Open for Interpretation: A Doctor's Journey into Astrology

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As a young doctor working in the middle of the HIV epidemic in the early 90s, Alicia Blando feels unsure of the effectiveness of the medical profession. To gain insight into her lifes path, she seeks advice in some unconventional places, and lands on astrology as her way forward. Astrology, based in astronomy, has specific rules; it cant be easily manipulated. The scientist in her cant help but respond to this idea.

At a pivotal group demonstration, Alicia finds a mentor, Iris, who introduces her to the study of astrology. By learning to read the horoscope, Alicia gains insight into her potential and manifests her ambition to travel and explore healing techniques from indigenous cultures. Eventually, her search for new teachers and past knowledge takes her from Manhattan to the Peruvian Amazon, Belize, and Bolivia, where she discovers ancient ways of healing among people who consider the sky to be a continuation of nature on earth. She connects with the tenets of astrology as the language that describes mans connection to the sky environment. The horoscopic map gives information that can assist in making better choices in life, Alicia learns; it has the potential to analyze a persons strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and health concerns.

Alicias journey off the beaten path ultimately leads her to true self-exploration and connection with the world around her, as well as a desire to share her knowledge. In Open for Interpretation, she shares her story of finally finding the map shes been seekingand explains how we can all use that map to access our true selves and untapped potential.

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Open for Interpretationis a moving memoir about a medical doctors search for a guide to a life of connection, meaning, and purpose.
Foreword Reviews

Blandos prose is clean and concise, and her storytelling moves effortlessly between the conscious and unconscious mind and body. . . .For those drawn more to the practical than the magical when it comes to the intuitive arts, her scientific perspective on astrology will be particularly appealing."
BlueInk Review

Dr. Alicia Blandos Open for Interpretation is a beautifully written memoir that will pull at your heartstrings as she pursues a medical career that is juxtaposed with her passion for astrology. She writes with brutal honesty about her self-doubt and questions whether to give up on her dream to become a doctor. At the same time, Alicia uses the language of the stars to view herself objectively and build the confidence to become a physician. Join her in this illuminating journey as she combines her two passions: medicine and astrology.
Ronnie Gale Dreyer, MA, author, astrologer, and teacher

Author Bio

Alicia Blando trained and practiced in the medical specialty of physical medicine and rehabilitation. While working as a physician, she became interested in how indigenous healers diagnosed and treated their patients without the technology present in modern medicine. This curiositywas supported by what she learned about herself through the studyof astrology. As a Western physician who has followed the tenets of astrology in her life, she believes that the practice of astrology can function as an adjunct method to study many aspects of life, including the tendencies for certain disease processes. Alicia currently works as a medical consultant. She currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.