Shamanic Astrology Mystery School

by Cayelin K Castell

Signs and constellations are not the same thing. The confusion occurs because there was a time long ago when they were named the same names. The signs describe the seasons or months of the year. The zodiacal constellations are found along the ecliptic or the path the planets track through the sky. The signs, or seasons of the year, are defined by the solstice and Equinox points. These points are moving through all the constellations precessing one degree every 72 years. Approximately every 26,000 years every sign will move through every constellation along the ecliptic. It is this movement of the signs, or seasons, through the constellations that is the mechanism of how myth and symbol change over time. (more…)

by Cayelin K Castell

The equinoxes are the seasonal time of balance and harmony when the days and nights are equal in length. During the equinoxes, the Earth’s auric or magnetic field is affected by the Sun’s alignment with the Earth’s equator. Twice each year, at the equinoxes, the Sun rises and sets exactly over the equator remaining closely aligned there for approximately 48 hours. The equinox solar affect produces a reduction in the magnetic field of the Earth, allowing us to connect more easily with other dimensions. (more…)

Stone Building at the Shamanic Astrology Mystery School in San Xavier, Arizona.

By John Dumas

Today (Sep 22, 2008) was full of great joy in connecting the “As Above So Below” onto the land that has been set up as an experiential exploration of dreaming, designing, and constructing astronomical key alignments to the landscape. Synchronicity, sweat, and of course my Virgo Moon played a major role in today’s magical dance of light and shadow.

I really got excited about archeoastronomy when I first went to Fishlake Valley, Nevada, a site that Daniel Giamario, our school founder, discovered years ago. I’ll never forget finding an unnaturally smooth stone that looked like it had been sat on for hundreds of years. By siting on it and lining up two large stones with a notch that was cut out, with the mountain on the far horizon, I was able to predict where the sunrise would occur on the equinox. Testing out my theory the next morning proved my hunch correct and sealed my passion around this ancient science. (more…)