2024 Spring Equinox, Libra Lunar Eclipse, and Aries Solar Eclipse
/Spring Equinox, Ramadan, Full Moon Lunar Eclipse, Holi Hindu festival, Easter Sunday, New Moon Solar Eclipse, and Passover come during the shift from one season to another. Currently, it is high holy days of many cultures and religions around the world. Every year there appears to be a synergy between astrological events and religious holidays. However, this year there is an intensity to the energies that seem to propel and even compel many of us to take notice, reflect, and take stock of our lives.
I have written this post on Good Friday, the Christian holy day of remembrance of the crucifixion of the Christ figure. To broaden the symbolism and meaning of today, one may liken this day to the experience of the Dark Night of the Soul. Personally, and collectively, we may be grappling with fears and worries that our future is bleak. Thus, it may serve us at this time to sit in the darkness and investigate our beliefs, our errors in thinking, the unacknowledged aspects of our personas that cause us and others harm. Mystics in many traditions have described the dark night of the soul as one of finding ourselves in a state of meaninglessness. One may feel that nothing has meaning and that we are adrift in the ocean of despair. Yet, this state which feels like we are in limbo can bring us to a new awareness and an emergence into a transformed state of consciousness. How do we shift from this dark state to an awakened state? We do this by surrendering and becoming detached from our human perceptions and labels.
Using the metaphor of a butterfly, I want to remind us that we all go through periods of metamorphosis. First, there is the caterpillar stage that evolves into a second stage of the cocoon of unknowing, where it is dark and gooey to enter the last bodily stage: to transform into a butterfly. The caterpillar could not fly but in surrendering to the natural process of its life, it becomes a different entity with a new perspective from its ability to fly. I am ever hopeful that humanity is going through a metamorphosis of radical change. Perhaps we will emerge from the darkness to evolve into transcendent beings that remember their divinity.
From the Dark Night of the Soul to the Resurrection. The Easter weekend brings us the realization of metamorphosis, of renewal, and rebirth. Whether Christian or atheist, religious or spiritual, we can share the common collective force of change and shift in consciousness.
This brings me to the significant astrological, even astronomical, events that have been occurring this Spring (Fall in the Southern hemisphere). Powerful eclipses are creating opportunities for change that will shift our understanding of ourselves and others.
Eclipses signal major crossroads or turning points, which summon us to take a big step forward in our spiritual journey. They occur in seasons, with 2-3 eclipses forming every six months, and always take place close to the Lunar Nodes, where the orbits of the Sun, Moon, and Earth intersect, representing the convergence of Spirit, Soul, and Matter. These power times are often marked by core issues coming to the fore, challenging us to heal and release, change, and grow.
The first of four eclipses this year occurred on March 25 at 12:01 AM PDT. This was the Libra Full Moon Lunar Eclipse. All lunar eclipses illuminate what’s been hidden in the shadows of our awareness, and activate our emotional body, making it easier to recognize unconscious patterns and release old programming. We may feel more easily triggered as buried emotions and fears rise to the surface. Our experience of an eclipse depends on how it activates our birth chart, and on our level of consciousness.
Stephanie Austin shares that “This eclipse formed at 5º Libra-Aries, highlighting how the quality of our relationships depend on the depth of our self-love. The more fully we are able to accept ourselves, the more easily we can tolerate and appreciate differences. The more we can forgive our own mistakes, flaws, and failures, the more empathy and compassion we are able to extend to others. The more deeply honest we are with ourselves, the more truthful we can be with everyone. The more we have healed our childhood wounding, the more we experience peaceful, supportive, and mutually beneficial relationships in all areas of our lives.”
This full moon/lunar eclipse reminds us that: “… As you look around at what’s going on in your world and in your personal life, you can find all the opportunities that you could ever want to show up, to radiate love, to send healing and peace to where it is needed… it seems like a tall order, but if you were not up for it, you would not have chosen to incarnate on Earth at this time… The amount of kindness, love and compassion you show to your fellow humans determines how awake you are. It is not about what you know intellectually. It is not about having inside information about what’s really going on with the government and the cabal groups. It is about showing up as the light in the face of all darkness that is there on planet Earth at this time. It is about what you feel and what you do about what you feel. So we recommend spending more time focusing on how you feel and on what is needed out there in the world around you. That is the best way for you to know yourselves as the beings of love and light that you truly are.” (The 9D Arcturian Council via Daniel Scranton; full message available here)
Eclipses hold the power to alter the course of your life. They are portals of fast transformation that usher in periods of endings and new beginnings. It’s an exciting, yet volatile time!
The Lunar Eclipse at 5 degrees Libra & the Solar Eclipse at 19 degrees Aries on April 8thwill have particular significance for those with planets in cardinal signs around the same degrees in: Aries, Cancer, Libra, or Capricorn – but everyone’s lives will be touched by this energy. This eclipse pairing initiates a fresh eclipse cycle on the Aries-Libra axis, marking a shift from the previous Taurus-Scorpio cycle since November 2021. This is also the first Libra-Aries Eclipse portal since 2005. Significant beginnings and endings will unfold in the areas of your chart where Aries and Libra reside. And just in case you’re wondering, YES you have Aries and Libra in your chart regardless of if you have planets there.
The last time we experienced eclipses on this axis was between December 2004 and June 2006. Reflect on that period for additional insight on the potential themes reemerging now.
Why is this Eclipse Cycle a BIG DEAL?
💥 First, the Aries Eclipse on April 8 will be
FULLY VISIBLE across the United States (and
a bit into Canada)... and is creating a a very
distinct shape with the last Total Solar Eclipse
of 2017… this can’t just be a coincidence right?
💥 There hasn't been a Libra-Aries eclipse
portal like this since…2005! 🤯A 19-year cycle
is closing and another 19-year one is starting…
💥 Four planets, plus the North Node and
Chiron, will be in Aries, bringing an
abundance of FIRE power, and demanding
action.
💥 Chiron’s tight conjunction to the Aries Solar
Eclipse is sensitive – it will illuminate deep
wounds asking to be healed and call out
your inner leader and mentor.
💥 Saturn will be conjunct Venus during the
Libra Lunar Eclipse and Mars during the Aries
Solar Eclipse asking you to do the work.
💥 And if that wasn’t enough, Mercury will be
retrograde, countering the fiery Aries energy
with a pull to slow down and move inward.
Plus, it's the Astrological New Year — this
portal colors your entire year ahead, so
engaging in it with awareness, intention and
purpose is key!
To recap: the March 24 Lunar Eclipse may have prompted some intense emotions. I remember an astrologer talking about lunar eclipses as “emotional roto-rooters” dredging up uncomfortable feelings. I do advise any of us experiencing negative emotions linked to painful experiences to face these. This particular lunar eclipse has the potential of revealing the conflict we have between service to our self needs and service to the needs of others. Libra is the sign of balance and I believe it is important to bring the scale of our lives in harmony with love of self and love of others. One cannot have one without the other. We need to recognize the karmic lessons of relationships.
The Aries Solar Eclipse on April 8th is a very different Energy. In Aries, nothing is subtle. On this date we have the Sun, Moon, Mercury, the Lunar Nodes, and Chiron all in the sign of Aries, the fiery warrior archetype. Eros comes from the archetype of Aries. When the Sun and Moon are conjoined with Chiron in Aries there is passion and energetic volatility that is felt both personally and collectively. This Solar Eclipse represents new beginnings and forging new paths. At the same time, we may be witnessing endings by leaving behind what no longer serves us. One astrologer recommended creating a Compost Map (opposite of a Treasure Map) to create images that represent what we are willing to let go, to no longer keep, and no longer “Be”. To repeat, prepare for potential endings during the solar eclipse, as it may pave the way for the dynamic, passionate energies fresh starts of Aries to take root. This is why it recommended to use this space and time between eclipses (considered as a limbo period perhaps?) to start off with practices of composting so there is space to activate a new potential within.
This is a major time in the history of humanity, and I want you to know your important part. Please consider receiving an intuitive and/or astrology reading to learn more. The light and love you bring heals all of us. Namaste!
“The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service, and the fruit of service is peace.”