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September 9th
Venus enters Scorpio
In Scorpio, Venus has an intensity few placements can rival. The planet of love and relationships, Venus thoroughly investigates every inch of its interests in this fixed water sign.
Venus in Scorpio desires a connection that can decimate the faint of heart.
The emotional power of this Goddess can be regenerative or destructive, and usually a little of both. Venus in Scorpio has a tendency to tap into the love-starved side of the self. The aspect of our appetite that needs to be reclaimed from the projections we place upon others. No one can fill the emptiness within – that is our job alone – but a healthy relationship can be incredibly good company along our healing journey. If and when it is built for such growth.
Venus in Scorpio does best when it is able to be in relationships where it can experience a cathartic transformation through the honest investigation of its heart’s contents.
Already traveling through its pre-retrograde degrees (started on September 3rd ),Venus is extra shady during its first foray into Scorpio. Careful what dis-tracks you release, they’ll be replayed throughout the later days of the upcoming season.
Stationing retrograde on October 5th at 10° of Scorpio, Venus will be traveling through the scorpion’s sign until November 1st, at which point it retrogrades back into Libra.
11:01 AM PT – New Moon at 17° of Virgo
The first new moon to happen since June that isn’t an eclipse, the new moon in Virgo wants to help us clarify, organize, and categorize our priorities.
Earth signs know how to put first things first. Manifesting works best when we know how to focus on the most important feature of our situation, our emotional resonance with what it is we are calling in.
How we feel about what we are doing either fuels the engines of our industry or slows the whole train down. Our fantasy life and its ability to give us a virtual experience of what we want to eventually live out in real time is powerful when used consciously. Opposing Neptune in Pisces, sextile Jupiter in Scorpio, and trine Pluto in Capricorn, this new moon wants to help us get some good work done. For more on it read this or join me for A Workshop for the New Moon in Virgo which is equipped with rituals, meditations and a detailed guide of how this new moon and the astrology of the next lunar cycle is impacting your sign.
September 10th
Mars re-enters Aquarius
Back in Aquarius until November 15th, Mars has spent an incredible amount of time in this sign over the course of 2018. For those with significant placements in Aquarius (sun, moon, ascendant, or ascendant ruler especially)this year has been one that aimed to whip you into shape. With much to learn about leadership, Mars has been working with us all to clarify our intentions for the battles we face. Wherever Aquarius is in your chart would have been, and will continue to be, a place where you are learning how to trust in your instincts, independence, and sparring abilities. In Aquarius, Mars reminds us to enter battles with a clear understanding of what we want to get out of them.
Win at the game you are choosing to play.
Mars will be in its post retrograde shadow until October 9th.
September 11th
Sun in Virgo trine Pluto in Capricorn, sextile Jupiter in Scorpio,
all at 18°
Precisely what was so helpful about the new moon gets consciously expressed through the sun’s same aspects. Here the sun picks up on the power of Pluto and the good will of Jupiter. The area of our chart that contains Virgo is momentarily blessed.
But blessing are wasted on those unwilling to put them to use, as is Virgo’s motto. Work it.
September 12th
Jupiter in Scorpio sextile Pluto in Capricorn both at 18°
This is the third and final sextile between these two titans. Together they increase both our appetite and ability to tap into our power and put it to use. They tie together the parts of our chart that contain Scorpio and Capricorn in a helpful and mutually beneficial way. As Jupiter finishes up its stay in Scorpio over the next two months, this is a nice note to end on.
Venus in Scorpio opposing Uranus in Taurus, and sextile Saturn in Capricorn, all at 2°
Venus, newly in Scorpio makes an opposition to Uranus, newly (since May) in Taurus. Most of us have not experienced this particular aspect since it’s been roughly 84 years since its happened in these two signs.
Today both upsets a connection, but it also articulates the change that is occurring in the area of our chart that contains Taurus. As Venus, the ruler of Taurus, lines up with Uranus the Change Maker in Taurus, it ends up being a resounding and reoccurring theme. Things are different, and decidedly so. How we relate to others is under a revolution of sorts and the changes are confirmed by a stabilizing sextile to Saturn.
September 13th
Mercury in Virgo oppose Neptune in Pisces, both at 14°
Mercury’s opposition to Neptune reminds us of the need for details, facts, and sticking to the next logical step. Mercury gets confused when it goes up against Neptune, but has an incredible ability to tap into a creative imagination that can conjure up the most spectacular creations.
September 15th & 16th
Mercury in Virgo trine Pluto in Capricorn and sextile Jupiter in Scorpio, at 18° & 19° respectively
Over the course of the next two days, Mercury gets gifted by the same aspects that blessed the new moon. Empowered by a trine to Pluto on the 15th and then a sextile to Jupiter on the 16th, Mercury is able to motor through piles of work with incredible efficiency. Focus on the depth of experience that the details bring you, and the sweet relief that accomplishing important tasks can bring. These days should also bring some meaningful and impactful conversations so make sure not to be too busy to connect with those that can help you work something out.
September 18th
Mars in Aquarius square Uranus in Taurus, both at 1°
This is thee third time Mars in Aquarius has squared Uranus in Taurus since May 2018. These two have been determined to help us make a change. Mostly impacting the areas of our chart that contain Taurus and Aquarius, the square between Mars and Uranus has been blunt about the difficulties that we face and the changes that we need to make. This being the final square will hopefully bring some kind of closure for us, but don’t expect it to be peaceful. These two are as calm and quiet as a collision. They are a wake-up call for something in our lives that is too late to still be asleep to.
September 20th
Sun conjunct Mercury at 26° of Virgo
A moment of possible inspiration and clarity, the sun and Mercury come together to make its superior conjunction. Here Mercury is the furthest from us, gathering intel from far flung places. Mercury and the sun are both about to cross the sensitive 0° of Libra. Marking the turning point in our seasons, Mercury gathers all that it can from its time in Virgo before a very defining first few days in Libra.
September 21st
Mercury enters Libra
Here Mercury wants to communicate in ways that benefit the beauty and balance of all things. However, the moment Mercury enters Libra it enters into a tense relationship with Saturn. Mercury will be the first but not the only planet to spend the rest of the month squaring Saturn. The sun and full moon will follow suit, carrying on the story of triumph over obstacles and slowing down to sort through the challenges we face.
Mercury will be in Libra until October 9th.
I’ll be back before the Equinox on October 22nd with a note on both the Equinox and the September 25th full moon in Aries.
Aries & Aries Rising
I believe in the power of each of my efforts. I believe in the power of a well placed attitude adjustment. I believe in the inevitability of mastering the moments that challenge me.
I’m playing a long game.
I believe in the abundance of my life. I know that doubting it is part of my process, but that ultimately I’ll get back to embracing its overflow. I believe in the potency of disarming my defense system with a constant stream of loving sentiments that hold me with tenderness and accountability. I believe that each time I try to be the perfect person/child/friend/professional, I miss out on the depth and beauty of getting messy and learning from my mistakes.
I believe in the benefits of time. Well spent. Well worked. Well enjoyed. I know that with every year that passes I am gifted with a little more perspective. A little less confusion about what is important. A little more confidence in the power of practicing what promotes my well-being.
I believe in the dreams that I have for my work and I take actions to make them a reality. Spending a little time each day fantasizing about how I most want to use my creative energy, I infuse my work with my visions for what it could be. I remind myself that anything I repeatedly imagine is also imagining me. I therefore make it a priority to make room for it in my life and in my belief of its ability.
For a detailed reading on how the astrology of this new moon and lunar cycle is impacting your sign, as well as rituals and guided meditations, join me for A Workshop for the New Moon in Virgo.
Taurus & Taurus Rising
My heart is home to a compassion so deep it can dilute any sorrow, float any hope, and quench any thirst. My heart holds the truth that there is no greater power than its ability to heal. Come devastation or detriment, my heart is a home dedicated to the transformative power of love.
No matter the hurt I have survived, I remember my heart’s ability to thrive. No matter the stories that my mind has made up, my heart knows the truth; love is stronger than pride. No matter the evidence that my ego extracts from the ups and downs of my life’s journeys, I know that I am here to find out and fulfill my heart’s desires.
I give my heart my gratitude. Praise. Protection. I build my heart the kind of home that it deserves, inviting in the kind of guests that know how to treat it with respect. The kind of guests that help me exercise its abilities. Stretch its capacity to care. Strengthen its resolve to connect.
I carry this power into all that I create. Making love the main ingredient of whatever I am concocting. If I can’t do it for this reason, it just isn’t worth my efforts.
I let a little more of my vulnerability be present as I create. A little more of my messy self into the mix. A little less worry about what is perfect and a little more attention to what is needed in this moment.
Even a little bit of self-acceptance directed my way gives this new cycle a whole lot of help.
For a detailed reading on how the astrology of this new moon and lunar cycle is impacting your sign, as well as rituals and guided meditations, join me for A Workshop for the New Moon in Virgo.
Gemini & Gemini Rising
I take a moment to reestablish my root-system. Making sure that I am accessing nourishment from sources that know not of scarcity. Empty storehouses are no longer appealing to me. I’ve lost interest in what isn’t able to be replenished. I am invested in the kind of love that is renewable. Sustainable. Unrelenting in its ability to hold the whole and not just the pretty parts of me.
I renew my commitment to my life by making sure that I am coming from a place of appreciation. I know that each time I lose my ability to be grateful for something, anything, in my life, I am no longer in touch with myself. I know that even in the bleakest moments, there is a way to honor my pain while bringing beauty to my attention. It is my responsibility to get myself to the places where possibility lives, without diminishing my any other part of my experience.
I am learning how to hold both the pain and the knowledge that it will pass. The weight and the knowing that it will lift. The pressure and the understanding of its inevitable release.
I am learning that the more I am able to work through the challenges my life sets out for me, the more I am able to refine my talents. I am learning that my life isn’t trying to punish me. It is trying to release me from ill-fitting situations. I am learning that the more I show up for what is happening, the more aware I am of my power to positively impact it.
For a detailed reading on how the astrology of this new moon and lunar cycle is impacting your sign, as well as rituals and guided meditations, join me for A Workshop for the New Moon in Virgo.
Cancer & Cancer Rising
The quality of my days is maximized by my dedication to supporting myself through my process. My productivity is amplified by my ability to be compassionate with myself as I work through all that challenges me. My tools are sharpened by my willingness to hone in on the intention that I want all my work to be imbued with.
Namely, making sure that love is at the center of it all.
No day is made the same. Some days are full of criticism, fear, or what feels like failure. Some days I work overtime in order to not fall prey to the self-doubt that circles overhead. Some days I can only foresee the difficulties that dog me.
But others days remind me of all the benefits that befall me when I stay with what works, put down what only disrupts my concentration, and focus on what helps me to transform apathy into an application of the gifts that I have at my disposal.
I remember that self-care strategies come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes I need a nap. Sometimes a snack. Sometimes a pat on the back. No matter what it is, I make sure I get some. No matter if I am winning or losing, I am worthy of being cared for. No matter if my creations will make it to the stage or stay in a stack of good tries that got me to something eventually, I keep encouraging myself to do what I can with each and every day that I have.
For a detailed reading on how the astrology of this new moon and lunar cycle is impacting your sign, as well as rituals and guided meditations, join me for A Workshop for the New Moon in Virgo.
Leo & Leo Rising
I am dedicated to finding all the ways in which I can clarify, and encourage my life purpose to unfold. I am devoted to discovering what it feels like to be more at home in my life. I am working on appreciating my past for all it has taught me about love.
Through the lack of it, through the promise of it, and through all the things that have stood in its way, love is, and always has been, my birthright.
Love’s light may have evaded some aspects of my past. It may have been chased away by systems that distorted my humanity. It may have been shunned by traditions, social norms or sentiments that I grew up in, but it’s my job to find a way out of anything that refuses love. Love may have had to go underground at certain points in my life, but love has always been the bedrock of my existence. I’m here to live out as many expressions of it as possible. I am here to heal all that stands in the way of its ability to take root in my life. I am tapping into the greatest power available to me when I remember to bring love into the room, no matter whose house I enter.
I bring this sentiment into my work, so that every effort I make reminds those that receive it about the possibility for more love in their own life. Every single thing I do to support myself is an act of care for myself, my family, and my community. This world might have been set up to see me fail, but at each turn I am ready and willing to see myself prevail.
For a detailed reading on how the astrology of this new moon and lunar cycle is impacting your sign, as well as rituals and guided meditations, join me for A Workshop for the New Moon in Virgo.
Virgo & Virgo Rising
I’ve given up on waiting to be ready. Perfect. Protected against failure. I’ve given up on cheating myself out of a chance to experience what is because I’m overly fixated on what should be. What I should have done by now. What should happen next.
I’ve given up on getting down on myself and instead I’m giving over to getting right with myself. Getting on my own side. Giving my talents a chance to take root. Giving my efforts time to reveal their impact.
I am giving over to all that heals me. Helps me remember what I am here for. Helps me find the courage to find my way through this life with gratitude, humor, and irreverence for rules that weren’t made for me.
I invest in the moments that lie in-between my self-doubts. I expand the moments in-between my self-criticisms. I broaden the moments in-between my tendencies towards withholding love and compassion from myself.
I know that with patience, persistence, work, and a willingness to reflect, my miracle will happen. I know everything in nature transforms, and so too will my relationship with each and every obstacle. So too will my experience of each and every difficulty. So too will my ability to find my way through whatever is placed on my path. It is my willingness to work with what is that transforms the impossible to possible.
For a detailed reading on how the astrology of this new moon and lunar cycle is impacting your sign, as well as rituals and guided meditations, join me for A Workshop for the New Moon in Virgo.
Libra & Libra Rising
I carry within me the answer to any despair, any deficit, any deviation from the truth of who and what I am: a manifestation of Love. Creative intelligence. Nature at work.
I have compassion for myself when I struggle to remember this. Part of my very human journey requires that I stray from these truths. So that I develop the skills necessary to get back on course. So that I develop the instincts needed to not only survive, but thrive. So that I become highly adept at reading the compass of my heart and knowing the directions to go in that will lead me to the deepest wells of restorative replenishment.
My life is meant to be more than a constant state of burn-out. September wants me to remember how to say no to what is making withdrawals on my energy. How to say yes to care and consideration for myself. How to nourish my creative capacities so that they feel emboldened to flourish in the world.
I have a wealth of talent to draw from, so I do so with careful consideration. I do so with a deep respect for all that these talents can teach me. I do so wanting to be conscious of how to keep my reserves stocked for myself, even though it feels like I have enough to give away to everything else. I am allowed to keep some abundance for myself while still being incredibly generous with those around me.
For a detailed reading on how the astrology of this new moon and lunar cycle is impacting your sign, as well as rituals and guided meditations, join me for A Workshop for the New Moon in Virgo.
Scorpio & Scorpio Rising
With Venus and Jupiter in my mix, I am bound to attract all kinds of collaborators. I am bound to draw to me ample amounts of attention. I am more than likely to be noticed, promoted, and picked out of the crowd.
What I choose to be a part of or partner with makes all the difference. I don’t owe anyone my energy. I save my magic for the right situations. I keep my self-esteem topped up so that I don’t mistake a relatively decent opportunity for a life-defining one.
I am responsibly selective.
I am decked out in the crown jewels of the cosmos. I come through dripping with a deep respect for the honor I have been given. Knowing that I am about to do some deep work within my relationships, in regards to intimacy issues, and with respect to the ways in which I can uphold my end of the bargain.
It takes two times the effort to understand my part in the situation. I’m willing to show up for the lessons that are starting to make themselves known.
With September’s new moon I have the opportunity to begin important endeavors with others. It’s my chance to recommit to what I want to grow alongside the folks I feel most aligned with. It’s my chance to refine the ways in which I spend my energy with others. It’s my opportunity to check in on my strong, funny, fierce, and fragile friends. I remember not to let anyone slip through the cracks. With all that I am given right now I make it a priority to share the wealth, making more out of it as I do.
For a detailed reading on how the astrology of this new moon and lunar cycle is impacting your sign, as well as rituals and guided meditations, join me for A Workshop for the New Moon in Virgo.
Sagittarius & Sagittarius Rising
I trust in the preparation I have done. I trust in my ability to work towards achieving the dreams that beckon me towards them. I trust in my talents and know that I will make the most out of what I have been given, what I have grown, and what I am learning how to do.
I have not come this far to lose faith.
September wants me to shine. It reminds me of the power of accomplishing each small task. It reminds me that the inner work I have devoted myself to is the secret potion I pour into all I do in the world. It’s the thing that attracts others to me. It’s the way in which I am able to open doors that previously seemed forever closed to me. It’s the way in which I remember to have faith in my process.
It’s not only about my worldly progress.
The more intimately I understand my fear, bitterness, and hurt, the more empowered I am to stand up to it within myself and everywhere else. Picking out the hecklers, howlers, and harrowing assaults on my humanity, both within and without, is the key to creating places and spaces where all creative solutions can be found.
I know that my ability to deepen my connection with my inner world opens up all manner of riches to walk through life with. Riches no one could buy, sell, or steal from me. Riches too worthy to give up, let go of, or disregard. I wear them with the honor of having worked hard to reclaim them, hoping they inspire me to keep digging, uplifting and sharing all that I discover.
For a detailed reading on how the astrology of this new moon and lunar cycle is impacting your sign, as well as rituals and guided meditations, join me for A Workshop for the New Moon in Virgo.
Capricorn & Capricorn Rising
Perfection is an imposition on my journey. It corners my imagination. Cages my creativity. Tries to demand something that is not only unfair, but not nearly as interesting as the path of spontaneity.
I leave room for discovering the unknown. I remember that getting too tied down to my desired outcomes stifles possibilities that are trying to find their way to me. As I make plans for future endeavors, I keep my perspective as wide open as it can be. I remember to wish the best for myself, just as I would anyone I love and care for. I remember to make loving kindness along my journey my ultimate goal and destination.
I make time for my communities, friendships, and social circles. The abundance that flows through these areas of my life heals me. I make sure to surround myself with those that are honest, sincere, wild at heart, and full of their own art. I don’t need to accumulate the numbers of those that don’t get mine. I do, however, need to be in spaces and places that help me feel an abundance of connection, good will, and the depth of feeling that I am after.
For a detailed reading on how the astrology of this new moon and lunar cycle is impacting your sign, as well as rituals and guided meditations, join me for A Workshop for the New Moon in Virgo.
Aquarius & Aquarius Rising
Whatever learning curves I experience when trying to merge my energy, assets, and resources with another can be traced back to my beginnings. Whatever I didn’t learn in my younger years about showing up, I make a top priority to learn now. Whatever lack I feel, I make sure to meet with an abundance of love and care for myself. Whatever insecurities I come up against, I make sure to hold with a compassionate understanding and a list of problem-solving, skill-building, confidence-boosting plans.
It’s OK not to know how to be my best in any given scenario, but it’s not OK to let myself languish there. There is far too much at stake. Too much professional growth to get into. Too many aspects of my career goals to get off to a good start. Too much riding on my ability to come through on my end of the bargain to stop short now.
September spends a lot of time highlighting which partnerships work and why. And how. Each collaboration that I am in, I am in of my own volition. I dedicate myself to the ones that I can show up for, knowing that all I put into them will take me far. I honor the fears that they help me to face. The decisions that they force me to make. The talents that I need to cultivate in order to keep up and keep creating what is asking to be made.
For a detailed reading on how the astrology of this new moon and lunar cycle is impacting your sign, as well as rituals and guided meditations, join me for A Workshop for the New Moon in Virgo.
Pisces & Pisces Rising
My way to freedom is through love. My way to success is through a deep and consistent care of myself, my life, and my partners in everything I do. My way through this life is knowing that everything I do in it matters.
The impression I make matters to me. Not just the impression I make on others, but also upon myself. I know that only I have the power to impress upon myself what leads me to a happy, fulfilled, and fulfilling life.
I know how lucky I am, and take time to remind myself every day of the fortune in my situation. I will experience pain, and I am capable of healing it. I will feel unable to make something work and solutions will still find their way to me. As my mind has a list of unending complaints, my heart knows how to enjoy all the bounty around me.
This is my philosophy.
This is the gift that I can bring my significant others. The ways in which I am in relationship to myself help all those I am in relationship with. The more that I make my intention for partnership about healing, the more I am partnering with what is healing. The more I look for the gifts in my relationships, the more I am able to bring to them. The more I am able to sensitize myself to my own needs, the more congruous I can be with all that can support them.
For a detailed reading on how the astrology of this new moon and lunar cycle is impacting your sign, as well as rituals and guided meditations, join me for A Workshop for the New Moon in Virgo.