Solar Eclipse. The Moon steps in front of the Sun. One of the most dramatic solar eclipses visible from the UK since 1999, and we won’t see another like it until 2090. Many of us won’t be here for that one.
This is significant. In the UK, up to 96% of the sun’s light will be obscured.
If you’re in the UK, look west between 6pm and 8pm, with the eclipse peaking at 7.12pm.
Wearing eclipse glasses is recommended. Some other countries will see the full total eclipse.
90–96% of the Sun will be obscured here in the UK.
What does this mean symbolically?
The Moon… feminine, instinctive, emotional… steps directly in front of the Sun. She obscures him. Interrupts him. Makes herself impossible to ignore. She’s showing her power.
This is the unconscious making itself more conscious. Demanding to be seen.
‘Look at Me’.
This image shows the Sun and Moon as the Solar King and Lunar Queen, two powerful, opposing yet complementary principles meeting and transforming each other. A wedding, a union. And from that something new is born. Which is possibly why so many people practice intention setting around eclipses.
I’ve been talking a lot about relating lately, when Venus moved into Libra, inviting balance.
The Moon, the feminine steps forward. And then, as eclipses do, she moves on. The Sun returns. But something has shifted. We don’t always feel it immediately. Sometimes it takes time to understand what changed.
In this moment we do NOT ignore the Moon, the feminine, the subconscious, we are invited to feel her.
Image: Splendor Solis, 16th century alchemical manuscript
Clare Bennett is a Psychological Astrologer and founder of Temple Divine, Glasgow – a place where psychology meets soul. She offers astrology consultations, group training and events. If any of this resonated, you can work with her or find out more at www.clarebennett.scot
