Since ancient times, eclipses have been thought to herald dramatic changes and are especially associated with royalty.
In ancient China, emperors would abdicate to avoid the negative energy of an eclipse, and place a proxy ruler on the throne for the duration.
Medieval archers, at the urging of a concerned king, would fire a volley of arrows at the moon in an attempt to ward off an impending lunar eclipse.
Centuries later, celestial events and their associations with beginnings and endings have also underpinned major milestones in our modern royal family.
King Charles was both born during a solar eclipse and crowned. He married Diana during a solar eclipse… and 16 years later she died in the process.
The current Princess of Wales’s announcement that she is undergoing treatment for cancer was remarkably close to tomorrow’s full lunar eclipse, in line with several other major royal events
The significance of a solar eclipse so close to such an event in marking a new cycle of beginnings and endings is clear to astrologers like me, writes DEBBIE FRANK.
Their son, William, was also born during an eclipse, as was his wife Kate. I was so fascinated by this that, as Princess Diana’s personal astrologer, we discussed the significance of then Prime Minister John Major announcing her divorce from Charles during the lunar eclipse of December 9, 1992.
The Princess of Wales’s current announcement that she is undergoing treatment for cancer was strikingly close to tomorrow’s full lunar eclipse.
Its significance in marking a new cycle of beginnings and endings is clear to astrologers like me.
Kate and William were born six months apart, and both – unusually – have Mars and Libra prominently in their natal charts, right under the eye of this lunar eclipse.
It makes this eclipse very personal for them and points to a challenge that must be overcome.
But luckily the planets also give us a lot of reason for optimism.
But the planets are giving us reason for optimism, with a solar eclipse about to appear in both Kate and William’s birth charts, six months after the princess first starts treatment – a major chemotherapy milestone.
On October 2, a solar eclipse will appear in both Kate and William’s birth charts, marking new beginnings. This will be six months from when the princess first started treatment – a time widely regarded as a major milestone in chemotherapy.
This is a hopeful sign for her recovery, which will see Kate and William emerge stronger than ever.
Moreover, the planets also give us more reasons to be positive. Kate, a Capricorn, is blessed with an extremely strong and resilient astrological signature, while steely Saturn and powerful Pluto also play an important role in her birth chart.
It is an extremely resolute and strong astrological combination – reassuring to anyone who sends sincere wishes for her recovery.
