Lunar eclipse tonight (and Papandreou's birthday)

There are different ways to see the eclipse of today: looking at the degrees of the eclips (25th Gemini-Sagittarius), looking at the saros serie (SS 13 South), seeing the aspects with the midpoint of Sun/Moon (square Ceres) and looking at the combination of them. This total lunar eclipse happens to be conjunct the natal sun of the Prime Minister of Greece. Now watch the sabian degrees, Ceres and SS 13 South...

The degree of the Moon at full moon is 25th Sagittarius.The Zodiac Image Handbook (by Koppejan) shows the image of a couple at the end of an exhausting party, sitting at the table with left overs and empty bottles. Janduz said that this is a degree of exaggeration. And there is another image of a rich boy on horseback (by Rudhyar and Marc E.Jones). Maybe this is the eclipse that tells us not to be carried away  by luxury? 

The Sun's degree (25 Gemini) shows the picture of on old man in a library, quite the contrary of the picture of the Moon and in line with this opposition. It is a degree of intellectual culture, says Janduz. The second image in the Zodiac Image Handbook is that of a gardener, taking care of palm trees. Culture again and cultivating. 

Eclipses come in families, says Bernadette Brady, about the Saros Cylcle (http://www.bernadettebrady.com/Pdfs/SarosCycles.pdf_ 

I bought her book'Predictive Astrology' and in that book are all eclipses in the family. The one of tonight belongs to number 13. Brady relates this family to Australia, where eclipses of this range seem to stimulate the community spirit (or stormy weather, real or in politics). 

Could the combination of the Sun-Moon opposition and eclipse mean: A joint effort to reconsider, cultivate and stop spending too much? Or is it more so that the controversy between intellectual cultivation and 'having a party' will be highlighted these days? When the earth darkens the moon, maybe it is time to stop dreaming and see the world from another perspective (as a shadow on the moon). 

And, would it just be coincidence that George Papandreou, PM of Greece (in debt, asking for monetary support by the EU, see the news about the strikes*): http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/15/greece-anti-austerity-strike) was born on June 16, 1952 with the Sun in the 25th of Gemini? His birthday tomorrow will highlighted by this eclipse! I don't know if that means that it will be a happy birthday. But I know that the images of the Zodiac Image book and the meaning of SS13 are corresponding with his dilemma. And there is even more...


See Astromarkt.net about Sun/Moon midpoint. This Sun/Moon midpoint is square Ceres. People born during this eclipse will be strongly motivated by issues regarding dynasty, nurturing, nutrition, heirloom, genes, seeds and motherly care: the basics, the people (plebeians, see Wikipedia). More about Ceres...

*) Greece: monetary problems and strikes against the austerity policy. The EU nations (and the people: it is taxes)  providing money to help Greece get over the financial problems will demand strict measures. 


LINK
http://news.discovery.com/space/lunar-eclipse-blood-red-110613.html
About Lunar Eclipse in history: night of the blood red moon...

Winter Solstice time and Eclipse 13 North

We use to celebrate the new year on January 1, 0 hours, but that is a rather artificial date to start the new year. The astrological New Year begins when the Sun is on the equinox, on his way up to the North. That is with Sun at Zero Aries. Winter begins with the Sun at Zero Capricorn. This year that is on December 21 at 11:38:30 p.m. (23:38:30 hours) Greenwich Time. That is on December 22 at 00:38:30 in The Netherlands, Belgium, France and Spain, for example. In those countries the Sun will be opposition Midheaven when the winter starts. Winter Solstice in New York (18:38:30 on December 21) has no angular placements. I don't know if solstice charts have a special meaning. I think that they mean what a 'January 1 zero hour' charts means: a picture of a moment in time with a special meaning for those who find it a special moment. But...

If the positions at solstice time are valid for the next 3 months for all places, than I hope that the Jupiter conjunct Uranus square Mercury-combiation will be the reflection of relief in transportations soon, but as long as Mercury is retrograding we can't expect much. The winter weather causes delay all over and experts say that the second cold winter now (with few solar activity) might be the beginning of a small ' ice age'. I won't ask Al Gore where global warming is when you need it, but I anticipated for the tropics and loved the palm trees in the garden and see what happens in my icy cold garden:

ECLIPSE

Today was the lunar eclipse in the Sarosserie 13 North, the one that started on August 14, 1776. According to Bernadette Brady's book "Predictive Astrology' this one is the member of a family of eclipses ment for groups and projects with groups. Those projects require separations. The eclipse should be experienced as a separation and later as a group achievement. This eclipse number occured in 1992 and in 1974 and in 1956 and in 1938, always in Novemer or December. Perhaps lots of travellers now feel separated from their groups and families. I hope that they will get home soon!

Those who have a placement in the 29th degree of Gemini (Sun, Moon, Ascendant, Midheaven) or a progressed placement there might notice the effect of this eclipse more than others do. Continue for experiences with eclipses and famous examples...