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In Memoriam:  Sao (Ronald Long)   Jan.5, 1947—June 27,2022

By Daniel Giamario

On Tuesday, the 28th, I received the extremely sad news that my dear friend, Sao, had passed.  It seems that so many are leaving now.  Sao had been battling leukemia for a good number of years now, and had it seemingly licked on a number of occasions and it was in remission.  Apparently he relapsed and had been in the hospital for the last few weeks.  I last spoke with him about a month ago, and his condition had significantly shifted.  Sao’s two sons had driven out to California to get him from the hospital and drove him to his son Alafia’s house near Phoenix.  He passed over a few hours later surrounded by family and other loved ones.  Should you desire to help his family with funeral and memorial expenses, here is a link to their Go Fund Me campaign:

https://gofund.me/6305579f

Sao was one of the very first to be fully certified in the Shamanic Astrology Mystery School.  I will never forget the first event that he attended, which was in Sedona, way back in the 1990s.  Sao was always a bit skeptical about Sedona New Agey type groups and he was afraid that this was one of them!  But when he walked in I was playing some really sublime jazz music, which opened his heart and blew his mind!  Over the years we bonded deeply with regards to jazz, and a mutual love of Dane Rudhyar.   As a Capricorn/Gemini combo with both a strong Uranian and Plutonian emphasis, Sao had a truly unique way of sharing Shamanic Astrology, which he did for many thousands over the years.  His dedication to the school and the paradigm was absolute.   Sao was the first to be honored as “Wise Elder” on our website.  He will be greatly missed by so many, and I will totally miss his friendship and the camaraderie that we shared.

In Sao’s final years he fulfilled so many of his life purpose themes.  He established close loving relationships with his sons and was there for his mother when she passed over.  His was a life well lived and the fourth nodal return was apparently as good an exit point as any.  Sao loved his Gemini Moon and I found it entirely appropriate that he exited with the Moon and Mercury conjunct in Gemini!

Sao, you can now hang with Coltrane, Miles, Bird, and Albert Ayler…..I will look forward to joining you a bit further down the road as we join in that great jazz combo we were always meant to be in together.  You can also now hang out with Rudhyar.  You will be greatly missed.   Love and Magic always.

Sao’s birth and death data:

Jan. 5, 1947   11:58am  Louisville, KY

June 27, 2022   1:38am   Phoenix, AZ

New Moon and Neptune Stations Retrograde

By Erik M Roth of Inspiral Nexus

Link to my astrology page: https://www.facebook.com/InSpiralNexus

New Moon and Neptune Stations Retrograde June 28, 2022

Neptune stations retrograde at 25 deg 26′ Pisces on the same day at the New Moon at 7°22’ Cancer.  The emphasis of this retrograde period is about allowing ourselves to drift off and let go of the stresses in our lives.  We can open up to the great oneness of the cosmos/divine in ourselves intimately connecting with Source, including Gaia.

Check out the full details here: https://youtu.be/OLKLlqNtGkE

On a third-dimensional level, this may feel unsteady as reality holds little weight from a Neptunian / Celestial perspective.  There is a sense of impermanence in our journey in that all things can end, leaving new roads to appear and repeating the cycle over and over again.

The non-linearness of Neptune is subtly amplified during its retrograde period.  This may be used to do dreamwork, spiritual journeying/questing, sabbaticals and intuitive and creative flows of imaginative expressions where the ego takes a backseat.  Time is not relevant for Neptune.

It can also open up to the illusions of some realities that may be more transitory.  Meaning, it could highlight what is not meant to be or is simply “wishful thinking” and cannot manifest in reality.

The New Moon in Cancer is near the Galactic Edge, meaning the opposite of the Galactic Center.  The Cancerian archetypal energy of the New Moon adds to Neptune’s station point the watery feelings or the heart.  This makes for a greater activation of nurturing, compassion and a focus upon our families.

It is a great time to sow the seeds of the future in the garden and in our lives, to nurture that which we want to see blossom in the years to come.  New Moons are fantastic times to begin fresh projects or begin a new phase of our lives or in business.  For the Cancer archetype, it is about bringing the feelings of giving through the heart and taking responsibility for what we do sow.

It is an investment and expression of the love we share beyond just our immediate family and into all of humanity.  The New Moon near that Galactic Edge can guide us to the Silver Gate that welcomes in new soul’s entering the galaxy and Earth.  This is the beginning of an emerging family extended past the boundaries we had set in place.

Moon-Venus Conjunction June 26, 2022

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Moon-Venus Conjunction June 26, 2022

By Erik M Roth of Inspiral Nexus

Link to my astrology page: https://www.facebook.com/InSpiralNexus

The Moon has come back into the sign of Gemini, meeting Venus there close to the Pleiades star cluster which sits at 29° Taurus and 0° Gemini, essentially between the body and the mind.  In shamanic astrology, this is a gate for Venus in her cycle as she descends closer to the Sun and in ancient times, this was a Descent into the Underworld (hidden in the glare of the Sun).

In the early morning sky of the 26th, we can cast our gaze upon the spectacle of the brightest natural objects in the sky after the Sun in the form of Earth’s Moon and the stellar diamond of Venus.  The star Aldebaran will also be nearby.  The exact conjunction is at 3°53’ of Gemini, only 3 degrees from the Pleiades. The stars of the Pleiades sit a tight group of sister stars embodying humanity’s transition between realms in this current age.

This Venus-Moon conjunction is the “6th Gate” (there have been 5 previous Venus-Moon conjunctions or gates since Venus stationed direct in 2022), activating our body’s second chakra, which is connected to our belly and can be called the “Gate of Creativity”.  It’s also deeply associated with our gut and intuitive center, which can fuel creative processes in our lives, going beyond the mind to “feel into” what we doing or acting upon in our journey.

For Venus’s journey, the great goddess is on her way, compelled to let go of her symbols of power and attachments to the middle realm.  Venus, or Inanna in ancient Mesopotamia, is readying herself for another death-rebirth in the underworld.  The great 584-day synodic cycle of Venus will enter the underworld phase officially on September 14th, but more letting go and surrender will be needed prior to that.

Since this special conjunction takes place in the sign of Gemini, the sign of imagination, creative process and play through the mind.  Gemini’s essence relates to the archetypes of the trickster, contrarian and the divine comedian and jester.  Just as Inanna is letting go of the deeper levels of attachments in the soul, Gemini is here and supporting with the Pleiades sister stars to help unlock Inanna’s way through the 6th Gate.

We can observe this transit with our own eyes, creating ceremony with creative expression, unlocking out intuitive senses in concert with the mind.  We can ask ourselves what is the nature of our relationship with our gut/intuitive/creative self?  How do we express it in our lives?  This is a time for a deeper inquiry into that.

Moon conjunctions of Mars and Chiron June 22, 2022

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Moon conjunctions of Mars and Chiron June 22, 2022

By Erik M Roth of Inspiral Nexus
Link to my astrology page: https://www.facebook.com/InSpiralNexus

A day after the June Solstice, the Moon transits through the sign of Aries with encounters of Chiron, then of Mars.  Mars and Chiron are only five degrees apart, zodiacally, in the sky and the Moon is the “fastest” planetary body across the sky, in terms of apparent movement.  Astrologically and symbolically, this is a time of self-healing our wounds.

The Moon can move 12-15 degrees across the sky in a 24-hour period of time, so it can be an excellent navigational guide for stargazers when the Moon meets in conjunction with stars and other planetary bodies.  In the case of the Mars and Chiron conjunctions with the Moon, only Mars is visible (and slowly brightening).  However, if one knows the time when the Moon crosses the area of the sky where Chiron is, then one can “see” the conjunction.

Astrologically, the lunar conjunctions of Mars and Chiron activate the Aries archetype through Mars and Chiron.  I’ve talked extensively about this in videos and Facebook posts.  I would point to my video about Chiron in Aries for a deeper discussion about the wounding and healing that is needed during this transit.

Mars symbolizes the archetypal masculine principle in shamanic astrology while Chiron represents the wounds and fractures that we are here to heal.  When we see the tragedies of humanity unfold, one powerful element of those tragedies is the core wounding from the masculine (in relation to the patriarchal expectations and projections).  One of those wounds is in not giving ourselves permission to be vulnerable in ourselves and truly feel what is coming up for us instead of covering it up, ignoring it and simply repressing it, in order to appear “strong” to the world around us.

Being “strong” may seem good at first, but over time more and more feelings are repressed, resulting in a variety of unconscious wounding and repressions of others externally because in order to be secure in an image of being “strong”.   Aries is a sign/archetype that thrives in its strength of mission and purpose, but it has been used in a way that nearly only supports strength without recognition that vulnerability is ALSO a strength.

The repression of our feelings over the long term does real harm not only to ourselves but to many others around us as well.  Chiron has teach us how we can heal ourselves by revealing our vulnerabilities and wounds.  Chiron can help us in the cleansing of the toxins within that relate to the identification with the wounds and grieve what no longer belongs within.

On this day, June 22nd, we can all explore what we have unconsciously or otherwise repressed in ourselves in order to integrate it back into our lives in a healthy manner that doesn’t perpetuate wounding around us or within ourselves.  We all have the capacity to face those wounds and to promote healing and wholeness inside and helping others do the same outside.

 

June Solstice Reflections and Considerations

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JUNE SOLSTICE REFLECTIONS and CONSIDERATIONS

By Daniel Giamario

The exact June Solstice is 2:14AM PDT early Tuesday morning.  This is the moment the Sun is farthest North of due East or West and located at the directional/tropical Zodiac at 0 Degree of the sign Cancer.  The word “Solstice” means “Sun stands still”.  The Solstices are quite a bit different from Equinoxes, as the Sun, as can be seen on the horizon at sunrise and sunset, rises and sets at precisely the same place for three days.  The “three days” issue is somewhat ceremonial and traditional, as from June 5th through July 5th the Sun lingers within one degree of the same rising or setting placement.  Unlike for Equinoxes, where the Sun moves really fast, requiring experiential ceremony to occur with a 24 hour time period, there is far greater latitude for Solstice ceremony.

The location of the June Cancer Sun, as seen amongst the stars and constellations, is really important to be aware of.  The Cancer Solstice is located between the left foot of the Twins constellation (Gemini) and the left horn of the Bull constellation (Taurus).  This location is also where the ecliptic (the path that the Sun travels around the zodiacal constellations) and the Galactic Equator (called the Milky Way) intersect.  This location is also near the center of a circle of stars that the Lakota called “The Sacred Hoop” and modern astronomers sometimes egregiously call a “speedway”.  The Lakota included the Pleiades in the hoop, but modern astronomers exclude the Pleiades from the “speedway”!  This astronomical configuration is very possibly the original source of the ancient symbol of a circle with a cross.  

There are other important astronomical and mythic aspects to the June Solstice.  0 Cancer is the exact opposite of the more well known location of Galactic Center (GC) between the Scorpion and Archer constellations.  This is also called the “Golden Gate”.  It’s possible to envision the Golden Gate as either the Gate of Ascension or the place where all that is spent, and needing of composting, is sent out into the great black hole at the center of our galaxy for ultimate renewal.  Meanwhile the opposite place, what astronomers inelegantly call the Galactic Anti-Center, and what our school calls the Galactic Edge (GE), is welcoming new creation.  From a great number of global aboriginal traditions around the world, this place in the sky, between the Bull and the Twins, and situated at the center of the cross within the circle, has been always seen as the place where souls enter into incarnation, down the Milky Way (Galactic Equator), and first encountering the gates of duality at the feet of the twins, seen in the sky as a great Roman numeral II.  This Galactic Edge gate has been called the “Silver Gate”, the place of incarnation.   

When engaging in your June Solstice ceremonials, keep this in mind.  Should you be working with the sunrises or sunsets, be aware that the Sun is at the Galactic Edge, receiving energetic transmissions from outside the galaxy, as well as inviting all that is visionary and new; including the new souls that are incarnating.  Be open to as much of the incoming new insights and intuitions as we endeavor to assist in the creation of a totally new epoch.  Be a part of what Jung suggested: “to dream the vision onwards”.