SOLAR ECLIPSE IN AQUARIUS CHEAT SHEETS BY RISING SIGN
Eclipses bring change. And with change comes all of our anxieties about how to meet it. This particular eclipse sits in the last degrees of Aquarius. It shares space with Mars and is square to Uranus. It’s ruled by fallen Saturn in Aries.
One of the major themes of this eclipse has to do with the tension between being exiled and being an icon. Being a stranger and standing out. Being an outsider, wanting to belong and feeling like the only way to do that is to situate oneself in the spotlight.
The public eye is uncomfortable because Saturn prefers to hang back at the edges. Watch from along the wall. Saturn will take part but usually by holding the line, from the safety of the shadows. And now Saturn is trying to step into the light. But the light is literally going out - for a moment. The Moon is moving in front of the Sun who has been lighting up Saturn’s domain of Aquarius. And Saturn in the early degrees of Aries, finally tries to step into the spotlight only to find oneself once again in the shadow, encircled by a ring of fire.
At first this feels like futility, especially in the parts of your chart that contain Aquarius. Saturn is trying to accomplish something in Aries and needs the tools of the Aquarius house to get the job done. In Aries, Saturn feels rushed. Stuck in the ring of fire, survival instinct kicks in. A sort of internal thrashing of fight and flight but all Saturn can do is freeze lest he get burned.
This experience can create quite a bit of anxiety. There is a way out, though it requires some deft maneuvering and will likely not be overnight.
Mars and Saturn are currently in a sign-based mutual reception. This means they are in each other’s homes. They are also in a sign-based sextile. This means that even if they don’t like each other, even if there’s tension, they are more inclined to help because they have what one another needs:
Mars needs speed to function, while Saturn prefers patience.
Mars requires the heat of passion, Saturn likes frosty detachment.
Mars wants to plunge its sword into its adversary while Saturn will build a wall to keep them at bay.
Mars seeks glory while Saturn strives for the security of the margins.
The part of your chart that contains Aquarius and the part of your chart that contains Aries need to reconcile these different approaches to challenge. The Aries part will bring all of those Mars things to Saturn. The Aquarius part is bringing all of those Saturn things to Mars. Below is a cheat sheet/reference list of where the tension between the shadows and spotlight, patience and speed, challenges and triumph are occurring based on your rising sign.
If you want to talk about how this solar eclipse is impacting your life and how it fits into the larger story of Saturn and Neptune in Aries in your chart, you can book a session via the link below.
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Aquarius 1st house is stressed seeking patience, privacy, security and time to deal with:
Identity & Expression
Direction & Presentation
Physical Body & Vitality
Approach & Appearance
Aries 3rd house wants movement, speed, triumph, and affirmative attention around:
Local Community and Immediate Environment
Carework
Siblings & Neighbors
Rhythms, Rituals & Routines
Intuition & Divination
Self Trust & Acceptance
Personal Praxis
Intimate Gatherings
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Aquarius 12th house is stressed seeking patience, privacy, security and time to deal with:
Mental Health & Chronic Ailments
Systems & Institutions
Incarceration
Exile
Liberation
Aries 2nd house wants movement, speed, triumph, and affirmative attention around:
Wealth & Resources
Creation & Consumption
Physical Wants & Needs
Assets & Possessions,
Property & Values
Worth & Gains
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Aquarius 11th house is stressed seeking patience, privacy, security and time to deal with:
Collective Power
Audiences
Hopes & Successes
Community Organizing
Future Ideals
Aries 1st house wants movement, speed, triumph, and affirmative attention around:
Identity & Expression
Direction & Presentation
Physical Body & Vitality
Approach & Appearance
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Aquarius 10th house is stressed seeking patience, privacy, security and time to deal with:
Reputation & Public image
Intention & Visible Impact
Action & Accomplishment
Aries 12th house wants movement, speed, triumph, and affirmative attention around:
Mental Health & Chronic Ailments
Systems & Institutions
Incarceration
Exile
Liberation
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Aquarius 9th house is stressed seeking patience, privacy, security and time to deal with:
Core Guiding Beliefs
Higher Education
Philosophy
Culture & Religion
Long Distance Travel
Aries 11th house wants movement, speed, triumph, and affirmative attention around:
Collective Power
Audiences
Hopes & Successes
Community Organizing
Future Ideals
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Aquarius 8th house is stressed seeking patience, privacy, security and time to deal with:
Shared Resources & Mutual Aid
Debts & Inheritances
Gestation & Death
Profit & Loss
Aries 10th house wants movement, speed, triumph, and affirmative attention around:
Reputation & Public image
Intention & Visible Impact
Action & Accomplishment
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Aquarius 7th house is stressed seeking patience, privacy, security and time to deal with:
Partnership & Commitments
Marriage & Contracts
Attachment & Relationships
Reflection
Aries 9th house wants movement, speed, triumph, and affirmative attention around:
Core Guiding Beliefs
Higher Education
Philosophy
Culture & Religion
Long Distance Travel
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Aquarius 6th house is stressed seeking patience, privacy, security and time to deal with:
Physical Health & Wellness
Employment & Service
Dissent & Submission
Vulnerability & Accidents
Acute Ailments & Routine Maintenance
Aries 8th house wants movement, speed, triumph, and affirmative attention around:
Shared Resources & Mutual Aid
Debts & Inheritances
Gestation & Death
Profit & Loss
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Aquarius 5th house is stressed seeking patience, privacy, security and time to deal with:
Creative Power
Pleasure & Progeny
Love Affairs & Romance
Children
Art
Aries 7th house wants movement, speed, triumph, and affirmative attention around:
Partnership & Commitments
Marriage & Contracts
Attachment & Relationships
Reflection
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Aquarius 4th house is stressed seeking patience, privacy, security and time to deal with:
Family & Foundation
Ancestral Lineage
Roots & Land
Home & Privacy
Aries 6th house wants movement, speed, triumph, and affirmative attention around:
Physical Health & Wellness
Employment & Service
Dissent & Submission
Vulnerability & Accidents
Acute Ailments & Routine Maintenance
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Aquarius 3rd house is stressed seeking patience, privacy, security and time to deal with:
Local Community and Immediate Environment
Carework
Siblings & Neighbors
Rhythms, Rituals & Routines
Intuition & Divination
Self Trust & Acceptance
Personal Praxis
Intimate Gatherings
Aries 5th house wants movement, speed, triumph, and affirmative attention around:
Creative Power
Pleasure & Progeny
Love Affairs & Romance
Children
Art
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Aquarius 2nd house is stressed seeking patience, privacy, security and time to deal with:
Wealth & Resources
Creation & Consumption
Physical Wants & Needs
Assets & Possessions,
Property & Values
Worth & Gains
Aries 4th house wants movement, speed, triumph, and affirmative attention around:
Family & Foundation
Ancestral Lineage
Roots & Land
Home & Privacy