Gardeners say that plants need to be cut down to the base in order to grow back stronger and healthier. It feels counter-intuitive; one’s instinct is to preserve, nourish, and protect; however nature has a way of debunking our staunchest beliefs. It knows better than we do. Solar eclipses are unyielding and so it will be unsettling to see so much of what you’ve worked hard for leveled to the ground, but rest assured it’s in order for you to come back better than you were before. It’s something you’ll just have to take on faith until you see the first fresh shoots pop up.