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Kathe Forrest - Combining Mediation And Astrology
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By Anna Mahorski Some of Kathleen Forrest’s best ideas come to her while she is helping others resolve conflicts, or watching lives being laid out on an astrologer’s chart. Kathe, as she prefers to be called, has the unique ability to combine two professions - mediator and astrologer. She has a busy and very interesting double enterprise. Raised in Beaumont, Texas, she went to college at South West Texas State and the University of Texas in Houston, where she got her degree in business, along with many hours in psychology. “I’m always studying wherever I am,” said the soft-spoken Kathe. For the last seven years, she has been a mediator for the City of Longmont, doing mediation for renter/landlord disputes; neighbor/neighbor issues such as noise levels and neighborhood debris; and parent/child conflicts. Also, “A friend and I drew up guidelines about divorce issues for the (City of) Longmont. I’m on my own now, and am always open to listening,” she said. Kathe has dealt with many kinds of people, and listening to them ties into her astrology. “There is so much to astrology, I’m always learning.” She focuses on psychological points of the individual, with the Western chart and the Eastern chart (less used by most astrologers), she can make a well rounded chart for the individual. Kathe will focus on such questions as, ‘What period in my life am I in now, or how many children will I have?’ She really enjoys working with children. “You can tell so much about who they are, they’re so pure. This is the chart you’re born with; hopefully you’ll evolve, change, learn. Nothing is set in stone,” she smiles. More interesting points are what relationships are like in the family, or it might say there will be health problems, but it might not say what, or that it can’t be overcome. “I’m learning about relationships in past lives, and people love it!” she said. “They come away with a better understanding of themselves.” An interesting point in this year’s chart is Mercury in retrograde. “The planet Mercury appears to be going backwards in the heavens. As it does so, it can really confuse people in communication, computers, elections. Then it goes forward. This happened on election day of this year, (while we were) trying to elect our president! Smaller mishaps happen, (when) the Denver Bronco quarterback was injured, or getting the wrong mail. This happens every three to four months.” Reading a chart is a “high” for Kathe. She loves to find out about a person and tell them all about their life. “I’m dealing with people who want to learn and evolve. People may want to come back with questions or for yearly readings.” Kathe is a single mom with a daughter Cesa, 21, at her alma mater, South West Texas State and two sons Jeremiah 12, and Jeshua 10, who attend the Shepherd Valley Waldorf School in Niwot. For an appointment, call Kathe at 303-682-5124. |
Posted January 2001