NEW MOON IN VIRGO
We'll be experiencing the New Moon in Virgo at 14 degrees on the 6th/7th of September 2021.
There is A LOT going down for this New Moon, which really embodies the Numerological Universal Month vibration 14/5 that is September 2021. This vibration is about independence, managing conflict and making positive life choices/changes by learning through life experience.
My interpretation of this New Moon highlights to be careful what you wish for and recognising that the grass is greener where it’s tended to. It reminds us to look to what we already have and what we’ve overcome as a recipe to actualising our dreams.
This is a potent time to tap into shadow work and spirituality in a solitary fashion.
It is also an excellent time to reflect on the patterns that arise interpersonally and externally, discovering the lessons learned from experience.
This energy will be most influential over the following fortnight until the Full Moon in Pisces around September 20th 2021.
what is the cosmic influence play by play?
New Moon in Virgo Chart
via astro-seek.com
Neptune is in opposition to both the Sun + the Moon AND Mars: our persona, our emotional realm and the ways we take action.
Neptune is the compassionate, liminal and illusory planet - rich in the ethereal and filled with the -sions: particularly the illusions or delusions of our subconscious mind.
This transit can trigger susceptibility to confusion, deception, insecurity and disillusion both internally and externally.
Neptune has the capacity to pull a ‘Fyre Festival’ on us: selling an illusion and flat-out fiction that validates the narratives of our fragmented self. If something is too good to be true, it’s likely to be the case.
Neptune’s influence in opposition to the Moon increases our emotional sensitivities. It’s almost as if its extracting any insecurities and disguising it as intuition; so the potential for negative emotional bias is increased over this lunar cycle, until the following Full Moon in Pisces. This could manifest as idealisation, devaluation and other avoidance tactics we employ to construct our narratives since Neptune Retrograde is really out here stirring up the pots of our imagination, picking out the couch fluff of our subconscious mind and magnifying it to mountainous-molehill proportions.
With the opposition to Mars in the mix, this isn’t the time to be striving full speed ahead towards conquering our goals but rather taking stock and embracing the lessons with a more spiritual lens. There is a higher likelihood to falling victim towards our expectations around career, online dating/sex life, recreational substances or ‘get-rich/woke’ schemes.
Like TLC sings, this isn’t the time to be “chasing waterfalls”.
This cosmic configuration indicates that this is a prime time to be clear in our intentions, strengthen our boundaries and face any disappointments head on. Neptune’s influence can also tempt us to lose ourselves in substances, escapism through other people and searching for where the grass appears greener.
Remember that feelings aren’t always facts but can reveal profound insight into our wounds. It is up to us to unravel the wisdom weaved from the sewn up sutures of our healing wounds.
This is a potent time to tap into solo shadow work and to conduct some restoration: to clear our decks for future opportunities that are aligned with our true desires rather than succumbing to the repetitive cycles of unintegrated shadow.
The Sun + the Moon will be making a trine aspect with the Uranus in Taurus - ‘The Great Awakener’ which will be injecting us with a change, shake-up and sense of excitement in a classic Uranian fashion. This transit can heighten our urges towards seeking those greener thrills that the opposition with Neptune in Pisces can tempt us with. Uranus can encourage us to seek adventures out of our comfort zones, break unhealthy habits and leave toxic situations, setting our sights to something extraordinary beyond the horizon.
Neptune and Uranus’ influence will be at odds with one another. Neptune feeding the ‘sions’ whereas Uranus will be encouraging us to follow our intuition, flashes of insight and keen perception towards what we perceive to bring us stability, beauty and healing that can invigorate our lives. As long as we really take the time to sit with ourselves, this won’t be of too much interference and any experiences can have a karmic vibration 14 /5 undertone: learning lessons through experience, however they come about.
We can lean in towards Saturn Retrograde’s influence with the trine it will be making to Mercury in Libra. Saturn will be providing that serious state of mind, amping up our concentration and attention to detail. With Mercury in Libra, this influence will govern our thoughts and communication styles in a more diplomatic way - really sizing and weighing up the pros and cons towards making any long-term commitments.
Mars’ trine to Pluto Retrograde will be supporting the influence between Saturn and Mercury - giving a surge of energy and passion towards transformation and making improvements for the long haul. As Mars adopts a meticulous approach in the sign of Virgo, the Capricornian influence of Pluto heightens the structure, order and (re)organisation. Again, this transit really highlights shadow work: the deep, discerning inner-research that deconstructs our darkness. This transit gives us the strength to conduct this inner-work.
Finally, let’s talk about Venus. The major player activated by the trine it will be making to Jupiter Retrograde and the square to Pluto, also in Retrograde.
Venus is in the sign of Libra, its home sign where its potential can be easily expressed. Venus is all about our values, our love language, the ways in which we give and receive our passions and affections and all that juicy stuff such as finances, values and relationships.
With Jupiter Retrograde making a trine to Venus, this brings in some heavy amplification towards the Venusian ruled areas of our life. Usually, this would be an excellent time to date and invest into our interpersonal and financial goals - though with the heavy Neptunian influence, it would be wise to channel with caution and moving forward prepared to learn from the consequences.
This is further heightened with the square between Venus and Pluto Retrograde. Pluto’s powerful, subconscious and controlling influence can rise to the surface and manifest itself through manipulation, jealousy or possessiveness. Again, the shadow traits of ourselves are being called to be acknowledged, integrated and transformed. Whether this behaviour stems from within or around us, we can look to the 14/5 vibration of learning lessons through our experiences as wisdom to take with us.
I pulled some cards and created some journal prompts to reflect and further contemplate navigating these energies, so you can check that out below.
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oracle insight
divine feminineperceptionemergencemiraclecrownearthReflect on the miracles experienced in life so far -
What were they, what was the situation and how did it make you feel?List out some of the daily miracles we experience
What makes us feel connected to the universe at large?
In what ways do we connect with our intuition?
Reflect on times + examples where intuition has served us and where we can encourage this moving forwardReflecting on times of feeling disappointment + disillusion,
what lessons or methods have we learned as a result of these experiences?Where can we strengthen our boundaries in order to feel more grounded and connected to the earthly experience?
Take some time to list out any needs and desires -
What can we do to meet these for ourselves?In what ways can we connect and care for mother nature and our own nature?
In what ways can we encourage our receptivity?
What methods can we use to nourish ourselves?
How do we feel towards the concept of surrender?
Taking stock of our personal journey, how do we perceive it?
How do we perceive our inner + external worlds?
List out the differences and similaritiesHow can we align our perception of the inner + external?
Does this involve moving beyond our comfort zones?Which aspects of ourselves are ready to emerge + be expressed?
What are some of the shadow traits of ourselves we wish to transmute?
Think along the lines of any addictions, jealousy, obsessions, external validation, anger, neurosis, self-sabotage + limiting beliefs
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Take care + sending blessings,
HK
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