FEBRUARY 2009 LUNAR ECLIPSE

An Overview of the effects of the Leo Lunar Eclipse...

Here is a brief outline of the effect of the Lunar Eclipse and the areas of life it will most likely affect….for a brief outline of the effects of the Solar Eclipse, click on the link or go to the January-February 2009 overview page.

Thematic overview

During the lunar eclipse on the 9th, the Moon will be in Leo, suggesting that the emotional spotlight will fall inward on your own needs, wants, habits and kneejerk reactions. The eclipse may be suggesting that there is a tension in your life right now between these, and the demands of your friends, colleagues or affiliates, or, indeed, society. In keeping with the symbolism of the lunar occultation, in which the light of the Moon is coloured or blotted out by the position of the earth in relation to the sun, this is probably not the time to be insular or selfish.

At this time, besides the Sun-Moon opposition that constitutes the eclipse, the Moon will only be making one other angle to another planet - a quincunx (150 degree aspect) to Uranus. This aspect, also known as an inconjunct, calls for emotional readjustment, possibly due to receiving a mild shock of some kind. A telling off by a friend or partner may be the wake-up call you need to make some changes to your attitude, or pull you from the funk of self involvement, back into the world. Alternatively, you may alter the way you view a particular person or set of circumstances after receiving new information that puts a different angle on things.

The eclipsed Sun is equally inactive, and mirrors the angles of the Moon. Instead of making a quincunx to Uranus, it makes one to Saturn - the other half of the Saturn-Uranus opposition that has been so prominent in our skies recently. This angle calls for a readjustment of personal priorities and the need to reassess old structures in your life to see if they still provide healthy soil from which you can grow and prosper, or whether they have become fallow and outdated, holding you back or cramping your style. If changes or reform are required, make sure you attend to the details before acting - otherwise you may have to come back and fine tune again at a later stage, or possibly face criticism for not being thorough enough to check the fine print the first time round.

The Full Moon, which tends to bring matters to a head, may spark an inward realisation that you have become too fixated with self gain or become stuck within a framework of emotional habits that no longer serves you. The Moon also rules diet, so you may become aware of how you use food to comfort or punish yourself emotionally, and decide to make some changes or seek help. Within the home, this is a good time to make changes that facilitate more socialising or group activities, such as adding a barbecue area or building a conservatory where everyone can gather for some summer or winter sunshine and spend time in each other's company.

Lunar eclipse in Leo

Date: 9 February 2009

Sign: Leo

The emphasis in energy is generally inwardly-focused and emotional in nature and concerns how we may wish to be of service to others, or choose to implement plans or blueprints, conduct rituals or plan schedules, look after small pets and take care of health matters.

Leo is a fixed fire sign and is associated with leadership, standing up for the weak, loyalty, self-expression, performance and the arts, wealth, self-confidence and bravery. Negative Leo characteristics include: arrogance, a taste for the melodramatic, childishness, pride, bossiness, dogmatism and excess.

Moon phase: Full Moon

The moon is full, signalling endings, culmination points, fulfilment and crisis points. Full moons are often associated with a time of increased emotion too.

Areas of life affected

Below is a list of the likely areas of life highlighted or influenced at this time by the lunar eclipse, classified according to sign. To get the most out of this table, you should look at the entry that is equivalent to your rising sign or Ascendant. If you don't know what this is, visit the free website, www.astro.com where you can use the astrology software provided to calculate it. Or contact me to purchase a wonderfully thorough 26-page Natal Chart complete with chart drawing, aspect list and illustrations. For more information, see my Consultations page.

Aries
Ninth house of expansion, long-distance travel and adventure, higher learning, lecturing, personal, philosophical or religious beliefs, contact with foreign cultures, people or organisations, publishing, the search for meaning, cultural values and trends, the law

Taurus
Tenth house of ambition, fame, honours and public life, career or profession, reputation, obligations and responsibilities, desire for power or status, gaining or falling from positions of power, relationships with authority, bosses or government, parents, especially father, political life

Gemini
Eleventh house of friendships, groups, clubs, personal objectives and aspirations, invention and unique insights, detached observation, scientific study, the need for independence or to belong, humanitarian endeavours, taking a stand against misuse of power, the study of alternative or esoteric systems such as astrology, mass communication including the media.

Cancer
Twelfth house of the unconscious, hidden activities or things done in seclusion, confinement (and therefore also hospitals, prisons and mental institutions), secrets or private matters, spiritual activities (including meditation, mystical experiences), intuition and dreams, empathy towards others and therefore the caring professions, the creative imagination and escapist tendencies, drugs, self-delusion, neurotic tendencies, the cinema and the acting profession

Leo
First house of self-esteem, self-expression, personal decisions or actions, physical appearance, physical vitality, new areas of personal experience

Virgo
Second house of money and finances, personal wealth, personal resources (including skills) real estate, values, desire for material status or security, food and domestic habits

Libra
Third house of communication, speech, thinking, ideas, study (especially early education or school), teaching, siblings and relationships with brothers and sisters, neighbours and one's local community, logic, day-to-day decisions, the intellect and thought processes

Scorpio
Fourth house of home and domestic life, family members, activities and influences, motherhood and relationships to mothers or primary care-givers, food and nourishment, conditioned responses and ingrained emotional attitudes

Sagittarius
Fifth house of creativity, natural talents, pursuit of pleasure, hobbies, sports, romance, new relationships and sexual involvements, children, pregnancy and childbirth, gambling, the entertainment industry, social popularity (or lack of it)

Capricorn
Sixth house of health, personal habits and hygiene, job, work environment, colleagues, employees, trouble-shooting, dealings with the medical profession, occupational health and safety, detailed work or responsibilities

Aquarius
Seventh house of personal relationships, marriage, enemies, business partnerships, diplomacy and compromise, justice, fairness, balance, desire for social interaction and cooperation, need for peace, harmony and moderation, the reactions of others to personal action

Pisces
Eighth house of sex, power, death, inheritance, taxes, shared resources (including taxes, insurance, alimony), large financial institutions e.g. banks and big business, dramatic personal transformations, antiques, reincarnation, regeneration, psychic abilities, the occult, parapsychology, extremes

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