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CREATION IS A CANCER RISING: intro to western astrology through an indigenous lens

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  • 14 Lessons

intro to western astrology through an indigenous lens. each meeting will feature a traditional story, teachings about the planet, the sign(s) they are responsible for, houses they are associated with through the thema mundi and planetary joys, and aspects they share affinity with. taught by alex mikinaak (turtle mountain ojibwe), a native history teacher, storyteller, and astrologer on coast salish land in cascadia.
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Contents

9/13 THE MOON

we'll meet saturday, september 13 from 5-7pm pacific, with an in-depth exploration of our grandmother the MOON.

we'll discuss:

  • the stories of skywoman (anishinaabe) and star boy (coast salish)

  • the astrological sign of cancer, the moon's domicile

  • the astrological sign of taurus, the moon's exaltation, and its connection to the anishinaabe grandfather teaching of truth

  • the first house, the moon's placement in the birth chart of creation (thema mundi)

  • the third house, the moon's joy in the planetary joys scheme

  • the luni-solar cycle (the moon's phases)

CLASS ACCESS
MOON.mp4

9/20 THE SUN

we'll meet saturday, september 20 from 5-7pm pacific, with an in-depth exploration of our grandfather the SUN.

we'll discuss:

  • the stories of raven steals the sun (coast salish) and the grandfathers and the little boy (anishinaabe)

  • the astrological sign of leo, the sun's domicile

  • the astrological sign of aries, the sun's exaltation, and its connection to the anishinaabe grandfather teaching of humility

  • the second house, the sun's placement in the birth chart of creation (thema mundi)

  • the ninth house, the sun's joy in the planetary joys scheme

  • the phenomenon known as an eclipse

CLASS ACCESS
SUN.mp4

9/27 MERCURY

we'll meet saturday, from 5-7pm pacific, with an in-depth exploration of the trickster MERCURY.

we'll discuss:

  • the stories of nanaboozhoo & wolf (anishinaabe) and coyote & the columbia river (plateau)

  • the astrological signs of virgo and gemini, mercury's domiciles

  • the astrological sign of virgo as mercury's exaltation & its connection to the anishinaabe grandfather teaching of wisdom

  • the third house, mercury's placement in the birth chart of creation (thema mundi)

  • the twelfth house, ruled by mercury in the birth chart of creation (thema mundi)

  • the first house, mercury's joy in the planetary joys scheme

  • the aspect known as the conjunction

CLASS ACCESS
MERCURY.mp4

10/4 VENUS

we'll meet saturday, from 5-7pm pacific, with an in-depth exploration of the trickster MERCURY.

we'll discuss:

  • matriarchy, the rule of the grandmothers - in societies of indigenous peoples, killer whales, bison, & proboscideans

  • the gift of the pipe from white buffalo calf woman (dakota)

  • the role of the clan mothers in the haudenosaunee confederacy

  • the astrological signs of libra and taurus, venus' domiciles

  • the astrological sign of pisces as venus' exaltation & its connection to the anishinaabe grandfather teaching of respect

  • the fourth house, venus' placement in the birth chart of creation (thema mundi)

  • the eleventh house, ruled by venus in the birth chart of creation (thema mundi)

  • the fifth house, venus' joy in the planetary joys scheme

  • the aspect known as the sextile

CLASS ACCESS
VENUS.mp4

10/11 MARS

we'll meet saturday, from 5-7pm pacific, with an in-depth exploration of the trickster MERCURY.

we'll discuss:

  • the goddess sedna (inuit) and the ice age in north america

  • the astrological signs of scorpio and aries, mars' domiciles

  • the astrological sign of capricorn as mars' exaltation & its connection to the anishinaabe grandfather teaching of bravery

  • the fifth house, mars' placement in the birth chart of creation (thema mundi)

  • the tenth house, ruled by mars in the birth chart of creation (thema mundi)

  • the sixth house, mars' joy in the planetary joys scheme

  • the aspect known as the square

CLASS ACCESS
MARS.mp4

10/18 JUPITER

we'll meet saturday, october 18 from 5-7pm pacific, with an in-depth exploration of the planet JUPITER.

we'll discuss:

  • the longhouse culture of the coast salish

  • the life of chief seattle, leader of the duwamish & suquamish

  • the work of taqwseblu, vi hilbert (upper skagit) & sasha lapointe (nooksack and upper skagit)

  • the astrological signs of sagittarius and pisces, jupiter's domicile

  • the astrological sign of cancer as jupiter's exaltation and the grandfather teaching of love

  • the sixth house, jupiter's placement in the birth chart of creation (thema mundi)

  • the ninth house, ruled by jupiter in the birth chart of creation (thema mundi)

  • the eleventh house, jupiter's joy in the planetary joys scheme

  • the aspect known as the trine

CLASS ACCESS
JUPITER.mp4

10/25 SATURN

we'll meet saturday, from 5-7pm pacific, with an in-depth exploration of the trickster MERCURY.

we'll discuss:

  • the role of elders in indigenous societies

  • the story of kwkalalwoot, the maiden of deception pass (coast salish)

  • the astrological signs of capricorn and aquarius, saturn's domiciles

  • the astrological sign of libra as saturn's exaltation & its connection to the anishinaabe grandfather teaching of respect

  • the seventh house, saturn's placement in the birth chart of creation (thema mundi)

  • the eighth house, ruled by saturn in the birth chart of creation (thema mundi)

  • the twelfth house, saturn's joy in the planetary joys scheme

  • the aspect known as the opposition

CLASS ACCESS
SATURN.mp4