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.
“We’re Cooking With Spices…”
Aug 19 – Sep 17 ~ The Cosmic Download & Astrology Report
“We’re Cooking With Spices ”
This month’s astrology is spicy! Is that bad or good? Well…it all depends upon the chef and your preferences. A good chef will know how to use the right alchemy of spices to create flavors that transform the pallet and open the senses to delight. This requires training, dedication, knowledge, wisdom, practice, patience, inspiration, and creativity. There is also a need for a good measure of self-restraint- rely on your spiritual practices and intuition instead of your reaction. Often, our first ego-response is emotional, narrow in perspective, and hot. We are in the height of retrograde season– which is always wise to pay attention, have good intentions, and be in integrity. There are also six major squares at this time and many of them with major outer planets. And we are in the beginning energies of the Eclipse Season, which starts Sep 17. And to boot, we are passing through very strange political weather for the United States. The Election is happening as Pluto retrogrades back into Capricorn for the last time until the year 2255- this is an intense placement. So, thus our mantra~ “We’re Cooking With Spices…”
It all begins with the Aquarius Full Moon on August 19, T-squared by Uranus in Taurus. And, one of the biggest energies of the year, Jupiter squares Saturn. Holy moly—hot tamale! Uranus is lightning, radical, sudden changes, revolutionary, and electric. This square of the full moon in Aquarius is a societal energy and could have worldwide impacts. Jupiter is our faith, trust, and Truth. Saturn is Karma and Dharma, and how it manifests through law, institutions, systems, and government. Jupiter is expansive and explosive energy, and Saturn can contract and constrict when in a square. However, a skilled chef can turn this heat into an exciting, inspiring, innovative, transformative dish. Let’s go that way 🙂
The Sun enters Virgo from Aug 22 – Sep 22, and Venus squares Mars. The Virgo energy is about connecting to the earth for wisdom, food, medicine, guidance, healing, and love. Venus and Mars are the feminine and Masculine searing off. While this can be experienced as an external energy, it is also about the internal balance of Yin and Yang, Intuition and Cognition.
Do your inner alchemy and balance these two flavors of consciousness. Don’t let one overpower the other. We’re better together.
Mercury goes direct on Aug 28 in Leo. This energy has been stirring the collective consciousness around transportation, technology, money, communication, and group thought. The purpose is to restore spiritual balance and flow with the laws of nature. Don’t choose shortcuts here. Be in integrity. Your heart will thank you.
Sep 1 is a marker for the next few months and perhaps longer. Uranus goes retrograde until Jan 30 and Pluto enters Capricorn for the last time in almost a quarter millennia. Uranus and Pluto are extraordinary energies seeking the Truth of the Soul. Transformation is the game here and can either be destructive or revelation, or perhaps both—chaotic Beauty for the seasoned chef. The collective energies will get spicer here.
The Virgo New Moon is Sep 2, along with Mars square Neptune. Time to do ceremony, ritual, prayer, and intention setting. Work with the elements of Earth, Fire, and Water. Be the healer, the intuitive, and the Truth Seeker. Strange truths, illusions, addictions, and lies could be revealed, but there is much potential for healing if chosen. Choose Love.
Mercury squares Neptune on Sep 6 for the third time since July. This could relate to communication and technology in a significant way. Take note of what themes and “spices” have presented over the last 2 months to understand what is unfolding here.
Sun squares Jupiter on Sep 16. This could be shocking information or a spiritual discovery of self. Don’t be distracted by external lights; stay focused on your vision and heart.
All of this is accompanied by six total retrograde planets: Mercury, Pluto, Saturn, Neptune, Chiron, and Uranus. It is wise to walk the middle path at this time and avoid the heat of anger and ego. Stay balanced and use cooling, calming practices that are heart-centered.
See you at the Pisces Lunar Eclipse on Sep 17 at 8:45pm MST.
- 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.