The first eclipse on October 25 is a Solar Eclipse in the sign of Scorpio. The second eclipse on November 8 is a Lunar Eclipse in the sign of Taurus. The ancients believed that during an eclipse, ‘the mighty will fall.’ They bring endings and beginnings as in births and deaths. The energy from an eclipse can last up to six months and can also become active a month before the actual eclipse.
For instance, the last Solar Eclipse on April 30, 2022, was in a conjunction with Neptune and Jupiter. Neptune. Here is what I wrote at that time, Since Neptune rules oil and water among other things, this could mean higher oil prices and flooding. These things did not manifest on the day of the eclipse but happened later.
We will have eclipses on the Taurus/Scorpio axis of the zodiac for the next year. So this denotes a cycle of change that relates to our values, our possessions (Taurus), and our ability to regenerate our lives (Scorpio).
Solar Eclipse on October 25 at 2 degrees of Scorpio
This partial solar eclipse will be visible from Europe, the Urals, and Western Siberia, Central Asia, and Western Asia, and from the northeast of Africa.
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 demands all of our conscious attention and focus. They tend to stir things up on a physical and conscious level much more than Lunar Eclipses.
A Solar Eclipse is a powerful new moon so make plans for the future. Set your intentions during this eclipse around Scorpio themes – obsessions, compulsions, regeneration, and transformation. The day of the eclipse and six months following this eclipse is an ideal time to deal with and make a fresh start in all of these Scorpio areas.
This Solar eclipse is conjunct Venus, the planet of art, beauty, harmony, diplomacy, and love. Is there a peace process in place for the war in Ukraine? Hopefully, this eclipse could bring one about.
This Solar Eclipse is right on Vladimir Putin’s Ascendant at 3 degrees of Scorpio. This represents a loss of face and a change in how others see him. In my clients’ charts, an eclipse on the ascendant brings in a move or a change of job, or both. The last eclipse on April 30, 2022, was opposite Putin’s Venus which shows a loss of popularity. He doesn’t feel loved. When eclipses come in and aspect personal planets and the ascendant, major changes can come into a person’s life.
This eclipse is opposite King Charles’ Moon. You can read about that in my King Charles article here
Lunar Eclipse on Nov 8 at 16 degrees of Taurus
This eclipse will be visible from Asia, Australia, North America, parts of northern and eastern Europe, and most of South America.
In Taurus, this eclipse will bring about a focus on your values and on banking, property, housing, land, food production, and farming. We crave security with an eclipse in Taurus.
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 thoughts and behaviors that stand in the way of self-realization.
A Lunar Eclipse can make us more aware of our emotional habits and our unconscious motivations. This period of time can bring up old memories and feelings. Full moon eclipses can bring completion to projects in which you have been involved. The Sun opposite the Moon lights up the Moon and brings previously unexamined areas of your life into awareness. Repressed energies emerge for confrontation and resolution. Pay attention to your dreams. Lunar Eclipses are more emotional than Solar Eclipses. Lunar Eclipses shine a light on things of which we weren’t aware.
This Lunar Eclipse is very complex because of the many other planets that it is aspecting. One of the major aspects is a square to Saturn and a conjunction with Uranus. Hopefully, this is the last hurrah, of the Saturn/Uranus square that we have experienced all through 2021. Uranus promotes change and Saturn resists it.
This eclipse is on the day of the United States election. I know astrology, but I know little about politics. From what I can glean from the aspects on this day, there may be a conflict because the Uranus types will want to throw the bums out and start over and the Saturn types will want to stay with the devil they know. Mercury is involved in this eclipse also and he rules ballots. Mercury, the trickster, could cause some confusion in the balloting. Venus is also involved and she rules harmony. Maybe some woman (Venus) will try to keep things calm during the voting process on that day, but she will be trumped (excuse the expression) by Saturn square Uranus. I can’t predict the results except Election Day will be a mess and some of the mix-ups may not be untangled for 6 months or more.
How will these eclipses affect you?
Note to my Astrology Clients. Use your Planetary Placement and Ascendant Sheet to find if the following eclipses will have a major impact on you. Or, you can also email me for a coaching session on how these eclipses will impact your chart. See Coaching under Services here
Eclipses are contrary to the status quo. If impacted by one of these eclipses, your life will not run on the usual track. But that can be a good thing. Some view eclipses as release and renewal points. If your birthday falls on or is close to the date of an eclipse your life will change dramatically in the months and years ahead.
Sometimes eclipses get triggered after they occur so events can come in after the eclipse, especially within 6 months. The Sun will trigger the Solar Eclipse on April 23, 2023. and Mars will trigger the Lunar Eclipse on Aug 12 and 13th of 2022. Look for events relating to the eclipses on these dates.
An eclipse tends to emphasize matters related to the house it falls in on your natal chart and what planets it conjuncts or opposes. The areas ruled by the houses or planets will demand more energy and time from you, at least until the next eclipses in April and May of 2023. Eclipses open doors and invite you to come in, illuminating and stimulating areas of your life that need your attention.
Remember that planetary energies are archetypal and archetypes can be expressed in many different ways. It’s really based on your consciousness and how you decide to work with these energies.
The Solar Eclipse on Oct 25 at 2 degrees of Scorpio will affect you if you have personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, and/or Mars) or the ascendant at 0 to 4 degrees of Taurus or Scorpio. Also, look at your natal chart for the houses that contain 2 degrees of Taurus or Scorpio. It may mean the end of one set of circumstances and the beginning of another in that area of your life.
The Lunar Eclipse of Nov 8 at 16 degrees of Taurus will affect you if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 14 to 18 degrees of Scorpio or Taurus. Also, look at your natal chart for the 2 houses that hold 16 degrees of Scorpio and/or Taurus. This eclipse will stir up events related to those houses. What are your values, do you own your possessions, or do they own you; what can you let go of, and what needs to be reborn?
Some eclipses repeat every 19 years. The Lunar Eclipse of Nov 8 is a repeat of a lunar eclipse at 16 Taurus back on Nov 9, 2003. Look back to what happened then. This Lunar Eclipse will continue a theme that was playing out at that time
If any of these 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 Kane