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Dear Friends,
Eclipse on Tuesday, February 17th - Chinese New Year:
This upcoming eclipse energy can be understood as a shift in systemic regulation - and we have already entered into the pre-eclipse phase.
In Five-Element terms, this feels like a strong Tree–Fire activation. Tree governs direction, decision, boundaries, and vision. Fire accelerates and amplifies whatever is already present. When Tree energy is clear and centered, acceleration feels like momentum. When Tree energy is constrained or Liver energy is stagnant, the same energy can feel like irritability, anxiety, or overwhelm.
An eclipse symbolically “dims the Heart light” for a moment, allowing deeper patterns (often unconscious ones) to surface. This can reveal where our energy is leaking, where our boundaries are weak, or where we are overextending.
The key at this time is not emotional drama but regulation:
- Support the Liver with simplicity and clear decisions.
- Protect the Heart by reducing over-stimulation.
- Anchor the Kidney through enough rest and steady rhythm.
- Strengthen the Spleen by simplifying inputs — physical and informational.
Gentle structure, clear boundaries, well prepared foods, deep breathing, and early sleep will go further than digging deep into emotional drama and over-analysis.
This is a good time to:
- Choose fewer commitments and do them well.
- Conserve your energy and body.
- Build what is sustainable.
Lots of love,
Bettina
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