(Thursday, March 24, 2016) moon: full in Libra (lunar eclipse yesterday) / tarot: seven of wands
I arrive at the IASD conference registration desk in Kerkrade, Netherlands. The desk is set up outdoors, overlooking an ocean harbor, and is made of four long tables that form a square.
One of the IASD members working behind the desk, inside the square, hands me a schedule. I look through the pages and am upset to discover that I am committed to work as an AV volunteer for many hours each day, so many hours that there is little time left over to attend the conference workshops and presentations. I hand the paperwork back to the registration worker, explaining to him that I did not sign up as a volunteer this time. He insists that I must work. If I do not, it will affect many sessions of the conference, because this year there is a shortage of volunteers. He even calls Richard Wilkerson over to confirm the story.
The dream is much longer, but the rest has faded from my memory.
Day notes:
Yesterday I sent Sem in Amersfoort an email about the terror attacks in Brussels. Brussels is just two hours from Amsterdam. I told him I was sorry that travel, which is a huge part of his job, has become so dangerous in northern Europe.
Of course this dream reflects how relentlessly busy I am at my job. No time for those things that I find personally fulfilling. Too distracted even to dream.
Monday Chris turned on his computer so we could watch a DVD. For some reason, the computer launched his screen saver, which ran through the photos Bonnie took at Rolduc Abbey in 2011. Kind of odd.
Very interesting about the photos from 2011. I would feel like “everything is against me!” re getting to the conference which I want to do and then having to work and not go to classes I want to go to! Kind of like a “tease”. If I could I would kidnap you and take you to the conference!
I just signed up for monitoring for volunteering. I could choose my top three and then six others. I won’t get everything I want, but this is much better than having to monitor so many things I am not interested in.
My sister was in Belgium during the attack. She said she is flying home from Amsterdam today. Had to take a taxi there. I don’t know any details.