This reputation is not really deserved, even though the aftermaths of eclipses are sometimes unpleasant. What they bring is deep-seated change, not disaster. But for many people, intent on maintaining a comfortable status quo even if it means stagnation, change is unwanted, even threatening. Eclipses act like super new moons and full moons, except that their effects generally last 6 to12 months or more, not just one month. Hence, the transitions that begin in September are apt to linger for a long time.
Bigger lessons take longer to assimulate.
Therefore, you may be finding yourself wrapping up old business that's been brewing for decades, as well as setting the patterns for your life for many years to come. Look upon it as a pop-quiz on how flexible you are these days. This lunation chart is a bit of a disorganized mess, even though it contains 2 T-squares . If it weren't an eclipse, I'd be more likely to blow it off. However, this is the opening shot of the next wave of development for us, so the chart deserves a second closer look.