When the new Moon and the Sun are in the same degree in the zodiac, a Solar eclipse occurs.  Solar eclipses are always followed two weeks later by Lunar eclipses.  Eclipses happen about every six months and do not necessarily fall in any given month as they can happen in any month during the year.

The eclipse of the Sun, also known as a Solar eclipse, can happen as many as seven times per year.  A Solar eclipse always happens during a new Moon.  They are generally known to give us a boost toward a new start whether it is a relationship, work or project.  They generally have a positive effect unless it happens in an afflicted area of your birth chart.

During a Solar eclipse, the Moon blocks out the light of the Sun and is definitely time for change.  It can force us to take on challenge and make us feel ‘edgy’ or anxious without knowing why.  Our emotions can feels strange and make us feel like we are under pressure in a strange way.  It can also bring on the buildup of an already existing crisis depending on where it falls in your chart or a nation’s chart.

The ancients were skilled astrologers and were able to predict when eclipses would happen.  They believed that the red color of a Lunar eclipse meant that the Moon was beaten eaten.  Eclipses whether Solar or Lunar were a great source of fear to them, and while they did not know the cause, they knew that radical change for better or worse was on its way.

Depending on how long the eclipse lasts is tied to how long the effect of it will last.  For example, if it lasts for one hour, expect that a solar eclipse’s affect will last approximately one year or until the next solar eclipse.  All eclipses, whether they are solar or lunar, will generally change the course of the future.

A Solar eclipse is a big burst of energy and where ever it falls in your chart, it will be felt the most.  For example, if you have been thinking of moving and not done anything about it yet, a Solar eclipse will open the door and for all practical purposes, practically shove you out the door of your old habitat.  While you may not have thought you were ready to make the move, it will happen anyway and often ahead of where you thought you were.

Eclipses have a powerful way of influencing and  modifying current circumstances whether it be an individual or a nation.  Just remember that a solar eclipse will add to, amplify and/or change your current circumstances often times bringing us the opportunities we have been waiting and wishing for.  Be careful what you wish for!

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