The month of February promises to be a real boon for astrologers who are already making all kinds of outlandish predictions about the impact of this Saturday’s lunar eclipse – and the solar eclipse scheduled for later this month.
“Astrologers believe eclipses are harbingers of change — the most supercharged moments of the year,” writes Yasmin Boland, a “moonologist” for The Daily Mail. “They usher in excitement and evolution, sometimes forcing our hand on situations we have been trying our best to ignore. During an eclipse, we are compelled to look forward, whether we are ready to or not.”
Boland calls herself a “moonologist,” meaning someone who studies the phases of the moon as a way of “decoding” them as well as the “prevailing emotions” and “opportunities arising.”
She’s referring to the two eclipses that will occur this month – a full moon or lunar eclipse on Saturday, February 11, and a new moon or solar eclipse on Sunday, February 26.
Boland claims that this celestial spectacle is the perfect time to make changes because “change born out of an eclipse nearly always works out for the best.” (No proof is offered.)
She goes on to claim that for those who have wandered off the wrong path, these astrological events will set you back on track.
And those who have been unhappy in their relationship can use the power of the eclipse to “suddenly break loose.”
“This might be painful at the time, but actually it’s freeing you up to find deeper love,” she advises.
Everyone should take stock of their lives this month because now is the time to act by “harnessing the moon’s energy to change your life . . .”
Of course, all of this is nothing more than superstitious nonsense based on a Babylonian occult art known as astrology.
But not according to Boland. She insists that “the Moon phases are as important as the chakras, the meridians, good preferably organic food, good sleep and sex and meditation. That is my opinion, in any case.”
For true stargazers (astronomers), Saturday’s eclipse will be most easily viewed after sunset on February 10 from the eastern portions of North and South America. For the most of North America, the moon will be in eclipse at moonrise (sunset) on February 10 and will be obscured by evening twilight.
The February 26 event, known as an annular or “ring of fire” eclipse will not be visible from North America but will be seen only in far-southern South America, the South Atlantic Ocean and southeastern Africa.
However, we’ll get another chance to see one on August 21, 2017, when a total solar eclipse will be visible from the continental U.S. The path of the eclipse will cross the USA from coast to coast, cutting through parts of the following states: Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and South Carolina. The moon’s penumbral shadow will produce a partial eclipse visible from a much larger region covering most of North America.
Attaching special powers to these events – rather than to the power Who created them – is to make them into “gods.” To believe that the timing of the events will bring about some kind of “good luck” is as superstitious as keeping a rabbits foot in your pocket.
Put your faith in the Creator and you’ll have all the power you need to live a good and healthy life.
