The Cosmic Story: Cancer Solar
Eclipse 2018
This week’s partial Cancer
solar eclipse is powerful for many reasons. First, all solar
eclipses make for extra powerful New Moons, since the planes of
Earth, Moon and Sun are aligned for the energy transfer. The second
reason is that Pluto stands opposite this solar eclipse, confronting
us with the mysteries of power and transformation. The third reason
this is a powerful eclipse is that it occurs on the North Node of
both Saturn and Pluto.
Solar eclipses are New Moons
where the Sun and Moon travel a parallel path together. So they not
only occupy the same astrological sign but are aligned in the same
‘space’. Since this solar eclipse is the first of three eclipses
that occur over the next month, it sets the stage for the last two
eclipses occurring in Leo/Aquarius at this time. They are the
bookends of the eclipses that occurred last August, especially the
total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. How has your life changed
since last summer?
I’m going to skip to the
third reason – that this solar eclipse occurs on the North Nodes of
both Saturn and Pluto. Just as the Moon has nodes – points in
space where the planes of Earth, Moon and Sun come together – so
too planets have their own nodes where they align with the plane of
the Sun. And just as the nodal axis of the Moon reflects where our
emotional development and growth needs to occur, the nodal axis of a
planet reflects collective issues that need development around that
energy.
The nodes of the outer planets
change slowly and right now, the north nodes of both Saturn and Pluto
are close, around 17* - 21* Cancer, while their south nodes are in
Capricorn. As both these planets shape collective energies, their
nodes energize possibilities – which will happen at this Cancer
solar eclipse. Saturn will test us concerning our integrity and
character as a collective (the Russia investigation, political
corruption, social inequality, religious hypocrisy) to see if we take
responsibility for our collective lives. Since Cancer has a great
need for security, they will shake up both our physical and emotional
security through these hard lessons.
The south node in Capricorn is
a perfect expression of a patriarchal society, one that is bound by
rules, order and the rule of authority figures. It can make us feel
responsible for contributing to our society or motivate us through
guilt, repression and fear. Saturn’s Capricorn south node
expressions tend to be repressive and restrictive, while Pluto’s
Capricorn south node will use the power to dominate. Sound like the
world we’re living in?
The North Node in Cancer is
where evolution is taking us – to a more gentle, feminine,
nurturing society that values feelings, creativity and women. The
return of the Goddess is certainly part of this evolutionary trend!
So the energies of authority,
structure and responsibility (Saturn) and the energy of powerful
evolution and regeneration (Pluto) meet here in Cancer, the sign of
the Mother and of our emotional body. The cosmos is setting up an
evolutionary impulse for us to take responsibility for ourselves,
family, children, community, the feminine and most of all, for our
Mother, the Earth.
These two nodes in the
Cancer/Capricorn polarity are establishing new foundations for how we
live here on Earth. Since Cancer and Capricorn reflect the maturing
processes of life, we are certainly in a time when humanity has to
consciously evolve to a higher level of self-awareness if humans are
going to continue to exist on Earth in a positive way. Here is the
new story we are challenged to engage in. Will we be part of the
problem or part of the solution?
This New Moon eclipse sets the
tone for the foundation of how we go forward into the future.
Mothers and father set the foundation of their children’s lives –
for good or ill. Can you imagine if both parents were aware and
equally empowered? They would raise conscious human beings – this
is a future worth having. While our politicians engage in
divisiveness and corporations continue to consolidate power, the
cosmos is on the side of we
the people of the world
as we circle the wagons to protect what we love and cherish.
The third and final leg of
power of this eclipse is the New Moon’s opposition to Pluto
retrograde in Capricorn. Picture this.
You’re home with loving
family and friends, celebrating life and enjoying summertime.
Suddenly, you hear a loud knocking on your door. You go and open it
and you find Mr. Pluto standing there, looking you over as if he’s
an ICE agent come to cart you away.
There stands POWER. How
will you deal with it?
What is it you see in front
of you? (Pluto is the invisible god – open to our projections.)
Do you have something to
hide? Have you refused to look at your Shadow during Jupiter’s
retrograde in Scorpio? There’s your ICE agent coming to find you.
Are you standing up for
what you believe in? Uranus in Aries woke you up to a new identity.
Perhaps you see a Warrior King come to recruit you?
Are you ready to use your
talents and gifts in service to the world? Neptune in Pisces can
connect you to your soul. The Master stands there, ready to initiate
you into the power of higher consciouseness and spiritual insight.
The Lady stands there, blessing you with Wisdom and Knowledge.
Pluto in Capricorn has been
unearthing the corruption of our patriarchal society since 2008. But
even as the hypocrisy and corruption are exposed, what is no longer
viable is still struggling to keep control. The old does not want to
give up its power. And so it has surged forth to make a last stand.
But
Pluto is like the lava streaming out of Kilauea. It is unstoppable,
pure evolution. It is creating new earth. We cannot go backwards.
It’s the people who go forward who create the future.
Are you an artist, musician,
dancer, storyteller? This is your time. It’s time to wrest our
people’s imaginations away from mass media programing and get them
to wake up their own imaginations. Live theaters are closing because
young people don’t go anymore. Everyone is engaging alone with
machines. It’s time to change that. It's up to our artists to awaken people out of our collective trance.
Cancer Solar Eclipse,
July 12, 2018
So
what are you, and we, going to do with the power that stands before
us? As with all New Moons, it’s a time to plant seeds. Add in
the power Pluto transmits through the solar eclipse and use it to
plant the important seeds, the ones that will go deep and stay true
if we nurture them. In Cancer, these seeds can flower for our
families, our homes, our kids and our communities. These are special
seeds of creativity and nurturing and emotional intelligence. These
are seeds of our imaginations, visioning a different and better
future.
The
sign of Cancer begins with the Summer Solstice, when the fruitful
earth bestows its bounty on us (in the northern hemisphere). Cancer
is the sign of the all-nurturing good Mother. But what happens to
Mother
under patriarchy? She becomes the witch, the Negative Mother. She
has to follow the rules, she is inconsequential compared to the
father. She doesn’t know how to make us feel loved and worthy,
because she doesn’t know herself. Her power turns manipulative to
make sure she gets her way. Love is abandoned for power.
Along with turning back all
our environmental, social and scientific advances, the US president
(who, along with his followers, seems to have a negative mother
complex) has chosen this time to start a ‘trade war’ with both
our allies and our business partners. He’s sure that our
‘exceptionalism’ will win the day. But he doesn’t realize that
we have passed our vision of equality and democracy, as well as all
our industry, to the rest of the world, and we are no longer
exceptional. We are part of the whole – we are a community of
countries who all share one home – the Earth.
So
this is how he’s using Pluto’s power. To dominate, war and
control. But that’s the old way – the old patriarchal way of
using power. Pluto is opposing the New Moon, not to beat it down,
but to offer to work with it to establish something more true to our
values and ideals.
Pluto wants change. But we
have to die to get reborn. Evolution can be painful.
If
we want to see real change in the world, we have to be
the change we’re looking for.
How long have we been saying this? We have to do our part and step
into our true power by choosing our heart values instead of our
culture’s values. Our
thoughts create our reality.
Our change of heart will be shared on an energetic level, and that
will create more power.
The
(1) Cancer New Moon forms a magical grand water trine with (2)
Jupiter in Scorpio (just gone direct on the 10th)
and (3) Neptune retrograde in Pisces, combining
the power of evolution with the power of water to cleanse, to heal,
to refresh, to imagine and to love both our physical bodies as well
as our emotional bodies. And
then it’s up to us to live in the heart. If you have planets from
11* to 23* of water signs, you will experience something special if
you open to it!
There
is another grand trine in Earth during the Eclipse, that is made up
of (1) Uranus in Taurus, (2) Venus in Virgo and (3) Saturn retrograde
in Capricorn. This is the
blessing of grounding in the new
for us. The cosmos wants us to grow something new and unique in our
lives. Something that will free our souls and feed the world. If
you have planets from 0* to 6* of the earth signs you will be
affected by this earthy blessing. If you have a garden, go plant
some new seeds. If you don’t, find a pot.
These two grand trines are in
the feminine triads of water and earth. Wash the wounds clean. Then
try to keep things from getting muddy. Know how much water your
earth needs.
We humans are part of Gaia’s
ecosystem. We really need to reclaim our place in the life cycle of
Earth. To do that we have to honor and listen to our Earth Mother –
to Nature and to our own natures. What are the cosmic laws of life?
That’s what we have to get back to.
Then we’ll be honoring our
Great Mother, our creative center and our cosmic purpose.
There are 4 planets cooking in
the fixed signs, signaling a time to concentrate our energies.
Uranus in Taurus opens up new horizons for us. Mercury in Leo isn’t
afraid to speak up. Jupiter direct in Scorpio has a lot of juice,
gathered during his retrograde – where should it go? And Mars
retrograde in Aquarius is altruistic enough to listen to what you
have to say. Both Uranus and Jupiter are part of the grand trines,
so this cauldron of energies can be siphoned to both trines. Use this
energy wisely and well.
The Cancer Solar Eclipse
occurs on July 12, 2018 at 7:48pm PDT/ 10:48pm EDT and on July 13,
2018 at 3:48am GMT.
Other Celestial
Happenings:
Did
you know that on Wednesday, July 18th,
all the planets in our solar system will be on one side of the Sun.
How do you imagine it will affect Earth?
There are between 5 – 6
planets retrograde this July—August. Time to relax and go within.
Tuesday,
July 9th:
Venus leaves Leo and enters Virgo.
Tuesday,
July 10th:
Jupiter stations direct at 14* Scorpio.
Thursday,
July 12th:
Cancer Solar Eclipse.
Thursday,
July 26th;
Mercury goes retrograde in Leo until August 19th.
Friday,
July 27th:
Aquarius/Leo Lunar Eclipse.
Saturday,
August 11th:
Leo Solar Eclipse New Moon.
Walk in the light of the
Sun and the Moon –
Cathy
Copyright 2018 ~ Cathy
Pagano. All Rights Reserved.
Being a Person
Be a person here. Stand by the river, invoke
the owls. Invoke winter, then spring.
Let any season that wants to come here make its own
call. After that sound goes away, wait.
A slow bubble rises through the earth
and begins to include sky, stars, all space,
even the outracing, expanding thought.
Come back and hear the little sound again.
Suddenly this dream you are having matches
everyone's dream, and the result is the world.
If a different call came there wouldn't be any
world, or you, or the river, or the owls calling.
How you stand here is important. How you
listen for the next things to happen. How you breathe.
~ William Stafford ~
(Quiet Places: Poems)
Be a person here. Stand by the river, invoke
the owls. Invoke winter, then spring.
Let any season that wants to come here make its own
call. After that sound goes away, wait.
A slow bubble rises through the earth
and begins to include sky, stars, all space,
even the outracing, expanding thought.
Come back and hear the little sound again.
Suddenly this dream you are having matches
everyone's dream, and the result is the world.
If a different call came there wouldn't be any
world, or you, or the river, or the owls calling.
How you stand here is important. How you
listen for the next things to happen. How you breathe.
~ William Stafford ~
(Quiet Places: Poems)
