April 8th - Total Solar Eclipse in Aries

The Moon will eclipse the Sun at 19 Aries, which is where Chiron will be as well. Mythologically, Hercules brings back the head (North Node, Aries) of the hydra to Chiron, whose poison causes him incredible pain because he is immortal & cannot die from it. He eventually trades his immortality for Prometheus & Zeus puts him in the heavens as a constellation.

Narratively, eclipses invert what we expect: it becomes dark in the middle of the day! Prominent people fall suddenly from grace & new rulers skyrocket to power during eclipses. Because the eclipse occurs in the sign of the Sun's exaltation, leaders & heads of state/organization/etc will be especially affected. A similar Chiron-influenced Aries solar eclipse occurred in 1968 when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Nelson Mandela was sent to jail under an eclipse, but was also freed under another eclipse and elected to office under yet another eclipse.

For individuals, make note of what house this occurs in for you; this will be the end of one chapter & the opening of a new one in this area of life. Anything close to 19° of Aries will definitely feel it, as will any placements at that degree of Cancer, Libra, & Capricorn (hard aspects to the cardinal signs), while 19 Leo & Sagittarius (trine to fire signs) may feel some support. Generally, this series of events in Aries-Libra began a year ago, & will have its final eclipse on this axis in March of 2025.

This eclipse is ruled by a Mars (♓) who's just about conjunct with Saturn (♓), grinding things to a halt. Whatever's happening in the Aries & Pisces place is going to take some extra time. Other keywords: the end of a life cycle, matters of great importance & turning points in world history, major disasters as well as scientific discoveries. Eclipses highlight just how much is out of our control, like being on a teacup ride that's going too fast & being unable to stop unless something hits you.

I’ll also point out that there will be an influx of tourists to rural areas of the US, advising travelers to stay courteous & noting that many local municipalities advise residents to stock up on basic supplies so they won't be lacking when a small area is flooded with new people & their needs. Generally, the eclipse will be a very creepy experience, with the Sun going completely dark, colors becoming muted, & stars may even be visible--some cultures have warnings against going outside during eclipses. Back to metaphors, small seeds of much larger events are often planted during eclipses. Sometimes you don't know until later just how important this obscured implantation is because, like the Sun, our vision is occulted. Take notes, even of subtle things

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April 4th - Venus enters Aries