Eclipse season is OVER!
But what does this mean?
Hi, there!
Happy Monday! I hope you had a lovely weekend.
I sure did, mostly because I felt RELIEF after an October filled with heaviness and doubts.
The relief started to emerge towards the end of the month, just in time for Samhain/Halloween.
This is one of my favorite times of the year. I like to hang out with friends, have deep conversations, read the tarot to myself, and start thinking about the projects for the following calendar year.
On November 1st at 08:46 EST, we had a New Moon at 9 degrees and 34 minutes of Scorpio.
Usually, I don’t focus on New Moons that much because we have one every month. It’s not an unusual event, no matter how pop astrologers want to hype it up to sell you something.
But this one was BIG.
It was big because it marked the end of this eclipse season.
And what do I mean by that? Keep reading to find out.
Eclipse season, those weird times of the year
There are two periods of the year when time gets distorted. You may feel it goes by very fast or extremely slowly.
During this time, you feel more tired than usual, thirsty, and itchy in your skin.
Sleep becomes irregular and erratic, with vivid and (sometimes) prophetic dreams plaguing your head.
You think about someone, and that person texts you out of the blue. You decide to read a book, and then three people mention the same book to you in different contexts.
Surprises and confusion abound. You have dark thoughts but feel hopeful and optimistic about the future at the same time.
Trying to exercise some sort of control leads you nowhere. It’s just an exercise in futility.
But why does all of this happen?
The answer is eclipse season.
What exactly are eclipses?
Horoscopic astrology means using a chart to visually represent the heavens to analyze a specific moment in time. This discipline was born in the 2nd century B.C. in the current region of Alexandria, Egypt.
For the astrologers of the time, eclipses were considered negative omens. A solar eclipse darkened a whole city, and this was seen as a foreshadowing of future tragedies.
The 10 Plagues of Egypt are mentioned in the first part of the Christian Old Testament, known as the Pentateuch and corresponds with the Jewish Torah.
One of the plagues is “three days of total darkness.” There is a hypothesis by which said darkness occurred due to a solar eclipse on March 5, 1223 B.C.
So, you can see that eclipses were a big deal back then.
In a sense, eclipses interrupt the expected movements of the Moon and the Sun.
A solar eclipse, for example, makes everything dark. The light is dimmed, and the air is filled with a sense of change. But it’s impossible to pinpoint what would change exactly.
Many centuries later, we find psychological astrology.
Psychological astrology expanded in the 20th century, especially in English-speaking countries.
This branch of astrology focuses on how individuals process or feel about external events rather than the external events’ characteristics.
According to psychological astrology, eclipses are connected with the Moon’s phases, specifically New and Full Moons.
Symbolically, New Moons represent beginnings, while Full Moons represent harvests.
For some psychological astrologers, solar eclipses are like turbocharged New Moons, and lunar eclipses are like turbocharged Full Moons.
But not every New or Full Moon is an eclipse.
For a New or Full Moon to be an eclipse, the lunation has to occur close to the lunar nodes. This must happen “close” in degrees of the zodiac.
What are the Lunar Nodes?
The lunar nodes are two mathematical points where the Moon’s orbital path crosses the ecliptic. The ecliptic is the curve line where the Sun moves.
The lunar nodes are always retrograding in the ecliptic. This means there will always be a little “r” next to the nodes in your birth chart.
There are two lunar nodes: the North Node and the South Node. They are always in opposite signs and form the Nodal Axis.
Lunations, eclipses, and the Nodal Axis are interrelated astronomically. They all arise from the Sun-Moon relationship as seen from Earth.
Astrologically, the North Node is associated with the future and the road we must take to mature and grow. The energy represented by the North Node can be challenging but also exciting.
Instead, the South Node is associated with gifts from the past that we must use consciously. The energy of the South Node is familiar but could hold us back if we don’t engage with it purposefully.
Duration of eclipse season
Many versions exist about the beginning and end of eclipse season.
Some astrologers consider that this season only lasts 15 days: from the first eclipse until the second one.
Chris Brennan has another view. He states that the eclipse zone lasts four weeks. It begins one week before the first eclipse and ends one week after the second eclipse. In his view, the most potent times occur on the days of the actual eclipses.
For me, eclipse season is longer. It starts with the New Moon before the New Moon that will be an eclipse. And it ends with the next New Moon that is not an eclipse.
This window lasts for roughly two months.
I know, it seems to be a long period of time.
But believe me when I tell you that surprises and synchronicities are at an all-time high during eclipse season. And this doesn’t happen in only 15 days or one month but over two strange, confusing, and exhilarating months.
Of course, the intensity of the eclipses will not be at full force for the whole two months. During this 60-day window, the pressure will sometimes be higher and sometimes lighter.
Synchronicities emerge timidly after the New Moon that is not an eclipse and get more potent closer to the eclipses.
The strangest part of the journey occurs in the two weeks between one eclipse and the other.
Psychedelia of the 15 days between eclipses
Between one eclipse and the other, there’s an escalation of these experiences:
Synchronicities
Prophetic dreams
Unexpected news
Surge of inspiration to create
Revelations about your talents
Being in touch with your true desires
Quantum leaps in thinking and feeling
And deeper connection with the arts or spiritual practices
But not everything is dreamy and mystic. These other experiences are also heightened:
Tiredness
Extreme thirst
Mental fog
Erratic sleep patterns
Misunderstandings
Verbal fights
Feeling uncomfortable in your own skin
Visits from undesired memories of the past
The changes you need to catapult in your life will manifest during the 15 days between eclipses. But you may feel scared or uncertain about executing them because they are not crystal clear.
They are whispers from the wind instead of shouts coming from a cosmic megaphone.
No problem with that. Eclipse season is not the best moment to act.
Sometimes, change is imposed on you. But if you can launch something and choose the timeline, wait for this erratic energy to settle down.
Patience is your friend during eclipse season.
So what happens when eclipse season is over?
It’s not that something specific will happen when eclipse season is over.
But, in my experience as an astrologer, and by observing these celestial movements over the years, there’s more clarity after eclipses happen.
Experiences don’t feel as psychedelic or random. Situations present themselves in a more transparent way.
The time to act on a desired outcome may not be present on the exact day of the New Moon that marks the end of eclipse season.
Give it two or three days to start implementing those changes that were cloudy during eclipse season.
I’m not oblivious to the fact that the world faces a huge number of problems. Wars. Famine. Bigotry. Racism. Floods. Droughts.
Still, I consider that there’s always something we can do to improve current situations, at least in our communities.
If you can’t focus on anything “big” right now, focus on feeling fine to help others who are doing much worse.
Eclipse seasons of 2024
I know that all of this jargon may be disorienting. But it will become more evident for you if I share the dates of the two eclipse seasons we experienced this 2024.
Here we go:
First eclipse season of 2024 - Aries/Libra axis
March 10, 2024, at 05:00 EST: New Moon in Pisces. This New Moon was not an eclipse but marked the beginning of eclipse season.
March 25, 2024, at 03:13 EST: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse at 5°13’ of Libra. First eclipse of the season. Occurring on the South Node. Emotional endings. Letting go.
From the 25th of March until the 8th of April: 15 days between eclipses. Psychedelic times!
April 8, 2024, at 14:18 EST: Total Solar Eclipse at 19°22’ Aries. Second eclipse of the season. This one was STRONG. New beginnings marked by seismic events.
May 7, 2024, at 23:21 EST: New Moon in Taurus. This New Moon was not an eclipse, marking the end of the first eclipse season of 2024.
How was this period in your life? What do you remember about it? What unexpected events emerged in this window? Journal about it using these dates as milestones.
Second eclipse season of 2024 - Mixed between Aries/Libra axis and Virgo/Pisces axis
September 2, 2024, at 21:55 EST: New Moon in Virgo. This New Moon was not an eclipse but marked the beginning of the second eclipse season of 2024.
September 17, 2024, at 22:45 EST: Partial Lunar Eclipse at 25°47’ of Pisces. So much frustration around this one. It occurred on the South Node and is associated with emotional endings.
From the 17th of September to the 2nd of October: 15 days between eclipses. Psychedelic times!
October 2, 2024, at 14:46 EST: Annular Solar Eclipse at 10°02’ of Libra. Second eclipse of the season. A hard one for relationships, marking an ending of some sort because Libra is also the South Node in this cycle.
November 1, 2024 at 08:46 EST: New Moon in Scorpio. This New Moon was not an eclipse, marking the end of the second eclipse season of 2024, and the event I’m celebrating by writing this newsletter.
How was the second eclipse season of the year for you? What did transpire through it? Write it all down!
Eclipse seasons of 2025
Next year is just around the corner, so grab your 2025 planner and write these dates down:
First eclipse season of 2025 - Mixed between Aries/Libra axis and Virgo/Pisces axis
February 27, 2025, at 19:44 EST: New Moon in Pisces. This New Moon is not an eclipse, but it marks the beginning of the first eclipse season of 2025.
March 14, 2025, at 02:59 EST: Total Lunar Eclipse at 23°58’ of Virgo. First eclipse of the season in the North Node. Endings that propel beginnings.
From the 14th to the 29th of March: 15 days between eclipses. Psychedelic times!
March 29, 2025, at 06:48 EST: Partial Solar Eclipse at 08°53’ of Aries. Second eclipse of the season. Beginnings in full force because it’s in the North Node in the first fiery sign of the zodiac.
April 27, 2025 at 15:30 EST: New Moon in Taurus. This New Moon is not an eclipse, marking the end of the first eclipse season of 2025.
This first eclipse season occurs when Saturn is at the last degrees of Pisces. It would be pivotal for those with Saturn in Pisces and Saturn in Aries in the birth chart.
If you have Saturn in Aries, you can start preparing for your first Saturn return.
If you have Saturn in Pisces, you can start winding down and reflecting on the lessons this planet has brought you since March 7th of 2023, when your Saturn return started.
Second eclipse season of 2025 - Virgo/Pisces axis
August 23, 2025, at 02:06 EST: New Moon in Virgo. This New Moon is not an eclipse, but it marks the beginning of the first eclipse season of 2025.
September 7, 2025, at 14:12 EST: Total Lunar Eclipse at 15°24’ of Pisces. The first eclipse of the season occurs in the South Node in the last sign of the zodiac. Powerful emotional endings.
From the 7th to the 21st of September: 15 days between eclipses. Psychedelic times!
September 21, 2025, at 15:43 EST: Partial Solar Eclipse at 28°59’ of Virgo. Second eclipse of the season. A new beginning occurs after an ending because Virgo is the South Node in this cycle. It feels like a purification or distillation of sorts.
October 21, 2025, at 08:24 EST: New Moon in Libra. This New Moon is not an eclipse, marking the end of the second eclipse season of 2025.
During this whole period of time, Saturn will be retrograde. First, it will be in Aries. But by September 1st, it will be back in Pisces.
These eclipses will be extra powerful if you have Saturn in Pisces in your birth chart. Not only do this series of eclipses occur in the axis Virgo/Pisces, but they also occur in the last leg of your Saturn return.
Remember to ground yourself during this 60-day period. If you need help doing so, keep reading this newsletter every Monday. I got you covered.
Have you found this information helpful? Let me know in the comments!
Until next time,
Valentina