Hello again! What is an eclipse and what is the big deal with it? The astronomical reason we get an eclipse is due to the orbital path that the Moon takes between the Earth and the Sun. Therefore, we either see a portion of the Sun, or just a ring around it, as it is blocked by the Moon. This link tells you more in detail with an animation! (so cool).
What does this mean astrologically? I am glad you asked! When looking at an astrological chart, the New Moon will land on a node. The nodes mark the orbital path of the Moon on the ecliptic and where they intersect. So, essentially today, October 14, 2023, we have Sun, Moon and South Node in Libra packing a punch in the energies. Remember my video on Venus retrograde (it is in the blog now too!), well Venus plays a big role here too, because it is the Zodiac sign ruler of Libra, which basically means the planets that travel through Libra are answering to Venus. She is in charge of this energy, within Libran qualities.
I am going to tell you a little story about my experience this year since the nodes changed signs to Aries/Libra axis. I have Venus as my chart ruler. (For more on where this means, please email me!) Since Mars and the South Node met up together in Libra (where Venus rules), I have been getting sick on and off and very consistently. The South Node tends to decrease and the North Node increases. My health was definitely decreasing in the time, and Mars typically gives me my vitality, and he was struggling to provide me with energy due to being in Libra (his weak place, due to being in detriment), and the South Node did not help the situation. How does that affect us collectively?
Again, I am glad you asked! Keep in mind the current themes right now in the world. As you think of those, let’s uncover the themes the eclipse chart is bringing out. Libra is a sign that represents balance and peace. Although the New Moon is bringing new ideas and concepts and cleaning the slate, there are still a lot of opposition and hard aspects happening. Venus, the ruler of Libra, who is weakened there. She is answering to Mercury, who is under the beams of the sun, and will be a bit torched by the Sun until it goes retrograde (and things can get haywire). So, get your communication lines in tact before Dec 13th, because it can be bumpy after this eclipse for a bit. Saturn and Jupiter and continuing their story on the themes from December 14, 2020, as they make a hard aspect. And the outer planets: Uranus, Neptune and Pluto all make applying hard aspects to this New Moon (which is basically the Sun and Moon conjoining). The outer planets represent the cycles of the world at large. Uranus represents the technological advancements, Neptune represents the liquids of the earth, such as liquified natural gas, diesel, alcohol; Pluto represents all energy resources and waste management. If this New Moon is making a hard aspect to these themes, then it is possible there will be a shift, as we have been seeing bits of already. So, look out for these stories as we enter this eclipse and we will revisit these themes again in April at the next eclipse! By being observers of the sky, we can become better people.