First, I want to apologize for having missed the eclipse event here at the blog as well as several forecasts. Only now, looking back and at the astrology, do I see some larger meaning–what kind of astrologer would I be if I didn’t discern patterns and interpret them? Over the course of the weekend I was prevented, one way and another, from doing what I had intended to, and it hadn’t gone on for long when I had to ask myself, ‘What is the Universe trying to tell me?’ I don’t have a definitive answer, but certain things did become clear–and one of them was that I need, for my own sake, to step away from my role on the internet, at least for a while.

On Friday the Aquarian Moon hit my Ascendant and then trined Mars in Libra–and at the same time we lost internet and cable, and they stayed out through the entire day until AM of the next day, so that through my planned time to address the eclipse I was unable to communicate (and for the rest of the weekend I had other commitments, so no time to write); I also ran into limitations at WordPress (informed I no longer have room for media storage unless I buy an upgrade), limitations at Facebook (no DMs unless I add their burdensome app to my laptop, along with the change to ‘professional’ for every account, which makes no sense, and for which they didn’t circulate my last three blog posts–not to mention that the whole site is buggy), and PayPal no longer notifies me of a sale, so that I must check repeatedly during the day so that I don’t miss filling someone’s order (and am planning to temporarily shut down the Press and look for another way to sell my books–hoping I’ll find something satisfactory before I’m done with the latest). So, an accumulation of interactions that, if I were paranoid, might spell ‘No one wants to hear from you, Julie!’ but that I think are more meant to turn my attention and energy into other directions–the theme seems to center on being prevented from sharing, at least by the current means, unless I pour resources and more energy into the present setup. The Moon also squared the Black Moon Lilith point last Friday, while conjoined my Ascendant, and spoke of things I’m ignoring or denying–and certainly, I’ve been ignoring how much I want to step away from the blog and work on both the coming Moon book and my fiction (I’ve had four short stories published, and want to place more).

The eclipse fell in my 2nd, suggesting a ‘wipeout’ in the areas of talent expression, earning, sense of Self-worth, assets; it prompts the question, ‘Where do I ‘invest’ my abilities, and what kind of payoff do I get for it?’ Eclipse Chiron trined my natal Venus, pointing out the wounds around what I consider of worth, both material and in relationships, and ushering in ways to heal those wounds–plus an invitation to add unique Chirotic abilities to the list of assets. My natal Neptune, Pluto, Mercury, Midheaven, Vertex, Part of Fortune, and Moon were also all strongly impacted by the eclipse. Sounds to me like time for a reassessment of 2nd House matters, to explore new facets of creativity, transformation, destiny, even, to create a ‘new’ public role/ career direction, and to create permanent change–that last, it’s important to note, should be done before it’s forced on me–because Pluto will be heard, its power expressed, and the aspects between eclipse energies and natal ones showed a slew of quincunxes–and their keyword is ‘adjustment’.

I’m a big fan of responding when the Universe whispers, so it doesn’t have to shout and introduce actual chaos to get my attention. So, I’ll blog here only when I feel moved to comment on astrology and current events in the sky. If you sign up for email you’ll get a notice when I post, so you don’t have to guess (provided you still want to hear what I have to say!) To those lovely and very generous Souls who have recurring donations for this blog, I send heartfelt thanks, ask you to end your donations (I’ll just feel guilty since I won’t be posting often), and want to assure you that you will receive the new Moon book free, as soon as it’s done and before it goes on sale. I appreciate your long-term support of my work, and can’t begin to tell you how much it’s meant to me.

And a very big thanks to all my readers over the years–you’ve been wonderful, kind, empathetic, clever, at times funny, and above all, you’ve helped me to better understand the human condition, and I feel privileged to have gotten to know so many of you–I see many of you as friends, and I hope you feel the same about me.

–jd