There will be a New Moon Solar Eclipse tonight at 10:45 pm EST. I couldn't possibly say anything better on this subject than Cafe Astrology. This is just too spot on:

On Wednesday night, an especially potent New Moon occurs in Aquarius--potent because it's a Solar Eclipse. In the sign of Aquarius, friendship, brotherhood, group activities, social pursuits, group projects, trying something new, humanitarian efforts, or joining a group will be a strong focus on a personal level. This eclipse is about new beginnings regarding all of these matters.

This eclipse conjuncts Neptune, Chiron, and retrograde Mercury and loosely trines Mars. This is a time when we should solve problems that require thinking "outside of the box"; look to the future with a brand new, positive, and hopeful vision; brainstorm and socialize; focus on extending a friendly hand, receiving support, and expressing platonic love for those around us; give our emotions and passions a "break", as we develop more objectivity and some detachment from past haunts; learn how something (or someone) works; revitalize ourselves through experiences that are new or simply different; reach out to people in our social circle and in our community, and recognize the value of our friendships and social networks; recognize that some level of detachment and distancing ourselves from our habits and attachment to the past will help us break away from destructive behaviors that are holding us back. With this potent Aquarius energy, we have the chance to make progressive changes in our lives. For some of us, circumstances are such that we need to pay more attention to these matters.

Flaws in an important system in our lives are revealed around the time of the eclipse, prompting us to redo or to start fresh. Something ends in order for something else to start anew. Major developments in the personal areas ruled by Aquarius are likely to occur over the course of the next 3-6 months. However, not everyone will feel the effect of the eclipse with the same intensity. Those whose personal planets are activated by the degree of the eclipse will feel its effects on a personal level.

This confirms for me that I've been spending way too much time looking within; it's time for me to focus my energy outward. One of my "three big rocks" for this new year was to get out more, spend time with friends, cultivate new ones, explore more social outlets. Those circumstances mentioned above? Yes, I do need to pay more attention to making progressive change in my life in a positive way. I could sit at home tonight, working a spell carefully planned and timed to coincide with the arrival of the New Moon, but I think going out to spend some time with friends would do more to move me toward realizing these goals. Some wise witches I've come to know through reading their works online have taught me that sometimes there is more magick in the simple act of doing something than in all of the incense, herbs and candles you could collect on an altar.

Ordinarily, I might talk about using the last remaining Waning energy of this Moon cycle, the Dark Moon, for banishing work. Frankly, I feel I've been expending way too much energy thinking about what needs to be banished and not enough thought and energy on what I need to manifest. I've been thinking, writing and talking a lot about new beginnings but I haven't put my magick where my mouth is, so to speak.

The astrological energy at work right now offers us powerful clues about what we can do in an active way to manifest new and wonderful things in our lives. Call a friend today. Socialize. Feel the blessing of having these people in our lives. Do what we girls do best - chat - and brainstorm about new things to do that will energize and fulfill us.

The Women Friends, Gustav Klimt, 1917

To quote Veronique Vienne, author of The Art of Being a Woman: A Simple Guide to Everyday Love and Laughter:

Let's be here for each other; it is in our self-interest to contribute to the cheerfulness of all our women friends.

With love and blessings to friends everywhere. Blessed be.

Posted by Angela-Eloise at 9:39 AM