Findhorn Foundation, Scotland, 22-28 October 2005, excerpts from THE BLESSED WAY OF PASSION: Astroshamanic Healing Touch, Soul Retrieval & sexual energy, with Franco Santoro. A special week devoted to the exploration of the ecstatic body and harmonization of its polarities. Participants will employ advanced applications of healing methods and receive an experiential introduction to astroshamanic bodywork and spirit medicines. This workshop involves intensive shamanic practices and is designed for participants open to physical contact. With sacred sounds, trance postures, astroshamanic touch, shapeshifting, Franco will share ways of channelling emotions and passion according to one’s life purpose.

Preliminary note: The information provided in this course is presented to stimulate the participants’ awareness and is not intended to replace their direct experience. This course does not constitute the statement of absolute truths, but of limited points of view, parts of a larger vision, or of strategic messages intended to question prejudices and fixed ideas. Please be aware that the author may not currently agree with the information presented in this course. We are against any form of astrological divination, fortune-telling or worship of the stars. We advocate using astrology solely to understand the workings of the human psyche and to measure the divisions of time. All our services, including articles, consultations, courses, and workshops are offered for spiritual and soul-searching purposes, and not to provide healing or treatment of any physical or psychological condition.

4) 27-281005: excerpts from Thursday and Friday session; intent and function in Touch session; from 3:24 astroshamanic Touch description; equivalence of drumming to Touch, the more you find associations with the body the more energies are released, awareness of the void is vital, the practitioner needs to be aware of this at all times and never get lost with the person, the technique is essential in the beginning and is a returning point whenever you don’t feel safe; the right hand is the leading element in the first stage, though the left hand can also be used; the second stage gives priority to the left hand; Friday and Venus; (46) medicines in relationships in depth description; body parts and zodiac as associations of soul parts; during the workshop Franco often used a large reproduction of a skeleton with internal organs; zodiac signs and body parts one by one; (1:05) types of Ascendant; adding the zodiac sign number corresponding to a body part to the zodiac sign number of the Ascendant provides the 4D body part association, for example in a Scorpio ascendant (8) if you want to see where the reproductive organs (8) are at 4D level you add 8 to 8 (starting from 8 itself), which makes 15, which corresponds to Gemini (3), since after 12 you count from 1 onward again; (1:13) the journey into the zodiac, sign by sign explained; (1:20) hindrances in not giving medicines, the agreement of blessing, important dynamics in exchange for medicines, predatory practice becoming an extraction, (1.32) permission to use names of people in what is shared; (1.37) Friday completion practice.