ECLIPSES
• Eclipses occur when there is a New Moon on the Nodes (Solar), or Full Moon on the Nodes (Lunar).
• They occur within 2 weeks of each other, twice a year.
• When the Sun gets at least within15 degrees of either Node, we enter eclipse season.
• There are two eclipse seasons per year: One when the Sun is close to the one node, and then about 6 months later, when it is close to the opposite node. Signs of the transiting Nodes will obviously determine the eclipse locations.
• The unique circumstances of having the Sun 400 times larger than the Moon, but 400 times farther away, creates a reality that the Sun and Moon appear to be the same size from our earth perspective. This is why the Moon and Sun can appear to cover their diameter for a solar eclipse. (This does not occur on other planets).
• The Moon’s distance from earth does vary however, as its orbit is elliptical. This means that the Moon can be slightly closer (perigee) or farther (apogee) from the earth. When the Moon is at its farthest point, it will not cover the full diameter of the Sun. This will be an annular or ring eclipse (a ring of fire will appear behind the Moon).
• The Moon’s apogee point is referred to as the Black Moon Lilith point. If the Moon conjuncts BML, it is farthest away. If the Moon opposes BML, it is closest to the Earth.
• The Moon is getting minutely farther from the Earth – by about 4 centimeters – every year. That means
that, in past aeons, there were no annular eclipses. All eclipses were total eclipses because the Moon in
Earth’s sky always appeared bigger than the Sun. Accordingly, 600 mil years from now, total solar eclipses
will not occur any further. We live in a rather unique time of millions of years of total eclipses.
Solar Eclipse: New Moon on the Nodes
LUNAR ECLIPSE – Full Moon on Nodes
Ancient eclipse myths
• In Vietnam, people believed that a solar eclipse was caused by a giant frog devouring the Sun, while Norse cultures blamed wolves for eating the Sun.
• In ancient China, a celestial dragon was thought to lunch on the Sun, causing a solar eclipse. In fact, the Chinese word of an eclipse, chih or shih, means to eat.
• According to ancient Hindu mythology, the deity Rahu is beheaded by the gods for capturing and drinking Amrita, the gods' nectar. Rahu's head flies off into the sky and swallows the Sun causing an eclipse.
• To the Australian Aborigines, the Sun was seen as a woman who carries a torch. The Moon, by contrast, was regarded as male. Because of the association of the lunar cycle with the female menstrual cycle, the Moon was linked with fertility. A solar eclipse was interpreted as the Moon-man uniting with the Sun-woman.
• Traditionally, people in many cultures get together to bang pots and pans and make loud noises during a solar eclipse. It is thought that making a noise scares the demon causing the eclipse away.
Image and data from Gemini Brett
ECLIPSE MEANING
• Eclipses are a time of deep spiritual meaning. Not only the event itself, but the whole season. They are portals to higher realms of intervention and therefore subject to forces larger than human control (or ego). It is fate in action, divine intervention.
• Eclipses activate events rapidly. Changes can occur unexpectedly with deep impact on the life of the
person. It is a moment of climax. Think of the analogy of a “season finale” of a TV series where all comes to a head.
• Events can be empowering and bring incredible opportunities, and can also ‘eclipse’ things from our lives.
• Whatever has been processed and lingering over weeks, months, years, can be activated and resolved or destroyed during eclipses.
• Eclipse portals intensify the traffic of souls coming in and out of this dimension. Often souls who have a stronger sense of destiny.
• Because eclipse moments are sacred and often beyond human control, it is a moment of strong forces that we should be humble about. I would generally not recommend to plan events during the actual eclipse for the sake of wanting an activation because the outcomes can be unpredictable and radical. Let the gods do their thing. (Planning during eclipse season should be fine).
Rituals of honoring and gratitude are welcome.
• Most often, nothing particular will occur in one’s life during an eclipse season.
Eclipse Cycles - SAROS
• Saros cycle eclipses occur every 18 years, 11 days, and 8 hours (6585 days) or 223 synodic months.
• There can be 69 to 87 eclipses in a Saros cycle – usually 71-72.
• This means roughly between 1300-1500 years for a full Saros cycle.
• Every Saros recurrence, the eclipse advances about 10 degrees, while nodes advance about 11 degrees.
• For more information about Eclipses and Saros Cycle:
https://moonblink.info/Eclipse/when/solars
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saros_(astronomy)
Eclipse Cycles - METONIC
• Metonic cycle eclipse – 235 synodic months about 19 years – will return to the exact same degree.
• A synodic month is the time from a New Moon to a New Moon:
29.5 days.
• While the eclipse occurs close to the same degree, the Nodes will move 7 degrees back, every 19 years of the Metonic.
• At some point, the Nodes will be too far from the lunation to create the eclipse effect.
• Therefore Metonic eclipses have about 4 to 5 recurrences (every
19 years)
Comparing Saros and Metonic
SAROS METONIC
Every 18 years, 11 days, 8 hours Every 19 years
Between 69 to 87 recurrences (usually 72) 4 to 5 recurrences Eclipse moves 10 degrees 27’ forward each
time Eclipse/lunation occurs at almost the same
degree Nodes move 11 degrees 15’ forward each
time Nodes move 7 degrees back
Gap between Eclipse/Lunation and Nodes
increase about 48’ each time
Saros 136 is of particular
interest
because it is
currently
producing
the longest
total solar
eclipses of
the 20th and
21st centuries.
-7 degrees
increments
19 years 1st metonic September 2001: Prince
William enrolls at St. Andrews University in Scotland, where he meets Kate Middleton - a fellow art history student.
SAROS 117
Saros 125
Post natal Eclipse:
Aug 11, 1961 SAROS 125 Eclipse right
AFTER birth, and one right AFTER death were both Saros solar 125
NATAL
June 11, Solar Eclipse – 19 Gemini Saros 127
June 25 Lunar Eclipse – 3 Cap Saros 139
DISCLOSURE
May 10 - Solar Eclipse – 19 Taurus
Saros 138
May 25, Lunar Eclipse – 4 Sag Saros 150
Both times with Mars/Sun on Nodes
Assignments Eclipses
• ECLIPSES – Identify your prenatal Eclipse (solar or lunar) – Note what SAROS cycle # that was.
If you were born close to an eclipse after your birth, take note of that eclipse as well – degree and Saros #.
• Examine around ages 18-19, and then 37-39 when you had your Saros and Metonic eclipse return. Note important events.
• (Note that age 18 is when most people graduate from high school, see if there was anything in addition to that)
• Choose a public figure born on an eclipse.
• Analyze the meanings/influences of the natal eclipse in the context of the natal chart.
• Examine their Saros and Metonic cycles to identify possible milestones.
• Examine one additional known event in their lives and see if eclipses were instrumental as triggers to that important event.
Some known Eclipse born public figures:
• Annie Lennox, Alexander McQueen, Donald Trump, Karl Marx, Kate Middleton, Grimes,
