Tom L Waters

Tom L Waters is a physicist, writer, and spiritual counselor and teacher in Tesuque, New Mexico.

Writing

I write fantasy and science fiction with an emphasis on character development and theme. My writing web site is TomLWaters.com and my writing blog is Off the Page.

I have co-authored a book on tarot with Mary K. Greer, Understanding the Tarot Court.

Spiritual Counseling and Teaching

I am a Wiccan priest, astrologer, and tarot practitioner, working under my magical name Starweaver. My website devoted to tarot, astrology, and Pagan spirituality is Starweaver's Gems from Earth and Sky and my blog is Starweaver's Corner

Background

I was born Tom Harvey Little on November 13, 1961, in Fremont, California. My mother and I moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 1972. I've lived in England, Maryland, and Nebraska before returning to New Mexico in 1992. I pursued a scientific career, earning bachelor's degrees in physics and computer science from New Mexico State University and Oxford University in England. In 1990, I received a PhD in astronomy from New Mexico State. Since 1992, I have worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a technical writer/editor, a health physicist, and (currently) a radiation protection manager.

In 2007, I married Karen Taylor and we became Tom and Karen Waters. I have one child, Anne-Marie, a daughter from my previous marriage.