In 2024, the great North American eclipse crossed directly over my Moon.

 

Astrologically, that’s not a small thing. The Moon governs instinct, memory, the body, and the emotional landscape. And I found myself at a crossroads: do I stay home, observe safely from a distance, and honour the ancient warnings around eclipses? Or do I step fully into the experience and stand beneath it in totality?

 

 

I’ve always believed astrology becomes real when it’s lived. Over the years, I’ve experimented with relocation astrology, even travelling to change the location of my solar return, just to see how place alters fate. So this felt like the next experiment. I arranged to stay with a friend near Niagara Falls, alongside a professional astrologer, and prepared myself carefully. The ancients warned us for a reason: eclipses are not casual events. Many cultures advised staying indoors, closing the doors, and waiting it out.

 

 

The eclipse itself was profound. Awe-inspiring. Quietly humbling. And it unfolded in a way I never could have planned.

 

My Moon rules my fifth house, the realm of children, creativity, and wonder. That day, I spent time with my friend’s four-year-old son while she worked from home. As the sky began to darken, he asked me to read his favourite book: The Whale’s Song.

 

 

The eclipse was taking place in the constellation Cetus, the Whale, in Aries.

 

The story is about a whale who sings magical songs in exchange for gifts. The adults dismiss it as nonsense, but the child believes. She leaves offerings anyway. And eventually, the whale sings for her. It’s a story about faith, devotion, and trusting what can’t yet be proven.

 

As the light shifted outside, he listened with total presence. No fear. No analysis. Just instinct and wonder. That, to me, is the essence of eclipse energy.

 

Eclipses are moments when the Sun and Moon merge. Ego and instinct. Masculine and feminine. The “I am” temporarily steps aside so something deeper can speak. It’s why eclipses have always been feared and revered. They pull us closer to instinct, memory, and the body’s wisdom. No two eclipses are the same, and none of them are accidental.

 

Today, we have the tools to protect ourselves physically. But emotional and energetic preparation matters just as much.

 

That’s why I created a free booklet to support conscious eclipse engagement. Inside, you’ll find a seven-day preparation process to help you ground, listen, and align before each eclipse. I’ve also included maps tracking eclipse paths through 2030, showing where totality will occur and which cities and sacred places will be activated.

Over the next five years, solar eclipse totality moves across powerful locations including Luxor, Mecca, Ibiza, and Bilbao.

 

 

If you want to work with them intentionally, rather than unconsciously, I created this guide for you.

 

I hope you will enjoy it!

Ingrid