Lunar Eclipse

Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there's only love in the dark
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart   ~Bonnie Tyler

A Total Lunar Eclipse will occur October 8th at 3:25 AM PST and last for about an hour.   During a Lunar Eclipse the Earth is in between the Sun and Moon, casting the Earth’s shadow upon the Moon.  The Earth’s atmosphere filters the light from the Sun causing a red glow on the Moon as it traverses through darkness back into light.  The Sun is in the sign of Libra and the Moon is in the opposite sign of Aries.  Like the Scales of Justice, one side of the polarity has Venus and the Sun hanging together in a most harmonious relationship.  Venus enjoys the peace achieved through compromise, interplay, and watching her reflection as she radiates under the Sun’s golden light.  The Sun desires to cast its gaze upon Venus as she is pleasing to look at dancing across the sky.  At the other side of the scale is Uranus and the Moon in Aries all geared up for the Lunar Eclipse.  In the sign of Aries, we have passionate and courageous energy coercing the Planet of Revolutions, Uranus, and Mother Moon to be bold and maybe even “a little out of left field” as Uranus can bring on unexpected and electric vibrations.   Under an Eclipse, something is to be revealed.  The Libra/Aries axis depicts the theme of relationships and finding a balance with our individual needs and the needs of another.  The Aries campaign with Uranus and the Moon will want to “awaken” to an insight based on feelings that face fears, address issues of independence/interdependence, and support authentic expression of the self without the need for approval.   The Libra party ruled by the Goddess of Love, Venus wants “everyone to just get along” and enjoy romance in its desire for unity, equality, and love.  Adding to the mix is a Triangle of Fire formed by Mars, Jupiter, and Uranus which may heat things up.   Fire wants to ignite, follow intuition and inspiration so know that anything you have put on the back burner could have an opportunity to “light up”.   Through alchemy, the process of heating up something until it is reduced to ashes is known as Calcination.  In burning away what is no longer needed, outdated and limiting, we can face our ego’s grip and come closer to our Souls essence.  With Pluto, Ruler of the Unconscious and Soul, causing tension for the Sun and Moon by “squaring” them, we can imagine some potent energy during this Eclipse.  But fear ye not, as transformation heals and takes us to places we may have not yet imagined.