by Daniel Giamario in 1998
Updated by Cayelin Castell in 2019
Winter Solstice December 21, 2019 is 8:20 pm PST. See this 4 minute Video on the December Solstice and the Galactic Cross at Galactic Center with Cayelin K Castell
The Winter Solstice for those in the Northern Hemisphere equates to the New Moon point of the year, when we have the shortest day and the longest night.
See Part Two Here
Beyond my personal journey, there has been a continuing discovery and revelation of the deep roots of Shamanic Astrology cosmology and philosophy. More and more insights and beyond ordinary synchronicities with like-minded explorers and researchers, combined with the transmissions directly from the land and the sky, reveal the roots of our school are coming directly from these ancient Neolithic times.
County Kerry, Dingle Peninsula near where Daniel was staying in Ireland
I have recently returned from three truly fantastic months in Ireland researching, adventuring and writing. My home base during this time was in a sweet and comfortable house at the extreme western end of the Dingle Peninsula, in County Kerry. During this time I also took two side trips, one to Scotland and the other to the Bavarian Alps. All of these adventures were a continuation of a most remarkable time that began for me soon after the death of my father last February 2010. Read More
by Cayelin K Castell
Our zeitgeist whispers that the planet is alive;
that spirituality is based far more in the body and the earth than we’ve conceived in centuries;
and that to sustain ourselves,
we must live more simply, more cooperatively,
and bend our energy technologies to tap directly Sun’s power.
~Sun Stories Tales from Around the World to Illuminate the Days and Nights of Our Lives by Carolyn McVickar Edwards Read More
by Daniel Giamario
IS it possible to integrate the Lunar and Solar cycles? This question has been a concern and interest of global humanity for a very very long time, occupying the attention of virtually every culture. The fact that the two primary visual symbols of time (among other things) have cycles that don’t integrate easily with each other has resulted in many calendric attempts to create a useful political or philosophical solution. Read More