Virgo Season ♍️ 2022

Aug 22 – Sep 22 (Fall Equinox), 2022

Virgo, goddess of harvest, archetypal sister of Demeter and Persephone, says it is time to work and hum between rows of towering plants. Go outside to understand this constellation. Virgo lives in verdure, in sun and wind, in dry rustling grasses, dawn footsteps crunching to the creek, somewhere beneath tree and star, washing her face in the singing river.

Virgo becomes so consumed by her work that she forgets to breathe or rest, but she is hardly just a one-dimensional worker bee. She is 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. Here the mind is racing, forever in analytical overdrive. Virgos need to process everything verbally. The 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, aching in your fingers; this 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, and more spaciousness.

Virgo also increases awareness towards our body and what we put into it. Now is the best time to (re)commit to regular exercise and healthy eating.

Aug 26: Sun square Mars in Gemini + Venus in Leo square Uranus Retrograde in Taurus. Off day, indecisive. Deep fatigue, lack of motivation. The New Moon in Virgo on the following day has very similar themes.

Aug 27: New Moon in Virgo 🌿

Sep 3: Quarter Moon in Sagittarius 🦄

Sep 9: Mercury Retrograde begins ☠️

Sep 10: Full Moon in Pisces 🐠

Sep 11: Sun trine Uranus Retrograde in Taurus. This is a very happy, harmonizing influence. Unexpected changes for the better. Productive and lighthearted.

Sep 16: Sun opposite Neptune Retrograde in Pisces + Venus in Virgo square Mars in Gemini. As though in deep sleep, we move forward into the future without knowing the details. Be extra cautious with your health, this opposition signals fatigue and/or illness.

Sep 17: Quarter Moon in Gemini 👯

Sep 18: Sun trine Pluto Retrograde in Capricorn. Ultimately very grounding and stabilizing but it feels like one hell of a journey while it’s happening. Emotional release and relief. Pride in our accomplishments coupled with exhaustion from working so hard.