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Astrology for Healing and Transformation with Katie Sweetman
The Moon slips into Virgo and we go into the dark of the moon, the time at the end of the lunar month when the Moon is just a sliver of light. It’s a witchy time as the veil grows thin. Use this time to meditate, reflect, and prepare for the next lunar month.
It’s the last week of Virgo Season, which means we’re closing out a time meant to turn us towards the practical side of life. With a Virgo New Moon on September 17, we’re getting a late in the season push to organize, practice, clean, and create ritual.
We start the week off with a Leo Moon, which not only means that we’re tuning into themes around creativity and self expression, but we’re rounding out a lunar month that began on August 18. Do we know who we are? Have we made more time for our talents?
The Virgo Sun opposes Neptune in Pisces and we’re feeling the pull between our earthly and spiritual lives. How do we find the balance? We may also be feeling ungrounded or sensitive, searching within for meaning. Do we know what’s real or an illusion?
With Mars now retrograde, we need to slow down. Our actions need to be deliberate. We have to examine our instincts, our impulses, and our power. Mercury opposes Chiron today, too, and we also need to understand how our choices impact others.
Mars turns retrograde in Aries, a sign that it will wind its way back through until November 13. During this two month period, we’re taking a second look at how we take action, use our power, and exercise courage. Something will need to be reworked.
The Moon trades Taurus for Gemini, the earth for the air. Things may be a little slow to start for most of the day, picking up later as the Moon finally crosses into Gemini. Then, we’re feeling more social, more focused on our goals and aims into tomorrow.
This week the story starts to change as Mars, the planet of action, drive, and forward movement, turns retrograde on September 9. As with all retrogrades, we can’t quite do things the way we would normally. We have to do our Mars differently.
We start the week off with a Taurus Moon, one that may make a slow start of things. We want to savor and enjoy life in Taurus, a sign that speaks to food, comfort, and our material lives. With Venus in Leo, we’re bringing in a dash of creativity and fun, too.
Aries Moon takes us into the weekend. We want to rush forward, take action, get things done. Between the recent full moon and the Aries Moon picking up on some tense astrology, we may be feeling strong emotions into Saturday. Gives this a positive outlet.
Coming off the Pisces Full Moon, emotions may still be running high. We were asked to find empathy and understanding, to feel ourselves in the experiences of others. Whatever suffering we’ve been holding onto can be let go, healed, and redeemed.
Welcome to the Pisces Full Moon. This is the time in the zodiac calendar when the spotlight is on matters of faith and conviction, forgiveness and compassion. It’s when we’re asked to surrender, releasing and healing anything that’s weighing us down.