Zodiac AA

12 Alcoholic Anonymous meetings in three days.

Each meeting I focus on one step of AA’s program. Each meeting I go with one sign of the Zodiac in mind. I think about the sign. Its symbols. Implications. Interactions. I listen to the sign in the words said. Make conjectures. Take pictures. Talk to the people I meet.

My meetings are at the pit of addiction in America — Skid Row, MacArthur and Echo Park, Downtown, Los Angeles. I meet souls going down, souls in the rebound, first-timers, court appointees, people over the bridge, people under the bridge, people on and off the train.

These are the twelve symbols of the Zodiac. This is my schedule.

FRIDAY - DEPARTURE

715AM. Gemini at the Grounded Group. Be clever.

Noon. Cancer at the Getting Sober Group. Be Emotional.

2PM Leo at Grupo Mision Maravilla. Be Enthusiastic.

7:30PM Virgo at Drifters Group. Work it.

SATURDAY - JOURNEY

Noon. Libra at the Poplars Discussion Group. Pair Up.

2PM. Scorpio at Grupo Vision Maravilla. Express.

6PM. Sagittarius at Grupo La Salud. Seek the Truth.

8PM. Capricorn at Grupo Unidad Latina. Be Pragmatic.

SUNDAY - RETURN

9AM. Aquarius at Drifters Group. Be Good.

Noon. Pisces. Pair of Fish at Grupo Camino Real. Feel Again.

3PM. Aries. The Ram at Greenline Group. Play the Game.

6PM The Bull at Grupo Dos en Uno. 6PM. Be You.