One singular cosmic event dominates this week: the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn on July 4th-5th.
So, everyone—and I mean EVERYONE—has been talking about this eclipse, regardless of how much they actually know (or care?) about astrology. I guess it’s great for the Insta algorithm or something!
Anyway, here’s how this whole Eclipse thing WORKS:
Each month (every 28-and-change days, really), we have a New Moon and a Full Moon. The New Moon will occur in the sign the Sun is currently in. (Example, if it’s “Cancer Season,” the New Moon will be in Cancer.)
The Full Moon will occur two weeks later, in the sign OPPOSITE the Sun. (Example: if it’s “Cancer Season,” the FULL Moon will be in the sign OPPOSITE Cancer, which happens to be Capricorn. Likewise, if I want to locate the CANCER Full Moon, I’ll have to look on my calendar to when the Sun is in Capricorn, since that’s the opposite sign.)
New Moons are times when we begin relationships, projects, or new directions in our lives. They are times when we cast a vision and take steps towards that vision.
Full Moons, on the other hand, are times when those seeds we planted at that corresponding New Moon come to fruition, come to closure, end…or we have to make a big decision about said area of our life.
The New Moon and its corresponding Full moon happen roughly 6 months apart when you do the math. (Example: the New Moon in Capricorn will happen during “Capricorn Season” in Dec-Jan, and the Full Moon in that same sign will happen when the Sun’s in it’s OPPOSITE sign of Cancer, which is June-July…or roughly six months later.)
Between four (4) and six (6) of our New/Full Moons each year have a perfect alignment between the Sun, Moon and Earth (or Sun, Earth and Moon). These are called “Eclipses.” When these three celestial bodies perfectly align at a New Moon, it’s called a Solar Eclipse. When all three line up during a Full Moon, it’s called a Lunar Eclipse. Depending on where you’re located on the globe, you may or may not see anything spectacular in the sky, but astrologically, it will affect you.
Eclipse Meanings in Your Horoscope
Think of an eclipse as the New- or Full Moon on which it falls…super-sized! A New Moon Solar Eclipse is like a New Moon times three. A Full Moon Lunar Eclipse is like a Full Moon times three (or MORE!).
These 4-to-6 times a year tend to be when sudden changes happen AT us. We find out new information, secrets are revealed, big decisions are forced, relationships or situations end or begin abruptly.
These are NOT the times to make big decisions on your own volition. These are times to keep your eyes open and assess the chaos that lands around you. When the dust settles, you can be more proactive.
Eclipses in 2020
This year, we have SIX different eclipses, which is the most you can have in a year. Imagine THAT…2020 being full of chaos and upheaval…you don’t say!
Eclipses Come In Groups
Eclipses occur on a particular “axis,” or pairing of opposite zodiac signs, for roughly 2 to 2.5 years. During these two-ish years, your life will utterly change in these two opposing sectors of your horoscope wheel! You won’t see that particular series again for about seven (7) years.
Then they move onto the NEXT pairing of opposite zodiac signs. Thing is, eclipses follow the North and South Nodes, which move backward…so after the Cancer-Capricorn eclipse series, it moves backwards to the Gemini-Sagittarius eclipse series, etc.
This Capricorn Full Moon Lunar Eclipse is the LAST in its series.
This particular Cancer-Capricorn eclipse series started July 12, 2018 with a New Moon Solar Eclipse in Cancer. The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse on July 4th/5th is the EIGHTH eclipse in Cancer/Capricorn over the past two years.
Here are the areas of your life you’ve likely seen the greatest changes:
Aries + Libra: Home vs Career
Taurus + Scorpio: Outlook/Philosophy on Life vs Communication (or being Global vs Local)
Gemini + Sagittarius: All about Money! (Earned Income vs Sharing Resources with others)
Cancer + Capricorn: Self/Identity-defining dreams vs Partnerships/Cooperation
Leo + Aquarius: Work/Health vs Psyche/Healing
Virgo + Pisces: Love/Creativity vs Community/Higher Purpose
Look back to December 25, 2019
In addition to finishing out this series of life- and society-changing eclipses, the one today specifically correlates to the Capricorn New Moon Solar Eclipse that occurred last Christmas! See what torrid romance or job or special project started that week before the New Year to get more clues about what situation will come into focus (or come crashing down?) this time around.
Universal Energy of this Eclipse
Big structures and hierarchies might “eclipse out.” Or at least, we might see the dismantling of some basic assumptions our society has based its largest systems on. (Our trust in our leaders and the systemic racism as the foundation of our basic laws and banking systems come to mind.) With this eclipse, the cat’s out of the bag. We cannot unlearn what we’ve seen and found out. Instead, it’s time to close the doors on all dynamics, situations, and connections that no longer fit where we wish to go.
We do need solid footing. We do need sound mind. We do need open hearts. We do need flexibility. And we do need to stay present, even during the discomfort that unfolds.
All-Star Diffuser Blend to Navigate the Capricorn Lunar Eclipse:
💧💧 Cardamom
💧 💧 Black Spruce
💧 💧 Siberian Fir
💧 Geranium
💧 Turmeric
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