The Solar Eclipse: November 25, 2011
The New Moon on October 26th initiates (or begins to set the scene) for the solar eclipse in 02 Sag in late November. The sequence of lunations starts with the New Moon in 03 Scorpio; it advances to the First Quarter Moon in 09 Aq 55. The Full Moon occurs on November 10th in 18 Taurus 05 and the closing Quarter is on November 18th in 25 Leo 55. Stare at your chart and follow the lunations that lead up to the solar eclipse. What issues are being highlighted in your chart by those degrees? What energies, reactions and beliefs will be stressed over the next couple of weeks?
Below you find the chart for that solar eclipse in 02 Sa 37. (The “Qs” on the chart mark the two quadratures of the eclipse axis.) The chart shows no angles; you’ll need to run the chart for your location and enter those angles, expecting them to offer focal points.
Then think about the natal House in which the eclipse degree occurs If your chart is being affected by the eclipse, matters or people of those Houses are already making an impression; that impression will get stronger. You’re being asked to reconsider what you think you know about the issues of those opposing Houses. You’re getting examples that likely cause you to review your history (and the events in your past that installed the beliefs and defenses you have relative to those Houses or people.) The examples remind you of the past at the same time that they urge you to find ways of understanding the Houses that are more in keeping with who you are today.
You’ll notice various words on the chart—such as “Avicenna.” The November issue of “Tools of the Trade” contained a list of medically-related asteroids and the area addressed by them. These asteroids were named for physicians who did extensive work on particular diseases or organs. See then Avicenna for diabetes; Andersen for the pancreas; Sims and Simpson for the female reproductive system; Virchow for cell abnormality (and for such things as phlebitis and thrombosis;) Ilizarov for arthritis or other bone problems; Malpighi for lungs and blood tests; Koch for tuberculosis, lung issues and diseases related to bacteria; and Charcot for neurology and the nervous system. The notation of “ER-Med” on the chart represents the position of the asteroid, Mikhailgrinev, the father of Emergency Medicine and emergency surgery.
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D’arrest for “stopping, seizing or ceasing;” the asteroid, Grieve, indicates both
grievances and the experience of grieving.
Your work with an eclipse chart begins with assessing the import of the eclipse axis for your radix and directed factors and midpoints. What radix or directed energies fall close to 02 and 25 Mutable? To 17 Cardinal, and to 10 degrees of a Fixed sign? And what radix or directed midpoints also occur in these degrees. All of that will be components of events that push the eclipse’s intention to force change.
While the eclipse chart will show the circumstances that will encourage you to update your reactions (so they’re more in keeping with the person you’ve become by now,) there is no substitute (in interpreting the impact of an eclipse) for coming to grips with exactly what the eclipse degree “means” in your chart. To do that, you make a full “tree structure” (all the midpoints—radix and directed—to the eclipse degree, filling it in with both radix and directed factors.
While a more complete delineation of the transit midpoints to the eclipse can be found in the November issue of “Tools of the Trade,” lemme offer a few of those thoughts here. Each pairing = the eclipse or its axis:
· With Libitina and Admete flanking the eclipse, we want to realize that the serious consequences of waiting or enduring may not be immediately obvious and (= Tisiphone, Rx) that “justice” can be delayed. It’s a case of that Scorpio mantra: “It may not be today, and it may not be tomorrow, but I WILL get you!”
· The Mercury/Node suggests that important conversations and words with others will push the eclipse agenda (and show you where you need to shift your attitudes.)
· Partners or others may have disease issues that affect the lungs or are caused by bacterial infection; there can be mention of radiation as a disease issue.
· You may hear of others who are, in a sense, preparing for a death or loss.
· As well as heart disease or heart failure (courtesy of the Hades/Eros,) you may hear stuff about vulgarity associated with sex as well as mention of sexually-transmitted diseases.
· Given the Astraea/Ilizarov, there can be slow recovery from bone or joint problems.
· The Pluto/Achilles asks “Who’s weak point is that they’re always trying to control others and situations?” It also serves as a reminder that when a person’s vulnerable, it makes it all the easier to Pluto to capitalize on those weaknesses.
· The Pluto/Malpighi suggests that lungs, lung capacity or the results of blood tests can be a big deal.
· From the Admetus/Hidalgo, the eclipse asks: In order not to say all that’s on your mind, who or what are you avoiding; are you “enduring” instead of being candid (or is someone around you doing that)?
· It’s good to know that the Apollon/Panacea tells us that, to get a solution or “cure,” will take more than one approach or dose.
· Midpoints to the eclipse quadratures include:
· Cupido/Hades—which means that the housing market isn’t due to improve soon. There can be family secrets or deterioration in relationships with partners or family members. It does suggest that you check your living quarters for signs of vermin, destructive insects, or other kinds of deterioration.
· Mercury/Hades: Although someone may be talking behind your back, you also want to watch for negative thought patterns. Expect to make mistakes with words, to say the wrong thing, to enjoy malapropisms, and to think about the past.
· Admetus/Saturn = eclipse indicates yet more of feeling stuck between a rock and a hard place. If you can find your inner Pollyanna, she will advise that all this :enduring: is “building character.” (Be sure to do a gut check to ascertain whether you’re “keeping on keeping on” out of fear.)
· Uranus/Cupido: If you aren’t moving or relocating, redecorate your home. That’s probably better than having a house full of tension or getting reminders that, in families and relationships, folks are different and have to do things their own way.
· This is a Pluto/Psyche eclipse too—and that means that you want to think about the areas of your life that are all about “pain control.” You want to go over how your emotional past has contributed to your obsessions, compulsions, and control needs. You want to consider that, in order to return to a state of Integrity, you’ll have to face your psychological demons (and free yourself from the dictates of your emotional history.)
· We also use midpoints to the Aries/Eclipse to describe the intention or events of an eclipse, so:
· Pluto/Admetus means that the metabolism or digestion can slow down… but ya’ also want to notice who’s “hunkered down” (and trying to persist in old habits) and not facing an impending “show down.” It’s well to remember that, no matter how “dug in” you are, Pluto WILL find you!
· Mars/D’arrest: Can you put an end to arguments or defensive reactions—in honor of the person you’ve become (and the wisdom that person has gained over the years?) Where in your life do you find a “stop sign” on your efforts? Is it time to stop doing something? Are you realizing that the time of holding anger about something or someone has come to an end?
For more complete coverage, see the November Toot (that also delineates the Lunar Eclipse in 18 Gemini on December 10th.) Transits to the eclipse axis can activate it. Often around the times of lunations, you have re-runs of your past to show you why the eclipse is chasin’ ya’ with its stick. As you find then, reacting the way you have for so long (through points in the eclipse axis) no longer brings the desired results. Gradually it becomes clear that you have to act like the Big Dog you’ve become. The pouts and stomps you used to use (to deal with situations described by factors in the eclipse axis) just aren’t going to cut it. Those reactions are holding you back.
One more thing. When you’re entering your midpoints on the trees, go ahead and mix them. That means that if you have a radix factor on one side, it’s okay to use a directed on the other.
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