

The remaining two solar eclipses in June and December occurred in Cancer and Sagittarius.īy the time society entered 2021, we were a bit frazzled. If you recall the chaos in 2020 was all over the map with four lunar eclipses (January, June, July, and November) occurring in Cancer, Sagittarius, Capricorn and Gemini respectively. Some years are a bit more turbulent, such as the year 2020 with six eclipses.

When I think about the everyday chaos in most of our lives, I am thankful that we normally have only four eclipses a year on average. Thankfully, they don’t happen every day or even every week as they speed up the energetic effect of either the new moon (solar eclipse) or the full moon (lunar eclipse). In short, May provides a necessary transformational breathing space for each of us as well as the fullest expression of spring.Įclipses in general are transformational points in time. We look at maps to know when and how to make our gardens safe rest stops for various bird and other species passing through. For those on the Monarch flight path from Canada to Mexico, perhaps we planted high energy milkweed in the fall to provide rest stop nourishment for planted larvae that will emerge in the spring.

We provide safe habitats for pollinating insects with the practice of “ No-Mow May” in many communities. Although Earth Day falls in the month of April, for many in far northern climes, the month of May marks the start of when gardens truly flourish.

One transformation is with our protection of the earth. While joy abounds, this time is truly one of transformation as we cannot reach as state of joy without exploring what lies beneath and within Wedding season begins in full force in May as temperatures warm and outside movements increase. In the northern hemisphere, May brings a much needed change. As a month, May welcomes a time of jubilant celebrations, starting with a fiery cross-quarter sabbat, International Workers’ Day, and this year, a lunar eclipse in the transformative sign of Scorpio.
