so-called OccupyWall Street movement. Directed by AngeloJaramillo. Admission: $15 general; $12 sen-iors and students. Not appropriate for kids.Information: (505) 795-4272.Location: Maria Benitez Cabaret at The

Lodge, 750 N. St. Francis Dr., Santa FeDates: April 13 to 15Times: Friday, Saturday 9 pm; Sunday 2 pm

WorkshopsLiving in the Mystery of Life and Loving ItAward-winning author Dr. Dennis Merritt Jonespresents a workshop based on his latest book,The Art of Uncertainty: How to Live in the Mys-tery of Life and Love It. Jones says, “There is noarea of our lives where we are not forced to steponto the pathway of uncertainty. Why not enterthe mystery consciously every day?” Informa-tion: (505) 983-5022. Advance tickets by March11: $25. At the door: $30.Location: Santa Fe Center for Spiritual

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Native American Flute Workshop with Suzanne TengLea rn to p l aythe Native Amer-ican flute. Cre-ate a lovely tone,play with correctfingering, pro-duce your ownmusic, and perform with others. No experi-ence necessary. Fee of $150 includes yourown High Spirits cedar flute. $75 fee if youhave your own flute. Information: (505) 473-2001 or [email protected]: Dragonfly Studio, Santa FeDate/Time: March 31, 1 to 4 pmSuzanneTeng.com

We Are People Here! (WAPH)/Heart andSoul: “I Am a Person” NonviolenceLearn about Kingian Nonviolence, derivedfrom Dr. Martin Luther King’s life and cen-tering on unconditional good will toward oth-ers. Morning teach-in, community brainstormsession, afternoon creative T-shirt workshop,and follow-up April event. Cost: $35/$55.In format ion and reg is t ra t ion: [email protected]: Center for Progress and Justice,

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Carbon Economy Seminars and ContestCreate healthy soil organically. Learn how tosequester more carbon and replenish the biol-ogy of the earth’s soil membrane with naturalpractices. Presented by soil biologist andmicrobiologist Elaine Ingham, chief scientistat the Rodale Institute. Friday seminar: $10;Saturday or Sunday: $175 each. Attend allthree: $300. Information: Iginia Boccalandro,(505) 819-3828, [email protected]: Santa Fe Community College,

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