2024 is a year of personal and global awakening. As a collective we have had enough time to process the experiences of the last 4 years and know our Hearts. A glimmer of the much talked about Aquarian Energy is here. But where exactly? Within each our Hearts. We are the seed people of this new dawning of consciousness. We will look at both the Harmonic and Disharmonic ways that could express on all levels.This is further illuminated as Pluto makes a permanent ingress into Aquarius until 2044– though there is one last short retrograde into Capricorn from September to November. This is a huge energetic shift and a major passage of time on the cosmic and Karmic Clock. We’ll look at what this may mean for our Planet.Jupiter and Uranus will have an expansive conjunction in Taurus during April, sending waves through the whole Planetary body, heart and mind.
In May, Jupiter enters Gemini, the sign of Technology and Messages from the Unconsciousness. It’s the first time since 2012, when the Mayan Calendar marked the initiation into a New Age of Being. The Mayan’s spoke much about the passage and quality of time from 2012-2025 ~we’ll have a look at this too.
The Karmic Nodes of Fate will hold steady in Aries & Libra giving us time to heal old relationships and cultivate a new way with the Masculine. This is supported at an Aries North Node Conjunction with Chiron in February- Opening Our Hearts.
We will also experience 4 Eclipses (April/May & Sep/Oct), 3 Mercury Retrogrades– though the year starts on the last day of a 2023 retrograde’s ending. And, we will be stepping into the year of the Wood Dragon on Feb 10. The Dragon is related to Aquarius and the Planet Uranus. So this will give an extra boost to the Spiritual Awakening and Evolution that Age of Aquarius is starting. Jai Ma!
The planet Uranus will be delivering lightning bolt calls to awaken. For those on the path our job will be to stand in our illumination and use our own path of our Soul’s Purpose to help others awaken too. Let this be a year of illumination.
Learn about greater cycles of time that are now unfolding that are referenced by the Greeks, The Yogis, The Mayans, and the Lakota. We’ll also cover the quantum physics and evolutionary states of consciousness and how these transitional events will play out for each. We will share tools and practices that may be helpful to navigate these unfolding energies and times. And, we we will look at the astrology of 2024 through 2025 and beyond.
We talk and present the workshop in common language. There is no need for any prior knowledge of astrology to attend. All are welcome to watch 🙂
The Shaman & The Mermaid Astrology
Every Full Moon Cycle, Owners Katrina Marie and Michael share their insights on the Cosmic, Spiritual and Psychic weather. Subscribe below!
The Shaman & The Mermaid Astrology is your guide to cosmic and earthly energies that we are experiencing both as individuals and as a collective. Learn practical ways to navigate each Cycle through our simple mantras, insights on societal rhythms, and wisdom from many different paths from the Mayan, Yogic, Taoist, Greek, Egyptian, and Mother Earth based traditions.
“Out Beyond Ideas Of Wrong Doing And Right Doing,
There Is A Field. I’ll Meet You There.”
We are now in the season of merging, transformation, and death. According to scientific wisdom, energy is neither created nor destroyed but transferred from one state to another. In spiritual traditions, this process is called alchemy and is ruled by the sign of Scorpio. On the Wheel of the Year, Scorpio is the death session and marks the midpoint between Fall and Winter. It is celebrated in many cultures and is known as Samhain, All Hallows Eve, Dia de los Muertos, and All Souls Day. Now, the illusion of separation between Spirit and Matter thins, and the veils lift between the world. All is One. This can reveal intensity, beauty, loss, merging, ancestral connections, the occult, death, and things once hidden. All of this energy is to bring the Ego to the Soul. Or, stated another way, to move beyond the ignorance of Duality which creates suffering. The great mystic poet Rumi shared his wisdom on this, and it is our mantra for the month: “Out Beyond Ideas Of Wrong Doing And Right Doing,
The Aries Full Moon starts the cycle on Oct 17. The highest expression of Aries (and Mars) energy is to seek Absolute Truth with an open heart. This is the balanced masculine and what the Aries Full Moon can illuminate if we can move beyond the duality of the lower expression of this energy, which is polarization, domination, fighting, defensive, battling, and lost in the ignorance of the Ego. Meditate with the Full Moon light and hold its image at the back of your skull.
The Sun enters Scorpio from Oct 22 – Nov 22. We will see the leaves turn brown and fall back to the earth, the nights grow longer, and the air turns colder. The life force will leave the upper world and go back into the underworld of the roots for a death cycle. Souls may leave the body and depart for the spirit world; the portal is open between the worlds. Our physical senses are naturally more open to the clairvoyances. Scorpio energy asks that we be vulnerable, honest, and surrender to a Higher Power, Love, and Truth.
Oct 31 is Samhain or All Hallows Eve (The Holy Night). Along with the Day of The Dead and All Souls/Saints Day, this is a time to move beyond the duality of Life & Death and commune with the ancestors. These can be your biological ancestors, spiritual ancestors, teachers, and guides from beyond. It’s a time when we all come together, united in our shared spiritual journey.
Nov 1 is the Scorpio New Moon. It is a time for Ceremony, seeking the Inner Light, and contemplating this Death and transformation energy. It’s an opportunity for profound personal growth, a chance to transcend our physical limitations and connect with the inner light of our spiritual heart. The light in me honors the light in you. Namaste.
Nov 3 is a particularly potent day, with Mars squaring Pluto and then moving into Leo a few hours later. Pluto is our Soul, and Mars is our Persona. An opposition is like looking in a mirror and observing our reflection. Do you see a Soul, or do you see a Body? Illuminated Mars is seeking Absolute Truth and looking for the Soul. Ignorant Mars will perceive duality, right and wrong, and perpetuate suffering. Mars Leo can be the fire of the fulling of our Dharma – or Spiritual Purpose. Good Leadership, Creativity, Loving-Kindness, and heart-to-heart connect with all beings, whether we agree with them or not. See their Soul first.
Finally, Election Day is Nov 5, with the Moon Squaring Neptune. This is 3rd quarter square, meaning the moon has already squared and opposed Neptune, and now this is the possibility for resolution and healing. But…it requires a conscious choice to move beyond the perceived duality of the conflict. Conscious Choice is the cornerstone here. If we choose duality, we will get duality. If we choose peace, our hearts will lead us beyond right doing and wrongdoing and show us a higher power of the Soul.
See you at the Taurus Full Moon on Nov 15…
- 90 min Personal Birth Chart Reading
- A look at your Karma/Dharma (Life Purpose)
- Guidance on how to work with your Karma/Dharma and Soul’s Purpose
- A Recording and Guided Notes on your Birth Chart.
- Exploring any questions that you may have about any aspect of your life- Relationship, Parents, Trauma, Spiritual Gifts, Soul’s Purpose, Gifts, Understanding the Meaning of Experiences…
About Your Astrologers
Michael Shankara
Michael is a certified yoga teacher, Mayan Shaman, Priest, and Astrologer. Initiated into the sacred wisdom of the Maya, Michael is the sole apprentice under elder, priest and shaman Dr. Don Miguel Angel Vergara- former director of the sacred Chichen Itza Archeology Site in Mexico. Michael is also a musician and sound healer, providing live music for yoga classes, retreats, journeys and mediations at Karma Yoga Center. Michael is a certified Crystology Healer and studies Soul Astrology, Astronomy, and the Mayan Calendars. He offers Energy Healings and Astrology Readings that integrate his shamanic and yogic trainings. Michael & Katrina also provide a free videos series on the New Moons and Fulls called the The Shaman & The Mermaid Astrology.
Katrina Marie Gustafson
The mermaid of the mountains, Katrina Marie seeks the heights of the peaks and the depths of the oceans in her practice. Through the wisdom of the heart, her purpose is to help guide others to open their own. She has studied in the temples of India, the pyramids of Mexico, and in the crucible of modern life. She finds the sacred in the rhythm of the seasons, the stars, and every second of life. As the owner and founder of Karma Yoga Center in Denver, she brings the bhakti from all wisdom traditions to her yoga classes- singing, chanting, dancing, and journeys into the heart. Katrina fills every yoga session with love. She weaves in the teachings of her yoga mentor Saul David Raye and the cosmic knowings from the lineage of Evolutionary Astrology. She shares her life journey with her half-side husband Michael Shankara and her two boys Max & Bo. Katrina offers Spiritual Counseling, Crystal Healing Sessions, and incorporates her innate understanding of astrology. Contact Katrina for Spiritual Counseling or Crystal Healings.