Hello I'm Ellen with Gently Wander and I will be your guide for this solar eclipse contemplation.
Find a place where you can focus for a few minutes and settle in.
We're going to explore some of the signatures of this eclipse and also do a guided contemplation to give you more of your own information about this eclipse.
Let's begin by feeling your feet and becoming aware of any points of contact between your body and whatever surface you are on.
And as you become aware of those points of contact we're going to do a little bit of breathing,
Deep breathing if it feels comfortable for you.
Breathing into the belly,
Expanding the belly and as the belly fills moving the breath into the chest.
And then allowing it all to come out effortlessly.
And then repeating into the belly,
Expanding the belly and then up into the chest,
Expanding the chest and then exhaling everything out.
Into the belly,
Into the chest,
Exhaling everything out.
And do that a few times at your own rhythm.
And as you're breathing,
Allowing all of yourself to be here however you feel,
You are welcome.
And so noticing how you are,
How your body is feeling,
Where your mind might be at,
Let's drop in and explore a little bit.
So the eclipse is happening on October 2nd,
2024 at 1146 a.
M.
Pacific Standard Time.
It's an annular solar eclipse also called a ring of fire.
And this is also a new moon alignment associated with new beginnings.
I also see them as clearing out the old so that there is space for the new.
And eclipses happen when the nodes of the moon are close to the full or new moon.
And in this case it's the south node that is nearby to the new in Libra.
Also an extra layer of information that may be useful,
Eclipses happen in Saros cycles which are periods about 18 years and each Saros cycle has a similar geometry.
This eclipse is part of Saros 144 and the last eclipse in this cycle occurred on September 22nd,
2006.
So if you think back to that time in your life it might give you some clues for this eclipse.
So Libra is a cardinal air sign and as such it's an initiatory energy.
So in combination with the new moon there is a strong sense of new beginnings and the south node offers the possibility of release.
Air is about the intellect so it could also be associated with bringing in new ideas or releasing old ones.
This might be around mindset for example.
But that's not all.
In addition to the sun moon and south node we have Lilith and Mercury.
Lilith can be seen as the primal part of our needs,
Wants,
And desires that will not be silenced.
And Mercury is the planet of communication and intellect as well as fluidity and trickery.
So the Sun represents vitality,
Spirit,
And clarity.
The moon is emotions,
The body,
Psychology,
Patterns.
And the south node is also known as the tail of the dragon so that which is behind us and falling away,
Surrender,
And release.
All of this is coming together in the sign of Libra.
Libra is about balance,
Bringing things into harmony,
Relationships,
Pleasure,
Fairness,
Reciprocity,
Discernment.
So now with all of that as a foundation I'm going to lead you through some things to consider and see what comes forward from you for you as to what to bring forward in this eclipse.
Coming back to the body,
Feeling the body on the surface that you're on,
Any points of contact,
Feeling the seat on the seat or the feet on the floor.
Taking a few deep breaths to come back into the now,
Out of the head and back into the body.
And for your consideration,
If this eclipse was speaking to you inside your body,
Where would it be?
Feel where your attention is being pulled.
And if you're not getting anything,
Make something up like as if you did know.
Now within that place,
Breathe into it,
Allow it to be what it is,
See what kind of qualities it has.
If you were to describe it to someone,
What words would you use?
It might have a sensation like a buzzing,
Heaviness,
Lightness,
It might have a temperature,
A color,
See what information you are getting about it.
And with anything,
If this becomes uncomfortable or too uncomfortable to be with,
You can always back off and feel the surface you are on.
So taking a few deep breaths,
Allowing this place to communicate,
Just getting a sense of what's there from a place of curiosity.
You can always pause this and explore this further.
Right now we're going to move on.
So letting that go,
What are some places where more balance is being asked for?
Are there relationships that could be balanced?
Habits?
Boundaries that need to be communicated?
See what comes forward.
What are some places in your life where more balance is being asked for?
And you can always pause this and continue to contemplate.
And moving on,
Within this place that is asking for balance,
How can these things be diplomatically communicated for the good of you in order to speak your truth and allow others to know you and help you get your needs met?
Most other people aren't mind readers and the only way they know is if you tell them.
I forget this all the time.
Assuming people should know.
So what needs to be communicated,
Potentially diplomatically,
In these places that are asking for balance?
How can these things be communicated,
Perhaps diplomatically?
Maybe you can even come up with a few scenarios where you can envision yourself actually communicating these things to the other party.
And just try that on and see how it feels.
I think within Libra there can be this people-pleasing tendency.
So how can you communicate your needs without people-pleasing?
Because Libra might tend to just not communicate at all and just go with the flow and keep everything harmonious and when in fact people can't know unless you communicate to them.
And again pausing if you want to write about this or feel into this a little bit longer as we move on.
Is there anything that wants to fall away now?
A habit,
A relationship,
A mindset?
What is something new that is coming in place of that?
Giving space to everything that is present for you and breathing into and expanding this place of release,
Allowing the new to come in.
Anything that wants to fall away right now,
What is that?
And that thing that wants to fall away creates a space.
What is that something new that wants to come into that space?
Breathing in,
Expanding,
Allowing the breath to come in and clean out the areas.
See what comes to you as you breathe into and release.
And coming back into right now,
Feeling the contact your body is making with the surface you are on to come back into the present moment.
Taking a few breaths to come back into the right now.
You can be with your breath a little bit longer here.
Take as much time as you need.
Your body might want to take a nap,
You might want to journal,
Or something else fun and delicious.
And I wish you a smooth sailing,
New moon,
Solar eclipse in Libra.
