Leo Solar Eclipse Aug 11 2018 - Karmic seeds of change with long lasting results

Hey guys, get ready for the third and final event of this three part eclipse season that we've been in this summer of 2018. The next one is a partial Solar eclipse at 18 degrees 41 minutes of Leo Aug 11 2018 at 2:57 am PDT.

Karmic seeds planted with long lasting results

This eclipse is about planting karmic seeds of change over the next 6 months that have long lasting results. New opportunities will come into your life. These karmic seeds of destiny are usually planted by unforeseen circumstances of life, outside of your control. Eclipses shake things up, bring surprises, increase nervousness and anxiety; the normal flow of life's energy becomes disrupted. This being North Node eclipse, the shakeups are probably needed to help jolt you out of your stale routine and move you forward on your destiny the next 6 months, even if what life sends you seems hard or "bad". Keep in mind "bad" and "good" are subjective.

Not everyone will face radical changes, it all depends on your chart. Some people will just feel the disruptions on inner level, but the sun is very much about the outer, so don't be surprised if something unexpected happens in your life. If you have your sun or other planets around 18 degrees of Leo, Scorpio, Taurus or Aquarius, the odds increase that this event will be planting karmic seeds of change for at least one area of your life, if not more, with the results being seen within the next 6 months. Find your Leo house (area of life) that's where this change is happening for you on some level, no matter if you have planets there or not.

News, media and information gets amplified

Mercury Rx is square Jupiter with this eclipse and the sun/moon are separating from a Square to Jupiter in Scorpio, which amplifies the energy even more so. This is intense and dramatic energy - big dramatic news, information, thoughts and communication. People will be making a big deal about something that normally wouldn't be such a big deal. It's called being over-dramatic. That's not to say there won't be big events in the world such as these fires, accidents, violence, deaths, etc that warrant feeling serious and dramatic about it, but there could also be some kind of news or information, political or otherwise that normally wouldn't be such a big deal. This square usually has a lot of people coming together in some kind of large emotional response to an event. The events will be bigger than normal because of Jupiter square!

Dramatic events, and the emotional response to them gets amplified

Mercury, moon, sun square Jupiter makes everything feel bigger and so we will see a bigger emotional response because of that, especially in the news, social media, etc. Some opinions will be over-stated, out of proportion to a rational logical view point and response. The response and reactions to everything will be bigger than normal, which could be on any level depending on what events play out. Mercury Rx is quincunx Neptune which could add confusion, uncertainty, not having the facts strait, which plays out in the world and contributing to the over blown response to whatever happens. 100% positive life events will get very serious and dramatic under this influence.

Some couples will have unexpected pregnancy

On a personal level, some couples will be getting it on around the days of this eclipse resulting in unexpected pregnancy. With those karmic seeds being planted in Leo, the sign of children; it would make sense. Plus, the fact that Venus in Libra is trine Mars which is the lovers harmonizing with open outlet for uniting, and add to the fact Venus is square Saturn, which could be the added long lasting responsibility and commitment of what is birthed from this eclipse. So that is one of the many possibilities under this energy - getting knocked up.

Dramatic events/news about kids/children

On a not so happy level other big news events regarding kids could happen, possibly something traumatic that gets a lot of attention with big emotional response.

Misuse of power

Also something regarding the misuse of power could come up, including money issues, sexuality, etc, kind of like the Metoo energy which was created under moon square Jupiter Scorpio amplifying the emotional reaction to it.

Big transformations and adjustments

This eclipse is also inconj to Pluto in Capricorn which is about deep changes, and having to make adjustments to the structures and systems of your life, if this eclipse is aligned with you. An irritating energy of having to deal with outside power and control issues is also possible, or a topic of something destructive causing death somewhere in the world. The gov't might be part of the news with this event.

Relationship changes

With Venus square Saturn, but trine the South Node/Mars and opposite Chiron, relationships could be facing something difficult under this eclipse, or a big change in the works. The relationship energy is changing as Venus enters Libra, her rulership. There will be a desire for being more objective and fair in relationships, but also needing to face big issues that could cause changes.

With that open outlet to the past, it's possible someone from the past comes back into the picture next 6 months, someone that caused pain (chiron) but with the square to Saturn it's a roadblock, perhaps, or brings issues to your current relationship if no one from past shows up. In general all relationships will have a serious influence to deal with. Better discernment is needed, better boundaries are needed; better structure and a plan forward could be some of the issues.

Fine line between pleasure and pain

 A fine line between pleasure and pain becomes an influence. A blocking, restrictive energy is possible. Deprivation in love, not getting everything you need and desire, or having opportunity for partnership yet not feeling a desire to pursue it. There could also be forced commitment, duty and obligation in some relationships (such as getting pregnant) forced to stay together or some kind of glue that keeps you together despite hardship. Money issues could also be part of this Venus square Saturn alignment. It could also be a desire for something more serious and long lasting.

Forward progress on your path of destiny

Over all this Leo eclipse wants to push you forward into a better life, into a new direction that has more joy and passion, it's a karmic reset to what your heart desires which leads to changes, but the results of this eclipse might not always look positive at first. For example, let's say someone's house burns down in a wildfire. It might seem bad in the moment but the results could be moving to a better location that brings more joy, or rebuilding and getting a better house than you had before, or changing your destiny in a way that you wouldn't without losing that house. Or, let's say you lose someone tragically, that event could have ripple effects, helping others in a positive way in the future by. God, the universe, whoever is up there knows more than you and you'll need to trust the process even if it's out of your control. Eclipses are wildcard energy, there's a disruption of some kind. The closer you have planets to 18/19 Leo, Taurus, Scorpio, Aquarius the more likely this eclipse will bring big disruptions and karmic changes to your life, for "good" or "bad".

Trust that you are being led to your destiny next 6 months.

Happy eclipse! 

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Aquarius Total Lunar Eclipse Full moon July 27 2018

This next Lunar eclipse in Aquarius at 4 degrees 44 minutes is going to be very strong energy! The eclipse is exact at 1:20 pm PDT so won't be visible in the United States but will strongly be felt globally. This will be one of the longest lasting lunar eclipses in this century symbolically offering a long building culmination/ending with fated changes.

 If your sun or other planets are at the first 6 degrees of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio or Aquarius then this is going to pack a punch with a strong possibility of life changing events over the next few week thru the next 6 months. However, this is still a fated time for many people even without those personal placements. Find Aquarius and Leo in your chart, that's the area of life getting hit, plus Scorpio and Taurus as well.

The shadow of society is exposed

Full moons are a peak of intensity and emotional energy. When that full moon is eclipse that intensity and emotional energy is amplified and more extreme. The light of the sun reflected off the moon is filtered through the earth's shadow. Aquarius has a lot to do with the community, so in this case the shadow of society and communities/politics will be reflected off the moon.

Eclipse aligned with Mars Rx

This eclipse is strongly aligned with Mars Retrograde, and so this means Mars is extra strong as well, closer to the earth than normal but not acting in a symbolically predictable fashion. At the same time, Uranus is at a right angle to Mars, sun and moon/Nodes T-square adding even more dynamic unusual unexpected energy to this shadow being exposed.

There is both positive and negative meaning to this eclipse. First let me get the negative out of the way before i explain the good part.

Negative possibilities 

The fact this eclipse is Aquarius with Mars and the South Node under stress and tension from Uranus and the sun indicates this is not the time to go out on the town and party. It's better to stay indoors and not celebrate under the moon with the earth shadow. It's best to avoid looking at the moon, going to public gatherings, social activity, groups of people and unnecessary travel Friday/Saturday July 27/28. Provoking people in argument can also have unexpected emotional reactions. Some probabilities under this eclipse are weird feelings and emotions, odd circumstances, people freaking out, intensity, agitation, rage and anger, mass shootings, road rage, accidents of all kinds, including group travel from Air, trains, buses, cars, etc, plus other accidents from sharp objects, not paying attention to what you're doing, and so on. Political energy will be at critical level, and it's possible political events could get out of control. Military strikes and other intense situations could manifest from this within a few weeks of the eclipse, but accidents and anger are the biggest possibilities of the negative side, not to mention the continuation of earth changing events, destructive wildfires, etc.

Avoid conflict, let go of the need to control others

If you find yourself in confrontation, it's best to let it go because pushing back can have unexpected consequences with fated results.

Endings, letting go of the past

On other levels, your actions, the need for control, old habits, confront zones, past issues, old patterns, deep resentment, anger, etc etc might need to be released as you find new ways of expressing yourself and doing things. Some relationships including friendships, group affiliations, community and organizations your involved with might be ready for endings, as you feel the pull to move on.

Life at a crossroads, fate is at play

This eclipse is showing great change is on the horizon and not everything will be in your control. A lot of people are at crossroads this summer and the events of this eclipse will force some people to make the changes that they were unable to make on their own until now.

The positive possibilities - New opportunities 

On the positive side of interpretation, the sun is moving over the North Node in Leo. This is a call to move towards your Leo area of life, a possible unknown direction outside of your comfort zone, now that a culmination and ending of the old is present. People are being called to follow their heart and a new direction in life that will give more passion, creativity, and joy for being alive, while releasing the past and what's no longer needed. New opportunities will start to show up showing the way forward but will also create emotional intensity and anxiety about having the courage to take that step into the new and unknown, or what seems difficult rather than falling back into old ways.

Mercury Retrograde 

These new opportunities will start to show up but at the same time Mercury in Leo starts to go retrograde, which means this new direction forward is a process that needs to unfold over the next few weeks from the eclipse, before all the information about it has arrived. Once the sun moves across Mercury and then we have the final solar eclipse in Leo Aug 11 we'll start to have a good idea of what this new direction is all about and how to proceed. Many long lasting changes will be evident to everyone by this fall. Until then all this is a process which Mercury Rx is part of. If any crazy stuff happens next several weeks it's not because Mercury is retrograde but rather because we are having a super intense eclipse with Mars in Aquarius!

Karmic Adjustments

The sun/North Node will be inconj Saturn indicating the events will require people to make adjustments to their past and current commitments and responsibilities, adapting to change and letting go.

Saturn trine Uranus - the old and new in harmony

The ruler of this eclipse is Saturn Rx in Cap and Uranus in Taurus which are both trine. This shows that the old and the new are in harmony allowing for radical change and innovation to values, structures and systems without total chaos or destruction, but rather a certain level of support and stability while changes take place and you do something new. Reality supports practical level headed changes to your life.

Venus trine Pluto - desire to transform the old and make improvements

Venus in Virgo is trine Pluto in Cap showing that there's a real deep desire for transformation and to make practical improvements to your relationships, routines, systems, structures, habits, health, values, money, diet, and so on, plus the area of life (house) that you have Virgo. There will be outlet to make those needed practical improvements.

As i said, this eclipse is so karmic and fated with a release of the old shadows that are ready to over flow. This is a completion point to something where more balance and harmony can start to be integrated. Unfortunately there will be negative events for some people, or at least what seem to be negative from the limited human perspective, but those events have higher meaning and positive ripple effects with long lasting results that we can't see in the moment. Trust that you are part of a higher plan, let go and flow the best you can with the energy pushing you forward.

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Good luck!
Rik

Cancer New Moon Solar Eclipse July 12 2018 - Seeds of intense deep radical change

Y'all ready for some shake ups? We have a very intense powerful new moon solar eclipse at 20 degrees Cancer exact on July 12 2018 at 7:47 pm PDT.

 There will be two more eclipses that are even stronger than this one coming, so this is just the tip of the ice berg for change. However, this is still a very powerful deep intense new moon/eclipse that plants seeds of change leading us all to another step forward on our individual destiny the next 6 months, but is also connected to the next couple years of even greater change, which reaches epic climaxes by the end of 2020.

New moon/eclipse opposing Pluto

The strongest alignment to this new moon eclipse is the sun/moon in Cancer opposing Pluto in Capricorn. Eclipses are wildcard energies that bring surprises with unexpected shakeups, hard to predict how it will unfold, but the fact that it's in Cancer opposing Pluto in Cap suggest home, family and work/public life is where this energy will manifest the strongest, including the structure and systems of your life. Find the houses in your chart that have Capricorn, Cancer, Leo and Aquarius. These areas of life (different for each person) is where the seeds of change are being planted right now.

Safety and security issues are coming to the surface. Intense feelings, memories of the past, fears and worry will increase. Over the next 6 months to 2 years comfort zones will be breached as we step into the unknown taking big strides on the path forward of our destiny, rocking the system, restructuring our lives, and forced to push past fears that hold us back.

Pluto in opposition right now shows that this eclipse new moon has a lot to do with personal power, how it's been given away to others, including family members, bosses, landlords, teachers, banks, the gov't, and anyone else that you see as an authority over you and your life. In some cases you could be the one that has been taking too much power from others. These seeds of change will start to break that power grip so that you can gain more control over your life, helping balance the power dynamic that's been lopsided for too long. There's an opposition between empowerment and disempowerment.

This new moon eclipse will be the seeds of change by eclipsing out certain people from your life the next 6 months, which can be family, friends, coworkers, or whomever is associated with your Cap,Cancer, Leo,Aquarius areas of life. You or they could moving away, change jobs, and even some deaths of loved ones are possible as well, but the loss can happen in other ways too. These events are part of the process that helps restructure your life, but might not feel easy at the time. You'll be forced to deal with something out of your control and comfort level.

The energy begins to stir up intense inner feelings, and outer circumstances that get really dynamic, intense, serious and volatile. This energy is highlighting the shadow that's been festering under the surface for years, not only the shadow of society and the world but the shadow within each of us that we deny. The eclipse can start to bring up the dark side that needs to be purged, or at the very least -accepted and integrated as part of being human. These light dark battles can play out in relationships, being projected back and forth, making someone the bad guy by not wanting to acknowledge our own imperfections, etc.  Bad and good is subjective and every one of us has both polarities of light and dark that this new moon eclipse brings out. There can be flashes of new awareness and consciousness expansion, as we are able to see what normally is unconscious or hidden within the self or others. Again, this helps taking back our power that we have been giving away, which helps us restructure our life. These are just some examples of what this energy is all about. It plays out different for each person, depending on your chart. Dealing with power struggles to break yourself free is almost certain, whether that is fighting yourself, others, or both.

Six pointed Star

The good news is, the shake ups and changes are accompanied by two grand trines in place right now, forming a 6 pointed star that opens up outlets and opportunities.

Jupiter Direct

Jupiter is now direct after being retrograde for months. This is very good news for everyone and especially people that have Sagittarius rising, sun or moon. This means those folks can move forward now, albeit slowly as Jupiter moves towards its home sign of Sag by this fall, all thru 2019! Everyone's Sag area of life can start to move forward now and will get a huge boost in 2019.

Water Grand Trine

This new moon eclipse is one side of the Grand water trine with Jupiter and Neptune. This shows that these seeds planted right now, and no matter how challenging the changes taking place are, or how intense things are getting, there's a sense of inspiration for the future that we can feel and have an optimistic view that this is all for a higher reason and meant to be. Indeed, there is some kind of positive open outlet path available to each person, but requires courage and bravery to step into. The opportunity might not even look like the best option in the world, and you might be doubting it which could bring up fears and worry, but at same time, there should be a sense of idealism and inspiration about what's coming next, even if you don't have the full picture yet.

Earth Grand Trine

The other Grand trine is in earth with Venus, Uranus and Saturn. This shows an outlet and opportunity for practical mature changes, being attracted to something new and innovative, and yet, could have something to do with the past as well, and or offers stability and reliability in whatever that is. There is a sense of something new, exciting and radical, yet old and reliable being supported by authority. This could be about the start of changing the structure of your resources, money, relationships, health, diet, routines, work, etc, etc, everything real world and practical that shows true results. This is rare opportunity to take risk and make radical innovations that normally would not be grounded and reliable or supported by reality. This is a great outlet to clean up your home, work, health, life, etc, etc purging and cleansing in practical ways that have long lasting results. This can be on any level depending on your own chart.

Mars Retrograde with South Node

Mars is retrograde in Aquarius next to the South Node making Mars energy even stronger than normal which both Mars and South Node will be T-squared  by Uranus in the coming weeks. This means radical fated changes on the way. The need for freedom gets very strong peaking on the next lunar eclipse in two weeks, but lasts for months. It's easier to get agitated, annoyed, aggressive, instigating conflict and challenging anyone that gets in your way of breaking free and doing what you want. There is a sense of having to push hard and break free out of old routines. There might be a choice of taking an easy way out connected to the past or having courage and stepping forward into the unknown, challenging the power and authority in your life. You might be forced to deal with something of the past in order to move forward in the coming months. It might take time to do something before you're truly free which can feel aggravating and frustrating. There might be a break from groups, organizations, friendships and community. Politics will be a source of increased conflict, fighting to break old structures and systems.

Of course all this energy happens in your own life on some level but also happens on the world stage and thru natural earth events and changes too. Shocking new events are likely the next couple months both for the earth and within politics and groups of people, including more public assaults and protests, and possible military/police actions. Values and the financial structures and systems both your own and for the world are also going to fluctuate next 6 months and beyond, and eventually change to something new. With Uranus T square  Mars and the Nodes, these events are super karmic resulting in long term consequences, all part of the world changes that climax by the end of 2020.

Anyway, that's about the gist of what i see going on now. More intensity to what we've already been dealing with but these symbolic seeds planted right now are very important and fated that leads to major changes in your Cap, Cancer, Leo and Aquarius areas of life next 6 months and beyond.

Cheers to the revolution!
Rik