Lion's Gate: Into the Eclipse Portal of 2026

Join us beneath the summer stars for an evening of myth & magic as we peer into the portal of the 8/8 Lion’s Gate and enter eclipse season
About this Event

Medicine of the Starry Heavens's Stories from Stardust presents...

Lion's Gate:

Into the Eclipse Portal of 2026

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Join us beneath the summer stars for an evening of myth and magic as we gather to peer inside the portal of the Lion’s Gate - the celestial alignment when the Sun in Leo rises with Sirius, the Dog Star, the creator's canine companion, and our brightest celestial neighbor! This one is extra extra special: there are rumors of a dragon's tail winding its scaly way out from whatever is on the other side of the threshold. We will be journeying from the Lion's Gate right into Eclipse season. And all of this right on the heels of the big astrology of July 2026.

There is a ritual conversation that is emerging these nights, a conversation cutting right through the indigenous heart of every human being. It's a conversation between the courage of the lion heart and the watery serpent soul: it's a braiding together between the humility that digs us out of the great tragedy and all those gatekeeper, edge-characters who guard the doorways to the otherworlds. This alchemy no longer be a metaphorical or fantastical game, it is the zietgiest of this great cosmic dance.

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What is Stories from Stardust?

A one of a kind story-telling, stargazing deep-dive that braids together myth, cosmology & poetics with intellectual history, cultural remembering, practical astronomy & heart-centered teachings. These events are a form of ritual attunement that weave together imagination, landscape, cross-cultural star-lore, wonder, ancient perceptions & an alchemical courting of the night sky. I tell stories the way our ancestors did: under the night sky, around a fire, along shorelines, communing with the treasure trove of constellational images and folklore that is our starry heavens. Doing it this way is an inheritance that reaches deep into an embodied culture of belonging and plucks the long-forgotten heartstrings of the human psyche.

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Date: Saturday, August 8th

Time: Doors 7:30p, Story 8p

Where: 65 Sanford Way, Barnardsville, NC - The Sundial at The High Meadow

~or~ the Pavilion at Wild Abundance (if rainy)

*important parking info below, carpooling encouraged*

Also virtually - info below

Suggested donation: $12-36, no one turned away for lack of funds

You can Venmo @MedicineOfTheStarryHeavens, book a ticket here, or bring cash the night of the event.

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Bring warm clothes, cushions, blankets, chairs, whatever you need to be comfy and open to the medicine of the starry heavens...

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Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82947797184

Meeting ID: 829 4779 7184

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***Parking Instructions***

You can park at Wild Abundance (WA) for this event. 65 Sanford Way, Weaverville, NC. Once on Sanford Way follow the signs to WA. There is a steep gravel road to the left across from a green box truck at the beginning of WA. There is a traffic cone because the road is not to be driven up. You can park below. To get to the High Meadow, walk up the steep gravel path across from the box truck. To get to the Pavilion at Wild Abundance, do not walk up the steep gravel path, but walk straight down the road past the box truck and the big pavilion is on the right. Please do not park in anyone's driveway! Thanks.

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Frank Salzano is an astrologer, cultural astronomer & storyteller that focuses on old-world astrology, cross-cultural star myths, and celestial folklore.

Learn more at www.medicineofthestarryheavens.com