Using the Energy of the Eclipse: a Personal Reflection

These reflections are part-science, part-psychic interpretation, and come on the heels of an intense Lunar Eclipse on Friday 2/10/17. An eclipse triggers for me such a sense of awe; our ancestors, all animals, other creatures inhabiting the earth, all have experienced these celestial events. They occur outside of our control and portend coming changes. In feeling this eclipse coming, I slowed down, even in the midst of expression in the conventional work world. In my mind's eye, where Psychic Sense is present, I could feel/sense/hear/see some kind of invisible gears coming to a stop, slowing down, getting ready to change direction. As is typical with an eclipse, for me and likely for others, it feels like the veil between the worlds becomes thin. I often see/sense things that I cannot explain or describe.

During this eclipse, I was given the image of an empty cylinder, much like a paper towel roll: one end represents the Sun during the eclipse, in this case at 22'Aquarius. Through this temporary portal, it is possible for Help and Light to come in to the planet to help with our healing. At the other end of the roll, the Moon at 22' Leo, darkness, a void where negative energies can be drawn out. I felt these two portals begin to open during the eclipse time, and stayed in prayer that the negative energies would leave the planet, for this is a time of letting go. It feels as if humans are offered the opportunity to let go of negative emotions, memories, events that are lodged in the field and the psyche. The trick is not to get caught up in them as they pass through. They may take form. They may have sound. They may not want to leave, either due to their own desires or our attachments. It is okay to just...let...go. Trust that the Light is doing it's work. It is Enough. You are enough.

Now, for the science. From what I have gather from some other astrologers, including Rick Levine, this Lunar position of 22' Leo is indicative of a time of reflection as to what we are giving out versus what we are receiving back. Self-care. Fill your own cup first. There may be many out there reading this column that are in the process of weighing what they are giving out in a relationship, friendship, partnership, and what they are receiving back, and making a calculation of sorts deep within. Rick Levine has said that 22'Leo is about personal love; it is contrasted against 22' Aquarius, and as he said in a recent lecture, "Aquarians love humanity but hate people." We all have Aquarius somewhere in our birth chart!

This Lunar eclipse cycle may involve some letting go, either by choice or by the hand of the Universe. It is okay to let go. Allow there to be a space without having the need to fill it. It will come. In two weeks, time, we will be visited by another eclipse, this time a solar eclipse in Pisces. The time period between eclipses is, to me, sacred and filled with magic.

May you find the magic needed to inspire you through your days and nights....Namaste.