By Jo Mooy
Solar eclipses are fairly numerous, about two to four per year—but the area on the ground covered is only about 50 miles wide. In any given location on Earth, a total eclipse happens only once every hundred years or so. Though, for selected locations they can occur as little as a few years apart. Whether you can view an eclipse or not depends on where you are on Earth.
Most who live in North America remember the 2017 Solar Eclipse, which was impressive. But the eclipse occurring on April 8th promises to be bigger and better. It crosses heavily populated cities from Mexico, across the Southwestern United States to the Northeast and Canada. Around 35.1 million people will be able to view it without leaving their homes. It’s also the last eclipse that will cross North America for the next 20 years. This is significant, as you’ll see below.
The April 8th eclipse’s “Peak Totality” will be longer (4 minutes) than the one in 2017. This gives viewers a chance to see solar flares against the blackness of the moon. This eclipse also arrives during the maximum solar flare season, so scientists are enlisting citizen helpers to document many experiments. It’s notable that major science experiments are done during eclipses. In the 1919 eclipse, Einstein proved the Theory of Relativity.
There’s a remarkable concurrence that two solar eclipses (October 2023 and April 2024) mark an X over the state of Texas! The name of the state of Texas originated from the Spanish Caddo language meaning “friend or ally.” Does the X of the two eclipses mark Texas as special in any way? The state has vast natural resources like oil, gas and cattle, and a diverse educated population. World-renowned medical research clinics host patients and scientists from all over the world who come for diagnostic evaluations or treatments. Texas is also fast becoming the “new” home of major technology companies including Tesla, Apple, Amazon, Space X and Google.
This isn’t a geography lesson! However, it bears looking behind the solar eclipse’s “X marks the spot” and asking a few questions about why two solar eclipses were positioned to pass over Texas six months apart. Climate changes will affect every country on Earth between now and 2050, and Texas is the U.S. state most vulnerable to climate change. With technology companies present, how Texas manages flooding coastlines, arid temperatures, and increasing flooding will become a benchmark for the rest of the planet.
I also found one more significant coincidence while researching the eclipse. Pluto moves into Aquarius this year, where it remains until 2043. This solar eclipse is also the last one we’ll see until 2045. So, the powerful alignments of the solar eclipses and Pluto’s move into Aquarius signals that great changes will occur in the next 20 years. It also implies that Texas or the states near the path of the eclipse will play a heightened role in the future direction of the country.
Pluto is the planet of transformation and renewal. Pluto in Aquarius represents change and transformation on a global scale. The last time it was in Aquarius (1776-1798) it was called the Age of Revolutions (the United States, France, Haiti). Citizens around the world that are experiencing Pluto in Aquarius will demand their individual voices are heard, and they will seek equality and justice for the greater good of the entire community. This 20-year period promises a profound shift in the collective consciousness of society, where social causes and universal responses become the main focus.
Solar eclipses will also draw our attention to the powers of the Cosmos. During the eclipse, the dark shadow of the moon moves across the brilliant light of the sun. This phenomenon, of light and dark opposing each other, shows each one seeking supremacy over the other. Yet, after a brief struggle for dominance, the sun and the moon eventually return to their ordered places in the cosmic cycle. The lesson is that whatever we experience on the outer levels of daily life also returns to harmony after a brief struggle.
During the eclipse, you’ll be joined by millions who are staring at the same phenomenon. In the 4 minutes of totality, assess your personal belief systems and toss out the ones that create anxiety. During this time of renewal, open the door to making a friend of your enemy. Be grateful for your presence on Earth as we shake off the old limitations and bask in the freshness of new ideals. Let anger, hatred and wars of all kinds be relegated to a less enlightened time. And as the sunlight returns may it illuminate our hearts and souls so that peace prevails on Earth.
Jo Mooy has studied with many spiritual traditions over the past 40 years. The wide diversity of this training allows her to develop spiritual seminars and retreats that explore inspirational concepts, give purpose and guidance to students, and present esoteric teachings in an understandable manner. Along with Patricia Cockerill, she has guided the Women’s Meditation Circle since January 2006 where it has been honored for five years in a row as the “Favorite Meditation” group in Sarasota, FL, by Natural Awakenings Magazine. Teaching and using Sound as a retreat healing practice, Jo was certified as a Sound Healer through Jonathan Goldman’s
Sound Healing Association. She writes and publishes a monthly internationally distributed e-newsletter called Spiritual Connections and is a staff writer for Spirit of Maat magazine in Sedona. For more information go to
http://www.starsoundings.com or email jomooy@gmail.com.
