Understanding Astrological Modes and Herbs to Help Us Thrive Through Transformation
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
Life is constantly changing and shifting as we move through the different seasons of our lives.
Each season brings about new beginnings and transitions from winter to spring and summer to fall.
The astrological wheel is a representation of that constant transformational seasonal change. In astrology, there are three modes - cardinal (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn), fixed (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius), and mutable (Gemini, Virgo, Sagitarrius, Pisces). These modes symbolize the three universal life conditions, creation (cardinal), preservation (fixed), and transformation (mutable). The start of each season is marked by a cardinal sign, while the midpoint progression is symbolized by a fixed sign, and the season’s end and transition into the next season comes with a mutable sign.
How do these astrological modes reflect the seasons of change in our lives? Understanding our astrological modes through our natal chart can help us create the balance we need to help us thrive through transformation.
Through the lens of astrology and herbalism, we will explore the meaning of each mode, learn how to find how much of each mode we have in our natal charts, and how to work with our natal chart and herbs to balance what we lack in modes or boost our strengths to ride the tides of change.
KELLY PACUMIO AND VIVIAN MAc
Vivian Mac is a Spiritual Herbalist and the Founder of Willow’s Touch, which creates dream-inspired herbal remedies and astrology readings for being in touch with who you are, so that you can heal yourself and take inspired action. A graduate of the Sacred Vibes apprenticeship, Vivian continues to expand her understanding of herbalism through Chinese medicine, dreamwork, meditation, reiki, and astrology. Vivian is also completing her Doctorate in Acupuncture and Master in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine at the New England School of Acupuncture. At the heart of it all, her learning continues to be inspired by spirit, and by her family and ancestral connection to plants. Vivian’s purpose is to support you in following your dreams and diving deep into your healing, so that you can take inspired action. She believes that herbalism and astrology are empowering modalities to support inner and outer transformation, for the benefit for self, community, and the Earth.
Kelly Pacumio is a Filipinx Spiritual Herbalist and a Registered Nurse. She is also the founder of Maharlika Healing, which creates herbal medicine with the intention to help others connect with their roots and provide health and wellness. She is also a natural activist, and creates plant medicine as a means of nourishment, decolonization, social justice, and liberation work. It is inspired from Kelly’s Philippine ancestral lineage, her healing journey, dreams, and astrology. She continues to expand her knowledge through continuous study of herbalism, yoga, movement, reiki, meditation, dreamwork, astrology, and learning from nature. She is a graduate of Sacred Vibes Spiritual Herbalism’s Apprenticeship and will forever be a student of learning the ancestral ways of healing. Kelly intends to bridge the gap between the scientific knowledge of western medicine and the wisdom of traditional herbalism and ancestral ways of healing, who is deeply committed to decolonizing medicine to help serve communities.