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Boiled in A Cauldron of Change
by Naraya Naserian | Sept 10, 2026 | I don't know about you, but for me, and wherever else i look, it feels as if we're being boiled in a cauldron of change. It's hot, it's steaming, it's uncomfortable. The cook is stirring frantically, and too many spices are thrown...
Revised Faywood Hotsprings Event Plan & Cosmology
School News by Daniel Giamario | July 11 2026 | In summary, new dates: September 12-17 2026 revised price: $450 Click here for full info! **************************** For a variety of reasons we needed to change the focus and content of our 2026 Faywood...
The TOTAMS Personal Apprenticeship Program
by Daniel Giamario | revised July 11 2026 | In 2024 and 2025, I began a personal apprenticeship program for members of the school and others interested. The experiences of the last two years have refined my vision of what this program can be, what its...
Happy bEarthDay – Celebrating Gael Chilson!
Oct 14, 2023 | by Daniel Giamario and Naraya Naserian | Gael Chilson, born October 14, 1948, was the third person ever to be certified as a Shamanic Astrologer by Daniel Giamario and what has now become the Turning of The Ages Mystery School. Gael became...
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 Astrologer in...
Cosmology and Navigating the Night Sky in Arizona
Beginner’s Corner with Sheridan October 6, 2022 I just got back from our first TOTAMS live event in Arizona! What a pleasure to be together again, under the dark skies. Awen (our managing director) and his wife Hanh’s land is wide, alive and feels sacred. We were...
2021 End of Year Letter from Our President
2020 End of Year Letter from SAMS President
2019 End of Year Letter from the President of SAMS
“If there is one thing that a person needs from another human being, it’s to be appreciated, to be listened to, to be heard. ~Ram Dass This year end letter to you is truly a rich celebration of appreciation for all that SAMS accomplished in 2019 with your help, our...
Lifting the Veil
An International Conference of the Divine Feminine By Mary Kern, President of the Shamanic Astrology Mystery School This article features insights on the Goddess, the seasonal energies as Goddesses, the phases of life, the power of 8 and 12, and the nine Morgens. May...
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