Lunar = Emotional, Solar = Identity

• Lunar Eclipses (Full Moons) = Emotional Shadow Work

  • These often illuminate hidden feelings, patterns, or relationships that have been brewing beneath the surface.

  • You may suddenly see a truth about yourself, others, or your past that was previously obscured.

  • Example: You realize that your avoidance of deep intimacy stems from childhood abandonment wounds.

• Solar Eclipses (New Moons) = Ego/Identity Shadow Work

  • They act as ego resets, stripping away attachments to outdated identities, illusions, or personas.

  • What you’ve over-identified with may be eclipsed, forcing you to explore your deeper, more authentic self.

  • Example: If you've built your sense of worth on external validation, a solar eclipse might disrupt that, pushing you to redefine your value from within.

💡 Why this matters for shadow work: The shadow self thrives in the unseen—eclipses pierce that veil and force us to confront what we’ve ignored, buried, or feared.

Fated Events & Repeating Cycles

• Eclipses activate the lunar nodes (North Node & South Node), which represent karmic lessons and soul growth.

• They often trigger major life shifts—people enter or exit our lives, long-standing situations break open, or we find ourselves at a crossroads.

• The energy isn’t random—it’s tied to long-term karmic cycles, often linked to past life themes, ancestral wounds, or unfinished soul contracts.

💡 Why this matters for shadow work: If you’re doing deep healing work, eclipses can unearth old wounds, ancestral trauma, or subconscious fears that must be faced in order to evolve.

Tower Moment Energy

• Eclipses often remove what is no longer serving us—whether we are ready or not.

• Think of them as divine course corrections—they push us out of stagnation and into alignment.

• This might mean letting go of relationships, jobs, or self-limiting beliefs that are keeping us small.

• The process is rarely subtle—eclipse energy can feel abrupt, chaotic, or disorienting, especially if we’ve been resisting necessary change.

💡 Why this matters for shadow work: Shadow work is about acknowledging and integrating the parts of ourselves we deny or suppress—and eclipses force that process by shaking up whatever we’ve been clinging to.

Surrender & Trust

• Unlike regular full/new moons, eclipse energy is wild, unpredictable, and fated.

• We are not meant to “manifest” or “control” eclipse energy—we are meant to surrender, witness, and allow the transformation to unfold.

• This is deeply uncomfortable for the ego, which craves control and certainty.

💡 Why this matters for shadow work: Learning to sit with uncertainty, discomfort, and the unknown is a core part of shadow integration. Eclipses demand that we trust the process—even when it feels like things are falling apart.

• On a collective level, eclipses expose hidden truths in society, politics, and culture.

• On a personal level, they often stir ancestral wounds and family karma.

• You may experience strange dreams, deep ancestral grief, or sudden realizations about inherited patterns.

💡 Why this matters for shadow work: If your lineage has unhealed trauma, eclipses often bring those wounds up for healing. You may feel an urge to break generational cycles or work with ancestral guides.