My oh, my, oh my. As my mom used to day, “what a difference a day can make.” In this case, what a difference a month can
make. Certainly looking back over this
past month of August. Whew. That was a doozy!
I truly hope you and yours, all of my readers
are faring well despite the drama and upheaval of the last few weeks. The great news is that celestially, September
is an infinitely calmer month. That
said, now the work begins in earnest, to do the real clean up wrought by August's chaos.
In the United States, we now find ourselves in the aftermath
of the most damaging hurricane on record. Hurricane Harvey occurred just days
after the total solar eclipse and during Mercury Retrograde. For nearly one week, this storm just sat over
South Texas spinning and dumping rainwater, as if to say, “You won't forget this one!” It made
landfall not just once but twice on
the Texas coast. Nothing will make you
slow down like the record setting 40-50 inches of rain this area received. Wow.
Imagine complete disruption to approximately 12 million
lives and the ripple effect that causes to the rest of the country and
world. A massive humanitarian effort is
now underway and it is debatable how long it will take to bring order to this
region. All this on the heels of a horrific racial event in Charlottesville, Virginia. In these days of complete
polarization, nature has forced people to join together to help one
another. To cooperate. To get along.
And there is nothing like an act of God to inspire people to reach across
self-imposed (and illusory) barriers and join together.
As one woman recently observed, “I truly don’t understand
America. One week we have Nazis running
people over in cars [August 12th] and the next we have people coming out of the woodwork with
their boats to save lives of people and animals. And I am sure some of those people will save
the lives of people they once thought they hated and I am sure some who once
hated will get saved by the people that they claim to hate. It just goes to show you that hate is learned
and can be unlearned. Love your fellow
human. Get to know someone different
than you.”'
It is a key message for the coming months.
With this natural disaster greatly in mind, we push forward with our lives. September opens with three planets in Leo, two of which
conjoin our directional point, the Lunar North Node, and all aligning to change agent
Uranus in Aries. A whole new order is at
play here. What is going on for
you? Uranus says change and change now. No excuses.
The creative power of this alliance is hard to overstate. Motivating Mars is sandwiched between the North Node and Messenger Mercury. We are called to take a chance, throw caution
to the wind, break out of what keeps us down and holds us back.
More vitally, we are being given key messages now,
strong ones, heart-centered, soulful messages.
Please listen. Messenger Mercury is at the August 21st
eclipse degree (SUPER STRONG!) as it stations, comes to a complete halt, before
turning direct motion on September 5th. Pay
attention now. Stop and listen. What are you hearing? No really.
Through the frenzy of our lives, carefully
tune in. Mars hammers Mercury’s point home between
September 1st and 10th.
That is a significant stretch
of time. What are you being told
now? Who and what information is trying
to reach you, teach you? We are never
too old to learn anything! What are you supposed to hear? Listen to
children (out of the mouths of babes pours forth the truth), the cashier at the
checkout counter, your subordinate at work.
Often the most vital information arrives when we least expect it from
the most surprising voices, from those we often do not pay heed to.
With all of this Leo energy, please watch for drama. Don’t be afraid to roar yourself. Let your
self- expression fly. Just make sure you truly have something valuable to
say. Try not to take up prime air
space. The first ten days of September
can also be very romantic and
surprising on many fronts. Remember,
Uranus, the ultimate game changer, is at work here. When Mercury turns direct motion on Tuesday,
September 5th at last month’s eclipse degree, life really kicks into
overdrive. School begins in earnest; big
purchases are made, contracts signed, deals sealed. Leo is courageous. Be brave.
You are being called to step up and step out now. Where and how?
Mercury’s push forward in all shades of flagrant Leo bravado
occurs on the eve of the September 6th Full Moon. In marked contrast, another aspect of this picture is the gentle,
highly sensitive pairing of watery Neptune and the nurturing Moon in mystical Pisces. If we allow, this Full Moon is
deeply cleansing and healing. Listening
to music, meditating, journaling, walking near water or being in water will
work wonders on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 5th and 6th. The Pisces Moon and Neptune pair are profoundly
intuitive. As part of this Full Moon
picture, we truly have a key opportunity to receive messages, information for
our highest and best purpose.
Be still for a moment and tune into yourself. What are you feeling emotionally? What are you being urged to release, cleanse,
purge? This Moon’s healing potential
derives from its opposition to the Sun in health conscious Virgo. Emphasizing this is Motivating Mars entrance
into Virgo just hours before this Full Moon.
What needs to be healed in your life?
Mars spearheads the shift of planets from Leo to Virgo. This will be of tremendous assistance in the
massive clean up of South Texas. We don
our thinking caps on September 10th when Mercury joins Mars and the
Sun (our energy and will) in Virgo.
Great for planning, analytical detail, maximum efficiency, health
efforts and plain old hard work, Virgo energy compels us to roll up our
sleeves and get to it. Virgo is a numbers gal. The Information Queen. She will have all of the statistics and data you could ever want. She shows us where to target our efforts and
how best to accomplish our goals.
The caution with three planets now in Virgo is
overthinking. Losing the forest for the
trees. Overthinking leads to worry and anxiety. Remember, worrying is like praying for something you do not want to happen. Messenger Mercury, Motivating
Mars conjoined in perfectionist Virgo can easily lose sight of the big picture,
the grand goal(s) Leo had in mind. When
trying to accomplish your vision, keep an image nearby, a written phrase in a
spot you see every day. Use mentally
wound Virgo Mercury and Mars for positive mantras, to plan the actual steps to
execute and accomplish your goal.
At mid-month, planet of love and money Venus conjoins the
North Node in Leo aligning with Uranus in Aries. This pairing underscores precisely the
above. Here we are pointed toward,
called to a larger vision than ourselves (Venus/North Node in Leo) to change
(Uranus in Aries) our lives for the better.
While Mercury, Mars and the Sun in Virgo efficiently find exactly how to
accomplish that.
The Virgo New Moon on September 20th invokes precision
and commitment to healthier routines and habits, work-life balance, service
devoted to others. The very same day,
Venus joins the New Moon in this quest with her entrance into Virgo. Messenger Mercury’s direct opposition to
mystical Neptune at the New Moon heightens our awareness of illusion vs. fact,
what is real and what is not, hyperbole versus the real deal. The large emphasis on Virgo now begs a “just the facts
ma’am” attitude. We are urged to
streamline our thoughts, forget any extraneous ideas, eliminate what does not
serve, what muddles the work to be done.
The Sun enters Libra on Saturday, September 23rd,
urging peace, harmony, reaching out to our fellow man and woman, encouraging
the pursuit of art, beauty and an orderly life.
Already in Libra, Jupiter now opposes Radical Uranus in fiery Aries during the last week of the month. You will feel this aspect. Uranus in Aries breaks down boundaries and
pushes everyone and everything aside regardless of consequence. Meanwhile, Generous Jupiter in Libra says not so fast.
There is an order to be considered, relationships to self and others
to be honored. These are both tricky and
delicate days. At such a time it is good
to have three planets (Venus, Mars and Mercury) in Virgo to ground us, our
words and actions, to think before we speak.
Titanic planets such as Jupiter and Uranus in opposition
heighten our awareness. Push forward as
Uranus demands but always with a strong eye and mind not to throw the baby out
with the bath water. Libra’s dilemma is
to decide. It sees both sides of the
fence so very clearly and often, causes us to sit on the fence not choosing one
way or the other. So when facing your
decisions to be made, ask: does this (fill in the blank…job, project,
relationship, prospect…) bring peace?
Ask, what leads you to calm?
Peace be with you.
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