Star Struck Style

I’ll probably be getting out of bed when tomorrow’s lunar eclipse arrives in Leo. The eclipse axis is right on top of my natal Mars, so maybe I’ll wake up in a puddle of sweat from a vivid dream where I’m trying to kill you all.

That could happen! Chances are, my energy levels will be high for the next couple of days. I do feel well-rested and eager to get out of the house today. The full moon occurs in my tenth house, so maybe my job search will finally bear some fruit. Curiously, I was sent an exam yesterday by a potential employer — the second step in a screening process. I obviously made it past the first step. Just the day before, I was ready to do anything to get out of the house. If the 7-11 around the corner offered to hire me for the graveyard shift, I would have gladly accepted their offer.

I’m very optimistic about this change of fortune. Tomorrow’s cosmic events could have had me making a major mistake. The sun conjunct my natal Mars (while opposite the moon) is the sort of aspect that makes impulsive behavior likely. I don’t typically “act out,” but sometimes you can’t fight your fate.

Other people might be acting out tomorrow, too. A full moon in Leo can have typically self-aggrandizing individuals demanding public aggrandizement. The State of the Union address happens later today. I imagine that the egomaniac in the White House will be tweeting up a storm in the morning when the “fake news” media doesn’t provide him with adequate praise following his teleprompter tongue-bath.

Think of this eclipse as that big, fat cat in the photo above. I’m sure it’s cute, cuddly and fun to pet. But you can never forget that it’s a cat who will let you scratch it’s belly one minute, and then rip your hand to shreds the next. It’s going to do whatever it wants to do because it’s a cat and that’s what cats do.

The full moon already gives power to those sort of impulses. It shines a light on our unconscious drives. For someone as composed as me, it’s usually not a big deal; I can fight my feelings pretty well. I’ve got Libra for a rising sign, and I rarely drop this civil facade. For many others, it’s a more emotional episode where those unconscious drives surface. An eclipse intensifies the power of the full moon, and it gives us a glimpse into the inner-workings of those individuals it affects the most.

So, expect some crazy things to happen tomorrow. I imagine that some people will be acting like feral cats! Just don’t expect that everyone will be succumbing to their worst impulses. A lot of astrologers overrate the power of an eclipse. Many of us possess the civility — and the natal chart factors — to get through something like this without a scratch.