Here’s the astrology chart for the Total Solar Eclipse on July 11, 2010 (in NYC, EDT)
astrology chart for the new moon-solar eclipse on july 11, 2010
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This New Moon is a Total Solar Eclipse, where the Sun and Moon are conjunct, and also conjunct the Lunar Node.
In this Solar Eclipse, the Sun and Moon are conjunct in Cancer (at 19 Cancer 24) with the South Node (at 11 Cancer 58). The Moon in Cancer is in its rulership position (the Moon rules Cancer), and is thereby the final dispositor of the chart, which means the Sun in Cancer defers to the Moon.
Since the Solar Eclipse is only making a sextile to Mars (hot enough?), surfing around on the internet a week after writing this blog, I learned that Western astrologers don’t see this Eclipse as very significant, though Vedic astrologers do. They are just not considering Ceres, the great mother asteroid, which is how the great mother archetype is “normally” treated. The New Moon/Eclipse is making an inconjunct aspect to Ceres, the mother goddess asteroid, recently promoted to “dwarf planet.” Ceres inconjunct (quincunx) both Sun and Moon at Eclipse time bears our attention. Ceres is also square Mars in Virgo with ruler Mercury in Sun-ruled Leo. This is about the parched Earth and how we’re going to heal it. Because we are going to heal it and this Eclipse contains information about how to proceed with the healing process.
The way we feel about the Earth and the way we feel about ourselves is not aligned. Most of us get our sense of self from how we interact with people and what we do. We are busy! And that’s who we are. That’s our lifestyle. And while we feel for the Earth and all the plants and animals, we need to keep up our lifestyles. And we do! Yet the world is having a tough time keeping up with our lifestyles. It’s at a boiling point as Ceres squares Mars. New trends are going to have to include changing the way we work and play. Or the Earth will enforce it. Nature is nature because it does its own thing, regardless of what is decreed by any human. We can shout at the rain or holler at the heat, yet it will rain or be hot. There is also a part within all of us that is natural, like a stream running through us. We access this part at times, and take it seriously when we’re in trouble. Animals feel this and obey it instinctually. Yet this nature, this stream running through us all, has the power to change our course and to heal. In astrology, nature, the unconscious, is represented the Moon in the chart. The Moon rules the sign of Cancer.
Through these Cancer Solar Eclipse aspects between the ruling Moon and Ceres, you may become inspired to be more active in doing something for the environment. Seeing the loss of the life due to environmental crisis is extending our feeling of family. As we all share the feeling of loss, we see possibilities for greater circles of relationships.
This is a SOLAR ECLIPSE, which means what is usually hidden by the New Moon is made apparent. What was unconscious becomes conscious. And since this Eclipse is tied to Great Mother Ceres, we get to see another side of the Mother, which may not be the warm apple-pie image we like to have of Mother. The other side, the dark side, is revealed at the Eclipse in Cancer. This doesn’t mean every woman is going to freak out. It means the inner self is revealed, both light and dark. We think whatever we are not conscious aware of is dark and therefore evil or bad. It only means, however, that we are not accepting that part of the archetype. We can only accept the nurturing caring Mother archetype, yet not the “witch” so the dark side takes over. The Sun is too hot, and the Earth is scorched.
Instead of instantly rushing to the point of negative judgment, what if this is just a call for the hidden, buried parts of ourselves to come to the surface and be seen. By hiding them, we make them strange, rancid, poisonous, and scary. Yet we are taught that exposing them is only going to make things worse. And it will, until we are ready to sacrifice what is infantile within. Wherever the Eclipse occurs in your chart is where making this sacrifice will help your growth. The objective is not to become old and boring, but to become responsible and therefore able to be child-like and play, have fun, live and love.
What is hidden in the Eclipsed parts of your Self?
The Solar Eclipse makes an exact aspect to Mars in Virgo while Mercury, ruler of Virgo is in hot Leo. This aspect can generate lots of energy, including more hot weather to come!
Ceres Orbit Info
Ceres has been traveling close to Pluto this year. Ceres was in Capricorn earlier this year and is currently Retrograde at 24 Sagittarius
Ceres stations Direct at 20 Sagittarius 41 on August 8
Ceres squares Jupiter on September 28
Ceres squares Uranus on October 1
Ceres re-enters Capricorn on October 8
Ceres conjuncts Pluto on October 19
Suggested personalized follow-up reading:
The Asteroid Report – descriptions of all the aspects made by Chiron and the 4 Asteroids in your birth chart.
The Goddess Report – written by Demetra Georg who wrote the book on Asteroids Goddesses, this personalizes the book for you.
The Advanced Forecast includes the transiting aspects from Chiron and the 4 Asteroids to the planets and points in your birth chart.
TimeLine Forecast is the only forecast that includes the aspects made by the Eclipse to the planets and points in your birth chart. This is not only an Eclipse reading, it is a daily forecast that includes Eclipse aspects.
The Goddess Kit includes an Asteroid Report, an Advanced Forecast with Chiron and Asteroids, and a Flower Essence Report. Nurture the nature of your inner Goddesses!
This Solar Eclipse is also conjunct the Fixed Stars of Castor and Pollux, the twins of Leda. In the myth. They also had 2 sisters, Clytemnestra and Helen (of Troy). Castor was mortal, Pollux was immortal. Castor was killed in a battle, leaving Pollux alone. Neither could stand the separation. A bargain was made that allowed Pollux to live with Castor in Hades (the underworld) half the time, and on Mount Olympus the rest of the time. This worked for awhile, but like all halfway agreements, it was more frustrating than fulfilling, so Zeus made them into the stars of Castor and Pollux where they continue to shine (in the constellation of Gemini, which is 19 degrees Cancer in Tropical Astrology). What kind of balance can you create where there is conflict and frustration?
