What's Happening
Some of the world’s oldest known astrological texts emerge from the Fertile Crescent, the land between the rivers, ancient Mesopotamia. Here began the visual tracking of omens on the dome of the sky, as the pronunciations of the gods, and their immanent correlations to terrestrial events. Everything under the Sun, from comets, to haloes, and from meteors to eclipses, was meticulously tracked over centuries of cycle observations. After millennia, they compiled thousands of omens of all kinds of celestial phenomena, and developed a comprehensive system for interpreting sky omens for the world. We will look at how these omens and their style of reading the sky are extremely useful in both mundane and natal astrology, for general and timing-based predictions. From more lesser-known omens like rainbows and comets, to the most powerful heliacal risings of the planets and eclipses of the luminaries, we will uncover the most ancient secrets of correlating sky phenomena to earthly events!
Weekend Schedule:
- Friday (12pm-2pm): Observation, Diaries, Timekeeping, Planets & the Babylonian Zodiacs
- Saturday Morning (10am-12pm): The 3 Paths, the Astrolabe & Planetary Heliacal Periods
- Saturday Afternoon (2pm-4pm): Meteors, Rainbows, Comets & Haloes: Omens
- Sunday Morning (10am-12pm): Planetary Heliacal Periods & Goal Years
- Sunday Afternoon (2pm-4pm): Saros, Metonic, Exeligmos & Advanced Lunar Cycles
All times listed in Pacific time
THIS LAB INCLUDES:
- 10+ hours of hands-on instruction.
- break-out sessions, explorative research time, and Q&As to build understanding.
- access to primary and secondary sources in the CAELi library collection.
- access to a private online portal in the CAELi virtual campus for our use before, during, and after the intensive.
- recordings of the entire weekend’s lectures.
- detailed lesson notes & interactive worksheets.
- all students who complete their final project will receive continuing education credits towards the CAELi Certificate in Comparative Astrologies (CCOMPAS).
- plus radical street cred...!
Where It's Happening
CAELi's virtual campus (& Zoom)
Your Instructor
Cameron Cassidy
Cameron Cassidy is an astrologer, yoga teacher & linguaphile from Massachusetts. Blending ancient and modern approaches, he values bringing both the timeless past and the timely future in a balanced fusion. He is an instructor for Kepler College, and is the editor-in-chief of The CAELi Review, an astrological research journal. He speaks for organizations across the country, and works with clients as well as students to bring the powerful and healing art of astrology to people around the world. His work centers itself on the ancient sidereal astrology of Babylon and Egypt which set the groundwork for Hellenistic astrology.
