Pisces Lunar Eclipse — A Holy Tide of Release & Receiving
- Elise Hicks
- Sep 6
- 4 min read
September 7, 2025 • 11:09 am PDT (visible in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia)
This is not a quiet Full Moon. It’s a Lunar Eclipse in Pisces—the sign of holy water, dream-language, mercy, and the imaginal.
The Moon is conjunct the North Node and trine Jupiter in Cancer (mutual reception: Moon in Jupiter’s sign, Jupiter in the Moon’s sign), which softens the edges and widens the heart.
Whatever rises now carries both a release and an arrival: letting go makes room for what is truly meant.
This eclipse belongs to Saros 128 / Brady’s “9 New South.” Themes: meeting others halfway; artistic/mystical perception; sudden ideas; adjusting to new circumstances; deep inner experiences. Take these as watchwords for the fortnight—and the next 6 months.
The Sky Story (Aspects in plain language)
Opposite Mercury in Virgo: Insight through contrast. Facts meet feelings; discernment meets surrender. Say what’s true with compassion.
Quincunx Venus in Leo: Heart adjustments. Pride softens; love re-chooses generosity over performance.
Biquintile Mars in Libra: Creative relational courage. Elegant solutions; a gracious “yes/and.”
Trine Jupiter in Cancer (ruler, mutual reception): Big-hearted tides. Home, family, and belonging are conduits for grace.
Quintile Uranus in Gemini (stationed retrograde): Unusual ideas land—words arrive as lightning. Let revelations rewrite the script.
Semisquare Pluto in Aquarius: The collective is shifting. Small inner pivots serve a larger change.
Conjunct the North Node in Pisces: Soul-magnet time. What’s arriving has a destined scent.
Eclipse Season & the Lunar Nodes (why this matters)
Twice a year, the Sun nears the lunar nodes and we enter eclipse season—fated thresholds. The Nodes (where the Moon’s path crosses the ecliptic) are karmic compass points:
South Node: the familiar toolkit, past patterns, comfort zones.
North Node: where the soul grows next.
North Node in Pisces invites: universal love, peace-making, mystical attunement, compassion as praxis, imagination as a sacred faculty, and forgiveness that frees life-force.
South Node in Virgo asks us to release: perfectionism as protection, over-control, hyper-analysis, productivity as worth. Keep Virgo’s gifts—craft, care, discernment—minus the self-critique.
Remember: A Lunar Eclipse is a Full Moon—a natural time of culmination and release. Because this one is on the North Node, the letting-go simultaneously opens a new path. Nature makes space: empty → welcome.
What this Eclipse may be asking of you
Feel, then sort. Let the wave rise (Pisces), then give it form (Virgo).
Trade perfection for presence. Progress > perfection.
Let language heal. Mercury opposite the Moon: name things kindly; precision can be prayer.
Adjust with love. Venus quincunx: tiny heart-calibrations change the whole field.
Create in partnership. Mars biquintile: make beauty together; choose elegant action over force.
Host the incoming. With Jupiter’s trine, blessings arrive through home/family/ancestral lines—feed and be fed.
Listen for the spark. Uranus quintile: a phrase, a dream, a breath can rewire the story.
Release what’s heavy. Pluto’s friction = compost. Offer it to the Earth.
Where the Eclipse Lands for You (by Rising Sign)
(Use your rising sign if known; otherwise read your Sun.)
Aries Rising: 12th House — Rest, endings, retreat, forgiveness work, dreams; lay burdens down.
Taurus Rising: 11th — Friends, community, networks, hopes; a new belonging wants in.
Gemini Rising: 10th — Vocation, visibility, calling; release an old title, claim a truer one.
Cancer Rising: 9th — Faith, study, teaching, travels of body/mind/spirit; widen your horizon.
Leo Rising: 8th — Shared resources, intimacy, grief, power; transform agreements and entanglements.
Virgo Rising: 7th — Partnerships of all kinds; renegotiate vows—how you do “we” evolves.
Libra Rising: 6th — Health, service, craft, daily rhythm; retire a draining habit, consecrate a new one.
Scorpio Rising: 5th — Romance, creativity, joy, children; make room for play and unapologetic expression.
Sagittarius Rising: 4th — Home, family, ancestry, roots; clear the altar, bless the house, soften the lineage.
Capricorn Rising: 3rd — Voice, writing, siblings, neighborhood; revise your message; a new way to say it.
Aquarius Rising: 2nd — Money, worth, resources; release scarcity scripts; receive sufficiency.
Pisces Rising: 1st — Identity, body, path; shed an old skin; step into your next timeline.
Ritual & Reflection
During the eclipse (±12h) — Witness & Protection (≈10 min)
Light one candle or place a bowl of water.
Hand to heart: “I release control. May only the highest and kindest unfold for the good of all.”
No charging, no moon water, no spellwork. Close with gratitude and rest.
48–72 hours after — Post‑Eclipse Integration (Refined 3‑Bowl)
Bowl 1 (Water): whisper what dissolves now; pour to earth later.
Bowl 2 (Salt or rice): name what stabilizes; keep on your altar for a week.
Bowl 3 (Flower or candle): name what’s arriving—without micromanaging the form.
Journal 10 minutes: Where can I trade perfection for presence? What softens if I forgive?
Journaling Prompts
Where am I ready to stop managing and start trusting?
Which perfection scripts are disguises for fear?
If forgiveness is a resource, where do I spend it?
Do / Don’t (cheat‑sheet)
Do: pray, rest, cleanse your spaces, tend to your nervous system, and keep your plans flexible.
Don’t (during the peak): charge crystals, make moon water, cast/launch big workings, over‑process online.
If life requires action: act; keep it simple, kind, and reversible where possible.
Gentle Eclipse Care
Be sure to stay grounded... Simply placing your feet on the earth is a simple yet powerful act.
Hydrate, rest the eyes/nervous system, simplify inputs, let tears wash—then anchor with one practical Virgo step.
Final Thoughts
With the Moon & North Node in Pisces trining Jupiter in Cancer, this eclipse brings grace. Let what needs to be released go with love. Let what’s arriving be welcomed with deep gratitude and awe. You’re not losing the plot—you’re finding it!
What are you ready to release—and what are you brave enough to receive?
If you’d like a personalized map of where this eclipse touches your chart—and how to work with its timing—I’d be honored to help. Schedule a complimentary S.P.A. for the Soul™ Discovery Call. [Click Here]
Blessings and love,
Elise
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