halloween Eclipse
Originally Published October 31, 2013
Happy Halloween Everyone! May you have a wonderful day diving deep into celebrating our shadow selves. And that is FUN, yes? Did you know the original Halloween, celebrated in the ancient Goddess Rites was actually Samhain? (see right column for more info)
Are you feeling this intense Halloween Eclipse time? You are not alone... Happy, sad, breakdown, breakthrough. Feeling crazy? I am RIGHT THERE :)
We are in between a Lunar Eclipse (Oct 18) and a Solar Eclipse (Nov 3) right now, with an intense Pluto Uranus square exact tomorrow on November 1st. The old is in tense aspect to the new. Outside us and especially inside us. Throughout history, eclipses have been considered to be very powerful phenomena. (See right column for more info and a special Eclipse astrological chart reading price)
During this potent time of the year, the nights gets longer and we start to turn inside and seek our inner light. What better way to do this than with your sisters in a beautiful wash of feminine shakti! I know the benevolence of the goddess energy will be with us when we dance tomorrow night. And I can't wait for that beautiful nurturing energy to course through my body again. I need it. How about You?
Are you ready to own the ravishing, intoxicating, sacred beauty that you actually are...and live your life with pleasure as your guiding force? YES!
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Samhain is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the "darker half" of the year. It is celebrated from sunset on 31 October to sunset on 1 November, which is nearly halfway between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice.
Samhain is mentioned in some of the earliest Irish literature and is known to have pre-Christian roots. Samhain (like Beltane) is seen as a liminal time, when the spirits or fairies could more easily come into our world. In the 9th century, the Roman Catholic Church shifted the date of All Saint's Day to 1 November, while 2 November later became All Soul's Day Over time, Samhain and All Saints'/All Souls' merged and helped to create the modern Halloween.
Eclipses occur when the Sun, Moon, and Earth come into a straight line. With a Solar Eclipse, the Moon casts a shadow upon the Sun as the Moon passes directly between the Earth and Sun. The Moon eventually becomes contained within the Sun’s disk and, with a Total Solar Eclipse, there’s a narrow rim of sunlight that is visible around the Moon during the totality of the eclipse.
An eclipse always means that some amount of change is due, or sometimes overdue. If one has neglected matters, then an eclipse may bring a sort of crisis in order to turn things around and bring things back into a healthier balance. Or an eclipse may open new doors and present major life-changing opportunities.
When an eclipse aligns closely with one of your planets, the significance of the eclipse for you is intensified. The closer the eclipse aligns with your natal planet, the more important it is.
In the outside world and in our personal lives, an eclipse is a dynamic transit that often coincides with important developments. It contains a stimulating and excitable energy that is sometimes a bit destabilizing. Activity often increases shortly following an eclipse (or even prior to the eclipse, in some cases). This is why it’s recommended to hold off on making major life altering changes or decisions around the time of an eclipse. The atmospheric energy needs a little time to settle out. That way your new plan, project, or strategy has a better chance of stabilizing and working out in your favor.
Everyone feels the stimulation of an eclipse to some degree. For some it is subtle, while for others it can be quite intense. It can be enlightening to simply observe the things going on around you at eclipse time. Sometimes a relatively small incident gives clues to issues that will take on more importance in the months to come.
(summarized from http://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/1357)