Eclipse Season
A Cosmic Threshold
Every year, the cosmos offers us a window called eclipse season—a few weeks when the Sun, Moon, and Earth line up in ways that stir change, insight, and realignment. Eclipses are not just astronomical events; astrologically, they are gateways that move us closer to our destiny, often in ways we could never script ourselves.
What Is an Eclipse Season?
Eclipses happen when the Sun and Moon align close to the lunar nodes—the invisible points in the sky where the Moon’s orbit crosses the path of the Sun (the ecliptic). These nodes are known as the North Node (our evolutionary pull forward) and the South Node (the patterns we’ve outgrown but often return to for comfort).
Solar eclipses arrive on new moons, beginning fresh cycles. They often mark external events or new directions.
Lunar eclipses arrive on full moons, bringing release, illumination, or closure.
Together, they weave the story of where we are coming from and where we’re meant to grow.
The Meaning of the Nodes
The North Node shows us where our soul is stretching—sometimes uncomfortably—into growth. The South Node represents the gifts and habits we’ve carried from the past but may rely on too heavily. During eclipse season, life nudges us (or sometimes pushes us) to let go of old patterns and step into the lessons of the North Node.
September 2025: Pisces Lunar Eclipse & Virgo Solar Eclipse
This September, eclipse season unfolds across the Pisces–Virgo axis, themes of spirit and matter, intuition and discernment, surrender and service.
Lunar Eclipse in Pisces (Full Moon)
This eclipse highlights release, compassion, and the unseen layers of life. Pisces invites us to dissolve illusions, soften control, and reconnect to flow and faith. It may bring heightened dreams, emotions, and endings of old cycles that no longer resonate with our deeper truth.
Solar Eclipse in Virgo (New Moon)
Just days later, the Virgo solar eclipse plants seeds in the soil of order, healing, and discernment. Virgo energy asks: How do we tend the details of our lives so they align with our spirit’s purpose? This eclipse offers a chance to create new routines, clear clutter, and embody more grounded practices of self-care, service, and integrity.
Together, these eclipses ask us to balance the mystical and the practical: to dream and to do, to trust the unseen while showing up in the everyday.
A Rare Double New Moon in Virgo
Usually, each zodiac sign only holds one new moon per year. But this year, we receive two new moons in Virgo, the second being the solar eclipse.
The first Virgo new moon opened the doorway. It invited us to prepare, to cleanse, to organize, to align with clarity.
The second Virgo new moon, arriving as a solar eclipse, acts like a cosmic exclamation point. It seals the lesson, marking a deeper reset in how we bring Virgo’s energy into our lives.
Astrologically, a double new moon in the same sign emphasizes that we are being asked not just to plant seeds, but to truly commit to new patterns and ways of living. Virgo here says: “This isn’t just an idea. It’s a practice. Show up daily.”
Eclipse Meets Equinox: A Turning of Seasons
This solar eclipse also aligns closely with the autumn equinox—a natural point of balance in the year when day and night are equal.
The equinox marks a threshold: a shift from outward growth (summer) to inward reflection (autumn).
Combined with an eclipse, it becomes doubly potent: endings and beginnings, balance and change, woven together in one moment.
Equinox eclipses are rare and profound. They ask us to rebalance our lives—to notice where we’ve tilted too far into busyness or passivity, giving or taking, doing or dreaming. Virgo’s practicality helps us ground that balance into real habits, while Pisces reminds us to stay connected to compassion and flow.
Why We Don’t Do Ritual During Eclipses
Many astrologers teach that eclipses are not times for ritual. Here’s why: eclipses are not ordinary new or full moons. Their energy is unpredictable, fated, and often outside our conscious control. Rather than moments to set intentions or manifest, eclipses are best understood as cosmic course-corrections.
Think of them as wildcards: they reveal what’s hidden, close chapters suddenly, or redirect us toward something we may not have planned but truly need. Because of this, it’s wise to allow the eclipse to unfold without trying to control or harness it.
Instead of ritual, these days are invitations to:
Rest and witness. Let events reveal themselves.
Notice what surfaces. Pay attention to dreams, insights, or endings.
Trust the process. Eclipses move us in ways that our own rituals might not be able to orchestrate.
A Different Kind of Gathering
Because of this, our next New Moon Women’s Circle will not be a traditional ritual of intention-setting. Instead, it will be an evening of sharing and reflection:
We’ll gather in community—sipping, sitting, and opening space together.
Each guest is invited to bring something to share—a dish, a drink, a poem, or a simple gift for the table.
Together, we’ll pull oracle cards and create prompts for reflection, journaling, or quiet contemplation throughout the equinox weekend.
This gathering will be more about receiving than doing—leaning into Virgo’s grounded presence and Pisces’ spacious wisdom, while letting the eclipse work its mysterious magic on its own.
Takeaway: During eclipse season, less is more. Don’t force ritual. Instead, honor the threshold by gathering, sharing, and listening—both to each other and to the universe
