Total Lunar Eclipse in Libra 15th April, 2014 – The Liberation

Suffering is natural to the Human Condition. Yet, so also is desire. The impetus to spark radical change in our lives when we are dissatisfied with our plight is every bit as ingrained in the fibre of our existence as the experience of hardship. Ultimately, is not suffering related to the origin of our passions and how we deal with them? After all, there are healthy impulses and also ones which are not so beneficial for our evolution. Take for example please, the aforementioned desire to create change when we are disgruntled with the not-so-tasty morsels which may occupy our plate at any given moment in time. When our eagerness to experience more joie de vivre comes from a space of true lack of fulfillment, then the urge is certainly healthy. But when we have plenty yet still yearn for more heaping more delectable and fattening portions on our platter, then we are subject to an insatiable lust which can lead to destruction not only of self, but also of others and indeed the planet.

On Tuesday 15th April at 8:42 am London, we will be at the peak of a Total Lunar Eclipse in the Sign of Libra. What makes this celestial phenomenon even more potent is that it coincides with the intensification of a rare, sharp astrological alignment known as a Grand Cross which occurs in the cardinal signs of the zodiac; Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn. The cardinal signs are known for igniting initiative. Combined with an eclipse, a profound opportunity for harmonious balance is preceded by an exceptional degree of tension.

The Lunar Mansion of Chitra, where the eclipse transpires, is associated with the bright star Spica. Chitra is related to all that is alluring. Not all that glitters is gold. And gold has a tendency to lose its lustre. Yet, when you have none in a world that is driven by finance, it certainly becomes quite desirable. True wealth lies within the depths of the earth. I speak not about it being buried beneath the ground, but instead about the wisdom that arises in one who plumbs the deep dark recesses and encounters the Truth of their being, and then endeavours to live in harmony with it.

With this the Lunar Eclipse, individually we are being asked to deepen our relationship with ourselves, our ethics and that which we value. On the collective level, humanity is being asked to remove the blinders and shackles imposed by mass consumerism. Slaves can only be liberated when they recognise to whom and what they are enslaved. The path we have been on is a dead end and has led us to a rude awakening prompted by the harshness of climate change and widespread war. To continue this path is certain insanity. And the more depravity is ignored, the more violently it rears its hideous head until we lop it off.

We need not continue suffering with such intensity. The time for change is nigh. So where things are imbalanced, it is now time to tilt the scales!

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