What a time we have had.
WHEW! A most challenging
summer. One for the record books
really. Usually summer is a treasured time of vacations and being outside enjoying nature and warmer temperatures. But for many, this summer felt like a grueling marathon. Even if you didn’t experience a
crisis or significant stress, you may have felt just “off”, mired in the
sluggish and difficult mucky energy, spinning your wheels. For most of us, “normal” has been
redefined.
For those of us who used our time well over the summer, we
reflected on our journey: how far we’ve
come and mapped out where we want to go next and how to get there. You can just about hear the voice from the
film “Field of Dreams” echoing Go the
distance.... However, during these
past two months many of us were completely knocked off the path they traveled; for
some, it is the only path they’ve ever known.
This is known as a course correction.
No matter what your experience, this summer has indelibly
shown us who we are. What is real and
what is illusion, what works and what is broken, what our reality is in stark
black and white terms. Our time has
marked each of us like a stamp.
September, then, is a most welcome reprieve of back to routine and
regularity. Back to school and work;
yes, a new grade or perhaps a new job to carry on with.
This September more than most others is for releasing all that
pent up energy built over the summer. Now is the time to move
on all those dreams you harbor.
Helpfully underscoring the start of the new month is a grand earth trine
– an immensely supportive alliance between the Sun (our will), Saturn (the
taskmaster) and Uranus (the change agent).
This troika enables us to find the right resources and people while
maximizing our time very efficiently. In
equal measure, Generous Jupiter continues to align with Soulful Neptune,
bolstering our faith in our plans and ourselves.
Coming up for air out of the stagnant summer energy, the
time to act is now. The next 35 days are
ripe to give life to any dreams, ideas and plans you’ve been holding on to dear
life waiting to breathe life into them. Go,
go, go.
Just days after the Labor Day
holiday, life really shifts into high gear as Messenger Mercury enters its own
sign of Virgo on the 6th, streamlining our thoughts and enhancing
our efforts; while on the same day, Taskmaster Saturn turns direct motion. BOOM! You can fairly hear the cosmic choirs
chant: activate, activate, activate! Overnight, your to do list and time
management seem to flow so much more smoothly.
What happened?
Within two weeks’ time, three of
the six planets retrograde during August have now pushed forward, direct
again. The power of this gear shift
cannot be emphasized enough. Yes, of
course, we still have our struggles, large and small; but the sheer battle of
getting things done, signed, checked off and accomplished is greatly reduced
now.
The New Moon on September 9th
is especially helpful. It is a
manifestation New Moon if ever there were one!
Hand write your goals and wishes for the coming harvest season. What do you hope to reap now? What do you want to create? Beneficent Venus enters transforming Scorpio on the same day, encouraging our desires; while Generous Jupiter aligns
perfectly with Powerful Pluto, the Sun and Moon, our will and emotions, turning
our dreams into reality. Pay no attention to those Naysayers! Keep plugging away. This cosmic combo says you will get there for
sure.
Two days later, on the 11th,
Mars re-enters Aquarius. Back in June,
Mars turned retrograde and reversed into Capricorn. Direct once more, Mars pushes into the avant
garde Aquarius again and joins the Lunar South Node, a point of
release. This duo emphasizes
purging. What do you need to let go of
now? The Mars/South Node duo square off
with Radical Uranus, Scorpio Venus and the Leo North node. This giant stubborn celestial square pushes
our buttons big time. We need to dig
remarkably deep the second week of September.
Any long-festering issues are
forced on to the table, out in the open, now. These may be on the family/home front, work arena, with our health and wellness...wherever you are struggling. We are pushed to make radical (and necessary) changes and/or activate
long-harbored desires no matter how difficult the obstacles before us. These may present as overcoming
inner/internal beliefs instilled in us or external hurdles to leap across. For example, a woman who dreams of starting
her own business but must tune out naysayers squashing her ideas and/or
overcoming fears of taking out a bank loan to get the business off the ground.
Hold tight to your dreams and
desires and just do it.
Because fortunately, we continue
to have a plethora of cosmic support as we confront obstacles. Eight, yes 8,
out of ten planets are getting along famously at mid-month. Use their harmony to your advantage. Pluto
aligns with the Sun and Messenger Mercury, Jupiter syncs with Neptune, and
cooperating Venus-Saturn-Uranus tell us Carpe
Diem: Seize the day!
Try not to sweat the small stuff or refuse to walk across the bridge these planets offer by clinging to stubborn ways. Best
not to give in to the negative Nancys in your life and stagnate, fill with
resentment; instead, when you hear the word NO, take a breath, step back, re-group then figure out your next
moves to create a new, manageable situation.
Excellent problem solving possibilities abound now. The point is:
keep going. Move forward. Do not take no for an answer. Remember:
FEAR stand for False Evidence Appearing Real. Don’t fall for that illusory trap.
All the while, Messenger Mercury
is tightly conjoined to the Sun which enters Lovely Libra on September 23rd.
Aligning with Mars and the South
Node in Aquarius, this pair helps us find inventive strategies to chart our
future: how to prioritize, what to keep
and what to pitch. Most critically, how
to establish balance and order in our lives so we can honor our journey, selves
and those relationships we treasure most.
This energy is in place for the
Full Moon the very next day, September 24th. Under its spotlight, the Libra Sun-Mercury
oppose the Moon, Hygeia (health and wellness) and Chiron (healing) in fiery
Aries. Brand new opportunities for
healing, health and well-being are ripe.
Tied fortuitously to the Leo North Node, creative solutions surround us if we
keep our minds and hearts open. Take the
blinders off and try alternative approaches.
Experiment. That radical/crazy
idea your mom/wife/child…or you, have may hold more than a kernel of
truth. It may be the key to all your
answers. Instead of dismissing and
doubting, try it out.
Especially if you keep getting
the same message repeatedly. Once is notable;
twice is intended for you; three or more times:
you are being shown the way. Backed into a corner? Give that crazy idea a whirl. Take it for a test drive. Necessity is most often the mother of
invention. You have nothing to lose and
everything to gain. The Universe says
so.
From your fingers to God's ears!
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