Eclipses and You

On New Year’s Eve, we experienced the last Eclipse of 2009! The Eclipse was at 10 Cancer and opposed a ton of planets in Capricorn. A lunar eclipse involves an opposition between the Sun and the Moon in the heavens, and reflects a period of time to begin resolving and wrapping up the issues of the houses it lands in. For example, if the Eclipse lands in your 7th house of relationships then wrapping up matters involving relationships and partnerships is an area you can take proactive action in. Full Moon’s bring us closure!

Step 1: Get out a candle (any candle) and anoint it with your favorite oil. I use a banishing oil to remove negative influences or resolve situations that are no longer beneficial to me. On a piece of paper write your name down three times. Ask yourself the following question: What do you need to resolve in your life? This could be in any of the significant areas of your life (love, career problems, financial difficulties)

Since this full Moon eclipse is in the sign of Cancer, issues surrounding safety, emotional security, and the need to be nurtured are highlighted.

Step 2: On the same piece of paper, write down the answers to the following question: How do you feel secure, safe, and nurtured?

The Cancer Full Moon opposes a stellium (3 of more planets in a sign) in Capricorn. Capricorn energy is about slow progress, goals, and build accomplishments through reputation, hard work, and great discipline.

Step 3: Where have I focused wasteful energy that prevents my goals from being achieved? If this area is hard for you, then you might want to use a 3-card tarot spread to discover where you have channeled your energy that is actually preventing you from reaching your goals.

With this Eclipse, there is the tendency to get caught up in our accomplishments rather than listening to our inner voice that needs nurturing and inner soul food. Since this Eclipse is a Full Moon eclipse and a natural opposition, then the universe is instructing us to bring balance into our lives. How do we bring balance to our ambitions and our need for self care and nourishment? How do we equally go for the gold and take care of ourselves at the same time.

Step 4: Fold the paper up and place it under your pillow until the Full Moon. Placing something under our pillow can bring information through our dreams that gives us insight into our difficulties. Dreams act as conduits of information from the unconscious to the conscious mind.

For a more detailed understanding of the Full, New, and Eclipse Moon’s you can listen to my latest show with guest host astrologer Dena DeCastro. She explains how we can use these energies by placing them in our natal charts.