Animistic Astrology and Folk Alchemy:
a practical, rooted approach to reading your natal chart and healing through the stars above and earth below
Learn Horoscopic Astrology, Plant Medicine, and Ritual Magic in one integrated system for healing and empowerment.
Astrology, as it was originally practiced by ancient alchemists and doctors, is a complete spiritual practice.
Animistic Astrology maps out, guides, and provides resources and rituals for how each of us are meant to do the work of ensouling in accordance with our unique geometry of light.
In this lively, interactive workshop, seasoned star-mages Crystal and Merlin will introduce you to this ancient method working with the powers of the stars and the beings they embody their light on the earth....the plant and stone people.
Over the course of our time together, you will learn how to tangibly connect with starlight and its expression within the heavens, the natural world below, and within your own natal chart - that sacred snapshot of the sky at the moment you were born.
We will cover the fundamentals of traditional natal chart reading, learning how to use it practically as a tool for diagnosis and treatment. Along the way, you will learn methods for healing and strengthening your own unique celestial alignments, from journeywork to connect with the intelligences of plants, to ritual magic to contact planetary forces.
Thus, natal chart reading, plant medicine, and ritual magic all come together in this ages-old tradition to form a complete system of healing and empowerment centered around the stars and their power.
What you will learn:
— Discover the Ancient Way to Read your Natal Chart
— Rituals to Contact the Forces of the Planets and Stars
— Use your Chart as a Tool for Diagnosis and Healing
— Journeys and Meditations to Connect with the Power of Plants and Gemstones
— And more!!
Event Schedule
November 16th: Day One
1pm-3: Welcome to the Enchanted World: the foundations of animistic astrology and folk alchemy
Learn somatic practices to enhance your spiritual sight and enter light trance states with ease
Learn to embody the light of the stars in meditation
Energetically connect with plants and stones as living intelligences and allies in healing and learn to test for compatibility
Listen to the Hermetic story of creation and our purpose as humans in co-creators
Listen to the Gaian story for creation through alchemical and “scientific” symbolism
3:30-5:30pm: Planets and Houses: meet the archons and the primary map of the heaven
Discover each of the heavenly bodies in ancient astrology through their most essential traits
Learn how each of the planets acts in each division of the sky (ie houses) around the earth
6:30-8:00pm: Journeying and Dreaming with Plant Allies
Learn how to speak directly to the spirit of your plant allies for guidance and healing both while dreaming and awake
Meet plant allies who specialize in helping us to access liminal states where they can guide us more effectively and speak to us with more clarity
Get clarity on your own Dreamtime landscape and meet with your invisible community of guides, nature spirits, ancestors, and allies more intimately
November 16th Sunday
10am-12pm: The Elements as Ancestors and Magical Allies
Learn the scientific and alchemical principles of each of the elements and the role they play in creation and our soul’s journey of embodiment.
Journey through the spiritual expression/fae embodiment of each of the elements in cultures around the world.
Learn how to identify which element/elemental spirit is calling out to you for your attention.
Learn initiatory rituals and somatic exercises for each of the elements that you can practice at home.
1:00pm - 3pm : Sign as Holy Temples and Aspects as Celestial Dance
Listen to the story of the birthchart of the universe, The Thema Mundi.
Learn about signs as distinct temples for each of the planets with their own living personalities.
Learn how to read signs and aspects formed between the planets as distinct relationships that signify concrete outcomes.
Learn how each of the planets acts within each of the signs for diagnostic and prophetic outcomes.
3:30-5pm: Doctoring the Heavens and Weaving with Starlight
Learn basic diagnostics in the birth chart for ancestral and karmic signatures for health, career, relationship dynamics, spiritual gifts, and more.
Learn remediation techniques for addressing difficulties in your chart and ways to strengthen your natural gifts
Practice working with gems, herbs, and rituals as a means of communicating directly with your starry ancestors
Optional group ritual after class!
Your Instructors
Crystal Woodling & Matthew Merlin
Instructor social media links:
www.schoolofheavenandearth.com
Instagram: @ancientastrology
Merlin is offering Healing Through the Birthchart, a 50+ page guidebook he authored to early registrants. This book will walk you step-by-step through instructions on identifying challenges in the natal chart and healing them with traditional, magical remedies. You will receive clear, straightforward interpretations of the main components of a natal chart, and learn methods for addressing long-standing spiritual, emotional, and physical issues. This is the perfect accompaniment to integrate the workshop's teachings into everyday life.
