How brave is your heart? The wisdom of the Total Solar Eclipse
Total Solar Eclipse 19 degrees Aries
On the North Node
Conjunct Chiron - the Wounded Healer
During a Mercury Retrograde!
This amazing eclipse will be in the exact degrees (19) as Chiron, The Wounded Healer.
No matter what house this eclipse falls in in your chart - everyone will have the effect of the Healer on board. The last time this axis series of lunar and solar eclipses (in Aries/Libra) hit, it was 2006. What was happening in your life around that time? Some themes may be similar.
We are also in a Mercury retrograde - and Mercy is also conjunct the eclipse.
Do you remember the Braveheart movie? There’s a scene where Mel Gibson is riding on horseback on the battlefield, back and forth in front of the line of soldiers and horses, who are biting at the bit to run into battle.
He stares intensely at the men, blue warrior face paint, fierce blue eyes, and yells “HOLD!” and again “HOLD!” You can feel the tension in the air, the horses are stomping, their muscles taut with adrenalin.
He knows the perfect time to move forward; he doesn't want the troops to rush in too quickly out of impatience. He wants the momentum and pressure to build and erupt at just the right moment.
Picture Mel Gibson when you have this urge to move too fast right now. LOL. It’s not time to race forward into battle. That time is coming. But now, you need to prepare. Figure out some strategy. Think about what has worked and what hasn’t.
It’s time to crystallize your mission. Get clear on where you are and where you want to go.
Remember that life-altering things probably won’t happen the day of the April 8 eclipse - but lunar and solar eclipse carry power for 10-12 months!! The March 25 Lunar Eclipse to the south node asked us to let something go. This Solar Eclipse on the North Node is preparing us for what is to come - where we’re headed and what we can gain. It’s also about leaving the familiar.
The leaving may feel scary. Chiron’s presence on this eclipse may make us feel inadequate and vulnerable.
Am I strong enough to go through this transition?
Do I have what it takes?
But what if I fail?
What is my purpose?
I’m too old.
I don’t have the education.
I don’t have time.
It’s hopeless…
For some cosmic reason, Chiron likes to poke us where it hurts. Those places we don’t talk about to just anyone, if at all. But Chiron isn’t just about showing us where it hurts, it does so with purpose. It wants to show you where you can heal. It’s like having a splinter in your finger. You have to deal with it. Remove it. Give it attention and time. It’s not about fixing something that’s broken, it’s about finding compassion for yourself - for where you’ve been hurt, from where you didn’t receive the love and care you hoped you would. But you can heal that trauma in many ways, and it starts with living less out of fear, and more out of love.
This eclipse is in the sign of Aries, with the Sun and Chiron in Aries together. This is the sign of the warrior. This is also the time of many Gen X’s Chiron return at around 50 years of age (those born around 1968 to 1976) So it feels extra deep!
So even if the vulnerability and emotional ‘ouches’ are showing up - know that the warrior has her wounds. But she also has a sword. And it’s because of her wounds that she becomes the wounded healer.
Aries, represented by the warrior god Mars, is passionate, assertive, and feels deeply into self and the power of the individual. Venus is here too. When Venus is in Aries we are bold, we’re ready for action, and our courage builds. Aries never looks backward. It forges ahead. The past is done, and adventure awaits!
The Sacred Rebel Card “Defend to the end, the Worthwhile” - carries the spiritual message for this time.
This is not a time to look backward or give all of your energy to the care of everyone and everything else. Where are you in the mix? Where is your fulfillment, your happiness, your life force? Don't let the darkness of anger, fear or doubt distract you from the sacred warrior path. You may feel like you’re in the fight of your life. The true warrior has cried many tears and fought many battles, often in secret. You are now wise, you have a place in this world, and you have always fought for light, love, and the power of the heart.
Is there anything more sacred than that?