After the Eclipse


We are still in the energy field of Monday's spectacular solar eclipse. Can  you still feel it? Did you feel it/see it?  I did (80%) and it was magnificent.  As the Moon began to block the light of the Sun - the air cooled, the light was diffused - and there were magical shadows on the ground - little mini eclipse shadows.


What an intense week!  The larger effect will ripple out for up to two years - but there is apparently a more immediate sphere of influence  - for 9 days before the eclipse - and nine days after- when we can direct the energy with focused intention. Before the eclipse we were in release mode  - and  afterwards - (according to a shaman I listened to on Planet Waves FM) we bring in new energy as we set our intentions. Every New Moon represents a reset button - and a Solar eclipse is basically a New Moon on steroids! There are still a couple of days left to focus on what you want to see shift in your life (till Wed Aug 30th).

The Sun - now in Virgo- sign of service and health and paying close attention to details - has joined with  Mercury over the weekend. Have you had the urge to organize and clean? (I have - my fridge is now sparkling clean). Virgo is nothing if not fastidious.  The Sun and Mercury together in Virgo,  call us to really focus in on fine tuning whatever insights or revelations we had over the last week or so. When Mercury is retrograde we turn our thoughts and attention inward - and given the immensity of 'stuff' coming to the surface right now - it a good time to reflect, journal, go for a walk  or sit very very still - to ponder all the feelings and issues that have been stirred up .


Whatever has been 'in your face' this past week or two - is what is ready to be released/transformed - and there is an opportunity for a majour shift in awareness around those issues.   That means the very difficulties you are facing contain many gifts for you - as you let go and allow the transformation to occur -  the pain will become your gain - and you will be the recipient of a new perspective -  or new energy - or new circumstances.

Jupiter says: Ask and you shall receive!

The caveat is: We must let something go...  (there is always a catch lol) to make room for this powerful new energy. So many people have expressed feeling  an increased intensity over these last few weeks, as core issues rose to the surface. Things should start to settle down now (whew) , but  its not finished - its just going underground  to work on a deeper level. Keep working through what is poking at you - if you continue scratch away at it -  you might uncover some rare gold (its called the gold in the shadow) lying beneath the surface.


That shiny person underneath all the muck and dust is You!

Many key world events can be traced back to significant eclipses,  and as I've mentioned before (see last two posts) - this eclipse is very  strongly linked to the chart of the United States  - not only because it is the only country where the eclipse was seen in totality - but also due to it being exactly opposite America's Moon in Aquarius (Revolution, Freedom) as well as exactly on Trump`s  rising  sign. Far reaching changes are no doubt already occurring  that will direct the course of history in new and unfathomable ways.  It might be difficult to zero on a particular event - there are so many to choose from - admidst the ongoing  upheaval and confusion of these crazy times. It is impossible to  say whether things will become better or worse  (in the case of American  politic - could they get any worse?) but something is being amplified and expanded (and possibly ended)  to make way for a quantum shift. It will be interesting to see what occurs over the next few months - there is no doubt something very significant is in process. 


Meanwhile - for the rest of us mere mortals - Mercury is now reversing back through the sign of Virgo, and will cross back into Leo in a week or so. Virgo is a meticulous sign that wants us to examine every detail of any plan or communication we are working on or toward. As the trickster planet prepares to turn around on Sept 5th -  it will stop dead in its tracks exactly on the eclipse point.  Besides the usual chaos and confusion that Mercury Retrograde stirs up,  there may be some kind of revelation or hidden information coming to light as Mercury changes direction. That information will likely pertain to decisions or shifts that occurred on or around the eclipse.  That should be interesting! Add to all that Neptune's influence - and it is not an overstatement to say that we must all be very careful about what we say,  what we sign and what we think we hear. Looks like things are about to get interesting.

Watch your dreams - tune into your inner vision. Moments of inspiration and  future possibilities may come in flashes of insight.  Expect the unexpected.

There is a Full Moon the very next day (Sept 6th) which will bring to fruition the energy and intentions of the Solar Eclipse ( a New Moon).  By then we should be getting a glimpse or a sense of what has shifted or is shifting,  and be able to take tentative steps (or even giants leaps) in the new direction.

The influence of Neptune and Chiron - at the Sept 6 Full Moon in Pisces - will offer deep healing  around whatever you had to let go of, and  bring a clearing away of the doubts and confusion. Or - if you have been deluding yourself about something-  or clinging to the past -  prepare to be corrected.

If the eclipse landed on a key planet or area of your chart - and things have gone all pear shaped - know that whatever you're grappling with, whatever issues are on fire right now - shows that you are in the midst of something life changing. The area /issues you are feeling so much pressure about now -  the doubts, the fears - contain the key to your future .
*The following chart shows  the houses so you can see what area the eclipse landed in your chart -  or get a complete detailed reading  to fully understand the implications of this rare and powerful event. (aurumastrology@gmail.com )

So - for example -  if you are an Aries Rising then that Sign is House no 1- then Taurus is no 2 and so on. You can make a chart for free at astro.com) Whatever sign is your rising sign is the first house.  Natal planets in the houses describe how you work with that particular energy, and the current transits (planets in the sly) will activate these areas as they pass over them. So for example - Leo (eclipse) in this chart is the 5th house - and if you have a planet there it willbe super charged - showing some kind of new way energy coming in around your children, your creativity, or your ability to have fun. That could be a new child arriving - a new way of understanding your own childhood, releasing old blockages around being able to have fun, new creative ideas pouring in etc. The whole chart has to be considered - but this gives you a basic  idea of how it works.




If you are feeling a bit of pressure  -  remember this moment is setting the stage for a glorious awakening - (Leo is where we shine) - a chance to  shine our light into the world. And as far as what you've had to let go of  - it was something that needed letting go of. You cannot lose what is truly  yours.
So - to conclude this very long post  -  if  you have been on the edge of some kind of change or choice or shift in direction - go with it - trust it. Use the next few days to get clear about what you want - and how you want to get it, and begin to take a few bold steps into new territory.

Leo is about the heart - and about courage - yet it will also take surrender and trust to enter this new phase.  We may feel like we are being asked to leap into the unknown without fully (or even partly)  knowing where we are going, and once we do - there will be no turning back.



There's never been a better time to take that leap -  and chances are excellent  that you will end up exactly where you need to be. It is time to accept your divine and glorious destiny.

You know you want to!



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