Eclipse season 2024

Protecting the Sacred: Solar Eclipse in Libra 2024

New Moon/Annular Solar Eclipse @ 10 degrees Libra 04'
October 2, 2024
11:49 AM PDT 
 2:49 PM EDT 

October's New Moon in tropical Libra is an annular solar eclipse that will be visible in the southern hemisphere but symbolically potent all over the world. It carries us deep through the finality of 2024's eclipse season. Solar eclipses, especially the closer they are to totality, are the centerpieces of any eclipse pair (or sometimes trio), and they emerge symbolically in our lives weeks before and after.

More complexly, eclipses connect themes and issues over long distances of time, but for our purposes (in the now), this eclipse is also a notable turning point in the year and within the context of the lunar nodes in the Aries/Libra axis. Simply, this points to a struggle to boldly and courageously define ourselves and our self-interests in contrast to others (and with all the accompanying demands, sacrifices, and social expectations that come with any relationship).

Aries points to some uncomfortable and primal truths of life and existence, such as taking life to live (like eating) or competing with others for a space or niche in various cultural and natural economies. Sometimes, to do Aries, we must put aside politeness and risk disappointing people for what we must do. That is often an Aries dilemma, especially in the context of the lunar North Node placed there.

October's annular solar eclipse occurs in Libra along with the lunar South Node. It is both a dynamic and powerful beginning but also the release of layers of social baggage that no longer serves us. It points to a change, one that is inevitable in various relational contexts and, naturally, the emergence of realizations about some key connections in our lives. Past karmic residue is likely to emerge as critical here too and thus we are likely charting some familiar patterns and territory.

The shadow, those unconscious blindspots within ourselves and others can get notably pronounced in the following week or so. Confronting the shadow is uncomfortable because it often challenges our limited self-conceptions, can be emotionally triggering, and can sometimes touch on past trauma. In the context of Libra, that could relate to betrayal, neglect, or co-dependency issues.

There is an emerging opportunity for more realness and authenticity in new and current relationships via Venus' placement in Scorpio. Masks are coming off, and truths are getting flung into the open to be dissected, witnessed, and emotionally processed. However, a water grand trine between Venus, Mars, and Saturn eases this process, allowing for a free flow of emotional expression, creativity, and intuition.

Mars' square to the eclipse and rulership of the lunar North Node points to an inherent symbolic conflict within the eclipse symbolism but also a way forward. Mars in Cancer is protective, fiercely so, and it seeks to establish safe and secure boundaries to protect what is sacred, vulnerable, and vital. It can also point to the need for vulnerability and the bravery to do so.

We can expect a level of hashing things out with others, clashing over boundaries, needs, and desires. Yet, a new way forward is possible through conscious, open-hearted effort that allows space for freedom and independence and works cooperatively toward protecting what is sacred and valid for all involved. Reflecting and defining that may be a key to the transformative and creative potential of this Libra eclipse.

Subtle Awakening: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pisces 2024

September 17, 2024
7:34 PM EDT
10:34 PM PDT

This month's Full Moon and Supermoon in tropical Pisces is also a partial lunar eclipse, which kicks off 2024's final eclipse season. A lunar eclipse is a more amplified culmination, conclusion, and crescendo within the year when critical events and processes come to a head. Eclipses can also correlate with breakthroughs and resolutions related to longstanding situations and issues.

The most dominant feature of this lunar eclipse is its conjunction with Neptune near the Aries Point. The Aries Point is about pushing past, through, and against imposed boundaries within the world and within ourselves. In its negative face, Neptune is the planet of delusion, deception, and confusion. In its more positive face, it is the planet that reveals a more expansive truth and reality and thus its association with mysticism, numinosity, and spirituality.

This eclipse can symbolize both a collective and personal challenge, via its square to Jupiter in Gemini, to push through foggy distortion and seek the more expansive truth beyond the surface level of issues and situations. Disillusionment, confusion, and even discouragement can be an aspect of this, but so can awakening to a more holistic understanding of a complex matter.

Paradoxically, we might find that "pushing through" might come about in less aggressive and more receptive ways by taking time out of the hustle to reflect and meander. Sometimes, the most powerful breakthroughs and realizations happen when we're not so focused and fixated on what we're attempting to do. Receiving and allowing change to flow through us is more of the Neptunian vibe.

There is more going on than what you can easily consume on the surface. This is also the beginning stages of a long and sometimes difficult awakening on the collective level that will be seeded over the next two years. Challenge personal and collective perceptions of beliefs and gently push through to a new level of awareness and understanding.