Twice a year the universe gives our lives a harsh reality check.
Every six months we experience eclipse season, both times being a two and a half week period that contains a solar and lunar eclipse. 🌑
This eclipse season begins on March 14th with a solar eclipse in the sign of Virgo.
We then close the portal with a partial lunar eclipse in Aries on March 29th.
The unstable energy during this time brings experiences that shows us what keep is holding us back, the cycles we repeat and how to break free of them to begin moving forward.
While there is sometimes fear surrounding eclipse season, it is incredibly powerful and necessary for our evolution.
Eclipse season shakes us up, encourages us to switch our perspective, and sometimes, quite literally, picks us up and turns us 180 degrees.
Changing perspective requires contrast. 🌓
As we move through life, we constantly need software updates. It is necessary to update the operating systems within ourselves so they still align with who we are and where we want to go.
A lot of the time we have to drop versions of ourselves or situations that we thought would be in our lives forever.
Letting go of something does not always mean that it completely disappears. It just means you have allowed it to go back to the natural flow of how things are meant to be.
Releasing attachment actually clears room for it to still exist in your life but in a different, healthier way.
As we move through the ebb and flow of life, we inevitably end up in an environment we are not supposed to be in with people we were not meant for or we find ourselves in a situation that is not aligned with who we truly are.
When we are in the thick of it, it is extremely difficult to pull ourselves out and sometimes we are unable to see clearly enough to know we have deviated from our path.
Eclipses draw the line.
Eclipses push the first domino.
They will get you fired from a job you hate.
A person not meant to be in your life will leave.
It provides blessings that need a moment of cosmic perspective. It may not be what we think we want but it always works out in the best possible way. ☁️
The way we flow with this eclipse energy determines how we feel and how our lives look when we come out of this two week period.
For example, committing to less, prioritizing self-care and knowing that this is not a time for manifesting or beginning a brand new project will help you utilize this energy.
Cozy up on the couch and watch all of the Harry Potter movies if I’m being honest.
While this is a period of time that brings drastic change for the better, it is going to be hard to see the clearer picture until the fog has lifted.
Do journaling reflection as you feel called but do not set specific expectations for yourself until November.
If you are someone who struggles with change or has the tendency to cling to an identity or circumstance, buckle up. 🚗
Karmic Balance
The Moon rules over the emotional body- our feelings and intuition.
It exudes a very feminine and mothering energy.
The Moon represents our inner world and is often the planet people feel the most connected to.
The nodes of the Moon are two specific points where the Moon's orbit intersects the plane of the Earth’s orbit, also known as the ecliptic.
These points fall within a zodiac sign and each of us are born with a sign in the North Node and a sign in the South Node that are always opposite of each other. ☯
The luminary and planetary positions within a birth chart are more defining of the personality, while the nodes show the soul's purpose and the journey that is unfolding.
The North Node represents our “hunger”- the sign we are encouraged to grow into. ☊
We are not born with the skills of this sign and they may not feel natural to us. It shows the challenges we are meant to overcome in order to become the person we are meant to be.
Those with Aries as their natal North Node have a life-long journey of stepping into their own power.
The South Node represents our past lives and what we are meant to shed. ☋
For those with Libra in the South Node in their birth chart, shedding people-pleasing ideals and building an independent identity is the story that will be unfolding their entire life.
The nodes represent our karmic balance and remind us that duality is inevitable.
Even as we shed our attachment to others we are reminded that life is not meant to go it alone.
A Story Unfolds
The nodes change signs every 18 months.
With every switch, we begin a new story. 📖
Eclipses show us what we need to let go of in order to advance that storyline.
We are in the Aries-Libra storyline, which began with the Aries solar eclipse on April 20, 2023 and will not officially close until April 8, 2025.
Whichever houses the two occupy show the areas of your life that have been undergoing rapid transformation over the past year and a half.
During this time, we are moving towards developed Aries energy while releasing undeveloped Libra energy, meaning that we are in a story about dropping people-pleasing efforts and honoring our own independence.
It is about stepping into your power and releasing the idea that others' approval affects your identity.
It is shedding embarrassment.
It is releasing patterns that keep us from intimacy.
It is knocking down the boundaries, we placed upon ourselves, that once kept us safe, and are no longer needed.
Libra never wants to rock the boat while Aries will charge forward in pursuit of whatever is in their best interest. 🗡️
Aries embraces challenge and disagreement knowing that it aids in their own personal development but Libra wants to protect everyone else's peace.
A major theme we are meant to learn in this unfolding is that becoming responsible for our own growth and wellbeing is in everyone else's best interest.
It is everyone’s responsibility to focus on themselves and put themselves first and if everyone does that then no one has to sacrifice themselves to save another.
This eclipse squares Pluto and occurs near Chiron and is going to dredge up unconscious wounds that might feel uncomfortable to face. (Grab your emotional support blanket. 🧸)
Then, on March 29th, we have a solar eclipse in Aries, reinforcing themes of bold new beginnings and self-reliance.
Whichever house Aries falls in in your chart—this is the grand finale of this cycle. 🎬
You have been under metamorphosis in this area and the loose ends are finally tying up.
Reflect on the past year and a half and make your last releases into the universe.
Let the chips fall.
Do not force yourself up stream.
What is the worst that could happen if you agreed to take your hands off the wheel?
Even just for a minute?
Crystals for Eclipse Season
Fluorite and Obsidian to move through the heavier things that the Pluto influence might bring up.
Lepidolite and Rose Quartz to help calm your thoughts and move through any relationship issues.
Aquamarine to help you stand your ground and remember to protect your own peace.
