For All Signs:
Eclipses always occur in pairs. On Aug 1 we experienced a total eclipse of the sun. This week on Aug. 16 we will have an eclipse of the full moon. A lunar eclipse is essentially a strongly punctuated full moon. All those activities normally related to the full moons, such as increased traffic and potential for accidents, general hyperactivity,etc. are double accented. Often full moons bring fulfillment or consummation of important affairs in life. If an activity or situation has a flaw or a foundation problem, its crack becomes clearly visible near the full moons. Read your sun and ascending signs below, to understand the eclipse themes for you.
Aries (Mar. 20--Apr. 19):
Involvement in your community, networking, and developing friendships will be occupying a center role during '08-09. You have lessons to learn about discerning who is truly a friend. Those with children must concentrate on allowing those relationships to change. Some may decide not to have any more babies.
Taurus (Apr. 20--May 19):
There will be emphasis on career, life goals, and community reputation. Honors may develop in coming months if you have previously built a solid foundation. Family members plead for attention in subtle and overt ways. Property may require repair or rejuvenation. Family patterns are changing. You may experience a sense of loss, but renewal occurs in its wake
Gemini (May 20 -- June 20)
Legal, ethical or educational areas are emphasized by the eclipses of '08-09. Travel is punctuated, whether it be of body, mind, or spirit. Exposure to those of different backgrounds or education opens your heart and leads you in new directions. Renewal may be necessary related to vehicles, relationships to roommates or siblings, or the neighborhood. A household move may be on the way.
Cancer (June 21--July 21):
The eclipse pattern emphasizes issues of sexuality, intimacy, material accumulation and investments. Your attitudes in these areas need renewal. Reorganization of debt and investments may be in progress. You may be more conscious than usual about existential matters related to life, death, and what is on "the other side" of normal, waking consciousness.
Leo (July 22 --Aug. 21)
The eclipses of this 18 month cycle are drawing your attention to your partnerships. What is your pattern in Significant Relationships? What needs to be repaired or improved? It is crucial to search out solutions that favor everyone concerned. Recapitulation of old habits will simply regenerate the same old traumas.
Virgo (Aug. 22--Sep. 22):
It is important to concentrate on improvement of work related relationships and health maintenance. Diet, exercise and improvement of physical regimen will serve you well. Honing your management systems in personal and work arenas is necessary to improve the efficiency of the daily work routine. You must balance concerns of recent years with better self-care.
Libra (Sep. 23--Oct. 22):
The eclipse pattern emphasizes your progeny. Intense experiences could come through your children or the results of other personally creative births. Both errors and successes in parenting and / or creative work will be revealed for all to see. The time is approaching to let go of friendships and associations that no longer serve you well.
Scorpio (Oct. 23--Nov. 21):
Matters concerning your family are accented. Old problems in relationships, even with the deceased, are brought to consciousness for cleansing and healing. A new family member may enter the scene. Property and real estate matters also require concentration. Bringing career into alignment with your true self is an important focus.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22--Dec. 20):
The accent of this eclipse period is on travel, education, care of vehicles and relationships to siblings, roommates, neighbors, or others who daily traverse your life. Lifelong habit patterns of thought must be reviewed and negative thinking corrected, habits of speech and communication improved. Now is the time to focus on learning new and practical life skills. Let go of outmoded belief systems.
Capricorn ( Dec 21 -- Jan 19):
This eclipse series accents personal and financial resources. Greater consciousness will develop related to expenditures of time, energy and money. Debts need to be repaid. If there are income tax issues, they may surface during '08-09. You need to eliminate or recycle whatever is no longer useful in your life. Conditions of intimate life must be renewed.
Aquarius (Jan. 20--Feb. 17):
Your personal identity is the subject under consideration. Who are you becoming and who do you need to be? How do you wish to define yourself before the world? How can you develop an individual identity that is workable while simultaneously maintaining a personally rewarding relationship? These are prime questions of the Aquarius eclipses of '08-09.
Pisces (Feb. 18--Mar. 19):
The Aquarius eclipses emphasizes your need for a sense of internal order and self-reflection. You must remain true to your deepest self and maintain faith that time will yield the secular opportunities that you need. Consider hypnosis or meditation, psychotherapy, dream work or journaling as resources to help you contemplate. Solitude can be healing now. Streamlining daily routines will promote healing.
