There are two types of eclipses, solar and lunar unless you count the total eclipse of the heart as the third type… 80s music fans out there, you get me. Think of eclipses as a couple where opposites attract. They always come in pairs of zodiac signs that are opposite each other and they always come in with a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse. The first eclipse season of 2024 began with a lunar eclipse on March 25th in the sign of Libra. Then, two weeks later on April 8th, we will have a solar eclipse in Aries. During this eclipse season Mercury will also be retrograde. This makes April quite a cosmic ride through the energy of eclipses and a retrograde!
Eclipses reveal areas of our life that feel shaky, ungrounded, stagnant, or buried. Secrets come out in the open. Beliefs, commitments, things, and activities that aren’t working in your life will rise to the surface. Essentially anything not meant to be, anything not serving your highest good and highest timeline are up for analysis and often don’t make the cut. They’re swept away by the cosmic waves of eclipse energy. This helps us to make space for forward motion in life.
Lunar eclipses have us looking back on our life. It’s like looking at the rearview mirror and the roads we’ve already traveled. They show us what we need to let go of and surrender to, as well as shadows that we need to work through. Solar eclipses are similar but often are associated with clearing room in our life for what’s coming. Eclipses work with our inner energy. Whatever is going on internally will reveal itself and get reflected outwardly. Eclipses bring a lot of transformation, but they work fast, kind of like ripping off a band-aid. It might sting a bit, but they help us get to the point of what we need to do with the next steps in our life.
The energy always feels more intense, because it is. Eclipses bring a dose of change and often in surprising ways. Here’s the thing to remember with eclipses, no matter what happens, you’re always where you’re meant to be by divine design. We aren’t here going through the motions for no reason. We’re here with a purpose and lessons to learn. Change is never easy. Humans are creatures of habit and it’s unpleasant to be moved out of comfort zones.
So how do we consciously get through eclipse seasons? Grab your surf board, because we ride the waves. You have to become a cosmic surfer. It’s about having perspective. When we can anticipate what’s coming and work with it, that empowers us, and empowerment eases the sting of change at least a little bit. When we understand how the energy of eclipses work in our lives then we don’t feel like a victim, but rather a co-creator, which is what you are. We can use the energy as a catalyst for self-discovery, and spiritual growth. We also know eclipses come around at least 4 times per year. That reminds me of another 80s song that goes like this, “I know nothing stays the same. But if you’re willing to play the game, it will be coming around again.”
If we hoard our pain and try to hold tight to routines, comfort zones, and not making decisions that need to be made then it’s likely the eclipse season will feel extra tough to get through. When we can stay present with the energy shifts and work with it to shift our lives then we find ourselves in alignment with more harmony in our lives. On the other side of letting go, surrendering, and making those hard choices is potential, new chapters, new adventures, new relationships, new endeavors that will spotlight your Divine expression. Eclipses really do see our true colors, and just as Cyndi Lauper sings, “our true colors are beautiful like a rainbow.” Can you tell I’m an 80s baby?
To give you a heads up about this first eclipse season it’s working on the Libra-Aries axis. That means contractual, committed relationships; marriages, business, co-ops, banking, any type of contractual relationship, and your relationship to yourself and leadership positions will get the eclipse spotlight on it for evaluation.
I’d love to support you through this current eclipse and Mercury retrograde season. Energy work can be helpful in supporting you to clear away energy, pain, stress, and beliefs that are no longer serving you. With intention and energy therapy tools like Reiki, crystals, ancestral medicine, herbs, and sound healing, we can do a lot to facilitate shifts that need to be made in your life and work along with the eclipse energy rather than against it. This can catapult you into deeper states of self-awareness and more authentic expressions of your truest self. You’ll be better aligned with harmony, balance, and your intuition while creating overall wellness in your life. To find out more about the eclipse and all the ways energy work can support your wellbeing, please reach out to Jessica Allison at starbridgeholisticcenter.com located at 1111 Orchard St, ste 111, Boise.
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