3I/ATLAS Perihelion, the Thinning Veil & the Path to the Galactic Centre
As the Sun enters early Scorpio, a rare triad unfolds: the Sun activates the Shapley Attractor (1–3° Scorpio, Oct 24–26), the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS reaches perihelion (~Oct 29–30), and the Samhain window on Oct 31 thins the veil between seen and unseen realms.
This is Act I — the ignition. It prepares us for Act II — the Galactic Centre alignment on 19 December and the Solstice gateway on 21 December, when the fire we light now expands into collective illumination.
The Shapley Window — Gravity Around Truth
Between 24 and 26 October the Sun crosses the early degrees of Scorpio, brushing the Shapley Attractor — one of the most massive gravitational nodes known.
Astronomers describe it as a cluster of galaxies so vast it bends the trajectories of others; metaphysically, it symbolises a gravitational pull toward truth and convergence.
When the Sun lights this region, patterns that have drifted begin to coalesce. People, projects and purposes realign. Conversations that were circling suddenly land. What was hidden surfaces, not to shame but to integrate.
You may feel it as magnetic acceleration — a drawing together of soul fragments, a deep urge for clarity.
Ask yourself: What am I truly orbiting? and What is orbiting me?
Whatever remains in your field during these days carries purpose. Everything else, let gravity release.
The Interstellar Messenger — 3I/ATLAS at Perihelion
Around 29–30 October, the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) reaches perihelion, its closest approach to our Sun at roughly 1.36 AU.
This object comes from interstellar space — a traveller whose chemical signature differs from comets completely which is normally born within our solar system.
It is, quite literally, a conscious being from another sun.
When an interstellar body meets the solar fire, its ancient ice sublimates; what was frozen for millions of years becomes luminous gas and dust.
This is a perfect mirror for our own process: the long-stored memories, traumas, and potentials within us are heated by consciousness, releasing light and new information.
Perihelion means to come nearest the Sun — to the Source of illumination.
If you have felt pressure, intensity, or sudden bursts of revelation, you are mirroring 3I/ATLAS. You are at perihelion too.
Use these days for creative ignition, honest conversation, or ritual purification.
Fire transforms; let it transform you kindly.
Samhain — The Thinning of the Veil
On 31 October, the wheel of the year turns to Samhain — the midpoint between the equinox and the solstice, long regarded as the moment when the veil between worlds grows thin.
In ancient lore it was the festival of the ancestors; in nature, the leaves fall, the outer world dies back, and the invisible world breathes close.
This year Samhain arrives only hours after the 3I/ATLAS perihelion — a sequence of solar ignition followed by soul communion.
Expect heightened dreams, synchronicities, and déjà vu moments.
Spend time in candle-light rather than screen-light.
Light a flame for your ancestors, and another for your future self.
Whisper gratitude for all cycles ending, for they are the compost of new worlds.
How to Work with This Passage
Oct 24–26 — Shapley Attractor Window
• 6 breaths in stillness.
• Write one line: “I magnetise only what aligns with truth.”
• Notice which choices feel heavy; release them to gravity.
Oct 29–30 — 3I/ATLAS Perihelion
• At sunset, light a candle. Gaze into the flame for 11 breaths.
• Ask: What part of me is ready to ignite and become light?
• Record any symbols or phrases that arise.
Oct 31 — Samhain / Thin Veil
• Create quiet space.
• Speak the names of your ancestors or unseen allies.
• Offer gratitude. State one clear intention for your rebirth.
Integration is the real ritual. Drink water. Sleep. Let the nervous system recalibrate.
Looking Ahead — The Galactic Downlink
What we ignite now becomes the signal received later.
On 19 December 2025, the Sun reaches 26–27° Sagittarius, the longitude of the Galactic Centre — the massive radio source Sagittarius A** that marks the heart of the Milky Way, and also the likely origin point of 3I/ATLAS. A powerful gateway.
Astrologically this is a revelation point: the individual flame meeting the universal fire. A time when we could expect a significant pulse of energy awakening our planet.
Two days later, on 21 December, we cross the Solstice — the rebirth of light in the northern hemisphere and the moment of deepest illumination in the south.
Together these dates form Act II — the Galactic Downlink. A new dawn for mankind.
Where October’s Shapley and 3I/ATLAS window magnetises and ignites,
December’s alignment expands and integrates.
It is the difference between spark and sunrise.
Prepare by tending coherence now: simplify, purify, clarify.
Whatever remains after Scorpio’s fire will be ready to receive the Galactic codes of December.
The Thread Between the Worlds
From the Attractor’s gravity to the 3I/ATLAS’ ignition, from the Veil’s whisper to the Galactic Heart’s illumination, we are walking a continuum of remembrance.
October asks for courage. December brings revelation.
The space between them is the chrysalis — the quiet transformation where starlight becomes embodiment.
Let the fire refine you.
Let the dark cradle you.
Let the galaxy remind you that you were never separate from its song.
You watch my video for more on this topic on YouTube:
COSMIC IGNITION ✧ 3I/ATLAS Near Sun → this time weekend’s Shapley Attractor Portal, The Veil Thins:
https://youtu.be/IEKdeRtttJQ
— Anina Malherbe-Lan, Founder of VIVIDEARTH
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