Eclipses. 🌀✨🦉
Hey y’all, I’m just here with another little eclipse check-in, for the public sphere.
Eclipses can feel like a wild time, so I wanted to offer some grounding and guidance around the energy for anyone that wants it.
I always think it’s important when talking about astrology, generally, to remember that astrology is a reflection that is specific to your natal chart and all of us experience energies differently based on that. So what I talk about here, and what any astrologer says outside of a 1:1 session is general information, and it may not always hit for you.
For specific guidance you’d want to book a reading or 1:1 session with a professional astrologer, or learn astrology to broaden your scope and understanding. And I have plenty of resources and references to share if you are interested in any of that.
And you can learn more with me, directly, in my virtual space: patreon.com/mmhealing
So, Eclipses… what does it even mean?!
Eclipses occur when the orbit of the Moon, Sun and Earth cross and one of the planetary bodies casts a shadow onto another- eclipsing it.
More on the science/astronomy of eclipses, from Nasa: https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/geometry/
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Many cultures have tracked the influence and events related to eclipses, and so there is a lot we can learn from history.
I will link two videos that go much more into this, if you’re interested:
https://youtu.be/Qu30e4pTmT4?si=zax6_9AUi5IyMukB
https://youtu.be/Pe0GXVCAKQI?si=z4Pbjag5Rna9wVS6
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Eclipses fall on New Moons and Full Moons, but there are definitely not regular lunations.
(Lunations in this post refer to new moons and full moons.)
Eclipses are known to be times of karmic shifting, fated change, great beginnings and endings, and upheaval. Where they hit in our own chart will always determine how extreme our experience with the eclipses are.
Keep in mind that eclipses happen in sets, twice a year. So it's semi-common and not something to fear. It's just something to be aware of and be open to the shifting and awarenesses that occur.
Eclipse energy can be weird.
It can warp time and shift energy in ways that aren't the norm. Eclipses are a time of collective recalibration and personal recalibration for that area of your chart. (This one is taking place in the Pisces part of your chart)
There is nothing you need to DO during eclipse season. It's really about being. Being present, being with your emotions and fears, and being with and flowing with the currents of fate (or the Universal currents/God’s plan/etc., if “fate” doesn't feel aligned for you). It is a time of surrender and releasing your grasp on control.
Yesterday, Sept. 17th, 2024, we had the first of two eclipses that we have this season. If you didn’t get a look at her last night, be sure to check her out tonight as she sits with Saturn high in the sky.
As with any transits, but specifically lunations (full and new moons), this energy can be felt and utilized the days leading up to the lunation and also the days following. With eclipses, this is extended to weeks before/after.
This eclipse season started on Sept. 10th and we are in the eclipse-y energy through October 9th, a week following the last eclipse which is exact on October 2nd.
During that time, I always encourage that folks lean into the heart and out of the head. Eclipse season is a great time to dig into shadow work, your relationship with surrender and faith, and work on being present with yourself.
Ways to work with this energy:
Any internal work-- divination, shadow work, catching up on rest, bathing rituals, meditating, etc. Eclipses have a way of bringing things into our view that may have been hidden. It is also a great time to receive "downloads" or "aha moments".
Releasing work-- eclipses bring great endings and great beginnings. In order to bring in the new, we have to have space, which is why we release anything that is longer serving us between the full moon and the new moon.
I do not recommend manifestation or rituals during eclipse season, the eclipse IS the magic. Just be.
We talk a lot more about eclipses, the astrology of each week, tarot, grief, shadow work, intuition, and so much more in my sliding scale virtual community.
I'd love to have you there.
You can also book personalized readings and sessions with me to go deeper in a 1:1 space.
