Virgo Season ♍️ 2023
Aug 23 – Sep 22 (Fall Equinox), 2023
Virgo, goddess of harvest, archetypal sister of Demeter and Persephone, comes now to work and hum between rows of towering plants. We need to be outside to understand this constellation. Virgo lives in verdure, in sun and wind, in dry rustling grasses, dawn footsteps crunching to the creek, beneath tree and star, washing her face in the singing river.
…and then Virgo becomes so consumed by her work that she forgets to breathe or rest. Having said that, she is hardly just a worker bee. She is the empress of agency and bodily sovereignty, maintaining crisp boundaries in the name of self-empowerment. What is the real meaning of virginity? What is this spiritual power? It is the power to decide when and with whom to share one’s body. Virgo the Virgin is not anything like what you’ve been told. She is in total control of herself and her destiny.
Virgo is ruled by Mercury, the fleet-footed messenger god. Her mind races, forever in analytical overdrive. Virgos also need to process everything verbally. Virgo life flies quickly and with many moving parts. Expect this cycle to be, as always, insanely busy. It’s the season of harvest and going back to school. Feel it sprouting in your stomach and aching in your fingers: stinging, mercurial anticipation.
So many changes take place during Virgo season. This transit is about practice, devotion, and perspicacity. Virgo is here to help us monitor, sort, and categorize. She is also here to strike a balance between work and rest, between duty and repose. She demands continual and discernible improvement within and without. What does improvement in self-care look like? Less judgment, less rigidity, more spaciousness.
Virgo also increases awareness towards our body and what we put into it. Now is the time to (re)commit to regular exercise and healthy eating.
Aug 23: 1st day of Virgo Season + 1st day of Mercury Retrograde in Virgo ☠️
Aug 27: Sun opposite Saturn Retrograde in Pisces + 1st day of Mars in Libra. Things don’t go exactly as planned, but that’s ok. This one is hard on the body. Heavy vibes.
Aug 30: Super Blue Moon in Pisces 🌕🐠
Sep 3: Venus Retrograde in Leo ends ✨
Sep 6: Sun conjunct Mercury Retrograde + Quarter Moon in Gemini. Whenever the sun is conjunct Mercury Retrograde, it tends to increase the effects of the retrograde rather than ameliorate them. Hold on tight. Life is moving quickly.
Sep 8: Sun trine Jupiter Retrograde in Taurus (Jupiter Rx begins Sep 4, the day after Venus turns direct). Good vibes and butterflies. Excellent day to cook and nourish your body.
Sep 14: New Moon in Virgo 🌿
Sep 15: Last day of Mercury Retrograde! + Sun trine Uranus Retrograde in Taurus (Uranus Rx begins Aug 28, 2 days before the full moon). Unexpected changes, lean on spontaneity. Hard on the body; illness or injury common. Still very productive and busy day.
Sep 19: Sun opposite Neptune Retrograde in Pisces. As though in deep sleep, we move forward into the future without knowing the details. Take care of your health; this opposition signals fatigue and/or illness.
Sep 20: Sun trine Pluto Retrograde in Capricorn. Ultimately very grounding and stabilizing but initially very intense, illness common. Emotional release and relief follow as long as we’re on a healthy path. Where are you channeling your energy? Is it worth the pain and exhaustion?
Sep 22: Quarter Moon in Sagittarius + Fall Equinox (11:50 pm PST) / beginning of Libra Season
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