The short answer for what a solar eclipse really is?
Solar eclipses are both astronomically rare and astrologically significant.
(More on the meaning of solar eclipses in astrology to come below.)

What causes a solar eclipse?
When that direct line-up occurs, the moon will be located at one of the two lunar nodes.
As for how long either kind of eclipse lasts?

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How often does a solar eclipse happen?
(Remember the whole thing about all squares being rectangles but not all rectangles being squares?)
This is thetype of eclipse that we witnessed on October 14, 2023.

After all, things are beingeclipsedor obscured and are thus not typically clear.
With a solar eclipse, youll see unexpected events in the world or surrounding material entities and world structures.
And as the nodes shift signs, so, too, do the eclipses.

Frequently Asked Questions About Solar Eclipses
Which zodiac signs are most affected by solar eclipses?
What should you not do during a solar eclipse?
(Remember how brief the period of totality actually is?)

clairvoyant, astrologer, tarot card reader, and co-host of theSo Divine!podcast
(By contrast, its safe to look at lunar eclipses with the naked eye.)
What should you do during a solar eclipse?
Its better to lay low and see what shakes out rather than charging ahead or resisting.
If something big is about to take root, space needs to be made for that, says Gailing.
New beginnings often require new endings first.
Use the occasion of a solar eclipse to connect internally with yourself.
But I always tell people during eclipse season that if its not clear, itssupposedto be unclear.
Let go, and let… the universe.
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