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Well my friends, the hell mouth is open and eclipse season is upon us.
On March 14th, we will witness and brace for the fallout of a total lunar Blood Moon eclipse in Virgo.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes into the Earth’s shadow, darkening or obscuring its face wholly or partially. It can only happen during a full moon when the sun, Earth and moon are aligned.
March 14th Lunar Eclipse
Hong Kong-based certified counselor and award-winning astrologist Letao Wang tells The Post that an eclipse is like a full moon turned up to a proverbial 11.
“Astrologically, a Full Moon symbolizes culmination—a moment of clarity and release, encouraging us to let go of what no longer serves us. A Lunar Eclipse, however, intensifies this energy, acting as a powerful cosmic catalyst for profound change. For each of us, eclipses are gateways for transformation, often bringing fated events and karmic lessons into sharp focus.”
Why does the moon turn red during a lunar eclipse?
Why do we call it a Blood moon? The reddish appearance of the lunar surface during the eclipse is caused by rays of sunlight around the outer edge of the eclipse shadow, or umbra, being filtered and refracted as they pass through Earth’s atmosphere, casting the moon indirectly in a dim, coppery glow.
Fun fact: the word eclipse comes from the Greek ekleipsis meaning “to abandon, to forsake a usual place.”
In kind and according to Wang, “Spiritually, this Lunar Eclipse is a call to surrender to the flow of fate, trusting that the universe is guiding us toward growth.”
Blood Moon in Virgo
The total lunar eclipse will transpire at 23°57’ Virgo, directly opposing the Sun at 23°57’ Pisces, a face off that will significantly affect those with personal planets between 19° and 29° of the Mutable signs; Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces.
The eclipse will begin around midnight and peak around 3 AM EST.
Wang explains that this Lunar eclipse is particularly significant as the sun in Pisces will be conjunct punishing, fortifying Saturn and the North Node of Destiny, while the Full Moon in Virgo will align with the South Node.
“Saturn and the lunar nodes are deeply tied to karma and destiny, suggesting that this eclipse will bring pivotal lessons. The Sun-Saturn-North Node conjunction emphasizes responsibility, discipline and the need to align with our soul’s purpose. Meanwhile, the Moon-South Node conjunction in Virgo invites us to release old patterns of perfectionism, over-analysis, or self-criticism. This configuration urges us to confront our past, embrace maturity and step into a more purposeful future.”
Adding to the boil that during the eclipse, the full moon in Virgo will form a powerful, positive sextile with Mars in Cancer. “Mars in Cancer encourages us to act from a place of emotional courage and nurturing, while Virgo’s grounded energy helps us channel this into practical, meaningful actions. This aspect can help us navigate the eclipse’s intensity with grace, offering support as we release old baggage and take steps toward our goals.”
March Lunar Eclipse
This eclipse is eclipsing while Venus, our planet of wealth and worth is retrograde in Aires and mere hours before Merucury, our planet of thought and expression, begins its retrograde in the same hot tempered cauldron.
Retrogrades are periods of remembering, reflection and revision, themes amplified by a lunar eclipse in the sign of details and discernment.
Wang tells The Post, “It’s a time to reflect on our karmic patterns, release what no longer aligns with our higher purpose and embrace the transformative power of change. Also recall what personal beginnings or projects you started back in September 2024, when the new moon occurred in Virgo: what have you completed? What have you released? Remember: endings are merely new beginnings in disguise.”
While this eclipse will rock us all, those with significant placements in the mutable signs are poised to feel the force most acutely.
Bear in mind, and take to heart the words of Gemini psychiatrist and author M. Scott Peck, “The truth is that our finest moments are likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.”
Here’s to divergent paths and the resounding echo of honesty.
Read for your sun and rising sign.
This eclipse is a doozy for you, Gemini, as it is working in and through your fourth house of home, origins, ancestors and emotional inheritance.
With Venus and Mercury retrograding this month, you can decide what roots should be cut free and what should be kept as cuttings for propagation.
I recently finished reading the tome “Lonesome Dove” by Gemini author Larry McMurtry. After a terrible trauma befalls the female protagonist, her cowboy paramour Gus remarks, “She won’t forget it, but she may outlive it.”
As memories are exhumed and pains recollected, I encourage you to adopt a similar attitude of defiant, pragmatic hope.
Virgo folk are in for a personal reckoning as this eclipse falls in your first house of the self. Eclipses are not renowned for their subtlety and this one could see you shedding the old skin of an identity that has more to do with who you were than who you are becoming.
As an offering for you on the glorious occasion of this eclipse I bring you the poem “Shedding Skin” by Harryette Mullen:
“Pulling out of the old scarred skin
(old rough thing I don’t need now
I strip off
slip out of
leave behind)
I slough off deadscales
flick skinflakes to the ground
Shedding toughness
peeling layers down
to vulnerable stuff
And I’m blinking off old eyelids
for a new way of seeing
By the rock I rub against I’m going to be tender again.”
For Sagittarius folk, this lunation throws the floodlights on your tenth house of career, legacy, mentorship and public perception. Given the unhinged nature of eclipse season, you could find yourself unmoored in your career; faced with a trying choice, a shifting definition of success or forced to confront outdated professional patterns.
Heed the sagacity of Hunter S. Thompson, “A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.”
Remember in these uncertain times that every loss is a gift and every burden reinforces your resilience.
This blood moon shines an unforgiving light on your seventh house of partnerships, contracts and alliances, Pisces. There’s nowhere to hide and no solid ground for pretty pedestals. While veils may drop and romantic delusions may crumble, the space they leave will invite healthier, more fulfilling connections to stride in, sweep up and take root.
Also, maybe, in service of your future self and all the lovers you have yet to meet, you should pin this poem to your bathroom wall and commit it to the vinyl of your broken heart.
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Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture and personal experience. To book a reading, visit her website.
