Moon and the Eclipse 2025

Early this morning, the cat woke me up. The fever still lingered, but my thoughts drifted to the Moon and the Eclipse 2025, which yesterday cast its shadow across the sky. The cat reminded me of both his presence and his hunger. When I gave him food, he wrinkled his nose and made it clear he could find something better outside. I stayed inside, sipping my coffee slowly.

Read this post in Swedish. ->Månen och förmörkelsen 2025 – magi i vardagen

The Cat and the Early Morning

The cat knew exactly what he wanted. He got food, but it didn’t please him. He chose freedom instead, while I stayed behind with my coffee. In that moment, I thought about how life often works this way – we face everyday moments in our own way, but the universe keeps moving out there, entirely beyond our control.

Fever and Dreams

I am still sick. Yesterday I spent most of the day on the couch, watching movies and only getting up for food. The fever haunted the night with strange dreams. It felt like my body was burning while my mind struggled to understand.

Maybe it wasn’t just the fever. Perhaps it was also the moon, which was partially hidden in the eclipse. The Moon and the Eclipse 2025 brought with it both unease and something new.

Chasing the Moon and the Eclipse 2025

My husband, who loves photography, had waited all evening for the moon. When he realized it would soon be lost to the shadows, we decided to go out. At first, we saw nothing. The sky was quiet and dark. But just as we were almost home again, there it appeared – pale yet clear. We turned around so he could capture it properly.

The Moon and the Eclipse 2025 – When the Moon Became Magic

When I saw the Moon and the Eclipse 2025 last night, I felt something greater.
I sat in the car and watched the moon change from minute to minute. The light became a thin line, like a glowing tube across the sky. My husband photographed it, but for me, it was the moment itself that mattered.

It was more than a moon in shadow. Something happened inside me, a sense that the moment carried importance. I cannot explain it, only say that it stayed with me. They say that the Moon and the Eclipse 2025 can symbolize endings and transformation. Even today, sitting here with my coffee, the feeling remains – as if the moon left its mark on me.

Here is one of my husband’s photos from that night:

Partial lunar eclipse 2025 – the moon glowing red in the night sky

Facts and Magic Around the Moon and the Eclipse 2025

A lunar eclipse happens when Earth passes between the sun and the moon, and Earth’s shadow moves across the moon’s surface. Sometimes the moon turns blood red, sometimes it is only partly hidden. Yesterday’s event was a partial eclipse, where the light was only partly dimmed.

But for people in the past, it was more than astronomy. It was magic.

In some cultures, people banged pots and pans to scare away demons believed to be “eating” the moon.
In Norse mythology, the wolves Skoll and Hati chased the sun and the moon. When they caught them, an eclipse occurred.
In many traditions, an eclipse marked a time of ritual, closure, and new beginnings.

Perhaps that is why I felt what I felt. The moon still carries something larger, something that touches us deeply.

Reflection

Sometimes things happen that cannot be explained. A cat waking me. A fever that dreams on through the night. A moon covered in shadow but still glowing with light. For me, the Moon and the Eclipse 2025 became a moment that left its trace.

Maybe this is how life speaks to us – through the everyday and the cosmic, woven together.

Between the Lines – My Voice

This is not just a story about a cat, fever, and the moon. It is about my ability to still be moved. Despite illness, despite worry, something greater reached me. I want to carry that feeling with me – as a reminder that I am still open to magic.

AHA – Between the Lines

The moon last night showed me that light always exists, even when it almost disappears. Fever will fade, worry will pass. What remains is the ability to be touched, to let something greater than ourselves speak to the heart.

Questions for You

Do you remember the last time the moon truly moved you?
Have you ever seen an eclipse and felt that it affected you in a special way?
Do you believe we still carry traces of the old rituals and beliefs about the moon?

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