Total Solar Eclipse in Aries - A Call for Healing - 8 April, 2024
I hope you’re keeping safe and well in these crazy but transformative times.
If you were thinking things couldn’t get any more intense, brace yourself. As many of you may already be experiencing, the energy of April is off the charts!
I hope you’re keeping safe and well in these crazy but transformative times.
If you were thinking things couldn’t get any more intense, brace yourself. As many of you may already be experiencing, the energy of April is off the charts!
Monday’s Total (New Moon) Solar Eclipse in Aries, was aligned with the asteroid, Chiron, (known as the ‘wounded healer’), unleashing a powerful surge of healing energy. Moreover, the rare and eagerly awaited conjunction of revolutionary Uranus and expansive Jupiter, just around the corner, promises another monumental shift in our collective and personal evolution.
As we navigate a world overshadowed by conflict and turmoil, we need to hold our nerve. During this new and profoundly significant 18-month cycle, we have a unique opportunity to break free from the shackles of old wounds, outdated beliefs, and imbalances of power.
Listening closely to the cosmic cues and wisdom of the universe is not just beneficial right now - it's essential!
TOTAL NEW MOON SOLAR ECLIPSE 19.24 ARIES
Monday 8th April, 7:21 pm BST, 2.21 pm EST, 11.21 am PST
Eclipses are a cosmic rite of passage. They propel us forward and activate profound lessons and synchronicities as they guide us along our evolutionary path.
The current crop of eclipses are taking place on the Aries / Libra relationship axis of me (Aries) versus you (Libra). Ever since the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Libra, on March 25th, deeply buried patterns around our relationships and power dynamics have been coming to the surface.
With the South Node in Libra urging us to let go of people-pleasing and over-compromising behaviour and the North Node in Aries, pushing us towards greater autonomy and authenticity, this is a period that is taking us into slightly uncomfortable but empowering territory.
As we explore ourselves through our projections and interactions with other people, we need to stay as objective and curious as possible.
CHIRON IN ARIES – A DOWNLOAD OF HEALING
Eclipse season is always a profound time for healing and inner work. But this is massively amplified by an exact conjunct to the minute from Chiron to Monday’s turbo-powered New Moon Solar Eclipse.
Chiron, acts as a bridge between the conscious (the Sun) and the unconscious (the Moon), helping us to heal and integrate dissociated parts of ourselves.
This period of intense healing will highlight core early-life wounds, specifically around our identity and existence. In the process, we may have to face some of our deep-rooted fears around survival and powerlessness. But over the coming months Chiron, the shaman of the skies, will be supporting us on our journey back to wholeness, offering us a chance to heal and reclaim our sense of self.
MARS AND SATURN IN PISCES
Mars the ruler of this eclipse, in the compassionate sign of Pisces, can aid our healing and release. Yet, Pisces’ escapist tendencies might tempt us to shy away from confronting our wounds. With Mars in a tight conjunction with Saturn, the planet of duty and responsibility, avoidance isn’t an option. If we try to run away we’ll crash into Saturn! The good news is, if we feel the fear (Saturn) and do it anyway (Mars) and take responsibility (Saturn) for our actions (Mars) we can achieve tangible and long-lasting results (Saturn)!
A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
The world is at a turning point. We have 64 elections taking place across the world this year and there is a feeling in the air that anything could happen.
The urgent message from the cosmos is that we have to find a balance between Mars-ruled Aries, and Venus-ruled Libra, also known as the axis of war and peace.
Mars and Saturn together in the egoless sign of Pisces demand that testosterone-fuelled leaders find a way of tempering their egos. If they don’t, they face serious karmic consequences.
MERCURY RETROGRADE IN ARIES – A TIME FOR REFLECTION
1st – 25th April
The energy of Aries is fast, passionate, and impatient. With five planetary bodies currently hanging out in the sign, we may be feeling the urge to charge full steam ahead all guns blazing.
But whilst Mercury, the planet of communication, retrogrades in impulsive Aries we are being advised to move at a slower and more intentional pace. The more time that we and the leaders of our world spend considering and weighing up our options, the better resourced we will be going forward.
Saturn and Mars in Pisces also symbolise a block to selfish and hasty action. It does make me wonder if this new cycle we are moving into could result in a cease (Saturn), fire(Mars). Retrograde Mercury certainly supports that idea.
Overall, things will become much clearer in May, post the eclipse season, and when Mercury resumes direct motion.
URANUS CONJUNCT JUPITER – UNPRECEDENTED CHANGE
Last, but certainly not least we need to talk about the Uranus/Jupiter conjunction which is currently building into a crescendo of exciting, unstoppable energy. This rare conjunction, which will peak on 20th April, is initiating a 14-year cycle that offers revolutionary change, huge leaps in consciousness, groundbreaking innovations, and liberation from outdated repetitive patterns. Could this be our get out of jail free card?
As exciting as it is Uranus, on its own, can be unpredictable and chaotic. But, combined with the positive energy of Jupiter, the planet of opportunities and miracles, things could change for the better.
A TIME TO BELIEVE IN MIRACLES
The Solar Eclipse combined with the power of Uranus and Jupiter and the magical and receptive energy of Saturn and Mars in Pisces is creating a fertile ground for manifestation.
The next two weeks, in particular, are a key time for co-creating with the universe and setting intentions.
Mars in Pisces reminds us that manifesting is a form of prayer and surrender. It involves making a connection to something higher than ourselves and doesn’t require willpower. Mars together with Saturn can help us consolidate our dreams and make them real.
We need to remain open to miraculous outcomes. I suggest, in all seriousness, that one of the most helpful things we can be doing right now is to pray for a miracle.
THE WAY FORWARD
The influence of this turbo-powered Solar Eclipse will continue to shape our journey for the next year and a half. If we can draw on the courageous and initiatory energy of Aries it will help us to pave the way forward and keep the momentum going, allowing us to emerge with a renewed sense of passion and purpose.
It might feel like we’ve reached the end of the road, but the opposite is true. We mustn’t give up. We’ve only just begun.