When we look at the known history of astrology, eclipses were always there as a powerful technique for prediction. They were considered as critical times, in which things can be changed dramatically. In modern astrology, we give more importance to the personal conscious process of the person, and we can use the ancient knowledge of eclipses as an important guideline as well.
The prenatal eclipse is the last eclipse, Solar and lunar (If there was one after the solar eclipse) before the time of birth. It may have happened a week or a few months before we were born (eclipses occur roughly every six months). When we look at the prenatal eclipse, we first want to understand what it means for the person, as a soul’s mission to evolve in this life, and as a karmic point. It’s like a non-physical subtle body that carries the soul’s records in it.
Subsequently, we need to check if transits and progressions will be activating the degree of the prenatal eclipse and its ruler. In addition, it is also important to look at the Metonic cycles of that eclipse, which are eclipses cycles that repeat every 19 years, around the same degree and same date. We can have the Metonic cycle return a few times during our life, varying between 2 to 5 times. For example, the Metonic cycle of the last Solar Eclipse at 28 Leo on August 21, 2017, will occur 19 years from now on August 21, 2036. The range of influence of the prenatal eclipse Metonic cycle return, and of eclipses in general, can be very wide, even more than one year.
The Metonic cycle return can be very significant to a person’s life as a karmic or fated event. Along with other transits and progressions occurring during a Metonic cycle, it can stimulate fated events that can change the person’s life. It also means we’ve reached a time that a shift of consciousness can happen, but what makes it different than other times of deep insights and changes is that it’s most probably an event that is emphasizing our evolutionary direction and karma.
While the prenatal eclipse can be referred to as a fated point in the chart, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it will cause a cataclysm when it is transited. Fated events can also change our lives in a positive way and bring joy and satisfaction, and contribute to our evolution. We can easily recognize that not everything is under our control and that fated events can take us outside our comfort zone. While we may feel overwhelmed when this happens, the events can create something new in our lives or improve existing circumstances. Looking at these times, through the prenatal eclipse, we can get a deeper understanding of what evolutionary work needs to be done in this life.
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The full article was written for OPA’s Career Astrologer Magazine. You can find it in THIS LINK
