The Underpinnings of the Practice of Shamanic Astrology

~ By Beau Taylor

Lately I’ve been going ‘back to basics’, turning my attention to the writings of some of the early pioneers in humanistic astrology in order to more deeply inform my personal astrological foundation.

As a clinical therapist, my roots are in both depth psychology and systems theory. I view human beings and the context within which we live as an interconnected, interpenetrating system of wholes. Nothing is separate.

The survival and optimal functioning of one organism is dependent upon and interrelated with the experience and outcome all other organisms in our known universe. As one human being, I contribute to this cosmic dance: I have an impact but I can never ‘stand apart’ from the dance to be fully objective about it, nor can I responsibly claim to be an expert source of  knowledge about how it works or how it will unfold. I am part of it: a whole within the Whole. Read More

Sarah Corona, Cristina Moreira, and Mary Kern 2019

An International Conference of the Divine Feminine
by Mary Kern

This article features insights on the Goddess, the eight seasons and phases of life, the power of 8 and 12, and the nine Morgens.

May of 2019 found me in Barcelona joining my friend, Sarah, a kindred seeker who moved abroad to enjoy a simpler life. Our destination was the Portuguese International Conference of the Divine Feminine. After a brief stay in Spain we traveled to Lisbon with much help from Cristina Moreira, a SAMS’ associate in Portugal who extended us a warm welcome and helped make every step of the trip perfect. (Much gratitude for all her help.)

The conference  venue was surrounded by vineyards and forests in the countryside outside the ancient hill town of Sintra, Portugal on property once original headquarters for the ancient Druids. Their ancient ceremonial site lay in a lower meadow where a large geodesic dome was specially erected for this event. The Almma Hostel on the adjacent hilltop provided lodging for many of the guests as well as an outdoor eating area overlooking vineyards and vistas of glowing sunsets. A medieval tavern sat alongside the hostel, its upstairs once a Druid meeting place—now a shop for mystical books and gemstones. Read More