No ordinary time now. We know this intuitively; but the cosmos confirms our feelings repeatedly during September. The fairly relaxed, calm respite that August afforded us gets left in the dust as the planets shift into overdrive this month. Prominently featured are two eclipses with Radical Uranus turning retrograde on the eve of the Full Moon lunar eclipse on September 7th. Expect the unexpected. You may feel the very ground beneath your feet shake.
Take a breath, two or three. For that matter, any work and wellness
practices that you routinely rely on will be crucial in September to regulate your
mind, body and spirit. It is no accident
that the Sun is cycling in practical, health-conscious Virgo as the month
begins, helping us manage what unfolds. Now is the time to create healthy
practices if you haven’t already.
The Divine knows how best to support us; and is
arguably working overtime now with essential help. During September, it is very important to
remember that the Universe does not say no;
it says, not now or there is something better in store for you. When
something does not work out or is not happening as fast as we would like it to,
Divine timing is at play. It always is;
we just tend to forget that.
While the superpowers of the Virgo Sun are efficiency,
practicality, healthy habits, routines and systems for our optimal functioning,
the cautionary side of Virgo is perfectionism, worry, guilt, micromanaging aka,
excessive control.
Drilling down these traits is Messenger Mercury’s
entrance into Virgo straight away on Tuesday, September 2nd. Keep a firm grip on your inner control freak
this month. Pay particular attention to
your mental hygiene because: what you
think, you become.
Better to lean into Virgo’s polarity sign Pisces. These two signs are 180 degrees opposite for
good reason: Virgo plans and prepares
where Pisces dreams. Virgo controls where Pisces surrenders. Virgo is systematically
detailed while Pisces is sublimely immersive.
One is earthly, the other divine.
Practical versus illusory: we’ve been dancing on this
push-pull axis most of 2025 since the lunar nodes shifted into Virgo-Pisces in
January. Now as we move toward the final lunar eclipse of this year, our lesson
is to dream, plan, prepare, practice and surrender. Repeat. There is no mistaking the clear
planetary message.
The Yiddish phrase:
we plan, God laughs will come
in very handy during September.
As the waxing moon builds toward the Full Moon lunar eclipse
on Sunday, September 7th there is a particular feeling that
something’s gotta give. In fact, many
have felt cracks in the dam leaking, energetically so to speak. Mother Earth has been warning us for a while
now sounding the alarm through earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic activity and
epic flooding. Lest we forget, humanity
is not separate, above or beyond Planet Earth.
We are of and from Her. Remember? Dust to dust. To believe otherwise is foolhardy.
The cosmic alarm bell rings at full blast when just
two days before the eclipse, Radical Uranus, the Great Awakener and change
agent extraordinaire turns retrograde.
Shock and surprise are its calling card, how it rises up to greet
us. Aligned to Powerful Pluto, god of
the underworld, Uranus in Gemini may unleash a tsunami of information;
particularly as Messenger Mercury is tightly conjoined to the Virgo Sun and
opposite the Pisces Moon on this Full Moon lunar eclipse.
Everything waits for the Moon. And no one will be able to out run the
gigantic spotlight she shines on Sunday, September 7th. The nitty-gritty appears for everyone to
see. The recent Coldplay concert
kiss-cam incident comes to mind. Turn
away, duck and cover as you might, you will be seen. If you have nothing to
hide, then you have nothing to worry about.
The devil is in details so beloved by Virgo,
especially the Virgo Sun-Mercury duo.
They wield their scalpel to cut away anything unessential; while
Taskmaster Saturn in Pisces washes clean any residual debris. At the final degree of Pisces at the time of
the eclipse, Saturn churns up our emotional sea. 29 degrees Pisces (big water) is the end of
the line astrologically.
Here, Saturn calls the karmic shots; what is not meant
to be is washed away completely. Talk
about a tsunami. Don’t even bother
trying to control or cling to anything not divinely intended for you. Mother
Earth is integral to this clearing. She
is purging and shaking off what is no longer relevant for our future. Watch for
hurricanes and flooding.
Our home Planet Earth along with her cosmic
counterparts are setting the example, modeling for us with clear messages
taking the form of sweeping emotions, immense earth and water activity, fear
and its counterpart faith, strong intuition, significant dreams, prisons,
hospitals, health and mental wellness matters, daily work routines and
practices, imagery via social media, film, photography, and spiritual callings.
In the wake of the eclipse, as in the aftermath of any
storm, is a calm, in this case, a stunned silence. We sit with what has
happened and grapple to re-group.
The period between eclipses is a notorious energetic
black hole. You may feel ungrounded,
walking between timelines, a surreal time out of time. This is actually a good thing. Humanity is indeed shifting from mind to
heart-centered, led by the soul rather than logic. We’re not dispensing with
the mind and its gifts; but rather putting these to work as instruments to be
used by our soul, rather than the other way around.
During this time frame between September 7th
and the second eclipse on the 21st, be sure to drink plenty of
purified water, walk in nature, and practice steep self-care.
Just after mid-month all four interior planets change
signs, like dominoes, one right after the other. On Thursday, September 18th,
Messenger Mercury enters lovely Libra, aligning helpfully to Radical Uranus and
Powerful Pluto. Our wish is our
command. Thoughts, words and intentions
are extremely powerful now. You are what
you think you are. This could not come
at a better time as we approach the New Moon.
The very next day, Valuable Venus turns into practical
Virgo. Grounded, humble and
reality-based in Virgo, Venus streamlines our relationships to suit our future
needs. Anyone not integral to our future
health and well-being will be sidelined.
Enter the final eclipse of 2025: the New Moon solar eclipse on Sunday,
September 21st. At the final
degree of Virgo, both Sun and Moon underscore the aforementioned clearing out
of what does not serve our future selves. This eclipse means business and
cleans house down to the studs, our very roots.
The definition of efficient, the Virgo sun and moon (our will and
emotions) join forces here to cleanse and purify us of anything unhealthy
whether body, mind, or soul.
Thus, a great time presents itself to set your
intentions accordingly. Squeaky clean
and feeling fresh, what do you want to accomplish over the next month, season
or year? Hand-write 3-5 intentions to manifest and then plant safely in the
softening earth; just in time for Fall Equinox
Monday, September 22nd, both the Sun and
Motivating Mars change signs. The Sun
marks the Fall Equinox by turning into Libra, beckoning us to bring balance to
our lives. What brings you into
alignment? Makes you feel beautiful?
Incites peace and harmony? Remember your own self, your needs, wants and
desires over the coming month; as Libra tends to be so focused on others that
it can forget herself.
The very same day, Mars enters Scorpio, sign of
transformation. Our intuition and spidey
senses tingle. Trust yours as it is 100%
correct. What the New Moon eclipse in
Virgo purified and cleansed, Mars now digests and regenerates what is yet to be. Mars challenges Aquarian Pluto through the
end of September, prodding us to transform aspects of ourselves through
non-mainstream, alternative modalities.
In short, try a different approach or strategy because the same old
tactics just will not work in the new frontier.
The Mars-Pluto conflict may have some burying their
heads in the sand. Wake me up when it is over, some say. While others say, never give an inch or some may take the whole mile. Instead of stubbornness or distrust, this
catalytic duo invites us to look at what we are resisting or refusing. During this Libra season, we are invited to
balance our lives through mediation, compromise and negotiation. Where can you give a bit without giving away
everything?
Where can you open up and engage willingly?
Where can you begin again?
Where can you balance your needs with those of others?
That is the place to start.
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