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Certainly, eclipses falling in your 7th house or in aspect to natal Venus or your 7th house ruler are signs that your relationship world is likely to be rocked by change. But lunar eclipses, by virtue of the Sun and Moon being in opposing signs (symbolizing self and other), all represent – to some extent – critical moments in evaluating relationships.

For those who aren’t in a romantic relationship, or are in one that isn’t going well, eclipses might well mark times of finding or ending a romance. But what if you’re in a romantic relationship or partnership and it’s going just fine? Your union may come through these eclipses intact and strong, with only a few long-delayed adjustments. If the rest of your birth chart bears this out, however – and especially if this year’s eclipses in Cancer and Capricorn are impacting those sensitive relationship areas I mentioned above – you may well find that your happy relationship isn’t as secure as it seemed (See: Gore, Al and Tipper).

On the other hand, romantic partnerships are not the only relationships in our lives (just the ones we’re most likely to be obsessed about). What about the 99.999% of the relationships in our lives that don’t involve yearning looks across a crowded room or intimate physical contact? What might the upcoming lunar eclipse have to say about the ordinary human connections among family members, friends, colleagues, and casual acquaintances? Here are some thoughts:

If you are born with the Sun or Ascendant (especially within 1-9 degrees of the sign) in:

Aries or Libra -The June 26 lunar eclipse in Cancer/Capricorn symbolize changes in your home and heart, and in your career direction. Where are you coming from – and where are you headed? Relationships especially subject to crisis and review are those between parents and children, between bosses and employees, and any relationship in which one person has more status than the other.

Taurus/Scorpio – The relationships most likely to be impacted by these eclipses are those involving neighbors, siblings, teachers, and spiritual leaders.

Gemini/Sagittarius – Here’s where things are likely to get a little sexy, because the relationships most likely to be impacted by these eclipses are those involving money, security, shared resources, and physical and/or psychological intimacy – including your therapist, your financial manager, and, yes, the person/persons who share your bed.

Cancer/Capricorn – Yours are the signs most likely to experience critical transitions in your romantic partnerships, closest friendships, and business collaborators. You may begin a new relationship, leave one that isn’t working, or make important changes in an ongoing relationship.

Leo/Aquarius - Look for charged relationships with co-workers, those in charge of your health care, service animals (back off, Fido!), and those with whom you have an unequal relationship (for instance, those whom you admire, but who don’t return your affection – or your phone calls).

Virgo/Pisces – Relationships with friends and associates, including: creative and political allies, your children and pets, those with whom you share love (or at least attraction) at first sight, fans of your work, and fellow members of community, fraternal, or trade organizations.

For more thoughts about eclipses in your chart, visit my eclipse astrology page for articles and information about my exclusive eclipse report, “Followed by a Moonshadow.”

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Debi June 16, 2010 10:19 am
My birthday is June 26. I was born in 1955 and I will be 55 years old. Does anyone think this is significant?
penelope June 19, 2010 10:19 pm
Yes! I know how you feel! My birthday is June 26 and I’m turning 28, born 1982. I’d like my life to do a switcheroo, just as those numbers imply– so I’m looking forward to a shift, a change, who knows..! As far as I’m concerned this birthday is more than welcome to me, at this stage in my life. I feel like I’m sailing away from the storm of my past back into clear blue waters of present and future, so I’m very excited. Congratulations on your upcoming numerically blessed lunar birthday. I don’t know very much about astrology/numerology but as an interested learner and birthday sharer I can definitely empathize with your curiosity about this one! Me too! Enjoy
April June 20, 2010 10:43 am
I don’t know anything about numerology, but an eclipse on your birthday is always significant because it means an eclipse point is aligned with the Sun in your birth chart. If you think of your life as a movie, and yourself as the protagonist, this is one of the years in which the central plot of your life’s story takes a significant turn – and you have to step up to bat and figure out how to cope with a new reality! Without being negative or scary, honesty compels me point out that the aspects surrounding this eclipse are dramatic and tense; so I doubt any of us are completely leaving the storms of the past behind, Penelope… but this is the year when you become, more than ever before, the captain of your own ship!
Eileen June 25, 2010 6:42 am
Wow, this really speaks to me. I’m sun sign Leo, 3 degrees. What is funny is that BOTH my health care and my unequal relationship are issues right now – as you mention above. I know what I want to do about the health care, but the relationship angle I’m uncertain of. Question: Does the eclipse energy help or hurt unequal relationships?
Lucy June 26, 2010 9:15 am
Oh, April, you have no idea. An eclipse in my 7th, and Pluto, falling on a pretty loaded T-square- not to mention that the North Node is very quickly approaching my 7th as well? I have a feeling the next year is going to be a series of painful psychic defloration attempts as far as relationships are concerned. And not in a good way, in a Catherine Breillat kind of way.
April July 9, 2010 4:16 pm
Lucy, I first read that as “painful psychic *deforestation*”. You can imagine my confusion. As for all that 7th house action… oh, let’s just ignore it and sneak out to the cinémathèque and watch some proper deforestation… er, defloration. I’ll bring the Junior Mints.
April July 9, 2010 4:18 pm
What’s the verdict two weeks later, Eileen… help, or hurt? I would be inclined to say that eclipses are not inherently helpful or hurtful, rather that they bring things to a point of crisis – after which things are generally better or not-so-much better, but rarely the same.