New Moon/Solar Eclipse in Capricorn: The War Dance Eclipse

Covering 97% of the Sun, this Annular Eclipse can be seen in Saudi Arabia, Qatar,
the UAE, and Oman, across southern India and Sri Lanka, to Indonesia and Malaysia

New Moon/Solar Eclipse in Capricorn: The War Dance Eclipse

Moon conjunct Sun- 12/25/2019 @ 11:16pm CST

The Wolf Moon cycle begins with something to howl about. Leading up to this time, Sun square Chiron may have inflamed some old wounds...while Sun trine Uranus is bringing some surprises into our awareness. Just one degree away from Jupiter, this New Moon is linked to abundance. However, it is also a South Node eclipse...so we’ll also be seeing an abundance of shadows. With Venus inconjunct the Lunar Nodes, ‘love and light’ may seem like a distant whisper to what’s coming up across the world. It’s time to address the elephant in the room.

Moon and Sun in Capricorn 5

Sabian Symbol: ‘Indians rowing a canoe and dancing a war dance’

'Birch Bark Canoe' by Alfred Jacob Miller

The image for this New Moon symbol brings up the necessity for preventative action toward a threat. The Cardinal Earth of Capricorn in this degree activates the mobilization of resources and synchronized values with a purpose to protect the generations to come. In each of our individual lives, our awareness is growing about what it is we need to take action against. Something destructive needs to face our own power to destroy it. And since this New Moon is conjunct both Jupiter and the South Node, those shadows from our karmic past are growing too big to ignore...it’s time to sever our ties to something we don’t want infecting our well-being in this next decade. It could be anything...you’ll know it as a blatant threat at this point. With Jupiter in the mix, it may be a belief you’ve been carrying that is showing you its lie. It’s time to stand up to it and give it your battle cry.

Saros Series 132

Almost 450 years ago, the eclipses in this series started being Annular Solar Eclipses. This was at the time of the Battle of Jarnac between Catholic forces and the Huguenots in the French Wars of Religion (the second deadliest religious war in European history). The most recent of these Annular Eclipses was in 2001 after the ‘War on Terror’ was launched as an international military campaign by the U.S. government, focused on Islamic extremists throughout the Muslim world. Yes, the shadows of war...especially wars of beliefs...are returning in this eclipse. How we address these shadows during the course of this eclipsed lunar cycle will have a lasting effect, as it did last time too.

Peaceful as many of us want to be, there is no denying that war is still tearing us apart...not just from each other but also from the Earth herself whom we wage our countless battles on. Even those of us who are Peaceful Warriors combining our efforts to protect our planet and all life...we are Sacred Activists at war against war.

In the midst of so many other armed conflicts across the world, there are growing threats for more conflict...more destructive use of power...as we approach the Saturn-Pluto conjunction in Capricorn on January 12^th. Even as I write this, news of North Korea’s taunt of a ‘Christmas Gift’ for the U.S. is coming forth...as if on cue.

All this discussion of war is not to fan the flames of fear, but to address them with our awareness...and, if necessary, with our power to act. At the very least, we will be facing our shadows from this eclipse for the next 6 months. Whatever comes of it, Capricorn energy urges us to look at it with an objective view and take measured steps to deal with it.

So yes, what’s happening on the world stage is alarming. It’s also mirroring something happening personally for each one of us. There is shadow work to address within, and this is the lunar cycle to call it out and see it for what it is...then do something about it.

Love and Gratitude,

Felina Lune Kavi