Blood Moon is Approaching
- Susan Henderson
- Mar 2
- 2 min read

And whether you follow astrology closely or not, eclipse seasons tend to bring a similar feeling.
A tightening.
A restlessness.
An undercurrent of something shifting.
You may feel it as irritation.
As fatigue.
As sudden clarity.
As grief you thought you had already processed.
As the quiet realization that something in your life no longer fits.
Eclipses are thresholds. They interrupt the usual rhythm of light. They remind us that cycles close whether we initiate them or not.
A blood moon — with its copper, shadowed glow — often coincides with endings that feel emotional, intimate, or deeply personal.
Not dramatic endings.
But honest ones.
The role you’ve outgrown.
The habit that once protected you.
The version of yourself that survived something hard.
Shedding is rarely glamorous. It often feels like angst.
And angst is not a failure of mindset.
It is the body and psyche recalibrating.
If you’ve felt heavy lately…
If your motivation has dipped…
If you’re more sensitive than usual…
You may not be “off.”
You may be in transition.
When light changes, we change.
This eclipse season is less about manifesting and more about releasing.
What if instead of forcing clarity, you allowed yourself to ask:
• What feels complete?
• What am I holding out of familiarity rather than alignment?
• Where am I tired of pretending?
• What would feel like relief to let go of?
Not everything needs to be burned down.
Sometimes release is subtle.
A boundary you finally enforce.
A conversation you stop replaying.
A standard you quietly raise.
A narrative you no longer entertain.
You do not have to understand the entire next chapter to close this one.
There is wisdom in endings.
There is maturity in shedding.
There is power in saying, this no longer serves the woman I am becoming.
If you feel emotional during this blood moon, let it move through you.
Walk.
Journal.
Sit in silence.
Wash your hair slowly.
Light a candle without needing it to mean anything.
Allow the body to process.
Eclipses remind us that shadow is part of the cycle.
And shadow is not something to fear — it is something to integrate.
This is a season of refinement.
Not punishment.
Not chaos.
Refinement.
You are not falling apart.
You are editing.
And editing requires honesty.
If you feel the shedding, trust it.
We do not carry every version of ourselves forward.
xoxo
Susan




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