The Blood Moon Eclipse: A Choice Point of Power & Healing

Twice a year we enter eclipse season. This month offers us two eclipse events. On September 7th, the skies deliver a rare and potent event: a Blood Moon, a total lunar (or full moon) eclipse at 15° Pisces. Lunar eclipses always bring intensity and reflection—truth revealed, shadows exposed, endings and beginnings, often woven together. But this one carries an unmistakable spiritual weight, the kind that can alter the trajectory of our lives if we meet it with courage.

Think of this eclipse as the cosmic version of nuclear fusion. In fusion, immense pressure and heat ignite a process where two separate elements unite, releasing incredible energy that powers stars. An eclipse symbolically mirrors this—tremendous tension gathers in our lives, pressure builds around old wounds or patterns, and under this force, something new fuses into form. A new light is born from what once seemed impossible - or perhaps even unseen to us - to integrate.

The Pisces–Virgo Axis: Spirit and Service

Because this eclipse occurs at 15° Pisces, it awakens the polarity axis of Pisces and Virgo. Every full moon already carries a polarity story, but an eclipse amplifies this energy significantly.

    •    Pisces is considered the most spiritual sign of the zodiac. It holds the energy of compassion, transcendence, unity, and spiritual surrender. Pisces reminds us to surrender, dissolve boundaries, and trust the flow of the unseen. In its highest potential, it dissolves separation and helps us remember we are more than our wounds, more than our identities, more than the small story we’ve been living; and it reminds us that at our core, we are all connected. In its shadow, it can lure us into escapism, denial, or bypassing—losing ourselves in the fog and never ending merging nature of its vastness.

    •    Virgo, standing opposite, offers us the gifts of discernment, clarity, embodied healing, and sacred service. Virgo asks us to refine, organize, and bring life to order. At its best, Virgo grounds the dream of Pisces into daily, embodied action—it asks, how do you live this truth in your body, in your routines, in your relationships? In its shadow, Virgo can fall into over-analysis, criticism, or perfectionism that keeps us from ever truly living our full potential and feeling whole.

This eclipse on the Pisces-Virgo axis asks us to weave these forces together: to bring our spiritual longings (Pisces) into tangible, embodied practices (Virgo). To allow both compassion and transcendence, but not lose the grounded reality of real-life integration. It reminds us to release the fears and old patterns or habits that hold us back; reminding us that we don’t have to control every detail of our life to be safe and that we never have to earn our worth. It teaches us that when we release control we don’t lose power, we gain a new kind of strength - one that flows from a place of alignment and not force. And it also reminds us of the importance and value of energetic boundaries; that, no matter how well intentioned you are, you cannot pour from an empty cup. The magic of this harmonious integration happens when we blend the energies consciously: excellence and boundaries with compassion, doing with being, conscious surrender, faith with precision, intuition with discernment, vision with practicality, etc.

Fated Change and the Eclipse Mystery

Astrologers hold different views on eclipses. Some encourage ritual and manifestation; others caution against it. I personally see eclipses as fated portals—moments where the hand of destiny is stronger than our own intention-setting. For this reason, I do not manifest with absolutes during eclipses the way I would with a normal new or full moon. Instead, I tend to go inward and reflect and listen. I notice what is surfacing, what is breaking open, what is dissolving. And I reflect within myself: What wants to be healed here? What am I being asked to see that perhaps I haven’t yet seen in full? How can I embody this new change?

Eclipses are like wild cards in the cosmic deck. They can bring sudden, rapid change, insight, or illumination, that alters everything overnight, but just as often, their effects ripple out more slowly over the next six months to come. Sometimes we don’t recognize the eclipse’s teaching until a later turning point makes its pattern clear. Sometimes we see external shifts and material reality changes (relationship or job for example, beginning or ending) and sometimes it is more subtle and internal - a change in our perception or mindset. But, they always mark a turning point of some point.

When Eclipse Effects Unfold

One of the most common questions I hear is: “When will I feel the eclipse?” The truth is, the effects of a total lunar eclipse are rarely confined to the day itself.

    •    In the moment: You may feel waves of emotion, revelations, or sudden endings on the day of the eclipse. This is the raw shadow material surfacing for release. This will likely be especially prominent this eclipse as Pisces is a water sign and this is a total lunar (or full moon) eclipse which means it magnifies a normal full moon cycle which typically signifies release.

    •    Two weeks after: The energy often continues to reverberate until the next new moon, as the themes settle into your system and start shaping your choices.

    •    Three to six months: Many eclipses work like seeds planted in shadow. Their stories begin to play out over the season ahead, especially when other transits re-activate the same degree.

    •    Up to 18 months: Because eclipses are tied to the lunar nodes, their full impact can ripple through your life until the next set of eclipses, or even longer. Often you only realize in hindsight that a major shift began under an eclipse portal.

With a total lunar eclipse, like this Blood Moon at 15° Pisces, the emphasis is often on culmination and closure—a harvest of sorts, where what has been building finally comes to light. But don’t be surprised if the real transformations unfold slowly, like a tide reshaping the shoreline.

The Healing Potential

    •    Release of old cycles: Eclipses tend to close chapters that were never fully resolved. If something resurfaces now, it is not punishment—it’s an invitation to complete the loop with more intentional awareness.

    •    Acceleration of growth: What normally might take years to shift can pivot in weeks. Eclipse energy condenses time. While radical shifts aren’t always the norm, they certainly are not rare in eclipse portals. Quantum leaps can happen under eclipses. Especially when angular houses and personal planets are involved.

    •    Integration of shadow: This is not about destroying the past, but fusing it into wisdom. Like nuclear fusion, you become more luminous when you accept the pressure, surrender to the process, and let transformation burn away illusion.

How to Work with It

    1.    Ground Yourself – The intensity of an eclipse can scatter your nervous system. Get barefoot on the Earth, take salt baths, or place your spine against a tree. Breathwork, body shaking (to release trapped emotion), or simple yoga flows and walks in nature can help release the pressure.

    2.    Name the Shadow – Write down what old patterns, doubts, or stories are surfacing. Naming them takes away their power. You cannot heal what you refuse to see.

    3.    Create a Choice Ritual – Rather than “manifesting,” honor the eclipse by making a conscious choice. On the night of the eclipse, light a single candle and say aloud something simple such as: “I choose to release what no longer fuels me, and I choose to ignite my next chapter with clarity, strength, and love.” Burn a piece of paper with your limiting belief written on it. Allow the ashes to return to the earth.

    4.    Anchor the Light – Follow up the release with something that roots you in joy: singing, dancing, journaling gratitude, or preparing a nourishing meal. Transformation is not only about letting go but also about inviting new frequencies into your body and nourishing yourself.

    5.    Stay Compassionate – Eclipse portals stir emotion in everyone. If people around you act out, remember they too are under the same cosmic pressure. Hold compassion without sacrificing your boundaries.

Why This Eclipse Matters

This Blood Moon at 15° Pisces is not simply a celestial event—it’s a cosmic mirror. It shows us where we’ve hidden our light behind shadow, fear, or complacency. But like nuclear fusion, the energy of this eclipse asks us to use the pressure - surrender to it - not resist it. Pressure is the birthplace of stars, and in this moment, you are asked to become your own source of radiance.

We are at a collective crossroads. Each of us can choose contraction—clinging to what we’ve outgrown—or expansion, stepping into authenticity, truth, and true, luminous power. The choice, is up to us.

Final Reminder:

You are not being broken down—you are being refined. This Blood Moon eclipse is not the end, but the ignition. Trust that the pressure is purposeful. Trust that your soul knows the way. Lean into the emotional wisdom of Jupiter in Cancer, the intuitive knowing of Pisces, and the discernment and practicality of Virgo. Ground, release, choose, and rise.

Reflections:

• What patterns or storylines are surfacing now that may have begun 6–18 months ago? What wants to close, so something new can be born?

• How would your daily routine change if you prioritized more healthy boundaries, nervous system regulation, and micro habits over productivity? What would you add? What would you release? How can you invite balance into this area of your life?

• Where are you being asked to surrender control and trust the flow of life? Where might you be avoiding truth by escaping or numbing?

• What practices, routines, or embodied actions could help you ground your spiritual insights into tangible healing?

• What patterns, fears, self-doubt, or stories are surfacing that you’ve been carrying for far too long? How do you see them more clearly now?

• From this moment forward, what are you choosing to release, and what new energy or truth are you choosing to carry with you?

  After journaling or reflecting, sit for a few moments with your hand over your heart or belly. Let your body feel the truth of what you’ve reflected upon. Integration happens not only in the mind but in the body and spirit.