The Eclipses in August 2008

Once again new opportunities to march through the veils of our own mystery are upon us! The greatest theme for this New Moon is global peace!

1. New Moon with Sun eclipse: August 1st, 2008, 3:12 am, PDT

2. Full Moon with Moon eclipse: August 16th, 2008, 2:15 pm, PDT

Eclipses’ powers remain mysterious. We do observe, though, that everything seems to react to their coming months before to months after their culmination. They seem to invite into the invisible aspects of life – would they be within us or all around in the world. The magic and the mystery open their subtle doors. We could walk by without seeing or we could notice and explore.

. In legends we hear about a special tree. On a given Full Moon night, one discovers a secret entrance inside the tree, made visible only at that moment. One may enter and visit the mysterious underworld. It could be scary, it could be dangerous but one receives instruction and guidance. The guardian of the threshold even gives talisman for protection, objects to give to possible menacing creatures to buy a safe way through. The return remains uncertain… can we continue being the same person once the veils between dimensions have been lifted? This is a path of initiation. One can fail or succeed. It all depends how much mastery one has gained over fear, temptation, or pursuit of wrong goals.

1. NEW MOON (eclipse of the Sun) August 1st, 2008, 3:12 am, PDT

This New Moon occurs at 9:32 degrees in Leo, the sign of the heart, love, passion, regal tastes, children, and stage arts. Each sign has a ruler. For instance, Aries is ruled by planet Mars; Gemini is ruled by planet Mercury; and so on. Leo is ruled by the Sun which is not a planet. Indeed, the Sun is a STAR! The sign holds more power and charisma for that reason.

Now, what happens if the Sun is eclipsed?

Well… during this New Moon the sign of Leo has several guests within it: Moon (of course), Mercury, South Node, and Venus. South Node tends to bring up to the surface unfinished karma (karma: Sanskrit word meaning “law of cause and effect”). It takes us into deeper feelings of self exploration. Our Soul’s evolutionary journey takes prominence and our Ego (mortal self) can’t get away without completing the tasks left behind.

The South Node reveals the work needing to be done. The best outcome possible is indicated by the North Node always at 180 degrees from the South Node. The Nodes are magnetic points made by the Moon. Their presence remains abstract yet quite deeply felt. The North Node acts like a magnet pulling the activity of the South Node toward its natural evolution.

At this New Moon the North Node is in Aquarius surrounded by Chiron and Neptune. What does it mean? Chiron, also called the “wounded healer”, creates deep initiations when it tries and realigns all of our 7 chakras with the 5 cosmic chakras. Neptune is the mystical planet of silence, spirituality, compassion, and communion with the Great Maker of this universe.

The South Node in Leo is what causes the eclipse of the Sun. Before leaping forward one needs to return inside and find again the path of innocence, purity of intention, spontaneity, kindness, creativity, youthfulness, and personal love. Once there a gentle energy naturally elevates toward the higher spiritual experience of unconditional and humanitarian love, held in the North Node. The greatest theme for this New Moon is global peace!

2. FULL MOON (eclipse of the Moon) August 16th, 2008, 2:15 pm, PDT

This Full Moon occurs at 24:21 degrees in Aquarius, the sign of humanitarian values, group consciousness, and individual realization within one’s community. Uranus is the natural ruler for Aquarius. Uranus relates to the 3rd eye or 6th chakra considered being the seat of the Soul. It is the place of intuition, originality, uniqueness, and enlightenment.

This Full Moon amplifies even further the themes developed at the New Moon since the South Node still is in Leo and quite close to the Sun there, and the North Node still is conjunct Chiron, Neptune, and now the Moon as well.

Now, what happens if the Moon is eclipsed?

The Moon represents our unconscious, habits, familiar territories, the womb, the mother, the nourishing and the nurturing. Here the Moon is deeply immersed in a territory of such high frequencies that one can’t help but having inner visions or sudden flash back of a “home”. We come from another place. Our existence in the earthly plane is only temporary. We used to inhabit that other place. It has been lost for so long that we forgot we belong there.

Watch your dreams during this entire Moon cycle from this New Moon to the next New Moon as revelations are likely. Entering the mystery of self or the Universal Mystery to remember, to return “home”, and to find again what is rightfully ours.

When our true identity is revealed again can we continue living as if we don’t know? Deep changes in the world are underway and they come because people are changing from within. External reality can’t guide with the same accuracy as the internal alignment with natural laws.

These eclipses activate the higher chakras powerfully. Some may feel light headed or ungrounded. It is helpful to keep the 3 lower chakras: Solar Plexus, 2nd chakra and Root chakra strong. If you are not sure how to insure that condition you could consult your favourite healer.

With love and appreciation!

Marielle Croft, Astrologer

Phone: (604) 873-5963 , Burnaby, B.C., Canada

Website: www.croftastrologer.com

Email: marielle@croftastrologer.com