🥧 Virgo Season’s Serving Humble Pie
Howdy friend!
I feel like my summer came to a screeching halt this long weekend! How about you?
We had a New Moon in Virgo on Monday night, just 24-hours after Pluto moved back into Capricorn. Did you feel the shift of energy now that we're in busy bee Virgo Season and Pluto's come back 'round to tie up loose ends?
Skip a few lunches?
Cringe when you look at your calendar and see how many meetings you've got?
Realize you need to deep clean the kitchen?
Yep. Virgo Season can sometimes be experienced as a seemingly endless amount of chores and an influx of work and responsibility — especially after the fun-loving nature of Leo Season.
She's definitely more than capable of getting her house in order.
Still, even Virgo has to eat some humble pie on occasion and concede that she just can't do EVERYTHING all the time — especially if she's paying attention to the well-being of her Mind-Body-Spirit.
Virgo is also a naturally demure sign. She's modest about her modesty! Likewise, she is most prone to act as a devoted servant of God, embodying the spiritual archetype of humility.
When Virgo takes a step back from being an anxious over-achiever ("practically perfect in every way"), she is decidedly realistic and humble. 🕊️
She also reminds us that strength can be found in modesty.
We often put a lot of pressure on ourselves to be perfect in one or more ways, abandoning the humility that reminds us that, in any given moment, we can only do our best. 🌼
Here's some contemplations for you this Virgo Season:
♍ What does humility mean to you?
Are you able to recognize when a situation calls for a deepening of humility? Have you ever even thought of it before?
♍ In what area of your life do you continuously struggle or repeat patterns you would like to break?
Are you willing to humbly ask Divine to help you out?
♍ Where do you expect yourself — and others — to be better or do better?
What part of your ego is being triggered into judging yourself and others? How can you deepen your sincerity and humility around these expectations? 🧐
⚡ The AstroLogical Forecast ⚡
🔥 ♋ Warrior Mars ingresses into sensitive Cancer today at 12.46pm
Ugh. Mars in Cancer is prone to being the whiny baby of the zodiac. "But I don't wanna," or "don't make me," is his war cry just before breaking down into tears.
Ok, I'm exaggerating for dramatic effect. Maybe. 😉
What can you expect? Over the next three weeks, vital energy may be low. This isn't really surprising given that Pluto just moved back into Capricorn, reminding us of all the sh*t we thought we were done dealing with. 🐍
>> Rather than trying to make progress in the external world, I would use Mars's fire to examine what's happening at home and in your inner world. You're likely to have more energy for domestic and emotional matters now
💌 ♍ Mercury steals the show ... again.
Last month, Mercury went retrograde (Rx) in Virgo before cycling back through Leo for a second and third time. He's now about to re-enter Virgo, one of his two preferred signs (Gemini being the other).
There's good news and bad!
😱 Bad: On his way out of Leo, he forms a square aspect with the Great Awakener, Uranus.
The first square was on July 21 and the second on August 18. This third and final square will be this Friday, but we'll begin feeling it now'ish.
(For a "preview" of what may arise this Friday, you can reflect back on those two previous dates.) 📅
We typically experience squares as tense and unexpected events. Given that Uranus also represents unexpected insights and disruptions, we need to be extra careful of this energy.
Because it's in fiery Leo, it has a higher chance of theatrics. 💥
>> Table difficult or volatile conversations until after the weekend. Exercise to release pent-up or frenetic energies. Meditate to help calm your system.
🤩 Good: He moves into Virgo on Sunday at 11.50pm PT and makes a harmonious aspect to Mars in Cancer.
In Virgo, our thoughts and communications will once again be clearer and more practical.
>> I expect that it will be easier to dialogue about and make progress toward familial and emotional matters these next few days since Mercury and Mars are working cooperatively. 🐒
Also, we're out of the Rx shadow on Friday, September 13 (hooray!) and we'll stop feeling the residual effects of his funny business.
☀️ 🪐 On Saturday, the Sun in Virgo forms an opposition to Saturn in Pisces at 9.35pm PT.
We will be feeling this energy the next few days with the culmination on Saturday evening. The Sun represents our life purpose and creative energies. Saturn shows us where we are limited or need to step into greater responsibility to make progress toward our goals.
This energy can feel frustrating, especially coming off the Mercury-Uranus square the evening before. Be on the lookout for a feeling of fatigue. It will start to wane on Sunday. 😖
>> In the meantime, invite Saturn to show you how you may be limiting yourself with specific thoughts or inherited family patterns. What needs to be released for you to embody your creative potential and life purpose?
😍 Friendly reminder that the monthly Astrological Guidance Circle will meet tomorrow, Thursday, September 5. If you're curious about the event, you can click here to learn more.
>> Please give me a shout if you have any additional questions! I would love to see you there, my friend.
Remember that the Virgin is mostly concerned with the health of the whole — hence representing the Mind-Body-Spirit trinity. 🌸
That's also why Virgo Season is a good time to take a pause from Busy Bee-ing to realize that ... "um, maybe my expectations for myself (or others) are just a tad unrealistic." 🤷
Or, "I need to turn this over to God because I have no idea what I'm doing right now."
A walk in nature is as productive for the psyche as is a clean home or a completed to-do list. ✔️
xo,
E
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