{"id":50340,"date":"2011-12-09T00:01:46","date_gmt":"2011-12-09T05:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=50340"},"modified":"2011-12-09T20:50:06","modified_gmt":"2011-12-10T01:50:06","slug":"threshold-of-an-evolutionary-gateway-gemini-total-lunar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/threshold-of-an-evolutionary-gateway-gemini-total-lunar-eclipse\/","title":{"rendered":"Threshold of an evolutionary gateway: Gemini total lunar eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Total lunar eclipse on May 4-5, 2004 in Athens, Greece. Photo by Anthony Ayiomamitis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A threshold is a line that separates two territories of spirit and I think very often, how we cross, is the key thing. When we cross a new threshold, if we cross worthily, we heal the patterns of repetition inside of us, that have us caught somewhere.<\/em> — poet John O\u2019Donohue (1956-2008)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Today is Friday, December 9, 2011<\/a><\/strong>. Hopefully in between wiping the kids\u2019 noses (or your own), holding down the day job (or second or third job) and Facebooking your fingers off, you\u2019ve managed to find some still, quiet time to listen inwardly, reflect and demonstrate your devotion to something that truly feeds your soul.<\/p>\n

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And if you\u2019re not sure that you have, you still have the weekend to carve out some time for yourself and drop in. Saturday is the big lunar eclipse day, with the Gemini Moon opposite the Sagittarius Sun.<\/p>\n

The peak of the eclipse occurs at 9:32 am EST with the Full Moon technically at 9:36 am EST, but we receive them as the same event. Better still, the last two weeks plus a few days after tomorrow all count as the special \u2018eclipse zone\u2019, in which you can get the wheels of your life turning. You haven\u2019t missed your chance to guide your life in a certain direction \u2013 in fact, that opportunity is always<\/em> there for you; there\u2019s just a cosmic boost right now.<\/p>\n

Using it with conscious intention will get you that much further. The theme of this eclipse is: Get it<\/em>. Internalize the learning, the spiritual theory, the concept you’re trying to grasp in therapy. Understand that growth is a practical matter. In part, what we’re being called to see are the things we miss over and over again. Embrace the obvious and make the obvious choices that you may be resisting.<\/p>\n

As we head into the final hours before this eclipse, Uranus stations direct in the first degree of Aries \u2013 a surge of electricity as we cross this threshold. When Uranus first touched the Aries Point, the Fukushima nuclear disaster happened \u2013 and in the nine months that have passed since then, we\u2019ve barely begun to grasp the reach of its effects. Now Uranus will soon be leaving the Aries Point, that spot where the personal is political. That’s it, onward — an extended event synchronous with Arab Spring, the uprisings in Wisconsin and Ohio, and the sudden, unexpected advent of the international Occupy movement. Uranus is still in the game, but we’re now moving past the threshold. The next stop for Uranus is the Uranus-Pluto square on June 24, and in truth, that’s when the fun really begins.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s fitting as this eclipse releases us into a slightly altered reality \u2013 one we have been shaping over the last couple weeks. Ideally, whatever inner quest we have been on will find outer expression in this world that needs us to act with awareness. The call to action \u2013 indeed, to our own lives — may catch us by surprise, but if we ‘get’ what we need to now, we\u2019ll be ready. <\/p>\n

An eclipse reminds us that everything is cyclical, and that the cycles have metacycles, or places where two or more patterns intersect. We experience eclipses (usually) in pairs every five and a half months or so; additionally, each eclipse is part of a much longer cycle of eclipses called a Saros cycle, or very long series of events. <\/p>\n

The first eclipse of a Saros series begins life at one of Earth\u2019s poles \u2013 either North or South. Each successive eclipse in a series will then appear at a lower latitude (moving toward and then across the equator to the other pole). The early eclipses in a series are thus very partial eclipses that virtually no one sees because they’re so far north or south.<\/p>\n

Eclipses in a given series come up every 19 years for a period of about 1,500 years, give or take \u2013 that is, every 19 years, we have an eclipse in the same degree of the zodiac. Saturday\u2019s eclipse is part of a series designated as number 135 which began in April 1615. More specifically, it is the 23rd eclipse in this series. <\/p>\n

When a series of eclipses is \u2018born\u2019, the first eclipse carries a theme that resonates with each succeeding eclipse in that series. The very first eclipse begins by telling us that we should develop new modes of response to basic situations, from which we will gain new inner strength. It also speaks of keeping an open mind in order to reap a spirit harvest. And both the original eclipse in this series and tomorrow\u2019s eclipse \u2013 in fact, many in this Saros series — are marked by a T-square. In tomorrow’s and the first, that square is from Mars, asking us to make a choice: Can we allow ourselves to rise to a new level of consciousness that will facilitate our ability to operate within the vast process of the biosphere we call Earth?<\/em><\/p>\n

The years before and after the eclipse of 1615 are noteworthy because they represent the period when America was first settled, beginning with Jamestown in 1605 and continuing with Plymouth Colony in 1620. But the main clue to the future lies in the Pluto\/Venus conjunction in Taurus in that first chart: money, power and land-grabs by multinational corporations that did the bidding of countries, expanding into the ‘new world’. Today, much of the conquered territory and what lies beneath it has been used up or abused, and the scene of many genocides. So what is Saturday\u2019s eclipse saying to this generation?<\/p>\n

It speaks about humanity\u2019s acquisition of \u2018seed knowledge\u2019 \u2013 knowledge of the structure and cosmic manifestations of life on this planet. At the same time, we are faced with the possibility that a generation may have to sacrifice itself for the benefit of its descendants. And, as if this were not serious enough in itself, the eclipse is squared from both sides \u2013 by Mars in Virgo and Ceres in Pisces \u2013 forcing us to make choices regarding our land and water. <\/p>\n

We are as much a part of the Earth as our skeletons are part of our bodies; as connected to nature as the hair on our heads is connected to our scalps. So whatever we do to Earth we do to ourselves. It is consciousness on a grand scale and we can apply the individual themes of this week\u2019s astrology on the same grand scale. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s a problem that feels too big to resolve.<\/em> We still believe in the mistaken concept of \u2018separation\u2019 so why wouldn\u2019t things feel too big for us to handle? But, just as there is no separation between us and the Earth, there is no separation between each one of us. The energy of the Great Attractor during this eclipse can pull us together toward a common goal.<\/p>\n

The same mistakes are being made over and over again.<\/em> Leaders of all stripes continuously fall into the trap of believing that \u2018this time\u2019 is different and they will succeed where others have failed. This is a time to own up to our mistakes and find the courage to put things right.<\/p>\n

What does it say about how we value ourselves if we have allowed our home \u2013 Earth \u2013 to get this way?<\/em> What ancestral patterning is responsible for this? Kings believed they were masters of the Earth. Everyone else was pretty much reduced to serfdom. We have been psychically bullied into believing that we are not worth very much and that our home belongs to those more powerful than we are. It\u2019s not surprising that CNN won\u2019t report on the UN Climate Change Conference that’s in session this week. Respecting the Earth just isn\u2019t good for business — or not yet anyway.<\/p>\n

Just before the lunar eclipse of 1669 (number four in the series), Isaac Newton built the first reflecting telescope. Just this week, its much larger descendant caught sight of a planet<\/a> very much like Earth. One can\u2019t help but wonder how the future inhabitants of that other blue planet will care for their home, but for sure, there are signs that we, the inheritors of this legacy, are at a turning point — or at least a moment of clarity.<\/p>\n

Looking for insights on how this week’s astrology affects your<\/strong> personal Sun and rising signs? Try out Planet Waves Light<\/strong><\/a>, our streamlined horoscope service. For deeper cultural context and astrological investigation, the premium Planet Waves subscription<\/strong><\/a> includes the same horoscopes, plus extensively-researched articles on Fridays.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A threshold is a line that separates two territories of spirit and I think very often, how we cross, is the key thing. When we cross a new threshold, if we cross worthily, we heal the patterns of repetition inside of us, that have us caught somewhere. — poet John O\u2019Donohue (1956-2008) Today is Friday, … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7221,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1734],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50340"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7221"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50340\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}