This Lunar Eclipse is extremely significant, as it is the longest Partial Lunar Eclipse we’ve had since 2022.

The eclipse will last for 5 hours and 38 minutes.

August 27 at 6:18pm HST/9:18pm PDT

 (you can find the conversions for your local timezone here)
This is a very deep (96.2%) partial lunar eclipse visible for North and South America and parts of Europe, and Africa. Eclipses that are visible in your local area have a stronger effect. While it’s not technically a Blood Moon Eclipse, it will almost be and we’ll still see a red cast over the moon from the Earth’s shadow.
Reminder this is NOT the time to put your crystals out to charge under the moonlight. No rituals, no manifesting. The Eclipse energies are much too volatile. Wait until the Full Moon in Aries in September.

With this Eclipse occurring in the Sign of Pisces, in the next 3 months we can expect some type of new beginning related to our spiritual connection & our ideal vision for Humanity. Of course, these effects will be personal for you regarding the particular area of your chart/life governed by Pisces.

Remember that Eclipses are fated moments where our Higher Self realigns us toward our Destiny.

***During an Eclipse, it’s best to simply BE. Instead of trying to work with the energies, simply allow the energies to work for you. Rest, stay hydrated, and observe the patterns that are unfolding in your life and know that somehow everything is happening for your highest good (even if it might feel like all hell is breaking loose right now).

If you’d like to dive deeper, I taught a 2-hour class last week, going over everything you need to know about this Pisces North Node Lunar Eclipse.
Ruled by the planet Neptune, Pisces in its quintessence is all about the Imaginal Realms & Spirituality, and is associated with the archetypes of the mystic, dreamer, spiritual visionary, psychic, artist, musician, healer, and savior.

So much of the conversation around lunar eclipses focuses on what is ending, what is being released, what is leaving. And while lunar eclipses do carry that energy, the fact that it is a North Node eclipse tells a very different story. The North Node is the Dragon’s Head, the point of amplification & destiny, of gifts being called forward. A North Node eclipse gives. It amplifies your spiritual connection, your creative vision & your sense of purpose in a particular area of your chart. Think of it as an extraordinary high tide washing the most beautiful, most needed & most aligned things toward you (while also washing away all that no longer serves). Whatever might be coming up for you now – deep feelings of insecurity, inadequacy, fears – know that they are rising to the surface so that they can be alchemized & released with this eclipse (this is also where Sound Healing can be so helpful).

This is also the final Pisces North Node eclipse we will have for another twenty years. Whatever influx of Piscean energy is available right now, the visions, the dreams, the spiritual downloads, the creative inspiration, is available at a level we will not see again for a generation. Open your heart wider. This is not the moment to brace yourself. This is a moment to receive.

With the North Node in the Sign of Pisces, we can expect an increase in our need for rest/sleep, dreams, desire to dissociate, spiritual connections & artistic expressions around the time of this eclipse.
In its healed expression Pisces is spiritual, dreamy, poetic, romantic, beautiful, empathic, compassionate, fluid, sensitive, and idealistic.
In its unhealed expression, it can be escapist, dissociative, prone to addiction, confused, diluted, vulnerable, spacey, and depressed. **If you notice any of these unhealed expressions in your life, it’s not a bad thing – it’s simply an opportunity for you to nourish the Pisces energy in your life.  Rest, make art, daydream, spend time in or around water, sleep in, watch movies, pay attention to your dreams (literal & figurative), and anchor yourself in your spiritual practices. 

The effects of Pisces eclipses can be more shifting, evolving, puzzling or sometimes confusing, (because it’s a Mutable sign) but they are generally not as intense as Cardinal or Fixed eclipses. We can usually see results in 3 months.

Pisces eclipses influence:

  • This is a very spiritual eclipse. Boundaries dissolve, we can be more sensitive (in all ways).  You may find that you feel more tired or low energy and may need more sleep.  Energetic Hygiene is a must!
  • Fluctuations in body’s defense (immune system), viruses, bacteria, mold, fungus, epidemics. Take extra good care of your health & don’t expose yourself to places/situations that may not normally be challenging health wise, but in this energy they might be because our immunity is weakened overall. 
  • All bodies of water, aquatic life, oil or other liquids (re: spills), marine professions.  Watch out for flooding (of water/liquids, or emotions).
  • Religion (esp Christianity), visionary states, compassion, charities, music & film industries.
  • Hospitals, prisons, churches, retreat centers, rehab, addictions, suicide, disabled persons, the poor.
  • Psychology, deception, confusion, lies, misinformation, hidden truths, secrets, mysteries, past lives, hidden things, loss, depression, dreams, meditation, angelic spiritual realms.
  • Also causes power outage in Virgo area of your life/chart (due to the South Node there). Make any needed clearing from that area of your life. Also all things related to Virgo: health, work, employment/unemployment, food management, farming, poultry, bees, service workers/services, veterinarians, pets, supplies, etc. It also affects all things related to Leo: creative expression, leadership, public visibility, children, romance & anything where you have been performing rather than truly shining.
  • NO SUBSTANCES!!! The energy is already trippy enough!  The veils between realms are dissolved.

ASPECTS TO THE PISCES LUNAR ECLIPSE

The Eclipse occurs at 4° Pisces and is aspected by the following:

Opposed (challenged) by Mercury at 4° Virgo, who made a Cazimi with the Sun approximately 11 hours before this eclipse:
Mercury Cazimi is when Mercury moves into the exact heart of the Sun & is reborn in his most pure & illuminated expression. So while Mercury opposing this eclipse can bring miscommunications & technology or travel disruptions, Mercury has just been purified. Use the same precautions you would with Mercury Retrograde. Back up your devices, give yourself extra time for travel & double-check communications before sending. The clarity is coming. Trust the process. Keep your Notes app handy for any insights or new ideas that come through.

Squared (challenged) by Uranus at 4° Gemini:
Uranus is the great awakener & a square catalyzes rather than destroys. Expect the unexpected: sudden insights, sudden course corrections that feel disorienting in the moment & wildly aligned in retrospect. This eclipse may deliver its gifts sideways. Your nervous system may be activated. Somatic practices, Kundalini & sound healing are all supportive right now.

Sextiled (supported) by Chiron at 4° Aries:
Chiron, the wounded healer, is forming a harmonious sextile to this eclipse. The healing that has been happening in your relationship to your own courage & willingness to take inspired action is being directly supported by what this North Node eclipse is bringing. How can you be an active agent in your own alchemical healing journey right now?

This eclipse falls in Gate 55, also known as the Gate of Abundance, sitting in the Solar Plexus Center in the Individual Emotional Circuit. In the Gene Keys, this is called The Dragonfly’s Dream, & it is one of the most significant Gene Keys in the entire transmission, directly connected to the mutation we are all moving through as we approach The 2027 Shift.

The shadow is Victimization: getting caught in the net of our own suffering stories & waiting for someone else to confirm our pain is real. It shows up as complaining, blame, and the mental loop that says life is hard. Any time we are in any shadow frequency, Richard Rudd says we are simultaneously in the shadow of the 55th Gene Key. This eclipse is illuminating wherever that mental loop has been running so you can free yourself from it.

The gift is Freedom: the moment you stop waiting for your suffering to be confirmed by someone else & start telling your own story. When you can take whatever happened to you & let it become the platform from which you speak, nobody can take your power away anymore. You own it. Think of the dragonfly, spending years as a nymph in the water with no idea of what it is becoming, going through hidden mutations it can’t feel. Then one day something in its cells is triggered & it climbs out of the water for the first time. As it rises into the air, the water from its old life is what pumps into its emerging wings & causes them to unfurl. What it’s leaving behind is what drives the transformation. Here the raw energy of your emotions becomes the vehicle for the unfurling of your future awareness. Freedom is both the path & the destination.

The siddhi is also Freedom, the only Gene Key where the gift & the siddhi share the same word. At this level, freedom cannot be chased. It arrives through radical acceptance, through surrendering into the drift. And it is deeply connected to Sound. The 55th Gift is woven into the way our bodies & emotions respond to music, and how DNA itself is structured like a musical composition. As the mutation of this Gene Key unfolds, we will begin to hear a new kind of music & vibrate at a frequency that lifts us free from the old genetic fears. The Lemurian frequencies, the solar plexus centered awareness of Atlantis, the Music of the Spheres, we are beginning to remember all of this right now through Sound & ceremony.

Under this eclipse, the invitation is simple: where have you been waiting for permission to be free? What do you need to release so you can tell your story? Your wings are already growing. The water from your old life is already pumping into them so that they can unfurl. 

Sound healing is one of the most powerful practices for navigating a Pisces eclipse. The dissolving quality of this energy, the amplified sensitivity, the flooding of the unconscious with new visions, sound works at exactly this level, bypassing the reasoning mind & speaking directly to the body & the emotional field. If you have been feeling the call to work with sound medicine more deeply, we would love to have you join us for the Shamanic Star Sound Training.

Enrollment extended to September 2nd at 9pm PDT!

What does this Pisces North Node Lunar Eclipse mean for you personally?  Check the house based on your Rising Sign to see. If you don’t know your Rising Sign, you can go to astro.com and get your chart for free. Please note: these forecasts are based on Whole House system. It’s the only way to do general readings. If you use a different house system (like I do), such as Placidus, you may need to read a different sign to get the correct reading for your house placement. 

ARIES RISING Something is being amplified in the most mystical corner of your chart right now. The North Node tide is flooding your 12th house, bringing visions, spiritual downloads & invisible support to the surface. Rest more than feels reasonable & pay close attention to your dreams. On the other side, your 6th house of daily rhythms & sacred work is being restructured. What wants to grow in its place is a devotional practice that actually feels like one.

TAURUS RISING The North Node is gathering something in your 11th house of community & future visions, a connection, a collaboration, a sense of your place in the collective that feels more fated than manufactured. Show up as yourself & trust what comes toward you. On the other side, your 5th house of creativity & self-expression is being cleared of any performance that has been keeping your real gifts at a safe distance. What flows after the clearing is the real thing.

GEMINI RISING Your 10th house of calling & public presence is where the North Node gifts are landing. Something about your work in the world is being amplified, recognized or moved forward in a way that feels larger than what you could have orchestrated alone. Pay attention to what opens in the next three months. On the other side, your 4th house of home & emotional foundation is being cleared & restructured so that what you build publicly has something real to stand on.

CANCER RISING The North Node tide is flooding your 9th house of philosophy, higher learning & the expansion of your worldview. Something you have been studying, exploring or developing as a way of understanding your life is reaching a new level of depth & clarity. On the other side, your 3rd house of voice & communication is being cleared of old mental patterns. What comes through now has more truth & more genuine authority in it.

LEO RISING The North Node is amplifying your 8th house of transformation, deep intimacy & shared resources, bringing forward a depth of healing, connection & a new relationship to receiving. On the other side, your 2nd house of self-worth & resources is being cleared of old stories about what you deserve. The depth of what is being gifted right now is directly proportional to how much of that old story you are willing to release.

VIRGO RISING The North Node is amplifying your 7th house of partnerships & significant relationships, bringing forward soul recognition, deep collaboration & connections that see the real you. On the other side, your 1st house is being cleared of the performance, the reaching for recognition, the identity built on proving rather than being. The relationships arriving now are coming for what remains after that clearing.

LIBRA RISING The North Node is amplifying your 6th house of daily rhythms, health & sacred service. A new devotional practice, a healing in how you show up for your body & your work, a vision for your sacred service that feels more alive & more authentically yours. On the other side, your 12th house of the unconscious is being cleared. What is being freed in the invisible realms is what makes the new devotional path possible.

SCORPIO RISING Your 5th house of creativity, joy, romance & self-expression is being flooded with North Node gifts. A creative vision, a permission to express yourself in ways that are more wildly, more specifically you than anything that came before. On the other side, your 11th house of community is being cleared of any performance of belonging that has been keeping your real creative contribution safely hidden. What pours out now is the real thing.

SAGITTARIUS RISING The North Node is landing in your 4th house of home, roots & emotional foundation & it is building something there. A new sense of inner safety, an ancestral healing, a relationship to home & belonging that feels more solid & more true. On the other side, your 10th house of career & public presence is being cleared of anything built on proving rather than genuine contribution. The roots always determine everything that grows above them.

CAPRICORN RISING Your 3rd house of voice, communication & the sharing of your gifts is receiving the North Node tide. Something wants to move through your voice right now that has more truth, more wisdom & more authority than what came before. On the other side, your 9th house of philosophy & belief systems is being cleared of dogmas that have been more limiting than liberating. Speak from the new belief. Your community is ready for it.

AQUARIUS RISING The North Node is amplifying your 2nd house of self-worth, values & resources. A new & more sovereign sense of what you are worth, a shift in how abundantly you allow yourself to receive, a resource or opportunity arriving as confirmation of your value. On the other side, your 8th house of transformation & shared resources is being cleared of old karmic patterns around power & intimacy. The more the old stories release, the more freely the new can flow.

PISCES RISING The eclipse is in your 1st house & it does not get more personal than this. The North Node is amplifying your presence, your purpose & your identity in the most direct way possible. This is the final Pisces North Node eclipse for twenty years landing directly on you. On the other side, your 7th house of partnerships is being cleared of any dynamic where you have been making yourself smaller to keep the peace. Who arrives when you stop shrinking?

Join us in Ceremony 

Friday August 28th · 6 PM HST / 9 PM PDT (replay after) 
Pisces Lunar Eclipse Sound Healing Ceremony

This Friday, the night after the Pisces eclipse, we are gathering for our Sound Healing ceremony to help you integrate the energies of the eclipse. The moon will still be in Pisces, and we are going full mermaid, diving into the mystical frequencies of Sound Medicine. With the eclipse happening in the 55th Gene Key, there’s a deep resonance with the energies of Lemuria and the way our bodies and emotions respond to Sound. Let yourself be held and nourished by the frequencies. Open your heart to the dreams and visions that are here for you. I look forward to seeing you there!

LUNAR ECLIPSE JOURNAL PROMPTS
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  • Give yourself plenty of time to rest and daydream if possible around the time of this eclipse.  What arises from your subconscious when you give your body space & time to be?
  • How does your experience of this eclipse echo, or add another layer to the previous Pisces Eclipse we had this time last year?
  • Where have you been operating from clouded or outdated mental patterns? What new clarity is trying to come through now as the fog begins to lift?
  • Something unexpected may arrive around the time of this eclipse, a sudden realization, a conversation that changes everything, a freedom you didn’t see coming. Where in your life are you being invited to trust what arrives unexpectedly?
  • What has been alchemizing in your relationship to your own courage & your capacity to take inspired action toward your dreams? What is the healed version of that story beginning to look like?
  • Make time to be with or in water around the time of this eclipse… what do you notice expanding in your life around this time?

My prayer for you for this Pisces Full Moon Lunar Eclipse:

May the gifts & blessings of this North Node eclipse arrive on the shores of your life in miraculous & unexpected ways. May the visions come. May every old story of suffering that has kept you waiting for someone else’s permission to be free finally be seen for what it is.May the music of the Lemurian frequencies rise in you & carry you into the freedom you came here for

Make space to receive it all, Shining Ones. This tide is bringing you exactly what you need.

If you are curious to learn more about how this Lunar Eclipse & all of the Astrological transits influence you personally in your own chart, I have 1:1 Readings available here.

For deeper audio insights into this eclipse, including the aspects & the Human Design & Gene Keys correlations, join us in the Synthesis Membership. 🌟

With endless devotion to your eternal empowerment,

Rakai’el

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