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The Total Lunar Eclipse forms a T-Square: Sun in Aquarius 0º51'; Moon in Leo 0º51'; opposite Uranus in Aries 28º41'. This is a challenging configuration of tension that requires something to give. Uranus is the planet of rebellion, sudden shocks, explosions, liberation, unexpected insight, flashes of comprehension, Higher Knowledge and thinking, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, fires, sudden assaults and yes! Revolution.
The Lunar Nodal Axis represents the need to balance Capricorn and Cancer themes. Capricorn themes are social structures and conventions, government institutions, public conventions, regulations, limitations, borders, discipline, restrictions, karma, fear, the use of time, masculine projective energy, the patriarchy, and yes! Walls.
Cancer themes are around safety, security, protection, nurturing, home comfort, shelter, family, mothering, feminine receptive energy, emotional body, feeding and clothing the children, the needy and hungry.
However, the eclipse happens outside of the Nodal Axis Signs, in the polarity of Leo Aquarius. This eclipse is the culmination of the collective -and personal- consciousness evolution that started 10 February 2017 when we had the first Lunar Eclipse in the Leo Aquarius Lunar Nodes axis with the Luminaries at 22º28'. Do you remember the magical mystic rectangle it formed with Uranus in Aries and Jupiter in Libra, plus the Grand Trine Moon Uranus Saturn? The Leo Aquarius Eclipse season started then with a bang! You can see it in the chart below.
Sebian Symbols in this eclipse by Dane Rudhyar
1º Leo: Blood rushes to a man's head as his vital energies are mobilized under the spur of ambition. An interruption of bio-psychic energies into the ego-controlled field of consciousness.
1º Aquarius: An old adobe mission in California. The power inherent in all great human works to endure far beyond the workers spans.
28º Aries: A large audience confronts the performer who disappointed its expectations. Responsibility for what's one's actions will produce in people who have been made to expect significant results.
Leo shines, illuminates; Aquarius enlightens, awakens
During the past two years, Humanity has been called to find a balance between the themes of Leo and Aquarius. With the North Node (Rahu) in Leo, ruled by the Sun, people realized the importance of developing the individual consciousness, taking a generous and passionate leadership, and practicing the nobility of integrity. We've found our own authority and the center stage to pursue the personal creative goals. All the Leo themes took relevance: love, generosity, joy, sports, admiration for authenticity and the nobility of being.
With the South Node (Ketu) in Aquarius, people were awakened to the wrongs of group divisions, in fact to the negative outcomes of people's division in general. We pulled away from alliances, and like-minded associations that were obsolete or decadent. We realized that certain groups' common purpose or cause was not aligned with the positive evolution of humanity as a whole that Aquarius seeks.
There was a need to balance that polarity, looking for a compassionate leadership that would take in charge the causes of humanity as a whole, without divisions of any kind, and for the benefit of all as One.
To find more information about the collective implications of this polarity visit my previous blog post called "The Leo-Aquarius Lunar Nodal Axis 2017-2018". I also wrote the personal implications of the Leo Aquarius Nodal Axis polarity in this Blog Post. Check them out to see how it has worked out in your life, and in your social political and institutional environment.
Shaken by a thunderbolt
The Sun in opposition to the Moon as in every Full Moon, demands negotiation and compromise in the relationship between the heart and the mind, between the ego and the Higher Self, between the feminine and the masculine archetypes, between the give and take, between the yin and yang energies, the projective and protective energies. This time, the Moon in Leo is stronger then the Sun in Aquarius, but they are both stubborn! She is passionately seeking joy and wants to share it with everybody, while he is detached, aloof, preoccupied with the wellbeing of the collective, and afraid of loosing his freedom.
We may have been dealing with this antagonism for the two-year period, but if we weren't able to compromise and rebalance our relationships, now, Uranus, the Lord of freedom, independence, uniqueness of being and doing, and rebellion, shoots both Luminaries with its lightening and the tension is finally broken. Given that Uranus rules Aquarius, the Sun in Aquarius is more affected by it.
Find where in your Natal Chart this T-Square plays out and you may understand what is really going on in your relationships and with the Leo Aquarius polarity of your life. For example, if Aquarius is your 12th house and Leo your 6th, you may have a conflictive tension needing rebalancing between your spirituality, your most private activity, your karmic psychology and your health, daily routines or work. It may mean that your health is paying the price of your lack of spiritual practice, or of your unresolved psychological issues. Uranus in Aries in your 3d house may mean that one of your siblings has a huge outburst that show you how to break the tension and solve the problem. Or you may read a new book, or hear something in the local radio or Internet that suddenly hits you with an innovative idea to heal your issue. Maybe a chat with a close friend clarifies things and you feel liberated.
As it is the case of all T-Squares, we should always look at the absent fourth leg of the configuration for a solution, the house of Libra, opposite Uranus in Aries. This time we find there two significant cosmic bodies whose archetypes show us a way out of this rut.
One is Pallas Athena at 26º 31' Libra, named after Jupiter's daughter. She's the intelligent strategic commander and feminine protective warrior. She's the lover of the harmonious art of pattern weaving, creator of balanced interconnections, and the wisdom in the father/daughter relationships. She shows wisdom in justice and personal power. In Libra she looks for "balance in the composition of live, [...] and "the ability to harmonize two different polar extremes in social situations". (Always Astrology)
The other is the binary fixed star Izar, at 28º 06' Libra, considered the archetype of our origin, "where we came from" or the source of life. Astrology King further describes "Izar as a source of life to us, and a point from which to look forward. Those with Izar strong for them do have both the keen interest in our origins, and a protective nature that wants to see us go safely on into our future development as a life species".
Aren't we all looking to go back to this balanced and harmonious place where we all came from and where we can find the needed peace we are all craving now?
In any case, this Eclipse is our last chance to complete this cycle; to realize and resolve the issues related to this polarity (in our Natal Chart). This Lunar Eclipse will show us with the flash of a very powerful 'thunderbolt' light what we need to do.
Harmony in chaos or the eye of the storm
Harmonious planetary relationships support the process nonetheless. Venus with Jupiter in fiery Sagittarius sweet talks with Mars in Aries putting love in action, and looking to satisfy our stronger desires. Having Saturn in between them, square to Mars and inconjunct Venus, helps us hold our horses to moderation and discipline, to achieve a mature social interaction. Saturn is the reality check of our affections. Are we responsible in love? Are our desires under control, or they control us? Chiron trine the Moon is helping us heal the painful emotions we've been dragging along for his seven-year journey through Pisces, with a little help of a very serious and deep conversation between Mercury and Pluto in Capricorn. For the healing to take place, can we agree on respecting a balance of power instead of continue the power struggle we've experienced so far? The Mercury Pluto conversation can even be about the sexual aspect of the relationship, or the emotional or financial security in the partnership. When we are ready for harmony in our life, we need to have this kind of clear conversations, face our fears of rejection or engulfing, be really open about our true deepest desires, and put our values on the table. What is a sustainable compromise we can agree upon?
Remember that for a relationship to flourish, it is the noble light of the Sun shining on the Moon that makes it full. This applies to any partnership. The polarities are designed to complement each other, in order to enrich each other's lives and make us whole.
The bliss of unconditional love
However, this transit is a very good one if we are aware of the excesses we could fall in when imagination is out of control. Neptune is artistic, compassionate, imaginative, creative, charitable. Jupiter looks for the Truth, spirituality, believes, has faith, and makes all of that in a huge way. If one falls in love, the way out of delusion and possible deception is focusing on facts and actions, instead of imagining how one wants the person to be. Saturn sextile Neptune reminds us that true love is taking responsibilities, and making tangible commitments. This sextile gives us the possibility of our dreams coming true!
If there are no relationships in the way, the best use of this energy is going dancing, doing photography, painting, music, charity, service for a humanitarian cause, and any spiritual practice that is well proven and grounded. With Saturn's help, we can even make money with those artistic endeavors.
People with planets around 14º of the mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces) are strongly affected by this square. Being the case, I recommend diligently dedicate time to a daily spiritual practice and probably taking Bach flower essences of Cerato and Clematis. 😊
Weird feelings and sensations
I wish you all the best during Eclipse season. It's not easy. One may have vivid dreams, weird sensations and feelings, strange states of consciousness and may have peeks beyond the veil. For people who are not prepared, experiences in the Spiritual Realm can be daunting, but they shouldn't be. In fact, reality is everything that we can perceive through the senses but is also everything we cannot perceive except through the sixth sense. Sometimes, eclipses stimulates this human capacity. I highly discourage the use of drugs and alcohol (especially if you're strongly affected by Neptune) during this time, because their effect may be intensified in unexpected ways. For more info on this and other cool Yoga subjects, please visit my youtube channel Sat Sangat Kaur Yoga.
