Misha Hoo's Blog - Posts Tagged "eclipse"

Most Sundays I have the privilege of waking up to see the sunrise over the ocean, from my luxury 5 Star Toyota Hiace Zebra. However I suspect that my favourite beach spot will be overrun this week by spectators who have travelled to the Far North to watch the Full Solar Eclipse on Wednesday. With thousands of tourists expected to flood the Cairns and Port Douglas region and over 10,000 tickets sold to the Eclipse 2012 Festival at Maitland Downs Station, the question has to be asked, “What is so special about an eclipse?”

From the perspective of Tarot, the Sun represents our inner source of vitality and our personal expression in the outer world. We were born to shine our light, to show who we really are through our actions, choices and personal style. When someone is truly happy we say that their face is “all lit up”, they are “beaming”, or “glowing with joy”. These common sayings demonstrate our instinctual understanding that we carry our own personal light within us. When we are doing what we love, when we are following our heart, fulfilling our potential, that is when our light shines the brightest.

The Ancient Egyptians worshipped the Sun God Ra who was considered the supreme ruler, the giver of life and, represented by the well-known Egyptian Eye symbol, the source of consciousness itself. I watched a documentary on the ABC recently which explained that every element on the periodic table, the chemical basis of all known life on Earth, is born in the dying stages of a Sun going super nova. The increasing pressure and heat creates our basic elements such as carbon and oxygen, the heavier metals such as gold being the last substances produced. These elements combine over millions of years to form our planets and atmospheres as well as the cellular structure of our bodies.

So not only does our Sun provide us with the heat and light every day which makes life possible here on Earth but the very substance of our being was created within a Sun. It doesn’t seem quite so primitive then, to consider worshipping the Sun as the source of life.

When the moon passes in front of the Sun on Wednesday morning, cloud cover notwithstanding, we will be treated to the visual spectacle of a Full Solar Eclipse. Our constant connection to the Sun will be momentarily interrupted and the sky will darken as we sit in the shadow of the moon. In the Tarot the Moon represents the unconscious, the world of dreams, feelings and intuition. Symbolically we will be able to see what hidden or unconscious forces may stand as obstacles to the full manifestation of our potential. We may realize hidden patterns of self-sabotaging behaviour or see where our fear prevents us from truly shining our light. We will also have a chance to pause, to reflect on our lives and then reconnect with fresh intention as the Moon’s shadow passes.

Another theme to consider is integration and the merging of masculine and feminine energies. With its outward expression, the Sun is regarded metaphysically as yang or masculine and the Moon which cycles every 28 or so days, represents the yin or feminine principle. During the Eclipse these two powerful forces will move into alignment with each other, giving us the opportunity to consider the balance of those qualities within our own lives.

Do the physical demands of your daily work and routine dominate your life, leaving little time for deep feeling or introspection? Do you care more about your personal goals and ambitions than you do cultivating awareness, sensitivity and compassion? If so, then you may wish to meditate on connecting with your feminine side, spending time in nature or sharing with others. To be truly fulfilled, we need to balance success in our outer lives with the depth and meaning that comes from looking within and listening to our inner voice.

Are you overly emotional, making decisions impulsively with little regard for the consequences? Do your creative ideas fizzle out before they manifest tangible results? Or do you find yourself lost in daydreams, distracted from doing the work you know you need to do to create success? Your homework then, is to reconnect with your powerful solar vitality within, to exercise your yang muscles and take your visions out into the world.

Observing astrological events such as the Solstices, Equinoxes and Eclipses connects us to the big picture, the cyclical nature of life and the abundant opportunity for change that greets us with every new sunrise. From the luxury 5 Star Zebra parked by the lake, Happy Eclipse and may you be showered in celestial blessings.

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