Spring is arriving in my neck of the woods, tentatively, in spurts and splutters, shyly, it seems and with caution. We already had a surprise freeze that took out all the daffodils and hyacinths before they had a chance to fragrance the air and yet the flowering fruit trees are sending out a resounding flourish of deep joy. As it always is, Nature has her own methods, her own resiliency. The daffodils and hyacinths will return next year, the complex interconnected cycle of all things continues to roll and we with it.

One of the most fascinating cycles to follow in your chart is the effect of eclipses. Eclipses are re-boots, re-sets, in the areas of your chart hit by the eclipses, amplified by planets that might be activated by the eclipses. The orb of influence for an eclipse is just 3 degrees so when and where an eclipse hits your chart there is no mistaking it. Eclipses will show you what mini-chapter of your life will be your next focus. Eclipses usually come in pairs and occasionally, just to shake things up, there are 3 in a row. This year, 2022, there are 2 sets of eclipses. each set both a New Moon Solar eclipse and a Full Moon Lunar eclipse. Sometimes an eclipse is total and will have somewhat more impact than a partial but all eclipses are informative.

The first eclipse of the first pair of eclipses this year falls on April 30. The Sun and the Moon will both be at 10 degrees Taurus and there will be a partial Solar eclipse, meaning the Moon will cast a partial shadow on the Sun as it moves between the Earth and the Sun. In the U.S. we will not see the eclipse as it falls in the wee-est hours of the morning, but the effects will be felt all the same. The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse will occur on May 15 and it will be a total lunar eclipse, meaning the moon will be completely shadowed by the Earth moving in between the Sun and the Moon.

The New Moon in Taurus, fecund with new life bursting forth, invites you into the Venus-ruled world of beauty and sensuality. I was falling into the trance of this pansy and I realized that everything important to know can be found in the face of a pansy. The delicate beauty and fierce tenacity of life unfolding in a mystery we will never understand but continually marvel at. Velvety soft yet able to bloom right through a layer of frosty snow, pansies bloom whenever sun shines upon its face. The New Moon in Taurus conjunct Uranus opens the door to the mysteries as you entertain new ways of relating to the Earth and all her sentient beings, in ways that liberate and free all to live as they naturally were meant to live, to encourage thriving, not just surviving. Just do your little part. Tend one plant. Feed one animal. Each loving in one’s unique way.

Working with Venus’s placement by sign and house in your birth chart will support you in cultivating love for yourself which you can then direct outward, adding your love to the flow of all things. Learn how to work with your Venus and what sign Venus is transiting (she is divinely ecstatic in Pisces right now). Check out my ebook FEED YOUR VENUS.

The New Moon Solar Eclipse at 10 degrees Taurus pushes you to re-boot your relationship with the Earth. How exciting to re-affirm your love connection with all LIFE, to honor the sentient being that holds us all in her tender, fragile and immensely powerful embrace.