Astrology in October 2014 - On The Threshold of a Total Lunar Eclipse at 16 Libra-Aries

by Robert Wilkinson

As I've told you before, no eclipse of itself is "bad," nor do we have anything to fear. There is a lot of superstition about Eclipses, mostly focusing on "dreadful" or difficult elements that often seem to accompany them. However, while all eclipses take something away and/or shut something down, an Eclipse can have beneficial effects if we just know "when to hold 'em, when to fold 'em, when to walk away, and when to run."

What’s included in this post will also be relevant in the coming very strong Partial Solar Eclipse at 1 Scorpio on October 23 that will impact the world for years. Of course I’ll be writing more as that Solar Eclipse draws near.

Eclipses are both dreaded and misunderstood recurring phenomena. Solar Eclipse effects usually last for several years, while Lunar Eclipse effects usually last for a few months.

This Total Lunar Eclipse happens on Oct 8, 3:51 am PDT, 6:51 am EDT, and 11:51 am Greenwich (BST). It will last 3 hours and 19 minutes, showing an influence lasting about 3 1/3 months, or about 14 weeks.

Today we'll discuss a lot about eclipses in general and a little about this one. In following articles I'll elaborate on the astrophysics of the phenomenon, who is most affected by this Eclipse, symbols, aspects, patterns, and what we can expect from this Total Lunar Eclipse at 16 Aries-Libra.

I've composed quite a few articles on past eclipses in the archives that bear re-visiting, since the Solar Eclipses of 2012, 2013, and earlier in 2014 are still manifesting results, if traditional Eclipse lore is to be believed. Core material about the timeline of Eclipse effects can be found in the article, The Solar Eclipse - What It Means and Its Effect On Our Life, as well as many other elements of what we can expect from these recurring celestial events. Links to recent eclipses are at the bottom of this article.

Also, here's another important article explaining even more about what effects we can expect to result from Lunar and Solar Eclipses. For your reconsideration, The Solar and Lunar Eclipse - Is Any Eclipse Destined to Have Bad Effects?

To whet your appetites, here is a bit from the article:

There is a lot of fear and trepidation connected to Eclipses, an unfortunate leftover from previous centuries when Eclipses were believed to augur the fall of empires, dynasties, and powerful people anywhere the Eclipse shadow fell. While Eclipses do tend to shut down some elements in the area of life (house) in which they fall, this is not necessarily a bad thing, since we must bring some things to an end if we are to embrace newer, better ways of doing our Being. While the future effects of an Eclipse may be powerful, in that they last over a long period, they are not necessarily bad.

No Astrological event need be "bad," or have "evil" effects, regardless of whether we're using Vedic, Chinese, Western, or any other approach to defining "All-That-Is" within a precise system of space-time factors. Though a circumstance may seem to have "bad" omens for the future, we can always transcend any negativity and turn the future to beneficent possibilities. No matter where an Eclipse falls, we can turn it to good.

Here it is important to remember Astrology is NOT a "predictive" art, in the usual way this is understood. The craft is less deterministic than most believe, including we professional Astrologers who seem to be able to "hit the mark" regarding future manifestations.

Pattern is everything, and time is a continuum. By knowing the past and present, we can often extrapolate the future. But we can never know how a being will respond to any given life challenge, whether pleasant or painful. Each has their ability to respond as they choose in the moment.

This directly related to the concept that each planet has a duality of function. It is up to us to determine whether the Moon, Sun, Mercury or any other planet involved in eclipses, "bad" aspects, configurations and other phenomena manifests productively or non-productively.

To remind you, a square can be more productive than a trine, and an opposition can produce awareness. Polarization is only a problem on the ego level. Seen from a higher angle, oppositions are necessary for us to acquire objectivity and the ability to encompass duality within a higher view.

By all means, check out the entire article, since I explained how past eclipses affected my chart, and gave examples of the good that can come after an eclipse removes old patterns. This Total Lunar Eclipse in Libra-Aries over time will show us how to deal with opening our minds to a new potential, taking shape as a joy in repairing, rebuilding, or reconstructing something. This one will bring a new focus on lessons Saturn taught us between December 2010 and September 2011.

Due to the continued influence of planets in the powerful Grand Fire Trine (Mars in Sag, Jupiter in Leo, Uranus in Aries) along with the integrative T-square involving Venus, Uranus, and Pluto, this Eclipse will bring tremendous inspiration and focus, and help us appreciate whatever fractured in the Spring of 2014. Whatever is shut down by this Lunar Eclipse creates a space for a new blessing, a new initiative, or renewed energy to be used in new ways of living.

This Eclipse is fracturing, balancing, and activating. Because Venus is the final dispositor for all the other planets except Neptune, and it occupies the exact degree where Saturn went stationary direct in June 2011, you can bet this Eclipse is directly related to the kindness we gave and received after that point, especially when teaching and learning. Add the Grand Irrationality being activated by Saturn biseptile Neptune, and it would seem that quite a bit will be cut loose over the next few weeks, and we’ll all encounter turning points as we enter unknown spiritual realms. And of course, it's Mercury retrograde!!

All Eclipses radically transform areas affected by the planetary positions, so look to where you have 16 Aries and 16 Libra to see what will be shut down. Those life areas will yield a new way of looking at relationships, and how spontaneous we can be or not. This will help us all to recalibrate while opening to the timeless dance of interacting with others. Given the nodes, we’ll be pulled toward more permanent wisdom and away from transient things.

Because the Grand Irrationality is active, we will all have major critical decisions in house areas involving Aries, Scorpio, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. Expect important decisions and changes in life areas where you have these signs on the cusp or planets in these signs.

Though there are always endings associated with any Eclipse, these open the space we need to align with Spirit in natural and productive ways. Take a new look to see what really matters and what you do and do not want to bring with you into the new world you're already living.

We've all blasted off into new realms in the past couple of years, and now are moving into a time of stabilizing our long term plans. This Eclipse continues to help us get clear about what we no longer need or want, and we can now let go of many things that have pushed and pulled us in the past. It’s time to “let go, let G_d!”

See you soon with more on this 2014 Libra-Aries Total Lunar Eclipse!

For more about the May 2012 Annular Solar Eclipse, here’s The Solar Eclipse at 1 Gemini May 20-21 2012 Pt. 3 (You can follow the internal links in this article to the previous articles about this specific Eclipse.)

For more about the 2012 Scorpio Total Solar Eclipse, here’s The Total Solar Eclipse at 22 Scorpio Nov 13-14, 2012 Pt. 3 - Signs, Sabian Symbols, and What It All Means. (You can follow the internal links in this article to the previous articles about this specific Eclipse.)

For more about the 2013 Solar Eclipse at 20 Taurus, here’s The May 2013 Solar Eclipse in Taurus Pt. 3 – How Will This Lunation Affect Us? (As with the previous link, follow the internal links in this one to the previous articles about this Eclipse)

For more about the 2013 Solar Eclipse at 12 Scorpio, here’s A Hybrid Solar Eclipse New Moon in Scorpio Pt. 2 – What’s Happening in November 2013 as well as 2014-2015-2016. (link to pt. 1 at the bottom of that article).

The November Hybrid Solar Eclipse New Moon in Scorpio Pt. 3 – Sabian Symbols and What Does It all Mean?

Since that Solar Eclipse occurred so close to the Inferior Conjunction of the Sun and Mercury, here's the article outlining how that influence was a factor in what we experienced then, and will be dealing with for the next 2 years.

Mercury Retrograde in November 2013 - How Will The Inferior Conjunction in Scorpio Manifest in the Future?

For more about the 2014 Solar Eclipse at 9 Taurus, here’s The New Moon Solar Eclipse in Taurus Pt. 2 – What’s Happening in May 2014. (link to pt. 1 at the bottom of that article).

The April-May New Moon Solar Eclipse in Taurus Pt. 3 – Sabian Symbols and What Does It all Mean?

© Copyright 2014 Robert Wilkinson

Comments

[Norm]

Hi Robert. I have been turned upside down and inside out since all of the June 2011 stuff. And as a daily loyal reader, this subject of Spring/Summer 2011 seems to continually come up in many of your articles. Believe me, I don't want anything to do with all that happened/a result of/ because of/ or anything astrologically at this time in my life of the 2011 undoing.

That said, how much more are we to deal with as a result of what happened in 2011? As you have explained that everything lasts ofr a time, but hey, enough is enough already. So when are we done with all that happened from this time period?

Hope this email finds you well my friend.

[Ellie]

Hi Robert, thank you for your interesting take on the upcoming eclipse. This eclipse will hit my progressed Venus/merc conjunction at 16 Aries in the 10th house. While I can definitely sense that major career changes are in store (something I've recently decided with myself confirms this), I'm wondering if the conjunction to my Venus and merc means anything else. Does it just relate to career matters since it's in my 10th house, or could it relate to love as well since it hits my Venus and merc. Natal Venus and Mars are at 19/20 Aries so south node is transiting them at present. Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

[jon reddish]

im in the same view as Norm here.... how much more gear grinding, and (shelter in place) kind of living is there going to be? i say we take action, and try to bump mercury into the sun for starters... ive had just about enough...

[Nic]

Seems things are aligning with the flow of the universe (well at least my perception of "things). All appears so timely and precise. Time to make the most of it for "things" do not happen by themselves. As you say: " Each has their ability to respond as they choose in the moment."
Blessings be

[nicole]

oh dear Robert, my moon is at 1° Scorpio in my 8th house. i wonder and am watching closely over my life... thank you for your guidance!

[Sharon]

I also have in my natal 12th house: Jupiter at 1 degrees along with NN at 2 deg, Neptune at 4 degrees and Ascendant at 5 degrees (all within 5 degrees/a stellium I believe). Trying to figure whether this will present luck & prosperity (Venus & Jupiter) or loss?

[Jason Powers]

I expect quite a stir in my chart. Asc at 16-40Aries, Chiron 17-15 Aries; Sat at 17 Gemini; Sun at 13 Leo; Merc at 16-45 Leo (retro); and Uranus at 15 Libra. 12/1st, 2nd/3rd, 5th, 6th/7th should be in play. Pretty much don't know what will pop. Have an interview tomorrow...so that. ;)

Always insightful, never dull.

[Sharon]

I forgot to say all those planets are in Scorpio, 12th house, therefore, Oct. 23rd could prove significate to me!

[Marina]

Dear Robert, thank you so much for this! My ascendant is Aries and Sun sign Libra, so I expect this tetrad of eclipses to be transformational just as the ones you told us about in your previous articles (how they affected your chart).
I will trust my intuition to guide me into new energies, life circumstances, endings, rebirths. Looking forward!