bella luna

the lunar eclipse seems to be wreakin' a bit of havoc. the quiet existence (otherwise known as the 'hole') i have created for myself in the last couple of months seems to have fallen in on me in the span of twenty four hours.

i have always had an interest in an astrology. i don't believe everything i read, but i have a feeling that somehow there is truth in some of it. and if not, it makes for great entertainment. so this morning, when i mentioned a recent pleasant but unexpected development to a co-worker, her response was 'it must be the lunar eclipse. it's making everything wonky.'

tonight's eclipse was a full penumbral, which is apparently very rare (occuring only five times this century, with the next one occurring in 2053). in this kind of eclipse, the earth stands exactly between the sun and the moon as the moon crosses through earth's outer perimeter shadow, or penumbra. it isn't a total lunar eclipse, which occurs when the moon runs through the shadow core and turns a rusty brown. in a penumbral eclipse, the color change is supposedly more subtle.

given my predisposition to be interested in things like moons and tides and horoscopes, i did a little reading. i'm a virgo, and as it happens, this particular eclipse is occurring in the house of virgo, which, in theory, means is affects me more strongly. as a completely unrelated oddity, this eclipse began at 21:21, the number that has consistently imposed it's own set of strange occurences in my life.

based on the way things have been going and are looking, i found the following info/speculation particularly interesting:

eclipses are extremely powerful full and new moons, and represent a key tool the universe uses to create dramatic, rapid change. generally, we get four eclipses a year, and they always come in pairs, two weeks apart, every five- and-a-half months.

until now all the eclipses have been in aries-libra or taurus-scorpio, but those families of eclipses are over. (more accurately, this month, the last eclipse in the aries-libra family, a solar eclipse in aries, will occur with the march 29 eclipse.)

starting this month, all future eclipses (falling every five-and-a-half months) will be in virgo and pisces until they are finished on february 21, 2008. at that time a total of eight eclipses in that family of signs will have occurred, all at very different mathematical degrees. each eclipse will touch a different virgo birthday. the march 14 eclipse will be a full moon lunar eclipse, and lunar eclipses bring an ending. the march 29 eclipse will be a solar eclipse, marking a fresh start. lunar eclipses are far more emotional experiences for they are full moons, while a solar eclipse is more rational and objective.

all eclipses seem to bring curve balls and unexpected events, and that's why we almost always sit up and take notice of events that come by.

- you might say that it's been coming a long time. relationship matters that blow into your life near the full moon lunar eclipse march 14 could rock your world, so brace for news you don't expect. this lunar eclipse will be in virgo, so you may feel like you are in the center of the storm.

- with eclipses, follow along and do the right thing. there are non-negotiable events that have to be taken seriously. you can get the right help and feel great again later, but getting there starts with getting help from a doctor or dentist.

- the universe sends us eclipses to be sure we are aware of certain circumstances or activities. it will be important to jump on what comes to light.

- with mercury retrograde, chances of a misunderstanding with your partner will increase, so make sure you get and send the right message. still, in this case, mercury retrograde will more likely act in a different way, to force you to go back to an earlier issue that was never resolved. you will either fix it by applying a completely different and quite innovative solution or give up on the relationship and leave the alliance altogether.

eclipse or no eclipse, things are getting very interesting.