March 2002 / Spring is here in California!

The fumes from the cars on the busy streets are miraculously overwhelmed by the scent of flowers. Birds are singing their eternal songs of joy. The local Oakland zoo is advertising sightseeing tours to adults about the sex lives of the animals. I guess they are busy with the resurgent life force!

I have finished my latest book "90 Chances" It's still unusual that I have nothing more to do on it. Diana Paxson my co-writer is still laboring. It should be in the stores by fall. I have high hopes for this book. I think it's mainstream -- a book about 90 years of our lives. Each year has a page with astrological components and its meaning. We included a ritual for each decade. DP (Diana Paxson) writes more to the witty reader; I write more mainstream. I feel really fortunate that this book is happening now at the time when it's the hardest to sell any written matter due to the imploding of the publishing industry. Nobody knows what will sell after 9/11. The American psyche is having a seachange and we don't know how the pieces will fall yet. I hope things land on the side of the spirit.

So now I am returning to all the other unfinished business on my plate. Many women are asking me for mentoring. This is first on my agenda, to create an online mentoring service. I wonder what you think about this. There will be a system set up, where you can register, and then weekly we talk either on the phone or online about how you are doing in your life and spirituality. I'll give you homework. Everybody who registers gets a free Fate reading. This is still formulating. I am lucky to have good women to help with this, Teri and Sage from our SIGs elist.

This week we'll finalize the Kids Camps staff and gather their info and pix to put up on the Website. We think this will help parents as they think about sending their children to our camp. They can see whom we have lined up for this first camp. In April, look for Camp ads, and please send some good vibrations towards this endeavor. I have not seen anywhere else a literary camp. Have you? So this Granny Zs Witches and Wizard's Camp is unique. It is fantasy and reality mixed into a harmonious brew. Real witches are teaching the love of story/books/play…and Harry Potter!!

My own Yoga teacher Pondi Das said yes, he is 74 years old. He will do gentle Yoga but his life philosophy is great as well, so I have to come up with something else for him to do. I need to find Oberon, from the Church of all Worlds, who I thought would make a great Professor Dumbelore. He agreed to do it last time I saw him, but now is the time of signing on the dotted line. Hagrid the giant was found but now is the time to talk to him.

I had hopes to have bungie jumping but I have given this up as too dangerous plus no staff to supervise it. Lynette Duerkson of course could supervise it; she has done a lot of stilt walking and bungie stuff. But she is our nurse. Lynette is an emergency nurse form Kaiser Permanente. She's also a dancer and mother. The women so far helping out are the mommies, bringing their kids to camp. As you see, the event is taking glorious shape. I'll muse some more later.

Blessed be!

Z.