Secondly, it is not just a solar eclipse, but the most powerful astrological configuration that can occur the grand cross. This planetary dynamic is formed when four or more planets configure themselves at 90-degree intervals, forming a cross pattern in the chart. The grand cross is very stressful, probably the most intense energy aspect possible. Traditionally they are very difficult to handle and, if the energies are allowed to take charge, chaos and upheaval often ensue. Suppressing the energies is also not an option, as the energies then erupt in an explosive and destructive manner.
Life requires creative tension, and without squares and oppositions there is no energy and movement.
They are not inherently bad, but necessary to generate the dynamic power and movement to fuel life. In excess however, they can result in radical transformation or intense discord. That s where the issue of free will comes in. To up the ante even more, this grand cross occurs in the fixed signs of Leo, Taurus, Scorpio and Aquarius, the most potent placement for any difficult or inharmonious planetary configuration, especially the fixed cross. There are two references in Revelation that symbolize different octaves of the fixed cross energy the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the Four Creatures Before The Throne of God.