Of the two Lunar eclipses and one Solar eclipse occurring in this set, the upcoming Solar one is the one to watch. Not literally, of course, as that will burn your eyes out (no wonder people were frightened of eclipses–there must have been plenty of village idiots who did just that–and who wouldn’t think it was God, or gods, or Baal, or Apollo, or Ra punishing those hubristic enough to stare into what in many cultures amounts to the face of God?) No, watch this Solar eclipse, promised in the Pacific time zone of North America at 7:33 PM the 21st of July, for the figurative burn it may bring.
The transiting Sun and Moon meet at 29 Cancer 26, an anaretic degree, and that signals the energies involved are both in a state of high stress. Why? Placement of any energy at an anaretic degree (the very earliest and latest of a sign) suggests that the body has traveled through the experience cycle of all preceding degrees of the sign–now the body is pressured to symbolically ‘finish up’ with the energy spectrum of the sign. This means that any facets of the sign not experienced during the course of the transit now come forward, needing to be expressed in order to complete the experience cycle. In this case, the energies are Cancerian: of nurture, care, involved with others, nourishing, intrusive, emotional, intuitive, maternal, enveloping, sensitive, changeable or monthly. For all of us, the place in the natal chart where 29 degrees of Cancer falls (if this does not fall on a natal placement) will designate by House where we may be facing a crisis energy that blends the Cancer experience spectrum with the matters of the House.
For those with a natal placement at this degree (or within 2 degrees of it, either side), the crisis energy is much stronger, and specific to the manifestation of the natal body or point. By ‘crisis,’ however, I mean ‘need to face’ as it applies to the matters brought forward. If one is willing to be responsible, literally willing to respond, one need not suffer crisis or upset of any kind–in fact the impetus offered by the Solar eclipse energy can bring great leaps forward, particularly at the personal level, in illuminating all facets of a matter or issue, and endowing one with the energy and ‘sight’ to resolve it.
Other natal placements to which the eclipse is in hard aspect may share in the crisis energy (though to a lesser intensity or extent), with the aspect itself suggesting the way toward resolution. For instance, a square says that the eclipse will present an energy situation (related to both the 29 Cancer placement and the House in which this occurs) that is in conflict with the natal energy as it exists, and requires one to weigh, consider, and negotiate as one would with any square. Again, keep the aspect orb to 2 degrees or less, and as with the conjunction, a willingness to face the energy and deal with it can minimize or eliminate problems, and even turn them to your advantage.
Soft contacts to natal placements (sextiles, trines) offer to bolster the manifestation of the natal energy with the eclipse energy. We musn’t assume that this is uniformly positive, however, as ease in blending the two energies can bring forward a ‘path of least resistance’ manifestation that may effectively undermine our best interests. Control is the key with soft aspects, channeling them productively into assisting expression of the natal energy while remaining attentive to implications and ramifications of the interaction.
The eclipse itself makes a few aspects: a quincunx to Pluto, and a conjunction to the South Node in Leo (with complementary opposition to the North Node). Whenever we have an eclipse, it’s important to look at the pattern it forms with other transiting bodies, as this tells us something about the effects we can expect; the contacts the eclipse makes are essentially part and parcel of the ‘eclipse package’ we experience. A quincunx to Pluto suggests that the crisis energy of the eclipse will run deep, be intense, transformative, and perhaps a little dangerous or disturbing, unearthing secrets or things we’d rather leave buried. This aspect may make us feel that the eclipse itself is dangerous or disruptive, but this is the energy of the eclipse feeding through and adjusting (the quincunx) to the active energy of transiting Pluto, and to our senses there may be no distinction.
The Solar eclipse conjunct the South Node in Leo brings in elements of the past and our place in it. Identity issues are ‘lit up’ by the eclipse, and the South Node itself is at an anaretic degree (but this time in the opposite situation to the eclipse–here the South Node is back at the seminal moment of our past that helped form our identity, our creative sense of Self–00 Leo).
We can expect matters of the Self, our origins in the past, and secrets or change, to be the eclipse effect for all of us, with reference to the House where the eclipse occurs; those with a natal hook must figure in the natal effect, as well, using common sense and positioning oneself mentally to make the most of available energies. And remember, Dark of the Moon precedes the eclipse, meaning that we may all be feeling a little more ‘in the dark’ than we’d like beginning about evening PDT of the 18th, with illumination coming on the New Moon, as it always does.
An eclipse is really an opportunity to put lightning in a bottle; let’s do our best to use the energy wisely.
And I love you all, but please, no questions about personal eclipse situations in the comments section–I’m available for single question assessments for only $25, and full eclipse reports for $50, email me at juliedemboski@hotmail.com Thanks!
Sorry–can’t seem to get the post to capture the chart any bigger without cutting some off–will continue to try to remedy. You can blow it up through your browser, a little fuzzy but readable.
neithonastrology said:
Excellent post on this event, Julie. I particularly appreciate your careful clarification of the terms. For some reason, most of us assume the worst where eclipses are concerned. Good things can show up too! 🙂
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April said:
Hi Julie,
Creative new design! Unfortunately, white on black is a little hard on the eyes. I thought your earlier design was very pretty!
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Lainie said:
Thanks Julie – very interesting and thoughtful assessment.
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lucywatchthesky said:
Hey, you changed your blog! It’s cool. It was cool before too, but this one hurts your eyes less.
Interesting to consider that we’re getting a second chance to do Cancer over. Good thing too, because some of us need it.
29 degrees Cancer is my exact 3rd House cusp, so after reading what you wrote, I’d better hurry the fuck up and blog before I’m totally struck dumb like some mythological figure who’s escaping me right now. See, it’s beginning already. Then again, maybe a mini silent retreat wouldn’t hurt too badly…
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william said:
did someone say pluto? omg we’re all gonna die !
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hitchhiker72 said:
Thanks for the reminder to take responsibility for what happens, Julie. Nice, new, ‘eclipse-like’ look!
The solar eclipse will be directly opposite my 29 Cap moon and conjunct my South Node. I reckon it’s not going pass quietly. But we’ll see!
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Donna Davidson said:
Hi,
Great Post!
Lots to think about.
I have a chart of the Solar Eclipse from The Astrologer’s Notebook that looks dramatically different than what I can see of the one on this post. I was wondering how to see one you trust larger. The one I have shows 16Pis11 on the ascendant and the moon, sun and mercury in the 5th house. It was done for July 21, 10:35 p.m. EDT for Washington D.C.
Any ideas?
Donna D
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judecowell said:
Absolutely fabulous analysis, Julie, thanks!! I too really like your inclusion of term clarifications, etc.
And your new charcoal grey background feels homey and cozier (though your previous design was great too.) Jude
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william said:
my moon is 27 degrees cancer in 11th house I’m such a hapless aries …
uranus 7 deg leo too hello merc. been lookin’ for you…
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Aello said:
Thanks for all this detailed and sensible info on the solar eclipse. This eclipse is in my 5th house so I’m expecting/hoping for some re-energisation and changes to my creative projects and ‘fun’ time. Eclipse season always makes me think of a roller coaster – slow climbs, sharp corners, plummeting dips, and not much of an idea where you’ll end up. Transformation is beautiful – and exciting.
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vvv said:
😆
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william said:
shoot, just realized these 3 eclipses in sequence are actually one big one
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weird, an solar eclipse usually has lunar two weeks later,
this one has lunar two weeks in front also… it’s a mandala isn’t it?
It’s huge.
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coachwrite said:
Wow! Happy I checked this out: my moon in the third (conjunct 4th house cusp) is at 29* Cancer…perhaps I’ll go to bed early tomorrow evening and pull the covers up over my head.
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ninacapricorn said:
love you blog – thank you for sharing this knowledage!!
Love and Joy
Ninacapricorn
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Vertiver said:
I agree with everyone else, this article rocks. During this time of the year my Leo Sun/ Mercury in the 8th house is activated. The Solar Eclipse will be in my 8th house conjunct my natal Vertex and Mercury. I’m being optimistic and hoping for positive changes for everyone. The last Lunar Eclipse on the 7th was in my 2nd house I happened to be informed that I had lost my job, so hopefully the solar will be revitalizing.
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mattiasegnell said:
hi! 😀
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mayasown said:
Great blog, thank you for sharing your knowledge
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shane010 said:
Hi Julie, I study stars for fun. Your detailed post was good. I ve realized one thing though, no matter what we study, or do, what has to happen, happens… I think the best thing is to constantly pray that good positive things happen to you. I can do palmistry also, and friends say I am very good, but I think its just a language, like you can read music or English etc.
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azul_ros said:
I found your post through Google. It’s a great read & I had to share it! Thanks for putting the energies at play into easily understood terms. 🙂
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joshua said:
my birthday today… i can feeel it im just mad i wont get to see it until the 22nd but by universal time thats when my birthday is so it really dont matter
i feel great tho
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saksham said:
can someone predict effect of solar eclipse on me.
my dob:28 september 1993
time: 8:54 in morning
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Susan said:
Really interesting article which is a lot more informative than many I have found so far about this eclipse. 🙂
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Kamal said:
Really interesting article which is a lot more informative than many I have found so far about this eclipse.
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mymodernweb said:
Crap! I missed it.
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legote said:
Does looking at an eclipse really burn your eyes. A friend encourged me to look into the sun recently at times when it is low in the sky and it is amazing. yeah you see light spots in your eyes but you also see the sun in a totally different light literally. its nature of being cold and dark really comes out. So why can’t we look at eclipses?????
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guardadocumentos said:
Very interesting and thoughtful assessment. nice job Julie, keep it up .
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guardadocumentos said:
Really interesting article which is a lot more informative than many I have found so far about this eclipse.
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Tara Shakti said:
Well I was definitely “feeling the burn” last night! Thanks for a great article!
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Kim said:
Last night was a night of information, knowledge, connecting the dots, awareness, excitment, discovery and answers answered. Energy is the connections or collissions or impact we have have with eachother everday. Mass is the people involoved in acsension we will be increasing energy as we connect, share, discover and uncover…thru this new medium/vehicle (communication/technology) we will have increased speed… distance is all relative! The faster the vehicle… you can catch up to the point of light speed… Here we go!
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luminerli said:
i hate blogs with black background
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Rhiannon Hanfman said:
Really enjoyed your post. You really gone into it in depth. The eclipse was on my Pluto/Chiron conjunction, landing right between the two. I felt a tremendous release of energy when it passed. Feels very positive to me.
I also noticed that it was quincunx (though wide) the Jupiter/Nepture/ Chron configuration in a 1 – 8 relationship. Transformative and interesting times.
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nicoleh73 said:
Wonderful post [as usual!] love the new template! It really jumped out at me!
Thank you, Nicole!
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harish said:
it was very exciting to see
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