What the Stars Say

In this weekends' astrology column (excerpts from the article in italics with commentary from yours truly):

This is the week of a full moon eclipse. Full moons on their own are often about letting go and moving on. With the full moon eclipse, we are sometimes forced to let go, especially if we've become attached to something that's not right for us.

My immediate thought is how strongly this relates to him and his situation with her.

Eclipses can mark the time when we get shunted back on the right track - whether we like it or not! Toxic situations are detonated out of our lives. It's not always pretty.

Toxic is certainly a word I associate with their relationship. Getting 'shunted back on the right track" - I don't know what that is for him (I don't think he does either).

If you're in a mess, this week's full moon eclipse could help you clean up and get out. Having the intention to sort yourself out is the first step. Meanwhile, if you've already partly moved on, this is a good week for proper closure.

He is certainly in a mess, I know 'cos I saw this week just gone. They've 'moved on' in part by not being together for the last six months (if that's true).

No matter when you were born, if you're going through a difficult time, seek out comfort from people who love you, and try to look for a bright side to any problems.

Hmmm not sure how this applies - it was me from whom he sought 'comfort'.

As mentioned recently, the benefits of eclipses are sometimes wonderfully immediate, and at other times they're not apparent for months (in fact at the time they can feel like hardship). They do eventually become blindingly clear, though.

He definately feels like he's in hardship at present. He doesn't see any benefits at the moment; to me, well at least he can be himself now, not have to be someone he's not just to please her.

Some of the planetary alignments this week are connected to as far back as April 2002 (and up to six months afterwards). If you're suffering this week, ask your soul to surrender to God/the Universe/destiny. Raging against reality causes us pain.

It has seemed to me (in the past at least) that he has been 'raging against reality'. April 2002 hmmmm ... they started getting friendly in May/June that year, and in October that year (6 months after April) is when he said he was leaving me.


Post Immediate Response
My immediate response when reading the column was how aptly it applied to him/him and her, but later in the day I started to think about whether/how it might also apply to me/me and him.

Letting go and moving on from things that aren't right for me certainly seems to apply.

Toxic? I don't think of 'him and me' that way; but maybe I should.

In a mess/sorting yourself out. I don't consider myelf to be in a mess; haven't done for quite a long time. Yes there are frustrations, but I'm not a mess. I certainly have been trying to sort myself out though and feel I have partly already moved on.

In difficulty/seek comfort/look at the bright side - I did find a bright side to the conversation with him the other night (saved myself some lawyer fees), I do seek counsel/comfort of those who love me. I am in a difficult situation (he comes to me for comfort/support even though there are legal issued between us), the quandry about being party to the deception.

Benefits - can see some yes, but also downsides.

Timing - April 2002? I don't think that's when his change in feelings towards me started, I believe, from things he said prior to that time, that they had changed quite some time prior to that. It does encompass the time we parted though.

Prologue
The full moon eclipse affects everyone - it's not just one particular sign that is affected, so yes it does apply to both of us. In analysis I think it is more applicable to his situation than mine.

It may be an interesting week. The eclipse is tomorrow night.