Lunar Eclipse in Aries 2015
Lunar Eclipse in Aries 2015 “Crimson and Clover” Tommy James and the Shondells
The Lunar Eclipse in Aries falls during the Harvest Moon as the first Full Moon of the fall season which will be a spectacular view over North America just after sunset early evening 8PM on the west coast up to midnight on the east coast. This is a special Super Moon Harvest Moon as this total Lunar Eclipse is the last of the series of Blood Moons we had the last few years. These eclipses will be come to be known as “the Good the Bad the Ugly” or the likened to “The Night Chicago Died” of eclipses where we experienced the linkage with Uranus square Pluto and all its challenges, stand offs, wild rides, do or die battles, upheavals, revolutions and evolutions.
With the Lunar Eclipse Full Moon in Aries oppose the Sun in Libra, Venus ruling Libra and Mars ruled Aries become the pair du jour of the eclipse. If women are from Venus and men from Mars, the feminine of Venus and the masculine of Mars do a do si do, swing dance that Venus, Libra and the color green, keep the peace and calm to any heated fire of red hot Mars ruled Aries. The Moon in Aries is restless and needs to move into something new and adventurous, fanning the flames of any hot pressing initiative as the Libra Sun keeps the Aries momentum and will, still at a level chill. While Aries in red goes where angels fear to tread, ready to run a race, Libra serene in green, has a toe on the line, setting a steady pace.
Aries focus is on the self, independence, going it alone as Libra considers the other, relations, partners and cooperation. The take away of the last few years of these Eclipses presses on the overall projection of the shadow to other, revealing blinds spots, blame, criticism or rejection that points back to self. Whatever you resist persists and a mirror of what is disowned or unrecognized, denied in the self that gets put in front of you until you realize it is you who is standing in front of you with those discarded, annoying pesky behaviors and complaints such as pointing out someone’s unhealthy drinking habits or how fat they are, all the while smoking up a storm, complaining no one listens or getting interruptions all said while speaking in a monologue, meeting selfish all about me in others while demonstrating self centered and self absorbed behavior or attracting angry others, while harboring a seething rage which takes it all back to treat others like you want to be treated.
The Lunar Eclipse in Aries is a south node eclipse which beckons to a blast to the past, that didn’t last with some unfinished business. Aries/Libra Eclipses (September 1987, October 1996, March 2006) may mirror some reflection taking you back or bringing up some past haunt or remembrance that is illuminated, making sense of a past coming forward. The Libra Sun north node grace is beholden to the boldness of the Aries south node not wanting to miss any opportunity, at the expense of something needing to be given up of where energy is released. Eclipses with Libra on the south node (1987, 2006) had Libra principles of relating left behind for Aries independence and self interest while the eclipses with Aries on the south node (1996, 2015) selfishness, competition, win lose, left to their own devices is relinquished, in exchange for Libra relating, compromise and harmony.
Mars ruling Aries is directing traffic in this eclipse. Mars in Virgo is a clean green machine. Mars Virgo efficiency keeps the energy drive around the eclipse in a neat sorted pile, away from getting out of control, scattered and unruly. Mars in Virgo, just passing a square to Saturn, grins and bears any hindrance or frustration and just plods along, while Venus in Leo increases speed, moving through the retrograde shadow period, adding those last minute finishing touches ready to embark on a fine tuned set of shiny new plans.
Mars Virgo takes the lead as a line up of Virgo energy (Venus Mars Jupiter) are the front runners the next few months to open a new direction with the upcoming focus around Virgo/Pisces eclipses the next few years, with Virgo on the north node. The north node is a pointer to the future and in Virgo toward right remedies, coordination, health, work, pets and finishing up with last minute checks and balances on Libra /Aries beauty, balance, pair bonding, assertion, cooperation and self love.
Mercury Libra is moving along close to the nodal axis as we approach the Canada Election. Mercury Libra finishes its retrograde cycle October 9th with a positive aspect to Saturn, an end result for responsible and conscientious communications, competition, choices, votes, short trips, contracts and agreements. The push is for future goals although with one step forward, Mercury retrograde takes a few steps back to rewind, replay, with some time to decompress, reassess with some tidbit from the past that gives a clue or spark for a future plan as something old becomes new again. Libra is activating the sit and wait, indecisive weighing in with all the options. Mercury Libra retrograde is in its shadow until October 24th where decisions can be premature.
Saturn has moved back into Sagittarius where it will stay until December 2017. Religious and immigration issues are top of mind. Saturn issues with punishment, consequences and issues around reputation, career and responsibility take on strict righteousness with ethics, morality and justice. Saturn is building to hit its first square to Neptune Pisces end of November 2015 which will bring to crisis any challenging issues around Saturn status, government control, regulation, consequence and Neptune Pisces deceit, drugs, poverty and addiction.
The VW scandal with cheating software is showing up clearly in the Lunar Eclipse with the founding chart of VW having Saturn Aries consequences eclipsed by the Moon in Aries affecting reputation and status. Price gouging with pharmaceuticals is also highlighted with the growing Saturn Sagittarius square Neptune Pisces (drugs) where it is very clear that government regulation needs to step in.