Behind the Laptop //045: Lunar Eclipse on March 3rd
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Happy “pre-solar eclipse” Monday!
A couple of weeks ago, under the lunar eclipse, the work was internal. It was about integrating the future version of you (ie: collapsing the gap between who you’ve been and who you’re becoming,) and letting that identity take the lead from the inside out.
This solar eclipse shifts the focus outward.
Solar eclipses are about activation, about identity beginning to move through the world, not just live inside you. They’re the moment where an internal shift starts producing real-world momentum.
And if you’ve been allowing that to happen, you’ve probably started to notice it.
You’re more confident. You’re making moves instead of circling the same decisions. Things feel like they’re flowing a little easier. You’re saying no to things you don’t actually want to do.
Your vision feels clearer, with a quiet, steady sense of “oh… this is really happening.” You even start noticing synchronicities lining up: the right conversation, the right opportunity, the right idea landing at exactly the right time.
And this is right when things get interesting.
This is usually the moment the old identity reacts.
Not externally, internally.
As soon as things start to feel aligned and you start becoming more integrated with the future you, the universe throws you an unexpected twist that creates a negative internal reaction.
It might look like:
an unexpected expense if money has been a sore spot
A delayed launch after working weeks to get everything ready
A “safe” job or contract offer appearing right after you decided to go all-in on your own business
A rough night of sleep that makes you question whether you should skip the workout you committed to
These unexpected twists are exactly how solar eclipse energy works.
Solar eclipses activate identity in motion. They bring your internal shift into contact with real life, which naturally exposes where your nervous system, beliefs, or behaviours haven’t fully caught up yet.
These moments are where you start to see (very clearly) which parts of your internal world are still calibrated to the old version of you.
Your tension and resistance is giving you information. Showing you where a belief, rule, or expectation no longer matches the identity you’re stepping into.
For example:
You tell yourself you need to post every single day to make sales: but the future version of you knows she only needs to show up 2–3x per week with clarity and authority.
You feel anxious when money fluctuates: but the future version of you doesn’t interpret temporary dips as danger.
You push through exhaustion out of habit: even though the future version of you builds consistency through scheduled time off and exercise, not working long hours.
Pay attention to where there’s tension right now.
Not so you can judge yourself or decide you’re “not there yet,” but because tension is simply showing you where an old belief is still sticky and ready to be shifted.
Take a moment and reflect on this:
Where have you felt resistance or tension recently?
What belief or rule is underneath that tension?
Does that belief belong to who you’ve been, or who you’re becoming?
Here’s to alignment becoming simpler, not harder.
Irisel xx.
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