New Moon Solar Eclipse in Leo (Partial)
New Moon Solar Eclipse in Leo (Partial) 2018 “Sunny Days” Lighthouse
Leo, ruled by the Sun, is a time of basking in the summer sun and heat, taking time off to play, have fun, find joy, get creative and romantic The New Moon Solar Eclipse in Leo, August 11th 2018, gives birth to new creative energy. All growth is bursting and ready for harvesting. This is the last of the Leo/Aquarius eclipses and is less intense, moving away from the volatile energy of the last few eclipses and lunar cycles, easing into some gentler lunar cycles the next month.
The New Moon Solar Eclipse in Leo (Partial) is forming a YOD pattern with Mercury retrograde Neptune and Pluto. YODs are very indicative of uncomfortable change, adjustment and health issues that can’t quite be remedied, tangled with Neptune, it gets further tied into confusion, cloudiness and distortion. Add Mercury retrograde and Mars retrograde still slowly inching along accumulating pent up emotion, revisiting the past, unfinished business, all being sorted and transformed, setting up major redirection once all moves forward this September.
Leo is a powerful time to enhance and work on will power, strength, stamina, courage, self esteem and confidence. The Leo Lion tunes into courage (think of the Lion in Wizard of Oz ). Courage means many things but it boils down to gaining it the more you challenge fear with courage-feel the fear and do it anyway. The Lion’s Gate portal opens every year during the Leo season although during the Leo Eclipses, it is more pronounced giving that extra dose of courage to get through any fear.
With all this emphasis on Leo, I have been very attracted to all Leo things surrounding myself with bright yellow decorations, flowers, clothes. This is a favorite time for most people including myself, a time of year I typically feel at my best. My summer is summed up with a buzz of b’s (biking, bathing suits, blading, beach, bbq, beer, backyards, bees, burns…). I bought a gorgeous tiger eye ring that just jumped at me as tiger eye is connected to Leo, confidence, courage, strength.
These eclipses have been very personal for me, touching on the most personal houses (1st physical body and 7th –relationships). In the last year, I have had 2 major injuries and now diagnosed with a tumor, that suddenly grew very rapidly, where I will need major surgery. The Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius in July and the current Mars retrograde are all hitting my 1st house Jupiter Aquarius. South node eclipses in the 1st house are typically a time of attention to physical issues and in my case to do with growth (Jupiter), bad luck (south node).
I have entered my own danger zone during this time of retrogrades, eclipses and Mars square Uranus. The song “Danger Zone” has been in my head with the current Mars square Uranus and Mars in retrograde as a true reflection of this wild ride vibe. I also have a few major outer transits from Pluto and Uranus making hard aspects to my 1st house Saturn, Jupiter and Venus.
I have had a pattern of being hit physically with similar eclipses and transits a few times in my life. The last few times were during very similar eclipses with Mars Uranus (danger zone) prominent. Also there is a pattern of me being misdiagnosed with mysterious symptoms with confusion as my Jupiter is afflicted in a tsquare with Neptune Mars. Lupus, Thyroid and other sorted diagnosis took quite some time for doctors to figure out, where I ended up diagnosing myself.
God/spirit/star beings playing a joke on me, showing me all kinds of signposts and synchronicity such as a girl walking carrying a melon in her hands, fighter jets (snowbirds) putting on a show just as Mars square Uranus go exact after having that Danger Zone (Top Gun) song in my head. Aquarius has to do with aviation and Mars Aquarius square Uranus is the perfect aspect for thrills and risk. Alien movies are also on constantly lately as this entity grows in me.
W isn’t going so well for me, walking around pacing like an expectant mother with all the waiting, wondering, wallowing, worrying , waddling. Doctors and specialists tossing me around like the ball I am. I saw this coming but had a real challenge getting my doctors to take my symptoms seriously until they got really loud (Jupiter). Lesson learned that I have to get louder than my symptoms (Jupiter). I am going to be putting sticky notes on my body reminding the surgery team to not forget anything in me before they sew me up.
This is a testament that fate has its own rules, and no matter how prepared or in control you want to be or think you are, you aren’t and have to trust and surrender. All this delaying is a blessing as having surgery during the crux of Mars retrograde, eclipses and Mercury retrograde is not good timing. I have been successful to use meditation, hypnosis and diet to heal, calm, reduce stress and slow the growth and ride this through to a peaceful relaxing process. I will have the surgery once most of the retrogrades and heavy eclipse energy has passed, however, with Mars square Uranus still in orb, I have to pick my poison and fly through the danger zone with courage.