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By Austin Coppock
This week is host to a total solar eclipse in Pisces. The
eclipse, which takes place on Tuesday evening (March 8th, 8:57 PM PST),
will be visible over South/Southeast Asia, northern Australia and many
of the Pacific islands. But one need not stare into the blind eye of an
eclipse to be seen by it. Its gaze will sweep across the Earth and
even penetrate to the ocean’s lightless bottom. It is there, amid
ancient ship wrecks and bioluminescent entities, that our story will
take place- deep in the Aphotic Zone.
Leviathan’s Head and Tail
Eclipses occur on one of two points, the North or South Node of the Moon, traditionally called the Head and Tail of the Dragon. The one this Tuesday happens atop the South Node, while the Lunar eclipse which waits for us on March 22nd will be on the North Node.
Though much has, and will be, said about the two nodes, their powers can be adequately summarized as the twinned powers of the Moon- wax and wane. To the Head of the Dragon belongs the waxing power of the Moon- the increase of manifestation. To the South Node, the Tail of the Dragon, belongs Luna’s waning potency, the capacity for release and the diminishment of form.
Yet in darkness, otherwise un-noticed points of light draw our attention. The same is true of silence, which allows us to hear the faintest of sounds. Movement toward absence reveals subtle presences. Thus, in the midnight darkness of the deep ocean, we find ourselves surrounded by the strange phosphorescence of ancient and exotic life-forms.
This solar eclipse on the Tail of the Dragon in the tropical sign of the Fishes brings us to this particular locale- the point where the landscapes of the underworld and the ocean overlap. Although the underworld is not described in marine terms in the Judeo-Christian tradition, it is a not unknown characterization in world mythology.
As Thor once attempted to drink the ocean and Shiva consumed the entirety of the poison-sea, here we are offered a draught of these Stygian waters. The chalice’s contents are salty and psychedelic, and once imbibed, sure to bring dreams of the ocean’s floor.
All that is heavy enough descends to this layer of the world, and of the psyche, for digestion. Like the intestinal underworld where food is digested, the presence of the daylight mind is normally not required. Yet it is here, far below the waves, that the eclipse takes us, for there is work to do. We are pulled to inspect these depths, for among the whale bones and odd denizens there are also the preserved hulks of old ships, their contents resistant to the scavengers of the deeps. These ships, which never arrived, bear the messages and treasures of the past, as well as a few very confused ghosts.
The solar eclipse’s blacklight penetrates to this alien graveyard, guiding us toward those treasures forgotten and lost. Yet the sea-bottom is not dead, not silent. Its residents and guardians range from the odd to the terrifying, for this is where our Leviathans dwell, and creatures of impossible anatomy thrive. For this place is marked by the beginnings of life, older by aeons than anything above. There is thus wisdom in this place, the pearls of a consciousness long forgotten.
So drink and descend. Seek the preserved message-in-a-bottle, and search for the lost treasure ship. The Kraken has secrets to whisper to you, and you have tragic stories to leave at the sea bottom.
Yet if it all seems too strange, worry not. You are a creature of light and land, and your buoyancy guarantees a temporary stay in these depths. You’re sure to awaken on a beach some days hence with only an empty bottle of some strange brew, a hangover, and a fistful of odd sea shells.
Om Ketave Namaha
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HOROSCOPES
Horoscopes are not a real chart
reading by an experienced astrologer. However, they are fun and can be
reasonably accurate. In addition to referring to your Sun sign, read
your from Ascendant and Moon if you know them. If you don’t, find out.
I’m a long time fan of the free chart generation software at astro.com.
Aries: The Ram
The
solar eclipse this week sheds blacklight upon the submerged texture of
your subconscious, causing a variety of fantasies, obsessions and
insights to fluoresce. As these materials rise from the ocean floor of
your mind, they are likely to change. Secret dreams and fears transform
as they approach the surface, their bodies unprepared for the increase
of light. What glowed with such color in the depths may not prove so
fascinating in the world above. Likewise, those forms which seemed
terrifying below become awkward, even comical, as they make the ascent.
Taurus: The Bull
The
solar eclipse this week irradiates your social sphere, causing friends
and colleagues to fluoresce. Although it is these people which glow,
they are being illuminated merely as a consequence of the subtle light
passes through them on the way to its true destination. This endpoint
is the deep layer of your social world, the story which frames and
organizes your friendships. It is the narrative in which the cast and
crew are yourself and all those around you. It may be worth asking
whether you want to renew the show for another season, or if it has come
time to begin another series altogether.
Gemini: The Twins
The
solar eclipse which defines this week asks that you take a step back
from and reflect upon your professional activities. Are you living the
dream? If so, what kind of dream is it? Nightmare, sexual fantasy,
wish-fulfillment? Perhaps movement forward from this point is less a
matter of having more pleasant dreams, but instead one of waking up and
attending to those details which can only be seen in bright light of
morning.
Cancer: The Crab
The
eclipse this week sees the star of your aspirations wink out, if only
for a bit. Take this passing moment of darkness as an opportunity to
liberate yourself from having to seek, to journey and to worry upon
success. For just a second, try floating in that great peace which
resides at the bottom of the real.
Leo: The Lion
The
Sun’s light disappears for moment this week, making of the sky a
hollow, a bowl. In this cup you will find the bitter brew of toxified
relationships, but also the medicinal elixirs resulting from mutual
trust and kindness. Drink deeply of those draughts and consider the
storylines responsible for their distillation.
Virgo: The Virgin
It
is your relationships, and your attachment to them, that you will see
in the poignant absence of this eclipse. What you have cast into the
sea of the Other may well wash back upon your own beach, demanding you
claim it. What you have given is thus returned to you, as either a gift
and or as revenge. It may take you until September to know what to do
with it, but as and when it emerges, accept it.
Libra: The Scales
The
solar eclipse in Pisces reveals the condition of the body of your life-
both your mobile anatomy and the state of your finances and
possessions. It is not only their condition which is revealed, but also
the patterns which brought them here. There is an opportunity this
week to see into the storyline of your relationship with the material
world, and possibly, to change it.Scorpio: The Scorpion
The
solar eclipse this Tuesday plays across the pattern of your habits.
The activities and cogitations to which you devote your energy glow neon
for a second, the light of their construction framed by the eclipse’s
strange dark. To what degree are these routines a result of purpose,
and how much do they owe to mere inertia? Intentions are easily
obscured by habit. Take the time to fish your will back out of
routine’s muddied waters.
Sagittarius: The Centaur
The
eclipse illuminates the basement of the house in which you dwell, as
well as the home from which you hail. The murmurs of your ancestors
bubble up from those foundations, their stories a quiet, invisible
flood. The voices of these ghosts wreathe the present, encircling the
mundanities of home life with old stories. Though you may find the
past’s interference an irritation, there is much to be learned from our
ancestor’s stories- even if they are only cautionary tales.
Capricorn: The Goat
The
solar eclipse which defines this week highlights the psychic cost of
your weekly schedule. Of particular concern is the degree to which the
flow of tasks and events is muddying your stream of consciousness. If
you can, take some time to filter and purify those troubled waters.
There is no beverage more refreshing than clarity.
Aquarius: The Waterbearer
In
the darkness of the total solar eclipse this week, you’ll be able to
see your relationship to money and possessions all the more clearly.
Beneath the simple legal status of what’s yours and what isn’t, there is
a story hiding, a narrative about your relationship to money. It is
your tale, but you will not be able to edit or rewrite it if you can’t
find the original manuscript. So dig amongst your ledgers and journals-
somewhere in there, there’s a story. Pisces: The Fish
The
total solar eclipse this week speaks to both profound changes and
subtle pivots at work within your life. This eclipse, and the others to
come later in the year, speak to a period of transformation. Though
usually beneath the threshold of waking life, this week you may grasp
the extend of that change, and the current carrying your into and
through it, with greater clarity than usual.Private Consultations
If you find yourself a little confused by the strange waters of the season, or interested in a personalized map of those yet to come, consider an astrology consultation or tarot reading.
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