Our Full Moon in Capricorn (Lunar
eclipse Blossoms just after midnight on 7/5. On the East Coast, as
the eclipse occurs, Mars will only be beginning to glow on the
horizon. The Moon itself shines just shy of the “highest” point
in the sky with Jupiter glowing right by his side followed by Pluto
and Saturn. The Moon will pass over this collection of bodies as the
sun sets on the 5th. While the “meat” of the day on
that Sunday is spent absorbing reverbations from the eclipse under a
Moon/Neptune sextile at 1:44 PM.
Given the previous day is Independence
Day, chances are folks may have been up late on Saturday night and
spend time snoozing in on Sunday. The bad news is tension and stress
builds to nearly excruciating levels as we make our way to the
eclipse. The roughest leg of the journey seems to occur from the
morning and into the evening on July 4th.
On Thursday and Friday, the Moon spends
most its time in the sign of Sagittarius. On Friday morning at 9:06
AM following a square with Neptune in Pisces she is rendered Void
until entering Capricorn just after midnight as we head into the 4th.
That long VOC period can hang somewhat like a dull gong in the air.
It can feel dull or disappointing like a rained out parade. Or a
dampened party. But, sometimes under a Void Moon, things click by as
regularly scheduled. They just don't happen to be unusually thrilling
events. They've more of a mundane and “going through the motions”
kind of feel. Having involved Neptune when rendered Void things
could be hazy, confusing, humid, rainy, lethargic, drunk or simply
highly emotional.
On Saturday morning, the Capricorn Moon
is challenged by a square to Mars in Aries at 7 AM EDT. This is an
aspect that can signal inspiration, motivation, a forced call to
action/duty/service/defense, ambiguity or dealings with anger.
This is followed by an opposition to
Mercury Rx in Cancer at 2:13 PM and a triggering square to Chiron at
5 PM.
As the Moon passes in opposition to
Mercury Saturday afternoon, we are reflective but struggling to
balance boundary and emotional maturity while discussing likely
personal and emotionally themed matters. Our ability to emotionally
navigate the experience of this eclipse could be directly correlated
to our individual abilities to understand our emotions. The balance
of the Moon/Mercury opposition is found by allowing yourself to
remain gentle yet firm in matters of inward or outward speech while
maintaining our integrity and reinforcing healthy boundaries.
The square to Chiron could feel like
one of those “last straw” moments. Triggering. The one where
you've strained and held back and dealt as maturely as you could
until SNAP. Or, it could indicate conflict or blockage in regard to
attempts to engage or move forward. It could denote physical
limitations that are discovered in attempts to exert ourselves.
Either way, things could get pretty heated up Saturday morning. We
are at risk of encountering/committing erroneous, harmful, violent or
dangerous moves likely due an inability to control/direct emotions
that are connected to being instigated, frustrated, angry or
triggered.
At about 6 PM Saturday evening, the
Moon trines Uranus in Taurus providing insightful common sense,
steely resolve and determination within our reach (should we choose
to reach for it). Here we can choose to employ wisdom and
accountability in response to what angered/triggered/instigated us or
we can reap our wisdom by the way of the quick descent of
consequence. From there we traverse the eclipse, into a fatigued
Sunday morning whose evening holds us sobered and face to face with
anything that may need to be cleaned up as the Moon passes over
Jupiter, Pluto and Saturn. She is Void briefly on Monday morning
following a conjunction with Saturn but active in Aquarius by 6:08
AM.
Looking at the chart for the eclipse,
we can pick out quite a few relevant aspect patterns. The Sun and
Moon both aspect Uranus in Taurus and Neptune in Pisces amicably.
This leaves room for creative, common sense or even innovative energy
for us to deploy in response to what this eclipse may stir for us.
Full Moon's of any ilk are
revelational. A Lunar Eclipse provides a brief window of observation
through which we can perceive of things like opportunity or
connections in time (particularly in Capricorn) that link the past to
current events or that may even be influential in future events. They
indicate a need for major change and very often are the catalyst that
inspires such. The catalyst energy is certainly there with the
aspects to Uranus. In the instance of Capricorn, we are looking to
perceive of changes that may be necessary in the realm of leadership
(our own style or that of others who may govern), business dealings
as well as how the public persona is crafted. It's not uncommon for
folks to change jobs or revamp their entire career with an eclipse in
Capricorn, near the MC or in the 10th house.
Capricorn points to matters of history,
ancestry and achievement. Through the symbols respresented at this
Moon both Chandra and Sabian have mention of monument, bones, rocks
and advancing age. All likely remaining thematic as we make our way
toward the eclipse.
Chandra as written by Lonsdale:
CAPRICORN 14 Beads carved from human bone. The body carries memories
of every world we have ever been through. These memory strings or
beads bind us to the Earth. We feel pinned to the spot, responsible
for everything that happens around us--somehow the one in charge. For
we are carrying the continuous memory and legacy of the ancient
mystery-streams and of forgotten modes of knowledge. We bear the
treasures intact. It makes everything count. It means that we cannot
get away from ourselves or our fate for a moment; we are compelled to
fulfill our vows and to bring into this world the towering awareness
and strange resonance of the giants, of the ancestors, of the great
ones, of the inner ways. Never lost; impossible to forget.
The most challenging of aspects comes
by way of a Cardinal cross created between the Sun/Vesta in Cancer,
Moon in Capricorn, Mars/Chiron (and widely BML), and Juno in Libra.
All this falls between 4 and 13 degrees of Cardinal. Juno and Chiron
are precisely in opposition at 9 degrees. That's an indication that
some of our commitments may be at odds with our sense of self. Or, we
may be overcompensating within our dedication to “other” due a
lack of self-worth or a sense of personal insecurity. This aspect
will encourage us to heal and become aware of patterns of trauma
bonding while learning to be more self-accepting as well as more
effectively self-assertive in the ways we commit ourselves within
relationship.
Meanwhile, the Sun and Vesta snuggled
up in Cancer gives the impression of protection. Not unlike that
provided by a mother bear in defense of her cubs. With Vesta, we are
devoted to care, nurturing and the concepts of good health. The flame
she protects in Cancer is the spark that ignites life essence. That
of creation. While these two together are not prone to violence, they
will protect and defend their home and their children while operating
to preserve the sacred spiritual spark that ignites the life
supporting fires of the hearth.
Needless to say, As the Warrior/Mars
energy rises on the East Coast or within us at this eclipse, know he
does not rise alone. He has assistance and guidance both seen and
unseen. His eyes are fixed in gaze upon a beautiful Goddess who has
commited herself to the concepts of truth, justice and equality
(opposition to Juno in Libra). Supporting him on one flank he has his
family, home and a devotion to their protection and their health
while preserving the spiritual center (square Sun/Vesta in Cancer).
The wisdoms of his ancestors rattle in his bones (square Moon in
Capricorn). He envisions a potential new land or state of being
(trine Uranus in Taurus). A better and more healed way (conjunction
Chiron in Aries).
Mars will remain in the sign of Aries
for 6 months. I've witnessed that his long stints in the Cardinal
sign of fire can indicate long hot and dry periods.Increased risks of
wildfires and heat exhaustion. I feel this will be especially true as
we move into the end of July, August and likely through September.
From the looks of it though, following this lunar eclipse July begins
to settle down a bit. The series of Summer eclipses draw to a close
and the intensity of energies begins to dissipate as the erratic
nature of eclipses begin to fade.
Lonsdale: CANCER 14 A dried
up streambed covered with smooth rocks.
Unless tragedy strikes, a new Earth
cannot be accessed. Only as all the old, familiar places dry up is
there a path to walk revealed beneath, pristine and beckoning. It is
no use looking back. The way lies right here, strewn with experience,
memory, loss, and redemption by walking onward. It is a
difficult, painstaking journey from
here. You have to go so deep inside burrowing into the cave of
navigational realization, that you are held, cherished, known, given
all you need; yet as well required, commanded, to become entirely
purposeful and to be the path and to cease all complaining and
extraneous consciousness. This, in order to do what is here to do,
with your entire being in ring- ing conviction and fidelity to the
highest.
At this juncture, Mars is not yet in
his Rx shadow. He doesn't reach that point until the end of the
month. Then, in September he will officially turn retrograde on the
9th at 28 Aries. He will retrograde all the way back to 15
degrees of Aries where he turns direct in November. He will not exit
the sign of Aries until 2021. Now. Here's what is sneaky about Mars'
retrograde, his very entrance into the sign of Aries coincided with
this summer's ecliptic series. His Rx station will coincide with
lunations “at the bends.” These are the midway between our
eclipses that have a tendency to sneak up on us as the jangly energy
can feel as if it were an eclipse. Our New Moon in Virgo is our
“Bends” lunation of this cycle occuring on 9/17 at precisely 7 AM
EDT. The cycle begins just a half hour past a square from Mercury in
Libra to Jupiter in Capricorn. Mercury will also square Pluto under
the subsequent Moon in Scorpio as we make our way toward the first
quarter of that cycle. So, what that and the guidance we have moving
forward with lunations tells me is that while a lot of matters will
not be resolved but rather still stewing in some way, between now and
before things break loose in September, things could settle down just
a bit giving us a chance to move forward with our personal agendas.
Mars is relevant in our set of late
Fall eclipses as well. As mentioned, he turns direct in mid-November
and is retracing his shadow by the time we encounter our eclipses at
the end of the month. At the late November eclipse, Mars is edging
his way toward squares with Pluto, Saturn and Jupiter. All three will
be direct by then while Uranus continues Rx. Neptune will be
stationing to turn direct during the lunar eclipse in Gemini. Those
two months, folks, September and November, are going to be a bit of a
mess. It behooves us to be prepared. But, headed into the 2nd
New Moon in Cancer at the end of July we are granted a bit of
reprieve. However, the fresh page opened by the 2nd New
Moon likely comes on the heels of heavy loss. We travel with the Fool
at that lunation which means we've likely experienced change as well
as been stripped of things we do not need to carry forward. That
doesn't mean we wanted to let them go. Just that they are gone and we
are moving forward less encumbered.
Our guide for this lunation is the
Knight of Wands. This is another indication that heat is coming on
strong. As mentioned, Mars is not yet in his Rx shadow so the Knight
emerging as advice at this lunation can indicate the iron is hot and
this Knight would certainly encourage us to strike. This may be the
best opportunity to do so with our chance of victory dependent upon
how well we can withstand the heat while also pacing ourselves
appropriately to avoid burn out or being devoured by our own fires on
a journey with Mars that is quite long. It is demanding of life force
energy and if used innappropriately we could end up turning
everything touched into smoldering ash.
It helps to remember the condition of
Mars at this eclipse. He's highly involved and empowered from Aries
but boundaried by the other planets and their nature that are
involved in the Cardinal Cross. Good thing about Cardinal Crosses
though...is that they beg us to steer them or take control. In order
to do that we want to employ your Knight with the backing of (rather
than the blockage of) Sun/Vesta, Moon in Capricorn and Juno in Libra.
It's as if we take action while rising with the spirit of our
Grandmothers (Moon in Cap) and an army of Goddesses by our side in a
fight for justice and preservation/protection of matters of home,
health and those who depend on us. From this position we do not
hesitate to say “yes” to opportunities that emerge that support
matters of justice and community welfare. When a chance emerges to
involve ourselves passionately, boldly and bravely we GO FOR IT armed
with the spirtual fire of Vesta. We handle our emotional nature
maturely and accountably without letting triggering or anger control
our moves. We also know exactly what is motivating us and wrap every
action around longer range goals that are supported by the agenda of
Uranus and Neptune. This is how you beneficially tap the positive
energies of this eclipse to create change that brings the joy of
living back and kindles the spark of life and animation instead of
threatens to snuff it out.
The Knight of Wands advises us to set
things in motion. Say Yes. Go for it! Strike! Take your shot! But
listen for the ancestral voices to rise with the wind. Feel their
wisdom rattling in your bones. If something needs to be incinerated
from your life, the Knight gives you the power to do that. But, there
is no need to set the world on fire with destruction...though there
may be some who try. There are better solutions that embody the
highest call of the challenging aspects within this eclipse. Finding
and subsequently modeling those concepts places us as figureheads
representative of a new pro-active and compassionate form of
leadership which is very much needed at this time in our world.
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