Morgan Marckwald – In Memoriam

Morgan Marckwald – In Memoriam

By Daniel Giamario With great sadness, we learned that Morgan Marckwald, a key member of our school, (both SAMS and TOTAMS), passed away on April 19, 2023, after a long and difficult bout with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Morgan was fully initiated as a Shamanic...
Where are the Visible Planets? And an Important Neptune Square

Where are the Visible Planets? And an Important Neptune Square

Dec 11, 2022 | By Daniel Giamario Let’s see where the visible planets are: VENUS and MERCURY Venus and Mercury have just recently become visible in the evening sky. Look for them just after sunset. Venus, at 3Capricorn02, is by far the brighter with a magnitude of...
Christmas Book Suggestions: Daniel’s Reading List

Christmas Book Suggestions: Daniel’s Reading List

Dec 6, 2022 | RAMBLINGS, REFLECTIONS and RUMINATIONS of TOTAMS Founder Daniel Giamario Just in time for Christmas, I am sharing with you the best books I have read over the last six months. Also included here are several really useful resources. ASTRONOMICAL CALENDAR...
Mars Opposition at Full Moon December 7th

Mars Opposition at Full Moon December 7th

Dec 4, 2022 | by Erik Roth After 785 days, Mars and the Sun get into opposition again (called Acronychal Rise), this time at 16°05’ Gemini on December 7, 2022.  Synchronistically, this happens very close to the exact Full Moon at 16°01’ Gemini.  Mars and the Full Moon...
The Festival of the Red Swords

The Festival of the Red Swords

Dec 4, 2022 | By Daniel Giamario THE REMARKABLE GEMINI FULL MOON IS EVEN MORE THAN YOU THOUGHT! There are so many remarkable things about this December 7 Gemini Full Moon, including the long Mars occultation and the start of the next Mars synodic overstory of Gemini...