“When we are in love, we love the grass,
and the barns, and the lightpoles,
and the small main streets abandoned
all night.” Robert Bly
“From far out in the center of the naked lake,
the loon’s cry rose…
It was the cry of someone who owned very little.”Robert Bly
One of the things I think is so interesting about Eclipses is that their influence can be felt in advance as well as after the actual event. We are in Eclipse season now – with a Solar Eclipse on the 12th and a Lunar Eclipse on the 28th.
At the time of the Solar Eclipse, the Sun and Moon will be conjunct at 20 degrees of the fiery sign of Leo at 1:36 PM EDT.
As the astrologer and writer Eric Francis has said, “Eclipses are about pattern setting and resetting.” With the Leo influence, this is a good time to cultivate courage and rekindle a sense of adventure for the journey ahead.
There are beautiful aspects with Venus at this time -as she aligns with Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. This is a romantic combination and bodes well for romantic times together. There can be new and surprising occurrences around love and friendship.
Venus also opposes Neptune. This combination is often found in the charts of spiritual seekers and mystics . It speaks of the need to turn the personal desire for affection into a universal sense of love and compassion.
It is a time that bodes well for creative and spiritual emergence and renewal – a time for connecting with inspiration and higher dimensions through meditation or quiet reflection.
One of the Sabian symbols for this time is,”A carrier pigeon fulfilling her mission.”
Sabian symbols from Lynda Hill