Preamble:
The eclipse cycles trigger waves of energy that influence all of us internally and externally. The imprint of energy as captured by the chart calculated for any eclipse, tends to get carried forward in time on a wave for about 6 months, and so makes for a useful method of forecasting.
All eclipses represent a break in the normal transmission of light from the sun, and that means the transmission of spiritual information received at the soul level of our beingness. For me the eclipses represent changes and shifts in the way our self-realisation process unfolds, keeping us in tune with our pre-intended life-purpose prior to incarnation. In essence, eclipse energy imbues us with an impulse, which when acted upon makes us feel like we are on track, energised, and purposeful. How this affects us in detail can only be determined by cross-referencing with a natal birth chart, but we can look to the overall themes to see how the world in general will be influenced, to give us a sense of the psychic weather patterns shaping things over time.
A Solar Eclipse takes place during the new moon, so it can be viewed as an enhanced new moon. Not only can we receive Higher-Self seed impulses for the coming month, we also can receive awareness that alters our growth path, or new lessons can be initiated, which will carry beyond the month over a 6 month period of time.
The Libra Solar Eclipse is also a New Moon
Following the previous ‘earthy’ Virgo New Moon, Libra impulses tend to bring us outward again especially toward engaging in relationship, exchanging information, reaching for objective awareness and finding balance in those areas where we may need it. Higher-Self impulses this month may be guiding us to connect with others in order to access fresh perspectives on pressing issues, and to work with relationship mirrors in order to get clearer about who we are and who we are not. Balance is an energised principle this month; if we have been too inward we may benefit from some social engagement; if we have been too outward and in danger of losing touch with our inner-selves we might need to take more solo time. Personal development will typically involve the art of listening. If we are prone to be too self-absorbed, lessons may arise that ask us to pay more attention to other peoples needs.
This Libra Solar Eclipse is punctuated by an exact conjunction with Dark Moon Lilith, and closely conjunct Mercury and Logos-Zoë, there are also 2 Grand Trines, a Grand Square and 2 Yods making the energy patterns for this eclipse wave highly energised toward evolution and change. If the eclipse happens to coincide with any personal planets in your natal chart (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn), then this will herald a more intensive period for you.
So lets take a deeper look at the archetypal themes active for the next 6 months…
Chart cast for the Solar Eclipse in Libra Oct 2nd 2024 at 19.49 BST / 14.49 EDT ~ (3rd Oct for Australia and New Zealand)
For a guide to the astrological symbols click here
Astro-Technicals:
Conjunctions:
Sun, Moon, Dark Moon Lilith, Mercury and Logos-Zoë conjunct in Libra
Chiron conjunct Eris in Aries
Salacia conjunct the lunar North Node in Aries
Saturn conjunct Nessus in Capricorn
Quaoar conjunct Pholus in Capricorn
Oppositions:
Salacia opposing the Solar Eclipse stellium
Orcus opposing Nessus and Saturn
Uranus opposing Typhon
Squares:
A Grand Cardinal Square featuring the nodes, Quaoar & Pholus, and Asbolus
A T-Square featuring Salacia opposng the solar eclipse and Mars at the apex
A T-Square featuring Uranus opposing Typhon with Praamzius at the apex
Inconjuncts:
A Yod featuring Chiron & Eris sextile Jupiter with Typhon at the apex
A Yod featuring Neptune sextile Pluto with Praamzius at the apex
Saturn inconjunct Varuna
Varuna inconjunct Quaoar and Pholus
Trines:
A Grand Water Trine featuring Venus, Mars and Saturn
A Grand Fire Trine featuring Varda, Praamzius and Eris
Neptune trine Typhon
Chariklo trine the Solar Eclipse
Chiron and Eris trine Praamzius
Overview:
These are pivotal times: the nodal axis with the future forward North Node in Aries and the past karmic South Node in Libra for about 1.5 years from July 2023 to Jan 2025, puts the evolutionary process on new beginnings, new growth journeys, and new horizons, while we also work toward resolving the past, balancing karmic debts and, and finishing out-dated relationship contracts as a means to move forward.
A Grand Cardinal Square involving the nodal axis, highlights this next 6 month period as a time of increased change; there is collective evolutionary pressure now to break free from past ways of doing and being, in order to move with the changing collective frequency.
Quaoar conjunct Pholus in Capricorn, is an indicator of the ongoing cosmic high frequency transmissions from the Galactic Logos, now permeating the planetary system, as part of an emerging new ‘light’ cycle of human consciousness, and a planetary ascension to a new frequency bandwidth, as heralded by many prophets and seers past and present. These transmissions are now building in momentum, generating a crisis in both consciousness and action; something has to change both personally and collectively from 2024-2025, and the fact that the solar eclipse itself is a core feature of this Grand Square, emphasises potent pressure for the outer circumstances of our realities to reflect the changing frequencies of the times. Inevitably there will be degrees of resistance; most, if not all of us will instinctively want to cling to the known and resist needed change, and the more deep the resistance, the more life turbulence this eclipse wave may generate. So be warned! If in doubt move toward change rather than against it.
Fortunately we are not without help if we ask for it. There are 2 helpful Grand Trines in play that can support positive movement forward, and they will mitigate the potential challenges of the Grand Square, which of course is welcome at the collective level as we all want the world to transition smoothly.
In addition there are 2 Yod formations adding even more evolutionary pressure to make adjustments, yield to forces we cannot control, embrace our personal healing journeys, and in the process move into more authentic humility.
It cannot be emphasised enough, that high-frequency transmissions from Source are not sufficient on their own to initiate positive global change; we need to anchor the new frequencies through our bodies, and that means we all need to respond to the ascension invitation and agree to do the necessary ‘inner work’ as we process the changes these frequencies necessitate; we need to become the new frequency.
Working with the shadow of shame
Dark Moon Lilith [DML] is strikingly fused with this eclipse energy, so we can expect part of the changes we need to make at the personal level to dovetail with issues pertaining to social shaming, patterns of self-sacrificing, an inability to say no, and patterns where we tend toward extremes.
DML now amplified by the solar eclipse energy is in a tense and energised T-Square with Salacia, the North Node, and Mars in Cancer at the apex. The high frequency inputs are now activating unresolved patterns of shaming that hold us back from being the best version of ourselves, and Mars at the apex suggests that what we most need to do is look after ourselves and move into ‘safe space’ while these personal shadows emerge for integration and resolution. We are being asked to move past the old stories we tell ourselves, and to transform or elevate beyond deep seated feelings and memories - we can no longer cling to these low frequency expressions.
If this dynamic out-pictures in your own life, and you find yourself with someone else unpacking this pattern, recognise that you might be the one who is being asked to nurture and look after them.
DML features as part of a Libra stellium with Mercury and Logo-Zoë, so we can also expect a need to understand these patterns of shaming and how they limit our creative potential, while also recognising that we may need to communicate with others in order to process what we are feeling. Above all we must work toward a true integration as we heal and move forward.
Placing the Shadow in the right place
Praamzius is a central archetype to this eclipse wave; he is the apex of a T-Square, the apex of a Yod and part of a Grand Trine! Planets at the apex of aspect-dynamics are typically thrust forward into our conscious awareness and act as the developmental arena for our personal growth processes. Praamzius is a Lithuanian deity of the sky, of peace and friendship - above all he is the archetype of natural law, an aspect of the Logos, who holds the evolutionary blueprints for all that transpires on the earthly plane. As a cohering force of light, Praamzius brings balance to the shadow.
Dark Moon Lilith sets the scene for this time period, placing personal shadow issues at the centre of our growth process, and Praamzius adds more momentum, highlighting a call to place the shadow in the right place, or in other words to adjust our relationship with the inner and outer shadow forces, to one that is integrative and embracing, rather than one that defaults to a denial, rejection or repression of shadow; it is our collective repression of the shadow that enables dark forces to operate in the world in ways that are not balanced or controlled.
Although we may desire governments or other outer authorities to sort out the corrupt criminal elements in our societies, we each have a responsibility to cultivate a healthy integrative relationship with this part of existence. The more integrated we are, the less influenced we are by dark manipulative energies; the more we collectively integrate, the easier it is for us to purge from the planet the current dark service-to-self agendas operating through competing groups.
Through Praamzius we are able to bring balance and harmony to the world. For example Uranus has been in opposition to Typhon for quite a while now; through Typhon the full reality of dark forces operating in the world are being exposed, and via Uranus, causing disruptions and surprise or traumatic moments that jump-start our awareness. With Praamzius in Leo at the apex of the T-Square, so much hinges on our collective willingness to align with a higher power to become more empowered and sovereign through the heart. Dark forces rely on a distortion of natural law to generate planet wide systems of subjugation and slavery. This currently works through the devaluing and suppression of the Divine Feminine principle, which in turn disconnects us from inner truth, leaving so many unconscious and disempowered. The False Matrix is generating a profound distortion of separation, division and disconnect, with momentum now driving toward a trans-humanist form of slavery through technology - the dark side of Aquarius. This is only possible through the suppression of the feminine, which causes us to forget who we are as spiritually sovereign and powerful co-creative beings.
Praamzius is also the apex of a Yod with Pluto in Capricorn and Neptune in Pisces; the controlling elite plutocrats, using deception, seduction and the lure of escapism, now provide the evolutionary grit that demands that we wake up and learn to reconnect and follow our heart-truth. Adjustments have to be made as we collectively choose more self-responsibility, activate self-determination, and through reconnection to a spiritual life, awaken finally to our true human potential.
This dynamic dovetails with Praamzius in a Grand Fire Trine with Eris, Chiron and Varda - if we can trust in the heart-knowing, then we can readily reconnect with the feminine aspect within, and in turn activate healing journeys that lead us into new growth territory. Varda on the Galactic Centre provides strong angelic guidance and support, if we simply ask from a place of self-respect and personal power. We have nothing to fear from the shadow as long as we are willing to face it and integrate it. The next 6 months offer a potent opportunity to make progress.
Learning to read the signs and signals
Central to the Grand Cardinal Square is our collective approach to another tipping point, driven by a crisis in consciousness and a crisis in action. Crisis isn’t a bad thing; it is a call to pay attention to the things we tend to avoid. We are collectively entering a corridor of time when we may feel challenged with lack of purpose, lack of meaning, and the stress of confusion and uncertainty. If this arises for you, then realise that you are being asked to look deeper for answers and be prepared to reframe the way you see life. Asbolus in Cancer indicates that if we are willing to open up to synchronicity and higher-help, then we will be given signs and signals to guide us out of difficult inner our outer circumstances; we can learn to act more freely on the guiding messages coming through to us and overcome patterns that cause us to rationalise away inner guiding impulses. This is of course a symptom of yin-yang imbalance and over-reliance on the left-brain mode of perception. Through Cancer we may be asked to follow in blind trust at times, and go more with our feelings than our logical strategies.
Asbolus in opposition to Quaoar and Pholus implies an integration challenge as we continue to awaken to expanded ways of seeing things. During the two and half year period when the lunar North Node is in Aries, we are being collectively stimulated to move forward into new pathways of development, and that means leaving behind old perceptions, beliefs, and ways of doing things.
So much is linked now to frequency shifts; each time asking us to release the old and welcome the new. Just know that if things get a bit intense for you, remember to ask for guidance and then pay attention to the signs, symbols and synchronicities, not just as a fascinating phenomenon, but as relevant information outside the ‘box’ of your default awareness that can be acted upon.
Learning to stay harmonised and balanced in the midst of so much change
A sizeable stellium of planets in Libra close to the eclipse sun really emphasises the next 6 months as a time when we will need to pay attention and not lose balance or play out extremes.
Salacia, the goddess of the sea, is in direct opposition to the New Moon activating us with guiding impulses toward what is meant for us next, and via a T-Square with Mars in Cancer, is challenging us to move with our feelings toward new things even if we don’t have an intellectual understanding of why. Mars in Cancer also suggests a crisis in action relative to insecurities; can we trust enough in guiding impulses to take a step forward even if it feels scary? And can we do this in a balanced way, having done our due diligence, and weighed and measured the logistics? Finding the balance between moving with guidance, while also making sure that our interpretations of messages and inspirations are accurate is essential.
If we over-think too much we can easily disregard intuitions that can lead to exciting breakthroughs and new developments.
Chariklo in Aquarius, in close trine to the Libra Stellium including the eclipse sun, suggests we can best accomplish this balance by cultivating a clear objective space for inspiration to germinate within us. This is a time to dream about what you want next in life, and to invite inspiration to open you to your true hearts desires.
For many on the spiritual path, much of the change now occurring is internalised toward healing and past life resolution. The challenge will be about allowing feelings and emotions to inform us about our personal process, and learning not to avoid painful patterns, but instead to work with them as teachers.
With Pluto in trine with Uranus, this is a good period where it is easier to liberate from rigid and fixed patterns, and with Typhon in opposition to Uranus and trine to Neptune, we can expect buried feelings and lost parts of ourselves to suddenly emerge out of the personal unconscious, causing ripples that can trigger deep healing processes as we reclaim the feminine within.
Working with healing processes to deal effectively with personal challenges
A Yod featuring Chiron, Eris sextile Jupiter, with Typhon in Scorpio at the apex, speaks to the call to work intuitively toward healing the mind-body split through personal tests and challenges related to power and correct use of energy. It is easy to fall off the horse when powerful challenges arise in our lives; we can get distracted by the drama and lose ourselves in personal triggers and patterns. And yet this eclipse wave may initiate some of us to level up and learn to make use of apparent difficulty as a means to see more lucidly the areas where healing is most needed. If we can treat challenges as growth gifts, we can turn shadow experiences into a passage to power.
If this occurs for you, the key will be in cultivating humility so that a willingness to make the needed inner corrections and adjustments can emerge.
Finally…
As Pluto finalises his journey through Capricorn since 2008, we can expect final lessons with regard to personal maturation and responsibility to feature. At a global level we can expect the existing power structures to push back against reform and change incentives, and we might see some final exposures of system failures in the news. With Uranus in Taurus, there has over the years, been an escalating awareness of just how tentative and fragile our global systems really are, and many have been shocked to realise just how bad our collective situation is with regard to planetary ecology and the rapid loss of rainforests due in the main to industrialised meat production. Survival has very much been on peoples minds, and through survival angst there has been scope for a shift in personal values. Uranus now in trine to Pluto, makes it much easier to see how the existing structures maintain the status quo, currently leading us to significant survival challenges if we don’t change now. When Pluto first entered Capricorn, it coincided with the financial crash followed by world-wide depression, generated from the reckless greed within the financial sector. It is notable that those responsible for this crime against the world have not been brought to justice. Ceo’s of the top financial businesses like Lehman Brothers, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch Bank of America and Bear Stearns, raking in millions in yearly bonuses, have so far not been made accountable for a fraud that cost 30 million people their jobs between 2008-2011, and cost the world trillions of dollars in damages. Dick Fuld the Ceo of Lehman Brothers, which went into bankruptcy, still works on Park Avenue in his new company Matrix Capital, even though he lied under oath and made $553 million in bonuses; he has been allowed to keep it all and continue to expand his earnings. The world may have learned a lot since 2008, but for certain the financial sector, fuelled by narcissistic psychopaths, has also learned that the money is big, the rules can be broken and the personal risks are very low. It may even be, as Richard Bowen (former senior vice president of Citigroup and whistleblower) suggests, that the full extent of the fraud has been kept from the public, evidence sealed, so that the wide spread and pervasive nature of the problem remain hidden. Now that Pluto is retrograde in Capricorn for the last time, will we see more revelation on this particular issue? As we transition into a Pluto in Aquarius 20 year era, the pattern of coverups and elite members protecting each other may be coming to an end. Pluto tends to bring to the surface whatever is hidden, often exposing the dark side of things, as in the last years we have seen this time and time again in the power hierarchies and within institutions, and yet very little justice has been attained, largely because the judicial system itself is corrupted.
The Saturn-Jupiter Cycle
The Saturn-Jupiter cycle occurs more or less every 20 years, and this cycle re-birthed at 0˚ Aquarius in 2020 on the December Solstice. The cycle reflects changes in socio political and financial trends, and up until recently, these cycles have been largely rooted in earth signs since 1802 (there have been a few decades here and there in air signs), but for the next 200 years the Saturn-Jupiter cycles will predominantly rebirth in air signs. This is of course a significant shift in emphasis from the material plane to the mental plane.
Aquarius is a sign concerned with freedom, humanitarianism, and equality - it's a sign of people power, quite different from previous eras ruled by Capricorn, which favours materialism, status and power hierarchies. The seeding of the Saturn-Jupiter cycle in Aquarius effectively generates a change in the socio-political zeitgeist toward more humanitarian values and away from elitism. Pluto will soon ingress into Aquarius and for about 2 more years will hover around 0˚ Aquarius effectively activating and intensifying the core impulse of the Saturn-Jupiter cycle initiated in Dec 2020.
With Jupiter moving in and out of a square to Saturn in recent months, ongoing until June next year, the financial system is again more energised, and its quite possible that the change toward greater social equality and fairness signified by the new Saturn-Jupiter cycle in Aquarius, and the imminent ingress of Pluto into Aquarius for the next 20 years, will provide the impetus for revolutionary changes in the system. At this stage at the 1st square, the Aquarian impulses now influencing the socio-political arena have built-in momentum toward a crisis in action and from Aug 2024-Jul 2025 we can expect to see emergences of the new Aquarian orientation starting to appear in many different sectors, and the next 2 years in particular should see heightened energy for social change, setting the stage for what is to come. Of note is a recent tiktok clip heralding wealth redistribution in Zimbabwe Africa entitled: 6 million Zimbabwean to receive land deeds.
Not all Aquarian expressions are going to necessarily be optimal; we may see distorted woke idealism adding more social chaos, but we may also see evidence of people evolving away from woke to something more elevated, taking the motivation toward greater equality forward in ways that are not oppressive and engineered, but truly diversity tolerant and forgiving. We can only wait and see.
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