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ESOTERIC ASTROLOGY AS NEWSEsoteric Astrology as news for week April 3 – 9, 2024
April – Mercury Retrograde & the Path of the Eclipse
April 1st began with Mercury stationing retrograde in Aries, sign of the Initiator. Eight days later, on April 8 we have a total solar eclipse. Both events are important, appearing in the fiery sign of Aries. A total solar eclipse signifies something deeply essential to/in our lives comes to an end, its purpose complete. Total eclipses occur during new moon times and this eclipse occurs at the Aries new moon (19 degrees).
The path of the eclipse covers a large swath of the United States, from southwest to northeast. The eclipse at 19 Aries touches upon the US Chiron (wound/healing) in Aries, and Uranus in Taurus (a wound, a healing, a sudden change). Total solar eclipses signify transformation, invite introspection; they carry an aura and wave of unpredictability sweeping through our lives. Eclipses are connected to the nodes (past karma and present/future dharma). They guide us back to our destined path.
Mercury retrogrades from 27 to 16 degrees Aries, from April 8 to April 25. Mercury retrograde is about returning to, contemplation upon and reconsidering who we are now and who we were in the past. Aries calls forth our self-identity and a re-imagining of ourselves.
The Mercury retrograde may feel very accelerated, for Aries is swift, fiery, edgy, irascible and impatient. Retrogrades broaden our horizons, awaken us to new perspectives. In Aries, our horizons are broadened about ourselves. Mercury retrograde is an in-between time, a time to catch up, a time of observing and planning.
Mercury retrogrades offer us an adventure, both interesting and promising. We look back and gather what was good and offer it to the present/future. It’s a time of exploration, new possibilities to consider, a time of experimentation and perhaps when old flames again appear on our doorsteps.
Don’t be upset when plans and schedules seem jumbled, appointments are missed, and if issues that were simmering simply explode! It’s all part of the actions that happen in retrogrades. This one, though, may be more fiery, more dynamic and dramatic than at other times due to Aries ruler, Mars, an impulsive, hasty and warring brother. Take note of communication (Mercury). Are the words a reaction or a response, impatient and sharp? Communication during retrograde times is often difficult and at times, impossible to comprehend.
Mercury retro in Aries brings to light hidden aspects of ourselves, new identities, unresolved issues and hopes, wishes and dreams we are finally able to recognize.
Let us align with the stream of the Will to Love streaming through our Earth – where love and will, heart and mind unite.
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