#Lunar eclipse 2021

[juhnkit]

Motivational Music in the Morning ... #RobZombie, #ShakeYourAssSmokeYourGrass ... from the album #TheLunarInjectionKoolAidEclipseConspiracy [Official Music Video] (2021) #MMitM1

[llamaisllama777]

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO THE SUN AND MOON SHOW!

HAPPY THREE YEARS ON YOUTUBE TSAMS! 🌞🌚🌎🌜🎉🥳👏🎊🎈

Thank gosh, it's a goofy episode! I could not handle anything crazy today. Just a fun gaming video between the fam and a member extended family. I wanna say a few words on TSAMS...

I found this show back in 2021. TSAMS was not the first TSBS I ever that was actually the Glamrock Freddy and Circus Baby show!

I found that show and found it instantly hilarious! 🤣 I loved it. I loved their personalities, I loved Circus Baby's obviously crush on Glamrock Freddy, I love the crazy adventures they went on. I knew the Sun and Moon show existed, but I didn't watch cause I just didn't want to get too involved in the show. I thought, "Oh, one show is enough."

And then... This episode...

I saw the title and was like..

"Sun... has a crush on Roxanne?! Oh, I gotta see this!"

And...

I INSTANTLY FELL IN LOVE WITH THE SHOW!

Sun and Moon's dynamic, Moon's rudeness yet care for his brother, Sun's sunny personality, Sun and Moon's voices, Sun's crush on Roxanne. I. LOVED. IT. ALL!

This instantly became my favorite of all the other TSBS, and I made sure to watch every other or every episode the day they came out. Maybe I skipped a few here and there, but I made sure to rarely miss an episode.

I love the show so much. I loved Monty and Moon's friendship, Sun and Moon's brotherly moments, Eclipse, Lunar, the introduction of Earth! I saw there for the ORIGINAL Earth episode, the one with the jester looking body and not the one she has now...

(I love the body she has currently. I definitely think this was an improvement)

And while the Lunar and Earth show eventually stole the spot of my favorite TSBS from The Sun and Moon show, I still love TSAMS.

Davis and Reed, thank you for the amazing show you guys have made.

I know it may feel goofy at times but we love the goofiness, we all do.

When it's goofy, it's goofy. When it's serious, it's serious.

Davis and Reed will probably never see this, but Davis, Reed, thank for making one of my favorite shows on YouTube!

(Frankly, it's better than half the stuff on TV anymore. Yes, I'm serious.)

So, Happy Anniversary TSAMS here's to however much longer you run for!

🍾🥂🎈🌞🌚🎉🎊👏✨️

[elminx]

Note: I am updating this^^ OG post from 2021 with updated information about our upcoming eclipse cycle (September-October 2025).

We are fast approaching eclipse season and I am already beginning to see the warnings show up across the witch universe. I assume that people who warn others against doing magic during the lunar and solar eclipses mean well but as a longtime astrologer AND witch, I would like to kindly disagree. Eclipse energy can seem unpredictable but also follows some very specific rules (like all lunar energy). If you know and understand these rules, you can get back to doing your normal lunar magic in no time.

To understand how to work with the lunar energy of eclipses, you simply have to combine a basic knowledge of all lunar magic cycles and some basic astrology about the lunar nodes. Don’t worry – I’ll walk you through it.

To start with, lunar energy is quite simple and well understood in the witchcraft community. The old saying “Wax on/Wane off” can be applied to her. When the moon is waxing (from the point of the new moon through the hours before the full moon), it is well aligned to cast spells where you are bringing something towards you and when the moon is waning (from the point of the full moon to the house before the new moon), it is best to cast magic where you are pushing or removing something away from you. This can be simplified as we make wishes or set intentions for growth and forward motion with the new moon and remove and banish with the full moon.

Now we add in our astrology. All eclipses are just supercharged new or full moons where the lunar event falls into alignment with the lunar nodes. The lunar nodes aren’t objects in the sky, they are imaginary points – actual representations of the places in the sky where the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth could fall into a line with one another. This line is oppositional, in the sense that it has a North Node and a South Node which are always found within opposite signs in the natal horoscope chart.

Eclipses always come in pairs*. A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth passes in between the Sun and the Moon and a solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun. This always happens on the full moon and new moon, respectively. Because this happens near the lunar nodes, these cosmic events always include a conjunction between the Moon and either the North Node or the South Node.

This is where the complexity of eclipse magic comes into play.

Again – let’s simplify. The north and south nodes are a set of points that travels around the horoscope wheel. Energetically, they represent the tension point between where we’ve been (the South node) and where we are going (the North Node). In order to understand the energies of an upcoming eclipse, you must combine the energy of the lunar event (wax on for new moon/wax off for full moon) with the energies of whichever of the two nodes the moon will be conjunct at that time.

There are three possible options: new/new, old/old, and new/old.

I want to use the two upcoming eclipses to illustrate my point. On Tuesday, 9/17, we will experience a lunar eclipse (an eclipsed full moon) at 25° Pisces. Right now, our North Node is sitting at 06° Aries, and our South Node at 06° Libra; from this we can see that our lunar eclipse will be (widely) conjunct to the North Node. Therefore, we combine the energy of the full moon (old/waning) with the energy of the North Node (new/where we are going).

Likewise, our solar eclipse (eclipsed new moon) will occur at 10° Libra on Wednesday, 10/2. So we combine a new moon's waxing/new energy with the waning/where we’ve been energy of the South Node.

In both cases, these two lunar events will have both the energy of release and the energy of new beginnings at the same time. This is, I believe, the signature that has led many a witch to call eclipse energy “unpredictable” because if you are not accounting for both the push energy of the new and the pull energy of the old, you could easily get caught in a weird magic sandwich somewhere in the middle. We’re not those people though – we are empowered, well-informed witches!

The best way to harness eclipse energy, then, is to make sure that you have accounted both for the lunar energy and the nodal energy within your spell. See also: banishing an old love to make space for the new, or doing a ritual to remove something that is holding you back from pursuing your current goals. Just makes sure that you are working on both the bringing in and the letting go. You could include double action candles to represent both the push and the pull or have a part of the ritual dedicated to each aspect. That part is all you.

In this way, I believe that eclipses may be the best days of the year to perform big magic workings because, it seems to me, that all great endeavors involve both sides of the energetic coin in some fashion or another.

*occasionally threes **all dates/times in EST

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[echologname]

TSBS Characters' "Birthdays"

Sun & Moon - January 9, 2022

Not when they were created (which would be closer to game canon possibly in 2015/2016) but it's when they were introduced into the TSBS universe in this video: https://youtu.be/yGtUE1iM61s?feature=shared

They're still together in this episode, so it's BEFORE they canonically split on July 15. But the show starts later this year on March 24, 2022, and they're separate which is before July. I think THE July 16th is supposed to technically be '22 even though the continuity doesn't match up. In 2024, they hypothesized Evelyn had been dead for about 2 years because she's witnessed everything happening in the daycare as far back as Eclipse and Lunar taking over Sun and Moon's bodies.

Kill Code - April 15, 2023

He would have the same creation date as Sun and Moon but since it's unknown, we can celebrate when Moon died so KC could live: https://youtu.be/37ZVNKTOP_w?feature=shared

Eclipse - July 16, 2021

First Appearance: April 29, 2022 https://youtu.be/_5kZkNnojYw?feature=shared

It's likely he existed long before this video because he later trapped Sun and Moon in The Back Rooms which first appear before this came out.

I'm under the impression that it took a while after the split for him to gain his own consciousness but originally, it was implied that Eclipse was the true July 16th killer not Blood Moon. So, despite the retcon I'm going to keep his "birthday" as July 16th, just a year before the actual incident in '22.

Solar - July 16, 2018

Solar mentioned that his dimension is 3 years behind the main one.

Lunar - August 11, 2022

Despite the Fandom Wiki saying Lunar's first appearance is in the episode after this one: https://youtu.be/DlsE4JDuWH4?feature=shared right after Eclipse puts Lunar in Moon's head we hear Moon speak in a high pitched voice and call Eclipse "brother" suggesting that it was really Lunar.

Earth - December 4, 2022

The creator reveals in this episode: https://youtu.be/YGtk7BastlU?feature=shared

that Earth's been completed for about 2 months.

Jack-o-Moon - January 26, 2024

Powered on for the first time: https://youtu.be/-yQg27rWiEA?feature=shared

Dazzle - April 15

Woohoo! 8 years old! https://youtu.be/YbB0IXulJrY?feature=shared

December 30, 2024

Gotcha Day! Adopted by Sun: https://youtu.be/xlFYBOm1nqk?feature=shared

Nexus - April 19, 2023

Moon came back online after factory reset: https://youtu.be/Jx9RJfFWFQw?feature=shared

BloodMoon - July 16, 2022

https://youtu.be/NVpa0_XFodY?feature=shared

This video takes place on July 16th and Eclipse says it took him a year to create Blood Moon. Suggesting that Eclipse existed long BEFORE the split?

Solar Flare - February 6, 2023

https://youtu.be/T32I0WP9P68?feature=shared

[burichu]

Quick thoughts on the new trailer for Silent Hill f and a ramblerant

Am I even more hyped than before? Yes. But probably not for the reasons most people are. As a big fan of another survival horror franchise that's been mishandled for years, did anyone else get Fatal Frame vibes? Spoilers mentioned under cut.

This reminds me so much of the doll motif from the Fatal Frame franchise (specifically Crimson Butterfly) as well as the broken neck woman ghost

I know by the nature of *where* this new game is taking place (Japan) has a lot to do with it, Fatal Frame is entirely based on Japanese folklore and fully immerses you in it.

Silent Hill as a franchise, until recently, was kinda left to die in the dirt once Konami shifted to Pachinko. The SAME THING happened to the Fatal Frame franchise and around the same time too, about ten years ago. We haven't had a new game since 2015 and that game (Maiden of Black Water) was barely given a chance being pushed out exclusively on the Wii U (a console Nintendo considered to be a big ol' failure) and only finally released internationally and cross platform in 2021. The fourth game (Mask of the Lunar Eclipse) was also kinda fucked from the start, being a Wii exclusive and also a Japan only game until 2023! I think right now would be a great time to see a revival for Fatal Frame, done properly. If they can do it for Silent Hill, they can do it for Fatal Frame too.

Someone wrote an article calling this game a spiritual successor to Fatal Frame, and I think I agree with them.

[gay-otlc]

um. what am i hearing abt sophie being born in the future ??? (can u tell i have not read either stellarlune or unraveled 😭)

Okay so!

Keefe gets anti-hero Taylor Swift merch, meaning Unlocked has to happen sometime after October 2022

Given the duration of the series (about two and a half years since the start of book 1) and Yale admissions dates (Garwin Chang heard back from Yale a few weeks before the series began), the earliest possible date for the series to start would be December 2020 or January 2021.

However! Apparently it's a plot point that lunar eclipses occur at certain points throughout the series (Exile and Flashback, apparently. I don't actually remember this I'm taking Quil and Fin's word for it). Using the approximate starting month for book 1, we can figure out what the months are for the eclipses in Exile and Flashback. Fin looked up a lunar eclipse schedule, and the earliest time where the lunar eclipses would fall in the right months is like 2054 or smth, setting Sophie's birth year in 2040.

My actual interpretation of the timeline is that it's fantasy and the lunar eclipses in the book don't actually have to match up with the real world lunar eclipse schedule. So for the most part I'm going with late 2020/early 2021 as the start date for the series (which would mean Sophie was born in 2008, if you were wondering). But I've been talking about the 2050s timeline a lot for its comedic value

[kakiastro]

Lunar Taurus Eclipse

Date : October 28th, 2023

Hey yall! I decided to start doing important transits announcements. As you know and probably been feeling is the upcoming lunar Eclipse. Now mind we still feeling the effects from the Solar eclipse in Libra

What is in an eclipse?

-It’s when the celestial bodies, the Sun and Moon light is blocked for a short period of time.

How long do they last?

- the actual eclipse don’t last long but the energy of the eclipse last for 6 about months.

What do they mean spiritually and astrologically?

-Many astrologers and spiritualist alike believe eclipse are signatures of life changing events. Whether it’s the ending of a cycle or the beginning of a new one.

This is the last Taurus eclipse cycle that we’ll have for a while. This Taurus eclipse cycle started back November 2021 so check back on the events in your life during that time.

-for me, this is when I started my Tumblr blog, so it’s full circle that I’m making this post lol. Taurus rules my 11h of social media!

-Taurus is the 2nd sign of the zodiac. It rules over our values, self worth, finances, our physical home, our voice.

-Lunar (Moon) is our emotions, mom, immediate family, the karmic cycles in our life. Whenever the moon changes phases so do we!

This eclipse is ruled by Venus which is in its fall of Virgo. Venus isn’t comfortable in Virgo so this transit will be intense

Taurus eclipse is also opposing the Sun, Mercury and Mars which heightens the restless feelings.

So what do you need to do?

Rest, drink lots of water, listen to feel good music. Watch your words and thoughts. Journal or do voice notes if you need to get the words out of your head. Emotions will be strong so try to only watch feel good movies and shows. Release what no longer serve you.

Affirmations I personally use, now you can create your own but for beginners who need an example on where to start.

“if there’s anything or anyone blocking me from reaching my potential, then I release them with love.”

“I’m thankful for all the lessons I’ve learned in this cycle whether it was through people or through my own situations. I’m ready to start this new cycle in my life with an open mind and heart, let my new journey be one filled with love.”

“With this new journey, let it be filled with people who has genuine love, and wants the best for me and I them.”

After saying or writing these, just start living your life normally and let God/Universe/Source, whoever you believe do the rest.

Eclipse energy is tiring plus we’re still feeling the last one. So try to get as much rest as you possibly can.

[thatastrologychick1111]

Y’all ready for this last Taurus/Scorpio axis ECLIPSE?

On the 28th we’re having a partial lunar eclipse in Taurus at 5 degrees. It’s going to be most felt by fixed and cardinal signs anywhere between 25* cardinals - 15* fixed.

If you are a Leo, Taurus, Scorpio or Aquarius rising your foundations are changing. Money, safety through feeling stable through having your basic needs met, debt, living situations, what you value in life has been changing since the end of 2021. If you have been working towards your goals, you may be getting hugely rewarded with property, owning something, getting out of debt, finding and honing your purpose ! Real estate is a major topic of discussion (for these particular rising signs).

Eclipses can bring pressure. You may feel like you “need” to do something “now”! Taurus is about patience, perseverance, stability, waiting it out/sleeping on it before acting.

A story that was created back in November 2021 is coming to a close.

A new story has begun October 2023.

Aries rising - this eclipse is happening in your 2H. Self worth, self preservation, money, material goods, how you earn money is shifting.

Taurus rising - this is happening in your 1st house. You’ve been under major renovation the past 2 years. Everything has changed or just you!

Gemini rising - this is happening in your 12H. Dreams, escapism, spiritual well being, the unconscious mind is shifting.

Cancer rising - this is happening in the 11H. Groups, social status, social power, social long distance interactions are shifting.

Leo rising - this is happening in your 10H. Career, success, dreams of who you want to become, traditions and family is shifting.

Virgo rising - this is happening in your 9H. Belief systems, over seas travel, ideologies, publishing, spiritual matters, morals are shifting.

Libra rising- this is happening in your 8H. Hidden truths, intimacy, loss or gains of inheritance, taboo’s are shifting.

Scorpio rising - this is happening in your 7H. Partnerships, contract, social agreements, marriage and business are shifting.

Sagittarius rising - this is happening in your 6H. Plans, daily habits/routines, overall health, mentors and pets are shifting.

Capricorn rising - this is happening in your 5H. Self expression, children, love affairs, creative endeavors are shifting.

Aquarius rising- this is happening in your 4H. Home, mother, safety, our own mothering, essential security is shifting.

Pisces rising - this is happening in your 3H. Neighbors/neighbor hood, siblings, family, communication, learning in some capacity, vehicles, ways of travel is shifting.

[juhnkit]

Motivational Music in the Morning ... #RobZombie, #ShakeYourAssSmokeYourGrass ... from the album #TheLunarInjectionKoolAidEclipseConspiracy [Official Music Video] (2021) #MMitM1

[ao3feed-piltovers-finest]

nothing is different, we've been here before

by hellboy

The full moon following a werewolf child's first birthday brings with it the potential for transformation. It so happens that Vi and Caitlyn's daughter's first full moon falls on a blue moon, and a lunar eclipse.

Surely, nothing strange will result.

 The final (!) installment of my Loose Fantasy AU, in which a moderate amount of world building actually occurs.

Words: 41771, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 4 of Loose Fantasy AU

Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/F

Characters: Caitlyn (League of Legends), Vi (League of Legends), Jinx (League of Legends), Vander (League of Legends), Tobias Kiramman, Ekko (League of Legends), Claggor (Arcane: League of Legends), Mylo (Arcane: League of Legends), Sevika (Arcane: League of Legends), Silco (Arcane: League of Legends)

Relationships: Caitlyn/Vi (League of Legends)

Additional Tags: Marathon Sex, Unrealistic Sex, Anal Sex, Overstimulation, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, original child character - Freeform, Psychic Bond, Magic, Trans Vi (League of Legends), Werewolves, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse

Read on A03. from AO3 works tagged ‘Caitlyn/Vi (League of Legends)’

[inkindofmagic]

What I did during the full moon lunar eclipse in Taurus 🌕🐂🕯️

disclaimer: I'm not a professional anything but today I did a full moon "ritual" and I wanted to share it! Hope you'll enjoy it and hopefully be inspired~

So this full moon lunar eclipse in Taurus is all about releasing, letting go of what no longer serves us. It's closing a big chapter started November 2021 and even though we may feel tired, even exhausted, we should take a moment for ourselves and take a deep breath. What I did wasn't properly a ritual, it was a series of actions done with intention (okay, perhaps it was, indeed, a sort of ritual)

I started by lighting a candle and put it near my bathtub

I filled the bathtub and used a bath bomb that I bought exactly for this event

I took a moment to enjoy the water, closed my eyes and rested in silence feeling my body

After that, I started taking my energy back. I've spent a lot of energy for people who didn't deserve it, so I said this, out loud, multiple times:

I lovingly and peacefully call all of my power back to me now

As I was saying that, I was visualizing all the energy in the form of a white light coming from them to me and entering my body once again.

I did it for as much time as I felt, until it was right for me. Then I started letting go. Similarly to the situation aforementioned, I was spending a lot of energies for the wrong people and, even if it may feel hard to do and sad, it is right to do the best thing for us and let go. So I started saying:

I accept what enriches me and I let go of what no longer serves me.

I was saying that taking deep breaths and letting stuff go as I exhaled and accepting while inhaling.

After that I started washing myself, as I did, I focalized with what I was saying and I also began to talk to the universe. I said how grateful I was for all the blessings it was providing me, and that as I washed myself I was reborn. Just like a snake, I was letting go of my old skin and mind, I was accepting to become my desired version of myself and I was so happy for everything the universe did to me, because I was able to be present in that exact moment. I was able to thank it and to accept all the blessings it is about to give me. I thanked it for always rooting for me and making everything fall into place just the way I want and it is supposed to be.

I then started to empty the bathtub, I continued talking throughout this process and I didn't leave the tub yet, I waited for the water to be all gone, with all the stuff I had released with it.

Once I was done I dried myself up and I did a thing that was mind-blowing for me: I cut my nails. I know it's nothing special, but it is something so simple that can become so meaningful if done with intention. I cut them visualizing everything I needed to let go and I was happy after I saw my nails pretty and without any superfluous emotions in them (as I was writing it I thought it could be something like "hair holds memory", why shouldn't nails? Of course it's a shorter amount of time but it's still time)

And that's about it, it was so good I had to share it right away, for closing my morning I will also do a special tarot reading and then I'll have a nutritious breakfast.

Hope this post reaches you and brings you some inspiration! Fair Winds~ 🧿

@inkindofmagic

[virgilisspidey]

Rexe and Ray, the Anarchy Twins

This is a redraw of an art I made in 2021. These two are like, a shared sort of oc of me and my friend because we shipped both our ocs together and made these guys!!

Old art and art process under the cut

Old art from 2021:

This was made with a base. I wasn't that good at art yet back then. Of course I now know how to use the base as references instead of drawing over them so this redraw makes me so proud of myself.

Little changes I made and facts about the characters:

Rexe is pronounced as Reese.

I gave them one mole each under their eye since I also added moles on their mother's face on her dnd redesign (using her as a dnd character)

Rexe got the purple hair from their mother (Ina) and Ray got the black hair from their father (Reynel). Both of them inherited the purple eyes from both parents, however, it isn't noticeable with their mother since she was born blind, her eyes appear gray.

I changed Rexe's moon pendant to look more like a lunar eclipse while alsp giving Ray piercings and a dangling earing with a solar eclipse. If you put their pendants together it completes each other.

Tried to make their side bangs look more like their mother's.

The issue with that is that Ray's piercings would be covered, a friend (hue) told me to tuck it behind the hair so I gave him little hair clips.

Removed that silly suns on Rau's hoodie.

Gave them more melanin. Ina's genes are stronger. Their dad is pale af.

Might actually make a new design for their dad, my friend's oc, to complete the family.

[ms-m-astrologer]

Welcome to the Shadow of the Eclipse

October 4-31, 2023

Some introductory notes

The “shadow of the eclipse” is a time period lasting from 10 days before the first eclipse, to three days after the final eclipse. It is recommended not to start anything new, or schedule anything important, during these days - as usual I refer everyone to the 1981 wedding of Lady Diana Spencer to the Prince of Wales, as an example.

Of course we live in a place/time which scoffs at letting astrology help with the timing of events - therefore don’t lose hope if something falls unavoidably within the eclipse shadow. Just be prepared.

I wanted to take a more thorough approach to delineation, this time. I hope it’s helpful.

South Node Solar Eclipse

A solar eclipse happens when the New Moon lies close (in the Zodiac) to either the North Lunar Node, or to the South one. It occurred to me to do a little research on whether which Node is involved, makes any difference - and yes, it does.

Astrologers call the South Node “the dragon’s tail” - Steven Forrest calls the South Node, “the dragon’s butt” - because here we are “pooping out” what we don’t need and can’t use. (One person’s poop, however, is another person’s fertilizer.)

Eclipses conjunct the South Lunar Node, like the October 14 one, have an outflowing (outpooping?) of energy. They tend to feature external events which we have to “rise up to.”

If you’d like to note how these have affected you in the past (always a good idea to check “what happened last time”), here is a list of the previous South Node solar eclipses in this century:

December 14, 2001, 22°56’ Sagittarius

December 4, 2002, 11°58’ Sagittarius

November 23, 2003, 1°14’ Sagittarius

October 14, 2004, 21°06’ Libra

October 3, 2005, 10°19’ Libra

September 22, 2006, 29°20’ Virgo

September 11, 2007, 18°25’ Virgo

August 1, 2008, 9°32’ Leo

July 22, 2009, 29°27’ Cancer

July 11, 2010, 19°24’ Cancer

June 1, 2011, 11°02’ Gemini

July 1, 2011, 9°12’ Cancer

May 20, 2012, 0°21’ Gemini

May 10, 2013, 19°31’ Taurus

April 29, 2014, 8°52’ Taurus

March 20, 2015, 29°27’ Pisces

March 9, 2016, 18°56’ Pisces

February 26, 2017, 8°12’ Pisces

February 15, 2018, 27°08’ Aquarius

January 6, 2019, 15°25’ Capricorn

December 26, 2019, 4°07’ Capricorn

December 14, 2020, 23°08’ Sagittarius

December 4, 2021, 12°22’ Sagittarius

October 25, 2022, 2°00’ Scorpio

October 14, 2023, 21°08’ Libra

Going down that list was a very uncomfortable trip down memory lane for me. When those South Node eclipses affected me, it was generally a harbinger of some difficult “external event” which I had little to no control over - which is not the same thing as saying “it wasn’t my fault.” I brought some of it on myself due to bad decisions. Some karma chickens coming home to roost, in other words. Not all of them were dire, though. One in particular gave me something of a respite from what had been happening in my life - it was conjunct my natal 12th House cusp.

Saros Series “7 South”

This eclipse is part of Saros Series “7 South.” Bernadette Brady writes,

The individual experiencing this series will find that huge obstacles will suddenly and easily clear or, on the negative side, a pending potential crisis will suddenly manifest and move through his or her life very rapidly. Either way the individual will feel that everything is moving at great speed. (The Eagle and the Lark)

Previous Saros “7 South” eclipses in Ms M’s lifetime:

September 11, 1969, 18°53’ Virgo

September 23, 1987, 29°34’ Virgo

October 3, 2005, 10°19’ Libra

Not quite as depressing for me personally.

Whatever Shall We Do?

1) Determine which of your natal houses this eclipse falls in.

2) Determine whether the eclipse makes an aspect to anything in your chart. Use a 1° orb. In my case, the conjunctions, squares, sesquiquads (135°), inconjuncts, and oppositions made the most obvious impacts.

3) If there is a close aspect to a planet, check to see which house(s) that planet rules. One South Node eclipse was conjunct the ruler of my natal 4th House, and I moved three months later.

4) Avoid strenuously negative thoughts. If you put a lot of energy into anticipating that something is going to be horrible and painful and disastrous, well, guess what - that’s exactly what’s going to happen. If you catch yourself falling into a panic, try to refocus the energy into “the best possible outcome.”

[naturalswimmingspirit]

laurmeyer

Taurus Lunar Eclipse // film by @tylerwouldgo Here’s to the final chapter of the Taurus + Scorpio eclipse saga that began in 2021. The final farewell ~ to all the lessons and growth that have taken place the past two years, I thank you. If you have placements in Taurus & Scorpio, the eclipse tomorrow directly affects you, although I’m sure you may have felt many emotions brewing this past month. May you finally eclipse out what no longer serves you in this lifetime in order to align with what truly serves you and your Spirit. May our sadness and sorrow during such heavy times bring us renewal and hope for brighter days.

[saturniandevil]

November 2023 Important Dates

AKA my notes on The Astrology Podcast's November Forecast, hosted by Chris Brennan and Austin Coppock. Recap of last month is extensive and has been moved to the end of the post.

We're going into this month right off the back of a lunar eclipse, which astrologically sets the tone for November.

October 28th Lunar eclipse:

The Moon at 05Taurus opposes Jupiter at 05Scorpio, while Mercury (10♏) is conjunct Mars (11♏), opposing Jupiter (11♉). This is the last of a series of eclipses on the Taurus/Scorpio axis over the past 2 years. Thus this signals the culmination of a series of events and end of a chapter in people's lives. Austin describes it as an epilogue--one last thing that modifies what came after it--as the nodes have already moved on to Aries/Libra. Chris brings up how Taurus lunar eclipses have coincided with high-profile cryptocurrency crashes (Lunacoin in 2021, FTX last year), and Austin points out the FTX CEO's upcoming trial and sentencing. Taurus signifies both currency and food; the spike in cost of basic necessities worldwide is part of this story. Eclipses are the end of one era and the beginning of another: "the king is dead, long live the new king!" This has played out literally with UK monarchs in the 20th century. The Scorpio-Taurus eclipses have also occurred with increased labor actions. We'd like to think Jupiter's presence on this eclipse is an ameliorating factor, but the December 2019 eclipse "ruined" Jupiter's chances of helping us (Austin's words), so don't count on it.

Mars opposite Jupiter is tension between war and peace, both in our personal lives and world events generally. Even when these planets work together, Jupiter enables Mars's combativeness. Formicus writes in that in martial pursuits, Mars aspecting Jupiter indicates full legal and social support for aggression.

November 4th - Saturn stations Direct in Pisces This will intensify Saturn's significations in Pisces. Saturn entered Pisces earlier this year with nautical disasters, and with Mars in a water sign as well Austin advises us to keep our eyes on the seas. Saturn in Pisces also connotes poisons in the water and sources of water drying up. If there is water, it's not of the right type or amount for sustaining life. In nativities, this station signals the final Saturn return for those born under Saturn in late degrees of Aquarius (Chris suggests an orb of 3°).

Just before Saturn stations, Venus opposes Neptune on the 3rd; soon after Mercury opposes Uranus, with Venus trining Pluto on the 6th. Venus may want to bring us peace, but Neptune's tendency to dissolve boundaries bodes ill for human beings. Mercury-Uranus keywords include disrupted communication and jarring messages. This all happens after Jupiter in Taurus opposes the Sun in Scorpio on the 2nd, shining a light on a lack of basic necessities.

November 8th - Venus enters Libra The Moon enters Libra soon after Venus, activating the ingress and bringing us a good day in the bad week. Domicile Venus will have the strength to help balance us. After Mars's trampled through the Scales, she can help us balance and cool off, especially with the South Node copresent. She sextiles Mercury around the 15th as well, easing communication and bringing harmony to previously polarized talks.

November 10th - Mercury enters Sagittarius Though he initially confronts Saturn, Mercury approaches a sextile to Venus, definitively ending his copresence with Mars. Though Mercury is in detriment, he's optimistic, especially in the first decan of Sagittarius, which he rules. Mercury runs into a barrier wall with Saturn, his optimism immediately quashed, but after changing direction is able to bring some small victories. While the greater structure must be endured, we can do a few things to make the situation better.

November 11th - Mars opposite Uranus The Sun opposes Uranus around the same time, with the Moon following soon after.

November 13th - New Moon in Scorpio

Usually we expect relief with the first New Moon after an eclipse, but with a Sun-Moon-Mars conjunction opposite Uranus, things are gonna be intense. Mars-Uranus is an especially explosive contact, and an opposition is the most tense aspect. Calls for freedom are intense and combative. However, once the faster planets pass this Uranus opposition, we'll have seen the last unexpected stick of dynamite. The upcoming Mars-Sun conjunction is far from calm, but it is expected.

November 18th - Sun conjunct Mars in Scorpio (cazimi) This happens opposite Uranus, trine Neptune, and sextile Pluto. As with other planets, this is a renewal of Mars's 2-year cycle, resetting the paradigm for Mars matters. Mars has his domicile in Scorpio, bringing intense tenacity, even if we may not want it. Distressingly, Chris has found this aspect to historically coincide with shootings and bombings. Austin has identified engineering developments, water-based natural disasters, and setting a new direction/paradigm in ongoing conflicts (though not new wars starting).

Mars cazimis in Scorpio don't happen that often; this is the first one in 32 years (the preceding was 32 years before the most recent, and the next one out was ~60 years before its successor). Hot-headedness, special forces (especially in Scorpio), and ambition or daring are some keywords. To quote a song by Sun-Mars conjunction native Nelly, "it's getting hot in here, so"...put on your blast-proof gear. Other Sun-Mars natives include Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine, politician Robert F. Kennedy, and controversial investigative journalist Nancy Grace. This is a very powerful reset with Mars in domicile, and in a fixed sign. It has the most staying power and determination.

November 22nd/23rd - Sun enters Sagittarius

November 23rd/24th - Mars enters Sagittarius Soon after he squares Saturn. He's also under the beams of the Sun (invisible) from the cazimi well into December, and takes longer than any other planet to emerge from beneath the rays. Thus the meanings of Mars's journey through the underworld won't be apparent all at once.

November 25th - Mars square Saturn Something that normally happens quickly hits a wall and has to slow down suddenly--this aspect aligned with COVID lockdowns and the discoveries of new variants. The theme of this month: there will be some initial attempts to speed ahead, but we'll run into insurmountable obstacles we have to accept. Mars square Saturn is still fully operative when we encounter our next lunation of the month.

November 27th - Full Moon in Gemini

Still close to the Sun, Mars (02♐) opposes the Moon (04♊), forming a T-square with Saturn (00♓). Additionally, the Moon's ruler Mercury (24♐) squares Neptune (24♓) exactly, bringing muddled communication or even outright deception. Thus Mercury, the Moon's ruler, is not much help to her. Neptune doesn't bring hostility and bad news to Mercury like Mars did, but makes it difficult to see clearly. Think of a goldfish's (purportedly) short memory. Full Moon in Gemini wants to go fast, but Mercury-Neptune confuses the direction. Overall this is a rather difficult lunation.

November 30th - Auspicious election for the month (not pictured)

Around 1-2AM local time, with the Ascendant around 6° of Libra, giving you Venus in the first house in a night chart (a very potent place for her). Note that the South Node is conjunct Venus (though Spica nearby affirms our aspirations). The Moon is domicile in Cancer in the 10th house, separating from a sextile to Jupiter (07♉) and applying to a square with Venus (24♎). This gives us two very strong rulers in the first and tenth houses, good for aesthetic situations and public image. With Saturn in the 6th house, it's not recommended for matters involving people you employ or matters of illness. This election takes advantage of our domicile benefic Venus, and is at the end of the month to give as much distance as we can from the difficult Mars & outer planet configurations.

October Recap: There were 4 major earthquakes in Afghanistan, 2 of which coincided with the Mars-Pluto square on Oct. 7th, and the next two on the 11th and 15th clustered around the solar eclipse in Libra; the WHO estimates 100,000 people need humanitarian aid.

In the US, a shop that offered Tarot readings in Pennsylvania was threatened by police, citing anti-fortune-telling laws. There are quite a few similar laws still on the books across the country that are rarely enforced...until they are. 20 years ago, metaphysical bookshops were being raided by police, with their lawyers citing freedom of speech and religion to exonerate them. As Saturn approaches Neptune in Pisces and Neptune prepares to exit the sign, we can expect a backlash against astrology. No rising tide lasts forever; what's it going to look like when this tide breaks? Austin advises viewers to be careful how they represent the craft and not to take for granted that we can talk openly about it right now. Chris urges astrology organizations to prepare for litigation and pushback from skeptics and religious crowds alike.

The Pluto, Mars, and South Node activity last month heralded difficulty or conflict, which we've seen most prominently with the warfare in Palestine and Israel. Eclipses feature heavily in this history. The timing of recent major events has aligned strongly with the Mars & Pluto movements: Mars squared Pluto exactly on the 7th-9th, Pluto stationed on the 10th, Mars entered Scorpio on the 12th, and there was a solar eclipse in Libra on the 14th. (A/N: After this episode was recorded, the second (lunar) eclipse occurred today, October 28th, with the blackout and ground invasion in Gaza). Our hosts had stayed metaphorical last month in predicting asymmetric conflicts or excessive strength with Mars-Pluto last month, and in Indian astrology Mars-Ketu (SN) conjunctions indicate one who acts as if possessed by rage, which is how even supporters have characterized Netanyahu's actions.

Going into more detail on this:

The chart of Israel's founding has 25 Libra rising, the degree Mars was transiting on the 7th when Hamas launched their surprise attack; Mars was also square the Midheaven, while Pluto was directly on the IC and thus opposing the MC, all of which was activated by the Moon's transit on Oct. 7th--the Moon triggers that which is waiting to happen. Venus was also at 28Leo, the degree at which she stationed this summer, conjunct Israel's Mars. Eclipses like the pair in October have always coincided with defining new borders for Israel, which was founded shortly after a Taurus solar eclipse (same as today's, Oct. 28th). Israeli PM Netanyahu was born under a total solar eclipse in Libra as well. If we take December 10, 1987 as the founding date for Hamas, whose military arm led the October 7th attack, it was founded under a Pluto-Mars conjunction in Scorpio and a Saturn-Uranus conjunction (orb 1°) in Sagittarius.

More generally, many nations founded soon after WWII with Saturn in Leo (malefic in a sign of ruling or sovereignty) have had major disputes over where the border lines have been drawn. 2025 brings a Uranus return for both Israel and the US, close allies.

Chris was also looking at the astrology of different peace attempts, and found that while the Oslo accords were discussed under Saturn in Aquarius, the Peace Prize for it was given out during Saturn in Pisces, (where Saturn is now) with rx Venus conjunct Jupiter & the North Node (a nodal opposition to Israel's founding chart). However, Rabin (Israel's PM who signed the accords) was assassinated during an eclipse the following year. Eclipses occur in the same sign every 19 years, and in 2004 Israel began invading and settling northern Gaza. With the advent of smartphones and Jupiter-Saturn conjunctions moving from earth to air signs (200-year cycle), there may be some small hope that the fighting won't be as prolonged and ugly as it has been in the past. Unfortunately, November's astrology does not bode well for peace.

More on the Moon triggering configurations into action: aside from Oct. 7th, when her opposition to Pluto/square to Mars triggered that configuration with the initial Hamas attack, during the hospital bombing on the 28th she squared Saturn from 28Scorpio. More positively, on the 20th Hamas released two hostages when the Moon (♑) approached a grand trine with Venus (11-12♍) and Jupiter (12♉), and Israel let in 20 aid trucks on the 21st when this aspect went exact. Positive aspects in the midst of difficult configurations indicate a glimmer of hope.