When: September 17, 2024, at 7:34 PM PT
What: Lunar Eclipse in the North Node in Pisces
Takeaway: This solar eclipse is the first plot point in a longer story that will unfold along the Virgo/Pisces axis until 2027. Notice any feelings about creativity, idealism, boundaries, and/or disillusionment that come to the surface around this time. They are glittering clues to what this new season of transformation has in store for you.
This Pisces eclipse taps into your boundless creativity and your thirst for escapism
The lunar eclipse in Pisces op September 17 is the opening event of a new series of eclipses that will occur in Virgo and Pisces, bringing transformations and upheavals from now until early 2027. Eclipses are focal points for upheavals, surprises and fateful plot twists. activate issues related to the boards where they occur.
Like a sprawling, dreamy, Jupiter-ruled sign, Pisces floats onto the stage with a scrying bowl, a freshly shuffled deck of tarot cards, and a bag full of tissues. This mutable water sign is naturally compassionate, imaginative, and attuned to its environment – whether it’s someone else’s heartache or a ghost flitting through the trees. Like a flood of water, this sign instinctively rushes beyond its limits – and in the process can drain its strength and distort its personal clarity. The Pisces eclipse is happening September 17 highlights the places in our lives that could benefit from a dose of intuition and magic – as well as the areas where we are ungrounded, unrealistic, or trapped in addiction or illusion.
This solar eclipse increases the unreality factor because it takes place next to the North Node, a point in space that indicates appetite and increase. The ancients mythologized the North Node as the head of a ravenous dragon – overwhelmed by desire and disconnected from the sense of satiety in its body. When celestial events occur at or near the North Node, they are imbued with a sense of hunger, restlessness, and drive. Up or around September 17control the impulse to flee cold, hard facts in favor of a one-way ticket to Wonderland. When practical details or hard truths arise, it can be tempting to look for a way out of the stress. Whether that means numbing yourself with naps or substances or mentally bypassing yourself with hyper-positive thinking, pay extra attention to the places where you can’t be present with what is. And offer yourself compassion and grace when you sense Houdini wanting to get out of a bad situation – life can be hard. When you give yourself the same kindness and understanding that you would give to a beloved friend, you increase your ability to respond effectively to challenges.
Seek the wisdom of your feelings in this moment
This eclipse is a lunar eclipse, which means that the Sun, Moon and Earth align in such a way that Luna is obscured by the Earth’s shadow. Lunar eclipses tend to heighten emotions, so keep your journal handy. Pisces is a sign that naturally understands the need to let feelings roll in and out like the tides. By not resisting the surges of sadness or joy, you gently clear the debris from your inner landscape and gain more direct access to your creative treasures.
This solar eclipse not only illuminates where you’re lost at sea, but also where you’re ready to dive deeper into what inspires you. Channeling laughter and tears into your daily practices and projects activates the guidance of your inner sage, who knows how to chart a course through choppy waters. There is a difference between avoiding reality and intentionally using love, empathy, and magic to navigate it. This solar eclipse is an opportunity to sharpen your discernment.
Eclipses can be disturbing and overwhelming times. Suppressed truths and shadows burst into the light of consciousness, asking to be lovingly witnessed and reclaimed. But it’s important to avoid burning yourself out in the process. Lying low and resting in the days surrounding an eclipse is always recommended. And when eclipses occur in nebulous Pisces, protective boundaries become even more important. Pausing your notifications, declining unnecessary invitations, and gaining relevant insights – preferably while in the bath – will all help your integration process.
10 ways to work with this lunar eclipse in Pisces
- To expect the unexpected. Plan breathing space within yourselfR calendar as a buffer against unforeseen events.
- Omission of making big decisions or launching major initiatives between September 17 and October 2 (also called eclipse season). Eclipse energy is volatile, so it is best to start projects after the turbulence is over.
- List the ways you habitually disconnect, numb, or overload yourself. Then, brainstorm the practices or incentives that will help you stay practical and passionate at the same time. At the intersection of holding safe boundaries and expressing healthy vulnerability is where you are most powerful.
- Involve your creativity. Activities that connect you to your muses can help you heal—and remind you that you are capable of doing so creating beauty during moments of transition.
- Set boundaries with exhausting habits, energy vampires and your own inner critics and saboteurs. The inner screen of your imagination needs a cleaning every now and then. It’s hard to discern what you need when your thinking is clouded by distractions. Give yourself space to clear your mental and emotional landscapes.
- Rest plentiful. Reducing time on social media, anointing yourself essential oilsor meditating before bed can all help you relax.
- Prioritize quality time with the people and activities that replenish your system. Say no to everything else for now.
- To make time feel. Morning crying sessions, afternoon dates with your journal, and/or intentional time-out time can all ease the flow of your emotions.
- Listen to the Astrology of the Week Ahead podcastas well as Your reading in the ‘This Week’ section of the CHANI app.
- Work Through all the emotions this eclipse brings, list the journal prompts, guided meditation, altar suggestions, and rituals in the “This Week” section of the CHANI app.
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