Lightweights seek shelter.  We are bookending a two eclipse period with an eclipse of the Sun at 0º Scorpio meaning the eclipse takes place at a rarified shift point right as the Sun leaves Libra and enters the feminine, power water sign of Scorpio.  Now Libra embodies its own aspect of the feminine as it’s ruled by the esthetic loving, relationship enhancing qualities of Venus – more the light feminine.  Scorpio embodies the dark feminine.  She plays in the arena of power, transformation, sexuality and self-mastery.  Scorpio is ruled by Lord of the Underworld, Pluto, so a natural propensity to reveal and release what is hidden is contained within Scorpio.  The Underworld contains the realm of death and out of a period of darkness and incubation comes rebirth.  Like the journey of a seed that lies beneath the ground gathering strength until it can utilize all of its vitality to completely and miraculously metamorphize its form and burst forth into the realm of light releasing an unimaginable thrust of power. That’s the energy we are working with here as the life-giving light of our solar system is for a few hours lost to us and shadow predominates, consciousness is allowed that window to release what is pent up, unconscious, walled off in order to realign to the truth of our planet at this moment and of who we are NOW.

The eclipse window preceded by Mercury’s retrograde and commencing with the fiery, lunar eclipse of Oct 8 has been a fast-paced, eventful, life-jarring ride for many.  We are encouraged to ‘invite the child out of the basement’.  Let that part of us walled out of the light-filled domain of the heart, be released from the fear and diminishment of the many lives and experiences we have partaken of to reach this threshold where we can now manifest our divine selves here on the physical plane.  Yes, the backlash is great, as is the support for change.  Many cling out of fear to the past, wary and resistant to letting go of what is familiar.  Don’t we all, to some extent?  Doesn’t the world reflect our need for security in the face of such an amazing leap in consciousness?  We find ourselves in a period of extraordinary transition on the edge where chaos reigns, and we must hold the paradox of ‘don’t know mind’ while mind-altering coincidence and creativity and manifestation in alignment with the dance of the divine has never been more spectacular.

Let this New Moon eclipse split you open like a ripe seed pod and sow your dreams into the underworld where they can gestate and release you into your personal power.  Scorpio says, it’s time to step up and be seen, speak your truths, share your gifts of wisdom, invite in your relationship with the invisible world, and be the master of your life from that place that is deep within your belly and right from the gonads that Scorpio rules.

Leading the Sun and the Moon at 0º Scorpio, is Pallas Athena (1º) and Venus is combust (at one with, 0º) both the Sun and Moon lending her feminine values of relationship, love and intimacy.  Athena carries a multi-faceted legacy of intuitive inspiration and creativity birthing our mental children into being, social justice and strategic planning to preserve and protect what is humanly right, and energetic self-healing skills like visualization, hypnosis, meditation, and all psychotherapies that work with the integrated body, mind, spirit levels of beingness.

Pallas Athena raises the vast fertility of the feminine womb energies to the level of creative intelligence.  So let’s call on her wisdom and courage and her powerful ally, owl, to clear our psychological basements and welcome full blown, miraculous healings of the Feminine into our lives with this powerful quadrant of Pallas, Sun, Moon, Venus in Scorpio.

Another feature of this New Moon Solar eclipse chart is the presence of 7 quintile aspects.  A quintile (72º) divides the 360º zodiac into fives the number of the Feminine, the pentagram, Venus and denotes the individual expression of creativity and talent – seeing the world from a unique, creative individual perspective.  It’s common to see one or maybe two in a chart, but SEVEN is remarkable and a heads up that there exists a high level of creativity afoot.  And, it’s the ruler of this chart and of Scorpio, Pluto, carrying great power, that is in quintile aspect to the Sun, Moon and Venus bringing tremendous support and possibilities from the Underworld, as well as Jupiter in quintile aspect to Pallas Athena, Sun and Moon contributing a broader vision and the urge to aim high where ever we see fit to bring our creativity to bear.

The North and South Nodes, those points that actually mark and create the path of eclipses, are highly charged with the presence of Mercury traveling with the North Node, point of evolutionary growth, opposing Uranus traveling with the South Node as it was at Full Moon two weeks ago.  Learning right speech, understanding how powerful our thoughts are for creating our lives, disciplining our mental habits to create love and joy for ourselves, and perceiving others as our Self in another form are all on the table to bring us into fuller conscious awareness of our divine nature.

Mercury is still retrograde until Saturday, Oct 25 when this mischievous messenger will come to a slow standstill in Libra and begin to regain its degree before retrograde – 2º Scorpio which will take until November 10th.  With Mercury opposed to Uranus, I would look for unexpected truths to present themselves, and seeing familiar situations in a whole new light that unravels a problem knot.  Mars is working harmoniously in the background with the eclipse parade and is also in quintile aspect to Mercury supporting us in all our communication and interconnecting activities.  Mars enters earthy Capricorn where it is exalted on Oct 26.  Mars is action; get ready with your list and tools to move plans forward and get things done in the physical world.

I hope Thursday afternoon will find many North Americans out viewing the partial solar eclipse.  In awareness and esteem of this watery eclipse, I urge you to whisper and sing your prayers and dreams into a basin of water and bless yourself and the world with this blessed liquid at the eclipse. Invite in and claim your right to have the life you want using Scorpio’s passion to call forth your secret longings.

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