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Since ancient times, eclipses were thought to herald dramatic changes and were particularly associated with royalty.
In ancient China, emperors abdicated to avoid what was thought to be negative energy from an eclipse and placed a substitute ruler on the throne for the duration of the eclipse.
Medieval archers, at the behest of a concerned king, would fire a volley of arrows at the Moon in an effort to ward off an impending lunar eclipse.
Centuries later, celestial events and their associations with beginnings and endings have also underpinned important milestones in our modern Royal Family.
King Charles was born in an eclipse and was crowned in one. He married Diana during an eclipse… and 16 years later she died in one.
The current Princess of Wales’s announcement that she is receiving cancer treatment came notably close to tomorrow’s full moon eclipse, in line with several other major royal events.
The importance of an eclipse being so close to such an event in marking another cycle of beginnings and endings is evident to astrologers like me, writes DEBBIE FRANK.
His son, William, was also born in an eclipse, as was his wife Kate. He was so fascinated by this that, as Princess Diana’s personal astrologer, we discussed the significance of then Prime Minister John Major’s announcement of her separation from Charles at the lunar eclipse of December 9, 1992.
The current Princess of Wales’s announcement that she is receiving cancer treatment came remarkably close to tomorrow’s full moon eclipse.
Its importance in marking another 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 birth charts, just below the eye of this lunar eclipse.
It makes this eclipse very personal for them, signaling a challenge they must overcome.
But, fortunately, the planets also give us great reasons to be optimistic.
But the planets give us reason to be optimistic, with a solar eclipse set to appear in Kate and William’s birth charts six months after the princess began treatment – a major milestone in chemotherapy.
On October 2, a solar eclipse will appear in Kate and William’s birth chart, marking a new beginning. This will be six months after the Princess first started treatment, a time generally regarded as a major milestone in chemotherapy.
This is a hopeful sign for their recovery, in which Kate and William will emerge stronger than ever.
What’s more, the planets also give us more reasons to be positive. Kate, a Capricorn, is blessed with an extremely strong and resilient astrological signature, while ironclad Saturn and powerful Pluto also play an important role in her birth chart.
It is an extraordinarily determined and strong astrological combination, reassuring for all those who send their most sincere wishes for your recovery.