NEW MOON AUGUST 1. 8.12 PM AEST 9 DEGREES LEO SOLAR ECLIPSE

For hundreds and probably thousands of years eclipses have been regarded as catalysts for change as they offer opportunities for shifts in perception. For those who have planets or points at the 9 degree mark, especially in the fixed signs of Leo, Aquarius, Scorpio or Taurus, this eclipse pattern is likely to bring unexpected and possibly surprising or exciting change for you.

According to acclaimed Australian astrologer, Bernadette Brady in her book “The Eagle and the Lark” this particular powerful total solar eclipse concerns itself with breaking free of a negative situation so that a more positive space can emerge. She also says that an old worry can suddenly clear and a solution be offered that needs to be taken up without delay. It revisits the energy from July 1990 so you might choose to reflect on your life at that time and relate it to your life now. Can you see any repeat patterns emerge?

An eclipse period can be experienced for approximately three months prior to the event and then for the following six to twelve months. Those being activated by it will already be feeling its subtle effects.

“Breaking free” is the main theme. Breaking free from what? Old worn-out and limiting life-styles! A new form of creative expression is waiting to break through old mental and emotional constructs. It requires courage to jump into the abyss of the unknown, let go of the past and move forward into an unclear new life phase. This New Moon and Solar Eclipse offers the energetic opening to do so.

Those of you living in the AEST time zone and being activated by the solar eclipse are likely to experience the feeling of good fortune and a sense of “rightness” as a result of the life-style changes you are making. It is important to have faith in yourself and the steps you are taking. Choose to encourage those tendrils of self-doubt to float out the window of your mind.

New beginnings result from confident, independent action and initiative. It’s a good time to activate your dreams, ideals and visions for your future. Leo/Aquarius themes of courage, love, creative expression, separation, abandonment, disconnection, rejection and freedom can arise for your self-awareness and healing. Love, as the highest vibratory energy, heals all so follow your heart and soul’s guidance with confidence.

This eclipse falls over China and occurs prior to the games. It’s certainly an important new beginning for that country.

©Ashtara
26th July 2008