Alicia Blando

I have always believed there was something to astrology. I was young when I started reading my horoscope in the paper and referencing the information in the Farmer's Almanac for predictions - enjoying all the squiggly lines representing the signs that could tell a farmer when it was best to plant.

Alicia Blando's book, Open for Interpretation, tells her journey of both medicine and astrology. You get to follow in her footsteps as she finishes her schooling, begins her career and finds her new interest in astrology.

This book is a good read for anyone questioning if there is more to life than what we see. Actually it is a good book for anyone who questions.

As we follow Dr. Blando through her life and travels we get to join her as she puts pieces of her personal puzzle together. From the AIDS epidemic to Machu Pichu you will read first-hand accounts of the things she has witnessed.

If you are not well versed in astrology you will learn some basic things from the book about rising signs, start charts and those types of things. It may pique your interest in knowing more. That can only be described as a good thing. Make sure the information you find is of good quality - preferably first hand and not via the internet which is full of misinformation on every topic.

I gave the book only 4 stars because it actually was not the book I was hoping it would be. I wanted to see a medical professional use astrological learning in the course of their medical practice - even if it was just to note that full moons really do cause crazy things in the ER. This is not what Dr. Blando is about, or if she has done it she doesn't mention it in the book.

I suppose it isn't the book's fault that it wasn't what I was hoping for, but I still waited for a connection between her worlds that never came and left disappointed at the last page. I am still glad to have read it and have come away with food for thought.… (more)