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Come Monday, April 8, a wide swath of the United States will witness the celestial event of the decade when a total solar eclipse in Aries will momentarily blot out the sun and render the world in eerie shades of gray.
Eclipses have long been associated with fate, reversals of fortune and points of no return. The word itself comes from the Greek ekleipsis meaning “to abandon, to forsake a usual place.”
In this sense, we can begin to understand the energy of this eclipse as a disembarkation, shedding skin and wading/walking/stumbling raw and renewed into our next stage of being.
Illuminating the eclipse effect for us is the brilliant astrologer Evan Nathaniel Grim, founder of Inner Worlds Astrology.
Grime explains to The Post that this eclipse is in close cahoots with Chiron, the archetype of the wounded healer.
If we allow it, this can be an auspicious moment for healing on a personal and collective level and a powerful moment to abandon modalities and patterns that keep us from processing and progressing.
“The eclipse will expose how ‘toughing it out’ is no longer effective in dealing with deep-seated wounds or challenges,” Grim told The Post. “Although Aries typically asserts a raw masculine energy, Chiron is tightly wound up in this eclipse, begging us to address our vulnerabilities and insecurities. Chiron will bring up complicated emotions within us and ask us to fully process anything that surfaces.
Everything to know about the 2024 solar eclipse
The solar eclipse will take place Monday, April 8, blocking the sun for over 180 million people in its path.
The eclipse will expand from Mexico’s Pacific Coast across North America, hitting 15 US states and pulling itself all the way to the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
A huge explosion on the sun, known as a coronal mass ejection, is anticipated, according to experts. This happens when massive particles from the sun are hurled out into space, explains Ryan French of the National Solar Observatory in Boulder, Colorado.
To avoid serious injury to the eyes, it is necessary to view the event through proper eyewear like eclipse glasses, or a handheld solar viewer, during the partial eclipse phase before and after totality.
The next total solar eclipse will take place on Aug. 12, 2026, and totality will be visible to those in Greenland, Iceland, Spain, Russia and a small slice of Portugal.
“If we respond by opening up to others, then stronger, more supportive relationships can await us.”
Bring on the pain and the path forward, my babies.