On 15 April 2014 at 7.42 am, GMT, we have the first lunar
eclipse of the year on the 25th degree of Libra, which of course
implies that the Sun is opposite on the 25th degree of Aries. A
lunar eclipse is a full moon which is though quite charged with energy because
one of the two lights in our solar system (the Moon in this case) is ‘switched
off’. This
intensifies the importance of the full moon and marks the culmination of situations
related to our family, home, emotional life and relationship with women in
general and mother in particular. The
culmination implies that a significant chapter in the above areas closes now and
gives way to a new chapter. Furthermore,
due to the nature of the signs (Aries - Libra) where the Sun-Moon axis falls,
this new chapter illuminates the importance of self-expression and satisfaction
of our personal desires (Sun in Aries) which may oppose our
need for seeking companionship and for respecting the wishes of important
others in our lives (Moon in Libra).
Because the Sun-Moon axis of the current eclipse coincides
with the axis of the last lunar eclipse of 2013 which took place on October 18th
with the Moon on the 25th degree of Aries, it is obvious that
matters that concerned us back then concern us also now. It is possible too that
the chapter we choose to close now opened last October. Moreover,
the fact that this eclipse takes place with Pluto stationary retrograde means
that there opens a revision period. This
revision period, which will last until Pluto turns direct again towards the end
of September 2014, is associated with possibly radical changes that came about
in our lives last October. It
is thus a period that invites us to ‘digest’ those changes so that when Pluto
turns direct in September we are able to move forward with the application of what
we became aware of regarding those changes that were introduced into our lives
last October. The
application of our internal realizations will take time and will last at least
until mid-January 2015 when Pluto finds itself on the same degree it occupies
now.
The fact that Pluto is involved with four other planets (Mercury,
Uranus, Jupiter and Mars) in an aspect pattern known as grand cross brings to mind the image of people living in great
tension because they have inexhaustible reserves of
energy in their eager little hands. This energy they can use to make a brand
new start that changes radically their whole lives (grand cross in cardinal
signs). And
to do that they need to find a way to fulfill a wide range of requirements that
are at times mutually exclusive. On
the one hand, sudden realizations about how people see themselves (Mercury-Uranus
in Aries) may endanger any collaborative initiatives that had previously been taken
or fights that might have been given for relationships or marriages to stay
alive (Mars retrograde in Libra). On
the other hand, professional or grave changes in people’s lives (Pluto in Capricorn)
seem to contradict their faith in family and their need to preserve family ties
(Jupiter in Cancer).
These contradictions create such conflict and tension that
people are left wondering about what to keep and what to get rid of. Should
they believe in their family (Jupiter in Cancer)? Should they
fight for a partnership / relationship / marriage (Mars in Libra)? Should
they focus on their career with the possibility of even changing occupation (Pluto
in Capricorn)? Or
should they make their personal revolution against everyone and everything
without thinking about the consequences (Uranus in Aries)? Answers
to these questions do not come easy but some kind of sacrifice is definitely
needed. This is implied by Venus in Pisces, the only planet that makes some sort
of aspect to the Sun - Moon axis. In
fact, its conjunction with Chiron and Neptune further implies that this
sacrifice can awaken a multitude of internal traumas of ours that are still
open. What will you
keep then and what will you let go of in your lives? How
will you handle the impressive amounts of energy released by this eclipse? Will
you take it all down and start your lives from scratch or will you make the titanic
effort of bringing the opposites together? It’s up to you to decide...
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