January 20, 2019--Leo Lunar Eclipse (final one in a cycle)

Breaking Down Walls & Expressing Vulnerability 


Some of you will recall me mentioning showing up authentically in my podcasts from the past year and a half. This was due to the North Node in Leo and the South Node in Aquarius. The energies of that eclipse cycle told us to show up in a crowd or a group and to speak our truth.

The January 20 Lunar Eclipse at 0 degrees Leo asks us if we learned the lesson. And now, the new lesson with the North Node in Cancer is to feel safe in our vulnerability. The lesson is to tear down the walls that protect us so that we have better intimacy with others and with ourselves. Cancer rules the hearth and home; it rules the mother and nourishment as well as, the breasts and the stomach. And what could be more vulnerable than those parts of our body?

We look at digestion both physically and metaphorically along with what we feel is consuming us. We become less extroverted and more introverted as we reflect instead of a projection. And the energy also transforms from Fixed to Cardinal. We want to move ahead, make some progress, and make changes in our lives that stem from deep reflection.

So, first we learned the lesson of being true to ourselves in groups and now, we go deeper with knowing ourselves to have the ability to express ourselves even in sensitive situations. Think of the mother encouraging the toddler to have his own preferences separate from her own. When we spend time in our sanctum we discover who we are in regard to our birth mothers or any other person who was responsible for nourishing us.

And oddly, during the time of the North Node in Cancer we are going to delve into food security, food safety, nourishment, vitamins, food preparation, and eating disorders, especially when planets are transiting in Cancer, Taurus, or Virgo. But what about the Leo Lunar Eclipse? What can we expect from the ruler of the Sun and the ruler of Uranus during the post-holiday month?

If this Leo Lunar Eclipse had a personality then I would say that it does not want to give up its throne, especially not to its neighbor sign, Cancer. This stubborn lion tells us to stay in the realm of outward creativity and tell the truth of our hearts. And maybe it's not so easy for the Leo-Aquarius cycle to give up the throne because the nodes were dogged by Uranus in Taurus and Jupiter in Scorpio in the form of Grand Fixed Squares.

We took on the tasks of defining our true values, probing deep in our subconscious to unleash our primal instincts and faulty wiring instead of charging ahead in a leadership position with an arts or grassroots organization or getting recognition of our talents. And that cycle sped by quickly too.

There was a lot on that proverbial plate. And now, it's time to digest everything we learned during those 18 months. We all experience the energies of the Crab and the Goat for the next journey. But wait as we make a pitstop in the land of Leo before venturing to the shores of our consciousness. This Leo Lunar eclipse comes with more baggage too as Uranus is in an out-of-sign square with the Aquarius Sun and the Leo Moon. And Uranus is gaining momentum in a forward direction as it went Direct the day after the Solar Eclipse in Capricorn on January 5.

When Uranus lands back in Taurus the first week of March, we will revisit the themes of this Lunar Eclipse, especially when Uranus is at 0 degrees Taurus and in an exact square with the eclipse Moon and Sun degree. And if that lesson isn't enough to consider (whatever it is for you), then don't get lost in a fog with the Jupiter-Neptune square which at least is separating by one degree during this eclipse.

Meanwhile, Mars in Aries is still in a square with Mercury, Saturn, Pluto, and the South Node as well as the North Node in Cancer. Mars represents children, passion, drive, motivation, sexual energy, and the pursuit of our desires. Mars also represents young men, warriors, cars, the police, guns, and violence. So, we will see that energy coming up against authority, fathers, big banks, financial institutions, mothers, and even the home. As far as weather, we could see fierce winter storms in the northern hemisphere and dry heat and possibly earthquakes in the southern hemisphere but don't quote me on this because I'm not a mundane astrologer (and mundane astrology is complex).

Overall, this Leo Lunar Eclipse asks us to finish up the old business from the eclipse cycle of Leo-Aquarius but at the same time, it asks us to venture into a new journey of authenticity and vulnerability. It's not only time to step up on the world stage but it's time to express our inner self. Remember the words of the Cowardly Lion, "Courage..."


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