“I have made this, I have forgotten
And remember …
Between one June and another September,
Made this unknowing, half conscious, unknown my own.
This form, this face, this life,
Living to live in a world of time beyond me, let me
Resign my life for this life, my speech for that unspoken,
The awakened, lips parted, the hope, the new ships. ”
We are now in eclipse season when time can feel distorted Eclipses are evolutionary in nature and and present opportunities for personal growth and evolution. The first eclipse is a Full Moon Lunar eclipse at 11 degrees of Leo on January 31. The effect of eclipses can be felt building up to and after the event.
Lunar eclipses are about the past and the unconscious. In the old texts they would say that during a lunar eclipse the power of the unconscious mind would overtake the conscious mind. In our time it would be explained more as a time when – if you are tuned into it- there can be glimpses of unconscious thoughts or feelings which can drive behavior in old, unproductive ways. The pull of the forces can be habitual and strong but the opportunity lies in seeing things more clearly to contain these influences in order to move in a wiser way going forward.
The Tarot Card of the Sun is associated with the sign of Leo. The card depicts a joyful, small child riding on a white horse. The horse has no saddle or bridle. This happy duo is moving away from a very tall and thick wall. Behind the wall grow sunflowers which symbolize happiness. The idea behind the card is that the child is moving away from things that feel constrictive or limited and moving in a direction of freedom and happiness because she can see the unnecessary limitations (symbolized by the wall) that held her back. The limitations can have to do with assumptions that are no longer necessary. The child is naked implying trust and innocence. Riding away from the wall does not mean leaving boundaries behind but rather leaving overly limiting boundaries or restrictions (thought or feeling patterns) behind or in the appropriate perspective.
Lunar eclipses can also bring forward the influences that come down from the ancestors or are inherited through the bloodlines. There are evolutionary wishes on the part of the ancestors but there are also similar pitfalls about attaining those aspirations that we can fall prey to – such as addiction in its myriad forms. Addiction often has an inherited component to it.
It’s best if these kinds of influences arise now to take a good look and them and choose which of the traits you would like to carry foward and which of the pitfalls you need to avoid or would be best left behind.
The second eclipse is a Solar eclipse at 27 degrees of Aquarius on February 15.
In early November of 2016 there was a significant station of the centaur planet, Pholus. The meaning of Pholus is “the lid blows off” and it speaks of something that is uncontainable or has trouble with containment. We are in many ways entering a new age (the dawning of the Age of Aquarius) with the many changes we see around us. The sign of Aquarius is that of the enlightened or spiritual warrior who values collaboration and innovation and brings about change that way.
The Sabian symbol for the upcoming eclipse is,”An old sea captain rocking on the porch of his cottage.”
Sabian symbol by Lynda Hill.