Forged through Fire
Solar Eclipse in Aries ❤️🔥
Wow, my loves, this eclipse season has been coming in HOT 🥵. It has been quite literally exhausting - March Madness it has truly been.
But that is the nature of eclipse energy, it speeds up time, it brings what was inevitable (but not always seen or understood) to the surface. And even though they bring on much fated transformation, let’s face it, change doesn’t always feel good.
I know it’s been rough for many, and I do hope you are taking care of yourself. Today marks the final eclipse of this season, but also of the Aries/Libra Eclipse Axis(which began in April 2023), not to return to this spot for another 18 years. And you have, no doubt, transformed in many ways over the course of this extraordinary eclipse cycle.
The North Node of fate(the point where eclipses occur) in Aries is a call for courage. But we don’t need strength when things are easy, we call on our warrior nature in challenging times when we feel vulnerable. North Node points to our hunger, desire and where we want to go in life. In Aries, there is a deep primal instinct that must be followed, perhaps even rage or anger that is pushing us forward. Aries is the warrior, the ego, our confidence and ability to take action. This eclipse has been a calling to really look at ourselves, to get to know who we are, what we stand for, and what we truly desire.
Over this cycle, we may have had to advocate for ourselves, set strong boundaries or look really honestly at our own vulnerabilities and misalignments. We may have had to face our fears, insecurities and what holds us back from taking action.
South node in Libra is a point of release. What perceived truths are no longer true for us? Where have we been people pleasing, putting our own needs on the back burner in service of another person, job, idea or cultural ideal? Where have we let our passion die on the vine because it’s inconvenient ? Where have we let indecision be an excuse for our own lack of action? Where have we decided it’s more important to be “right” and “liked” than it is to be true to ourselves and our own sense of power and ownership over our lives?
The ancients were afraid of eclipses. They were seen as a bad omen when the light of the sun would be blocked out. We fear what we do not understand. And even though we now have all the technology to understand how, when and why eclipses occur, I do think there is still a hint of fear around them. To be “in the dark” or feel out of control is a scary thing. Witches do not manifest in eclipse season, because we know that some things in life can’t be manipulated by our own will. Rather than try to force things to happen, we practice the art of releasing control and surrendering to the flow of life. When I attend ACA meetings we always close with the serenity prayer, which I feel is so aligned with the Solar Eclipse in Aries:
"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference”.
So, what can you do during eclipse season?
Even if we are not manifesting, setting goals or making magical potions, there is a lot we can do during eclipse season.
First, just rest! Let this be a time to intentionally go dark and self reflect, we are having TWO RETROGRADES and eclipses! It’s not the time to push, it’s a time to go with the flow.
Reflect: Pull out your phone, your calendar, your journal and look at the dates of this eclipse season, see if any themes/ changes were taking place around these dates:
April 20, 2023 — Solar Eclipse at 29° Aries
October 14, 2023 — Solar Eclipse at 21° Libra
March 25, 2024 — Lunar Eclipse at 5° Libra
April 8, 2024 — Solar Eclipse at 19° Aries
October 2, 2024 — Solar Eclipse at 10° Libra
March 29, 2025 — Solar Eclipse at 9° Aries
** Also note above which eclipse is Solar & Lunar, which is in Aries and which is in Libra. For a bit of review:
Solar Eclipse = Opportunity, moving towards an ideal, New beginnings
Lunar Eclipse = Release, changes, shifts, letting go of what is standing in our the way of our destiny
Aries = Independence, Identity, Ego, Fire, Action, Autonomy, Courage
Shadow Traits = Selfishness, self centered, bullish, bossy, short tempered, impulsive
Libra = Interdependence, Fairness, Equality, Truth, Balance, Equanimity, Justice
Shadow Traits = people pleaser, indecisive, black & white thinking, lying or hiding our truth, manipulative, superficial, codependent, victimized
Ride it Out: Eclipses don’t last forever, we are in the last weeks and it’s so helpful to remember that this is a moment in time. Like everything, the intensity will fade and hindsight will be 20/20. Don’t worry if things don’t make sense now, they will in time. Give yourself the benefit of the doubt that you will learn the lessons you need and come out of this process a better person than you began. If you need support now, get it, this is the time to go to therapy, get a healing session, do extra acupuncture appointments or just take stuff of your plate. Things will level out again, and this will pass. Lean into the practices now that give you the most comfort, even if it’s hard to ask for help or get on the mat, even 10 mins makes a huge difference in how you feel when you show up for yourself.
Practice Acceptance: No matter what anyone promises, healing takes time. Eclipses bring out the type of healing that is often deep and fated, the kind of stuff we came here to learn on this Earth plane. Those things are often deep in our subconscious and take years and years to surface. No 30 day reset is going to heal this kind of stuff. It’s the life stuff that trickles out slowly so we can develop the tools and practices and fortitude to handle it. If you have fallen down, off the wagon, into the void, back into old bullshit, don’t judge yourself or criticize yourself. This too, is often part of the process of healing. You can’t bully yourself into healing. Be gentle and kind to yourself and accepting even of the cringy things you hate. Those are the parts of you that need the most kindness, the most compassion, the most love. Even just acknowledging your suffering with kindness is such a massive shift sometimes, in my experience.
**If this eclipse season has been uneventful for you, congrats! Eclipses change signs every 2 years and some simply pass us by, unfazed (thank goddess)!
Okay my loves! I am wishing you a gentle and fortifying eclipse season. I know 2025 has been a very Strange Trip thus far, but that’s why we are here together, we all signed up for this crazy ride and I’m grateful for you and this community.
We all have areas of life where we feel stuck, stressed or unclear. We keep repeating the same patterns over and over again even though we know change is needed.
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