Every six months, eclipses show the turning points in our lives. They shine a spotlight on something we have not seen previously. Eclipses indicate what we are to accomplish for the following 6 months to 3 years. They bring in news and events that are sometimes "out of the blue". Time seems to speed up. In a positive sense, eclipses can clear what may obscure the way forward. Remember that the key words for eclipses are emphasis and crisis.
Eclipses are contrary to the status quo. If impacted by one of these eclipses, your life will not run on the same track it has been on. But that can be a good thing. Some view eclipses as release and renewal points. If your birthday falls on or close to the dates of an eclipse your life will change dramatically in the months and years ahead.
The ancients believed that during an eclipse, the "mighty will fall". They appear often in the mythology of different cultures most often as symbols of obliteration, fear, and the overthrow of the natural order of things. Eclipses were the great omens of fated, large-scale events. The word eclipse comes from a Greek word meaning "abandonment." Quite literally, an eclipse was seen as the Sun abandoning the earth.
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Solar Eclipses – The eclipse of the Sun has been traditionally viewed with dread over the ages, as the Sun seems to disappear from the sky. It gets dark in the middle of the day and it seems as if something dreadful is about to happen. Solar Eclipses tend to relate to sudden events that disrupt our day to day functioning; they are the crisis that seems to come out of nowhere and that suddenly demand all of our conscious attention and focus. They tend to stir things up on a physical and conscious level much more than Lunar Eclipses.
Total Solar Eclipse on Mar 8 at 8:45 PM EST at 18 Pisces
This Total Solar Eclipse will be visible in Indonesia and the Pacific Ocean. The partial phase of the eclipse will be visible in Malaysia, The Philippines, Thailand and the Pacific and Hawaii.
This eclipse is ruled by Jupiter because Jupiter is opposite this eclipse plus he is the old traditional ruler of Pisces. Jupiter is usually beneficial but he is now in Virgo where he is not strong and also he is retrograde which weakens him more. Jupiter rules the Church and men of the Church. It also rules Kings or Leaders. We may see a departure of a famous man during or right after this eclipse.
An eclipse means “the end of one set of circumstances and the beginning of another.” I have also found that it acts as a release point (an ending), but sometimes what has been released may not be what we wish and then, sometimes it is. So an eclipse is not necessarily an “omen of bad tidings” but it does mean that we have to ready ourselves for letting go and changing. Now where we let go has to do with what House the eclipse will fall. Thus an eclipse in our 7th house (especially if conjoined or opposed a planet from this place) points to a definite “change in relationship.”
This Solar Eclipse is in Pisces, so it will relate to hidden resources that may suddenly emerge, hidden blessings that are brought into activity, or possible hidden enemies or other “underground/subconscious forces” that now appear on the surface of events. If you can synthesize these meanings within the nature of the astrological house the eclipse is transiting, you will have a very good idea how your life may be affected.
Lunar Eclipses - The Lunar Eclipse gives us opportunities to break out of our current cycle and move on to a different level. A Lunar Eclipse can make us more aware of our patterns, and our unconscious motivations. Lunar Eclipses can bring up old memories and feelings. As a full Moon, a Lunar Eclipse tends to bring completion or endings. On a Lunar Eclipse something will end and on a Solar Eclipse something will begin. A Lunar Eclipse is an opportunity to break habits or eliminate socially conditioned patterns of thought and behavior that stand in the way of self-realization.
Full moon eclipses can bring things to completion that you have been working on. You can finally make decisions about issues that you have been thinking about. The Sun opposite the Moon, lights up the Moon and brings previously unexamined areas of your life into awareness.
Lunar Eclipses are more emotional than Solar Eclipses. Because a Lunar Eclipse only happens on a full moon, two houses in your natal chart will be affected.
Lunar Eclipse on March 23 at 8:01 AM EST at 3 Libra/Aries
This eclipse affects two signs – Aries and Libra. Aries want to be free and Libra wants to be in a partnership. This is the conflict that needs to be worked out during this eclipse period. It is about relationships versus self interest.
This eclipse is conjunct Mercury which makes Mercury the ruler of the eclipse. You may find yourself deep into studies or new important information could come in.
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How will these eclipses affect you?
Eclipses repeat every 19 years. We had two eclipses at the same points in March 1997. Look back to what happened then. This will continue a theme that was playing out at that time.
An eclipse tends to emphasize matters related to the house it falls in on your natal chart or what planets it conjuncts, or opposes. The areas ruled by the houses or planets will demand more attention, thought, energy, and time from you, at least until the next eclipse. Eclipses open doors and invite us to come in, illuminating and stimulating areas of our lives that need our attention.
The Solar Eclipse on the 8th will affect you if you have personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and/or Mars) or the ascendant at 16 to 20 degrees of Virgo or Pisces.
The impact on a personal planet is much stronger than if the eclipse hits outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune or Pluto).
Also look at your natal chart for the houses that contain 16 to 20 degrees of Virgo or Pisces.
The Lunar Eclipse on the 23th will impact you if one of your personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus or Mars) or the ascendant is at 1 to 5 degrees of Aries or Libra. It will mean the end of one set of circumstances and the beginning of another. Let go.
Also look at your natal chart for the houses that contains 1 to 5 degrees of Aries or Libra.
If either of the eclipses fall on a personal planet, check the list of keywords for the planets here.
To see a brief list of areas covered by the different houses in your birth chart click here
I leave you in the lap of the gods.
Janet