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On April 24,2005 (Passover), we're going to have a Full Moon Lunar eclipse. It will occur at 3:06 a.m., PDT at 4 degrees Scorpio 20 minutes. That means Scorpio and Taurus 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 out 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 quite as 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 April 19th through the 25th, 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 April 24 2005, July 24, 2005, October 24, 2005, January 24, 2006 and finally, back to its original position on April 24, 2006. This is because as the eclipse squares and opposes its original position and it triggers off energy that is can be catalyzed.
This catalyst 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.
POSEIDON CONJUNCT THE ECLIPSE POINT
Just because the lunar eclipse affects us internally does not meant that it isn't catalyze by an outer, external event. This time, we have this eclipse within two degrees of Poseidon, a Uranian sensitive point. Poseidon is about light, enlightenment, breakthroughs in consciousness, meditation and spirituality on the healthy side. On the dark side, it is about a dictator or Hitler-like ability to mesmerize the throngs with media hype, lies, deception and still carry it off, the public gullible and believing. Journalism is suffering anyway and so, we may see it continue to erode with yet another scandal. These are the two possibilities with Poseidon. We are either going to see some great Truth revealed or we are in for more media hype from this administration who has continued to erode our civil liberties in this country. But something does come to a head at this time with this eclipse. On a personal level, it can mean people who are affected by this eclipse will come to some great Truth within themselves or about others or a situation.
I hope that Poseidon here will give us all grace or awaken us to a greater calling beyond the "me" generations that now infest this Earth we call home. Perhaps we will see awareness of other's suffering and come to understand that we must help those who are worse off than ourselves. On a spiritual level, there are great changes in the works since the Tsunami in Indonesia and I see a chance for the energy from above to infuse everyone and lift them to a higher level--the heart level--at this time.
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 Scorpio sun sign people and it's opposite sign, Taurus, to be highlighted. Sun in Scorpio people born between October 24th through October 28th with October 26th being the most important, are the most affected by this lunar eclipse. The sun is at 4 Scorpio on October 26th, which will receive the full energy of this eclipse
By opposite sign, Taurus people born between April 21st through the 25th, with emphasis on April 23rd, will feel the full effect of this eclipse. April 23rd the Sun is at 4 degrees Taurus, the same position as the eclipse.
For Scorpio, 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 Scorpio's. It is not time to stand and be stubborn. It is a time for pro-active movement FORWARD. Scorpio isn't always into forward motion--they drag their heels until the last, dying moment. But not now! 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. Don't get stuck in a rut here, Scorpio; you're famous for doing that and trust me, eclipses are designed to get you OUT of a rut. You have choice; you can move on your volition or get blown out of it--and as always, it's a free will choice as to how you do it. I hope you do it the easy way.
The key here is not to "leap before you look" on this eclipse, Taurus and Scorpio. You have a penchant for not moving at all! Your regular lifestyle could hook and hamstring you ( Scorpio, you may be seeing a proctologist or gynecologist, depending upon your gender....and Taurus rules the neck region...so, Taurus you may be visiting your chiropractor for an adjustment). DO look. Investigate. Sit and mull it over. Get the input of others you trust. FIRST. Secondly, MOVE--make a choice. The old saying that moving targets are harder to hit applies here--so get moving! And don't be dragged kicking and screaming, either. Scorpio and Taurus aren't happy camper when they're sick. So visit your friendly health practitioner and nip any potentials in the bud so it doesn't manifest later. Prevention is the key here.
Scorpio, this is eclipse is about your power with other people--people in power, your boss, a corporation, your editors if you're a writer, the IRS...you get the picture. It also rules over sex and sexuality, as well as money--BIG money. The eclipse hits you by opposition aspect to your sun sign, so something gets settled and decisions are FINALLY made. No more fence sitting for your or those you're working with. You'll be happy about this. At least you don't have to keep gnashing your teeth about the project--you're going to know one way or another.
Taurus rules the second house of values, morals and money. Translated, that means you have a chance to put compassion over personal greed, show your best face and do the right thing for all the right reasons. You get to see something you've started a while back, come to final fruition in some way. And that is what an eclipse conjunction is about: final jeopardy or final judgment. Don't tarry on this. All the work you've done is now come down to a final judgment. I hope it is in your favor, Taurus.
PLANETS IN SCORPIO or TAURUS?
If you have a planet between 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 degrees of Scorpio or Taurus, you are most effected by this eclipse. Particularly, if you have any planet at five degrees Scorpio or Taurus, 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 4 Scorpio or Taurus, 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/Scorpio) and money (Venus/Taurus).
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 April 19th through the 23rd). 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 mind set 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 Poseidon energy involved, we get another interesting blessing from this eclipse, no matter how muddy it looks--trust me--it is NOT going to be! There are blessings being handed out now, with grace, to people who have worked long and hard, without complaint. And now, spiritual Poseidon, is going to dust you with happiness and good tidings! Use this coming week to do deep, deep meditation, shamans should go to their Safe Place, and commune directly with Nature--you will be rewarded in ways people only dream about.
The nice side of Poseidon is Truth . Truth is dharma, if you will and it can set you free. Good things that we have earned either in this life or others and we are asking for payment now, may come to us on a silver platter. There is every possibility that those affected from April 19 through the 23rd, may receive TRUTH from the Universe. If you get it; remember, you have earned this by being the wonderful individual you are (warts and all) :-)
HELP TO MAKE THIS TRANSFORMATION PAINLESS--WELL, ALMOST PAINLESS...
I don't believe we have to SUFFER endlessly through change. The people below are, in my opinion, the best in their particular business and are skillful catalysts to help people to help themselves. Utilize this cosmic energy in the BEST and most healthy of ways... check out this group and choose which tools resonate most strongly with you and contact them. You won't be sorry you did!
ASTROLOGICAL COUNSELORS:
You can engaged the services of the medicinegarden.com's professional astrologer and find out. Our own Rosemarie Brown is a natal counselor. Just contact her at: starrose@sedona.net
If you are wanting to move and aren't sure where or you have a place in mind, but aren't sure if it's "right" for you, Gail and Michael have locale information available. If health is your consideration, both are trained medical astrologers. To contact them: Gail Carswell at rockdoc@mindspring.com or Michael Foltz at solardoc@mindspring.com. Better yet, visit their web site: http://www.owlswebnest.com, for more information on all the services they provide.
I'm sure one of these three professionals will be able to shed considerable light in what is going on in your life and the many choices you have available to you to institute and use.
UN-CONFUSE YOURSELF DURING THIS RETROGRADE:
NEED A "Coach", some serious therapy that gets to the "heart" of your angst or what you're wrestling with? We recommend Rosemarie Brown. Please contact her at: http://www.rosemariebrown.com or by email at: starrose@sedona.net
VOICE ANALYSIS--THE MISSING NOTE:
I've had my voice analyzed by Ani Williams and I can tell you from personal experience that we all have a "missing note" in our life. So what? Well, consider this. Without this missing note back in our life, we aren't working off of 8 cylinders. We're working on 6--or less! Please go to Ani's web site for more information. This is a life-changing "tool" that you should include in your personal Mercury transformation kit. http://www.aniwilliams.com or contact her via email at: songaia@earthlink.net
SPIRITUAL UPKEEP RENOVATION: NEED A SHAMAN?
Gail Carswell, Michael Foltz, Grace Verte (grace@graceverte.com) and Rosemarie Brown are all trained shamanic facilitators who can help you through your spiritual transformation.
FOR CARE OF BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT: HOMEOPATHY
Our favorite classically trained homeopath is Yolande Grill of Cave Creek, Arizona. She does long-distance case taking by phone and I consider her one of the best we've got in the USA. So, don't delay! She is also a shamanic facilitator, as well. Get a hold of Yolande at: y.grill@att.net
