Eclipse Season is Here with a Powerful Solar Eclipse in Aries that Squares Pluto and the Sun Enters Taurus

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Eclipse Season is officially here, with the first eclipse of 2023 coming on April 20, 2023 in the form of a Solar Eclipse in 29 degrees of Aries.  That's right, folks, the second New Moon in Aries of 2023.  Since eclipses run in pairs, the next one happens on May 5, 2023 with a Lunar Eclipse in 14 degrees of Scorpio.

But I am sure that many of you have been feeling the effects of this upcoming eclipse already. It is a well-known fact that Solar Eclipses can be felt up to three months before and as long as one year afterwards.  I just don't want anyone out there to think that if nothing significant happens to you on April 20 that you are in the clear in terms of avoiding massive change in your life.  Eclipses are game-changers and they have a wide berth with their time frame.

On April 14, we are getting a major reality check when Venus in Gemini exactly squares Saturn in 4 degrees of Pisces.  Venus and Saturn in a challenging aspect can be a bit of a downer when it comes to love and finances.  It can also make us feel pessimistic and depressed.  I am just warning you that it does not exactly start off the weekend on a high note and could prompt us to make some serious decisions.  The best way to cope with this energy is try to see the long-term effects of any decisions that you do make.  The bright side is that at least these two planets are in mutable signs so that we are more likely to be able to roll with the punches and adapt more easily if course corrections wind up being necessary.

So let's get down to the details of the Solar Eclipse.  It is in 29 degrees of Aries, which is a cardinal sign and cardinal signs love to initiate.  We have a lot of cardinal energy in this eclipse chart: in addition to the Sun and Moon in Aries, we have Chiron in Aries and Mars in Cancer. This is also a North Node Solar Eclipse, meaning that it is near the North Node in 4 degrees of Taurus.  North Node eclipses are very future-oriented, but in order for the future to manifest, we have to be prepared for endings to occur.  It is a crucial fact that this eclipse falls in 29 degrees of Aries, because 29 degrees is considered the anaretic degree and this tends to represent an end of a cycle.  The ruler of Aries is Mars and Mars in Cancer is still out of bound until May 4, 2023.  This simply means that this eclipse can bring volatile upheavals and lots of aggression, anger and dynamic energy will prevail.  It is definitely an out-of-control vibe. We are talking wild card energy that can come off as being very Uranian.  As a matter of fact, Mercury in 15 degrees of Taurus is conjunct Uranus in 17 degrees of Taurus on the day of the eclipse, so there could be some shocking news involving the financial market.  The saving grace feature of this eclipse is the fact that Aries is a very self-sufficient sign that values individuality, so we should have the courage to implement whatever changes we need to improve our life.

The Solar Eclipse in 29 degrees of Aries also squares Pluto in 0 degrees of Aquarius.  This will ramp up the level of emotional intensity and the amount of impulsivity.  A Solar Eclipse squaring Pluto denotes endings and beginnings as the old world collapses.  It can increase our need to be in control and ego conflicts with authority figures can erupt.  The most constructive way to deal with this energy is to breathe, let go of what isn't working for you and let the rebirth happen.  I don't think that anyone out there can honestly say that everything in their life is immune to the winds of change.

We also need to be mindful of the fact that Mars in 13 degrees of Cancer is squaring Chiron in 16 degrees of Aries on April 20.  It can make us angry about health issues, but more importantly, if you are having any troubling symptoms, I urge you as a healer and astrologer to get them checked out now.  I know that Mars is still out of bound, but it should still serve to motivate us to take better care of our health when it is squaring Chiron in Aries. It doesn't matter if the issues are physical, mental or emotional, they need to be tended to.

The Moon moves into Taurus at 12:30 a.m. on April 20, a mere 17 minutes after the Solar Eclipse.  Then the Sun enters Taurus at 4:14 a.m. and squares Pluto in Aquarius at 12:27 p.m.  The Sun squaring Pluto will increase our need to be in charge and could also trigger deeply buried psychological issues involving fears of death or loss of control.  Pluto is the planet that I like to refer to as the Roto-Rooter because it brings up the things we need to purge. Rebirth ain't always pretty or comfortable.  I have a natal Sun-Pluto square involving my Sun in Scorpio and Pluto in Leo, so I am all too familiar with this energy.

When the Sun is in Taurus, the pace is a little slower because it is fixed earth.  This can be experienced as somewhat of a relief after the whirlwind transit of the Sun in Aries. We will be more focused on security needs and we will also be more practical, determined and sensual.  Taurus is ruled by Venus and it does enjoy its creature comforts.  The shadow side of the Sun in Taurus is that it can be possessive and bullheaded.  

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