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On October 17, 2005, we're going to have a Full Moon Lunar eclipse. It will occur at 5:14 a.m., PDT at 24 degrees Aries 13 minutes. That means Aries and Libra people in general, are most affected by this eclipse. This eclipse, however, carries a weight and energy to it that is highly unusual and potentially, enlightening on a spiritual level.
For better or worse, this is a FULL moon eclipse; which puts the power of the punch into it. On a full moon, the 'tides' of the blood in the body are at their highest ebb. With a lot of excessive water/fluids in the body to put pressure on the sensitive brain, people's emotions are going to be trigger-happy. Drama kings and queens will abound. Over reaction to even minuscule things or situations, are going to be common. Road rage will be big. Someone shooting people in an office could happen. People have their patience on a short leash. Men, especially, are more prone to rash acts during this time when it involves their temper.
Full Moon always signals the culmination or fruition of something coming to a head. Decisions are made. It could involve quitting a job, moving to another city or state or country, starting a new job, asking for a divorce, asking someone to marry you, something you've been working on for a long time, manifests. It could also trigger terrorists events, as well. Especially five days BEFORE the actual eclipse, we must be watchful of this possibility. This means the week leading up to it, from October 10-16, 2005, is like a powder keg ready to go off. Be more aware and pay attention.
Decisions of all kinds are made now and with an eclipse pushing it, think long and hard about your choices---because they are going to haunt you for the WHOLE YEAR. This is NOT a time to act rashly or quickly. Sit back and think about your decision and how it will affect you as well as others. Think about the ramification of your decision. Think of this action as seeds that are planted now, that will be harvested in 3, 6, 9 and 12 months from the above date. Things might now happen right away, but guaranteed you will see action on your planting October 17, 2005, January 17, 2006, April 17, 2006, July 17, 2006 and finally, back to its original position on October 17, 2006. This is because as the eclipse squares and opposes its original position and it triggers off energy that can be catalyzed.
This catalyzation process is going to be very obvious; for a lunar (moon) eclipse usually triggers INTERNAL events....but what starts out as internal may become external and could manifest outer events, such as a person, a group, or a body of individuals who make decisions and you are influenced by them. How much you're influenced depends up on how close to the eclipse you have a planet or your ascendant, Midheaven, for example.
URANIAN/TNP's and THE ECLIPSE
Just because the lunar eclipse affects us internally does not meant that it isn't catalyzed by an outer, external event. This time, we have this eclipse conjunct Apollon 24 Libra 07, a Uranian sensitive point. Apollon symbolizes "two of something" because it embraces the Gemini symbol of the twins in its glyph. This will be a multitasking week leading up to the eclipse, as a result. People may feel overwhelmed with the amount of work or demands being placed upon them and this can lead to a lot of anger, frustration and impatience. On the dark side, it is about taking on too much, promising too much and not being able to deliver. Apollon also symbolizes the scientific community so breakthroughs and announcement may be forthcoming in this realm during this time frame. For example, the Bush Administration has 'multiple' leaks in their office--the giving up of a CIA operative undercover, Ms. Plame, as well as a spy in the White House under Dick Cheney's nose. And you have Tom DeLay with "multiple" indictments against him as well. With Apollon around, it means a LOT of some thing in people's lives (Aries/Libra people in particular).
Admetos is at 23 Taurus and will be inconjunct the eclipse point as well as Apollon, and is about things that are hidden. Of course, an eclipse is our flashlight into the darkness of sneaky, fraudulent, lying people. With Admetos square to this eclipse, we may well see some more "skeletons come out of the closet," so stand by.
Vulcanus is at 24 Cancer and square the eclipse point. Vulcanus is an adverbial function. Whatever it touches aspect wise, it makes it ten times more of whatever it is. In this case, it is an eclipse, so the POWER of this one is going to be huge compared to the normal full moon lunar eclipse. With bulldozer Vulcanus who symbolizes volcanic eruptions, look for pressure to be building big time during the shadow period of October 10th, onward until it explodes into the eclipse on Monday, October 17th.
THREADING THE EYE OF THE NEEDLE
The best way to get through this completely chaotic and confusion period is to pay very CLOSE attention to your intuition and inner guidance because the outer ones aren't going to be there like sign posts as much as we wish they were. It is the blind leading the blind shortly. We'll find out who has really good internal radar and who doesn't. Those that do, will be able to navigate this difficult period with ease. The rest of us will trip, stumble and bump around like gawky kids learning how to walk!
The lunar eclipse is always about one's inner emotional contents, beliefs, old tapes, new tapes, and harking back to the past to find an answer to the present situation/person/thing that is now confronting you on some level. Lunar eclipses bring Shadow events to our doorstep... those things that we push away from us, fear, or are ourselves but really don't want to admit it, much less embrace, occur now. HOW you act and respond to this event/person/thing or place, will have reverberations throughout the coming year for you.
A very good example of this inner work is the 9-11 crisis. It touched everyone. And the internal work we did (and are still doing because of it) is changing how we think, how we perceive our reality, for starters. That is HOW a lunar eclipse works. The work, the changes of attitude, emotional adjustment are done within each of us. By doing that, we do CHANGE our outer reality.
Don't ever forget the visual on what an eclipse is: pretend you're in a dark room. You have a flashlight in your hand. You switch it on. There is a sudden illumination of a spot on the wall in front of you where you have pointed it. This visual is symbolic that the eclipse is giving us an opportunity to move through our own unique darkness and "light up" something that our psyche/subconscious wants us to pay attention to and "get." What "get" means is that it (the issue) will become conscious to you (either through an internal "aha!" or an outward, third dimensional event that will give you the "aha!"). When it comes, pay attention. and work on it.... do not try to suppress it, push it away or ignore it. The eclipse is telling you where you have work to do--and to roll up your sleeves and get to it. Don't try to avoid what an eclipse illuminates within you. Take it seriously and work THROUGH whatever the issue is and CHANGE it for a healthy, positive position, instead.
Lunar eclipses are also symbolic of women. There could be a daughter, niece, cousin, wife, grandmother, sister or aunt in your life that will highlight you in some way... or you will have to deal on an emotional/visceral level with this individual at this time. It could also be a woman that you work with, as well.... but usually Moon-related things have to do with relatives, near or far. Or, it could have a greater fall out on a national field of play. It's really about out-of-control emotions at its worst. Road Rage is a great example of a full moon lunar eclipse gone berserk--these people think nothing of pulling a gun on some unsuspecting motorist and killing them for some idiot transgression. They become judge/jury/hangman.
WHO IS AFFECTED?
This time it is Aries sun sign people and it's opposite sign, Libra, to be highlighted. Sun in Aries people born between April 11th through the 15th with April 13th being the most important, are the most affected by this lunar eclipse. The sun is at 24 Aries on April 13th, which will receive the full energy of this eclipse
By opposite sign, Libra people born between October 14th through the 18th, with emphasis on October 16th, will feel the full effect of this eclipse. October 16th the Sun is at 24 degrees Libra, opposite the position of the eclipse at 24 Aries.
For Aries, there is going to be decisions made, because this eclipse is conjunct their Sun. This is "put up or shut up" time. The rubber meets the road here, for Aries' folks. It is not time to stand and be stubborn. It is a time for pro-active movement FORWARD. Aries is usually pretty good at full speed ahead, so they should be able to handle this influx of energy fairly well. Situations, a person or an event is going to repeat itself on the above dates, throughout 2005 and 2006; so you might as well bite the bullet and "just do it" and make a final decision and move on. Look before you leap, Aries; you're famous for doing things without thinking and you don't want to be in this dilemma now with the eclipse. You have choices and you need to assess them appropriately before diving off the board of Life. The key here is not to "leap before you look" on this eclipse. DO look. Investigate. Sit and mull it over. Get the input of others you trust. MOVE--make a choice after THOROUGH deliberation.
Aries, this is a eclipse which will highlight first house issues. That means its about you in every way possible. And how you relate and get along with other people, generally speaking. This is about change within yourself if you see something you don't like (a wound that needs healing, for example). Or someone may bring your behavior or leadership abilities into question and changes have to be made, as another example. First house is about one's Ego. It's a highly narcissistic house but also a house where one needs a strong, viable ego to move forward to manifest their vision, too. Chances are, your Ego may need some tweaking or changes so be open to what other people have to say and take their sincere observations as a work-in-progress with yourself.
Libra rules the seventh house of relationships, legal travails and other people (whether personal or impersonal plus career). Translated, that means you may be embroiled in a legal difficulty, a change of relationship position within your job or company, a focus on a personal relationship (marriage, divorce, separation issues) in general. Any and all of these areas may come into contention for you to look at. In your case, this eclipse is about making a final decision on it or them, and moving forward with your new plan of action.
PLANETS IN Aries or Libra?
If you have a planet between 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 degrees of Aries or Libra, you are most effected by this eclipse. Particularly, if you have any planet at five degrees Aries or Libra, you are going to get a full energy and opportunity from this eclipse. And trust me--there is a bonanza of positive things that an eclipse can yield out to you now!
HOW this eclipse affects these people is entirely dependent upon what HOUSE the eclipse falls in, what PLANET it affects either by conjunction or opposition, as well as the other ASPECTS to that planet, to either modify or intensify this eclipse.
This requires a professional astrologer to look at your chart to tell you the possibilities. Rosemarie Brown is our core faculty astrologer and can be reached at: starrose@sedona.net.
ASCENDANT OR MIDHEAVEN INVOLVED?
If you have an Ascendant (rising sign) at 24 Aries or Libra, or your Midheaven (10th house cusp), then you are going to be directly affected by this eclipse. How?
If the eclipse highlights your ascendant, expect a person or several people within your circle of friends and acquaintances, to get in touch with you. It might be by phone, e-mail, a letter, or they may be coming to visit you or you'll hear from them. Since this is Lunar eclipse, and because these two signs have to do with d transformation (Pluto/Aries) and money (Venus/Libra).
If the eclipse is conjunct your Midheaven, then you can expect to have ideas or have contacts with people that you work with or for. It may be that you're going to a business in early November; with your boss or someone from work. Pay attention if this is so, because some very good long-term things can come out of it for you and your career.
Just remember, the five days BEFORE the eclipse are usually when it "pops off" and there's a lot of action and energy. (This will be October 12th through the 17th). Drive safely. Don't invite road rage. Watch for people becoming emotionally unstable or who aren't too tightly wrapped in the first place--steer clear of them because they are ready to blow sky high. Don't be their target of opportunity.
Eclipses tend to cause chaos or make us feel like we're blind in a dark room and bumbling around without proper light to see our way clear to be proactive. Things are falling apart for people internally as well as the world around them is crumbling and falling apart, as well. If this is happening to you, take a deep breath. BREATHE. It will be okay in the long run. Expect to make more mistakes than usual in the bracket time. This is a time of intense learning for many of us. Don't be hard on yourself if you screw up. Just learn from it and don't repeat the mistake, that's all. With Venus hanging around, it won't be as bad as it could have been... you will slide through unscathed.
Our world is being plunged into a twelve-year cycle of CHAOS. The Mayans and many others have predicted this. From 2001 to 2013, we are, quite literally, in global chaos. How do you handle chaos? You don't try to. What you do instead, is be FLEXIBLE, bend, and change as the chaos walks into your life. Don't fight it. Don't dig your heels in. Earth and fixed sign people, in particular will want to knee-jerk into this mode. Don't do it. You will get run over with a Cosmic Bulldozer that will take your breathe away and level everything in one fell swoop. So, don't fight this. Roll and bob along with it. Pretend that you are a cork in a swiftly moving river that you can't get out of, you can't reach the banks of safety. Just ride it out. Bend, twist, turn, and roll. Let go. Surrender over to a higher power and have FAITH that you are being protected and led even if you can't see it right now.
I guarantee you, that if you will let go of the control of your life that is now disintegrating around you, and these eclipses, back-to-back, are going to insure this slide to continue, that good will come out of this. It is always darkest before the dawn and we are in the dark right now. That is what eclipses are about: our darkness. Let us know be afraid of it. Try to embrace it openly and without fear. Understand we are deeply loved and cared for on the other side, and all our guides and teachers are assembled and with us every moment of our twenty-four hour day down here. Even if 'bad' happens, there's good reason for it. If a mindset by humans will not change or bend, then Chaos must come in and shatter it to smithereens in order to recreate and redraw it into something healthier and more positive for all of us. Just keep this in mind if this happens to you. The reordering is painful. But the end product can be beautiful and positive. We are at a point in our spiritual consciousness that we MUST have faith... a deep, abiding faith in the unknown and unseen to get through this mine field we're presently created for ourselves. The good news is, we can negotiate it and get to the other side. So, keep the faith!
POSITIVE USE OF ECLIPSE ENERGY
A good attitude is essential around any eclipse; particularly a full moon, because emotions are running at 'high tide.' Practice patience with others--a lot of it. Give people more room to run around on their leash, understanding, they are feeling the same effects of this energy as you are and probably don't have the awareness of what is triggering it in them.....so you know, and it's your responsibility to rein yourself in accordingly with these uneducated folks.
That said, you can use this energy to "clear the air" with someone or a group. HOW its done, of course, is key. One does not want to get confrontational about it, because that will trigger an aggressive reaction on some people's part. Diplomacy, setting firm boundaries and being honest about how you're feeling emotionally without using the "you" word, is best. This can be utilized to help all parties know where they stand with one another...key here, though, is DIPLOMACY with FIRMNESS. Not attack. Not assaulting verbally, mentally or emotionally. Those things will garner a real fast visceral reaction on the other party's part and you won't like what's coming down the pike at you at all. Just try to instill the Golden Rule here: Treat others as you'd like to be treated.
Meditation is wonderful during this period. Eclipses are about our Shadow contents, our own, inner darkness and thanks to it, a "light" is shined on our "stuff." Shadow work is essential, and looking at what we hate or dislike the most in others, is usually what we have alive and well (and untamed) in us. So, make a list and check it twice and look at what's on it. Then meditate on these things and ask yourself how are you like that yourself. For example, if you absolutely cannot tolerate someone who lies, then ask yourself: "Do I lie to others?" "Do I lie to myself?" How do I do it? And take a ruthless look at yourself and be honest about it all. That is how you can use an eclipse to dig yourself out of your own personal emotional/Shadow hole.
It is also very good for going into psychotherapy to plumb the depths of ourselves and see what's going on, what is acting out (usually the suppressed male or female energy is, and/or Shadow is jumping up and down and wanting attention). To make key breakthroughs the full moon lunar eclipse is a dandy to do just that--so use this energy for forge new paths of understanding into yourself.
With Apollon energy involved, we get another interesting blessing from this eclipse, you may be handed many choices in the coming weeks. Use this time to do deep, deep meditation to remain in your core, in your own comfortable sense of harmony and balance to be most receptive to what will be doled out to those who are deserving.
