Astrology Unbound with Evan Nathaniel Grim

Aries Eclipse Energy: Breaking Ahead and Taking Calculated Risks

• Evan Nathaniel Grim

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The partial solar eclipse in Aries on March 29th offers a powerful opportunity to take calculated risks that help you break ahead of the pack and establish yourself as "one of one" in your chosen field.

• Final solar eclipse in the two-year Aries-Libra eclipse cycle that began April 19, 2023
• Reflection on previous Aries solar eclipses can provide insights about themes resurfacing now
• Sixth consecutive new moon at the ninth degree, highlighting belief systems and perspective shifts
• Mars in Cancer at critical 22nd degree squares Chiron in Aries, connecting family patterns to current tensions
• Jupiter in Gemini and Saturn in Pisces creating information overload and isolation tendencies
• Eclipse offers chance to get back into the body, take action, and cultivate healthy competitiveness
• Most impactful for cardinal signs: Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn

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Speaker 1:

Hey, there, it's Evan Nathaniel Grimm and welcome to Astrology Unbound. And today I'm going to discuss the partial solar eclipse in Aries coming up on March 29th, and this one is definitely very empowering and can help you take a very calculated risk in the right direction, to help you break ahead of the pack. And, before I start, definitely check out my 2025 horoscopes. It's not too late to download them. They give you an inside look at every new and full moon coming up in the year ahead. Also, be sure to subscribe to my Substack newsletter. That's where I offer monthly well, not monthly, actually bi-weekly basically new and full moon either manifestation guides, intention setting guides, release guides. Also, I provide perspectives on the retrogrades, other key events. I have recordings of cord cutting ritual actually that is still available manifestation tips, a lot more, and I now have weekly live astrology shows through the Substack on Sunday evenings, and those have essentially replaced my Instagram live shows, although I still will do a monthly show on Instagram.

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I also apologize, I'm a little DIY today. I'm using my phone directly here. I don't have my microphone with me. I'm on the road. I'm in the Florida panhandle right now and it's really relaxing here and that's wonderful. The downside is, I just don't have any of my things. So I hope that this is still appreciated and informative. I hope the audio comes through just fine. Anyways, just a quick programming note there, but I do appreciate all of you, by the way, for supporting me in season two here.

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So, yeah, I'm not going to go through the individual horoscopes today for the eclipse, by the way, that's going to be reserved for my newsletter and my paid Substack subscribers. But today is more of a high-level overview of the eclipse from a collective altitude. I mean, this is an eclipse that deserves context in the sense that it can help you have an even better experience, because I don't see this eclipse as necessarily negative. I will say, though, in the collective there could be some aggressive moves made in international relations and politics. Um, you know, mars is technically at the critical 22nd degree, at the killer-be-killed degree, squaring Chiron at the 22nd degree of Aries, also the critical killer-be-killed degree. Those are both Capricorn degrees, the 22nd degree, and Mars is ruling the eclipse, with Neptune going into Aries the next day. So if there's quote-unquote, like an event heard around the world or whatever, it wouldn't be all that surprising. But on a personal level, it is still empowering it to be all that surprising, but on a personal level, it is still empowering, it is still energizing, animating and so on.

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So it's also not unfamiliar, because we've had solar eclipses in Aries two other times in the past two years. So April 19th of 2023, we had one. We had a solar eclipse. It was a hybrid solar eclipse. It was while the North node was still in Taurus, but you know that eclipse, alongside Jupiter and Aries, did initiate this eclipse cycle in Aries and Libra, with Aries being the sign that again wants to break ahead of the pack, wants to break through into like a leadership position, wants to be the first to do something, sometimes wants to be the best and is, you know, highly competitive. And then last April 2024, we had the total solar eclipse and I think that was on April 8th. I'm going to just quickly type that into my computer. And, yeah, april 8th we had one Kanjank Chiron and you know that one was a lot more about healing and the healing journey, but I still think it was. For some people it may have been fairly, again, energizing and motivating, but this one coming up is the final hurrah of the entireipses in Aries and Libra being about. You know, how do we support our independence, our journey towards self-reliance, while also developing these really cooperative relationships that have healthy patterns, that continuously supports the increasing self-reliance of both parties. Because, you know, in the South notice in Libra we were really trying to excavate and reveal patterns and relationships that were unhealthy for us and reveal patterns and relationships that were unhealthy for us, and we were thereby clearing space for ourselves to just focus on ourselves, you know, or to be more assertive with a partner so that they respect us more. So hopefully, we've all kind of done some of that. You know, we've gone through these exercises towards self-respect and then, you know, increasing levels of respect, mutual respect in relationships, but it doesn't always have to be about relationships.

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When we talk about Aries, it's really about again just being. You know the sorry the floor is creaking at my feet here but in Aries I think it's really about becoming one of one. I mean, this is a concept I've discussed for at least a year now, maybe more, but it really resonates with me and I think Aries helps us become one of one, and what I mean by that, by one of one, is becoming someone, that where there's no replica, there's no, there's nothing like what we're doing and there's no one like us in the music world. I always give the example of like there's only one Prince. There are, however, you know 10 million guitarists, and there's 1 million guitarists who can actually write songs, and then there's you know 10,000 guitarists who are, you know, can play XYZ songs without any mistakes, but then there's only so many guitarists who are true virtuosos and icons, and you know guitarists who publish these sort of seminal works that reshape the entire genre or something. So everyone has something about them. That, I think, is one of one.

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And you know, like, let's say, you're working as an aerospace engineer and like there's something about it that you enjoy, but it's also not fulfilling you, or it's not really motivating you anymore to get up every morning. Maybe you're like realizing, well, you know, I'm in the whatever 70th percentile among aerospace engineers. Like I'm pretty good, but 30% of people in the space are better than me, and maybe that doesn't matter to some people, but like Aries ideally feeds our competitive nature and our competitive side. So like, let's say, you're a pretty good aerospace engineer, but you're an even better massage therapist. And you know, every time you um, I don't know massage someone, someone's shoulders, they're like wow, this is the best massage I've ever had. And your, your hands are really strong. You can go for like an hour and a half.

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I don't know making something up here, but like, maybe there's a something that you do that is separating you from other people, and maybe it's not just like through the skills you have, but it's just the way that you brand yourself or whatever. You know, um, like, I want to be one of the only people, or one of the first people to do, you know, like when someone flew an airplane around the world for the first time, like something like that, like what is something you could do? That's very pioneering. And maybe it's like just that you want to. You know, scale up like the first conference that speaks to a particular theme and unites people together. You know, it doesn't mean that everyone has to go invent some new technology right now. Like that's like, that's an Aquarian thing, right, we don't have to make it about like, oh, can you really like? Can you literally like, build something right now, like a product or something? It could just be that you try something new.

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And I want to circle back to the context piece of this, because none of this is unfamiliar. I mean, remember we've had two solar eclipses in Aries, going back to 2023. You know that is, you know, showing you again a the eclipse. Well, let me back up. The eclipse is really a disruption of energy and a solar eclipse is when we have the moon passing between the sun and earth in a way that blocks the sun's light, whether it's a partial eclipse, like the one we're having coming up, which only is typically visible either towards the north or south pole, or we have a total solar eclipse, which is entirely visible in a certain band or area of the earth and not in other areas.

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But anyways, you know, when we have this idea of the sun's light being blocked, there is this, like this notion of like the uh illumination of uh, you know, the sun's clarifying energy is suddenly blocked and it can kind of reveal something within our psyche or our subconscious, because the moon deals with actually the unconscious and the areas of our life that are entirely private, not only private from the public, but private even to us sometimes, where we don't even we can't even fully conceive of, like how something maybe 20 years ago still affects our behavior. The moon can really speak to that. And lunar eclipse is also which occurs when the earth blocks the moon from receiving the sun's light. Even those can bring unconscious aspects to the surface, and we just had one, a total lunar eclipse in Virgo, by the way. Aspects to the surface, and we just had one, a total lunar eclipse in Virka, by the way.

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But anyways, the solar eclipse specifically, we are, in theory being not necessarily like cut off from source, like I don't want to imply that like the source, energy, like literally in the universe, is cut off, but there is sometimes a lack of conscious clarity and rationality, and, you know, as we are blocked from the sun's light. It can, though, help us again become aware of some unconscious patterns, but it can also help us kind of like shake the box or shake the snow globe and just, you know, just kind of reset some things, and it's like a factory reset right, so like, if your headphones are just not, they're kind of being funky now they're not really connecting to your device. That's when you take out the little you know paper clip or toothpick and you, you know, hit that little reset button that's hard to reach, and eventually it works again. So I like to conceive of solar eclipses that way, because it's a solar eclipse. It's a new moon. By definition, lunar eclipses are full moons and the solar eclipse is a new beginning and in this case it's only partial, so it's not entirely blocking the sun's light, and I think that's, you know. Again, I think that's a I don't know. I think that's a good thing. I think if it's not a full eclipse, then it is less foreshadowing and ominous, like it's not, so it's not necessarily, again, a reason to be frozen or afraid.

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So anyways, some other interesting aspects about this one is that it's visible in Quebec, newfoundland, greenland and Iceland, which has some strange parallels to Trump's whole. Like you know I don't know what the word is bid to try to acquire Canada or Greenland. I don't know if that necessarily suggests that the solar eclipse would implicate those countries, but it very well could. I mean, you could find out some news. I think even today Trump was saying that he might want to like partner up with the UK somehow in a different way. I don't know, I haven't read all about it, but anyways, there could be some news events about Greenland or Canada or Quebec, although, you know, most of the time we have a solar eclipse just by the sort of definition or just by the way the Earth is oriented towards the sun, the North or South Pole typically receive the eclipse, meaning they're visible from the poles.

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So it's not like the first time that we've had a partial solar eclipse visible primarily in the Arctic or something, but with all the planets going to Aries next year, like we'll have Mars and Saturn, neptune, mercury, venus, the sun and moon or not Venus at that time, but, like in April next year, almost like every planet, it's going to be in Aries and that's the time I've talked about many, many on many episodes. I think April 2026, there's like a military draft in many countries, like if we were to get enmeshed in like a world war. I think it would start in April 2026, like in earnest and potentially there's something, though, happening on the solar eclipse here on March 29th that is somewhat connected and, yeah, connected to that next year. It's sort of like a domino maybe effect, but it also technically again is capping off the two-year cycle of eclipses and Aries and Libra that began April 19th 2023, with that solar hybrid eclipse at 29 degrees of Aries, and also April 8th of last year, that total solar eclipse conjunct Chiron. April 8th of last year, that total solar eclipse conjunct Chiron. So think back to April 8th of last year and April 19th of 2023.

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Was there some reboot in your life that helped you again strive to be one of one in something? Did something motivating occur? Did something aggravating occur? Because, technically, aries is about anger, rashness, frustration. It's playing offense, so maybe you had to deal with some you know stress at those times. But, regardless, reflect on those dates and see, maybe, if there's anything lingering in your life right now that connects back to those times, because maybe that theme will, you know, again be brought to the surface.

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And this is also the last new moon to happen at nine degrees, going back to November 1st's Scorpio new moon, so we've had six new moons in a row, including this upcoming eclipse at the ninth degree, and this is a lot. The ninth degree is the Sagittarius degree, so that has a lot to do with beliefs, travel, and so again we could have some travel restrictions in the collective coming up. But it also pertains to your own beliefs and the higher mind and your perspective. So I think that everyone's perspectives have been evolving since November 1st of last year and in this case, maybe that new perspective is fueling your leap into the unknown or it's more of a calculated risk. I mean, aries is a fire sign, right, and it takes a risk. Therefore, it's taking a risk to be the best at something or to be the first to do something, and it's casting aside self-consciousness. So these are all some benefits, and I don't think that this solar eclipse comes out of left field because it follows the two Kazimis of Venus and Mercury that we just had with Venus yesterday and with Mercury on the 24th, here on March 24th.

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So you know we've had some clarifying points already. We've had plenty of time to reflect. We've had, like, at least one of the personal planets retrograde for the past like three and a half months. So, if anything, I think people are kind of sick and tired of waiting around for something. They feel like they're, they want to start their year, but they've been exhausted with mars retrograde in the past, uh, and still in the post shadow phase. Well, now it's like, okay, maybe, maybe you can finally take that leap. And I I'm not the kind of astrologer who says don't try to do anything on an eclipse, like especially, not especially this one, like don't treat this one like it's some you know, it's some unknown to be feared, because I get that we fear the unknown but, like this is not unknown.

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Go back to April 19th 2023. Go back to April 8th 2024. And that will give you the keys, I think, to interpreting this solar eclipse and anticipating it. Again, we are still in a different world, though. We have Mars in a different position Now. We have Mars in Cancer. Last year we had Mars in Pisces at the time and actually I'm wondering now where Mars was on April 19th of 2023. It was in Cancer, oh, also in Cancer. Wow, that's fascinating. That's where it is now At 22 Cancer. This time Last time it was conjunct Sirius, at 13 Cancer pretty much. But anyways, with Mars in Cancer right now and post-shadow squaring Chiron and Aries.

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Really, I think any tension you might be feeling right now is probably centered around your family or stems from some family wounds. So if you're navigating anything right now with a degree of tension where you feel like I don't know if I can handle this level of conflict right now or I keep getting stressed, go back to the origins in your family life. Think about okay, do I deal with certain conflicts in an unhealthy way because of my father, or do I deal with it in a healthy way because of my father or whatever it is. But I think any issues you're having right now with regards to tension conflict, again, they have their roots with the family. That's always true in general, but especially right now. If you feel like you can really assert yourself, set boundaries within your family or just be a leader within your family, then that will have a positive effect on your other situations in your life. So, yeah, it's a really good chance to heal.

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Also, with Aries, we're really getting back into our bodies. I think I mean earth signs are a little bit more focused on, like, the physical and the physical body, but fire signs are also about action and we have to act with our willpower, which is really that fire within our bodies that helps us propel forward. I mean, even just today, I was playing a game of like beach volleyball casually just with some people, and it was a perfect Aries moment for me to be not even really competitive in that situation, but just to get out of my head, because we have Jupiter in Gemini right now and people are way too in their heads right now overthinking everything. So, with this Aries sun where it's exalted, by the way, you can get back to basics, right Back into the body, just visceral, in the here and now, in the moment. And just a side note to that, I'm going to do a video about this this week.

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But I've noticed a lot of people telling me that they have trouble responding to texts lately and they've been non-responsive and they just don't feel like reaching out to people or responding. That, to me, has a lot to do with the Saturn and Pisces plus the Jupiter and Gemini combo, because Jupiter and Gemini is information overload, it's giving all of us information overload Plus Saturn and Pisces. That place, that transit, encourages more. I think isolation encourages us to go in inward and go into hermit mode a little bit, because Pisces has everything to do with like those liminal spaces that we venture into in our dreams and our meditations or while we're watching a movie or in isolation. So everyone has this sort of 12th house energy going on right now where they want to isolate, and Jupiter and Gemini is encouraging them even more to isolate because they are internalizing too much information every day, like we are not equipped in our current human form to like absorb the amount of information that we currently do on social media plus the news cycle. It's like too much and I struggle with that too. You know, sometimes I just, I just don't respond. I don't respond to text messages, even if I want to, even if I see that person as an important part of my life. So, like, don't be hard on yourself if you're doing that. If you're, you know, not responding to people right away, it will get better when Jupiter leaves Gemini and we'll have Saturn and Aries. All that stuff is going to start changing in like late May, early June.

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But anyways, with this Aries eclipse again, it's a time to reinvigorate, get back into the body, be in a, be healthy, healthily competitive and also be healthy. Right, Like you know, work out and do strength training, because you might as well. If there's going to be a draft in a year in my, in my, in my prediction, I think there will be. It is just a time to feel strong, feel confident in your ability to just to like go out there and have that tenacity, that ferocity to take on the day. So, starting March 29th, you know that's your time to reset towards that tenacity, to reset in a way that favors action. So, become more action oriented again and play, become an active. What did I say the other day? To play an active role and not be a passive passenger, so to speak.

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And yeah, it's going to affect the cardinal signs the most Cancer, libra, aries, capricorn but again, I'm going to dive into that in my Substack newsletter, which you should definitely check out in the coming days. That's all the time I have for now because I am on the road and traveling, but I'm going to make the podcast more its usual length next week. But I do hope that this short episode has still been valuable to you. I do hope that you know it's given you some quick insights on your commute or wherever you are right now listening to the podcast and continue sharing this podcast with other people. Like I said, I am going to invest more into it. I'm going to explore topics that are a little bit more on the fringe and in some ways, even more I don't know interesting. I talked about that last week and the week before, but that's all going to be built into the programming coming up in future episodes. We will talk about telepathy. We will talk about karma, synchronicities. I'm going to really again expand my palette here.

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I don't think that I don't conceive of myself purely as an astrologer. At this point. I feel like, you know, I borrow or I have, like you know, psychic uh skills. I also see myself as a philosopher, writer, creator, musician, I mean. There's so many things. Don't worry, I'm not gonna like deviate from astrology entirely, it's all gonna feed back to it. But, um, just you know, just so you're aware, I'm gonna let this podcast breathe a little bit more um, and we'll go from there. So, again, uh, I hope you uh subscribe to the sub stack and definitely download the 2025 horoscopes. There's still time, still nine months left in the year, so check that out. And anyways, I'm Evan Nathaniel Grimm. This is Astrology Unbound, and I hope you have a fantastic week.