The Eclipse as a Threshold: Before “Remember Who You Are”

Before entering the meditation, “Remember Who You Are,” I wanted to offer a little context for the symbolism behind it. For thousands of years, eclipses have captured the human imagination as moments when the familiar order of the sky is interrupted—when light becomes obscured, the landscape changes, and something we know is still there temporarily disappears from view. In this short introduction, we explore the eclipse as a metaphor for transformation, uncertainty, identity and remembrance, along with the symbolism of Leo: the heart, courage, creativity, joy, self-expression and the willingness to inhabit ourselves fully. This isn’t about predicting what an eclipse will bring or telling you what you should manifest. It’s an invitation to consider something quieter: What parts of ourselves can become obscured without ever truly being lost? And what happens when change asks us not to become someone new, but to remember who we were underneath everything we learned to carry? This episode serves as a companion introduction to the guided meditation, “Remember Who You Are: A Leo Eclipse Meditation.” © 2026 Mariel Serrano. Written, created and recorded by Mariel Serrano for Meditations with Mariel. All meditation scripts, original narration and creative content are the intellectual property of Mariel Serrano. All rights reserved. No portion may be reproduced, republished, recorded, distributed, adapted or used for commercial purposes without written permission.