New Moon/Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius: Dispatches from the Great Beyond

 

Solar Eclipse art by Dan Fajardo

New Moon/Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius:  Dispatches from the Great Beyond

Moon conjunct Sun- 12/4/21 @ 1:43am CST

 

While the totality of this Solar Eclipse will only be seen from Antarctica, it will still have a strong pull on the rest of the globe.  The Moon is very close to our Earth (perigee) right now, and we’re feeling that proximity to the Mother Mind.  At the same time, our luminaries (which are also conjunct Mercury and Vesta at this New Moon) are conjunct a faraway intergalactic destination called ‘The Great Attractor’.  So dispatches from the ‘Great Beyond’ are contained within the seed of this Solar Eclipse. 

 

It has proved difficult to define the Great Attractor, which goes right along with the way of Sagittarius.  This mutable fire sign expands our vision into the ‘Big Picture’ view rather than focusing in on the details and definition.  What we know of the Great Attractor, though, is that it is a gravitational pull point in the Laniakea Supercluster (a vast collection of superclusters of galaxies that includes our own galaxy).  The GA is a gravitational anomaly in that it functions like a black hole (it warps space, time, and light) but, unlike a black hole, it has no event horizon.  It also appears to be pulling galaxies toward it (Milky Way Galaxy included)…hence the ‘attractive’ name.  GA falls within the ‘Zone of Avoidance’ (where objects in that direction of our sky are obscured by the galactic plane of the Milky Way), making it difficult to observe directly.  However, observation of the motion of galaxies and their peculiar velocity as they are drawn toward the GA shows the anomaly is a localized concentration of mass millions of times more massive than the Milky Way. 

 

'The Portal' by Aged Pixel

Astrologically, when our luminaries or planets are conjunct this area of our sky, we are drawn into the gravity of something we aren’t even completely conscious of (if we are conscious of it at all).  We may act out the anomaly in our own lives in various ways, often becoming fixated on something that is inherently mutable and in motion…a moving target, as it often is with Sagittarian goals explored.  And with the Moon obscuring the Sun at this total solar eclipse, we may be faced with a fixation on some shadow material being revealed to us in our natal house where Sagittarius resides. 

 

As Mercury is also conjunct this Great Attractor Solar Eclipse, there is an intergalactic invitation to release old thought patterns that have only served to hold us fixed when we are meant to move.  This is an eclipse near the South Node of the Moon, so the shadows revealed to us now may go far into our past.  And with Mercury’s more personal influence bringing messages in from the more transpersonal influence of the Great Attractor, things that were once hidden in our own ‘Zones of Avoidance’ may be observed in both our own thoughts and in the way we are communicating. 

 

This Solar Eclipse is also conjunct Vesta, revealing some of the shadow effects of what we have previously been devoted to and inviting us to dedicate ourselves to a new way of serving in our rapidly changing times.  With a supportive sextile to Saturn in Aquarius from this Sagittarius Stellium, we will see our best potential when working constructively with others to build sound foundations from our ideas.  And the square to Pallas Athene in Pisces from this Sagittarius stellium further highlights the necessity of changing our patterns of avoidance or escapism…facing them instead as a path to wisdom.

 

Moon and Sun at Sagittarius 13

Sabian Symbol- ‘a widow’s past brought to light’

 

This symbol really highlights what it is like to experience a South Node Total Solar Eclipse conjunct the Great Attractor.  Eclipses, in general, tend to bring up the notion of karma in some way…that something already set in motion returns to be addressed and (hopefully) resolved.  And if we attempt to avoid it or escape it, it only pulls us in stronger…not allowing us to fully move forward unless we face it.  In the symbol, the widow’s past is ‘brought to light’ so that she may move forward.  This happens with a solar eclipse too…where the light of the Sun is momentarily blocked by the Moon, then Moon passes through and the light returns.  Essentially, shadows of our past return to be dealt with…momentarily obscuring our usual state of consciousness.  By bringing such things to light, we may resolve those issues and move forward into something new. 

 

 

A note to those of us in the U.S.:  This Solar Eclipse is conjunct (just one arc minute away) the Ascendant of our country’s natal chart (the Sibley chart).  So while the visible path of this eclipse does not go through our country, the energy of this eclipse has a direct effect on how we are showing up in this world right now.  In essence, the shadows of our U.S. history are rising to be seen in what we, as a country, are showing to the world…whether any of us like it or not…through our response to our current global crises.  Much of what I described above about this area of Sagittarius (where we can be fixated upon Sagittarian ideals that are actually mutable and meant to evolve) also describes our country’s approach to the world.  The shadows behind those fixations are being revealed now…and something new is on the horizon from that revelation.  This Eclipse sets us up for the years of our country’s Pluto Return we’ll be in the thick of for the next few years.  This Pluto Rite of Passage we’ve been moving toward has been revealing the dark underbelly of the Plutocracy, control and power dynamics in the U.S., and will only get more obvious throughout the coming years.  All of these things our country has spent centuries trying to repress, suppress, or oppress are coming forth so that we may transform.

 

Love and Gratitude,

Felina Lune Kavi