On March 25th, 2024 we have a Lunar Eclipse at 5° Libra.
The Lunar Eclipse in Libra is trine Pluto at 1° Aquarius, giving us an opportunity to delve deep into our relational dynamics and transform them for the better.
This is a South Node Eclipse. South Node eclipses bring karmic clearance. We tie the loose ends. We revisit the past. We finish what is unfinished.
Libra describes our relational patterns. The South Node eclipse in Libra will prompt us to reflect on past relationships, reconcile unresolved conflicts, and release any lingering attachments or baggage.
We all know that humans are social animals.
But why do we need people? Why are relationships so important?
In a one-on-one relationship – romantic, friendship, etc. – we attract what’s missing from ourselves, or what could help us understand ourselves better and grow into the best version of ourselves. The partner becomes a mirror reflecting back to us aspects of ourselves that we may not readily see.
We are particularly drawn to people whose wounds trigger ours, so that, by acting out those wounding dynamics, we can heal them together.
Lunar Eclipse In Libra – Games People Play
Our relationships are a reproduction of the relationships and relational patterns we witnessed in our first years of life: the relationships between our parents, caregivers, or family members.
We then unconsciously re-create these early dynamics in our adult relationships so we can ‘work them out’.
We play ‘games’ or enact patterns where we reproduce what we’ve learned in the first years of our lives. A ‘game’ as defined by psychologist Eric Berne, is a pattern of behavior involving two people. There is a series of interactions, followed by an emotional payoff.
These games are not about manipulation or power struggles; these ‘games’ are unconscious; we are not aware we are playing them.
We all play unconscious games – especially in relationships – by creating certain relational dynamics that re-enact the familiar scenarios and emotional responses we experienced in childhood.
The pull to repeat past relational dynamics witnessed early in life is very strong. Because of this familiarity and conditioning, we are pretty much wired to relate in certain ways, and attract certain types of people in our lives.
We may tell ourselves: my partner is nothing like my mother/father. I had an alcoholic partner, but my partner doesn’t drink. I’ve succeeded in breaking the cycle.
But if we go a bit deeper, we often find similar psychological drivers and relationship dynamics.
Yes, the partner may not drink alcohol, but they may still exhibit behaviors that mirror the underlying issues behind drinking: perhaps they struggle with self-confidence, or with managing their feelings. The underlying pattern is still there, even if the partner does not use alcohol to manage it.
The reason we attract people with a certain wound or psychological profile is precisely to recreate that early pattern in the hopes of understanding it and eventually healing it. By healing the unavailable parent/partner dynamic, we heal ourselves.
Generically speaking, there is nothing wrong with choosing partners who remind us of our parents. We are wired to do it so we can eventually elevate to the next level of awareness and understanding.
But the key word here is ‘awareness’.
If awareness is not present, we get caught in an endless loop of relational repetitions. Things may start out differently when we have a new partner, to eventually progress into the same type of relationship dynamics we experienced so many times before.
South Node Lunar Eclipse In Libra
There comes a time when you’ve had enough. “I’m just tired of this”.
The unconscious game has been played so many times that it has become conscious. “Ah, I’ve always been doing this, now I see it”. “I’m always reacting to this trigger in this way, which leads to a very specific outcome”. “Things finally click and make sense”.
There comes a time when we realize that dwelling in the past is a dead-end street. Ruminating on a million reasons why things are as they are becomes a futile exercise. There IS another way: we can leave the past where it belongs, and shift our focus on what we can change.
Letting go doesn’t invalidate our past. It doesn’t make our wounds less real. But it does open up space for growth and healing.
The South Node Eclipse in Libra on March 25th is the ideal time to release old relational patterns that no longer serve us.
How do we let go of the past? How do we move forward?
Chiron, Mercury, And North Node In Aries – Healing Our Identity Wound
The answer to a South Node eclipse can be found in the North Node.
The Moon and South Node are in Libra; the Sun, North Node, Mercury and Chiron are in Aries. What can Libra learn from Aries?
While Libra is very good at keeping peace (and everyone happy), Libra is not very good at asserting herself.
We call Aries “assertive” as if it’s a competitive, almost selfish-like quality. It’s as though the assumption is that if we go after what we want, someone else has to lose.
But that’s not what Aries is about. Aries is that kindle, that fire, that spark of life that just “is”. Aries’ relationship with themselves and the world at large is instinctual.
And there is deep wisdom in Aries’ instinct. Aries energy is so alive, so rooted in the present moment, that it immediately grasps the essence of a situation. And from that place of engagement and aliveness, it just “knows” what to do.
Libra energy, on the other hand, has a tendency to overthink. In their desire to maintain peace they may end up suppressing themselves or others: “You can’t say this”. “Don’t be so rude”.
While it’s true that there are some social norms to adhere to, at the same time, our instincts, feelings, and actions are 100% legitimate.
Every little thing about you as an individual is the truth, because you are TRUTH – you exist. Not listening to your inner knowing is invalidating your existence.
Listening to your Aries instinct is not synonymous, and does not justify selfishness, instant gratification, or harming others.
But you’ll likely find that when you are TRULY in touch with that part of you that is Aries, with that part of you that is alive, you’re not only validating yourself – but all the other human beings.
Judging and criticizing yourself is denying your right to ‘be’. Judging and criticizing others is denying their right to ‘be’.
When we are not happy with ourselves, or with the place we’re at in our life, we unconsciously reject, or find flaws in everyone else. Judgment is a symptom of an unhealed identity wound.
Chiron is conjunct Mercury and North Node in the next 5 weeks, offering us a unique opportunity to heal our identity wound – a wound we are all born with.
In the coming weeks, Mercury will be retrograding over Chiron and the North Node, helping us untangle past stories and rewrite our future. This time we can truly break the cycle of conditioning.
Chiron – Your Deepest Wound, Your Greatest Gift
Chiron – Your Deepest Wound, Your Greatest Gift is a 3-step framework that will help you get to the essence of your wound, break the repetitive cycle, and rewrite the story of your life.
The course is timed to take advantage of the powerful astrological backdrop of the moment:
We start with Module 1 “The Wounded Healer” on March 25th, 2024, at the Lunar Eclipse in Libra. In this module, we will untangle the story of your wound by analyzing Chiron’s placement in our natal chart, and understand how our wound is influenced by past conditioning.
Module 2 “The Shaman” becomes available on April 1st, 2024 when Mercury goes retrograde to conjunct Chiron and the North Node. In this module, we analyze transits from the past, and recollect past events and experiences (Mercury retrograde) that will help us understand the story of our wound in very specific, relatable terms.
On April 7th, 2024 (when Chiron is conjunct the Sun) we will engage in guided meditation that will help us find healing and integration.
Module 3, “The Alchemist” becomes available on April 8th, 2024, when we have a very powerful Solar Eclipse in Aries, conjunct Chiron.
In this module, we will come back to our natal chart, and this time, look at our Chiron story from the Alchemist lens. What is the wound trying to tell us? What is the higher purpose of our wound? What’s the gift behind the wound?
The registration for “Chiron – Your Deepest Wound, Your Greatest Gift” closes on March 24th, 2024 (on March 25th, 2025 we start).
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