Swinging into Balance With the Libra Lunar Eclipse

© Shawna Erback

On April 15th 2014 at 12:42 PM (PST) there will be a Lunar Eclipse in Libra.  The Earth will move between the Sun and the Moon, creating a blood red effect which should be visible here in North America. This will be a marked time for change. Forcing us to acknowledge anything that we have pushed down deep inside, so that we can face it and release it. Pluto will go retrograde an hour before this eclipse, further helping to release repressed energies and feelings.  In this Lunar Eclipse, the Moon in Libra will be opposing the Sun in Aries. The South Node will be conjunct the Sun and the North Node will be conjunct the Moon. The nodes conjunction makes eclipses karmically significant. The karma and energy surrounding this Lunar Eclipse has to do with balancing independence with relationships. 

During this eclipse it is important to review your relationships to see if they are balanced. Do you have enough independence within your relationships? Do you give of yourself enough in relationships? Do you compromise, establish and respect boundaries within your relationships? These are important questions to ask yourself at this time. The South Node is in Aries, because of this, past (or past life) issues could arise. If you were selfish at any point, that could come up forcing you to realize that you need to give more of yourself in your relationships to maintain love and harmony. If you were restricted from being independent in the past , that could come up forcing you to relinquish codependency in return for your individual freedom. The goal for this Lunar Eclipse is to release these issues of independence from the past in order to fulfill your Dharma regarding balanced relationships in this life. This Dharma is represented by the North Node in Libra. The North Node in Libra pushes us to learn how to have balanced, harmonious , and compromising relationships. We must cast away our old selves and our old emotional baggage, so that a 'new' self can emerge. 

This eclipse will affect us all a bit differently depending on which natal house it falls in and whether or not it is conjunct a natal planet. Overall though it will push us all to achieve balance and equity in all our relationships. This will be an intense time, some of us may feel excessively emotional or even  psychically sensitive. Hang in there though, this could be a life changing time. Just be willing to release on this dark night of the eclipse,  and then you will be bestowed with the gifts of freedom and balance.