Solar Eclipse in Scorpio: Rise From the Ashes

© Olivia Pepper

On October 23rd 2014 at 2:57 PM there will be a Solar Eclipse in Scorpio. Emotions have run high lately and relationships have been turbulent as there has been a lot of intense cosmic activity, such as the Libra Lunar Eclipse and Mercury Retrograde. The Solar Eclipse may add to the intensity, but because Solar Eclipses have to do with new beginnings, this Eclipse offers us a fresh start if we are willing to do the work and move forward. 

Scorpio is known as the most intense sign in the zodiac which is no surprise since it is the sign that rules sex, birth, death and rebirth.  Scorpio goes where other signs are afraid to go; in the murky depths of the psyche. Eclipses usually shine light on things we have been keeping hidden that need to be dealt with, similar to Scorpio. Also Mercury Retrograde has been making us turn inwards to deal with our problems. This energy is similar to Scorpio and chances are you may have had to deal with some deep rooted psychological issues or patterns lately. This Scorpio Eclipse is going to push us to clean out our psyches. It's time to start fresh without all the baggage in our souls that our wearing us down. It's time to release those negative patterns and live life in a new, fresh, and free way. The Solar Eclipse offers us empowerment on a deep level as long as we are willing to release and start fresh. Some of you may think that it is impossible to start fresh, that the experiences you have gone through have affected you permanently, that the patterns you have are ingrained in you for the rest of your life, you may think there is no going back. Scorpio shows us that this simply isn't true. Scorpio is the keeper of a wonderful type of magic, the magic of transformation. The most common symbol attached to Scorpio is a scorpion, but Scorpio has another very powerful symbol as well, that of a phoenix.  This symbol of a phoenix is where the magic of transformation lies in Scorpio. Scorpio shows us that we can become really messed up from our experiences, and become stuck in a dark place, but that the moment we realize this, we can decide to burn up that part of ourselves until it is reduced to ashes and recreate ourselves again and have a real fresh start. This is exactly what the Solar Eclipse offers us and if we are smart we should grab hold of this opportunity and transmute and transform ourselves just like the mythical phoenix.

There are some other planets that are affecting this Solar Eclipse as well. The first is Venus which will be exactly conjunct the Eclipse. Venus's influence means that the theme that has been going on with relationships will be on going. Hopefully this aspect will bring more pleasantness to the relationship arena than the Lunar Eclipse did. Chances are if the Lunar Eclipse brought up any relationship problems for you ( any kind of relationship, not just romantic) you may have realized that you needed to let something go from the past that is hindering you in your present relationships, so now is the perfect time to let these issues go. Perhaps a light bulb will go off in your head and you will realize exactly what you need to release.  This can be a really great thing because we all could have the opportunity to have much healthier relationships than we have had previously. 

The second planet that will be affecting the Eclipse is Neptune which will be trine the Eclipse. This is a positive aspect with Neptune and may provide some intuitive feelings as to what steps we should take to free up our psyche. Neptune may also offer extra spiritual healing and divine guidance. Neptune is the planet that shows us that we are all divine spiritual beings and that we are always connected to source. This is a truth that may help some of you with healing some inner wounds. 

This is an intense time we are living through right now, but we are given a chance to become empowered. This Solar Eclipse is probably going to bring some big changes for a lot of people, and hopefully a huge amount of healing for every ones psyche as well. We have to be like the girl in the picture above who is staring the moon in the face. We have to do the same with our psychological issues, we have to acknowledge them, decide to rise above them and start afresh like the phoenix rising from the ashes. 

I wish you all the best during this time of intense cosmic activity and profound healing. Remember that the magic of transformation lies within you and it is yours to use whenever you wish. Become a phoenix and empower yourself!