A solar eclipse will take place tomorrow- Saturday, Dec. 4th. While it will not be visible to us, we will still be influenced by its energetic effects.
The sun is our solar self, the self we are here to become, the light we are here to shine in the world. The moon represents our emotional self. During the eclipse, the moon will block the light of the sun in much the same way that emotional traumas and fears can make us reluctant to shine our light.
The eclipse and the accompanying new moon are bringing us an opportunity for a new beginning. The eclipse marks an ending & beginning and the new moon is the perfect time to plant new seeds in your life.
This very potent eclipse will take place in the sign of Sagittarius, the pursuer of truth, the seeker of wisdom, the healer of wounds. The eclipse may bring new insights, reveal new truths, and/or open new ways to see things. For example, one individual just shared with me that they were reading a book that is giving them a whole new perspective on some of the very difficult experiences of their life and enabling them to create healing around them.
When we consider looking into our shadow, we often imagine finding unhealed pain and fears. However, as our shadow contains what is unknown to us, it can also hold hidden gifts and capacities. For example, what if in this eclipse/new moon, instead of a difficult emotion, we discover a new deeper capacity for love and the seed we plant is the intention to bring the light of love into the world.
Here are some questions to ponder:
- What is eclipsing your light in the world? What causes you to hold back or makes you reluctant to shine the full brightness of your light?
- As you look into the shadow, what unhealed hurt or trauma do you discover? What part(s) of your life is this wound impacting?
- What new truth would help to heal your wound and free you to shine your light more brilliantly in the world?
- What previously unknown gift is revealing itself to you?
- What seed if planted on this day could change your life and help you to bloom in new ways?
As a fire sign, Sagittarius can imbue us with the passion, courage, necessary to heal our wound, embrace our new truth, express our gifts, and move forward in our lives. The world needs your light—may the solar eclipse/new moon bring you a new freedom to shine!