New Moon/Solar Eclipse in Aries-
The Partial Solar Eclipse/New Moon at 9’00’05 Aries is exact on Saturday March 29th, 2025 at 6:57:46am EDT- kicking off a new Lunar Cycle that focuses on ACTION, resurrection, setting new things into motion and making things happen. This is the second of two eclipses- the first was the South Node Lunar Eclipse in Virgo conjunct Alkes the star in the Crater the Cup (aka the Holy Grail) and now we have the Aries North Node Solar Eclipse. (You can read my Lunar Eclipse write up here- https://divineharmony.com/lunar-insight/full-moon-total-lunar-eclipse-in-virgo-the-return-of-the-grail-3-14-25/)
Interestingly in the New Moon chart the Sun/Moon conjunction stands alone with the only aspect made being a minor one – a semisquare to Uranus. This makes both the Sun and Moon in the New Moon chart unaspected (by any major aspects) and in my Astrology & Your Shadow course these planets and their placement would be called the Golden Shadow.
The Golden Shadow is a pure place in the chart representing energy that does not need to alter or change or be in relationship with anything else- which typically requires altering one’s own energy and/or compromising due to interacting with other energies. The pure power of a North Node Aries New Moon Eclipse means that we can truly SET NEW THINGS INTO MOTION at this New Moon that have wings to fly and legs to grow! There is nothing hindering or altering the Aries energy- it is pure power to be tapped into! (Other than the minor aspect by Uranus which definitely can be experienced as a match lighting the Aries fire!).
Being intentional about that which you set into motion right now is key. This is a North Node Eclipse- despite the North Node being in Pisces it is conjunct the New Moon- so Destiny is at hand and Growth is calling us forward. Listen, trust, have courage and LEAP. If you are following your Higher Self and Inner Voice- the net will surely appear or new land will have risen to meet you! (Look at the Fool Card in the Tarot for Inspiration)
The New Moon is exact at 6:57:46am but the Solar Eclipse will be exact at 4:50am EDT. It is a partial Solar Eclipse and the States in the USA that will see the most of the Sun eclipsed will be Maine and Massachusetts- with Halifax Canada and Greenland having an even better view.
What is very interesting about this Eclipse is it is happening a part of the sky we have had 3 other major activations of in the last month. From 8-11 Tropical Aries (Living Sky Pisces)- we have had Venus Station Retrograde on 3/1, the Mercury/Venus conjunction on 3/11 and Mercury Station Retrograde on 3/15 all in this 4 degree window. Of these 3 the tightest activation by this Eclipse would be the Mercury/Venus conjunction and secondly the Mercury Station.
Most of the software says this Eclipse is at 9’00 Aries but when you look at the seconds not just the degrees and minutes it is in fact at 9’00’05 Aries. When we work with Sabian Symbols and other meditations on the degrees of the Zodiac we always round up to the nearest whole number. 9’00 Aries implies the degree for this Eclipse is 9 Aries- which in the Sabian Symbols is “A Crystal Gazer” which talks about someone in deep concentration- with the gift of clairvoyance and the ability to see into the future. This was the degree of the Mercury/Venus conjunction so it is already activated in the collective and has relevance right now (you can read the full symbol below).
But 9’00’05 rounds up to 10 as the nearest whole number- which is how the Sabian Symbols work. Anything over 9’00’00 starting with 9’00’01 would round up to 10. 10 was the degree for the Mercury Retrograde Station- so it already is relevant as well. This degree speaks to ‘A teacher giving new symbolic forms to traditional images’ and talks about how at the start of a new cycle (or new age) we need revisions of attitudes (and values and beliefs).
This degree talks about the moment we reach a point where our values exclude far more than they include- and how things taken for granted have been valid and evolutionarily necessary in the past- but now they actually block evolution and must be changed. This is how I feel about myth.
This degree speaks of a new dimension of consciousness being discovered- when we are willing to ‘give new symbolic forms to traditional images’. When I speak of new myths- I like the term that Bill Plotkin uses which is ‘new and ancient myths’. Because I do not think we need only the new but also the ancient- the ones that were there before that got changed to fit the political motivations at the time.
Our modern myths of male heroes who conquer, slay, dominate, kill, rape, take and extract- are myths that are not helping humanity evolve. They are myths that are contributing to the devolution and even possible annihilation of the human race. The conquer or be conquered mentality- the dog eat dog world- the Karma of the Father Line where the father is ruler and subjugates his children until a child comes along that rebels and takes power from his father and becomes the next ruler and subjugator which keeps repeating ad nausea- is not a life affirming paradigm.
We used to have myths of wholeness, of Union of the Divine Masculine and Divine Feminine. Of the masculine as Sacred Protector and Defender of Innocence and Purity. Of the Divine Feminine as the one who is most connected to the Divine and able to receive from the Divine, birth the Divine, and evoke the Divine in the Masculine.
The Cherokee have a saying “A woman’s highest calling is to lead a man to his soul, so as to unite him with Source. Her lowest calling is to seduce, separating man from his soul and leave him aimlessly wandering. A man’s highest calling is to protect woman, so she is free to walk the earth unharmed. Man’s lowest calling is to ambush and force his way into the life of a woman.”
The ancient Arabic people had a similar arc preserved in their myths of Spica (star of Virgo) and Arcturus (star of Bootes). Spica is the star of the Protector of Heaven and the Unarmed One (the Divine Feminine) and Arcturus is the Divine Masculine star that is the Protector of the Defenseless One.
You can see this same arc hidden in plain sight in the Rider Waite Tarot. In the Judgement Card the Woman stands taller with the rays of the Angel’s music falling on her arms while she shares the Divine Inspiration she receives with her Divine Masculine partner (who is smaller than her) and her Divine Child. It is the FEMININE IN US ALL that is the receiver of the Divine. It is the MASCULINE WITHIN US ALL that is meant to follow her lead while also protecting her so she can walk the earth unharmed.
I recently took a Remote Viewing course and they talked about how when we do Remote Viewing we need the Right Brain (feminine side that is creative, intuitive) to be in charge receiving impressions. Then that part of the brain hands it over to the Left Brain (masculine, analytical logical side) to make a map of the impressions. But then the Left Brain has to hand it back to the Right and double check that he did it right. The feminine brain needs to lead, the masculine brain follows her guidance and then double checks with her to make sure he followed correctly.
We have been living in an inverse world where the masculine has been dominating and leading and also has become abusive- raping, killing, conquering, clamoring for power. Even in our ancestry we see that the Father’s name is passed on- and Mother lines are often forgotten. But if Mother is most connected to the Divine- why is she forgotten?
We can ask the same question of the Bible who conceives of the Trinity as Father, Son and a Holy Spirit we have largely been told is sexless. We can ask all the patriarchal world religions- what happened to the Mother, the one whose womb birthed all of creation? The one whose womb birthed even God himself? She is known as Theotokos- the God Bearer- a title of the Virgin Mary. But an appropriate title for all Mother Goddesses through all time.
In this Aries North Node Solar Eclipse with the Sabian Symbol speaking of giving new symbolic forms to traditional images- I think we need to give new symbolic form to Aries. Not Aries as War God- as we do not need more war on this planet. But Aries as Sacred Protector and Defender of Innocence and Purity. The thing about Defense is it is not offensive. It will carry a weapon to protect but not to be the instigator of harm. Somewhere in the last 5000 years we lost our way on that core principle of the Divine Masculine.
The original template of Ares was defender of crops against pestilence. If you go far back into the older myths you see this. You also see that Ares is the only God who does not have multiple stories of rape! They say women willingly choose to sleep with him- he does not force himself, like the rest of the Greek and Roman male pantheon :-0 Ares is also the only god who stood up against rape! His daughter was being accosted and he was so enraged he killed the man! No other male god took a stand on rape in this way- it was HIGHLY unusual. I think Ares actually held the template of the Divine Masculine that was there before. His myth changed to reflect the consciousness of an aggressive, violent, waring people- but his core essence and purity is still there to remember and reclaim.
As you can see there are new and ancient associations of Ares that we can claim and reclaim. And we must. Because Rape aka extraction consciousness is parasitical. It takes and takes from its host until the host dies (literally in the form of raping the earth, spiritually and psychologically in the form of rape of women). From women to the land and resources to cultures and more. Extraction consciousness must stop.
So in this Solar Eclipse and Mercury Retrograde Station activation of this degree calling in ‘new symbolic forms to traditional images’ let us call in new symbolic forms in the form of myth. We need myths of Union and Peace and Harmony and Love. We need myths that inspire human consciousness to evolve and awaken. We do not need to take myths of rape and keep retelling them or making sense of them or seeing the good in them so we can spin them in a way that allows us to keep the myth in tact. We need to take them apart- understand the political and social consciousness from the time the myth was written- and we need to understand and address the shadow behind it.
To be clear- we all have masculine in us and we all have feminine in us. So this is not just about men- it is about the masculine essence on earth and in us all. I personally know some men who honor the Divine Feminine in a non-extractive way more than some women I know. This is beyond gender- it is about humanity as a whole. And it is about preventing the extinction of humanity. Because with all the wars and weapons and toxins and extraction of the earth and extraction of each other we are doing as a humanity- we have been heading in a direction we will not be able to pull back from at a certain point.
There are so many changes we need- but for me and my work- I focus on myth and shadow work. Myth is the above (myths of the constellations) that reflects the below. Shadow work helps us work on the below (within) so that we can see and birth new reflections above. For me working on both is the sweet spot of consciousness change- collectively and personally- as the above and below merges in the place of the Heart. The only place from which true healing and awakening can happen.
As above, so below
As within, so without
As the Universe, so the Soul
~Hermes Trismegistus
Blessed be…
~Harmony
If you like learning about new and ancient myths you can learn more about my work and courses available on demand here- https://divineharmony.com/my-astrology-classes/
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Notably Stargate Mystery School and the Alchemy of the Asteroid Goddesses goes into ancient pre-patriarchal myths.
Astrology & Your Shadow, Embodied Astrology and Calling in the Light support you on your shadow work and inner work healing journey.
You can learn more about Shadow Work here- https://divineharmony.com/shadow-work/
You can learn more about the Divine Feminine here- https://divineharmony.com/divine-feminine/
SABIAN SYMBOLS
by Dane Rudhyar
MERCURY/VENUS CONJUNCTION DEGREE
PHASE 9 (ARIES 9°): A CRYSTAL GAZER.
KEYNOTE: The development of an inner realization of organic wholeness.
The crystal sphere symbolizes wholeness. Within the sphere images take form. These images may reveal future events, but more significantly they picture “the situation as a whole” – the situation which the clairvoyant is meant to interpret. The nascent mental faculties operating through still dominant emotions (or collective cultural incentives) act as a centralizing and whole-making power. What the intelligence perceives in its concentration is the function of every inner impulse and outer events in the open field of a “personality” still unclouded by egoism.
At this fourth stage of the five-fold sequence the new technique required for the development of individualized consciousness is revealed: CONCENTRATED ATTENTION.
SOLAR ECLIPSE & MERCURY RETROGRADE STATION DEGREE
PHASE 10 (ARIES 10°): A TEACHER GIVES NEW SYMBOLIC FORMS TO TRADITIONAL IMAGES.
KEYNOTE: Revision of attitude at the beginning of a new cycle of experience.
This phase is the fifth of the second five-fold sequence, and in it we find expressed the capacity to restate the problem inherent in the first phase, i.e. the problem of focusing one’s energies upon emotional drives and cultural values which exclude far more than they include. The subsequent stages of development taken together have added considerably to this attitude; as a result, there arises in the consciousness a desire to reformulate at a new level much that had been taken for granted because it indeed originally had been an evolutionary necessity. The very concrete emotion-arousing images of the past can now be reinterpreted as “symbols” with a wider scope of meaning.
At this fifth stage a new dimension of consciousness is discovered, revealing higher possibilities of experience and mental development. This is a phase of ABSTRACTION and of emotional allegiance.