We are still reeling from the August eclipses as September gets underway. Tumult and upheaval abound. Our greatest task now is to focus on the path forward, one foot in front of the other. So it is a very good thing that the Sun is moving through earthy, practical Virgo.
Virgo. Humble,
magical, real. Her qualities are often
overlooked. Virgo is the weaver who keeps life running smoothly. This month, we need her gifts more than
ever. Virgo rules systems, practices,
routines and habits. Service, health,
wellness and animals are her super powers. Her key phrase is I analyze, or, I serve. If you have planets in Virgo
or in the 6th house of your birth chart, you are familiar with her energy.
Virgo invented the work ethic. Her purpose is to serve. She takes stock, assesses what must be done,
any needs to be filled and resources to be tapped. Then gets down to work creating useful
results. Virgo can work herself to the
bone making sure the product or service she delivers is perfect. Therein lies a
trap for Virgo: never quite feeling good enough. She can lose the forest for the trees,
drowning in details.
So when working with Virgo energy, it is imperative to
occasionally step back from your work, take a break, go for a walk. Virgo
reminds us this month to integrate breaks into your work, wellness and
lifestyle routines. Breaking up the
daily grind gives you distance from the immediacy of your work, changes and
refreshes your perspective.
The August 28th Full Moon lunar eclipse in Virgo
set the stage for September and what to expect.
Where our vision and dreams may be grand, the Sun in Virgo brings them
into reality. That product, business,
book, person you want to create? Virgo
creates a plan, a schedule, task list and grounded focus to make your dream
happen. Virgo even has back-up plans B,
C, and D!
We may very well need to call for back up as we move past the
reprieve of the Labor Day holiday weekend.
Cosmically speaking, September is fairly quiet the first week. This is excellent news for back to school and
work routines getting underway.
That said, watch for turbulence heading into the second
weekend of the month. Between Thursday, September 10th and
Saturday the 12th, planetary gear shifts abound creating unsettled
energy. First, Valuable Venus moves into
secretive Scorpio on September 10th.
Here, Venus draws our attention to our joint assets, money,
and power. For the better part of
September, Venus challenges Pluto in Aquarius. She wages a power struggle over
how to best use the resources at hand.
Keep your cards close to your chest.
Remember: knowledge is power. Guard your best interests, both
material and information. You will know
when the time is right to share what you know.
I say this because only a few hours after Venus shifts into
Scorpio, Messenger Mercury begins its cycle in Libra, aligning to Pluto and
Uranus. The trio hands us a magic
wand. Where we point it, we manifest
quickly. We are very receptive now to ideas, people and intelligence crossing
our paths; so much so, that we may leap before looking.
Just be careful what you wish for.
Venus in Scorpio hits the brake; prompts us to check with our
intuition. Do the prospects at hand align with your values? If something looks too good to be true, it
probably is. So, pause and look under
the hood, probe deeper if something or someone doesn’t quite feel right. You
will be very glad you did as change agent Uranus turns retrograde, also on
Thursday, September 10th.
Typically, we do not feel the shifts of outer planets. Uranus is the exception. The only planet to rotate vertically instead
of horizontally, Uranus operates differently; and so we may feel its gear
shifts. Now, we feel it turn retrograde motion.
Uranus deals in surprise, shock and awe.
It rules earthquakes, lightning strikes and all things sudden.
Pivoting retrograde on the eve of the New Moon in Virgo,
Uranus may redirect our best laid Virgo plans. Virgo and Uranus are incongruent
energies. Virgo is prepared and
well-equipped. To which Uranus says, hold
my beer. However, Uranus does not
upset the apple cart for no good reason.
Its purpose is to align our lives with our highest soul path.
When we are running old repeating patterns into the ground,
Uranus serves as the instrument of change.
Think of the term happy accident; or silver linings that emerged
from plot twists in our lives. Take for
instance this quotation by Arianna Huffington:
“In life, the things
that go wrong are often the very things that lead to other things going right.”
That sums up the divergent turns Uranus brings to our paths.
Where Virgo wants to, loves to, needs to control the steps along the path,
Uranus knows better. Called the Great
Awakener, Uranus embodies the very definition of the Yiddish phrase We plan,
God laughs.
And so, as we move toward the New Moon in the wee hours of
Friday, September 11th, with both the Sun (our identity) and the Moon (our
emotions) in the earthy, systematic, fully prepared sign of Virgo, Uranus says think
again. You might just be collecting
pieces of your plans scattered about by unexpected upheaval.
Is it inconvenient? Yes,
in the short term. But mid-September serves
as a vivid reminder that process is more important than the product. Life is
actually about the journey, not the destination. Earth is a school. There really are no accidents or failures
here. Only learning. And Uranus delivers a plethora plot
twists awakening us to higher lessons.
What makes this stretch particularly dynamic is Generous
Jupiter at an attention-grabbing degree of Leo.
Think maximum volume, IMAX technicolor imagery. Highly creative, up for anything, and loaded
with drama, Jupiter at 15 degrees of Leo raises the ante just when Uranus
shifts into reverse. Watch for jaws to
drop. The ether is stirred and shaken now.
Given the unsettled energy, it may take you a day or two to
collect yourself to set New Moon intentions.
September 12th and 14th are the most opportune
days to handwrite 3-5 goals and wishes that you seek to manifest over the
coming season or year. Plant these in
the earth or set safely alight.
I wouldn’t exactly say the dust settles down after the
mid-month turbulence; however, the cosmos is relatively quiet until Wednesday,
September 23rd when the Sun enters Libra, marking the autumnal
equinox. Libra invites us to balance
ourselves in equal measure to others, our work-life obligations, and our own
needs and desires.
The Sun is our identity and how we engage with the
world. In Libra, art and beauty come to
the forefront. We are invited to make
our world more attractive. This may take
infinite forms, from the simplest to more complex. Get a new hairstyle, visit an art exhibit, or
rearrange your furniture to be more welcoming.
Beauty does not need to be expensive; but it may require an investment
of your time and energy.
Especially lovely about this year’s fall equinox is that for
the first time in memory, the Libra Sun aligns to both Uranus and Pluto. The trio forms a grand air trine, a
super-charged magic wand through the end of September. Behold what you create where you point that
wand! The energy paves the way for
smooth relationships, groups, technology, communication, design, and
negotiation.
This is incredibly helpful energy as we move toward the Full
Moon in Aries on Saturday, September 26th. The Aries Full Moon tightly conjoins
spiritual Neptune opposing the Libra Sun.
Aries is the warrior while Libra is the diplomatic negotiator. Watch for those on a mission from God, and
heated negotiations, whether locally or internationally. Current or new conflicts abroad are easily
enflamed around the time of the Full Moon.
If you are working through relationship challenges, put your cards on
the table. A very direct and straight
forward approach is best. Ask for what you want. You are heard and seen now.
Reaching the month’s final few days, Motivating Mars enters
fiery Leo on Monday, September 28th while Messenger Mercury joins
Venus in Scorpio on Wednesday, the 30th.
We are all steamed up as spiritual Neptune in Aries aligns
to a heavily embattled Mars. Since Mars
is the warrior, the caution here is dramatic action, whether threats of or
actual violence. Those who feel backed
into a corner, dismissed or suppressed will rise up now.
By the end of September, we are staring down a proverbial abyss. Mars opposes Pluto in Aquarius and both
challenge Venus and Mercury in powerful Scorpio. Expect transformative shifts
in the collective mindset. A giant mass
switch is triggered. The narrative has
now flipped. Suffice to say, there are
no easy answers.
How to manage? Focus
on your values: what takes front and center stage in your life by importance. May this be based on love.
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