Lunar Eclipse in Pisces
Zero Tolerance for Limitations
Bulging with the blessings of Sol’s light, Luna is afloat on the rippling waves of Pisces. Every drop of the ocean whispers to her in familiar tones, yet none of them sing her name. While fluent in the rhythm of ebbs and flows, a silent space rests inside her. A place untouched, unclaimed, waits. In the presence of Saturn and Neptune, an ambiguous blend of wanderlust and rootless frustration envelops her.
The start of this eclipse season ushers in the gradual shift from the tropical Aries/Libra to the double-bodied Virgo/Pisces axis. A lunar eclipse at 25° Pisces on September 17 at 7:34 pm PT (your time) bids farewell to the age-old tug-of-war between "me" and "we." We’re about to explore the labyrinth of the mind, where reality bends and priorities twist. Will you chase the wild dream, turning the impossible into possible? Or will you honor the wonder of what already sparkles right before your eyes?
Backpedaling in his shabby boat, the Old God of a Thousand Sighs, Saturn, opposes Mercury. With a direct line of sight, he burdens the Quicksilver Messenger with a heavy dose of woes. Mercury squints from his chariot under Sol’s blinding rays to witness the Great Veiling from afar. Whiz kid and troubleshooter at heart, Hermes realizes that some dots, strange and wacky as they are, need connecting. What cryptic messages are bubbling up?
Co-present with not one but two retrograde planets, the Moon’s predicament might resonate with past circumstances. It’s a good time to pull out your 2016 journal to see what was transpiring around September 16, when a lunar eclipse occurred at 24° Pisces.
Oscillating between wild speculation and systematic experimentation, Jupiter’s mutable square to the eclipse axis becomes the spark that sets everything in motion, urging us to leap into action. Yet, there’s a catch: the temptation to tidy up the mess without actually solving it lingers in the air. The motto might as well be: “When faced with a problem, pull a Houdini and disappear in style.”
Jupiter’s antiscion - his hidden partnership with Mars in sensitive Cancer - suggests that instead of charging headfirst into problems, we might sidestep them, hoping they’ll quietly resolve on their own. Mars in Cancer, much more cautious than usual and hyper-protective, is reluctant to confront issues directly. Instead, this subtle alignment encourages a roundabout, almost passive-aggressive approach, where we tiptoe through emotional landmines. In doing so, we risk stalling, avoiding the bold action needed to tackle challenges head-on. At some point during the Virgo/Pisces eclipses, though, we’ll need to take charge and get the job done. How? Our ingenuity will take us there.
In Our Lady’s porous Piscean mind, absorbed by the nebulous contours of Mystic Neptune, imagination is not a mere escape; it’s a birthright. Dreams stand on equal footing with our familiar everyday reality, daring us to believe in what we cannot see.
If you don't become the ocean, you'll be seasick every day. - Leonard Cohen (Full Moon in Pisces)
In the boundless waters of Pisces, all impracticalities dissolve like sugar. Here, life simply doesn’t tolerate any limitations. With Saturn’s groans echoing in the mist, Luna is more than ready to take responsibility and defend her North Node-yearnings for the impossible.
The absence of Fire on this eclipse season’s grand opening, allows Luna to drift with a gentle lack of self-motivation. Ever-attuned to the world’s sorrows, her horizonless compassion builds a bridge to self-sacrifice, offered freely, without being asked. From the depths of Pluto’s epiphanic sextile, perched on the final degree of Capricorn, comes the promise of empowerment. With her eyes veiled by the eclipse, Lady Fortuna, forced to look inward, recognizes that true power doesn’t thrive in what she can control, but in how she lifts others, leading the way with kindness as she floats along.
Consider this…
The previous eclipse cycle along the Virgo/Pisces axis began on March 20, 2015, with a total solar eclipse at 29° Pisces. However, that was a South Node eclipse. To trace the nodes in their current direction, we need to travel further back in time - to the lunar eclipse at 24° Virgo on March 14, 2006 until the total lunar eclipse at 1° Virgo on February 21, 2008.
The current sequence looks as follows:
Partial Lunar Eclipse - September 18, 2024 - 25°Pi40'45''
Annular Solar Eclipse - October 2, 2024 - 10°Li03'48''
Total Lunar Eclipse - March 14, 2025 - 23°Vi56'32''
Partial Solar Eclipse - March 29, 2025 - 09°Ar00'05''
Total Lunar Eclipse - September 7, 2025 - 15°Pi22'30''
Partial Solar Eclipse - September 21, 2025 - 29°Vi05'09''
Annular Solar Eclipse - February 17, 2026 - 28°Aq49'43''
Total Lunar Eclipse - March 3, 2026 - 12°Vi53'53''
Total Solar Eclipse - August 12, 2026 - 20°Le01'58''
Partial Lunar Eclipse - August 28, 2026 - 04°Pi54'07''
Annular Solar Eclipse - February 6, 2027 - 17°Aq37'37''
Appulse? Lunar Eclipse - February 20, 2027 - 02°Vi05'35''
Remember, eclipses tend to be particularly powerful in your life when they occur where you were born. The upcoming eclipse will be visible in Europe, Africa, North and South America, and much of Asia.
Looking ahead, on October 2, we’ll witness the final Libra eclipse of the current cycle, which began with the solar eclipse at 10° Libra on April 29, 2023. Stay tuned as Neva unpacks the grand finale!
Michelle Corbesier is an astrologer and artist residing in Belgium with her beloved husband and furry companions. Offering natal, horary, and synastry consultations, Michelle is passionate about guiding others on their journeys of self-discovery and empowerment. Sharing her love for the starry craft, she also provides private tutoring and mentoring to aspiring stargazers. Get in touch with Michelle at Michelle’s Midheaven to book a consultation and follow her on Substack, or Instagram.
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