Copyright by Lorna Tedder on June 27th, 2010

Partial lunar eclipse, view from Australia.  Photo copyright by  wiccked; creative commons license.
This trio of articles covers finding out how the partial lunar eclipse of June 26, 2010 might affect you astrologically by looking at parallel and related eclipses, house placement, and planets in conjunction or opposition to the eclipse.
How the June 2010 Full Moon Eclipse [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on June 26th, 2010

The June 26, 2010 partial lunar eclipse.  Photo copyright by  dcafe; creative commons license.
This trio of articles covers finding out how the partial lunar eclipse of June 26, 2010 might affect you astrologically by looking at parallel and related eclipses, house placement, and planets in conjunction or opposition to the eclipse. 
Part 1
Part 2

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on June 25th, 2010

For about 15 months, I offered regular Full Moon and Eclipse Rituals as part of this blog.  If you’re interested, check out the Astrology category and read some of the posts from 2008 and 2009.
For those of you looking for rituals, prayers, or meditations for the Full Moon eclipse on June 26, 2010, I’m not [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on June 24th, 2010

Photo copyright by DJMcCrady; creative commons license.
 
This trio of articles covers finding out how the partial lunar eclipse of June 26, 2010 might affect you astrologically by looking at parallel and related eclipses, house placement, and planets in conjunction or opposition to the eclipse.
 
1.        Parallel and related eclipses: 
 
For a better understanding of the Saros and [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on June 22nd, 2010

It’s Eclipse Week here at The Spiritual Eclectic, so watch for more articles this week on how this eclipse will affect you.
But first, the basics.
Time and Date: 
June 26, 2010; 6:31 AM Central (here in NW Florida)
Type: 
Partial Lunar.  That means that the Full Moon won’t be entirely obscured by the Earth’s shadow.
Where seen: 
Australia and East Asia [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on June 22nd, 2010

Since the June 26, 2010 Full Moon eclipse is supposed to be the most (astrologically) intense eclipse in over 500 years, I’ve decided to make this Eclipse Week on this site.  Through the next week, I’ll be posting articles about the eclipse, what it means, whether to panic, and what’s going on in our world [...]

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Drying out the cauldron under the amazing, fast-growing azaleas that were planted 10 years ago and suddenly love me.  Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder; all rights reserved.
After my first Neptune-Sun relationship ended, I became fascinated with what astrology tells us about this conjunction—to the point that I tried for the next 6 months to [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on April 19th, 2010

Thistles in the field…or maybe alien life?  Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder; all rights reserved.
Astrology is my hobby, and I love learning new things.  I’m a big fan of asteroids and now, thanks to astrologer Eileen Nauman’s articles on the Trans-Neptune Planets, aka the Uranians, I’ve been playing around with my chart and the charts [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on April 15th, 2010

Expecting a pleasant and serene time with Mercury in Retrograde as I re-visit old paths.  Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder, all rights reserved.

“Mercury’s in retrograde!”  To most of my astrology-loving friends, those two words are worth at least a groan or two.  It’s the herald of a three-week span of mis-communications, car trouble, computer [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on March 2nd, 2010

Photo credit by Vitó; creative commons license

Oh, the Vertex, what a game–he’s hiding all the cards.
The Vertex is in charge of finding treasure in the dark,
And watching over lucky clover–isn’t that bizarre?
Every little thing the Vertex does
Leaves you answered with a question mark.  (“The Reflex”—Duran Duran)
Okay, so I like to dance through my house [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on March 1st, 2010

Photo credit by Aislinn Bailey; used with permission.

Originally published in Third Degree and Rising, 2007.
This is important for reasons I cannot yet fathom, except that I’m looking for what is real.
We’re so sure of what reality is. We gaze at the night sky, at what’s not visible in the glare of harsh light, and congratulate [...]

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Photo copyright:  Aislinn Bailey, used with permission.

Well, she looks at you so coolly,
And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea;
She comes in incense and patchouli,
So you take her, to find what waiting inside
The Year of the Cat.
– “The Year of the Cat,” Al Stewart and Peter Wood
Yes, I came in the Year [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on February 7th, 2010

Sitting in the cemetery at sunset, 8 months into a year with Solar Return Sun in the dreaded Eighth House; Photo copyright by Aislinn Bailey, AisPortraits, Niceville, Florida
My birthday’s coming up in just a few weeks, and you know what that means?  I’m finishing up a year when my Solar Return Sun was in my [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on February 6th, 2010

I know a lot of you come here for info on what I called “applied astrology.”  I am NO EXPERT but enjoy astrology as a hobby because I love looking at patterns and personalities, and I’ve learned the most about it by looking specifically at what’s going on in my chart and the charts of [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on February 1st, 2010

A few favorite cards from Raven Grimassi and Stephanie Taylor Grimassi’s The Well-Worn Path deck
I have a lot of friends who read Tarot cards–and every last one of them is pretty good at it!   Invariably, when we get together, we somehow end up drooling over the beautiful artwork of the newest deck among us [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on January 24th, 2010

The Helix Nebula.  Photo Credit NASA, ESA, C. R. O’Dell (Vanderbilt University), M Meixner, and P. McCullough (STScI)
Astrology has certainly had its share of skeptics and non-believers—and for good reason: most people are familiar only with vague one-liner newspaper horoscopes that can apply to almost anyone. If you’ve spend any significant amount of time exploring [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on September 3rd, 2009

NASA photo:  The Galileo spacecraft surveyed the moon on Dec. 7, 1992, on its way to explore the Jupiter system.
The September Full Moon in Pisces, aka the Corn Moon, occurs on September 4, 2009 at 11:03 AM Central time here in the Florida Panhandle. Last month’s Full Moon was about letting your dream take you [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on August 6th, 2009

NASA photo:  Earthrise
Super sensitive. That’s what I am. I’m still trying to assimilate the weirdness (thus far) from yesterday’s eclipse, August 5, 2009. I had some strange physical effects, and it felt like the veil between the worlds was thinner than ever yesterday. In fact, I know it was, based on what [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on August 5th, 2009

The August Full Moon in Aquarius, aka the Sturgeon Moon, occurs on August 5, 2009 at 7:55 PM Central time here in the Florida Panhandle. Last month’s Full Moon was about dreaming your dreams a little differently. This Full Moon, I feel, is all about…letting your dream take you by the hand. More on that….
Aquarius, [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on July 21st, 2009

Astrologically, this Total Solar Eclipse of July 21 (22, depending on where you are), 2009, will have a major effect on just about everyone. With the sun being eclipsed at the 29th degree of Cancer, it’ll have the most impact on those with Sun and Ascendant in that sign but everyone will feel it in [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on July 6th, 2009

The July 2009 Eclipse (7/7/09 full moon lunar eclipse) repeats the saros 110 pattern. For the related meditation/ritual, see Moon in Capricorn Rituals and Meditations: July 2009
For the rest of this article, go here.   We are transferring many of our articles to a new website, so please bear with us!

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on July 5th, 2009

The July Full Moon in Capricorn, aka the Buck Moon and sometimes called the Thunder Moon, occurs on July 7, 2009 at 4:22 AM Central time here in the Florida Panhandle. Last month’s Full Moon was about telling your story the way you want it to be, even if it’s not always the way it’s [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on June 6th, 2009

The June Full Moon in Sagittarius, aka the Strawberry Moon, occurs on June 7, 2009 at 1:12 PM Central time here in the Florida Panhandle. Last month’s Full Moon was about speaking your truth. This Full Moon, I feel, is all about…telling our story, the way we want it to be even if it’s not [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on May 7th, 2009

Special Post on the Full Moon  is sponsored by The Long-Awaited Honest-to-God Secret to Being Happy, available at half-price to readers of The Spiritual Eclectic. Click here to download.
Check out 2 new sites we’re working on:  http://www.life-strategies-to-go.com and http://www.spiritual-pagan-paranormal.com.  And…don’t forget to follow us on Twitter for the latest updates.
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The May Full Moon, aka the [...]

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Copyright by Lorna Tedder on April 8th, 2009

This Special Post on the Full Moon  is sponsored by The Long-Awaited Honest-to-God Secret to Being Happy, available at half-price to readers of The Spiritual Eclectic. Click here to download.
Check out 2 new sites we’re working on:  http://www.life-strategies-to-go.com and http://www.spiritual-pagan-paranormal.com.  And…don’t forget to follow us on Twitter for the latest updates.
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The April Full Moon, aka [...]

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