June 2011 Eclipses & our Zodiac Sign: Part I

In line with my promise, I dedicate this post, as well as the next one, to the way in which we are expected to incorporate the energies of the eclipses on the basis of our zodiac sign. Following the tradition of my blog related to starting from Pisces and moving clockwise in the zodiac, this post will cover Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Scorpio and Libra, whereas the next one will cover Virgo, Leo, Cancer, Gemini, Taurus and Aries. I remind you that the effects of the eclipses are most strongly felt within a month before and after the actual dates of the eclipses, that is, June 1^st 2011 for the solar eclipse, and June 15^th 2011 for the lunar eclipse.

If, as I suspect, you’re only interested to read about your personal zodiac sign (or the sign of your loves ones), please scroll down until you find it. Each paragraph is devoted to a different sign, Pisces coming first, Aquarius second, Capricorn third, and so on. If you’re not quite sure under which zodiac sign you were born, you will notice the start and end dates of each sign being depicted in brackets next to the name of the corresponding sign. Please also note the following two things: a) If you’re born on the cusp between two adjacent zodiac signs (e.g., April 20^th, which would be the end of Aries and the beginning of Taurus), you might find it useful to read both signs and b) you might find it equally useful to read the sign of your Ascendant as well. For example, someone who was born on May 21^st and has Scorpio ascending (like me!) would get more out of reading the signs of Taurus, Gemini and Scorpio.

Pisces (February 19 – March 19)

The eclipses will stimulate your 4^th-10^th natural house axis, the axis of private and public life. More specifically, the solar eclipse on June 1^st will take place in your fourth natural house, which has to do with parents (usually the father), family, private life and the past. Therefore, the solar eclipse will bring important endings and new beginnings, as well as important communications, in relation to any of the issues or people mentioned above. For instance, you may be motivated to hold important communications with family members, and the father in particular. It may also be that family members or the father are the ones who need to communicate something of importance to you. A further possibility is that you hear something critical concerning your past, while it may also be that you set new goals related to your home, past and family. Selling or buying land is equally possible, while it may also be a time where family members or the father take a new direction in life and thus achieve a new sense of identity. On a more psychological level, it appears that you will consider important to find new ways of achieving inner peace and security.  

However, with the lunar eclipse on June 15^th taking place in your tenth natural house, which has to do with parents (usually the mother), job, career, public life and image, and relationships with bosses, employers and authority figures, you will be reminded that you need to strike a balance between home and career; private and public life; inner security and reputation; parents and employers. For instance, you may experience heightened emotions and stress levels regarding your job or career. Perhaps, important negotiations regarding your job or some long-distance travel for professional purposes will stress you out, challenging relationships with your boss or other authority figures in your life. You may suddenly realise that you want or lack recognition in your work and career, which may urge you to prove your competence, often at the expense of home-related affairs. It may even be that one of your parents is responsible for some emotional drama, while past issues related to your family or career are coming to light and forcing you to make a choice. On a more psychological level, you may feel regarded as important when sharing your emotions; take care though that this does not take the form of emotional outbursts!

Aquarius (January 20 – February 18)

The eclipses will stimulate your 5^th-11^th natural house axis, the axis of personal recognition and social life. More specifically, the solar eclipse on June 1^st will take place in your fifth natural house, which has to do with children, love affairs, sports, risk-taking, gambling and any creative or other joyful pursuit. Therefore, the solar eclipse will bring important endings and new beginnings, as well as important communications, in relation to any of the issues or people mentioned above. For instance, you may be motivated to hold important communications with or about children and romantic partners. It may also be that children or romantic partners are the ones who need to communicate something of importance to you. A further possibility is that you hear something critical concerning your children or romantic partners, while it may also be that you set new goals related to sports, hobbies, gambling, risk-taking and other creative or artistic activities. It may also be a time where your children or romantic partners take a new direction in life and thus achieve a new sense of identity. On a more psychological level, it appears that you will consider important to find new ways of achieving personal recognition.

However, with the lunar eclipse on June 15^th taking place in your eleventh natural house, which has to do with friends and social life, groups and organisations, community involvement and volunteerism, you will be reminded that you need to strike a balance between individual recognition and social life; personal good and common good; self and society. For instance, you may experience heightened emotions and stress levels regarding your social life or friendships. Perhaps, important negotiations about a potential promotion by recommendation of others or some long-distance travel for purposes related to a group you are part of will stress you out, challenging relationships with friends or fellow members of the group just mentioned. You may suddenly realise that you want or lack a stimulating social life, which may urge you to make more friends, often at the expense of personal hobbies and other joyful pursuits. It may even be that one of your friends is responsible for some emotional drama, while past issues related to children, love partners or friends are coming to light and forcing you to make a choice. On a more psychological level, you may feel that sharing your emotions will provide you with a sense of belongingness; take care though that emotional sharing does not have the opposite effect!

Capricorn (December 22 – January 19)

The eclipses will stimulate your 6^th-12^th natural house axis, the axis of daily routine and escape. More specifically, the solar eclipse on June 1^st will take place in your sixth natural house, which has to do with work, health, duties, daily routines, colleagues, employers and practical caretakers. Therefore, the solar eclipse will bring important endings and new beginnings, as well as important communications, in relation to any of the issues or people mentioned above. For instance, you may be motivated to hold important communications with colleagues, employers and doctors. It may also be that doctors, people you work with or practical caretakers such as plumbers and electricians are the ones who need to communicate something of importance to you. A further possibility is that you hear something critical concerning your work or health, while it may also be that you set new goals related to your daily routines, duties, health, diet and relationships with colleagues. It may also be a time where colleagues or employers take a new direction in life and thus achieve a new sense of identity. On a more psychological level, it appears that you will consider important to find new ways of fighting illness and achieving body-mind connection.

However, with the lunar eclipse on June 15^th taking place in your twelfth natural house, which has to do with compassion, behind the scenes activity, hospitals, retreats, as well as with taking days off, resting and escaping daily routines, you will be reminded that you need to strike a balance between reality and dreams; routines and escape; duty and compassion; control and trust. For instance, you may experience heightened emotions and stress levels regarding your need to escape everyday life. You may suddenly realise that you want or lack rest, days off and an opportunity to get away from it all, which may urge you to take a holiday and even travel abroad, at the expense of course of daily affairs. Perhaps, important communications and procedures are taking place behind the scenes, which may affect you only indirectly, while past issues related to your work, health or need to escape are coming to light and forcing you to make a choice. On a more psychological level, you may experience a deep urge to trust your emotions and place your faith in the universe; take care though that you don’t let your emotions block your capacity to think rationally!

Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21)

The eclipses will stimulate your 1^st-7^th natural house axis, the axis of autonomy and compromise. More specifically, the solar eclipse on June 1^st will take place in your seventh natural house, which has to do with one-to-one relationships, husbands and wives, partnerships, marriage, litigations, divorce, open enemies and the public. Therefore, the solar eclipse will bring important endings and new beginnings, as well as important communications, in relation to any of the issues or people mentioned above. For instance, you may be motivated to hold important communications with love partners, spouses or business partners, as well as with lawyers and judges. It may also be that the people just mentioned will be the ones who need to communicate something of importance to you. A further possibility is that you hear something critical concerning your marriage or a partnership, while it may also be that you set new goals related to a partnership, marriage or your relationship with clients and the public. It may also be a time where love partners, spouses or business partners take a new direction in life and thus achieve a new sense of identity. On a more psychological level, it appears that you will consider important to find new ways of achieving compromise with significant others in your life.  

However, with the lunar eclipse on June 15^th taking place in your first natural house, which has to do with one’s self, body, vitality, health, self-image, outer appearance and self-development, you will be reminded that you need to strike a balance between autonomy and compromise; self-assertion and cooperation; personal desire and acceptance of other people’s needs. For instance, you may experience heightened emotions and stress levels regarding your outer appearance, self-development, autonomy and personal desires. Perhaps, important negotiations or some long-distance travel that tests your capacity to be autonomous will stress you out, challenging relationships with significant others in your life. You may suddenly realise that you want or lack autonomy, which may urge you to satisfy your own personal needs and desires, often at the expense of those of significant others. It may even be that you or a significant other in your life is responsible for some emotional drama, while past issues related to yourself or a significant other are coming to light and forcing you to make a choice. On a more psychological level, you may consider highly motivating to share your emotions; take care though that this emotional sharing is not too much for significant others to bear!

Scorpio (October 23 – November 21)

The eclipses will stimulate your 2^nd-8^th natural house axis, the axis of material and emotional security. More specifically, the solar eclipse on June 1^st will take place in your eighth natural house, which is related to intimate relationships, shared resources and joint finances or money belonging to others, such as taxes, loans, debts, inheritances, joint bank accounts and insurance policies. Therefore, the solar eclipse will bring important endings and new beginnings, as well as important communications, in relation to any of the issues mentioned above. For instance, you may be motivated to hold important communications with intimate partners, bankers, tax officers, stock brokers or insurance people. It may also be that these people are the ones who need to communicate something of importance to you. A further possibility is that you hear something critical concerning taxes, loans or debts, while it may also be that you set new goals related to the levels of intimacy you share with love partners. It may also be a time where intimate partners take a new direction in life. On a more psychological level, it appears that you will consider important to find new ways of looking deep within yourself, as well as of valuing significant others in your life.  

However, with the lunar eclipse on June 15^th taking place in your second natural house, which is related to material security, personal resources and sense of personal worth, you will be reminded that you need to strike a balance between material security and emotional security; depending on your own resources and those of others; valuing yourself as well as significant others. For instance, you may experience heightened emotions and stress levels regarding your personal income, possessions and belongings. Perhaps, some long-distance travel or important negotiations concerning your personal income and possessions will stress you out, challenging relationships with people with whom you share resources in your life. You may suddenly realise that you want or lack personal income or resources, which may urge you to make money or spend it according to your personal desires, often at the expense of what significant others need. It may even be that you or an intimate partner is responsible for some emotional drama, while past issues related to your material and emotional security are coming to light and forcing you to make a choice. On a more psychological level, you may base your self-esteem on sharing your emotions; take care though that this does not become a way of hurting other people’s sense of personal worth!

Libra (September 23 – October 22)

The eclipses will stimulate your 3^rd-9^th natural house axis, the axis of mental exploration. More specifically, the solar eclipse on June 1^st will take place in your ninth natural house, which has to do with higher learning and education, universities and professors, foreign people and countries, long journeys and in-laws. Therefore, the solar eclipse will bring important endings and new beginnings, as well as important communications, in relation to any of the issues or people mentioned above. For instance, you may be motivated to hold important communications with in-laws, foreigners, lawyers, professors and students. It may also be that these people are the ones who need to communicate something of importance to you. A further possibility is that you hear something critical concerning some university or higher education course you currently attend, while it may also be that you set new goals related to higher education, travelling, publishing and dissemination of ideas. This may also be a time where you take a new direction in life in terms of philosophy, religion, ideals and expansion of mental horizons. On a more psychological level, it appears that you will consider important to find new things in which to look for wisdom and meaning.  

However, with the lunar eclipse on June 15^th taking place in your third natural house, which has to do with learning, schooling, communicating and relating with neighbours and close relatives, such as siblings, cousins, uncles and nephews, you will be reminded that you need to strike a balance between learning and sharing knowledge; exploring one’s immediate environment and venturing beyond; thinking rationally and believing. For instance, you may experience heightened emotions and stress levels regarding communications, neighbours, schoolmates or close relatives. Perhaps, some long-distance travel or important negotiations you need to undertake regarding commercial or learning activities will stress you out, challenging relationships with schoolmates, teachers, or merchants. You may suddenly realise that you want or lack information or means of communication and transportation, which may urge you to learn something new or to buy a computer, phone or even a car. It may even be that a sibling, neighbour or close relative is responsible for some emotional drama, while past issues related to close relatives or in-laws are coming to light and forcing you to make a choice. On a more psychological level, you may find that sharing your emotions blocks or even sustains your capacity to think rationally; so make sure you can successfully combine your feeling and thinking functions!