The marvel happens at 11.37 ° Leo, opposing Sun and Venus conjunct in Aquarius. Lunar Eclipses in general emphasize an emotional and often relational turning point, although at times, especially on the Ego axis of Leo (self, personal)/ Aquarius (collective, impersonal), the relational switch is bound to happen on two levels: between two dimensions of the self (inner split-and-recompose), and also between individual and the collective (outer encounter with the power of the collective).
Today, the last day of January, the sky is lit up by a rare astrological phenomenon: a Full Moon Total Lunar Eclipse that is also Blue (the second full moon of the month) and a Supermoon (perigee Moon).
The marvel happens at 11.37 ° Leo, opposing Sun and Venus conjunct in Aquarius. Lunar Eclipses in general emphasize an emotional and often relational turning point, although at times, especially on the Ego axis of Leo (self, personal)/ Aquarius (collective, impersonal), the relational switch is bound to happen on two levels: between two dimensions of the self (inner split-and-recompose), and also between individual and the collective (outer encounter with the power of the collective).
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I asked Lenormand to convey an essential message for the New Moon in Libra we experience today.
ANCHOR Remember relationships need steady anchoring. The renewed Libra influence is emphasizing the danger to experience cardinal relational loss if we neglect our friends and the principle of fairness. Learn to build and maintain a solid, consistent foundation with loved ones, collaborators and friends. If you feel lonely or lost, it is likely you have neglected people who are counting on you and that you can count on in the future. They need your love and encouragement. It's time to become supportive and consistent with those you want to keep in your life. This is a turning point to decide which relationships are worth working for and to act accordingly. Keep your commitments. Keep to your words. Be present. ...FOR A BRIGHT NEW FUTURE. The last Eclipse in the Pisces/Virgo series is bound to bring a major energy shift towards Aquarius (and Leo axis), a "ring of fire" harnessing the power of the Fire Rooster this year. We can see here a significant Phoenix theme, but coming in unexpected ways, out of the depths of the vast ocean of Neptune in Pisces on the South Node: the fire of the future, the fire of desire emerges out of washing the past of the South Node with our power to forgive ourselves and others, to cast away broken dreams and alliances, illusions, false hopes, unneeded wishes and rise again like a sunrise over the sea. Many will face necessary endings around this time, with the help of the universe, and then feel an overwhelming call towards finally embarking on a new yet long-awaited journey, the eternal quest of all heroes: manifestation of one's highest potential, careless and fearless of consequences. Only the call of the fire over water will matter, at the very moment of darkness over light, so hang onto it.
Led Zeppelin IV THE HERMIT Go inside. Be quiet. Praise your mind. Seek counsel. Help. ...and seek help. Sit still until you understand. Truth at all costs. You need more. Time for a quest! Psychic Elsie Wheeler, the "mother" of the Sabian Symbols "saw" the 8 March Total Solar Eclipse 91 years ago:
18-19 deg Pisces A Master Instructing His Disciple All the mighty teachers: Chiron, Jupiter and Saturn are here to help, in that moment of darkness. Moon embracing Sun are both hugging Chiron, and with Virgo Jupiter from the other side, the wound of the soul (Psyche and Pisces) is exposed, no where to hide it, under the scrutiny of headmaster Saturn in Sagittarius and stormy, radical, transformative energetic help in the background from the Cardinal Pluto/Uranus square. It's open now. It will hurt. But this pain is power: the lesson is learned. The healing process begins. Supermoon Eclipse for my location Major theme: the shadow of Earth (impulse for manifestation, what is fruit, but also what lies underneath, gestating in the ground)- Umbra - caused by the Sun (awareness, individuality, life force, promise of manifestation) momentarily "blinds" our old emotional patterns and needs - the Moon - and at the same time puts the Moon in a new "red light": our imperative true emotions and needs in relationships are resurfacing now.
Full Moons are relational anyway, and so is Priapus (perigee), "joining " the Moon astrologically, but this time, multiple markers are aligned to signal this focus on relationships: the Eclipse happens on Aries/Libra axis, with the Sun in Libra conjunct North Node and about to combust with Mercury retrograde on 30th September, receiving important outer energy connected with enlightenment, expansion, the pursuit of happiness. ![]() The interesting part about this New Moon is the Tree Gate it creates. The Moon happens very early on the 25 degree, 25.07, so it makes this connection from Sabian 24-25 to Sabian 25-26; both Sabians carry a tree symbolism. 24-25 deg Gemini A Gardener Trimming Large Palm Trees 25-26 deg Gemini Frost-Covered Trees Against Winter Skies Gemini, with its Mercurial qualities, is a variety vs. selection sign. With the quality of intelligence, mental processes are aiming for quintessence. One definition for intelligence would be the ability to select the best solution, the best path, out of an input of variables. Here we have the action of “trimming” in the first Sabian, and reaching the essential (the bare skeletons of winter trees) in the next. The solution is this narrow middle path, between the two antagonistic trees: a tree of the desert, a frosted tree in winter. Think of Boaz and Jachin, black and white, unflinching. But the path, as Gemini knows, is intelligently slipping between those, and standing on the threshold, for a while. Gemini, a master of acrobatics on thresholds.
This New Moon, a harbinger of seed sowing, encourages us to trim our thoughts and plans, ourselves, and to find the most enduring seed, one for the long future, then to take the narrow and secret Tree Path and plant it right beneath the Gate. A moment of total darkness, a breathtaking moment when breath stops, the turning point. Every new Moon reminds us of it, but this time, both Sun and Moon, our luminaries, stopped in darkness, with a Moon as close to us as possible (perigee), and it all happened on the last degree of the zodiac, the marker of the first season, the marker before 0 Aries, activated tomorrow, the beginning of all beginnings.
However, in the context of the other powerful astrological configurations of the previous weeks, the most notable being the release of the ultimate change bringer, the Uranus/Pluto square, remember this new beginning has been prepared for each of us for a long time. It is not a beginning when you just step into the unknown, unprepared. You actually may step now on the road to something you've been known for a long time you must go to: the road home, which is the real you. For those who are ready to be themselves, this is the moment! |
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