Eclipses are normally associated
with periods of personal and social upheaval. With two
happening this month, I thought it a good idea to look a
little closer at their astrological impact and provide
tips on how to survive them!
Phoebe
Forsythe sees how October is treating
us.
An eclipse occurs when one celestial object
passes into the shadow cast by another. Astrologically
speaking, there are two kinds of eclipses – lunar and
solar. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes in
front of the sun and obscures it totally or partially.
This configuration can only exist at New Moon, when the
sun, moon and
earth are
in a single line with the moon in the middle. A lunar
eclipse occurs at full moon when the sun casts a shadow
over the moon, partially or totally blocking out its
light.
According to NASA, strange occurrences have been
observed in nature during eclipses. The light dapples
filtering through leaves on trees are crescents, birds
often prepare for sleep and animals behave confusedly at
this time. Plant sap has been found to rise
significantly and local temperatures have been known to
drop 20 degrees or more near totality. The effect on
humans is less noticeable but usually very powerful.
People become more emotional and act erratically.
Strange events also have a habit of occurring close to
or on eclipse dates.
