And Their Shadow Agents

An eclipse is a powerful astrological signpost of change.  On this page I’ll talk about the eclipses of 2011 and their meanings.  For background on what eclipses mean in general, what they are (astronomically) and how each eclipse usually has one or more Shadow Agents, look here:  Eclipses and the Shadow Agent.

These eclipses are happening in 2011:
January 4, 2011:  A Solar Eclipse in Capricorn–A Test of Integrity
June 1, 2011:  A Solar Eclipse in Gemini–A Storm of Butterflies
June 15, 2011:  A total Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius–Bursting the Balloons
July 1, 2011:  A Solar Eclipse in Cancer
November 24, 2011:  A Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius
December 10, 2011:  A Lunar Eclipse in Gemini  (another total eclipse—should be intense)

Read about these 2010 eclipses to get a feel for how eclipses work:
January 14, 2010:  Relationships Call For Integrity
A Solar Eclipse in Capricorn with Venus as the Shadow Agent.
Venus waves her hand and suddenly you are at your workplace.  She shimmers into existence and tugs her suit jacket down, just like Captain Picard.  She looks so official you decide to pay attention. (more)

June 26, 2010:  Intoxicating Power
A Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn with several Shadow Agents—Pluto, Mercury, Uranus and Jupiter
The Capricorn moon likes to keep a lid on all things emotional, while the Cancerian Sun says, “let ‘em rip!”  Toss intellectual Mercury and passionate Pluto into the mix and you’ve got a wealth of contradictory arguments.  Uranus adds his form of irritation and Jupiter just makes everything bigger.  (more)

July 11, 2010:  Industrious Nest-Building
A Solar Eclipse in Cancer with Mars as the Shadow Agent
You hear a knock at the door.  You answer it.  Mars is there.  Before you can even speak, he’s rushed past you and is bringing things inside: a vacuum cleaner, a toolbox, a bucket containing cleaning supplies and several kinds of brooms, mops and brushes.  Outside you can see his van, groaning with construction supplies: jars of nails and screws, aluminum siding, wood flooring, copper pipes, roofing shingles and other sundry building materials.  After a few minutes of lightning-swift activity, he stops in front of you and gives you a military salute.  (more)

December 21, 2010:  Light in the Darkest Night
A Lunar Eclipse in Gemini during the winter solstice, with several Shadow Agents—Mercury, Uranus and Jupiter
Gemini’s desire to skate across the surface of emotions may conflict with the Moon’s need to look at emotional shadows during an eclipse.  Several other planetary influences complicate the matter. . .  (more)

To find out more about other astrological events happening in 2011, such as pivotal days and planetary conjunctions, see The Year 2011 .