It’s our third eclipse event in a row for 2013! This time, it’s a Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Full Moon in the sign of Sagittarius, exact at 9:25p PDT on Friday, May 24th, 2013.
Lunar Eclipses occur when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, casting its shadow upon the Moon as result of the Sun’s backlighting. In this particular Lunar Eclipse, all four of the Zodiac elements are represented. The Sun is traveling in the air element sign of Gemini, while the Moon is traveling in the fire element sign of Sagittarius. The Moon itself is associated with the water element, and the Earth represents, well, the earth. This is a very balanced Full Moon phase.
Usually when there is Full Moon, the Moon’s emotions are being exposed or brought to light by the Sun. That said, Gemini likes to deal in theories – it likes to take all of the information it gathers and base its “truth” upon its logic. Sagittarius, however, likes to deal in experience – it likes to take Gemini’s theories out into the world, try them out and learn from the experiences so they can speak truthfully based on their hands-on knowledge.
So when the light of the Gemini Sun shines on the Sagittarius Moon, it wants to learn from Sag’s wisdom of experience of its theories. What Gemini usually isn’t counting on is getting feedback that it has a difficult time relating to – emotional wisdom.
Emotions can be erratic, unpredictable – heck, they can be downright messy. With Gemini, as an air sign, it is challenged by anything that cannot be explained with logic or intellect. With the Moon in Sagittarius’ fire, passionate feelings arise – its emotions are at the core of the experience its wisdom is drawn from. The Gemini Sun exposes the Sagittarius Moon, thinking that it’s going to get to some profound rational insights and wisdom to add to its wealth of knowledge. It isn’t prepared for the possibility of its carefully crafted theories to be confronted by the truth that arises from Sag’s practical application of those theories.
This time around, the Gemini Sun exposes truths that you may not be ready for because you may have only accounted for an intellectual theory, not a passionate emotional experience. And with the Lunar Eclipse factored in, the effects of this Full Moon cycle will be around for a while – probably felt for 5-6 months to come.
At first, this grand exposure of passion and emotion may not seem as dramatic as it actually is due to the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse. The Earth’s outer shadow comes between these two, dimming the Sun’s reflection, making this what is also known as a “pink moon”. Emotional truth will be revealed, but initially, it will be a softer, more subtle revelation. Unfortunately, under Gemini’s influence, you may be quick to take what you get during “the pink phase” as the whole truth, deducting your version of reality from what you get from those few minutes.
This is the problematic element of this Lunar Eclipse Full Moon in Sagittarius – the truth you might make up based on what you know, thinking it is good enough to fill in what you missed, may either not be good enough or too good to be true. But with the eclipse is at its fullest at 4° Sagittarius, there’s plenty of Sag’s emotional truth to be exposed in the brightness of the Sun’s reflection once the Moon passes through the pink of the Earth’s outer shadow. Once the actual eclipse completes and reality of the remaining truth sets in, you may find yourself being brought back down to earth in a very humbling or painful way, and those watery emotions you may have been trying to hide underneath your mental prowess may finally bubble up to the surface. A sliver of that whole real truth may still be withheld in the darkness, but only a sliver.
During this Lunar Eclipse Full Moon in Sagittarius, you serve yourself and others best if you use the abundant Gemini energy present (with Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter all in Gemini) to communicate. Ask questions rather than trying to make things up with what you think you already know. There is never a worthy substitute for the whole real truth, and you may find that if something is revealed or if something happens that is outside of the norm, you are better off asking the source(s) directly than guessing or trying to fill it in without all of the facts at hand.
Take that advice to heart as you navigate this 2013 Lunar Eclipse Full Moon in Sagittarius and its after-effects. May you find honesty, clarity, and peace of mind in doing so.
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~ Light, Love, and Blessings,
Grace
