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by Cayelin K Castell
Lisa and Me having one of many fun moments. Picture by nine-year old Lucy.
“Best Event Ever!”
Actually those words were first spoken by Zan at the Advanced Chart Analysis Intensive this past February. Zan was also in Hawaii and at one point she said to me “okay this IS the best event ever!”
I said similar words to Daniel several times through out the week, as the days progressed into greater and greater wonder and magic. It is the kind of magical experience we always intend for an event especially when we are under the sky and out on the sacred land. However, the weather doesn’t always cooperate in the ways that it did this time and the land was especially supportive providing us with more than we had ever imagined. Read More
by Daniel Giamario
Daniel and Cayelin at SAMS booth UAC 2012
In late May, Cayelin and I attended the UAC Conference in New Orleans, representing the Shamanic Astrology Mystery School. In addition to being invited to be a speaker, we had a table at the trade fair that was part of the conference. UAC (United Astrology Conference) is the biggest conference and therefore a big deal in the astrology world.
Since 1987, it has been held every 3 or 4 years, bringing together all the top astrology organizations including ISAR, NCGR and many others. For the 2012 UAC, over 1300 astrologers from around the world gathered for talks from over 120 astrologers on the faculty with 15 different tracks covering every known type of astrology. Read More
by Daniel Giamario
On the evening of March 3 Mars (13 Virgo 47) rose in the East, just as the Sun set in the west. Technically, this is called the Acronychal Rise similar to when the Full Moon rises in the East as the Sun sets in the West. This is also known as the Sun/Mars opposition.
This is the point in the Mars synodic cycle when Mars is closest to the Earth. In contrast Mars was furthest from the Sun (aphelion) on February 15, 2012. Two days after opposition, on March 5th, Mars was closest to the Earth, about 63 million miles away and is also in its brightest appearance from the Earth’s perspective.
by Daniel Giamario
One of the most important and unique features of the Shamanic Astrology Mystery School paradigm, is the understanding and experience of the synodic cycles of the planets. The foundational philosophy of “As Above So Below, As Within So Without” best expresses the soulful magic of the Earth’s cosmology. Read More