posted January 01, 2010 12:45 PM
Unmoved posted the link to the first part of this article in another thread, but I thought it was worth posting the second part in full. Robert Wilkinson always has the most comprehensive take on the effects of major transits, and how they affect us as a whole, how we are affected as a collective. This lunar eclipse sets everything up for the Solar Eclipse on January 15th, which will be a powerful one.Long Range Eclipse Astrology - Understanding Future Effects of the Dec 31, 2009-Jan 1, 2010 Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn-Cancer Pt. 2
by Robert Wilkinson
In part 1 we explored some basics of the coming Lunar Eclipse. So what else can we expect from this New Year's Blue Full Moon Eclipse? Look for opportunity coming forth through selective social activity refining the uncultivated helping us decondition ego assumptions. Of course, there's more!
For some, tugs of war between what's familiar and what's right and responsible forcing more autonomy of action. For others, a rehearsal for greater power and/or visibility in new forms of group activity. This will precipitate the culmination of old habits and the emergence of new authority in roundabout ways, though it may take a back and forth motion before it all straightens out a few weeks down the road.
The Eclipse Sun is conjunct Venus and Pluto, and with the Moon in Cancer forms a powerful T-square with Saturn, throwing the void into the span of 4-11 degrees of Aries. Since the void of a T-square shows the problem and the solution, it clearly indicates a time to emerge from collective traps into more autonomous self-initiated activity. Other frictional aspects to the Eclipse include a Solar semisquare to Jupiter and Neptune with a Lunar sesquisquare. This will assist the breakdown of old Aquarian forms as prelude to the forming of new ones when the Sun, Venus, and Mercury conjunct Neptune in February.
Mars continues its long term semisquare to Saturn and sesquisquare to Pluto, agitating the very powerful Saturn square Pluto discussed in numerous other articles. This is definitely challenging old systems and structures that are no longer suitable to express the creative need of the times. It will ultimately lead to freedom from old social constraints as well as a measure of joy in fellowship with others who share our wisdom, heart strength, and commitment to a shared "greatness."
The Eclipse also makes a very fortuitous quintile/tredecile with Uranus in late Pisces. This should be associated with unique gifts and interactive circumstances where special qualities will come forth in perfect complementary fashion. So those with planets around 11-12 degrees of Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn, and Pisces, 23-24 degrees of Virgo and Pisces, 29-30 Aries and Libra will find the next few months extraordinarily unique in many ways that allow special gifts and qualities to come forth in some serendipitous circumstances.
Other aspects show us a Moon novile Mars, bringing forth spiritual realizations connected to these two planetary energies; Jupiter in a wide forming biquintile to Saturn, showing that if we took care of business from June to October then we'll begin reaping rewards over the next few weeks; and Mars biquintile Uranus, helping us build the interactions of our life with others in our creative sphere helping our individuality come forth in May 2010.
The joker in the deck is Mercury retrograde biseptile Saturn, showing a major turning point in our understanding of the Saturn in Libra ideal that's begun to emerge the past several weeks. Due to the RX quality, it's going to bring forth things we may not have considered before now, or offer us a look back to re-evaluate something, or show as a rehearsal period before we "take it to the streets" when Sun and Venus transit the biseptile (though the process may not complete before Mercury makes its third biseptile in late January.
The Mars-Saturn-Pluto configuration shows that anyone with planets in early Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn, or around 19-20 Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius will experience very dynamic changes. It also implies that any transit over these degree zones will activate the Eclipse effects over the next 4 months.
As has frequently happened the past few years, this Eclipse features a dramatic See Saw pattern, with 7 planets plus Chiron in an 80 degree span from 4 Capricorn to 24 Pisces in opposition to 3 planets between 11 Cancer and 5 Libra. The Full Moon creates several oppositions, and along with Mars separating from its oppositions to the Aquarius stellium, we can expect many diverse realizations over the next few weeks that will lead to separations, polarizations, and awarenesses, most of which we've already glimpsed in the past (due to the separating aspects).
The See Saw cautions us not to get marginalized or out on the periphery of things, and find a whole view to any opposition that can include both views and more. It gives an excellent ability to learn how to triangulate, as well as find ways to "draw a bigger circle" around any opposing forces that encompasses both phases of the polarization.
Saturn and the Moon are rulers of this eclipse, and are in square. This dynamic frictional relationship makes for challenges between habits and duties, the personal and professional life, the past and how we must act responsibly in the present. It will put elements of our lives in the Cancer and Capricorn areas of our charts in friction to each other.
The Moon in Cancer rules itself. Saturn, ruling the Sun and all the other planets in Capricorn and Aquarius, is in Libra. Saturn in turn is ruled by Venus in Capricorn, itself ruled by Saturn. As mentioned in other articles, this is called "Mutual Reception" and is a very powerful interlocking energy dance.
Since Venus is also square Saturn, we can expect new values and likes to emerge from however we've begun to express the new Saturn in Libra energy since October. Venus is clearly strengthened by the Sun, Pluto, and Mercury, and can help us relax into a social role that could ultimately turn out to be very enjoyable once we overcome negative or needlessly rigid expectations in relationships.
The Moon is square Saturn and opposed the stellium in Capricorn. This is a challenge to make our emotional "container" able to express the concentrated energies of the Capricorn planets. Given the span activated by the T-square, you can bet we're going to be confronted with major decisions so we can integrate our personal sensitivity with our responsibility to get a plan to live our ideal.
It's time to assert deeper, more subtle elements of our personality once we see that which we urgently feel needs to be addressed. This is an "awakening" Eclipse, where we break free of old binding systems through rehearsing actions, feelings, and thoughts that will ultimately shape the future, after a period of delay and re-evaluation.
Humor will be essential in deconditioning consciousness and ego assumptions. See the irony in situations to shape better forms of personal power. If there is a need to "surrender" somehow and conform to a situation, it will ultimately lead to a higher victory and show us how we need to mind our expectations in order to see the form of what we really want, rather than a lesser assumption based in narrow view or pessimism.
As has been the case for Eclipses the past several years, all Solar and Lunar Eclipses at this time in history feature Neptune and Pluto in septile, thus stimulating "The Grand Irrationality." More on that years-long ongoing configuration can be found at Spiritual Astrology in December 2009 and January-February 2010 part 1 - The Grand Irrationality and Forks in the Road for All Signs - An Overview and its companion article, Spiritual Astrology in December 2009 and January-February 2010 part 2 - The Grand Irrationality and When It Will Be Set Into Motion For Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, and Pisces.
In the Eclipse See Saw Jones pattern, Pluto leads the occupied pattern. This shows we must demonstrate economy of energy and embrace larger purification practices to organize how our Soul embodies its truth in practical activities. This will bring forth seeds of new experiences, new duties, and new authorship in public ways over the next 4 months as indicated by the eclipse duration.
So the primary irrational influences stem from the continued Neptune septile Pluto, combined with Jupiter and Chiron also in the Aquarius zone of the Grand Irrationality. The lack of inner planet activity in the pattern is only brief, since we have Sun, Mercury, and Venus coming on strong over the next few weeks. As these move through the Aquarius zone of the Grand Irrationality, the entire pattern will be triggered. More to come in future articles.
Since this eclipse influence only lasts through early May, you may expect significant signs and signals related to the eclipse lessons as Venus and Mercury retrograde make their conjunctions to the Capricorn Solar point in the eclipse pattern opposing the eclipse Moon. This should bring Venusian and Mercurial effects to the fore fairly quickly.
Other factors coming forth the next 4 months include chances to build our own world using adaptability and creativity, find a clearer self-expression, and centralize higher forces within us so we may add to or commit to something. We can use humor to release a lot, and so since we will see many closures over the next few months, try not to take it personally or in a negative or imbalanced manner. All endings will help us understand how we fit into the generic human condition.
All in all, a difficult but specializing eclipse. It's also a prelude to the coming powerful Solar Eclipse which will see stability, transfiguration, group recognition and formation, as well as dynamic structured productive growth. Still, since Mars is retrograde in both Eclipses, expect a slower pace than usual, with an emphasis on seeing all push-pull situations as opportunities to reprogram our own or another's unconsciousness or subconsciousness.
In Part 3 we'll explore more about the qualities of this Lunar Eclipse, which indicate that we'll definitely be going through changes that will break us loose from old structures into new ways of doing our Being, even if it stays a bit frictional the entire time. This Eclipse period is a rehearsal, a practicum, and a preliminary action helping us find a role we can enjoy playing. It's about commitment, even if it means moving to unfamiliar territory or doing unfamiliar actions, as prelude to a different ideal of living.
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