June 2020 | The Hero Awakens: *Scorpio* Lunar Eclipse Forecast
Welcome to the 2020 summer eclipse season! A full moon in sidereal Scorpio on Friday, June 5th (15:12 EST) will be the first of 3 eclipses this summer. Eclipses are known to arouse surprise, confusion, or shock through sudden unexpected events. These occur to keep us on or veer us onto our collective and individual life paths. Time may seem warped and the air thick with revelation. The summer’s first eclipse, and the focus of this forecast, reminds us that when we show up to each moment with a mind harmonized to an open heart, everyday life becomes profoundly nourishing for ourselves and others.
According to Jyotish (vedic astrology), the June 5th lunar eclipse occurs in the final segment of sidereal Scorpio, Jyesthra nakshatra. Symbolized by a shield or protective sheath. This nakshatra represents the coping mechanisms we use to dampen or amplify the impact life events have on us. Like a hero in a good martial arts flick, the mind uses these habits to shield the heart from what it perceives to be a threat. Used as a tool, this shield protects. Used as a weapon, it divides. During this lunar eclipse our shields will be pulled away. Life, unfiltered, rushes straight to the heart. And it awakens the truth in your heart. All truth. The good, the bad, and the ugly. If you find some lemons, don’t worry. Heavenly bodies are aligning to help make lemonade.
In the days following the Scorpio lunar eclipse, awakening hearts are compelled to action as the moon navigates the celestial bodies at the helm of the drama and intensity of 2020. Saturn, Jupiter, and Pluto are currently transiting sidereal Capricorn. This pile-up or satellitium of planets turned retrograde in April/May and are now headed back toward sidereal Sagittarius. A location they vacated just a few short months ago. Retrograde periods are a time of reflection on the themes and events of the planets and signs they transit. And this specific retrograde period spans sidereal Capricorn and Sagittarius. Making it a great time to recognize and overcome the moral and mental deficiencies that keep us from living the truth in our hearts.
When the heart and mind are aligned your truth, instead of other ideas, is what inspires you to act. And the truth you actually believe is reflected in your performance of everyday life. Particularly, when things aren’t going your way and no one is looking. Make some space to reflect on how you were showing up in the world and what manifested in your life from January-April 2020. As the moon enters sidereal Aquarius and conjuncts Neptune and Mars on June 10th-13th, reach deep into your awakening heart and listen. If there is struggle or discomfort use your spiritual practice to work through any difficulties. If your heart calls for change the best first step to creating change is your own embodiment of that change. But know embodying change requires withstanding the discomfort of transformation. Stay patient. Have faith. And flow.
On June 18th, just before the next eclipse, Mercury turns retrograde and Mars enters sidereal Pisces. Watch for increased agitation around being misunderstood or unheard as the summer solstice approaches. Try not to lash out. And do your best to only use your shield as a tool. Frameworks of power and systems of control will be on full display this summer. The cosmos wants us to refresh our power structures with truth filtered through aligned hearts and minds. And a retrograde sidereal Capricorn satellitium on the cusp of Sagittarius is pressuring us to do it now! Shifts made this summer may be surprising, especially when we look back this winter. Being an awakened hero means withstanding the chaos of dissolving what isn’t working and keeping faith; our minds will find the right inspiration to restructure our world using the truth of our hearts.
