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Eclipses happen during New and Full Moons. The South (past) and North (future) Nodes symbolize our evolutionary path. Eclipses catalyze destiny’s calling.
Eclipses serve as catalysts for us to aspire to our destiny’s deeper calling. Use creative self-reflection to experience inner alignments and transmute the past into new sources of energy.
April 19: Total Solar Eclipse at 29° Aries obscures our view and our willpower flags. Use this down time to gain fresh notions of where to put your energy, and what’s worth pursuing. The return of light offers promise.
May 5: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse at 14° Scorpio opens us up in revealing ways. Old emotional wounds may surface. Let the returning light bring closure, and embrace the healing of your heart anew.
October 14: Annular Solar Eclipse at 21° Libra reveals how other points of view expand our horizons. Give other viewpoints some space. In the returning light imagine the possibilities. Share the bounty.
October 28: Partial Lunar Eclipse at 5° Taurus stirs up our security needs. Look deeply for what’s meaningful to you. Let the returning light expand your comfort zones. Invite support that feeds your sense of belonging.
This eclipse serves us up the will we need to leave behind our blunders and blocked energies. When the light re-emerges, we may bring forward our deeper awareness and understand the healing lessons at work.
This Partial Solar Eclipse occurs on a New Moon in Taurus, and the apex of the eclipse will be at 1:41 pm pacific daylight time (PDT) It will be visible from SW South America, the Pacific, Atlantic, and Antarctic oceans.
— Sandra Pastorius © Mother Tongue Ink 2021
"This moon slows us down; roots grow deep in this stubborn, creative, sensual time. It's time to cultivate our earthly resources: garden, home, and body. Plant seeds in fertile loam, listen to the Earth's magic."
—adapted from Heather Roan Robbins' Moon Sign and Moon Transits © Mother Tongue Ink 2020
Eclipse © Deedee Sanderson 2002
This eclipse may obscure the obvious and keep us at bay until the emerging light brings us face to face with our insecurities, ready for release. Cut the ties that that bind, and make meaningful recovery.
— Sandra Pastorius © Mother Tongue Ink 2021
This total lunar eclipses occurs on a Full Moon in Scorpio. The apex of the eclipse will be at 9:11 pm PDT and visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia.
Moon in Scorpio turns us inward, deepens our curiosity and focus, but gives us attitude. We need privacy, as moods may be prickly. Clear the deadwood of soul or garden. Seek deep, refreshing contemplation.
—adapted from Heather Roan Robbins' Moon Sign and Moon Transits © Mother Tongue Ink 2020
Allows close questioning so that we can deepen our understandings of underlying motivations and ego investments. Beckon the light's return, and let surfacing secrets free up inner space.
— Sandra Pastorius © Mother Tongue Ink 2021
This Partial Solar Eclipse occurs on a New Moon in Scorpio. The apex of the eclipse will occur at 4:00 am PDT. It will be visible from Europe, NE Africa, Middle East, and SW Asia.
"Moon in Scorpio Meaning
Scorpio by day: Our focus, wit and temper sharpen. The mood is broody, sultry, possessive, introspective serious with dark humor. We want to research, look under the rocks, look at the worst-case scenario, and know we’re strong enough to handle it.
If your moon is in Scorpio:
Those Born Under a Scorpio Moon are curious, private, mysterious, and intense. They need time alone but not loneliness, feel deeply but may have trouble expressing their feelings, which can become explosive under pressure. While they’re wonderful in an emergency, they have no patience for trivia. Trust brings out their depth and loyalty."
—Heather Roan Robbins © Mother Tongue Ink 2015
Holds us under the sway of mysterious dark. We are understandably absorbed by our inner reaches that both entice and repel us. When the veil lifts, imagine the breakthroughs the let love prevail.
— Sandra Pastorius © Mother Tongue Ink 2021
This Total Lunar Eclipse occurs on a Full Moon in Taurus. The apex of the eclipse will be 3:02 am PST. it will be visible from Asia, Australia, Pacific Americas, and parts of Northern and Eastern Europe.
"Moon in Taurus Meaning
Taurus by day: It’s time to put steady and persistent action into what we started yesterday. Plant seeds and ideas in this fertile time. Friendly stubbornness sets the mood; if pushed, we just dig in our heels. Our sensuality brings us back into our bodies; our hungers sharpen.
If your moon is in Taurus:
Those Born Under a Taurus Moon search for stability and have a gift with the world of matter. They share their sensuality, understand value, can nurture and grow people, plants, and stuff, but need to learn flexibility and the gift of letting go."
—Heather Roan Robbins © Mother Tongue Ink 2015
Sandra Pastorius aka Laughing Giraffe (Ashland, OR) has been a practicing Astrologer since 1979, and writing for We’Moon since 1990. Look for her collected We’Moon essays under "Galactic Musings" at wemoon.ws. As a Gemini she delights in blending the playful and the profound. Email her about Birth chart readings and local Astrology Study Groups. Peace Be!
There are 3 types of eclipses that we list in the We'Moon Calendar: Penumbral, Annular and Total. Understanding what the difference between these can be complicated. Let's break it down:
Imagine the shadow that is cast by the Earth, directly opposite the Sun. In the very center, or umbra, is complete darkness, but as we look further out from the center of the shadow some light is visible. This shadowy ring around the umbra is called the penumbra. When the Moon passes through this shadowy veiled penumbra, we experience what we call a Penumbral Lunar Eclipse. The Moon does not completely disappear, but her light becomes more dim.
[Art credit: New Moon—Venus © Pamela Read 2010]
As you may already know, a Solar Eclipse happens when the Moon crosses between the Earth and the Sun, blocking our Sun momentarily from view. As you might imagine, these rare occurrences were very frightening for our early ancestors. Imagine not being sure if the Sun would reappear at all! If you have ever been lucky enough to be in position on Earth to witness a Total Solar Eclipse, you will know the dramatic effect the complete blotting out of the Sun has, wherever the Moon casts her shadow.
The Birds still their songs and light on the branches. The bees and damselflies wait and watch from petaled perches. And as the sky darkens mid day, all in the shadow of the Moon grows more silent, and a chill begins to descend. We are, indeed, plunged momentarily into the night, mid day. But our sweet companion, the Moon, stays on Her trajectory in orbit around the Earth, and before long the Sun is again fully revealed. The heat of the Sun reaches us again.
The bees and damselflies buzz and flit in relief. We humans, did we doubt for a moment the Sun's return? Perhaps, from way back in your most distant ancestral memories, you felt the panic of impending doom, of seasons and cycles out of sync, of apocalypse. For surely that experience was indelibly etched in our ancestors cells, this and respect for and appreciation of the Sun.
When this happens, the Moon is close enough to us in her orbit that she appears larger than she would if she were further from us in her orbit. (Read more about Apogee and Perigee in our Astrology Basics Article) And just like when we hold our hand up close in front of our eyes, our hand will eclipse any objects that were otherwise in view.
When the moon is further away from us in her orbit, she appears smaller. Again, put your hand in front of your eyes, right there at the end of your nose. Can't see much, can you? Probably can't even read this anymore, unless you are peaking! Now, draw your hand further away from your nose, straight ahead. The objects right at the very center of your field of vision are still eclipsed by your hand, but your hand appears to be getting smaller. Because your hand seems to be getting smaller, more is visible in your field of vision. The same thing happens when the moon passes directly between the the Earth and the Sun when the moon is further away from the Earth. The Moon appears smaller, and we here on Earth get a dramatic view of the Moon blocking our view of the center of the Sun, but she's far enough away from us that a thin border of the Sun, or corona, is visible surrounding the Moon.
Featured art for this blog is called Moon Woman and is by Denise Kester. More of her dreamy visionary art can be found at her website.
What if we could reduce our and our beloveds stress levels faster and more efficiently?
You can. In this article, Mary Cole of 7Tarot, outlines how we can use the strengths and characteristics of our sun signs to reduce stress.
Mercury, planetary muse and mentor of our mental and communicative lives, appears to reverse its course three or four times a year. We may experience less stress during these periods by taking the time to pause and go back over familiar territory and give second thoughts to dropped projects or miscommunications. Breakdowns can help us attend to the safety of mechanics and mobility. It’s time to “recall the now” of the past and deal with underlying issues. Leave matters that lock in future commitments until Mercury goes direct.
The Moon changes signs every two or two and a half days, and passes through all 12 signs of the zodiac every 27 and 1/3 days. That's one Sidereal Month. So we have ample opportunity to experience how the sign that the moon is in affects ourselves and those around us.
