Monday April 8, 2024, is the solar eclipse in Aries at 19 degrees 24 minutes and is the biggest astrological event this year. Following in about two weeks is the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in Taurus, another top transit of 2024 is exact April 20, 2024. If you are not already feeling and having shifting experiences arise, you may be participating as an observer with other events yet to come. You may have the opportunity to be of service to others, it is likely there will be more than one opportunity to take action that brings you towards your community and how your strength as an individual will be appreciated. With Mercury retrograde in Aries at 24 degrees 47 minutes of this eclipse it may be that you do not see the areas of your life that are changing yet.
If you know your natal chart you have some indications by the house that 19 degrees Aries falls within that will be where the light switch gets the flick from on to off then back on again. Perhaps you are already aligning with this energy by the flow of active decisions in your life. Some folks have opportunities presenting to consider for new chapters to unfold. Some people are having their own free will impacted by the actions of others that eclipse their sense of self right now which will have karmic waves to navigate. Something has an ending, and a long pause before the shuffling and falling into a new order of life. We are all participating in a moment of significant individual and collective change. Aries is a passionate and direct sign, and the powerful Aries sun is getting eclipsed by an Aries moon which will magnify our instincts and our passions. Those with any planets and especially angles at 19 degrees in cardinal signs will have more significant life changing events unfolding this week. Also those who are Leo rising, as the sun being eclipse will have an impact on your sense of self identity having a major shift. Remember this eclipse demands us to consider how we are using our free will and what we need to consider for our independence and our authentic being. What change do we want in our world and in our lives starts the same for everyone, by taking action. Sometimes that action requires us to have some faith in something bigger than ourselves. Mars the ruler of Aries is applying to conjoin Saturn in Pisces. This planetary combo is exact on Thursday, April 11th.
We are in the few days preceding the actual moment of eclipse, this anticipating tension will be felt through the eclipse but have a rippling effect for at least a year ahead with events. For many, this past week has been building the tension of what this eclipse will be as it transpires. As an astrologer I have a front seat into the shared experiences of many who explore how this energy is building and what that feels like and provide some insight about how to reframe their own energy to alleviate their fears to allow a moment of not knowing or perhaps a minimal idea of what lies ahead on their personal path of life.
First of all, this is the most intense month of the year with Mercury retrograde in the sign of the eclipse at the dragon’s head, also known as the north node. Second, just 12 days later Jupiter and Uranus conjoin starting a new synodic cycle at 22 degrees of Taurus. April 10th the moon passes over Jupiter and Uranus and the degree of their coming conjunction as well, highlighting and activating a part of ourselves that is about to have a unique liberation. Are you already flowing in that direction? Do you already have something ending and something emerging around this eclipse that will be marking an end chapter as another emerges? Many people will have more than one thing emerging right now. However, some may not see the emerging thing until after the eclipse and after the conjunction. Mercury is an activator in Aries that will return to the degree of the eclipse on May 4th-5th depending on your location. May 5th will be a day that is activated with Mercury direct. So there are a few considerations to take note of for yourself. Mercury’s first transit to 19 degrees was on March 21st, a day after the Sun entered the sign of Aries. If something transpired around that week that would indicate other unfolding events that have some “adjustments” that are still underway during the eclipse and while Mercury completes the retrograde and then moves back over the same degrees in Aries. There is a lot of energy that is being felt that feels like the anticipation of a significant moment. Many people feel really uncomfortable with this shifting of energy. Many people fear change. However it is part of the natural flow of life, with new beginnings. This energy has themes shaped with a new level of independence ready to unfold.
Venus in Aries is stimulating desires. Ready for passions and creatively moving, perhaps you find yourself wanting to dance more while Venus is active. Consider how you are shaking off stress, maybe through dance or exercise. Venus in Aries energetically may add to our instinctual natures. Our intuition is more actively engaged. How has your intuition supported you this week or most recently? Dreams may be quite active and insightful for people during eclipse season.
Mars in Pisces conjoins Saturn at 14 degrees Pisces on April 11th. Emotionally activated, yet restrained or restrictions inhibit our passions and connections. Even if we are gentle with ourselves, connections with loved ones or friends can go through challenges now with Mars and Saturn together. Stay grounded even when the energy runs wild, you may be the stability in another person’s storm.
Jupiter in Taurus is nearly complete, next month Jupiter enters Gemini bringing a trine between Jupiter and Pluto and with it an increase in social activities, the need for facts and new knowledge. It will be a good time for courses and workshops that you have wanted to do. Whatever is completing this month with Mercury retrograde, the solar eclipse in Aries, Mars-Saturn conjunction starting a new synodic cycle for these two planets, as well as the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in Taurus there is an amplification of activity that will have extremes too, the nature of the archetypal energy is intensified. Make plans, but be aware that some things may require adjustments or extensive reviews and edits after April 25th. While this is an important period of time for big events, your life may have a mix of things that stir you into new directions or having to make life changes that you may have not addressed before but now as these pressures come you are forced to make decisions, some will require accepting what you as an individual cannot change and refocusing on what you can and then moving onto the next chapter.
Namaste. Bless this moment.
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