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<\/dt>\nA good first step is understanding eclipses.<\/p>\n
Eclipses normally take place in pairs, twice a year. A lunar eclipse at a Full Moon typically follows, or is followed by, a complementary solar eclipse during a New Moon two weeks later.<\/p>\n
They occur twice a year because that is nearly always how often the Sun is close to one of the perpetually opposed and slow-moving lunar nodes. <\/p>\n
They occur in pairs because the Sun usually remains close enough to a given node during the two weeks between the full and new lunar phases for two eclipses to take place, two weeks apart.<\/p>\n
The Sun and Moon do not follow the same path through the sky as viewed from Earth. Nor do Earth and Moon follow the same orbital planes through space (as viewed from outer space). In either case, paths or planes, there are two points of intersection. Those are the lunar nodes, the essential ingredient of eclipses. When the Sun appears near one of those intersections from our point of view, or on the zodiac, the first requirement of an eclipse is met.<\/p>\n
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The second requirement is for the Moon to come around to either the opposing intersection (for a Full Moon and lunar eclipse) or the same intersection occupied by the Sun (for a New Moon and solar eclipse). Every couple years, the timing with the nodes allows a full lunar orbit to be completed with a third eclipse of the same kind that started the cycle. A third eclipse doubles the time between the beginning and end of the eclipse cycle from two weeks to four. That is what you are about to enter.<\/p>\n
Enter, because you cannot help but be involved. When the luminaries (Sun and Moon) line up with the nodes, the Earth is lined up as well. For a lunar eclipse, Earth’s place is the same as with every Full Moon — between the luminaries, but precisely enough so that our planet casts a shadow on the lunar surface, darkening the Full Moon (or at least part of it) from a shiny silver to a ruddy buff.<\/p>\n
Many of us will not see Thursday’s lunar eclipse, but all of us will go across the threshold it represents together as one. It will be the door into a place and period characterized by all the things that eclipses represent in the real world — crossroads, alignments and shadow, coming together in space-time as they seldom do, for longer than they usually do.<\/p>\n
Whatever the course of your life, the impending eclipse cycle will almost certainly move you further along your path and through a greater number of experiences than you would tend to have in four weeks. That can be a good thing if you build on the awareness of what you are about to participate in by aligning your purpose with the circumstances.<\/p>\n
Think of it as sticking your thumb out to relieve your walk down a highway. Or climbing into a canoe after a long portage. It will be a different experience, requiring different skills, and providing a whole set of benefits all its own.<\/p>\n
Your life will almost certainly move faster, and you probably will encounter more than expected between April 25 and May 25. Nevertheless, there is nothing about the circumstance that will require fear. That includes any form of shadow that goes with the process, which will only serve to distinguish your part in a greater alignment. The only requirements are awareness of what you are getting into, a knowledge of where you want to go, and an idea of what you want to do when you get there.<\/p>\n
So, come further with the Cosmos than you could unawares, and come through as more a part of it than ever before. Have your itinerary ready and your head about you by Thursday. Your life is about to become a ride.<\/p>\n
Offered In Service\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Len is available for astrology readings. You can contact him at lenwallick [at] gmail [dot] com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You will enter a four-week stretch featuring three eclipses beginning with the Scorpio Full Moon and lunar eclipse at about 4 pm EDT on Thursday. If experience and astrology bear out, the last days of May will find you have come further, and through more, than would be expected of a month-long period. As with … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":537,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1714],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66385"}],"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\/537"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66385\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}