New Moon Solar Eclipse in Capricorn
New Moon Solar Eclipse in Capricorn “From the Beginning” ELP
As the New Year 2019 rings in, it brings in a New Moon Solar Eclipse in Capricorn (January 5 2019), a potent alignment, loaded with a Capricorn stellium. (Sun Moon Mercury Saturn Pluto in Capricorn). With Saturn and Pluto moving into alignment, the karmic intersection is powerful, knocking the wind out of sails with transition, transformation, restructure, new beginnings, endings, loss, gains, one door closing and another door opening.
This is a south node eclipse which will bear on the influence of long held past patterns, past lives, coming around again. The upside of the eclipse is the strong Capricorn earth energies are powerful for manifestation, focusing on what you want while releasing and letting go what no longer serves. The downside is the endings, releasing of long held patterns, relationships, lifestyle, behaviors that can be traumatic with painful regrets.
The New Moon Solar Eclipse in Capricorn is ruled by Saturn, currently in Capricorn, which gives Capricorn an essential focus on its strengths, combating any weakness from the challenges. Eclipses are super charged New Moons indicating major new shifts, starting over, starting anything new, new plans, a clean new slate, new venture, new career, new direction, new enterprise, new identity, new status, birth, death (married, single, divorced, widowed, retirement, mother, father).
New Years resolutions and goal planning are in Capricorn style, with Capricorn a cardinal earth sign so energies are very directed and forward laying strong foundations that are solid, practical, realistic, enduring and committed. Being there are also no retrogrades near in sight, all planets (including the outers) are direct (with Uranus as the exception), just turning direct the day after the eclipse, making this Eclipse even more timely for momentum of all systems go.
Solar Eclipses blot out the light of the Sun and put a damper on the energies touched. With Saturn and Pluto eclipsed along with the south node, the energy can feel heavy and dark, pessimistic and serious. Saturn join Pluto in Capricorn is the master controller where on the south node, may be seeing that power thwarted or slighted, relinquishing control and power, with the powers that be and power in the wrong hands, (sins of the fathers, the boys club, male dominance, patriarchy) getting shot down, fighting tooth and nail to stay in control and maintain power which can turn to using undermining tactics and strategies, lacking integrity (manipulation, abuse of power, dominance, slander, bullying, harassment).
Capricorn rules careers, reputation, responsibilities, status, success, recognition, achievement, authority, aging, boundaries, consequences and on the south node may see Pluto power struggles, endings, death, major reorganization, generation shifts, passing the baton on to the next generation, investments shake up, loss of reputation, loss of status, loss of career, loss of parent or someone in authority.
Health issues of a Capricorn/Saturn nature may be more intense, chronic and predominant (skin, hair, teeth, knees, bones, dry, cold, melancholic, depression). Trust, fear and feeling safe is the underlying root cause and the mask of control. OCD, obsessive compulsive disorders, anxiety and PTSD, phobias, paranoia are all tied into control issues that will reach a climax at this time.
The New Moon Solar Eclipse in Capricorn is supported by a healthy aspect to Neptune Pisces which tones down the heavy energy of Saturn with softer hues and a gentler response. Great rituals to perform at this time are anything earthy, grounding, using crystals, charging crystals in soil, make moon water, use rain water, and some good humor and music to lighten the load.
Venus is moving towards a supportive aspect to Mars, also helping to offset the serious energy into fair, just, balanced solutions. Mars kicks into gear in Aries where it is at home ramping up to speed any actions, initiatives, plans, getting things done. Mars in Aries is motivating constructive action and expression of anger, assertion, standing up for the self, going after what you want, with bravery, vitality and a strong will.