Total Eclipse of the Moon at 18 Gemini on Saturday Dec 10, 2011

The Total Lunar Eclipse is upon us at this very moment where it is exact at 9:36 AM EST. It is visible in the US except the eastern part. The eclipse occurs at the Full Moon in Gemini 18° 11 Gemini. You might have connection to the times around June 10, 2002 when this eclipse is linked to a solar eclipse that seeded the current events. Look back further to a lunar eclipse of December 1992 at the same spot as today’s eclipse.

This eclipse is packed with extraordinary planetary alignments. The planet that owns the ingenious and inventive energies is Uranus which is standing perfectly still today after its direct station early this morning at 2:05 AM. This planet’s station point is dramatic in its own right at the very high profile degree of zero Aries. This indicates extreme action on a global platform. Anything quietly brewing reaches out to the general population and can spark a revolution. It is clear that in Russia with the instant Twitter feed that people are speaking and reacting with greater openness. Thousands are demonstration against the election poll results from last Sunday. In a country where people might have been mowed down in the past they are somewhat protected by the presence of the eyes of the world. Authorities have permitted up to 30,000 to attend the demonstration dubbed "For Fair Elections". This is a perfect example of the Uranus’ energy.

The pulse of the planet might be measured by intense hum surrounding this eclipse of extreme planetary arrangements. The red hot Mars influence, for instance, is positioned in a challenging square to this eclipse degree as it approaches its still point where it will retrograde on January 23rd 2012, thus, giving us a full portion of forward thrust from the Martian energies. It expresses a driving burst to move things. For now it is still moving forward and you can mark down the dates when Mars revisits this territory again March 2 - 5, 2012 and May 25- 31, 2012.
Mercury continues its retrograde path and is now passing over its message points from November 6, 2011. Its messages today may show further links to December 17th 2011.

The dwarf planet Ceres in Pisces also impacts our hearts while in a difficult square to the eclipse point and sadly in opposition to Mars. Mythological Jupiter in the past has come to the rescue of the grieving mother, Ceres, but now seems to have his hands tied behind his back while retrograde a zero Taurus. There is a promise he makes that may be delivered on Christmas Day when he turns direct.

Venus appears to bring comfort to Ceres while building bridges and opening doors for 60° away in Capricorn. Currently our sister planet is out of the corral and is scheduled to return next Saturday December 17th. For those of you who find love only when Venus is out of bounds there may be an important introduction given by this lunar eclipse event.

Betelgeuse is the beta star at 21° Gemini, that is most closely aligned with this eclipse. It is the second brightest star in the constellation Orion. It indicates “Success through the Shadow. Therefore its success comes through a journey which deals with the more difficult features of the psyche.