When: October 28th, 2023 at 1:24 pm PT
What: Lunar eclipse in Taurus
Takeaway: This is the last Taurus eclipse of its kind for nearly two decades. Whatever you’ve been learning about in regard to your resources is closing out its storyline. Think of this lunar eclipse as a final burst of intel about your relationship to craving, desire, and abundance. To support this process, give yourself plenty of time to rest and integrate any changes.
Hungry for more: This Taurus eclipse activates our insatiable cravings
The Taurus eclipse on October 28th is the final eclipse in this sign for nearly two decades. This event closes out a transformational saga you’ve been living through since the first eclipse in this series, which took place on November 19, 2021. Think back over the last two years and consider what has come up for you around Taurus themed topics, such as money or other assets, art, sensual pleasures, and embodiment.
Eclipses are always a conversation between two signs, and in this case, you’ve been receiving input from this fixed earth sign and its shrewd, emotional opposite: Scorpio. Between the two, you’ve been reassessing and updating how you interact with all your resources — be they tangible, psychological, or shared with others. This final chapter offers a last round of synchronicities and shake-ups to anchor you in your newly acquired wisdom.
This eclipse is happening near the North Node of the Moon, a point in space that the ancients mythologized as the head of a ravenous dragon. When events occur close to this point of insatiability, it activates themes around urgency and bottomless hunger. In the sign of the bull, these cravings will circle the lush riches of the earthly realm, from stacks of money to new clothes.
Relishing material opulence can be an enriching, healing experience. But it can also be a draining one. The way to discern between the two is by noticing whether you feel more full and generous after interacting with the object of your desire, or if doing so makes you feel depleted — or even greedy. Whatever we’re taking in — be it a vase of freshly cut flowers, a spicy bowl of pasta, or a surprise bonus at work — we can share the blessings around. Or we can let it activate safeguarding behaviors and insecurity. If you find yourself angling after resources at the expense of the collective good, pause and examine your deeper motivations. You might find that there’s more than enough to go around after all.
Eclipses tend to stir up surprise events and plot twists, but since this one ushers in the conclusion of a storyline you’ve been working with for a while, what surfaces around this time might be familiar to you. This is a lunar eclipse, which means whatever arises around greed and satiety at this time will be entangled with your emotions.
Some good news: The Moon is exalted in Taurus, so it functions exceptionally well here. Allowing whatever feelings arise to stretch, breathe, and roam freely through your inner landscape is your ticket to healing, resolving, and cleansing yourself of lingering issues.
When the North Node is activated, jitters tend to follow. If you feel impatient, antsy, or unsatisfied around this date, resist jam-packing your schedule. Rest is more important than usual in order to receive all the cosmic downloads. That being said, here are some suggestions for making the most of this alchemical moment.
9 ways to tend to your system during the lunar eclipse in Taurus
- Revisit old journals, planners, text messages, or emails to remind yourself what was going on in November of 2021 and October of 2022. Notice what’s coming up now for a final showdown and period of release.
- Rest abundantly. Powerful shifts are occurring internally and externally. Give yourself ample time to integrate the updates.
- Practice being present with your experiences. Allowing sunlight to warm your skin, allowing yourself to fully absorb the texture of a peach, or letting music impact you note by note can ground you into the richness of the current moment.
- Hydrate. Eclipses impact our entire system. Give your body what it needs to thrive on the most basic level.
- Tend to your body’s hunger in healthy ways. If you’re feeling restless, schedule a massage, bask in nature, or slow down while enjoying a favorite beverage. Urgency is a signal that what you actually need is rest.
- Recite this mantra whenever you feel anxious about needing more of anything: “I have enough. I am enough. More is on its way in perfect timing. I am a natural magnet for what’s meant for me. I don’t have to push.”
- Listen to the Astrology of the Week Ahead podcast, as well as Your Reading in the “This Week” section of the CHANI app.
- Learn whether this eclipse is impacting your birth chart directly by checking your Transits in the CHANI app. You can also find out how your rising sign will be impacted by reading your Current Sky horoscope for the Sun in Taurus.
- Work through any emotions that this eclipse pushes to the surface by utilizing the Guided Meditation, Journal Prompts, and Ritual in the “This Week” section of the CHANI app.
Looking for more intel? Read your daily horoscope:
Aries | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer | Leo | Virgo | Libra
Scorpio | Sagittarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces
Then download the CHANI app on iOS or Android for additional horoscopes, meditations, affirmations, readings for the current Moon phase and sign, and more.