Wendy Cicchetti
Libra Solar Eclipse
When an eclipse occurs, feelings can be more prominent than usual, and they may even override “good sense!” Don’t be surprised if someone ignores logic and insists that their views are right, despite solid facts to the contrary. We might need to trust that their belief attachment is right for them, even if we dislike their stance.
The Libra solar eclipse highlights relationships that have the potential to impact us, including our connections with work, home, neighbors, and the wider community. One thing to guard against is unfairly excluding someone from a scenario where a number of people are being considered. Double-checking names could be all that’s needed to save face — and later heartache — under the murky eclipse light.
The strong Libra Moon emphasizes a tendency toward clinginess, perhaps from a herd-mentality angle, assuming safety in numbers. It’s worth examining where we seem to go with the flow because of perceived pressure from others — which may be subtle or invisible, yet powerful. For instance, if asked to attend an event, we may assume there’s a weight of expectation to do so, or feel partly responsible for another’s well being based on whether or not they also decide to attend — and this influences how free we feel to say yes or no! But this eclipse indicates we need to pay attention to our own needs.
Eclipses link with the Moon’s nodes — a reminder that we may get stuck on an auto-pilot response. Perhaps we’re keeping with tradition, and we can’t see a reason to question it. Or it feels safer to “stay with the devil we know!” Without assuming these stances are wrong, we might benefit from considering a wider range of choices.
The idea of turning a corner and finding another solution is underlined by the Sun and Moon squaring Pluto, which recently returned to forward motion. The focus is about moving on after winding something up, or being committed to the process of doing so. It’s as though we no longer derive satisfaction from doing the same old thing — we are flogging the proverbial dead horse. The astral pictures instead reflect the struggle for new life and the desire for a fresh route, even if that seems a little puzzling or threatening at first. Concurrently, Venus in Virgo, is in mutual reception with Mercury in Libra — could a swap of position or perspective help us?
Our trick towards success is in noticing our resistance — and then exploring what steps we can take to gain the help we need. As an illustration, I recently embarked on a new course of fitness training after years away due to injury — some of which had been brought about by over-eager training in the first place! My trainer sent videos of sports coaches performing various types of lunges, but rather than feeling fueled by inspiration, I was on the verge of tears, imagining I could never reach the standards of these athletes with six-pack abs, even worrying I’d hurt myself again emulating their advanced moves! Somewhere in the back of my mind, a painful school memory lurked: freezing on the spot when asked to jump over the wooden horse in the gym hall. But a light dawned when I considered finding videos of coaches I could identify with more easily. I needed to see a relatively slightly built woman demonstrating how to be more secure in my technique, and I soon felt more confident after learning about safer movement, proper back posture, and core engagement. This is the difference between being a deer in the headlights during an eclipse squaring Pluto, and discovering a creative solution through the mutual reception!
This article is from the Mountain Astrologer by Diana McMahon Collis