The week 29th September – 5th October

We are still riding the equinox/eclipse aftershocks: the Sun remains in early Libra, the Moon moves from First Quarter into waxing-gibbous (building toward the early-October full moon), and the short-term sky is dominated by disruptive Uranus in Taurus (retrograde), institution-testing Saturn and Jupiter tensions, and an intelligence/disclosure window while Mercury moves active in Virgo near heavy Capricorn contacts. In plain terms: the week is a visibility and testing window — humanitarian and military crises will be exposed more loudly, sudden infra-shocks (ports, supply lines) remain a high risk, and legal/institutional moves will carry unusual weight.

In the Ukraine and Europe. Expect an intense run of military escalation and retaliatory strikes this week, with the immediate risk concentrated on Kyiv, Crimea and Black Sea logistics: large, coordinated missile/drone barrages (as seen at the end of September) will likely continue to be used by Russia to degrade Ukrainian air defences and critical infrastructure, and will provoke temporary airspace closures and NATO readiness measures. Geo-Zenith reading: Mercury–Pluto style exposures (intelligence, satellite forensics, targeted strikes) will make precise attacks and their documentation the week’s defining images; Uranus-Taurus pressure on maritime and port nodes raises the chance of disruptive knock-on effects to regional shipping and energy flows. Prepare for sustained headlines about damage to civilian infrastructure and growing political pressure in European capitals.

Gaza, Israel and the Red Sea arc. Diplomatic theatre at the UN and the equinox’s moral spotlight mean the Gaza humanitarian crisis and cross-border strikes will continue to dominate political oxygen. Expect renewed media pressure, emergency appeals, and possibly more targeted strikes or naval actions that ripple out into the Red Sea/merchant shipping story: Houthi attacks and reprisals against ships remain likely, keeping the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden under acute commercial stress. Geo-Zenith overlay: Uranus in Taurus activates port and fuel lines; the eclipse/equinox disclosure factor amplifies images from hospitals and convoys, pushing faster diplomatic reactions (recognitions, emergency votes, calls for corridors) but not necessarily immediate relief on the ground

Several small convoys of aid ships are attempting to break the maritime blockade. Naval interceptions are highly likely in the next few days. I fear for the flotilla. Mars is reaching a square to Pluto at the galactic centre—an aggressive configuration that often coincides with military brinkmanship and sudden confrontations at sea. Expect tense stand-offs, live-streamed confrontations, and rapid diplomatic fallout before the first week of October.

The Horn, Sudan and Sahel fragilities. The Horn’s fractures — Ethiopia/Tigray tensions and Eritrean alignments — and Sudan’s simmering ethnic and urban–rural violence will feed fresh displacement and aid-access crises this week. Expect arrests, crackdowns and restricted media reporting in Ethiopia, and worsening civilian tolls and blocked aid convoys in Sudan/Darfur; politically, Sahel states will continue to press anti-institutional narratives (legal ruptures, withdrawals from international courts) that make coordinated humanitarian response harder. Saturn’s institutional test and Uranus’s resource-line shocks combine to make logistics, borders and water/food distribution the immediate pressure points — the week’s planetary map lends more force to rapid, unexpected breaks in supply chains and a surge of verified (and shocking) testimony that will drive diplomatic statements – though action may be delayed.

Realistically: the most probable scenario for 29 Sept–5 Oct is “more visibility, more shocks, more diplomatic theatre.” Expect at least one major, widely shared disclosure (forensic imagery, verified satellite footage or medical documentation) that forces ministers and parliaments to act rhetorically; expect sharp military exchanges in Ukraine to continue and for maritime/infrastructure incidents to spike in Red Sea approaches. That is the harsh reading — but the same pattern gives leverage: Mercury/Pluto disclosure + Jupiter/Saturn institutional pressure equals a window where legal, financial and commercial levers bite hard. Practical hope: coordinated, well-timed forensic releases, immediate pressure on insurers/shipping firms, and targeted sanctions/enforcement aimed at elite revenue channels can produce faster, concrete recalibration from rulers than moral outrage alone. Use the waxing-gibbous/full-moon publicity window to synchronize evidence releases and legal moves; that combination is the clearest path this week from crisis exposure toward short, verifiable pauses and relief corridors.

There is so much coming to a head now, all over the globe, in every possible aspect of human culture – that I can only hope our leaders and institutions can make the right choices and do it fast – though, realistically this is something I doubt will happen – our choice? Be nice, be kind – take care of each other and stay open minded.


The week 22nd – 28th September 2025

Forced balance or good choices?

Firstly I apologise for my timing – but I will continue. The week of 22–28 September 2025 unfolds under the heavy shadow of the 21 September partial lunar eclipse and the 22 September equinox, both of which continue to reverberate through the planetary field. Astronomically, the Sun now sits at 0° Libra, balanced at the celestial equator, while the Moon moves from late Aries into Taurus, grounding the volatility of the eclipse’s final ripples. Jupiter retrograde at 27° Gemini forms a tightening square to Saturn at 27° Pisces, a clash of truth and consequence that presses against global narratives. Uranus holds a stubborn retrograde at 27° Taurus, edging closer to the Pleiades and stirring tectonic, financial, and ecological unrest. Mercury, now direct in Virgo, forms an applying trine to Pluto in Capricorn, sharpening analysis and unearthing the buried logic of crises. This is a sky of correction, where the equinox’s perfect balance exposes the crooked scaffolding of human systems.

Culturally, this alignment speaks of fragile equilibrium amid escalating upheaval. News cycles this week are dominated by worsening famines in East Africa, a grinding war in Eastern Europe, and the slow-motion genocide accusations emerging from conflict zones in the Middle East. The Libra Sun demands diplomacy, but Saturn in Pisces undercuts illusions, forcing recognition of moral failures and the collapse of once-comforting fictions. The Jupiter–Saturn square is the signature of treaties tested, of laws strained to breaking point, and of propaganda meeting the cold geometry of facts. This is a week when rhetoric meets the hard mathematics of survival, and when balance is not compromise but the exact measurement of what remains.

Emotionally, the eclipse continues to pull at the psychic tide. Lunar eclipses are always disclosures, and this one—occurring just hours before the equinox—magnifies the sensation of a collective threshold. Individuals may feel an oscillation between paralysis and decisive clarity, as if personal choices carry the weight of planetary consequence. Uranus near the Pleiades electrifies the nervous system, creating sudden awakenings and flashes of insight that can destabilise old habits. Venus in Leo opposing Neptune in Pisces adds an undertow of longing, a bittersweet recognition of beauty in a world on fire, while Mars in Cancer drives protective instincts, especially around home and kin.

The Geo-Zenith reading therefore frames this week as a hinge in the long cycle of 2025, a moment when celestial balance demands terrestrial reckoning. The equinox invites measured reorientation, yet the eclipse refuses complacency. Jupiter’s retrograde square to Saturn insists on systemic correction, whether in finance, food distribution, or governance. For those attuned to the deeper harmonics, this is not merely another crisis week but a visible cross-section of the planetary story: a sky of symmetrical light exposing the crookedness below, reminding humanity that equilibrium is never static but a discipline continually earned.

The week 15th – 21st September 2025

The Geo-Zenith forecast for the week of 15–21 September 2025: the week sits inside a tight eclipse season whose mechanical centre is the partial solar eclipse on 21 September. Astronomically that new-moon/eclipse takes place across the South Pacific and registers as a deep partial (greatest eclipse ≈ 19:43–19:55 UTC), so while it will not be widely visible across Europe it nevertheless marks a global nodal reset in the ecliptic that tightens polarities and accelerates endings and new starts. Practically, treat the 21st as a deadline energy: projects, narratives and reputations that have been simmering will either be closed down or forced into a new, visible form around that date.

Above and beneath that focal eclipse you have a distinctly Virgoan foreground: the Sun and Mercury remain in Virgo for this week, emphasising classification, repair and rhetoric that must be serviceable rather than pretty. That placement privileges tidy records, inventories and the practical re-coding of what is useful; Mercury in Virgo will be busy reducing myth to checklist, which makes it an excellent week for editing, publishing clear timelines or compiling evidence rather than chasing grand narratives. Use the Virgoan window to file what the eclipse will later reconfigure; the ephemerides show the Sun and Mercury firmly engaged in Earth-sign work through this interval.

There is an undercurrent of Uranian shock and ancestral imagery leftover from the recent Moon–Pleiades appulse (12 September) and Uranus lingering in the Taurus sector nearby. The literal sky event — the Moon’s close approach to the Pleiades with Uranus in the same patch of Taurus — seeded the collective with sudden recollections or data-drops about lineage, networks and what counts as “home.” In Geo-Zenith terms that combination reads as old loyalties being contacted by an outside intelligence: expect unexpected disclosures about origins, sudden returns of archival material, or technical leaks that reshape how a family or institution tells its story.

How to work with this week: log and date everything you or others publish between the 15th and the 21st and treat the 21st as a cut-off for structural decisions. Keep language precise and auditable — Mercury in Virgo rewards plain records; avoid speculative grandiosity. If something abrupt lands (Uranus-style) don’t treat it as the whole story; file it, cross-check against older records and let the eclipse purge what’s built on poor documentation. For deeper context, the richer, longer-form takes from experienced technical astrologers (the Astrology Podcast and Bernadette Brady’s eclipse analyses) are the kind of sources worth consulting when you want methodical, layered readings rather than headline horoscopes.

To move through this week well: keep a journal; mark the moments of deep insight or discomfort, especially around the middle (17-19) and on the 21st. Before acting, wait for clarity—let the eclipse close the chapter cleanly. Ground yourself through daily rituals, practical service, and honest inner listening. In that space you’ll cross the threshold not just changed, but more truly aligned.

Historical Echoes of the 9-9-9 Portal

The triple nine is rare enough in the calendar, but its resonance becomes uncanny when the planets fall into similar positions. To map echoes, we look for September 9ths where Virgo Suns, Capricorn Moons, and retrograde Mercuries converge — the key ingredients of the 2025 portal.

999 AD — Europe was on the cusp of the first millennium shift, soaked in apocalyptic expectation. Saturn was in Pisces, much as it is in 2025, a striking mirror. Endings of orders, churchly anxieties, and millennial dread all poured into that year. The echo is clear: a collective sense that the age itself was concluding.

1717 — A Virgo Sun and Mercury retrograde aligned around this date, as Europe shifted into the Enlightenment. 1717 is remembered as the “birth” of organised Freemasonry in London — a Saturn-in-Pisces echo of invisible structures crystallising out of dissolution. The theme repeats: endings disguised as new intellectual orders.

1918–1919 — Another Virgoan cycle with Mercury retrograde, and the Moon often crossing Capricorn during September 9ths of those years. The First World War ground to its conclusion, and the Spanish flu spiralled across the globe. Nine became literal: millions ended, a civilisation cycle broke, and the world stumbled into Aquarius with radio, jazz, and political upheaval. Saturn was in Pisces then too, as now, bringing karmic dissolution.

1969 — September 9th fell under Virgo Sun, with Uranus in Virgo as well. It was the year of the Moon landing, the year Woodstock concluded, and the year Saturn opposed Pisces across Virgo. The echo is loud: humanity completing one ancient dream, stepping into cosmic space. Nine as culmination, yet also opening the spiral of the Space Age.

2007 — Another Virgo Sun with Mercury active, Saturn again in Virgo, Moon waxing into Capricorn. This was the year the seeds of the 2008 financial collapse were visibly sown. Nine brought endings of old markets, the closure of an economic cycle.

And now 2025, with the same key actors:

  • Sun and Mercury retrograde in Virgo,
  • Moon in Capricorn,
  • Saturn in Pisces,
  • Pluto newly in Aquarius.

It carries the combined echoes of 999’s millennial fear, 1717’s secret orders, 1918’s endings and pandemics, 1969’s cosmic threshold, and 2007’s systemic cracks.

Each echo points to the same truth: the 9-9-9 portal closes eras, not days. It brings thresholds where what was becomes irretrievable, and what will be is not yet born. Virgo catalogues the ending, Capricorn chisels it into stone, Pisces dissolves, Aquarius stirs.

The 9-9-9 Portal as Threshold: 2025–2027

If the 9-9-9 portal of 9 September 2025 is an ending, it is not a neat conclusion but the first toll of a three-year bell. Geo-Zenith Astrology shows that its resonance unfolds in spirals, each tightening until December 2027.

Late 2025 – The Portal Opens
The Virgo Sun, Capricorn Moon, and Mercury retrograde create a ledger of unfinished business. Saturn in Pisces ensures that dissolutions are structural: legal frameworks, old spiritual orders, boundaries of oceans and nations begin to blur. Pluto retrograde in early Aquarius is the shadow beneath: a new collective order gestating unseen. From September through December 2025, events feel like they loop — conversations repeat, treaties re-open, economies stutter. What ends does so in fragments, not all at once.

2026 – The Breaking Year
By mid-2026, Saturn nears the anaretic degrees of Pisces while Pluto stations deeper in Aquarius. This is when the cracks become unmissable. Saturn’s final sweep through Pisces dissolves the last illusions: failing states, financial mirages, climate thresholds. Uranus in Taurus shakes the Earth literally and metaphorically — seismic, volcanic, and agricultural shocks.
The 9-9-9 portal’s first reverberation manifests as instability that cannot be patched. Old scaffolds — economic, political, ancestral — begin to fall away. Jupiter crosses Cancer into Leo in 2026, inflating both nationalism and spectacle. Expect endings dressed as triumphs, collapses hidden behind parades.

2027 – Completion and Contact
By 2027, Saturn moves into Aries, and the portal’s second spiral closes. Saturn in Aries marks the construction of entirely new frameworks: governments re-forged, legal codes rewritten, new military orders rising. Pluto digs further into Aquarius, intensifying collective upheavals. Neptune leaves Aries Point and deepens its dissolution work, blurring lines between the human and the more-than-human.
December 2027 carries the final chord of the 9-9-9 resonance. Saturn and Uranus will both be in fire and earth tension; Pluto’s Aquarian grip will be undeniable. This is the culmination of the cycle: endings become irreversible. What is left behind truly belongs to history.

From the Geo-Zenith view, the 9-9-9 portal is not a one-day “activation” but the trigger point of a three-year unravel-and-rebuild cycle. It announces itself as endings (nine) but hides within it the prelude to unprecedented beginnings. The mist of 2025 thickens in 2026, only to clear by late 2027 into a landscape utterly altered.

The truth: this is a portal of disappearance. What we know as “now” is already fading. By the end of 2027, the collective will inhabit an utterly different reality-space. Civilisation will feel as if it has passed through fog into another world — one where contact, whether human-to-human or human-to-other, is unavoidable.

The 9-9-9 Portal: A Threshold

The date 9 September 2025 opens a peculiar rift in the fabric of number and star. Triple-nine, the last digit repeating, folds time back on itself. In numerology, 9 is completion, the end of a cycle, the elder looking across the bridge to the next beginning. When it arrives in threes, the resonance is magnified — a triple toll of cosmic bells announcing both ending and rebirth. It feels less like a doorway, more like a dissolving wall.

Astrologically, the sky mirrors this sensation. Mercury retrograde stands as psychopomp, pulling threads of forgotten words and unfinished thoughts back into the weave. The Sun in Virgo sharpens the awareness that something must be completed, tied off, and catalogued before the new cycle begins. The Moon in Capricorn (waxing toward its third quarter) adds gravity, a reminder that endings are not only poetic but structural. The old scaffolding must be removed before a new edifice can rise.

The 9-9-9 portal is not a gate you stride through but a mist you walk into. Shapes dissolve, numbers echo, and what you thought was solid begins to shimmer. Nine is the hermit, lantern in hand; nine is also the collective, the crowd of ancestors whispering from behind the veil. Today, both meet you at the threshold.

The numerological sum of 9-9-9 collapses again to 9. Nothing new is added, only intensified. It is the insistence of closure, the cosmic reminder that some patterns cannot be carried forward. If you hold them, you remain in the loop. If you release them, you step into the spiral.

This portal is not for grasping but for yielding. The atmosphere invites drift, dream, and surrender. Let the edges blur. Allow time to stretch and fold. Watch for the ways in which the past circles back, not to haunt but to complete its turn.

And so, 9-9-9 is less a date than a process — a twilight corridor where endings and beginnings dance so close you cannot tell them apart. Step in lightly, let go deliberately, and let the mist do its work.

The eclipse tunnel

The eclipse tunnel opening between the lunar and solar eclipses of September 2025 is not a flat stretch of time but a shifting corridor, alive with subtle alterations in tone and emphasis as the planets move against one another. The period from the 9th to the 20th is marked by a sense of cleansing, of stripping down to essentials, a necessary release before the charged new beginning of the solar eclipse on the 21st. The signature is unmistakably emotional, woven from the interplay of Moon transits, the languid pressure of retrograde outer planets, and the gnawing tension of the nodal axis strung tight between Leo and Aquarius.

At the start of the tunnel, the Moon’s contact with Saturn and Neptune in Pisces draws a veil across collective consciousness. Saturn retrograde lends weight, as though every feeling must first be tested against some karmic rubric, while Neptune retrograde dissolves boundaries, allowing old griefs and disillusions to seep through. This is the “heavy water” stage of the tunnel: the sensation of wading through ancestral memory and collective sorrow. Nations already burdened by water crises or institutional breakdowns — South Asia during monsoon season, island states grappling with climate-linked inundation — are especially likely to feel the mirrored weight of this Piscean emphasis. On the personal level, the task is to allow the tides to wash away false certainties without rushing to replace them.

As the days progress, the Moon moves on to encounter Mars in Virgo, sharpening emotional responses into critique, precision, and sometimes irritability. The tunnel here takes on a forensic quality: flaws and inefficiencies are exposed, both within personal lives and within public structures. We may expect heightened discourse around healthcare, logistics, and the small mechanisms by which societies either function smoothly or grind down. In Europe, with its bureaucratic intricacies and recent strains on supply chains, this passage may coincide with further arguments over systems of management, echoing Mars’ relentless insistence on detail. For individuals, it is the moment to trim, to edit, to discard the excess that clutters both mind and daily routine.

Midway through, the Moon’s sweep across Aries and Taurus stirs the latent power of Uranus retrograde. Here the tunnel takes on its crackling, unstable quality: emotions lurch, freedoms are craved, disruptions slip through cracks. Retrograde Uranus is not the open revolution but the rehearsal, the draft explosion in the inner world before the outer detonation. Collectively, this can play out in technological uncertainty and unexpected reversals of progress, especially in regions tied to rapid innovation — the United States and East Asia may feel this jolt in their economic or digital sectors. The key lesson is that stability is a façade; within the tunnel, we are asked to embrace the instability as a sign that outdated structures are ready to be shed.

Towards the close of the tunnel, the Moon conjoins Jupiter in Gemini. This is the restless, swollen stage: optimism brims but lacks containment. Ideas multiply, words spill out, promises balloon larger than the means to fulfil them. Here the square to the Leo Sun still active in the nodal zone sharpens the tension — belief against fact, inspiration against pride. It can be a time of misjudgement on the world stage, when leaders may overstate or overreach. Watch for regions with fragile political coalitions — Latin America, parts of Africa — where rhetoric may climb beyond pragmatic capacity. Yet on the personal plane, this same aspect can offer a glimpse of the broader horizon that awaits on the other side of the solar eclipse, provided one does not take the inflation too literally.

Throughout the entire tunnel, the drag of Pluto retrograde in Capricorn and Saturn retrograde in Pisces provides the shadow undertow. These are not days for launching grand schemes, but for purging — the political scandals, the financial reckonings, the personal decisions to abandon roles that no longer fit. The tunnel functions as a crucible in which the unnecessary, the redundant, the false is burnt off. It is emotional, yes, but not chaotic for its own sake; the purpose is purification, so that when the solar eclipse arrives, we can step into the new chapter unencumbered.

The global mood during these days will be one of intensity and reckoning. Where water, institutions, and identity are already fragile, pressure will build most visibly. Where personal pride and collective necessity are at odds, expect tension. And where outdated forms cling to life, the eclipse tunnel demands their release. It is not a comfortable passage, but it is a clarifying one. By the 20th, if the work has been done, much of the rubbish — both emotional and structural — will have been stripped away, leaving a sharper edge for the solar eclipse to cut cleanly into what must come next.

The week of 8–14 September 2025

This week opens in the shadow of a total lunar eclipse, a long and emotionally charged Blood Moon that left its mark across much of the world. Eclipses act as turning points, and this one has surfaced deep reservoirs of feeling—grief, longing, unfinished business—and placed them into the collective arena. The coming days are not about gradual adjustment but about sudden closures, reckonings, and visible acts of care or defiance. The eclipse energy insists that what has been hidden can no longer be ignored.

With the Sun still travelling through Virgo, the attention turns to systems, details, and competence. Expect scrutiny of how institutions, governments, and aid networks respond to crises already unfolding—from natural disasters to conflicts that have left populations displaced. Where systems function, relief and order can be restored swiftly; where they fail, the eclipse magnifies the gap, forcing leaders to answer questions they would rather defer. This is a week when logistics and accountability matter more than rhetoric.

On the geopolitical stage, the eclipse sharpens signals. We may see sudden gestures—temporary ceasefires, humanitarian corridors, symbolic treaties—emerging as leaders attempt to ride the emotional current. Equally, some actors may take advantage of distraction to escalate conflicts. Both patterns are consistent with eclipse energy: revelation, disruption, and the attempt to seize narrative control. Nothing settled this week will be final, but the moves made now will carry weight in the weeks ahead as the solar eclipse and equinox approach.

For individuals, the advice is both practical and simple: act where you can make a tangible difference. Donations, direct aid, or local acts of solidarity will cut through more effectively than abstract words. On a personal level, the eclipse’s charge is best handled through ritual, memory work, and communal spaces that acknowledge both loss and resilience. This week is heavy, but it is also fertile ground for repair—private or public, individual or collective.

The astrology of the Lunar eclipse

The total lunar eclipse of 7 September 2025 falls at about 15° Pisces, a mutable water sign that dissolves boundaries and exposes the porousness between fact and imagination. Astronomically this is a deep eclipse, with the Moon fully immersed in Earth’s shadow for over an hour, visible across Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. In astrology, eclipses on this axis tend to signal endings and closures, particularly of emotional, spiritual, or collective narratives that have outlived their function. Pisces colours the event with themes of compassion, sacrifice, and the pull between dream and disillusion.

What sharpens the tone of this eclipse is Saturn’s strong involvement in Pisces alongside it. Saturn insists on accountability and structure, so the otherwise fluid Piscean themes are given a stern, even karmic edge. Loose boundaries and sentimental evasions will not hold; decisions about what to release or where to draw a line may feel final, and the consequences tangible. In practice, this looks like institutions of care, religion, art, and humanitarian work facing calls to take responsibility, while individuals with mutable sign placements between 13° and 17° will be asked to let go of outdated roles and commitments.

Uranus adds another layer by stationing retrograde just the day before. This sudden electric jolt can bring surprises, reversals, or revelations around information and technology, transforming the eclipse from an inner tide into external disruption. It suggests that what dissolves in Pisces may swiftly be exposed in public space, through leaks, shifts in networks, or shocks to systems we assumed were stable. The combination of Saturn’s gravity with Uranus’s shocks makes this eclipse a threshold moment: endings that are not just private but structural, with wider collective reverberations.

For personal and collective navigation, the eclipse marks a point of closure and clarity. It is a moment to acknowledge what has run its course, to take responsibility for boundaries, and to prepare for sudden adjustments. The overarching lesson is that compassion without structure becomes enabling, and structure without compassion becomes brittle. In the weeks and months after, as the dust of Uranus’s reversals settles, the Saturn-Pisces demand will remain: to bring integrity, accountability and clarity into those spaces of imagination and empathy where boundaries have long blurred

The lunar eclipse

image by Martin Adams
Image by Martin Adams

On the night of September 7, 2025, Earth’s only satellite, our moon, will glide into alignment with the Sun and our planet, entering a grand total lunar eclipse. As Earth casts its darkest shadow – the umbra – fully across the lunar surface, the full September Moon will take on a haunting, coppery-red glow, the phenomenon is commonly known as a “Blood Moon.” Unlike a solar eclipse that flashes by in minutes, this lunar event will unfold with dignified duration and atmospheric depth, inviting quiet contemplation rather than breathless exclamation.

The eclipse will commence with the penumbral phase as Earth’s faint outer shadow begins to dim the Moon, starting around 15:28 UTC. Gradually moving deeper, the Moon enters partial eclipse a little before 16:27 UTC, until at roughly 17:30 UTC, totality begins. At this moment, the Moon will be fully immersed in Earth’s umbra and its glowing face transformed by sunlight filtered through our atmosphere. This total phase will reach its apex at approximately 18:11 UTC and will linger for about eighty-three minutes, finally ending near 18:52 UTC, as the Moon emerges and begins the reverse shadow dance—partial eclipse until about 19:56 UTC and penumbral retreat completed by 20:55 UTC.

This eclipse is striking not only for its beauty but also for its astronomical rhythm. It belongs to the venerable Saros series 128, being the 41st of seventy-one eclipses, each spaced by approximately 18 years. It occurs when the full Moon lies near the ascending node of its orbit, slightly southward, with a gamma value of about –0.275, denoting the Moon passing somewhat south of the central line of Earth’s shadow. Its umbral magnitude, roughly 1.36, indicates that the Moon delves well into the shadow’s core.

In practical terms, this eclipse will be observed fully across vast expanses of our planet. Viewers in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia will witness the entire spectacle, while those in the Americas will unfortunately miss it altogether – this is an Eclipse of the Eastern Hemisphere. Astronomical visibility is generous: around 85 percent of the global population will see at least part of the total phase, with roughly 76 percent able to catch the entirety of totality, and about 60 percent afforded the full run of every phase from beginning to end.

For observers, the sight will be marvelously safe and accessible – no special eyewear is needed, unlike solar eclipses. With clear Eastern horizons, one might witness the waning silver face of the Moon darken gently and then deepen into burnished red as if glowing from within, before slowly emerging again into ordinary twilight.

And as an astronomical encore, this cosmic choreography is framed by an eclipse season: two weeks later, on September 21, 2025, Earth will experience a partial solar eclipse, neatly bookending the lunar event

Solar flares – part two

The human brain is sensitive to electromagnetic fluctuations, particularly in the 0.5–40 Hz range of natural brainwave activity (delta through gamma). Piezoelectric-like calcite microcrystals in the pineal gland transduce environmental electromagnetic signals into electrical or chemical responses, influencing circadian rhythms, hormone production, and thus also cognitive or emotional states. While the effects are subtle, they are measurable under controlled conditions and explain some behavioural or mood changes during geomagnetic disturbances.

Researchers note that periods of heightened solar activity correlate with shifts in collective energy, decision-making, and societal tension. Astrologers similarly interpret strong solar events as times of increased emotional volatility and sensitivity, both individually and collectively. Individual responses vary, but global geomagnetic shifts appear to align with periods of systemic stress, unusual weather patterns, or heightened awareness.

Astronomers, space agencies, and observatories monitoring the Sun emphasise that solar events interact with Earth’s magnetic field, affecting satellite operations, communications, and navigation systems. When combined with ongoing seismic, volcanic, and extreme weather activity, there is a complex network of environmental signals to which humans are subtly attuned, both physiologically and behaviourally. As we are also electromagnetic beings, having an, aura or electromagnetic field.

All solar activity produces measurable geomagnetic effects that influence brainwave patterns, pineal gland activity, and human emotional states. Astrological and scientific observations converge on the conclusion that these periods of heightened solar activity are associated with heightened sensitivity and shifts in collective behaviour. So, there is change happening now during these extreme solar conditions. We can all feel it, we can see it, we know – and soon we will have the eclipse season, which will truly be noticeable events – both inner and outer.

Solar flares – part one

Image by NASA

In the stillness of 1st September 2025, the Sun unleashed a rare and dramatic event  –  two successive coronal mass ejections (CMEs), one chasing and engulfing the other. This cosmic “cannibal storm” has now reached Earth, and set the stage for a night of vibrant aurora and subtle terrestrial reverberations. With a bit of luck you would have seen some of it. A G2–G3 (possibly G4) geomagnetic storm

This twin-edged solar outburst was born from sunspot AR4199, which erupted on August 30. The storm reached our planet September 1st into the early hours of September 2

NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Centre issued a Moderate to Strong geomagnetic storm watch (G2–G3), with the potential for G4-level severity – a threshold that brings rare intensity to the night’s sky.

Astronomically speaking, the CME’s arrival compressed Earth’s day-side magnetosphere and extended its magnetotail – an energetic dance of magnetic reconnection that channels many terawatts of energy into the upper atmosphere. These induced currents ripple through the ionosphere, increasing electron density particularly in high latitudes. The ionospheric plasma becomes a stage for auroral light, and HF radio waves can experience absorption, leading to shortwave communication blackouts.
Even at Earth’s surface, geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) stir in pipelines and power grids. While today’s storm did not cause widespread interference, it nudged our technological veins all the same.

Aside from aurora borealis, any geomagnetic storm may – at least modestly – disrupt satellites, tweak HF radio propagation, and momentarily ruffle GPS accuracy. Satellite operators and power grid managers are always notified to brace for these episodic fluctuations.

This solar activity arrived amid Solar Cycle 25’s growing outbursts. As this solar activity surges, the Sun’s tangled magnetism repels cosmic rays, leading to a measured drop in atmospheric radiation.

And though the Carrington Event of September 1859 remains unmatched in historical ferocity, the current “cannibal storm” offers a fresh reminder of our star’s dynamic temperament – capable of disrupting terrestrial systems or, if conditions are right, painting the night sky in shimmering colours – which are a sight worth going to see if you can.

Earth is currently experiencing elevated solar activity. Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and solar flares have increased in frequency, impacting the magnetosphere with geomagnetic storms. These disturbances compress the magnetosphere, drive currents in the ionosphere, and subtly alter Earth’s electromagnetic environment. Plasma bursts from the Sun contribute to these effects, producing variations in the geomagnetic field that can propagate to the surface. Creating sights and events that also effect you, as the human being is a torus of electromagnet balance of the utmost delicacy – as are all living beings.

September 2025

September 2025 is dominated by the interplay of eclipses, Mercury’s direct station, and the ongoing influence of slow-moving outer planets, creating a month that feels simultaneously disruptive and clarifying. The lunar eclipse on 7 September at 6° Aries opens the month with sudden revelations and heightened tension in areas of personal assertion, leadership, and conflict. Across the globe, this energy mirrors intensifying geopolitical pressures, social unrest, and urgent calls for accountability. Situations that have been simmering for months now surface, exposing vulnerabilities in both governance and institutions, as well as latent unrest among populations. On an individual level, the eclipse encourages people to confront hidden patterns of aggression, ambition, or neglect before they escalate further.

The solar eclipse of 21 September at 28° Virgo carries a subtler but equally powerful energy. Its focus on work, daily structures, health, and collective systems forces scrutiny of efficiency, productivity, and integrity. Globally, expect shifts in logistics, supply chains, and organisational structures, with governments, corporations, and international bodies needing to revise processes under pressure. This eclipse is an opportunity for radical reform, though it may feel disruptive at first: outdated systems, methods, and assumptions are being dismantled to make way for more sustainable approaches. Mercury turning direct on 15 September aids in communication, negotiations, and problem-solving, helping to clarify matters that seemed stuck during the retrograde, particularly in international relations, trade agreements, and domestic policy adjustments.

The outer planets continue to provide long-term context for September’s turbulence. Jupiter in Cancer encourages reassessment of shared resources, humanitarian responsibilities, and collective emotional intelligence, offering the potential for constructive growth amid chaos. Saturn retrograde in Pisces urges a sober evaluation of responsibilities, boundaries, and ethical commitments, both personally and collectively. Pluto in Aquarius continues to challenge power structures and social norms, reshaping relationships, technology, and community dynamics at a systemic level. The lingering influence of eclipses combined with these slow-moving energies signals a month where change is unavoidable: some shifts will feel abrupt, others gradual, but all are oriented toward restructuring and greater alignment with long-term necessity.

The path forward for September is discernment and adaptability. Individuals and nations alike are asked to recognise where old patterns are failing and where new strategies, alliances, or structures are required. Tension between entrenched interests and emerging realities will be unavoidable, but those who focus on clarity, integrity, and practical solutions are positioned to navigate the month with strategic advantage. The eclipses illuminate hidden truths, Mercury restores communication channels, and the outer planets provide the framework for reform. September is less about immediate gratification and more about building resilience, discerning opportunities in disruption, and aligning both action and intention with the deeper rhythms now unfolding globally and personally.