The Total Solar Eclipse in Leo Is Here — & It’ll Change Your Life For Better Or Worse
Solar eclipse August 21, 2017 at 1:15pm from Wisconsin, USA 85% Coverage The first eclipse of the summer is here! The Total Solar Eclipse in Leo occurs on August 12th at 1:36 p.m Eastern Time, causing emotions to soar and the hands of fate to work overtime. If you’re lying beachside in northern Spain or cruising in Iceland, be sure to take cover because this intense lunation is changing our lives for better or worse. Eclipses bring matters to light, as the moon moves between the sun and the Earth. They offer us a unique look at dynamics and situations, offering us the opportunity to grow. The focus of The Total Solar Eclipse in Leo is to look at our lives from a different perspective, recognizing that outdated belief systems or relationships need to evolve. Leo is a fixed sign, so moving toward a new path of consciousness is going to be challenging. The road we’ve been walking on is splitting into two different paths; it’s up to us to choose the one that connects with our own spirit. Before jumping into something shiny and exciting, take the time to make decisions by first weighing up the options. Eclipses make us feel like it’s now or never, and it’s not. Tempering our energy with rationality and pragmatism is the best way to proceed. The caveat is that we might not want to make changes; however, if we don’t do the work, then we will stay stagnant, or the universe will take the upper hand and transcend our lives for us, without our control. As you may have experienced in the past, the eclipses can be a little nasty if we’re not open to taking strides and a leap towards transformation. This eclipse in particular is close to the South Node of Destiny in Leo, so it’s forcing us to release what is no longer working in our lives. Fernando Salinas, tarot reader and author of The Joy of Tarot, explains: “Leo does not like being upstaged, and as it is ruled by the sun, a Total Solar Eclipse in Leo feels particularly tense. What does a show person do when the spotlight dims? How does a leader lead when they become invisible to their followers? This solar eclipse is occurring at a point in the sky that signifies a release of these expectations to be showy, and will help us all realize how we can shine without being seen and how sharing the limelight makes us all a little brighter. The Strength tarot card, which is associated with Leo, reminds us that compassion and grace are also ways of being strong, and this solar eclipse is going to help us put this into practice.” This eclipse comes into contact with Saturn retrograde in Aries. So, expect frustrations with authority, or those who are bossy, since we are resisting their domination and commands. Firmly leaning into our own power and being noncompliant with their projections encourages us to firm our own thoughts and beliefs, allowing us to evoke the positive nature of Leo. Simultaneously, we have to contemplate and activate the North Node of Destiny in Aquarius; this gives us a sense of altruism. We aren’t sitting idly by watching everything happen; we are taking action to defy the status quo and invigorate our lives. Black Moon Lilith, as well as the asteroid Lilith, both of whom are in Sagittarius, and the asteroid Pallas in Aries, are firing up the energy. We want to be free and will do anything to fight for our independence. If that means cutting off people who are holding us back from being the truest versions of ourselves, then so be it. This isn’t an eclipse where we are hiding from reality; rather, we are confronting circumstances because we wish to shine and sparkle in our radiance. It’s about time people shower us with respect. It starts with the way we treat ourselves — the solar eclipse is a reminder of our fabulousness. There will be a moment of vexation because an ego death is happening; however, it doesn’t necessarily allude to an ongoing struggle in our lives, as long as we are releasing people and things that are not part of our journey. The destination may bring us back together with them, but it’s okay to part ways temporarily and to focus on ourselves. Like what you see? How about some more R29 goodness, right here?Leo Season Is HereJupiter In Leo Is HereVenus In Libra Is Here
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The first eclipse of the summer is here! The Total Solar Eclipse in Leo occurs on August 12th at 1:36 p.m Eastern Time, causing emotions to soar and the hands of fate to work overtime. If you’re lying beachside in northern Spain or cruising in Iceland, be sure to take cover because this intense lunation is changing our lives for better or worse.
Eclipses bring matters to light, as the moon moves between the sun and the Earth. They offer us a unique look at dynamics and situations, offering us the opportunity to grow. The focus of The Total Solar Eclipse in Leo is to look at our lives from a different perspective, recognizing that outdated belief systems or relationships need to evolve. Leo is a fixed sign, so moving toward a new path of consciousness is going to be challenging. The road we’ve been walking on is splitting into two different paths; it’s up to us to choose the one that connects with our own spirit. Before jumping into something shiny and exciting, take the time to make decisions by first weighing up the options. Eclipses make us feel like it’s now or never, and it’s not. Tempering our energy with rationality and pragmatism is the best way to proceed.
The caveat is that we might not want to make changes; however, if we don’t do the work, then we will stay stagnant, or the universe will take the upper hand and transcend our lives for us, without our control. As you may have experienced in the past, the eclipses can be a little nasty if we’re not open to taking strides and a leap towards transformation. This eclipse in particular is close to the South Node of Destiny in Leo, so it’s forcing us to release what is no longer working in our lives.
Fernando Salinas, tarot reader and author of The Joy of Tarot, explains: “Leo does not like being upstaged, and as it is ruled by the sun, a Total Solar Eclipse in Leo feels particularly tense. What does a show person do when the spotlight dims? How does a leader lead when they become invisible to their followers? This solar eclipse is occurring at a point in the sky that signifies a release of these expectations to be showy, and will help us all realize how we can shine without being seen and how sharing the limelight makes us all a little brighter. The Strength tarot card, which is associated with Leo, reminds us that compassion and grace are also ways of being strong, and this solar eclipse is going to help us put this into practice.”
This eclipse comes into contact with Saturn retrograde in Aries. So, expect frustrations with authority, or those who are bossy, since we are resisting their domination and commands. Firmly leaning into our own power and being noncompliant with their projections encourages us to firm our own thoughts and beliefs, allowing us to evoke the positive nature of Leo. Simultaneously, we have to contemplate and activate the North Node of Destiny in Aquarius; this gives us a sense of altruism. We aren’t sitting idly by watching everything happen; we are taking action to defy the status quo and invigorate our lives.
Black Moon Lilith, as well as the asteroid Lilith, both of whom are in Sagittarius, and the asteroid Pallas in Aries, are firing up the energy. We want to be free and will do anything to fight for our independence. If that means cutting off people who are holding us back from being the truest versions of ourselves, then so be it. This isn’t an eclipse where we are hiding from reality; rather, we are confronting circumstances because we wish to shine and sparkle in our radiance. It’s about time people shower us with respect. It starts with the way we treat ourselves — the solar eclipse is a reminder of our fabulousness.
There will be a moment of vexation because an ego death is happening; however, it doesn’t necessarily allude to an ongoing struggle in our lives, as long as we are releasing people and things that are not part of our journey. The destination may bring us back together with them, but it’s okay to part ways temporarily and to focus on ourselves.
Like what you see? How about some more R29 goodness, right here?
