Embracing the Eclipse

I hope you’ve been taking care in the Eclipse portal that we’ve been going through. Sometimes the eclipses come through and they are just a ripple in the water. And some eclipses go through and it feels like walking through a waterfall that opens you to a new world on the other side.

There are people who I follow who are much more well versed in astrology than I am, and they say this is an eclipse that is full of more release than we’ve had for a while. They also say never to charge crystals, do rituals, or try to harness the energy of the eclipse. It’s too volatile to collect, to fickle or unstable to try to align. Wait until the window has passed by a week, 10 days, they say. But I have found eclipses to be like a mirror - the only energy that has come from it is that which I am willing to put in. I have created some of the best magic in my life by riding the wave of the eclipse.

I have already felt the dichotomy building up to this moment. Forecasting high energy surrounded my predictions of lows. Technology has been on the fritz in the most absurd ways. Even the weather has been full of opposites, warm days and cool nights with thunderstorms leaving raindrops and sunbursts behind. It’s already the time of year when balance is at the forefront of the energy, approaching the Autumn Equinox where we balance the day and night.

I’ve found ways that the energy is swirling between supposed opposites this month. August was a time of forward movement and upgrading for me (as it usually is, through energetic flow or my own personal expectation) and I was expecting some changes in September, though so far it has been a month of “steady as it goes.” On Friday I learned some news that sent me crashing down with expectation and was prepared to face the worst going forward, and when I received more information Friday night I realized the same situation could actually bring an incredible gift beyond my imagination through the process. Going from the worst stormy clouds on the horizon to a burst of light that brought out hopes I had set on the dusty back shelves years ago.

I think the greatest thing I’ve learned to help overcome any of these highs and lows, twists and turns, crashes and flows is to really embrace my Human Design. It was such an incredible life changer realizing the way my body and energy is designed to operate - and realizing that I already knew all of it, I just had to give myself permission to let go of any pressure to be any other way. I’m an Emotional Authority, which means I’m supposed to listen to my emotions in order to make decisions. But the real trick of it is that I’m not supposed to listen to my emotions as they react, as they swirl or change; I’m meant to let the dust settle and the waves recede and listen to whatever is left in the stillness afterwards. And with the Channel of Emoting and the Channel of Openness, I’m also designed to feel things BIG and feel all over the spectrum. Quite a combo, huh?

What that means for me in general, and in times like eclipse portals, is that I’ve had to learn how to let the emotions flow and to observe them but not let myself drown in them. The way I’ve best envisioned this combination is someone who is able to surf the waves and travel over them to utilize their energy without getting pulled in. I’ve had my fair share of times being pulled into the ocean of it all and it made for some of the darkest lows of my life - but through that journey I’ve also learned the depths to which I can swim in the flow. The Queen of Cups in my beloved Shadowscapes tarot deck hummed an immediate chord within me, because she knows the ocean, the tides, the deepest caves, and it is as much a part of her as the veins within her.

So I don’t fear the dichotomy of the eclipse and whatever releases it brings. I know how to navigate the waves with strong legs on a sturdy board. If I fall I know the depths of these waters and how to flow to shore. And I can work with these riptides to carry me where I need to go.

It had been a long time since I have set any intentions into an eclipse but this felt like the most potent time to step into the current to carry me forward. Last night I filled my favorite water bottle with water and intentions. With a combination of personal direction, reiki, and one of my favorite orgone medallions, I set up the right conditions to flow with the eclipse as best as I can. I’m not afraid of any supposed volatile conditions or external factors, because I know the power I have within. I know these waters and I know how to rise above.

I hope this eclipse treats you well. I hope you can embrace the dichotomy in all the ways that serve you, and I hope you know how to leave behind everything that doesn’t. We are getting closer to the most incredible changes that will shift the course of the human collective, and my hope for all of us is that we can walk this path with peace, together.