Change is a Sign of Life

I’ve been quiet for a while, which is a sign of healing for me.

Even just 1 month ago I felt constant pressure to perform because if I didn’t I would be unloved or worse—forgotten (or so I believed). But during this pause, so much has happened that has completely changed the trajectory of my business. That’s not what this post is about, I just wanted to underline how much magic happens when we rest long enough to allow the universe to do its thing.

It’s an illusion that when you leave corporate and step into your dream of full time entrepreneurship that everything will actually feel like a dream. Sure, there are moments that absolutely do, but they’re no where near constant, at least not in the beginning.

I’ve been navigating this road over a year, now, and it has been more difficult and more rewarding than I could have ever imagined. Becoming a full time business owner is like going through the gauntlet of personal development. All of your shadow will show up in your business and you will be forced to face it or drown. There’s no more avoiding these things, anymore. There’s no more using work as an escape mechanism, which is easy to do when you’re working for someone else who will pay you for your “performance”.

It’s so different now, and it keeps changing. Which brings me to the actual topic I’m here to talk about today—eclipse season. Specifically, eclipse season for business owners.

*Queue foreboding music or fanfare* (depending on how you feel about change)

People tend to fear eclipse seasons so much because eclipses bring inevitable changes. While we can set intentions and do conscious work to release during regular new and full moons, eclipses are the universe’s way of getting us back on track if we’ve fallen out of alignment with what we really wanted to experience when we planned this life for ourselves.

Aligning my life and business with astrology is partially why I’ve chosen to be in this state of pause recently. Sure, burnout was another factor but knowing that we’re approaching our own personal tower moments really helps me stay in a state of surrender and not become too attached to the vision or the way things are right now. When we let go willingly, it’s much easier for these shifts to take place.

Think about it as if you’re holding a piece of your favorite candy (I think I’m already in Halloween-mode, but bear with me) and someone tries to take it away from you. You wrap your fist around it believing that the tighter you grip, the less likely it is that you’ll lose it. But what if the person trying to take it away is on a mission from God, and will do anything to pry it out of your hand and replace it with a Willy Wonka chocolate bar with a golden ticket inside that will make all of your wildest dreams come true.

If you resist, there will be pain, discomfort, frustration, disappointment, etc. But if you surrender, maybe there will still be an uncomfortable moment while you sit in the fear of the unknown, but then there will be magic.

Lunar Eclipse in Pisces / Solar Eclipse in Libra

*Puts teacher hat on*

Eclipse seasons are potent periods of transformation and growth. Working together, the lunar and solar eclipses serve as a catalyst to reveal what’s hidden, initiate major change and realign us with our soul’s path. These moments offer us incredible opportunity to reset and refresh our lives and our businesses.

The partial lunar (full moon) eclipse in Pisces hits us first on Tuesday, September 17th.

Pisces is the sign of deep spirituality, creativity, and the subconscious. This eclipse will call you to let go of your emotional baggage, outdated beliefs or lingering doubts that are weighing on your heart or mind. This is a time to notice what you notice—you’ll be able to see and address the hidden undercurrents that could be impacting what you believe is possible for your life and in turn, your business.

It will also invite you to reflect on your relationship with intuition and creativity. Have you been building your business solely in your head? Are you taking time to hear your inner guidance and if you do, are you trusting it? Are you giving yourself space to create from a place of inspiration?

This is the moment to lean into your spiritual gifts and clear away anything that may be blocking you from expressing them fully in your work.

This will be the first eclipse in Pisces in 9 years, giving you a glimpse of the life changing themes you may experience when the Lunar Nodes shift into Virgo and Pisces in 2025. Take a look at what is coming to an end in your life and how you relate to the process of letting it go.

And then on October 2nd, we have a solar (new moon) eclipse in Libra, the last eclipse in this sign for the next 9 years. It will off which will most likely be an emotionally intense month for many of us with themes around healing our deepest karmic wound. Libra’s focus on relationships, harmony and balance, will initiate a new chapter of a collective journey around relationships—how we show up in them, how we perceive them, and what we want or expect from them. Consider it invitation to assess how balanced we are in our personal and professional partnerships and rewrite the relationship patterns into ones that make us feel balanced, loved and appreciated.

If you’re reading this, my hope is that you feel validated in your feelings to pause. Eclipse seasons feel like a “wait and see what happens” moment… even though Virgo wants us to stay structured, routined and focus.

This is not a time to force. It’s a time to allow. And I would love to hear about what magic comes through for you in the next few weeks.