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An Eclipse Primer

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The eclipse frenzy on social media is a little overwhelming to say the least – both astro-related and otherwise! Everything from ominous and dire apocalyptic predictions, to enormously inspirational messages about how this is going to be the month when your life transforms beyond your wildest hopes and dreams.

When I first plugged into astrology news years ago, there was such intensity around eclipse reporting that I got the impression eclipses were this really rare event. And different types of eclipses certainly are rare and particularly significant at a global level – like the long-awaited Total Solar Eclipse on August 21st. But I think it is important to note that eclipses (including partial eclipses) occur at least twice a year, six months apart. Eclipses may only be personally significant or life changing for you if they land within 2-3 degrees of a personal planet or angle. That’s not to say you won’t feel the intense heightened energy during eclipse season – eclipses just might not have the same level of potent ripple effect in your life as they do for others or vice versa.

I hope to publish a post later about the symbolism of the Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius (since as some of you know, I’m a little obsessed right now with analyzing the Leo-Aquarius axis; my natal chart horizon line), but before I do that, here are all the nitty gritty details beginning with the absolute basics, up to more advanced descriptions of what is actually happening and how to interpret eclipses according to how they activate your natal chart. I hope you find it grounding and informative!

Here we go, in point form: 

  • Eclipses can only occur at New Moons (i.e. Solar Eclipses) and Full Moons (i.e. Lunar Eclipses).
  • The Earth orbits around the Sun, and the Moon orbits around the Earth.
  • The Moon does not emit its own light. It only reflects the light of the Sun. Therefore, when the Moon is blocked from the Sun, or the Moon gets in the way of the Sun’s light – we experience darkness here on Earth.
  • New Moon (Solar) and Full Moon (Lunar) Eclipses occur when there is a perfect alignment of all three celestial bodies – in other words, when they are in a perfect straight line.
  • During a New Moon Solar Eclipse the alignment order is: Sun – Moon – Earth. The Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, blocking out the Sun’s light to some extent. From an astro perspective this means the Sun and Moon are conjunct in the same degree, in the same zodiac sign.
  • During a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse the alignment order is: Sun – Earth – Moon. The Earth is between the Moon and the Sun, and thus the Earth’s shadow darkens the Moon momentarily. From an astro perspective this means the Sun and Moon are opposite each other in opposing zodiac signs.

 

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  • The Moon’s orbit is on a 5 degree tilt. If the Moon’s orbit were not tilted, it would perfectly line up with the Sun and every single New Moon and Full Moon would be an eclipse.
  • Imagine inserting one hula hoop into another so they are almost lined up, but on a slight angle to each other. There will be two opposing places where the hula hoops will cross. In astro terms one hula hoop is the Sun’s path around the Earth (called the ecliptic), and the other hoola hoop is the Moon’s path around the Earth.
  • The two opposing points where the Moon’s path intersects with the Sun’s path are called the Lunar Nodes. The Nodes are not physical objects, but rather, they are two gradually shifting mathematical points in space that are energetically activated when the Moon, Sun, or other planet intersects with them.
  • THE SUN’S PATH (the ecliptic): The Earth orbits the Sun, and not the other way around, but the predictable, gradual shift of the Sun’s position through our skies has an exact logic to it due to the fact that the Earth is positioned on a tilted axis while completing a 365-day orbit around the Sun. This creates varying seasons and weather conditions as the Sun moves closer to the Northern axis (toward the June solstice) and then back down toward the Southern axis (toward the December solstice). This “path” is divided into the 12 zodiac signs (Aries – Pisces), through each of which the Sun travels for about 30 days at a time, completing an entire rotation of the zodiac wheel every year.
  • THE MOON’s PATH: The Moon takes about 29 days to complete it’s orbit around the Earth and return to the New Moon position. Thinking back to the hula hoop example where the hula hoops intersect at two points, this means that during each monthly lunation cycle, the Moon’s path of orbit will intersect with the Sun’s path of orbit twice, every single month. This does not always produce an eclipse obviously, because an eclipse can only happen during the Full Moon or New Moon phase when the Sun is also near one of the Nodes and a straight line alignment occurs between the Sun, Moon, and Earth. For example, if the Moon passed this point of intersection while at its first quarter phase, it would not be in a straight line alignment with the Sun and the Earth, and so we would not experience an eclipse.
  • The Moon symbolizes our soul, our emotions, our deepest needs, and our subconscious desires, while the Sun symbolizes our purpose-driven, rational ego self that is seeking to self-actualize. So when the Moon’s orbit intersects with the Sun’s ecliptic, symbolically our soul is intersecting with the call to manifest our purpose or destiny.
  •  The Descending Node (also called the South Node or Dragon’s Tail), is our comfort zone. The South Node represents an area of strength and ability. The South Node is familiar and easy. In a static natal chart, this is an area where we have mad skills. If you believe in reincarnation, the South Node in our natal chart represents previous life experiences where we were given the opportunity to perfect certain skills. Now it is time to move on. Although we don’t want to dismiss the South Node gifts, we also don’t want to get stuck there because this when we can overdo it and its shadow sides could begin emerging in our life. By transit, the South Node can temporarily highlight an area of life where we need to practice release and let go.
  • The Ascending Node (also called the North Node or the Dragon’s Head) symbolizes the direction in which our soul longs to evolve toward. The North Node is like a magnet throughout our lives, always challenging us and pulling us forward in a particular direction for the next 18 months or so (by transit), and during our life time (according to the Nodes’ static placement in our natal charts). The North Node represents foreign, unfamiliar life territory for us. When we move toward the North Node we are out of our comfort zone. Life becomes a bit more uncomfortable as growing pains set in, but evolution and personal growth are worth it!

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  • A New Moon or Full Moon eclipse can occur when the Sun is within about 18 degrees of either the South Node, or the North Node. The closer the Sun (and therefore by extension, the Moon) is to one of the Lunar Nodes, the more powerful an eclipse will be as the straight line alignment between the Earth, Moon, and Sun becomes more exact.
  • There are three types of eclipses: Total, Annular, and Partial. Total eclipses are the most dramatic and symbolically the strongest. Total eclipses occur when the alignment is quite close to a node. Partial Eclipses are the weakest type of eclipse and occur when a Full Moon or New Moon alignment is farther away from the South or North node.
  • The Nodal Axis, the two points where the Moon’s path intersects with the Sun’s path (think of the two hula hoops touching), is not static (except in your birth chart). The Nodal Axis predictably shifts into a new set of opposing zodiac signs every 18 months. Right now the North Node is in Leo and the South Node is in Aquarius (Leo & Aquarius are directly opposite each other in the zodiac).
  • Each zodiac sign is 30 degrees, and together the 12 zodiac signs form a 360° wheel (i.e. 12 x 30 degrees).
  • The Lunar Nodes move backwards (i.e. retrograde) through the zodiac ecliptic, beginning at 29° of each sign, working their way back to 0° before they shift into the next set of signs.
  • As the Lunar Nodes get closer to 0° Leo and Aquarius (over the course of 18 months), we will start having overlapping eclipses in the next set of opposing signs – Cancer and Capricorn – because an eclipse can occur whenever the Sun is within about 18 degrees of the Nodes, even if in a different zodiac sign. Susan Miller has published an easy-to-read eclipse table on her website, indicating when and where (in what sign) eclipses will occur between the years 1994 – 2030.
  • Because the Sun takes a year to orbit the Earth, it will cross the Lunar Nodes twice a year – once at the South Node, and again at the North Node about 6 months later.
  • Therefore, you’ll hear astrologers refer to these two time periods in a year, as “Eclipse Seasons”; an astrological contrast to our regular transitions through the seasons of Spring to Winter, etc. The Sun moves through the zodiac ecliptic at about one degree per day, and thus an Eclipse Season is said to last about 36 days – the period of time during which the Sun will either be within 18 degrees approaching the Nodes, or within 18 degrees moving away from the Nodes (i.e. 18° + 18°, at 1° per day = 36 days). Since the North Node is currently at 24° Leo, the current Eclipse Season began approximately when the Sun was at 6° Leo on July 29th and will end around September 4th when the Sun is at 12° Virgo.
  • Whatever Full Moons and New Moons occur during “Eclipse Season”, they will arrive as a Solar or Lunar Eclipse. Most of the time, but not always, there will be both a Full Moon eclipse and a New Moon eclipse (occurring as a pair of eclipses, one arriving right after the other), and sometimes there will be up to three eclipses within one Eclipse Season of 36 days.

eclipse, lunar nodes

  • The criterion distance range or “orb” allowed for a Full Moon eclipse is narrower than it is for a New Moon Eclipse. For a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse to occur, the Sun and Moon need to be within at least 13° of the Nodes, rather than within the ~18° of distance from the Nodes that is permitted for a New Moon Solar Eclipse to occur.
  • The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse on Monday, August 7th will occur with the Moon at 15°Aquarius near the South Node, and the Sun at 15° Leo near the North Node. The Lunar nodes are currently at 24° Aquarius and Leo, respectively. Therefore, because 24° – 15° = 9°, there is a 9° distance between the Full Moon opposition and the Nodes. The alignment needs to be tighter than this to be a Total Full Moon Eclipse, but it still qualifies as a Partial Full Moon Eclipse.
  • The New Moon Solar Eclipse on August 21st will occur with the Sun and the Moon both at 28° 53′ Leo, near the North Node, which will still be at 24° Leo at this time. Therefore, there is about a 4° distance between the New Moon conjunction and the North Node. This 4° distance indicates that this New Moon will be a Total Solar Eclipse, where the Moon will move into a near exact alignment between the Sun and the Earth, completely blocking the Sun’s light during the day.
  • Full Moon Lunar Eclipses can be seen anywhere in the world where the Moon is above the horizon at the moment when the eclipse occurs (generally best seen at night), whereas New Moon Solar Eclipses are only visible from particular places in the world. The upcoming New Moon Total Solar Eclipse on August 21st, is called the “Great American Eclipse because although we will all energetically and symbolically feel its effects, only those living in what is being called “The Path of Totality”, running from the Pacific to the Atlantic across the centre of the United States, will be able to appreciate the dramatic view of a Total Solar Eclipse where the day will turn to night for about 7 minutes.
  • As I mentioned, in general, eclipses themselves are not rare. Some form of Solar or Lunar eclipse (total, annular, or partial) will occur at least twice a year, at least six months apart, during the ~36 days of Eclipse Season when the Sun is within 18 degrees of the Lunar Nodes.
  • Some questions that are asked to determine whether an eclipse is globally significant or not, include: Is it a Total Eclipse? Total Eclipses are understood to be more powerful than a Partial Eclipse since they are closer to the Nodal Axis. From what countries or states will the eclipse be visible from? In other words, on what countries or parts of the world, is the shadow of the eclipse falling on? What Saros Series does this eclipse belong to and what has happened previously during an eclipse in this same series?
  • The Saros Series is complicated to fully describe here, but briefly: Each eclipse belongs to a Saros Series (Saros is a Greek word that means repetition or to be repeated). Each Saros Series of eclipses has a lifespan of about 1300 years. Each Saros Series is birthed at either the North Pole or the South Pole, and finishes at the opposite Pole after about 1300 years. There are always about 42 Saros Series active at one time. A Saros Series produces a New Moon Solar Eclipse about every 18 years. Each Eclipse in a Saros Series will jump forward about 10 degrees along the zodiac wheel when it occurs 18 years after the last Eclipse was produced in that particular Saros Series. Eclipses in any one Saros Series begin as Partial Eclipses and gradually become more Total as they reach their midlife point at the equator and conjoin the Nodal Axis (when a Saros Series is about 650 years old). They will then will begin petering out as successive Partial Eclipses near the end of their 1300 year life span toward the North or South Pole. In total, each Saros Series will produce about 72 Solar Eclipses over the course of its lifespan. *Huge thanks to Bernadette Brady whose wonderful book “Predictive Astrology: The Eagle and the Lark”, helped me finally understand how the Saros Series worked!
  • Therefore, one of the ways (although not the only way) the symbolic meaning of any eclipse can be probed, is to analyze the birth chart for the Saros Series it belongs to, and to reflect on the historical events in the past 18 year intervals that correspond with eclipses in the same series (at a global and personal level). Some Saros Series are more challenging than others. The Saros Series that the August 21st Total Eclipse belongs to is titled Saros 145. For some reflections on the meaning of the August 21st Total Eclipse and past events that correspond with Saros Series 145, check out this blog post by Donna Woodwell.

  • When trying to determine what an eclipse might mean personally or globally, my advice would be to begin with the basic symbolism of the New Moon or Full Moon.
  • New Moons are beginnings. They are births. They are launches. They occur when either a) when the Moon is between the Sun and Earth and the Moon’s reflective surface is reflecting light back to the Sun, rather than reflecting the Sun’s light to the Earth at an angle (i.e. what happens at a regular New Moon), or b) when the Sun’s light is completely blocked by the Moon (as during a Solar Eclipse).  Either way, New Moons occur in the darkness, when we have a sense that something new is being seeded, but we aren’t always sure exactly what it is, or how it will grow. These can be hopeful, as well as confusing or disorienting times of change.
  • Full Moons are culminations. Story resolutions. Some life project we’ve been working on, or life journey we’ve been traveling, is now completed, finished. We have this sense that we’ve come full circle in regards to some issue in our life. Full Moons are like mountain peaks. We started climbing the mountain at the New Moon, and now we’ve reached the top. We can see our entire journey laid out behind us and we can now appreciate the big-picture view. At a Full Moon, the entirety of the Moon’s outline is illuminated by the Sun, which opposes it from the other side of the Earth. Only at a Full Moon can we enjoy the glorious splendor of the Moon majestically shining down on us with all its power. Even when the Earth’s shadow falls across the Moon during a Lunar Eclipse, the Moon is still at maximum strength in its apex position, facing off with the Sun.
  • In astrology, the Moon symbolizes our more sensitive, emotional selves that we may tend to hide as we live out our day-to-day lives beneath the Sun’s glare. Full Moons are known to be more emotional times because symbolically, here the Moon is at full strength. Any emotional content that we have tried to suppressed, is more likely to emerge spontaneously. In astrology, oppositions in the zodiac wheel are often projected, or resolved and integrated through relational dynamics. This is particularly true with the Sun and the Moon, our two key luminaries, representing important aspects of our personality. Therefore, relational themes abound during the Full Moon.
  • An eclipse is said to be like a New Moon or Full Moon on steroids, amplifying New and Full Moon themes. New Moon beginnings involve greater, more daring leaps toward a new direction and require more courage during a Solar Eclipse. Full Moon completions and culminations become more final, and can require more emotional stamina in order to release or bring closure to something at a Lunar Eclipse.
  • Now we need to combine the meaning of the Solar and Lunar Eclipses with the meaning of the Nodes (see image above for key words and phrases). Every new beginning follows an ending, so any New Moon Solar Eclipse (at the North or South node) could bring about an ending as well as a beginning (and vice versa for Full Moon Lunar Eclipses), but the point here, is that the placement of the nodes determine where the focus is placed.
  • For example, the year that I finished 10 years of University by finally completing my overdue thesis within a month of my Dad dying – both of which launched an existential/identity crisis – kicked off with a powerful Total New Moon Solar Eclipse near the South Node (at the critical and urgent 29th anaretic degree no less), within a few days of my birthday – thus within a few degrees of my Pisces Sun in the 8th House. This was a massively important transitional year for me. Yes, significant new beginnings in my life did occur from these endings, or following these endings, but with the Solar Eclipse occurring near the South Node, the focus at the time was on the rather painful and difficult process of releasing. A New Moon Solar Eclipse near the North Node, and thus still associated with a new beginning, would also likely involve some sort of “ending“, but here the focus is on gathering the courage and strength to step into something new, rather than a focus on what you are leaving behind and trying to let go of.
  • Once again, the eclipse on August 7th is a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse near the South Node (in Aquarius), and the eclipse on August 21st is a New Moon Solar Eclipse near the North Node (in Leo). Therefore, the August 7th Eclipse is about completing something, or the culmination of some issue in order to release it, and being a Full Moon it may be relational and emotional in nature. The August 21st Eclipse will be about significant transitions toward new beginnings that will require courage to break ground in a new direction.
  • Now that we’ve combined the meanings of the moon phases (New Moon vs. Full Moon) with the meanings of the Lunar Nodes, and amplified the themes to match the increased intensity of eclipses, we can incorporate the particular meaning of the zodiac signs. There is plenty of accessible information online regarding each of the zodiac signs, but I’ll provide a few key words. With the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius on Aug. 7th, questions, concerns, and culminations related to our group involvements and collaborations may emerge. Are we an outsider or an insider? Are we a leader or a follower? Are our group collaborations progressing effectively toward the hoped-for outcome, or are our group associations disintegrating? With the New Moon Solar Eclipse in Leo on Aug. 21st, there may be dominant themes related to our individual creative expression, our confidence, and the pursuit of our passions.
  • The ~36 days of “Eclipse Season” (currently ~July 29th – ~September 4th) are likely to feel a bit restless, chaotic, tumultuous – and exciting! – as you and everyone around you feels the powerful change energies of eclipse portals opening up the potentials in the Nodal Axis of destiny. Eclipses (as well as regular Full Moons and New Moons) can also have a powerful impact on your body and overall health because of their intensity. Check out @thebodyastrologer on Instagram or through her website to learn the different ways your body might be reacting to cosmic weather and to pick up great tips on how to cope!
  • Eclipses are often described as portals because as the Sun or the Moon disappears into darkness and then re-emerges, symbolically and energetically one door closes and another door opens, and the Nodal axis of destiny is activated. Whether a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse or a New Moon Solar Eclipse, all eclipses involve light being (temporarily) blocked and obscured.

Applicable for those for whom a particular eclipse is highly relevant…

Symbolically it is as if, beneath a suddenly darkened sky, we blink confusedly and stumble for a few minutes, before our eyes begin to adjust to the darkness. Sacred mysteries, latent possibilities, and hidden secrets that were rendered invisible and impotent in the light, are now revealed in new ways. The light had to be extinguished in order to wean us from our reliance, our dependence on reality as it currently exists. Now we begin to perceive something deeper, below the surface of reality, something that we can only sense with our inner-most self, our soul and spirit. Greater truths are illuminated. Suppressed shadows loom large and refuse to be ignored any longer.

Eclipses can mark times of transition and change. Eclipses are moments when Fate and Freewill intersect and intimately link limbs in a magical, mysterious dance. We may be catapulted forward in a new direction. We may feel as though, after months of treading water, a gigantic wave has swept us up. We are now riding the crest; it’s exhilarating and terrifying at the same time.


How to apply this information to your Natal Chart and discern if an eclipse holds any special meaning for your life:

  • Eclipses can hold particular significance for an individual on a personal level based on 1) what house the eclipse is occurring in within their natal chart, and 2) if the eclipse occurs within about 3 degrees of a planet (particularly the personal planets – Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars) or sensitive angles (like the Ascendant or Midheaven) in their natal chart. If you have a personal planet or sensitive angle being activated by an eclipse (like I did when my Sun was activated by the March 2015 eclipse), you likely have a very eventful, life-changing 6+ months ahead of you. However, even if the eclipse is not activating a personal planet or point in your chart, the house-based themes that eclipses highlight in your chart throughout the one – two years it takes for the Nodal Axis to journey through an opposing house axis, will likely be very prominent for you during this time.
  • The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse on Monday, August 7th, is occurring at 15° 25′ Aquarius near the South Node. If you have any planets or angles between 12° and 18° Aquarius, this eclipse has special meaning for you (note: if you have the Sun, Moon or Ascendant in Aquarius outside of this orb range, this eclipse could still be potent with symbolic meaning in your life). If you are one of these people, you may be vividly aware at this time that something in your life (e.g. a project, a phase, a relationship) is completing, culminating, finishing up. You may be tasked with needing to emotionally find release and closure on some matter, or you may be asked to take deliberate and difficult action to end something.
  • What I have found, is that the South Node “letting go process” is very dependent on how a particular person expresses, responds to, and lives out this area of their natal chart. Therefore, regardless of whether you have planets in Aquarius, what is Aquarius up to in your natal chart? What does Aquarius mean for you in your natal chart according to the house it rules and the placement of its ruling planet (Saturn according to traditional astrology, Uranus according to modern astrology)? What might “letting go” mean to you in this area of your chart, in order to bring greater balance into your life, based on your current interaction with your chart’s Aquarius energy?
  • Every Full Moon is both the peak of the 29-day moon cycle that began with a New Moon, as well as the culmination of New Moon seeds that were planted 6 months ago. The Sun takes 6 months to reach the other side of the zodiac. Full Moons occur when the Moon is opposite the Sun. This means that every New Moon in a zodiac sign, will correspond with the Full Moon in the same zodiac sign 6 months later.
  • This Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius corresponds to the New Moon in Aquarius that occurred on January 27th, 2017. Do you see any connections between now and then? Because eclipses can bring new information to light and catalyze events, there may have been something that was confusing or obscured from view around the week of January 27th, 2017, that is now repeated or emerges in a new way for you, and can now be addressed. Or something that you had hoped would happen, but it didn’t come together at the time, and now it resolves itself.
  • As we draw closer to the New Moon Solar Eclipse in Leo on August 21st, check to see if you have any planets or angles within 3 degrees of 28° 53′ Leo (between 25° Leo and 2° Virgo). If so, this eclipse will be a particularly powerful catalyst of change in your life. Check too, to see what house it aligns with in your natal chart, and the house that is opposite it. The themes of this house axis may still be prominent for you in the coming months, regardless of whether or not the eclipse touches a planet or angle in your natal chart. As well, if you have the Sun, Moon, or Ascendant in Leo – even if out of range of the eclipse’s strongest impact – this eclipse could still hold significant meaning for you.
  • Since the New Moon Solar Eclipse in Leo is occurring near the North Node, this is an eclipse that will propel you forward toward further growth and new beginnings. However, it should be noted that even though the North Node is viewed more “positively” than the South Node, moving in the direction of the North Node can still be extremely uncomfortable because we are out of our comfort zone, in foreign territory, and this often means major growing pains.
  • Because of this 6-month growth period between the New Moon and the Full Moon in the same sign (and the 6-month period between a Full Moon and the next New Moon in the same sign), you may experience some immediate and surprising unexpected events during Eclipse Season (particularly if your natal chart is powerfully activated by the eclipses), but the true purpose of the eclipse energy released in your life, may only come to full fruition over the course of 6 months (with impacts potentially reaching much further). Eclipses are stones thrown into the cosmic pond, creating ripple effects across its starry surface. There may be a larger life story, that is about to unfurl over time.
  • Regardless of whether they are experienced as difficult challenges or blissful opportunities, all eclipses open up a window, a portal, for healing, for growth, for personal and global evolution. Ultimately, within a benefic view of the universe, eclipses are moving us forward, even if their logic and rationale appears unclear to us sometimes.

So the question is: are you ready to grow and evolve toward your destiny, toward manifesting your highest potential on this Earth? Will you say “yes” to the positive change that these eclipses may herald?


Two Ritual Suggestions for New Moons:

1) At each New Moon, eclipse or not, I first set some short-term goals that I want to achieve within the 14 days it takes for the Moon to transition to the Full Moon phase in the current lunation cycle. I set these goals based on the themes of the house the Moon will be highlighting in my natal chart at the time of the Full Moon;

2) Second, I write a letter to myself to be opened on the Full Moon in the same sign, 6 months later, documenting my reflections, hopes and dreams, related to the themes of the opposing house that the Sun will be highlighting in my natal chart in 6 months. So if the New Moon is occurring in my 1st house for example, I would write a letter to myself with the 7th house themes in mind – relationships and partnerships – because the Sun will be in the 7th House at the time of the corresponding Full Moon (with the Moon opposite the Sun back in the 1st House).

On January 31st, 2018, we will experience a Full Moon in Leo (a Total Lunar Eclipse), which will correspond to the New Moon Solar Eclipse in Leo on August 21st, 2017.

What would you hope for yourself and others, in 6 months time? Write down your reflections and seal up the letter!

There has been so much written about August’s Total Solar Eclipse and its’ significance for the United States – it’s a little overwhelming! I’ve been constantly on the look-out for an article on this topic that was clear and well-written while still covering all the main points; accessible for people who aren’t astrology nerds (i.e. easy on the astro jargon); and one that resisted making extreme and emphatic predictions. I was thrilled to discover astrologer (and former journalist) Donna Woodwell’s Medium article about the eclipse! I think it fits the bill perfectly and I would encourage you to check it out if you are interested in exploring this topic further.

I didn’t get into US politics in this blog post, but the number of meaningful astrological correlations surrounding the August 21st eclipse, the United States, and Trump, is WILD. Mind blowing. As above, so below, as the saying goes. I’m wary of astrologers who attempt precise predictions, but I would say without a doubt, this New Moon Solar Eclipse spells the beginning of a new chapter for the United States, one that is very different than any other chapter preceding it.

If that whet your appetite, and you are ready to thoroughly geek out, you can check out the Solar Eclipse round-up of articles and videos, curated by The Mountain Astrologer (the most widely read astrology magazine).

The Astrology Podcast recently released an overview of the cosmic forecast for August, which features a great eclipse discussion among astrologers Kelly Surtees, Austin Coppock, and Chris Brennan.

You can also pay $30 to access a 2-hour webinar recording by Astrology University that featured a live panel discussion about the August eclipse between eminent astrologers Demetra George, Lynn Bell, and Kelly Surtees.

Curious where else a Total Solar Eclipse will be occurring in the world over the next 50 years? Check out the list of countries and dates in this Time article if you are thinking of becoming an Eclipse chaser!

To view an animated replica of the eclipse’s Path of Totality moving across the centre of the United States, check out this video clip:

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