The Mythopoetics of the Sky Gods & Goddesses

Welcome to the House of Starlight-Longings & Milky River Rememberings...

*Imagine we are under the stars, cozied up with teachings & secrets, the vault-of-the-heavens shimmering above

*Imagine we are remembering some of the old stories and ancestral images that fashioned us into real human beings

*Imagine being in a learning community and laughing… probably laughing a lot

*Imagine taking a deep dive into the foundations of a real life mystical-practical astrology & getting past all the pop-culture internet spectacle nonsense

*Imagine developing the skills to look at an astrology chart & be able to drop-in with someone, see their inner-light, feel into their struggles, & share some meaningful insights

*Imagine the very Gods & Goddesses of our ancestral psyche becoming real, embodied shape-shifting deities, tracking them, relating to them as they wax and wane throughout the passages and pathways of your lived experience

The Mythopoetics of the Sky Gods & Goddesses will be a 10-part foundational class series where we will journey through the planets, every Tuesday from May 7th to July 9th.

Actually forming a really really deep understanding of the planets is THE foundation of astrology. The planets are not just lists of psychological qualities, or significations, or abstract symbols, or memes to be consumed by bored scrolling minds. A proper understanding of the planets is a doorway into an animate & ancestral perception that stirs deep in the imaginations and hearts of everyone. It’s an emergence into the mythic & poetic realms that live out beyond the humdrum of the modern machine-culture.

Here’s how we're gonna do it. In this program we shall:

*Learn to see, interpret & relate to the planets the way our star-gazing ancestors did

*Form an understanding of how the gods & goddesses of the sky realm embody here on Earth & relate to each other

*Explore how the planets & archetypal parts of your psyche mythically enact in your life, your world, your journey of healing & evolution

Buck the simulated meta-verse & join an active, real-life, flesh-and-blood, learning community that meets weekly in downtown Asheville.

This program is a foundational class series on the planets used cross-culturally in traditional astrology lineages. These classes are designed to be both a depth introduction to the astrology of the planets, as well as an invitation to expand one’s perceptions into the animist realms of ancient myth & ritual-based astrology.

Each class will cover:

*A foundation steeped in planetary mythology, poetics & star-lore

*The archetypal meaning and interpretations of the planets & their signs through various ancient astrology traditions

*An understanding of naked-eye planetary astronomy & cycles of time

*The knowledge of traditional planetary discernment systems, dignities, karakas & rulerships

*The relational matrix represented through the embodiment of each planet

*The alchemy & magic of ritually relating to the planetary deities

*Real-life stories, chart examples & interpretations

*Moments of deep-dive, challenging, edge-pushing, soulful, no nonsense, getting real about life on Earth

*Study & lessons of current events in your personal life, society & the ever-changing world that we inhabit

Class Schedule:

May 7th

The Planetary Deities of our Stargazing Ancestors: 

Constellating the Myth Beings with Astrology, Astronomy & Star Stories

May 14th

Into the Heart of the Lion (Sun): Stories & Astrology from the Source of Our World’s Light 

May 21st

Luna (Moon): The Mythopoetics & Astrology of Embodied Consciousness & Belonging

May 28th

The Dancing Spirit Mercurius (Mercury): The Myths & Poesis of Shapeshifting, Imagination & the Trickster Mind   

June 4th

The Hummingbird & the Jeweled Flower (Venus): The Sensual Heart, Stories of the Beloved, & the Astrology of Undefended Love

June 11th

The Mythopoetics & Astrology of the War God (Mars): Alchemical Fires, the Courage to Protect, & The Meaning Inside All the Broken Things 

June 18th

The Abundance of the Higher Self (Jupiter):  Myths & Astrology from the Summit-Top Temples, & the Great Unfolding Mystery

June 25th

The Poetry and Myth of Abandoned Campfires (Saturn): Time, Sacrifice, The Grief Pipe, & The Strange Sanity of Stones

July 2nd

The Ancestral Village & the Soul’s Alchemical Desires (The Lunar Nodes): The Daemonic Heart of Evolutionary Astrology 

July 9th

Courting The Old Gods: Craggy Star Temple, Dionysus, & Poetic Whispers for the Ears of the Heavens

Price:

$120-360 sliding scale (full course)

Weekly drop-in $12-36

Cash/Venmo/Paypal or book here

Recommended Readings:

Caroline Casey: Making the Gods Work for You

One introduction-level astrology book of your choice.

Choose from any of these, or any other intro book you might really like. 

The Inner Sky: Steven Forrest

Parkers Astrology: Julia & Derek Parker

Ancient Astrology: Demetra George

Yoga & Vedic Astrology: Sam Geppi

Essential astrology: Amy Herring

Cosmos & Psyche: Rick Tarnas

The Only Astrology Book You’ll Ever Need: Joanna Woolfolk

Spiritual Astrology: Jan Spiller

Hope to journey through the cosmos with you!

Please email [email protected] with any questions.

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Frank Salzano, of Medicine of the Starry Heavens, is an astrologer, cultural astronomer and storyteller that focuses on vedic astrology & cross-cultural star myths and celestial folklore.

Learn more at www.medicineofthestarryheavens.com

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