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Annular Solar Eclipse @ 00 degrees Gemini 21'
May 20, 2012
four:47 PM Pacific
7:47 PM Eastern

I've actually struggled writing this article, in fact, I've gone through about three unlike versions. This eclipse feels really pregnant--it's not the most powerful eclipse, based on the rules, but it is quite interesting and unique. I institute myself, in previous versions of this commodity, attempting to articulate the whole "2012" transition we're about to embark upon, because this Eclipse connects the states to the Transit of Venus event (in June), which I believe, was a major factor in the Mayan calender prediction. I've since realized that I don't know annihilation about 2012, or the Mayan calender. Certain I've read some books, articles, listened to lectures, and all that--but I don't really empathize it. I've never taken to a serious written report of the bailiwick--and while I've spent many hours contemplating the whole matter, and accept had some "mystical" revelations nigh it at diverse points in my life--I can't say that I really feel confident in explaining what information technology'south all about. Every fourth dimension I started writing, my procedure led me into making some kind of conclusion about it all--and I've realized that I can't, I don't think anyone can. That's a major theme to this eclipse--it'south this complete disintegration of our ideas, beliefs, and delusions most what nosotros 'recall' reality really is--and a simultaneous expansion and awakening of entirely new realities and possibilities.

I guess here I go once more, coming to some conclusion.....so, maybe a part of 2012 is only what I said. We're entering an era where it actually becomes less sure about what nosotros know. In our electric current modern paradigm, nosotros're led to believe that science and technology has led us to this pinnacle of knowledge and sensation--only really, in many means, it'due south entirely the contrary. It would have an entire book to elaborate on that statement, then I won't. In the mainstream New Age, we're led to believe that were embarking upon the "Ascension" of the planet--bathing us all in this sort of abstract notion of love and light. I don't know, I approximate if that'due south what y'all want to believe, and it works for you, then there it is. In the mainstream "consensus" ideology (if y'all tin can classify it equally an ideology), we're told it's the "end of the world", and la de da--that whole doomsday apocalypse matter again. And so we succumb to this sort redundant comparison of it all to Y2K, and so most people sort of shrug information technology off as some crazy media hype, or just another style for people to sell some books, produce sub-literate films, and make lots of money--which, in way, is partly true. Notwithstanding, for me, at that place'south something really significant about it, something really, actually, quite profound--and information technology's pretty damn elusive.

The truth is, nobody knows what 2012 really is, considering it's mostly an experience, not really an ideological construct. I call up Terence McKenna was probebly the closest in getting some idea actually. Obviously, using the Chinese lunar calender (I-Ching), McKenna concluded that 2012 was a significant marker in time, or rather, that information technology somehow symbolized the end of history, and in a way, time itself--prior to even knowing anything about the Mayan Calender terminate date. As someone who studies and practices astrology, information technology's a flake difficult non to accept notice, we're witnessing some of the most profound astrological configurations in recorded history. Then is it the end of the world, the terminate of fourth dimension, or the Ascent of the planet? I suppose, in a way, information technology'due south all of those things--and it's all a matter of perception. I don't really believe the masses are going to become aware, any enlightenment is. I see, well, the opposite--I see the world, like McKenna said, slipping deeper into "novelty", and then for me, that's probable a deeper sleep than has already taken place--every bit we become increasingly more saturated with the distractions of applied science. For the full general populace, it is unfortunately, a seemingly ugly prospect and futurity in many means--in that location's zilch really too spiritual near it. These are challenging times, and no amount of dear and light is going to change it. I have to ask the question though. Who are we to modify information technology? Actually? What if all the woes and sorrows of the world were merely apart of the process, a process that's actually, working in our favor. From our limited and narrow perception, we can't come across the bigger picture--nosotros just see the shadows. We take besides lost our faith in the universe, in the concept of a higher ability--since we're surrounded by so many examples, historically, and currently, of the corruption of authority and power on and so many levels.

In Buddhism nosotros larn that "all is impermanent, all is without a self". What that means is that, whatever nosotros attach ourselves to, will eventually get taken away. This is a globe of impermanence. Everything around us is dying. At present, for some, that might audio depressing--and then love and lite is a more appealing prospect. Upon deeper inspection, actually, it'south quite liberating. It liberates the states from our attachments to the impermanent. In really understanding this concept, we are freed from the "wheel of suffering", we escape the confines of the illusion of life and expiry--and thus, the inevitability of sorrow. When nosotros look at pain and suffering, we see just the illusion, but we don't see the bigger film--that really, for whatever reason, information technology's apart of the divine unfolding--it's actually a stride in the procedure of reaching enlightenment. From this perspective, we can see that any is falling autonomously, decaying, and dying, is simply in the process of moving toward a more authentic state of existence. In other words, the universe is taking intendance of it. In all ancient mythologies, there's this notion of descending into the underworld, and returning on the other side renewed.

Many of these myths oft involved a goddess, such as Ishtar or Innana--which are all references to Venus. This process was besides transposed upon the Solar bicycle, such as at the Winter Solstice, when the Sun disappears for three days in the extreme northern latitudes. When Venus reaches an inferior conjunction with the Sunday, which occurs during the Transit of Venus this summer, she too disappears for three days. This process was symbolized as a death and resurrection--not really on a literal level, but more then in an archetypal, and even psychological fashion. What it symbolized, as Joseph Campbell oft described, was the "shattering". It was this realization that in social club for ane to reach their truthful authentic state, and thus, truly go enlightened and experience the bliss of all existence, they had to exist "torn apart"-- broken open. All the external decor has to be stripped away, completely. This process, the opening the psyche, the softening the ego, is also mirrored in the classical shamanic mythos--of the shaman inbound the underworld, and becoming dismembered.

There's this deeply ingrained human want to create the perfect utopia on earth--it was, obviously, the root of the "American Dream"--only, the American dream, like all delusions, must some 24-hour interval be shattered, torn autonomously, to reveal the true eye of the thing--the truth of existence. For me, 2012 is sort of like that--it's a commonage shattering--which, you lot could say, leads us eventually to bliss. We tin can't create a utopia hither on earth, it doesn't be, and even if information technology did--information technology wouldn't last. All is impermanent, all is without a cocky. The ideals we aspire to aren't really in this dimension, they're somewhere else, and solidifying them is not really what existence here is all about. We're here to go apart of the unfolding, autonomously of the procedure. We're hither to get torn open--and any pain we experience is our resistance to the truth--the truth that nothing is real, and everything is an illusion. So if 2012 signifies anything, information technology is, for me, a collective ego death of sorts--which could be beautiful and ugly, depending on where you stand. So there information technology is, I accept succumb once again to making a decision of 2012--I suppose that's my mind'southward inability to take the unknowable--at least a collective ego death notwithstanding makes things concrete and definable.

Photograph by Aaron Favila/AP Photograph

So, after that digression, let'southward take a look at the horoscope of the Eclipse. The eclipse falls at 00 degrees of Gemini, conjoined the key star of the Pleiades, Alcyone. There are really two New Moons in Gemini this year, another in June, at 28 degrees, the 24-hour interval before the Summer Solstice. With Venus Retrograde, and the Transit of Venus in Gemini, there's a lot of emphasis on Gemini here.  The Gemini classic essential deals with information gathering, and governs all forms of communication either verbally or written. Gemini is the acquisition of facts, details, ideas, and cognition--usually without much attachment to the end result--making Gemini inherently inductive and subjective. Mercury, the ruler of Gemini, is the construct of the "monkey heed". This is the aspect of our consciousness whose job is to to make sure everything is in place, that the system is running smoothly, and to let us know otherwise. When given too much command, this monkey mind keeps us constantly on high alarm--and we're taken out of the moment, and into a cyclic and seemingly endless mental loop--which has u.s.a. constantly fixated on whatever stimulus is within our immediate environment, so that information technology can acquire more information about information technology, which essentially lets us know that things are all and skillful, and there's no threat to survival.

Gemini primarily governs the concerns of the everyday environs, and its rulerships include: books, pedagogy, public speaking, writing, analysis, research, chief education, intellect, learning, literature, mechanics, mathematics, studying, translating--essentially anything that can help make rational and logical conclusions about the world and the environment itself. We can anticipate all these themes to be prominent at this moment, and peculiarly as we enter the commencement of Summer. This is a southward nodal eclipse, which means that it occurs near the South Node of the moon, roughly v degrees away. There'due south a divergence betwixt a North Nodal, and a South Nodal eclipse--one deals more with accumulation (N), and the other deals with elimination and releasing (South). In Gemini, what this essentially ways, is that nosotros are receiving a collective transformation of past mental constructs, ideas, knowledge, data, and all that Gemini inherently is. Don't be surprised to find yourself redefining what yous know about the world, and letting go of what no longer fits right, or what's been keeping you from seeing things clearly. We felt this similar impulse with the Pisces New Moon back in March--and this Eclipse signals a major shift, claiming, and transmutation of those problems we were introduced to then.

The Solar Eclipse forms a T-square formation with Neptune in Pisces, and the North Node in Sagittarius conjunct Juno in Scorpio. This is a time to really challenge our perceptions, to substantially shatter various delusions, and to get really clear about which management we're taking, or where we're substantially heading. Eclipses bring about powerful changes and transformations--more often than not for those of u.s. who are personally effected by information technology in our natal chart--or also, if you happen to be a Gemini Lord's day sign, you're probable feeling information technology securely on some level--I know I am. Jupiter and Mercury in Taurus are also widely conjunct the Eclipse. This Eclipse has a lot to do with letting go of limiting perceptions about what's actually possible in our lives, allowing ourselves to become more than flexible and open up to new horizons--to expand our awareness of what we're able to do. On a collective level, this Eclipse has the potential to be extremely creative, inspirational, and rather spiritually liberating. On the negative terminate, the more resistance one has to "the way things are", or the "way they run into information technology", the more darker shadow textile will get revealed, creating more confusion, and possibly intense paranoia--feeling hopeless and directionless.

The best advice: embrace the mutable nature of Gemini--which is inquisitive and open up to new ideas, concepts, and information. Once more, on the collective level, look out for misleading information, propaganda, and delusional ideologies fermented with a spiritual overtone. There's a powerful possibility of getting swept up by diverse causes and movements which are actually directionless and lack perspicacity. Passion is by and large a good thing--it brings greater depth and meaning to our lives. When one allows passion to take control, especially misguided passion--ane misses the forest for the copse, and inherently lacks the bigger picture. When it comes to this Eclipse, remember before acting, speaking, and coming to solid conclusions nearly the mode things are--there might be more to this whole thing than we initially assume. That'due south a critical understanding for the world correct now, because of so much political and economic tension in the air--which is only going to increase this Summer all the way through 2017 with the Uranus/Pluto square getting fix to explode (June 24th).

This is a time for "revolution"--only as I always say, the real revolution starts with the individual, and a powerful process of de-conditioning ourselves from what isn't existent. There'southward no better time than this Eclipse to receive powerful insights and new ideas virtually how to get most that--so, remain open and mutable--the Gemini way! These signatures, also, unfortunately, foreshadow a lot of commonage delusion in regards to this "revolutionary" spirit. It's not that people aren't justified for wanting change, information technology's just that, well--it'due south really difficult to see whose running the show right now. In other words, trying to go clear about "the man behind the curtain", is a flake like playing with Russian dolls--there's simply countless layers leading to more expressionless ends. Just when nosotros think we've found the answer, that is, the "root" of the problem, in that location's just another layer, hiding in the blind spot. Simply, with that said, people volition practise what they need to do. In fact, if there'due south one thing I've learned about life in my mere 26 years or and so of living, information technology's this: We don't get what we desire, nosotros become what we need. Everyone is getting and doing exactly what they need to, considering it's all apart of their ain process. The less attachment there is to any kind of end-effect, the easier it volition exist to remain flexible and open up to the unfolding. Let this to be more of a heuristic process, that is, a gradual and slow unfolding of sensation over time. This is a time to challenge our personal and collective perceptions, and to keep on searching for that elusive, yet powerful subconscious truth.

Now, equally I mentioned to a higher place, the Eclipse is in alignment with the Pleiades star arrangement, specifically Alcyone, the central star. I'm non an skilful on the influences of the fixed stars in astrology--information technology's kind of sad really, since the word Astrology conjures images of stars. That's sort of the fashion information technology is, or well, the fashion it's becomes. Tropical astrology, the art I'm practicing here, is pretty devoid of stars--which is really irresolute, and will likely re-emerge with the assistance of pioneering practitioners and researchers. Hmm....maybe this Eclipse has something to practise with that? When I think of the Pleiades, I recollect of the Pleadians--I don't really know any, personally--well, that I'1000 enlightened of. Pleadians are supposedly beings from the "fifth dimension", that is, ii steps to a higher place our own. According to The Pleadian Agenda past Barbara Hand Clow, and Bringers of the Dawn by Barbara Marciniak--these beings are assisting us in this current transition, and "Ascent" process somehow--helping to substantially wake up and activate our fallow Dna and, thus, homo potential. I tin can't say that what the Pleadians say is true or not--it sounds good, well some of it. Anyway, information technology's interesting though, considering the Pleiades was pretty significant to the ancients, particularly the Maya. It's not even really that brilliant--information technology'due south really quite faint. You need to really look for information technology to meet it. Along with the Transit of Venus, this Eclipse, for me, brings in more of this "2012" type energy, which every bit I "concluded" in a higher place, is this sort of commonage ego death and resurrection thing.

Alcyone, the central star of the Pleiades, ways: the central one. Uncomplicated and logical enough. The Pleiades star cluster equally a whole, are besides known as the "seven sisters", or "weeping sisters", since, while there's actually 9 stars, only seven are visible to the naked eye. The Pleiades forms part of the constellation of Taurus, the Bull. In Greek mythology, Alcyone was the daughter of Aeolus, God of the wind. She was married to Ceyx the king of Thessaly-- son of Lucifer, the low-cal-bearer. Alcyone and Ceyx we're pretty happy together, they were madly in dearest, and never spent any time apart. Suddenly, however, Ceyx decides to leave Alcyone, for a while, and set sheet beyond the sea. Alcyone begged for him to stay or to take her with him--but, although deeply moved, he persisted in pursuing his purpose (whatever that was). The following dark after his departure, an intense tempest breaks out, and ends up sinking the ship, killing all on lath--including, dearest Ceyx. Meanwhile, Alcyone awaits back at dwelling house, counting downwards the days of her lover's return. She apparently prays to the goddess Juno, who, out of compassion, decides to assistance Alcyone by gifting her with a dream which would reveal the truth of Ceyx's death. Juno ends upwardly contacting Sommus, God of Sleep, asking if he could send a dream to Alcyone--who then, refers to his Son, Morpheus due to his innate skill of, well, morphing into any form he wished. Morpheus then pays a visit to Alcyone, in the course of Ceyx, and explains what happened--that there is actually no more promise for him, and that Alcyone must weep and allow him go.

Overwhelmed with grief, Alcyone decides she can no longer live, and then attempts to kill herself past jumping off into the body of water, to meet the same fate which struck her beloved.  But, suddenly, instead of falling to her death, Alcyone finds herself in the air, with wings, and the realization that she's been turned into a bird. She flies up into the air, higher and higher, and meets Ceyx, who is as well turned into a bird as well, and off they go and live happily always after--always seen in the sky together hence along. In some other version of the story, Ceyx and Alcyone took to calling themselves Zeus and Hera, which evidently didn't sit down right with Zeus, who really threw a thunderbolt at Ceyx's send. As Alcyone mourns the loss of Ceyx, it's Zeus who turns them both into birds, after feeling bad near the whole thing. Both Alcyone and Ceyx were turned into Halcyon birds in the latter. Interestingly, this is the source and origin of the now outdated phrase, Halcyon Days, which correlates to a time of peace.

According to the myth, Aeolus, God of the current of air, keeps the winds stable and calm so that Alcyone tin nest and lay her eggs for seven days. Halcyon days likewise refers, in popular culture, to looking back at the adept old times--coated with a sense of idyllic nostalgia--conjuring images of warm and fuzzy summer days, filled with carefree joy and relaxation. So basically, Halcyon days refers to a peaceful, calm, and idealistically memorable time. I feel this is an important symbol in understanding this Eclipse, because it seems to say that, "the skilful old days" are over. Now, on a collective level I feel this has tremendous significance for the shattering of the American Dream--the energy of this Eclipse holds with it, the enkindling and realization that things volition never get back to the style they were, or the way we imagined it was. In our own lives, we tin can perceive this in unlike ways. Obviously, for those of us who are personally effected by this Eclipse in item, this is probable to be a prominent theme, of leaving the past backside. For me, it also seems to say that we need to move on from our idealistic memories of the by--because, information technology's our zipper to these memories which keeps us stuck in the nowadays. By opening oneself up to unlike and more expansive possibilities, new memories tin thus be created or experienced. This isn't to say that good times are over in general, simply just that our definition and perception is most to dramatically change--and that nosotros need to go out sure things behind now.

At that place is also, withal, an inherent contradiction to this Eclipse. The ruler of the Eclipse, Mercury, is in Taurus conjunct Jupiter, and in mutual reception with Venus retrograde in Gemini. Venus, is also in a very tight trine aspect to Saturn in Libra. If nosotros follow the north node in Sagittatius (which, by the way, is joined past Juno), we are shown that, well actually, we are invited toward a different perception of the past--we are guided to a more primal, and mayhap, more than authentic essence of the past, as opposed to our mental perceptions or ideas well-nigh it. On a collective level, this seems to say, that the solutions to our problems actually come up from connecting to a more than authentic, natural, and grounded understanding of the roots of being--and if nosotros trust our intuition, nosotros are likely to be guided to a new understanding which connects all the pieces and puts things all together, in a seemingly effortless catamenia of motility. The chart seems to say that there are critical missing steps that nosotros take overlooked collectively, and nosotros need to go back, and look deeper earlier nosotros tin go any further. This Eclipse has the power to permit u.s. to truly span and bring together mind and matter in a cute coalescence and synchronicity.

The myth of Alcyone and Ceyx is pretty interesting, and I suppose nosotros could conjure up all sorts of ideas about what it could hateful in terms of the 2012 transition. If nosotros wait at the sinking ship, as, well, our current modern dilemma, it seems to offer some hope of a powerful transmutation, and "Rise". We could also look at this another way, that perhaps the human race needs to dice and become resurrected into a new realm of beingness. Hmm....that'southward quite possible. Alcyone and Ceyx were transformed into an entirely dissimilar species birthday, and completely released their attachment to their previous man form. For me, the whole Ascension idea isn't rightly understood, and I don't think information technology'southward actually what many people think of it. There is actually much nosotros can gleam from this story about the supposed Ascension process---just, I'll permit you lot use your imagination to come up with more insight on your own. 1 matter is clear though, the horoscope shows that this is an era where nosotros need to acquire more nearly the natural laws of nature, and the fashion things were intended to be--as a species we have get disconnected from the truth of our existence, and now is a critical step in returning to our roots--and working with reality the way that information technology actually is.

Now, speaking of synchronicity, information technology seems that this is also going to be greatly heightened in our lives now, especially with Venus retrograde. The more we trust and follow this synchronicity, the more we'll be guided to our true and authentic path--and also, toward highly significant meetings with others who will accept a very significant impact on our lives. Many of these connections may really exist with individuals from the past, that nosotros have already formed relationships with--and information technology could relate to a rekindling of those bonds. So, it seems, this Eclipse offers a breath of fresh air, in many ways--and afterward moving out of almost of the retrograde confusion over the by few months--we tin, at to the lowest degree, feel that new life is on its way, but only if nosotros're open and receptive to it. The more resistance we have to this "shattering", I guess yous could say, we'll probable experience more of the painful and confusing side of this Eclipse. The Eclipse gets an expansive activation on June 13, 2012 (my altogether, hint hint). Aside from being rather quite significant for me, it besides shows that the energy potential of this Eclipse is ripe and set up to become--it shows a lot of momentum edifice and getting ready to explode. The Eclipse also gets an activation from Saturn from December of 2014 through September of 2015. We can see that the potential of this Eclipse is going to expand at present, that is, blow open and take us across the horizon--and whatever changes we experience, are likely to acquit on for the adjacent few years, receiving a critical challenge and solidification subsequently on.

Many of these symbols also point to a critical need for collaboration with others, and exposure to foreign ideas and experiences--we must open our minds to the varying perspectives and values of other interests, and to begin a procedure of synthesizing these ideas slowly over time. Both Mercury and Jupiter are in a sesquequadrate with Pluto in Capricorn, square Uranus in Aries. Many of these ideas will take the power to profoundly alter our current systems and structures--in that location is going to be a radical, and sudden shift and change of direction, leading to entirely new forms. With the upcoming Transit of Venus, we can look at this time every bit very critical for the development of new solutions for the world, and entirely new ways to live and feel our lives. Like I said before, this process is almost constructive when we release zipper, and thus, when we allow ourselves to simply experiment and test things out. Neptune could potentially create confusion when we blindly follow the herd, or if nosotros simply just believe what nosotros're told. The truly artistic and inspirational furnishings of this transition, will come as a result of a conscious combination of intuition, imagination, disquisitional thinking, and skepticism.

Solar Eclipses tin besides exist viewed equally a powerful release of congenital upwards free energy, which takes place in multiple dimensions simultaneously. This effect is believed to profoundly alter and influence natural forces within the earth, expressing itself in anomalous weather and fifty-fifty earthquakes. In my experience this depends entirely upon the force of the eclipse--but I accept e'er noticed an increased emotional and even psychic shift inside myself effectually the time of the eclipse, too as a heightened sense of awareness. This eclipse volition culminate in a Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius on June 4th/5th--just one day prior to the Transit of Venus result, on June 5th/6th. This summer indeed proves to be quite an eventful time, both for the individual and the commonage. We can conceptualize many changes to occur both within ourselves, equally well as effectually u.s.a.. Ground yourself firmly, and attain for the stars. If you set intentions around the New Moon, so Solar Eclipses are extra potent in their furnishings. Equally, this is the most propitious time to begin new projects, and to showtime pushing things into motility that you desire to be successful.This eclipse also greatly favors new intellectual pursuits, and embarking upon new fields of report--or, near likely, adding deeper knowledge and understanding to what you've already been pursuing.

Sabian Symbol

The sabian symbol for the Eclipse reads:

"A drinking glass bottomed boat in nonetheless water"

This image suggests transparency, and seeing through into other realms, unhindered. We go a sense of effortlessly peering into the deep, into a world which is usually hidden from perception--merely due to the technology of the gunkhole, ane is able to feel what would be usually completely inaccessible. The body of water can also be looked at equally symbol for emotions, and the unconscious realm, and could chronicle to the ability to employ thoughts (air) to understand and comprehend this strange reality. Here we get the sense of exploration, and of discovering new dimensions of being, and new aspects of reality. With the assistance of a window, the awakening of a new faculty inside the psyche is catalyzed, assuasive it to witness what was only seen from the surface dimension.It's interesting the repeating themes with the body of water, and calm peaceful waters--with the myth of Alcyone. Hmm....things to ponder.

Technical Notes & Viewing Locations

This will be an Annular Eclipse of the Sun, which means that as the Moon passes over, there will be a small ring of light, kind of like a Halo, visible. For the US, this will be the offset central eclipse of the 21st century--meaning that the fundamental line of the umbra will laissez passer through the continental United States. In add-on, this is the offset annular Eclipse in the US since May of 1994--which, incidentally, coincided with the conjunction of Neptune and Uranus. The Annular phase volition be visible here in the Us, on the w coast--as well equally the Chinese declension, southern Nihon, and western Canada. Tokyo, Albuquerque, and Guangzhou will exist on the central path. Most of Asia, Russia, and northwestern North America volition be able to view a partial eclipse--and the maximum will occur in the North Pacific and end in the western Us. This Eclipse is apart of Saros wheel 128, series xiv, which began in Baronial of 984 Ad.

May 20, 2012

Eclipse begins--20:56.one GMT
Southern limit of penumbra begins---21:42.4 GMT
Southern limit of umbra begins--22:07.4 GMT
Central Eclipse begins---22:09.0 GMT
Northern limit of umbra begins---22:ten.6 GMT
Central Eclipse at local apparent apex---23:59.1

May 21, 2012

Northern limit of umbra ends---one:34.viii GMT
Central Eclipse ends---1:36.4 GMT
Southern limit of umbra ends---1:38.0 GMT
Southern limit of penumbra ends---two:03.one GMT
End of Eclipse---2:49.3 GMT

Image courtesy of Heaven & Telescope

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