ASTROLOGY FORECAST
(Sept 1- 8)
As we begin this week VENUS has returned from her trip behind the SUN. She is once again our Morning Star. This is always an uplifting return and the recent days have found her in retrograde motion sliding through the corridor of the Leo Point of Avatar. This is a cosmic portal that gives Venus new energies from deep space. She is soon going to return to direct motion and will pass the Avatar point (15° Leo) again on her forward motion back through Leo.
VENUS and Dog Star SIRIUS return close together to our morning sky. They are our sister planet, and our sister star, respectively. They do not get close enough for a conjunction but for much of September they can be observed together in the predawn sky. On 9/18 they are at the same latitude. It will be a sight worth rising a little earlier to see.
RETROGRADE PLANETS
We are in a retrograde season now. September begins with Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Lilith, and Chiron all in retrograde motion. (Leaving only Mars and Jupiter in forward motion.) Venus will move forward again soon, to be replaced by Jupiter beginning the retrograde cycle. (Leaving only Venus and Mars in forward motion after 9/5.)
This is potentially an extraordinary time for circumspection. All the usual situations apply: review, reorganize, rethink, restructure, etc. I suggest a few more ways to utilize retrograde intervals, especially a season when so many planets are involved.
You may want to check your natal charts and find the planets that were retrograde on your birth date. I have recently been guided to consider that these particular planets, and the houses and signs they are in, may be the areas that you were hoping would help you to change some very long standing, or particularly challenging, issues for yourself during this lifetime. Perhaps you are ready to solve Ancestral dilemmas for yourself, and through your efforts, for your entire family line. Maybe you will be able to reactivate some of your dormant DNA and bring various underdeveloped talents into full flower. The thought given to me was that a planetary retrograde was also a chance to recreate and express the highest capabilities of all the planets, houses, and sign attributes.
It is almost universally agreed that these are among the most extraordinary lives any of us will have lived during this changing of the ages. We have new energies available to us while we pass through a new area of space. (Our Milky Way Galaxy is moving closer to our sister galaxy- Andromeda, and all of the known area of space, Laniakea, is rotating into new territory.) Perhaps this is also a time to willingly and resolutely grasp the most positive, loving soul developments we can imagine. We have been steeped in challenging, denser energies for eons. Now is our chance to shift the patterns. THE RETROGRADE SEASONS MAY PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.
As stated above, VENUS resumes direct motion on 9/3 at 13° Leo. She will continue to help all of us bring the feminine attributes into leadership positions. We can, and will, express this in myriad ways. The common denominator being a return of respect for feminine strength, dignity, and full participation in our society. VENUS has had a long transit in Leo due to the retrograde interval. This helps you seek a balance of mastery between your male/female energies to create a wonderful flow of expression, regardless of your identified gender, or combinations and expressions.
JUPITER begins its retrograde cycle on 9/4 at 15° Taurus. This will continue until 12/30/23. The motion will be entirely in Taurus. This is a comfortable placement for Jupiter where it can express its benefic tendencies in slow but steady ways. The Earth sign deals a great deal with our relationship with our mother planet. Our resources and methods of sustainability are highlighted in Taurus. Jupiter's long transit may very well help new inventions and ways to collaborate more fully with all life forms for the greatest good of all. What begins now may help us see a better future.
If you find yourself awake at night around 11 pm and through the night you may enjoy the view in the east/southeast of the return of the Pleiades, Aldebaran, and Orion ahead of Sirius and Venus. This commences from approximately 11 pm until dawn from the east to the southeast at our location of 43° latitude. The order of rising is; the Pleiades, Royal Star Aldebaran(in Taurus), Orion, followed by Sirius near the Milky Way where it meets the eastern horizon. Above Sirius are bright stars Procyon in Canis Minor and the Twins, Castor and Pollux in Gemini.
Once again, I encourage you to enjoy the stars. This helps you understand astronomy and astrology and perhaps most importantly, brings you into a closer connection with the Star Family.
May you find your Grace and your Godspeed!
(Sept 9 - 16)
This week features sign changes for 3 celestial bodies in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Asteroid PALLAS moves into Libra on 9/13, and stays through 11/19.
Asteroid PALLAS is characterized by strategic thinking and a keen use of the intellect. In Libra this basic ability is enhanced by balance, fair mindedness, and a heightened ability to explore all sides of an issue. This allows us to come up with collaborative solutions that are more likely to leave all parties satisfied with the outcome. This is a good balancing energy for Mars who is currently in Libra. Strength tempered with intelligence helps create a potent combination.
Also on 9/13 asteroid VESTA moves into Cancer. Vesta is the representative of the inner flame in all of us. Its natal placement in everyone's chart is the location of the sacred in their lives. In Cancer, Vesta has traditionally been associated with home and hearth. It has been thought to add to the already nurturing quality of Cancer. Now we may want to put emphasis on self love and keeping that inner flame burning strong. We are all collectively dealing with our shadows. Think of Vesta as your eternal flame. Just as the innocents in the temple were trusted to keep the flame burning, you can also trust your ability to keep the connection with your Soul's flame.
CERES moves into Scorpio on 9/15 until 11/25. CERES is a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. She is associated with motherhood, agriculture, and nurturing. In myth, she is the mother of Persephone, who married and went into the underworld in the Winter and emerged in the Spring. CERES was so distraught that she would withdraw the fertile cycle of the world until her beloved daughter returned.
CERES in Scorpio may raise the intensity in relationships. It can create incredibly close and strong bonds. Conversely, it can also raise the probability of jealousy and possessiveness. Either way, as is characteristic of Scorpio, this is not a quiet energy. The emotions and life essence are strong.
The NEW MOON is at 21°in Virgo on 9/14 at 8:40 pm EST.
The monthly SUN/MOON conjunction is near Mercury, also in Virgo, which is slowing to stationary in preparation for the resumption of forward movement once more. Mercury is exalted in, and rules, Virgo. This results in a stellium in Virgo, adding strength. All that good energy already makes this a powerful day - but wait - there's more!
In keeping with the many Earth based alignments throughout 2023, this NEW MOON is accompanied by a Grand Earth Trine. The corner planets in the triangle are:
SUN/MOON conjunction in Virgo
PLUTO in Capricorn
URANUS/JUPITER conjunction in Taurus
A Grand Earth Trine on an early Autumn NEW MOON, during the harvest season, involving 5 heavenly bodies! That is the energy this week. The harvest is when we separate the wheat from the chaff, bring in the crop for the winter, and preserve some of the fruit and vegetables. This is our preparation for our sustenance during the short, dark days of winter in the northern hemisphere. It can also symbolize harvesting, organizing, and then utilizing our gifts and our soul development during the autumn and winter seasons. The world abounds with symbols. This is one of those times when the symbolism is readily evident. You are invited to harvest your personal gifts, your personal gold in the spirit of the NEW MOON energy. As always, this is a time to begin new ventures.
This year has been rich in the Earth element. You may recall that all 4 Mercury retrogrades in 2023 are in the Earth element. I suggest that it is our invitation to reconnect with all the multidimensional life forms, the elements, the Earth herself.
The Mercury retrograde ends one day after the New Moon on 9/15 at 8° Virgo. The last Mercury retrograde of the year starts in late December in Capricorn.
Consider more symbolism involving Virgo and the 2023 emphasis on the Earth element. Virgo is shown as the Virgin, the innocent, and in Christianity, the Mother Mary. She is shown holding a stalk of ripe wheat. I draw your attention to the grain.
When you examine the ripened heads of many of the long season grains they have something in common. The individual kernels are arranged in a lovely braid, or weave, formation. Braiding and weaving add tremendous strength to each individual strand. Many spiritual belief systems think of the connecting energetic bonds as a weave between non physical, heavenly energy and the physical world. Human culture has incorporated many variations of braiding and weaving in our textiles, art forms, and in many practical products we create. Nature has also created the same designs among the plant kingdom.
This is a visual example of the concept of entrainment. These energetic bonds connect everything - the All in the All. I suggest that the Virgo season that straddles the productivity of Summer and the beginning of the Autumn harvest season, is symbolically important to us. We are invited to choose the threads of our weave carefully. What do you wish to strengthen? What design do you choose for the weave of your matrix?
If you wish to create a new design to your thoughts and your creations, this is a wonderful time to initiate the change. May you weave a lovely design.
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