PAN International 91
PAN International
Issue 91, 18 April 2009
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The earth comes fully back to outer life after its winter slumber and spring definitely settles as the Sun enters Taurus on
The blooming and refreshing extravaganza of spring inevitably stirs up what within us truly longs to blossom and grow. There are certainly most beautiful plants and fruits ready to emerge and shine in our garden, and these can bring most long wished-for, as well as unexpected, gifts, if we are ready to welcome them in our life.
Beyond the veiled routine of ordinary perception astonishing things take place on our planet, and this has been the case in all times and ages, and not only in the current 2012 paradigm. While many human beings keep lingering within the limited boundaries of everyday reality, others venture through novel paths, uncovering extraordinary world, still ignored by the trance of ordinary life.
There is no way in which consciousness can expand as long as it continues to cling to its limitations. Our awareness need to encompass what abides beyond the narrow frames of our minds, aligning us with the stream of power that can eventually restore the multidimensional face of mankind. Those who are on the path of knowledge have the tender responsibility to release their conditioned perception and expand their awareness. This is a giant stride into consciousness which involves relinquishing a biased understanding of the world. This entails letting go of the insatiable compulsion to define and interpret reality according to our human cognition, and give reality the chance to define what it is by itself…
Receive abundant blessings, Franco
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UPCOMING ASTROSHAMANIC EVENTS
Findhorn, 2-9 May 2009, Restoring the Fragmented Heart: The Way of Sacred Relationships
Findhorn, 20-27 June 2009, The Original Quest: An Astroshamanic Journey into Space and Time
Findhorn, 1-8 August 2009, Astroshamanic Trance Dance, Drumming and Chanting
For further details and workshops see calendar below
Franco and Sverre have just concluded Flowering of Life: A Spring Healing Retreat, the Easter workshop here at Findhorn. The next workshop is Restoring the Fragmented Heart: Soul Retrieval and the Way of Sacred Relationships from 2 to
Finding fulfilment through intimate love associations may be one of our greatest desires, yet this search often causes major conflicts and pain. In this workshop we explore relationships from a multidimensional and shamanic perspective, tracking and releasing blocks to our capacity to love. The week encompasses both couples and celibates, the paths of sexuality and chastity, and all types of relationships, including those with friends, relatives, colleagues, etc. (click here for more information). If you feel inspired by the topic you are most welcome to join by booking at bookings@findhorn.org or +44(0)1309/691653.
The start of summer is marked by The Original Quest: An Astroshamanic Journey into Space and Time from 20 to
Photo by Sverre Koxvold
IN THIS 91st ISSUE
Towards an Energetic Use of the
Communicating with Money
Kiss your Money Monsters Goodbye: 4 steps to overcome your economic fears by Cindy Ashton
Featured Member of the Sacred
The Empress – Venus: An Astroshamanic Voyage into the Tarot by Franco Santoro
Masks as Tools for Personal and Planetary Transformation by Sandra Hughes
My Dinner with André
Being Energetic: Wood by Elaine Silverfire
Upcoming Astroshamanic Events & News
We warmly encourage our readers to comment on the articles in PAN. If you wish to write a comment or share your experiences related with the themes of our articles, please contact pan@astroshamanism.org.
Astrological Data: Please click here for Moon's ingresses in 2009. Click here for planetary ingresses.
Towards an Energetic Use of the
A typical trait of our ordinary reality is to function as a separate arbitrary configuration. This sort of configuration holds fixed edges preventing free circulation of energy. As a result the limited amount of energy available inside this separate reality is all we can apparently rely on. On the other hand, from a multidimensional perspective, energy existing in this and other universes is basically infinite, and it is only the human separate paradigm itself that inhibits us from accessing it.
The customary tendency of most human beings is to ignore major areas of vitality located in the physical body, which could potentially allow us to tap into an infinite reservoir of energies. These areas when properly invigorated could definitely assist in moving beyond the confinement of this separate reality. Yet this is rarely the case since energies from such centres are regularly poured out or kept back by our conditioned mental construct which forces us to succumb to the draining demands of our social identity. This arbitrary identity requires constant maintenance and enormous investment of energy. It basically sucks all our conscious awareness with ongoing internal dialogues, which literally chase away whatever does not pertain to our conditioned paradigm of reality.
All our energy is used to defend or increase our social identity, its mental or emotional loops and overbearing sense of importance. This applies to all trends of life, including those that are miserable and those that promote personal growth. Whether we conform to social standards, fail to do so and feel unhappy, process our feelings and try to release blocks, or find ways to stand out as maverick individuals, we still keep promoting our separate identity and sense of self-importance. We continue to be locked into an ongoing inner dialogue, preoccupied by trivial and vain issues about the arbitrary idea we have of ourselves and others. The consequence of this is an continual stress preventing any possibility of gaining awareness of whatever lies beyond our arbitrary mental construct.
One of the aims of astroshamanism is to learn to disengage from the doings and undoing of ordinary life, focusing upon what abides beyond the arbitrary sphere of linear time and tapping into the realm of pure energy. In this respect astroshamanism emphasizes the strategic importance of the energy centres in our physical body and their capacity to work as bridges between ordinary and non-ordinary realities. This emphasis is obvious in the astroshamanic approach to astrology. Here the horoscope, or astroshamanic circle, far from being intellectually analysed or used to corroborate our sense of self-importance, reveals itself as a multidimensional keyboard, which provides the strategic setting for a direct and unexpurgated experience of energy. Employing the astroshamanic circle and its ongoing related practices produces the effect of releasing the noise of the ordinary mind, paving the way to the pragmatic awareness of our multidimensional self.
In astroshamanism astrology is employed as a symbolic and strategic structure aimed at moving beyond our limited perception of reality. The natal chart, the human psyche, the material world, etc. are here regarded as mere symbols. This means that they are external or visible forms through which I can perceive an inner or unseen meaning. The planets, the universe and all human beings exist at a visible level, yet beyond this context they have multi-dimensional natures and a core essence. The symbolic key is properly at work when we manage to perceive this essence beyond the visible or material form. Transformation, meant as healing, integration or expansion of awareness, as we see it in the astroshamanic context, takes place when we establish a rapport with what lies beyond the symbolic form and have a direct experience of pure energy and of its unity with whatever exists. In order to use astrology in this process astroshamanism considers the natal chart as a reflex of the totality of the inner and outer world, or of shamanic and ordinary states of consciousness, rather than as a device aimed at inflating our separated self and all its personal issues.
Apart from what we think, or are conditioned to believe, we are, our authentic nature is connected with a specific Intent which represents the foundation of our veritable potentials and of all that truly makes sense of who we are. During life this Intent develops through various stages of transformation and key events that are fully relevant to our multidimensional self, although they may be difficult to understand for the ordinary personality. The advantage of astrology lies in providing a codified language able to identify and define some of the basic components and dynamics of human existence. This language, when examined through a person's inner experience, can promote a wide and clear vision as regards the direction of his cycles. In brief, astrology offers the possibility of understanding the energies at play and the opportunity of identifying, not only the modalities, but also the specific times in which they express and transform themselves during life.
The development of astrology dates back to the first appearance of man on Earth and has been developing ever since. The need of man to communicate with his fellows produced a series of gestures and sounds that was later translated into specific alphabetical languages. The need to transmit deeper meanings and to relate with invisible forces determined the birth and the successive development of the astrological language.
Astroshamanism employs the astrological language in its essential features as a strategic energy grid aimed at reawakening, stimulating and operating our multidimensional nature. In this context it is not necessary to consider the numerous techniques and methods of interpretation on which astrological literature thrives. The essence of astrological language is extremely simple. Its applications can become unnecessarily complex. And here it is important to be clear about what we want to do with this language, i.e. our Intent. For example, if I want to write a text on a computer, I just need to know how to use the word processor programme and this will suffice to complete my task. I do not need to study other features of the programme, the software for graphics and algebraic calculations or the internal functioning of the word processor, not to mention the hardware. What counts is to manifest my Intent of writing a text. Of course, it could be useful to know a bit more about the computer and its various functions, especially when the machine does not work properly and prevents me from writing the text. And yet, if I still intend to write a text, in the event of the computer malfunctioning, I can still do this by hand or with an old typewriter.
The astroshamanic circle, or circle on the floor, is the primary astrological reference used in astroshamanism. Here the natal chart is reproduced on the floor in an ample circle where the person can directly experience the energy of the astrological signs. In astroshamanism the zodiac signs represent 12 energy centres, which strategically make up the complete structure of our multidimensional identity. Once we learn to retrieve, reawaken and operate those centres then we are able to expand our awareness beyond the confines of our human arbitrary configuration and access what lies beyond. What lies beyond, our multidimensional self is always there, yet the demands of our social identity do not leave enough energy to be intentionally conscious of its existence. The astroshamanic circle serves the purpose of breaking the fixation of our awareness and gaining the necessary fluidity that can allow a tangible expansion of our perception.
You will find more details on the astroshamanic circle in the next issue of PAN.
If you are drawn to have pragmatic experiences of the astroshamanic circle I recommend the following workshops:
Findhorn Foundation, 2-9 May 2009,
Restoring the Fragmented Heart: The Way of Sacred Relationships (click here for more information)
Findhorn Foundation, 20-27 June 2009,
The Original Quest: An Astroshamanic Journey into Space and Time
(with Franco & Sverre)
This is the main workshop on the employment of the astroshamanic circle. The entire territory of Cluny
Findhorn Foundation, 1-8 August 2009, Astroshamanic Trance Dance, Drumming and Chanting (click here for more information)
Communicating with Money
An interesting feature about money is that it constitutes the basic overt or underlying thought and intent for the majority of human beings. Since most people work many hours in order to get money, and when they do not work also spend a lot of time to think or worry about it, the focus around money is definitely what takes most of human energy. Money is in itself the major symbolic representation of energy that has been devised on this planet. Despite this, only a small minority of individuals find the time to create a true connection or communicate with money.
Establishing a direct relationship with money may be the essential step for getting to know what it really implies, and perhaps also to get it with less effort and time. A group of people lead by Roberto Assaggioli, the founder of Psychosynthesis, at the end of each day used a practice that consisted in placing all the money they had in their purses or pockets on an altar. Then these people would place their hands on that money, transmitting love and blessings. In this way, money, once spent, would continue to carry that beneficial energy. Such practices are useful for those who have problems with money or who wish to contribute to the general well-being of the planet.
Money is the visible material that has the most circulation among human beings. It moves from hand to hand, purse to purse, unceasingly charging itself with the vibrations and intents of many beings. If we employ money according to my Intent connected with the Function. When I do that, money becomes the carrier of my sacred motivations and allows them to be guided in all directions. This is an extremely powerful operation, whose implications constitute one of the essential parts of our work on Earth. Each evening or at least three days per week, take out all the money you have in your purse or with you. Place it on your altar or in the centre of your
The above is just on example of a practice that allows money to be used as a tool of power and transformation. In this way, money, once spent or put in a bank, will contribute to communicate your Intent.
(Excerpts from Franco Santoro, Astroshamanism Book II: The Voyage Throuh the Zodiac)
Kiss Your Money Monsters Goodbye: 4 steps to overcome your economic fears by Cindy Ashton
The Voice of Courage
Life is a series of mountains and valleys and with our current economy struggling in the valley, our money fears come out to play. In attempting to crush these monsters, just like an animal, when our basic needs seem threatened, our defenses appear and we tend to go into fight mode. Now, using our survival instincts are not a bad thing as it keeps us protected, focused and on target with staying alive. But because it often comes from fear, it also means that we tend to behave in ways that compromise our values and worth. How many times have we not spoken up because we were afraid we would lose our job, disappoint a friend or fail in some way? How many times have we done something we didn't feel good about because we felt we had no choice or that we were backed into a corner?
When we attempt to generate income from a survival perspective, our minds race in panic and we create crazy scenarios in our head about all the terrible things that could happen. The body gets heightened, responding in symptoms such as a racing heart, muscle pains and a lack of sleep. In searching for a solution, we start to try all kinds of new things, new businesses and maybe even get roped into some 'get rich quick' schemes. Next thing you know, 2 possible things happen:
1. We actually create income but our body/mind/soul is completely imbalanced and stressed. And because of our desperation, we may have bargained our souls in the process.
2. We are still chasing our tails, the bad debt is getting worse, nothing is getting solved and we feel worse about ourselves.
Now what would happen if we could conquer the money monster in a way that allows us to maintain our integrity and values while energizing us into action in a positive way?
Let's look at this challenge from the perspective of an exciting adventure we get to take. In viewing it as a wonderful opportunity to create something new, we can approach the monster with ease. Our body will still be heightened but instead we feel an overall relaxed sense while being completely aware, fresh and full of energy.
Step One: Identify when the Monsters are on the Loose! Throughout the steps, it is essential to develop awareness of when your body is responding from fear and when it is responding from excitement. Then you have the power to take positive action. Start by mentally scanning your body from head to toe several times a day. Without judgment, take note of the parts of your body that feel tense or out of balance (and therefore holding fear) and when and where you feel relaxed and in flow.
Step Two: Re-Ignite Your Passions
When you take action towards getting a new job, creating side income or attracting new clients, it is essential that you approach from a place of passion. Just like dogs can tell when a person is afraid or not, prospective customers and employers will respond positively to you when they feel your excitement, not your fear. Make a list of all the things in your work that make you feel happy, relaxed, passionate and so on. If you are struggling to find items, make a general list and then ask yourself how you can apply those qualities to your current work. You can also refer to your body scans. Take note of what activities you were engaged in when your body was energized and in flow. It is a big clue as to what your passions are and what kind of work you may want to create for yourself.
Step Three: Kiss Your Monsters Goodbye by Establishing Proof of Possibility
Our monsters, those negative beasts in our minds, say things like "I will never get a job, new clients or a raise in this economy. I have to pinch every penny to survive. I have to give into my bosses unreasonable demands, even though I am exhausted." Okay things are a little crazy right now but there are companies still hiring; some businesses are being built into multimillion dollar corporations; People are standing up to their bosses and instead of getting fired, are actually being respected and treated with dignity; and many did thrive in the depression of 1929! Now I want you to make a list of all the reasons WHY you can succeed and people and businesses who
Step Four: Take Action
Coming from your place of passion and excitement, apply for work, take action on getting new clients or create a new side business. Whenever you notice your body holding fear, re-establish your proof of possibility, re-ignite your passion and start again. Remember –people will want to play on your team when they experience the positive you, not the false, fear based you.
The money monster can keep you in the valley, but you know better now. You can kiss your monsters goodbye, live with passion and take positive action to overcome your economic fears. So are you ready to rise to the top of the mountain and achieve the success you deserve?
Cindy Ashton is a Speaker, Performer & Author of Kiss Your Monsters Goodbye: Overcome Your Obstacles & Achieve the Success You Deserve! Born with heart failure and a 20% chance of living, Cindy has recovered well beyond what doctor's believed was possible. Now she is dedicated to empowering others to conquer their barriers. "I share this story with you because I want you to know that you too can overcome your obstacles, which I like to call monsters. Even though my circumstances may seem unique, this story is also your story. We all have dreams and desires, things we want to conquer and accomplish. Through the valleys and the mountains on this journey of life, we must face our monsters. These monsters are our fears, our negative beliefs and the obstacles that stand in our way. And their incessant voices create doubt within ourselves, cause us to question our dreams and leave us to wonder if we truly can be everything we once believed we could be. My own life experience has taught me that you can kiss any monster and achieve the success you deserve! I am humbled by my own recovery and now I am determined to empower you to feel so safe and validated in yourself that you also have the power to overcome any obstacle."
"Kiss Your Monsters Goodbye" combines my real life stories and insights of overcoming obstacles with simple and practical tools that you can apply to your life instantly!
Imagine what your life would be like if you could quickly and easily…
· Get the inside track on how to take charge of those monsters in any situation.
· Discover the difference between real and false fears, beliefs and obstacles.
· Unleash the hidden monsters blocking your success.
· Transform obstacles into reigning triumphs.
I invite you to visit this link now and step into the success you deserve:
www.kissyourmonstersgoodbye.com
The Empress (Venus): An Astroshamanic Voyage into the Tarot
Please be aware that the articles in this series are merely an introductory overview on the topic. More plausible implications of the astroshamanic voyage through the Tarot are provided with individual experiential sessions or specific training. For a complete list of Astrology and Tarot correspondences according to the model used in these articles please see: http://www.astrologyweekly.com/astrology-articles/astrology-tarot.php
The previous article on the Tower (see PAN 90) started the exploration of the association of astrological planets with the Major Arcana. We continue the voyage through the Tarot with the trump linked with Venus, ruler of Taurus and Libra.
In the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, the card of the Empress depicts a regal woman with ample vestments, wearing a crown of twelve stars on her head. She sits near a heart-shaped shield with the symbol of Venus, holding a rod surmounted by a globe with her right hand. There is a field of corn ripening in her foreground, while in the background there are trees and a river.
In ordinary tarot readings the Empress traditionally refers to love, pleasure, passion and relationship. For a man the card may show the type of woman or physical feminine energy he feels more attracted to, whereas for a woman it may represent the particular feminine archetype she identifies with or aspire to. The Empress also relates to how we connect with physical life, especially with regards to the capacity of enjoying earthly experiences and the ability to bring to manifestation our aspirations. In readings it may indicate a time when we face life through feelings, physical involvement and pleasure rather than through mental activity, and also a period of strong passions, which can be sexual or maternal.
From a less ordinary perspective the Empress represents Nature, and the experience of being sensitive to all the patterns of the earth and elements as they are reflected in the cycle of the seasons and whatever surrounds us. The Empress portrays an ancient and sensuous spirituality, which is not based on doctrines or sacred texts, and develops simply out of a deep connection with Nature. Its common feature is a profound respect for all living creatures and things, and a sense of reverent wonder at the beauty of the earth. This includes animals, plants, trees and the hidden mysteries of the landscape, the sky and the stars, altogether experienced as a deity itself, which is what the Empress primarily depicts. Life calls to Life, through the melodies orchestrated by the earth, the wind in the trees, the taste of fresh fruits, the sight of blossoming flowers, it bestows its gifts at every turn.
The Empress is the best exemplification of the life force that manifests all creation and of Mother Nature herself. She holds the phallic rod in her right hand, portraying the intention to be fertilised and then pursue her gestation till complete earthly fulfilment. Her womb is fruitful and generous in manifesting all features of physical creation, as represented by the natural cycle of the twelve zodiac signs, with which she is crowned.
The Empress confers the gentle, benign and sensual aspects of manifestation and involvement with physical reality. In her realm everything is acknowledged according to its most direct relationship to the physical dimension. There is no space for abstractions and intellectual considerations. Everything is seen in a factual way as either black or white. What counts is only the tangible reality that is accepted by most human beings. This represents a test zone for mystics or very idealistic people, as it confronts them with their physical presence and data that can only be measured and touched at the level of pragmatic experience.
A.E. Waite describes the Empress as the inferior Garden of Eden, the Earthly Paradise, not Regina Coeli (Queen of Heaven), but the refugium peccatorum (shelter of sinners). This trump portrays the complete acceptance of the natural world and the passionate attitude to life. In this respect there is no way we can transcend the physical reality unless we are able to have a full experience of the physical world. "Therefore the first step to enlightenment is sensuality. Only through passion, can we sense, from deep inside rather than through intellectual argument, the spirit that fills all existence".[i]
The life of Siddharta Gautama (the Buddha) is a perfect example. The path that led him to enlightenment was not the result of sacrifice or repression of material life. On the contrary, it was the outcome of a spontaneous dissatisfaction stemming from 29 years spent in a most wealthy and pleasant environment. According to Buddhist traditions Buddha was born in Taurus and also achieved enlightenment on a full moon with the Sun in Taurus.
Featured Member of the Sacred
Every issue of PAN will now feature a long term member of the
We return to Britain in this series and we continue with Nicholas Jones
For information about becoming a member of the
NAME: Nicholas Jones
MOON SIGN: Virgo- 9th house
ASCENDANT: Sagittarius
ASTROSHAMANIC TRINITY SYSTEM: 5:6:9
OTHER RELEVANT FEATURES IN YOUR ASTROLOGICAL CHART: Aquarius on MC conjunct Venus, Pluto and Moon
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TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
WHY
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HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN INVOLVED WITH ASTROSHAMANISM
WHAT TYPES OF ASTROSHAMANIC ACTIVITIES, TRAINING
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WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT INTENT: with my current intent I feel there are two major archetypes at work in my life. They are the warrior and the thief archetypes, the warrior expresses clearly my intent to go beyond my limits and express my power within with an unbending willingness to hold and manifest my intent. This is existential courage "this is my life" I have the right to seek whatever experiences I need to have, nothing will stand between me and my spiritual growth not any situation or circumstance not even my own fears. It is my freedom not to get lost in feeling, all that binds my intention is the power of will to shape my life. The thief prods me to learn to generate power from within as the thief silently slips into the underworld and steals back parts of my true authentic nature.
DO YOU OFFER ANY ASTROSHAMANIC OR OTHER HEALING SERVICES: yes, i offer a healing service of soul retrieval and chi-kung medical healing.
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE ANYONE WHO WAS THINKING OF TRAINING OR GOING DEEPER WITH ASTROSHAMANISM: astroshamanism is easily accessible and deepens spiritual growth and maturity within a safe a nurturing environment, grounding ourselves in daily life with keeping on top of your intent and aligning your intent with the function. It can be an adventure and it you need existential courage to climb to the top of the summit it takes nerve, it invokes courage, natural emotions are overcome and the structure of consciousness is altered to experience the divinity of our inner landscape.
ANYTHING
it is time to enter the desert, it is time to enter into utter unknowing and by unknowing you will come to know truly.
CONTACT: nick.jones.mod@hotmail.com
with blessings, Nicholas
Masks as Tools for Personal and Planetary Transformation by Sandra Hughes
I was nine years old when I discovered the transformative power of masks. The soaring emotions I felt for my 4th grade teacher Mr. Davis lay dormant until the 31st day of October when I arrived at the schoolyard costumed and masked as a brown and white pinto pony. I stood and stared at the rows of red brick that comprised the playground's surface. Suddenly, time and space shifted. I became knowable and magical. An energy that possessed a fluent, physical trans-global language reverberated through the cold autumn air.
With my peripheral vision I watched my thin, sparsely bearded teacher. As I circled him I noted his threadbare coat and slightly blotched skin. Would I penetrate the mystery? What was it I longed to tell Mr. Davis?
I whipped, dipped and challenged to reveal that I was not only the well-behaved student that dutifully studied and did her homework. I was also wind, fire, earth and water. Mr. Davis receded from my consciousness as movement, dance and mime merged into a greater reality. I danced myself into being. I mimed myself into my future. I pranced, trotted and galloped.
I manifested everything I would become and insisted Mr. Davis bear witness to my rite. He now knew my new persona. I'd become a masked being who'd dance into the next century with an old art made new on a planet greatly altered and in need of healing.
Gwyneth Bragdon - a member of East Lake Commons Co-housing Community in
During the workshop we utilized very neutral white masks that powerfully unified all participants through a bond of commonality. The ease of looking like everyone else created a profound liberty- that seemed to stretch well beyond time and space as we commonly experience it. As a collective conscious the group participants felt they had been transported to a space beyond Earth, where by freeing our attachments to physical impressions and identities, we were able to communicate very simply- and became through this simplicity- the creators of our own universe- a place of genesis. All participants felt they would like to continue this work...
To don a mask is to invite transcendence. Masks are potent gateways to transformation able to create a synergy that opens doors to individual and collective possibilities. They reward with ever-growing realizations of truth and connection to the Divine.
To learn more visit: www.masktheatre.org
Sandra will perform with Gateway Performance Productions and also teach a master class at the International Mask Festival in
Photo: Sandra Hughes in one of her masks, photo by Sverre Koxvold
My Dinner with André:
I heard about this community in Northern Scotland ....
This is a 1981 movie by French director Louis Malle, starring Wallace Shawn. It consists almost entirely of a long conversation between two friends in an upscale restaurant in
In the following link you can find a clip of the conversation on the Findhorn Community: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-qRnUbEJueus/my_dinner_with_andre_clip_1_of_3_findhorn/
Being Energetic: the Element of Wood by Elaine Silverfire
We are energetic beings and we are affected by the energy of all things and all people.
In Chinese philosophy Spring is associated with the Liver and the Eyes. Spring is the time for expansion, energy rises upwards, the sap rises in the trees and the power of Wood is arousing. It is the time for adventure, the time to be spontaneous, to start new things, but too much change can lead to feeling ungrounded and losing body awareness and losing touch with the emotions. The Wood element has a strong influence on the right side of the body and the left-brain regulates the right side of the body with the Liver as its centre point. A tendency towards anger is associated with negative Liver energy and the Liver can be damaged by anger. The positive emotion of the Liver is kindness.
Some Spring Practices:
Blindfold Practice: Close your eyes and practise feeling the life force of things (and people - try doing this with a partner or with yourself). Learn to be comfortable with the feeling of energy and holding that energy without having to express it right away.
Standing like a Tree Practice: Be kind to whatever or whoever comes to you rather than being angry because you don't like what you see in front of you. Trees are grounded into the earth but are flexible and move with the wind so try Standing like a Tree and feeling the wind moving you without trying to control it.
Astroshamanic Trainings:
For details on some distant learning courses please click here.
Forthcoming Astroshamanic Events
Please be aware that new events may be added with short notice. For further details or information please contact Franco info@astroshamanism.org or alternatively go to www.astroshamanism.org
To book Findhorn Foundation workshops, please contact bookings@findhorn.org or Bookings, The Park,
All events are held by Franco Santoro, except where otherwise indicated.
Findhorn Foundation, 2-9 May 2009, Restoring the Fragmented Heart: The Way of Sacred Relationships (with Franco Santoro) All relationships are a path to wholeness. Finding fulfilment through intimate love associations may be one of our greatest desires, yet this search can also cause acute conflict and pain. In this workshop we explore relationships from a spiritual and shamanic perspective, tracking and releasing blocks to our capacity to love. When the power of sacred relationships is strong it can bring incredible healing and manifest miraculous effects in our life and the whole environment. We encompass both couples and celibates, the paths of sexuality and chastity.
Please book at the earliest convenience. Income related price (click here for more information) £475 / £565 / £665. If you wish to attend please book at bookings@findhorn.org or +44(0)1309/691653.
Findhorn Foundation, 20-27 June 2009, The Original Quest: An Astroshamanic Journey into Space and Time (with Franco & Sverre Koxvold) A unique workshop for healing and transformation, in the mystery setting of Cluny Hill College, offering practical tools for retrieving our most genuine and whole nature. With shamanic journeys, soul retrieval, trance dances, astroshamanic touch, and rituals, we explore the power and depth of archaic roots and original lineages, translating personal stories into universal myths, transforming grievances, revealing potentials and bringing healing in our current life and environment. Income related price (click here for more information) £475 / £565 / £665. Bursaries may be available on request. If you wish to attend please book at your early convenience: bookings@findhorn.org or +44(0)1309/691653.
Income related price: Euro 496 - 466 - 436. The cost includes half-board (breakfast and dinner), accommodation in two or three-bedded rooms with bathroom and kitchen. The Gathering starts at
There are only few places left. If you want to attend please contact Letizia at your earliest convenience (see details below).
Information: Letizia Mocchegiani +39 0731206687 or 3489231998, zone25@tele2.it.
Jesi (Ancona, Italy) 11-12 July 2009, Sacred Circle Management - Formazione in Metodologie di Guarigione Astrosciamanica (in Italian)
Findhorn Foundation, 1-8 August 2009, Astroshamanic Trance Dance, Drumming and Chanting Reshaping the World Through the Healing Dynamic of Sound
In this workshop trance dance and sound are used as transformational tools to open the pathway to expanded states of consciousness and a profound awareness of ourselves and our environment. During the week we employ movement to animate deep emotions and stagnant energies, redirecting them to support highest potentials, empowering our authentic visions and stepping into the healing flow that allows us to reshape the world within which we live. The programme also includes astroshamanic chants, planetary alignment dances, sound healing, shape-shifting rituals and the exploration of the basic astroshamanic drumming method. Please book early. Income related price (click here for more information) £495 / £625 / £735. Bursaries may be available if you book early. If you wish to attend please book at bookings@findhorn.org or +44(0)1309/691653
Findhorn Foundation, 15-21 August 2009, Settimana di Guarigione Spirituale (Spiritual Healing Week) in Italian (yet also in Spanish, if required) with
Jesi (Ancona, Italy) 5-6 September 2009, Sacred Circle Management - Formazione in Metodologie di Guarigione Astrosciamanica. Corso Base di Gestion
Malvern (
During this seminar participants are initiated into basic astroshamanic healing touch. The programme includes a complete experiential introduction to the three stages of shamanic healing and aims at defining and deepening the relationship with one's inner core and its connection with the outer reality. This is the first introductory seminar of the One-Year Course in Astroshamanic Healing Touch & Energy Work. It is possible to take part also if you are not attending the Course.
The assumption of energy work is that our body consists of energy fields, all deeply connected with the web of life. There are many techniques that allow us to become aware of these energy fields. These tools, besides promoting health, well-being and spiritual growth at an individual level, vigorously contribute to create major positive changes at a collective and planetary level. Energy work is the basic feature of the oldest therapeutic systems, which all involve the use of astrology and shamanism. This workshop will integrate methods of the Eastern and Western tradition into a pragmatic and healing whole.
About the One Year Course in Malvern: Astrology and shamanism demonstrate that our reality is a smaller scale duplication of a vaster universe, from which we appear to have separated themselves. Astroshamanic Touch is an energetic bodywork application of astroshamanism meant as a tool for bridging the physical with our multidimensional nature. During the Course we will discover ways of employing the physical body to foster expanded states of consciousness, retrieve soul parts, reawaken healing talents and integrate them in everyday life. Through healing practices derived from various traditions we will receive visions and insights to deepen the work. We will also explore the multidimensional features of relationships, sharing ways to release intense feelings, promoting forgiveness, transformation and unconditional love. The Course consists of four week-end workshops. Each workshop deals with a particular aspect of astroshamanic healing touch as applied to the elements and the astrological wheel.
Findhorn Foundation, 7-14 November 2009, Being with the Spirit of Cluny Garden in Autumn (with Sverre Koxvold & Franco)
Findhorn Foundation, 28 November 2009 - 5 December 2009 , The Blessed Way of Passion: Astroshamanic Healing and Touch. (click here for more information)
Findhorn Foundation, 29 December 2009 - 5 January 2010 , New Year Spiritual Healing Retreat
PAN welcomes assistance with transcription of recent workshops in English and Italian. If you would like to help, please contact pan@astroshamanism.org
Astroshamanism Book I: A Journey into the Inner Universe and Astroshamanism Book II: The Voyage Throuh the Zodiac feature the core teachings of astroshamanism. They are available, together with various drumming and trance dance CDs, and the astroshamanic cards from info@astroshamanism.org
The Operative Training in Astroshamanism (OTA) is a certificate course in core astroshamanism which allows you to study at home as part of an ongoing interactive training. Participants will learn a wide range of techniques, exploring all aspects of their soul, individual and collective, as they are reflected in the astroshamanic cosmology of the 12 Sectors, the 4 Directions and the 3 Worlds. They will receive initiation into specific healing and ceremonial practices according to each zodiac sign, integrating shamanic experiences with information drawn from astrology and other esoteric sources. The OTA can ideally be integrated with the One Year Course in Astroshamanism and the Astroshamanic Practitioner Training. For information contact: info@astroshamanism.org
Astroshamanic Elements in Facebook
In Facebook there are currently the following pages with relevant astroshamanic focus:
Astroshamanism: an education page with plenty of information, description of events, and also issues of PAN. See: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Forres-United-Kingdom/Astroshamanism/44471338710?sid=272892504eeb5c739891815e4cb3a0f7&ref=s
Astroshamanism (open group) This is an open discussion group. Anyone can join and invite others to join. See: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=74889361162&ref=mf
Astroshamanic Network (closed group), This is a closed group open only to trainee, associates and participants to astroshamanic workshops. See: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=43632547833&ref=mf
Shamanic Trance Dance (open group) with a particular emphasis on Astroshamanic Trance Dance. See: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=43632547833&ref=mf#/group.php?gid=55727467487&ref=ts
Franco Santoro: This is Franco's public profile as astroshamanic facilitator, author, etc. See: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Franco-Santoro/39839552437?ref=s
Astrosciamanesimo: an education page in Italian. See: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Astrosciamanesimo/72881046040
Astrochamanismo: an education page in Spanish. See: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Astrochamanismo/73859718997
Malvern Astroshamanic Network (closed group): created by Dave Mountjoy, for anyone living in the south west
There are also other pages and groups, which you will find if this is meant to be.
In order to access all the above you need to be a Facebook user. This is very easy and all you need to do is to visit http://www.facebook.com
PAN on-line: You can find an abridged edition of the latest issues of PAN on-line at http://panissue.blogspot.com/. The abridged Italian edition is at http://panitalico.blogspot.com/, while the full edition is available on request. The abridged Spanish edition is at http://panhispano.blogspot.com/ and the full edition is available on request.
Back Issues of PAN: You can find all back issues of PAN, in English, Italian and Spanish, in this link: http://elbalcondechessman.googlepages.com/astrochamanismo managed by Chema from
Disclaimer: All information provided in PAN is presented solely for inspirational or recreational reading, and it is not meant to substitute the recipient's direct experience and investigation. The information is also given to strategically exemplify the different features of astroshamanic cosmology and is not intended to reflect Franco's opinion or astroshamanism in general. Franco does not necessarily endorse any of the ideas and views expressed in this literature, including his own.
[i] Rachel Pollack, Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom: A Book of Tarot, Part I, p. 42
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