Aug 12 2007 Night Sky Update and Teaching with Daniel and Cayelin
Transcription by Paula Berliner, Editing by Cayelin
The transcription of August 12 teleconference call failed to record. Therefore, we are providing a list of events happening this month and then a transcript from a call Paula had with Daniel that recapped the information.
This month and next (August and September 2007) we have a combination of powerful cosmological events occurring. We are truly in a time of intense experiences that support any shape shifting required to move more fully into a new paradigm at this Turning of the Ages.
There are many symbols of the Turning of the Ages including the precession of Solstices and Equinoxes. Cayelin gave a clear explanation of the difference between signs and constellations on the conference call. She explained that the Signs are seasonal based on the time of year and are related to our seasonal experience. For example zero Aries marks the spring Equinox and is an archetype that reflects the rapid growth taking place in that season. Each sign is linked to its seasonal experience that happens every year, year after year for thousands of years. (For an experiential understanding of this the 12 Tribes CD is an excellent guided journey that takes you through the signs as they relate to our seasonal experience, and is available on the Shamanic Astrology Website.)
August Highlights
- Pluto remains at Galactic center throughout the whole month, (26 Sag)
- August 10 Retrograde Venus is making its 2nd conjunct with Regulus (29 Leo).
- August 12 New Moon (19 Leo).
- August 13 Retrograde Venus descends in the underworld and disappears from the PM skies. She is beginning her shape shift phase in preparation for her new synodic cycle in Leo. Moon, Venus, Saturn conjunct at 27 Leo and Regulus. Sun opposite retrograde Neptune (20 Leo)
- August 15- Exact Venus (26 Leo) trine Pluto (26 Sag)
- August 16 – Sun is conjunct Mercury (underworld ) — psychopomp or other world phase.
- August 17 – Retrograde Venus interior conjunct with the Sun and Mercury exterior conjunct to the Sun. This is extremely significant because retrograde Venus has recently descended in the underworld and is preparing to shape shift into her new form with the help the Messenger Mercury (now in its Cancer overtone). Venus is experiencing a deep and very private exploration of her new form that will be in accordance with her personal truth that is rooted in her authentic values and essence.
- August 18 Mercury conjunct Saturn
- August 21 Lunar Standstill Moon conjunct Antares and Jupiter and Sun conjunct Saturn
- August 22 Mars is conjunct Aldebaran. Venus opposes Neptune from Aug 23 until Aug 29, exact on the 25
- August 23 Lunar Standstill Moon conjuncts Pluto
- August 24 Today is the heliacal rise of retrograde Venus
- August 28 Full Moon total Lunar Eclipse (5 Pisces)
It helps to remember that the Earth is going through her own evolutionary changes and the planet despite our human efforts based in the idea that we have any ability to change the course of what is happening.
Phone interview with Daniel on August 14, 2007
interviewed and transcribed by Paula Berliner, edited by Cayelin
Paula: Can you please explain what is Neolithic Astrology?
Daniel: One of the projects of Shamanic Astrology is to go back to the roots and the original transmissions that existed way before Hellenistic and the Medieval astrology. I have always been interested in what can be called Neoarchaic or Neolithic astrology or the way the sky was worked with in a shamanic way 5,0000 – 6,000 years ago. I have been collating and integrating everything I can find from that time period and this is one of the reasons why I am so interested in going to Scotland and Ireland where I believe those transmissions are still alive. For example, at Callanish in the outer Hebrides of Scotland, the alignment of the three main summer stars of the summer triangle is where they put the stones in one of the many stone circles found there. The same thing is true about where the Hopi Mesas are located and basically orientated toward the constellation of the sacred hoop.
What we discovered all over Ireland, was the existence of the old tradition where so much of the landscape is orientated to the great figure in the sky now called Orion but was called the “High Man” in that time period. This discovery provides us with an additional cross check for the end and beginning of the 26,000 year cycle. This is because it relates to the rising of the Sun in during different seasons in the constellation of the High Man, or Orion, who is holding the Sun in his hand at certain points, or seasons, within the 26,000 year cycle. Currently, the Summer Solstice point is in the hand of Orion, located at the origin point or the entrance point into this dimension. Cayelin was mentioning one of the great stars, the eye of the Bull, Aldebaran, as being a key to the entrance gate also known as the Silver Gate.
Paula: Can you please explain the Silver Gate and the Golden Gate?
Daniel: The royal star of Antares near Galactic Center is at the exit gate or Golden Gate. The entrance gate or the Silver gate is a major part of the old tradition in Scotland and Ireland, including New Grange and other sites. For example, on the landscape including the old mound structures, there is a circular mound that has a cross in it. This suggests to me that it represents the circle of stars with the cross being the plane of the galaxy and plane of the solar system and their stories about this refer to two different transmission.
There were the original people who were there known as the Megalithic builders or the Neolithic culture who were there originally. They built the mounds in alignment with the landscape as it relates to the sky. This was about 6000 to 6500 years ago when the Spring Equinox was in the hand on the “High Man”. Later the Celtic people arrived, when the cross-quarter of Beltane was located there and a different culture came into being. There are a lot of pre-Celtics Myths about the Turning of the Ages that relate to the activation of the solar gates appearing in the hand of the High Man.
Paula: Where did you get the theory about the Winter Solstice point at 0 degree Capricorn indicating that we are at the” Turning of the Ages”.
Daniel: This has to do with the galactic alignment or the crossing point of the ecliptic and the Milky Way or galactic plane as being a central Calendric device in the sky. I recommend all Shamanic Astrologers study the work of John Major Jenkins who took this way beyond me. He has done the extensive research on it from the Mayan perspective as well as deciphering the original Christian iconography of the cross. The cross represents where the two planes (the ecliptic and the Milky Way) cross each other. This happened in May of 1998 according to the calculations of astronomer John Meeus and this is the foundation of the Turning of the Ages material.
One of things I am researching now is the original Myths of pre Celtic Ireland and the connection of people coming up from India and the Mediterranean. According to my research so far, the Celtic invasion really spoiled the existing cultures. The Celtic material is filled with blood-gutting, war and killing of the feminine, but the tradition before that is much different. One of the traditions is that of the SILVER BRANCH. In essence this is about seeing things the way they truly are. From this perspective there is no reference to the rational mind, no attachment to it. It is about being literally, totally and completely in the present moment.
Paula: This is very important information.
Daniel: Yes, the idea here is at the last quarter turn of the wheel (6500 years ago) the Vernal Equinox was located in the hand of the heroic High Man. The people who were considered to be heroes of the culture at that time were individuals who were bringing the message of the Silver Branch, or the message of the magic of being in the present moment.
Paula: It seems then the message was clearly before its time. This culture and this message got annihilated much like Jesus and his message, or maybe they chose to move on as empowered creators.
Daniel: Exactly. And now the hand of Orion is at the Summer Solstice point so we have another whole
take about what is happening with the Lunar Standstill as it actually annihilates any attempt to understand what we normally do. It forces us to be completely in the present moment, like any good underworld experience will do.
Additional Note – this is what all sentient beings of planet Earth and Earth herself have been experiencing the last two years during the Lunar Standstill Season.
Paula: Wow so this is a huge initiation for the Planet.
Daniel: Yes, in my opinion, the biggest one since the time that is historically referred to as the “Dawning of Civilization” because we do not have written records prior to this time.
The Megalithic and Neolithic builders did not have a written language. However, their language was very obvious, once you can begin to tune into it, as far as what they were doing with their massive “as above so below” projects.
Paula: I see then this is a key time, what we might call the Heart of the Turning of the Ages.
Daniel: Yes, this initiation should be taken seriously. What we had talked about on Sunday’s call concerning the alignment of the four Royal Stars with four of the visible planets and the Moon this month is unbelievably rare. August and September 2007 is a turning point or a tipping point in this grand shift of the ages.
Paula: Can you list for us the events that are the determinants of why you would refer to these two months as the “tipping point.”
Daniel : First we have the movement of Saturn into the sign of Virgo, and how that connects with the movement of the sign of Virgo over Regulus that will occur in 2012. Additionally, in August, 2007 we have all three of the four Royal Stars in conjunction with planets including Mars conjunct Aldebaran, Saturn and Venus conjunct Regulus, Jupiter stationing direct exactly conjunct Antares and the fourth royal star known as Fomalhaut in Piscis Austrinus is conjunct the Moon during the total Lunar Eclipse.
The Royal Stars have been traditionally linked with monumental events of drastic change when the Solstice or Equinox points have aligned with these stars. Now a similar phenomenon is taking place although the stars are not exactly at the Solstice or Equinox coordinates, but the fact that there are so many planets located with these stars this month alerts us to the importance of the changes now taking place..
Also as we consider the Turning of the Ages we now we have three cross checks. The first is the Summer Solstice Sun at the hand of the High Man, the Winter Solstice represented by the dark Rift of the Milky Way showing the birth of a new Sun right at Galactic Center, and the Pleiades conjunction with the Sun and opposition to the Sun during the Sun’s passage over the zenith point (in May and November) at a specific latitude twice each year marking the days of “no shadows”. Of course it hardly needs to be said this alignment is also happening now.
Paula: Can you explain how the current Mars synodic cycle ties into the Silver Branch legend?
Daniel: If we look at the Silver Branch as being associated with the Turning of Ages when the “High Man” is holding the Solstice or Equinox point in his hand then the Silver Branch is associated the with the hand of the High Man inside the Sacred Hoop. The Summer Solstice is there Now.
Paula: Yet another amazing clue.
Daniel: On Sunday when Cayelin mentioned the Silver Gate is the fixed star Aldebaran and Aldebaran is located inside the Scared Hoop we realized that this is where Mars is traversing over the next several months due to its retrograde. And when we consider that Mars will be with the Full Moon (2 Cancer) during the Dec 2007 Winter Solstice just as Mars is beginning its next 26 month cycle we know this is of the utmost importance. Mars will be right with the Moon and what I am now proposing, is the Silver Branch is another feature of the astounding intensity of the Winter Solstice time (Dec 21) when Jupiter, Pluto, and the Sun are at Galactic center and Mars is with the Full Moon at the Silver Branch or the Summer Solstice area at the Galactic Edge on Dec 23.
Paula: Explain the significance of this last New Moon. (Aug 12) It appears everything, in these last few months, have been leading up to this climatic phase.
Daniel: Yes, including this lunation. Plus we have Saturn moving into Virgo (Sept 02) along with the list of events from Sunday’s call, and the larger drama of the shift from the Leo Mysteries to the Virgo Mysteries.
Paula: It appears this new Venus Cycle in Leo is extremely significant at this time. Particular since many of the ones who are part of this one have Virgo as their natal overtone.
Daniel: Yes and Saturn moving into Virgo is about the reality of truly serving the people or in essence to be the true king, you have to marry the land. Venus is currently rising in late Leo, although until recently in this synodic expression of Venus her heliacal rise was Virgo. The sign of Virgo is where Venus rose for about 104 years. So it is really the same overtone, Virgo and Leo, and this is happening right on the boundary between the two. It is important to remember we are not talking about a shift from Patriarchy to Matriarchy. This is not about women continuing to buy into the idea that to be in their power they must beat men at their own game.
Another important factor when the Virgo mysteries are in evidence is that the Earth becomes of greatest importance and this will bring up a lot of fear in men because they personalize the women rather than going directly to the Earth herself . This is the celestial realm grounded in the whole Earth Gaia version of the feminine. This is not an issue of personal love, but an issue of being grounded and held by the Mother herself.
Paula: It appears were entering into a very tumultuous time.
Daniel: It is very important at this time to hold all three worlds at the same time. Therefore, when any event transpires there are three perspectives to consider. The celestial world (that can be light polarized), the Underworld (that exposes the shadow), and This World or Middle World where it is all taking place in the world of Form or in objective reality. This can look like economic collapse, war, dislocation, basically the stuff that happens in people’s objective reality. This is a time that is about surrender and annihilation. This coincides with the transmission from the Silver Branch and being in the present moment in all three worlds simultaneously.
Further examples from each of the three realms:
Celestial – This is the realm where we have the chance to move into the 5th or 12th dimension or a variety of other paradigms.
Underworld– This is the realm where at the end of time and end of everything our deepest fears surface.
Middle World – People who are hanging on to their objective reality find there is no security there what-so-ever.
Paula: How does fear play into this script?
Daniel: Fear is the bottom line of everything. What all the advanced teachers who take in all three worlds into consideration are saying is when you get into the understanding of the basic duality of life it always boils down to two things – Fear and Love.
Paula: It appears that fear is what is up and running at this time.
Daniel: The middle world is run by fear.
Paula: Explain more about the shift from Leo to Virgo.
Daniel: It actually ends the sort of vanity that sometimes happens when human beings believe they are responsible for saving the world because we screwed it up. That is true on a lot of levels, however, the Goddess, the Mother has her own natural cycles.
Paula: Mother Earth is not doing anything abnormal and we as a human race have to live in harmony with her, by dropping our need to control the changes by subduing our false self ( the immature version of Leo) in order to embrace Mother Earth Gaia.
Daniel: I have to emphasize that Virgo is not simply Earth herself. It is her emanations that pattern the night sky.
Paula: Explain the August 28th Lunar Eclipse.
Daniel: It is important for people to have some historical perspective: This is the same eclipse cycle that occurred in 1989. It is an extremely long and major North Node eclipse that is opening up the gates for the new Virgo to come through. It certainly will stir up some shadow, but it is more progressive than a South Node Lunar Eclipse. It is a fore shadowing of the movement of Saturn into Virgo occurring a few days later. The Moon is at 4 degree Pisces near the North Node and the Sun is near Saturn at the South Node.
Therefore, the transmission will be coming through Saturn at the South Node. That is the shadow aspect portion that may be experienced. In other words, at the North Node, we are getting the transmission from the fixed star Fomalhaut who is taking in the celestial waters that are going into the mouth of the fish. To me it is a hopeful thing.
Paula: It is hopeful, yet Saturn is on the South Node.
Daniel: Right. Saturn on the South Node refers to basically everything over the last 3000 yrs that have blocked the teaching of the Silver Branch.
In my opinion, the North Node at Fomalhaut has something to do with original transmission of original Christianity, The synthesis of Aquarius and Pisces, the egalitarian and universal, and the Quan Yin version of Love: compassion without attachment.
Paula: Explain the Mercury Venus conjunction in the underworld.
Daniel: When Mercury is on the other side of the Sun, (exterior conjunct) then it is in Council with the Celestial this is what we call the universal underworld. It is off the world stage and in council with the Sun, as is Saturn at this time. Meanwhile, Venus is on the inside track (interior conjunct) doing her major shape-shift.
Paula: Will Venus be able to access the Mercury and Saturn transmission with the Sun between them?
Daniel: This is hard to answer because this is the most secret point of the Venus cycle. She needs to be undisturbed, but I would assume any planet in the inside track or the outside track is doing a complete merge with Great Mystery as represented by the Sun. We have to realize that Saturn and Mercury are in council with the stars and the Sun also. So I would think that would have an impact on how Venus is doing her shape-shifting.
Venus is in the underworld but she is also with the Sun. That is why the underworld imagery is paradoxical. You can not see it from the Earth, because the planet is blinded by the light of the Sun. This is a different expression and understanding of the underworld. It is not something that is just dark, rather it is something so bright that at certain point it is beyond being completely black or completely white. You are overwhelmed. In other words, being blinded by the light is like being in the cave with no light at all. Also when she rises as a morning star, she is a masculine warrior as seen by the Mayans who would time their battles when Venus rose as a morning star.
In summery, this lunation is absolutely critical. This is the tipping point or the turning point regarding the transformation from Leo to Virgo. Even the symbolism of Venus rising in the sign of Leo is right smack in the middle between Virgo and Leo. Some planets are going in one direction from Leo to Virgo, but with the movement of the pentacles of Venus it is going the other direction, as further demonstrated by Venus stationing retrograde in Virgo and moving back to Leo.