New Moon Solar Eclipse in Aries. 04/08/2024
The truth is on the march and nothing will stop it. - Émile Zola
The desire for life not diluted by the external opinions and deeply seated fears, the piercing to the core need for self expression is the theme of this Eclipse. Fire is an element of primordial life, it starts with the uncontrollable yearning for life that holds you in a grasp of excitement. This New Moon Solar Eclipse in Aries is an impulse that doesn't have to be refined or perfected just yet, it just needs to be. This is a beginning, treat as such, with innocence and hope. Time will come for maturation of this initiation, for the pivots and the improvements, for passing it on to others and their input. The simmering you are feeling inside, trust and follow it. Aries energy understands that trust is the prerequisite for life worth living, or else the unknown, if we let it, can extinguish this fire.
This is a North Node Eclipse of the 139 Saros Cycle. The last Eclipse of this cycle took place on March 29th 2006 at 8º degrees of Aries. You can look back at the themes of that time to find some resonance, but not repetition or exact same events. The unfolding of the events around Eclipses are long term, think 9 and 19 years from now. The house with Aries on its cusp in your chart is where this particular cycle takes place. North Node Eclipses herald new chapters in our lives, they pull us forward to explore the unknown but deeply desired and exciting new paths. In Aries we want to claim our right to do what we truly want, and we can become less concerned with the cost of such desires. Self expression is a core need, shrinking and trying to fit into certain spaces is not optional here, that can aggravate your systems, that is where inflammation lives.
This New Moon Eclipse is happening in a close conjunction to Chiron. Pain of coming into this world is very real, it is as innate to us as death. This wound of birth, the initiation is something we all carry, and each passage into the next phase of our journey can stir the memory of innocence and meeting the world once again. Chiron in Aries is a wound of Mars, it is about learning when and where to swing your sword, it is about learning how to choose your battles, and how to know when to walk away. This is about forgiving oneself for the moments of impulsivity and the moments when you shone away from the fight that needed to take place. The aligned application of courage and will is only possible through self forgiveness and humility.
The ruler of the Eclipse is Mars in Pisces, and this is where the battle requires our devotion and commitment of releasing the aches of the past, and recommitting our vital force to new ideals and goals. With Mars In Pisces we need to address the possible misuse of energy, energy leaks and where we need extra care and protection. Mars is also in applying conjunction to Saturn. This conjunction happens every 2 years, here a new cycle begins. Two malefics meeting in the Jupiter ruled sign is a test for our long term vision, for spiritual maturity and proper boundaries. For the next two years we ought to face all that is holding us back, all that is rooted in fear and a perception of unbridgeable distances. In Pisces we need to confront the sense of abandonment percolating in our psyche, the self imposed, unconscious limitations and the mistrust in the support that is available to us, the support of the force of creation. To see obstacles and delays from the Jupiterean perspective, to insist on hope and be resolute and principled in how we contribute to the pool of collective energy is the theme here. Mars with Saturn is all about consciously directed effort. Be brazen and honest in your needs and desires, but prepare that the progress is a matter of your devotion and readiness to be incredibly patient and mature in your dealings. Happy Eclipse! Mariana