Executive Summary
We live in a time of great acceleration and change, where there is a critical need for a global, historical frame of reference offered by the Shamanic Astrology Mystery School. At the same time, it provides individuals with the experiential and conceptual tools to engage deeply with their unique life purpose—and thus move fully into their specific role toward the unfolding of a new era to benefit all.
In our modern age our leading paradigm is the empirical scientific model. Our climatologists, social scientists, and economists offer us the diagnoses—abrupt climate change and devastating natural disasters, overpopulation, dwindling resources, economic collapse—yet offer little philosophical or spiritual guidance. The Shamanic Astrology Mystery School offers a larger context to help people navigate forward with greater awareness, wisdom, and courage.
It is easy to slip into fear, hopelessness, and overwhelm as we experience—both at the individual and collective levels—the accumulated weight and dysfunction of our collapsing dominant culture. Yet in ancient times, we would have understood that—similar to the earth’s annual passage through changing seasons—we are in the midst of a larger cycle of death and rebirth or “Turning of the Ages.” The Shamanic Astrology Mystery School offers valuable tools and insights to empower each of us to act as midwives of a new way of being on Earth.
Organizational Structure and Principles
Shamanic Astrology is an evolving system sourced by Daniel Giamario in the early 1980’s. The Shamanic Astrology Mystery School (SAMS) is led by Founder and Executive Director Daniel Giamario and Co-Founder and Co-Director Cayelin Castell. We have established a Board of Directors to guide organizational policy and project implementation. Managing Director Peter Klein has oversight of eight volunteer-led committees, which assist in organizational development at many levels.
The Guiding Principles for the Shamanic Astrology Mystery School are at this link.
Shamanic Astrology Mystery School Offerings
Since 1996, the Shamanic Astrology Mystery School (SAMS) has been offering apprenticeship and certification programs to train Shamanic Astrology practitioners. Through these outreach efforts thousands of individuals have attended our workshops and presentations. Through our team of certified Shamanic Astrologers, thousands more have received shamanic astrology counseling sessions. Additionally, our monthly newsletter serves 5,000 subscribers.
II Shamanic Astrology Mystery School Overview
SAMS comprises an impressive body of knowledge in the form of an evolving curriculum for workshops, numerous articles, the Shamanic Astrology Handbook, CDs, MP3s, tapes, DVD’s and videos, a radio program series, power point presentations, a new website, and the knowledge embodied in the school Founders and multitude of Shamanic Astrologers certified through our programs.
III Project Goals
The Shamanic Astrology Mystery School seeks to expand the scope and raise visibility for its programs, as well as establishing a Monument to the Turning of the Ages. The four core areas of development toward these goals are: Land-based, Virtual, Nomadic and Publishing, as well as support for our growing administrative needs.
Virtual
Continued development of website
Strategic Public Relations efforts to increase membership and visibility
Purchase and development of state-of-the-art e-learning software and hardware.
Further development of curricula and materials for e-learning context
Nomadic
Oversee pilgrimages to sacred cosmological sites around the world.
Conduct trips to research and document sacred cosmological sites around the world.
Land-based
Design and construct earth-friendly teaching lodges and regional centers.
Identify and purchase land to be used to construct cosmological sites dedicated to honoring the connection between earth and sky.
Publishing
Establish a Daniel Giamario Fellowship program to enable Daniel, Cayelin and future visionary Shamanic Astrologers to research, write and publish articles and books toward the continual evolution of Shamanic Astrology.
Additionally, we seek funding for administration and general operations. Thus far, administration, curriculum development and public relations work have been accomplished through volunteer efforts of our Founders, Board members and committees.