Dear Friend and Reader:
With the Aug. 1 total solar eclipse fast approaching (along with its Aug. 16 lunar eclipse companion), Eric has sent me out exploring the Internet for some intelligent analysis, and I’ve posted my findings for you here.
Without a doubt, the eclipse is arriving with challenges — and developments — in the way we relate to others: opportunities could arise, enabling you to emerge from a group with your own voice leading.
If you’re in this mindset, the eclipse could also be a good time to start a new business venture, or develop an existing one. Leo is all about being real, but in the context of Aquarius, it’s also about being noticed.
The eclipse weekend is also a great time for social gatherings, parties and vacations, so invite friends or family over and enjoy their company. It’s time for new beginnings, so reach out and celebrate with loved ones.
Scroll down for the daily aspects and Oracle.
Yours and truly,
The Administrator on Jan Spiller’s Astrology Community Forum writes:
This solar eclipse will stimulate your need to develop a more healthy ego. If you are going along with things rather than taking creative control to shift a situation into a more positive direction for everyone – this solar eclipse will awaken you to the necessity of learning to assume positive leadership.
Julie Demboski’s Astrology says:
The August eclipse set will fire us up (Leo) and present us with a distinct mental challenge (Aquarius): do we put ourselves first, or do we go with the group? For some, this will translate into an even more personal dynamic, with a twist: the dilemma will be between weighing the efficacy of what we must do to earn individual glory, versus the temptation to rebel against group demands.
So, the essence of the eclipse influence will be whether the choices must be independent and self-focused to attain self-glory, or whether acts must comply with what the group thinks, wants, requires in order to earn its acclaim.
A fire lights us from within as the Moon and Sun meet; the aspect pattern says we will assess our material situation to see how this fits with the urge to act, and our conflicts will be presented by the home situation, the sex life and/ or those subjects we hold sacred. That’s a formidable challenge, and one that is at the core of who we are; in order to successfully negotiate the eclipse energy, we must determine what our essential sacred values are, and then we must act accordingly.
Brenda Black, of Eclipse Astrology, writes:
This is a south node eclipse and there is more of a focus on relationships and partnerships. The ball is in the other person’s court for the next six months and you may need to put others’ needs in front of your own. There is also a theme of separation with this eclipse. This summer, you may walk away from something that you were not able to end in the beginning of the year.
Those born around the 1st or 2nd of any month will be most affected by this eclipse. If you are a Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius or Taurus get ready for big changes!
AstroStar Astrology writes:
Solar eclipses usually bring new beginnings, and Leos love to be noticed. If you are thinking of any kind of public projects like web sites, advertising, entertainment or even parties, then this is the time to launch. If you have a message that you want to share with the world, then send it up like fireworks on August 1st.
The whole weekend from August 1st through August 3rd should be an excellent time for parties and entertainment. It would also be a great time for vacations, so if you have some time available, take it and enjoy!
Today’s Oracle takes us to Feb 23, 2007 – LEO – Weekly
Someone whose feelings may have made no sense at all is suddenly making a lot of sense. Someone you feel may have been neglecting you suddenly shows up as protecting you and providing a dependable source of wisdom. It’s funny how perceptions can change, how they can be wrong, and how they can make no sense at all until that moment when they add up to something perfectly reasonable. What’s more interesting is how logic can exist on two levels, one which is internally consistent, and one which makes sense in the outer world. Occasionally there is a moment when the two intersect.
Tuesday 29 July 2008
Sun (6+ Leo) trine Pholus (6+ Sagittarius Rx)
Sun (6+ Leo) square Hidalgo (6+ Scorpio)
Ceres (20+ Cancer) quintile Asbolus (8+ Taurus)
Mercury (5+ Leo) square Chariklo (5+ Scorpio)
Pandora (10+ Scorpio) quintile Orcus (28+ Leo)
Arachne (12+ Libra) sextile Ixion (12+ Sagittarius Rx)
Amor (4+ Gemini) quintile Uranus (22+ Pisces Rx)
Mercury (6+ Leo) trine Pholus (6+ Sagittarius Rx)
Mercury (6+ Leo) square Hidalgo (6+ Scorpio)
Eros (13+ Leo) sesquiquadrate Pluto (28+ Sagittarius Rx)
Eros (14+ Leo) trine Great Attractor (14+ Sagittarius)
Venus (20+ Leo) sextile Atlantis (20+ Libra)
Mercury (7+ Leo) conjunct Sun (7+ Leo)
Sisyphus (14+ Libra) septile Pholus (6+ Sagittarius Rx)
Mars (17+ Virgo) square Quaoar (17+ Sagittarius Rx)
Mercury (7+ Leo) sesquiquadrate Uranus (22+ Pisces Rx)
Eros (14+ Leo) trine Juno (14+ Sagittarius Rx)