Solar Eclipse, Vernal Equinox, AND Rosh Chodesh Nissan - the Trifecta of Energetic Renewal!

PUSH THE RESET BUTTON TODAY! Full Solar Eclipse, Vernal Equinox, New Moon at 29 Pisces AND Rosh Chodesh Nissan, there is no better day of the year to start over. 

Anything you think you've failed at, abandoned or think is too late - dust it off and try again, this time the energetic configurations of the Universe are supportive to any and all new beginnings, particularly in the area of your life where the Pisces/Aries cusp is located on your natal chart. You can do it!!! Chodesh Nissan Tov, redemption is right around the corner, can you feel it?


5775 has been the year for eclipses in the Hebrew Calendar. There was a Lunar Eclipse on Sukkot (October 14, 2014), a Solar Eclipse on Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan (October 23rd, 2014) and today's Solar Eclipse/Vernal Equinox/Rosh Chodesh Nissan. Still to come in 2015: The Lunar Eclipse on Pesach (April 5th), the Solar Eclipse on Rosh HaShannah 5776 (September 13th) and the Lunar Eclipse on Sukkot (October 27). 

Is it "good for the Jews"? Is it good for HUMANITY? The Talmud is fairly negative on this topic, stating that Solar Eclipses are times of judgement for the nations, while Lunar Eclipses are times of judgement for the Children of Israel. 

On a metaphysical/psychological level, the Solar Eclipse is when the light is removed from our reason (the Sun) and we find ourselves in darkness, and it is our job to reconnect to the light when it returns in a whole new and higher way. When we are in darkness and can suddenly see, we are freshly illuminated. The Lunar Eclipse is when our emotions (the Moon) obscure our reason, and it is our task to find emotional wisdom even when our hearts are obscured with fear. 

At the very least, this should give those of us who follow the cycle of sacred time known as the Jewish Year pause. Yes, there are Solar and Lunar Eclipses every single year. No, they don't always fall on Jewish holidays in such a cluster. Yes, a preponderance of Jewish Holidays fall on Full Moons (Tu b'Shvat, Purim, Pesach, Pesach Sheni, Tu b'Av, Sukkot) and each of the 12 Hebrew Months contain a New Moon, but because of the Metonic 19-year Cycle and the fact that Rosh Chodesh in some years falls up to 36-40 hours after the astronomical New Moon, there hasn't been a confluence/cluster of Solar and Lunar Eclipses on Jewish holidays (6 in 13 months) in I don't know how long (possibly 500+ years, still trying to do the math).

Wishing everyone everywhere a sweet and holy Shabbos Hachodesh Rosh Chodesh Nissan Shalom! May we stay connected to the light with our minds, hearts, bodies and souls - and to each other.

Israeli Elections May Depend on What Happens This Friday

I really want to write about the upcoming Israeli election from an astrological / Astrolojew-ish point of view, but I don't want to be alarmist or scare anyone. The outcome of the election will depend largely on what happens on or around this Friday, March 13th. The waning Last Quarter Moon at 22 Sagittarius will be in the same position as it was the night of June 12th, 2014, when the three Israeli students Eyal, Gilad and Naftali OBM were kidnapped and murdered. The events of the night of June 12th, 2014 set into motion what would become the Gaza War. 

The position of the Sun/Moon in June 2014 (with attendant Planetary angles) indicated religious extremism gone wild, propaganda, misinformation, the distortion and hiding of facts that were later revealed, and dogmatic belief systems reinforced by social pressure (on all sides). 

The position of the Sun/Moon this coming Friday, March 13th (with attendant Planetary angles) indicates the same religious extremism gone wild, with exaggerated and enhanced paranoia, delusional perceptions of what constitutes "peace", "negotiations", "compromise", etc., hidden agendas by powerful people, and the deliberate spread of misinformation in the attempt to stir up fear (fear that may be well-founded, with an extra side order of super-sized fear served with it).
I would very calmly and without hysteria caution my friends and loved ones in Israel to use great caution and conservatism in travel on Thursday and Friday of this week. I would most definitely caution against tremping at this time, and also against spending time in vulnerable outdoors areas. I would be extra alert in travel conveyances such as buses, trains, cars, etc. 

If nothing at all happens on Thursday/Friday/Saturday of this week (and I HOPE AND PRAY nothing will!!!!) then the election next week simply comes down to one thing: Bibi or Anyone But Bibi. If something does happen that increases security fears, Likud will definitely win.
The problem with the other political "Anyone but Bibi" parties is that they're all reactionary instead of initiating. That is, they are all reactive against the status quo but not original or initiating any kind of new, vital, viable, sustainable platform that will address the real problems in Israel (poverty, economy, systemic racism, religious hegemony, environmental woes) without sacrificing national security.
That's my take on the whole Megillah. I desperately hope I'm wrong, wrong, wrong about the potential dangers of this coming Thursday/Friday/Saturday. 

Pictured below are the Charts of Israel with Transits from last June 12th and Israel with Transits for this coming Friday.

Next week I will share Bibi's chart with Transits for the election, with Israel's Transit chart for the election, with analysis.