Post Eclipse Support

One of the themes that has been emerging in my session work over the last several weeks is a clients who are feeling a bit banged up by our last two eclipses. I can totally relate, as I’m in the trenches myself as a fellow human.

The one that happened April 20th was especially potent with its square to Pluto and it happened directly opposite the Libra Venus Star Point of this past October.

Pluto draws us into the depths, and generally precipitates deep existential questions. And the Venus Star Point, was Inanna’s initiation in the Underworld.

So while we may have felt all of the momentum of a Sun in Aries prior to the eclipses, excited to initiate new projects, we are now suddenly feeling a bit lost on the map, unable to get our bearings.

The Sun then promptly moved into Taurus following the eclipse, so a gear change wasn’t at all unexpected.

But now that we’ve travelled all the way through Taurus, and the Sun is now in Gemini; The Sun here can leave us with lack of gnosis around where we are headed. And at this point, that may be wearing on some of us.

Through Gemini’s multidimensional nature, we can feel as though we’ve entered a land of indecision, where so many disparate pieces of information are being presented to us, and we are unclear about which thread to grab onto. Leaving us in a state of real uncertainty.

This deep, liminal, fallow land, paired with uncertainty can be a real activation for some. The nervous system that is hyper vigilant, and uncomfortable with stillness, is actually stimulated in the down, sending messages of distress. Making the stillness that is filled with mental chatter feel more like an unbearable stagnancy.

I want to present an alternative way of looking at this place. Or an alternative orientation to the energy.

Instead of resisting the down, lean into the nervous systems uncomfortablity here. It gives us an opportunity to look at what we are resisting. Jupiter in Taurus, should help magnify some of our under-the-radar somatic signatures. And Taurus can be notorious for its level of stubborn resistance.

Use plant Allies, nervines, to help down shift the nervous system. Chamomile is a good choice. See if that can help eliminate the monkey mind enough to drop into the deeper thing underneath.

Chamomile’s genus name is Matricaria. “The care of the Mother”, which pairs well with Venus’ invitation in the sign of Cancer. Receiving the care of the mother at the brow chakra, which may be over stimulated with this useless chatter we mentioned above.

When the chatter quiets down, that is when we can tap into the somatic processes that support us in clearing the root of the mental discomfort, and allows crowning revelation to bubble through.

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The art below depicts the “Seduction of Europa” by the God Zeus (Jupiter)

Zeus was enamoured with Europa and decided to seduce or rape her, the two being near-equivalent in Greek myth. He transformed himself into a tame white bull and mixed in with her father's herds. While Europa and her helpers were gathering flowers, she saw the bull, caressed his flanks, and eventually got onto his back. Zeus took that opportunity and ran to the sea and swam, with her on his back, to the island of Crete. He then revealed his true identity, and Europa became the first queen of Crete. Zeus gave her a necklace made by Hephaestus and three additional gifts: the bronze automaton guard Talos, the hound Laelaps who never failed to catch his quarry, and a javelin that never missed. Zeus later re-created the shape of the white bull in the stars, which is now known as the constellation Taurus.

This represents the idea of “the gifts of going along for the ride”. Allowing ourselves to be washed out to unknown lands, in service to our greater soul project. Even if at first glance, the surroundings seem hostile, riding the waves to see where we arrive, and then gathering our treasure from Jupiter.

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Of course, some of us are in need of clarity now. Or we may need some assistance in entering the down. In this case, a session is always a good place to turn should we be standing at a large evolutionary turning point, and would like support around clearing some of the unknowns.

I am taking bookings now, and would be happy to assist you in that exploration. It happens to be my particular flavor of medicine. All of my recent sessions have been so deep and nourishing, I want to make sure to extend this area of my service out to my wider community in this time of great shift.

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Art Valentin Serov