Bastyr Nation By Bob Condor There are many different ways to join the Bastyr Nation. For Petra Eichelsdoerfer, the entry point was long, painful and life-changing. Eichelsdoerfer is a trained pharmacist. For most of the 1990s, she worked for the Seattle-King County public health department dispensing both prescriptions and compassion at its main clinic. Her pharmacy targeted indigent populations, family planning, refugee services and travel medicine. Mariel Hemingway Finds Her Balance By Deborah Behrens Family dynasties are often envied more for the perceived glamour of their public personas than for the realities experienced by those born into the name. Whether you're a Kennedy, a Rockefeller or a Hemingway, crafting a life for one's self involves more than a simple coming-of-age tale; it's an entire Homeric journey. The dragons and demons you're required to vanquish are not merely your own, but include any others still haunting the family members who came before you.   Fishy Evidence By Rebecca Wooder President George W. Bush was right, when in 2000 he said, "Washington faces important challenges, and there's no greater challenge than to save salmon…For all of us, those fish are a wonder of nature and they must be preserved." He was right again when he visited our state in August, and spoke about the importance of salmon to the Pacific Northwest. From the Editor by Bob Condor On Sept. 11 last month, exactly two years after the most horrible of imaginable days, James O'Dea was talking about the American flag. "A flag sticker placed on a car means you are pro-war and pro-Bush administration," he said during a telephone chat. "We are collapsing its meaning." StarWatch by James Jarvis By adding the universal year 2003, (2+0+0+3) = 5, to the 10th month of October, we come up with the vibration of 15/6. The 6 month asks us to tune into how we can be of service to others through expressing the healing power of love. The challenge this month is to learn how to tap into your love of beauty and harmony so that you can come into balance. Take some time this month to work on beautifying your environment. By doing so you will feel more harmonious and balanced and others will feel healed solely by being in your space. Try to see yourself as a channel for unconditional love flowing through. As you tap into this love yourself you will be able to give it to others without feeling burdened or drained.