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Your Month Ahead Podcast: Surprises, Virgos and more

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Sally and I met at Kew Gardens in west London as an homage to earthy Virgo. It was indeed a day of sunshine and flowers. Kew Gardens is one of the world’s foremost collections of specimen plants and seeds from around the globe. It’s also an extraordinarily beautiful and magical public park stretched alongside the Thames as it narrows towards Richmond. Kew also has some of the world’s largest glasshouses crammed with plants from around the globe. Two are spectacular Victorian constructions of iron and glass with high walkways so you can see the tops of the trees. So you […]

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Virgo Season: The Best

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The Sun enters Virgo on Aug 23rd at 6:01 AM EDT. The focus is on improvement, details and service. This is the season where you’re compelled to look at what’s wrong/missing and how that could be improved. But it’s also easy to remain stuck on what’s broken and ignore how it might be upgraded.

Virgo is the sign of service. This means (ideally) helping others without allowing yourself to become a slave/servant. Or, accepting help because you realize that someone has a more effective solution. “Service” is a difficult issue for many- some see it as a shameful thing and they look down on those who serve them (cashiers, waiters/waitresses, etc.) How you treat those who serve you says everything about the type of person you are. Others try to force their help on those who cannot be helped. It’s important to know when someone doesn’t want your assistance.

At its best, Virgo elevates mundane tasks – pride is taken in the precision of the work. The work becomes a thing of beauty that cuts through time and space like a laser, delivering exactly what’s needed at the perfect time. Details are elevated to something transcendent and the complexity of the thing that’s been built takes your breath away. Virgo specifics are the path to elevation and transcendence – God really is in the details. What you overlook can tear you down. What you focus on can raise you up.

Virgo is also about purity – focusing on the one issue and the best use of energy. Focusing on what’s healthiest. Virgo is self-contained, which applies to the concept of virginity. Sexual energy is not repressed. Instead, it’s reserved. Consider the difference. Do you waste your energy on those who don’t appreciate you? Or do you reserve yourself for those who understand your value?

Be selective and see what happens.

Here are the aspects the Virgo Sun will make:

  • Aug 28th: Sun inconjunct Chiron Rx in Aries (4 deg)

  • Aug 28th: square Ceres in Sagittarius (5 deg)

  • Aug 29th: Sun trine Uranus Rx in Taurus (6 deg)

  • Sep 2nd: Sun conjunct Mars (9 deg)

  • Sep 3rd: Sun conjunct Mercury (11 deg)

  • Sep 6th: Sun trine Saturn Rx in Capricorn (14 deg)

  • Sep 6th: opposite Black Moon Lilith in Pisces (14 deg)

  • Sep 8th: Sun square Jupiter in Sagittarius (14 deg)

  • Sep 8th: Sun trine Capricorn North Node (15 deg)

  • Sep 10th: Sun opposite Neptune Rx in Pisces (17 deg)

  • Sep 13th: Sun trine Pluto Rx in Capricorn (20 deg)

  • Sep 20th: trine Vesta in Taurus (27 deg)

  • Sep 23rd: Libra ingress

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August 23rd, 2019: Virgo Season Begins With a Crisis

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  • Third Quarter Square between the Gemini Moon and Virgo Sun (0 deg)

  • Juno enters Virgo

Virgo season begins on a challenging note with the 3rd Quarter Square – the Crisis of Consciousness. There may be conflicting urges to focus on the details versus the input of fast, new choices and info. Should you take your time or react quickly to what’s coming in? The questions that come up will be important.

This aspect is about questioning what you thought you knew, so the sudden influx of new choices is designed to open your eyes and drag you away from tunnel vision. While the overwhelming vibe may involve looking at one thing, don’t ignore the chatter or distractions. There’s more to consider.

Having said this, Virgo thrives on tension. There’s dissatisfaction when things are going smoothly, so this crisis could be exactly what’s needed. There’s something to fix, and there’s no better time to address it than now.

Juno into Virgo takes partnership agreements and breaks them down. The specifics about what you and another have committed to will be on the line. Do A and B work for both? Are the little things lining up? This is also about the desire to make a partnership better – if anything’s not working between you, this transit will emphasize it. There will also be solutions, but they will only work if both people want it.

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Venus’ Transit of Virgo

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Venus enters Virgo on August 21st at 5:06 AM EDT. Relationships, money, values and self-esteem are filtered through the lens of precision and service. This means an exacting standard around what you want, have and own, or (if distorted) an attitude of slavery regarding who you love and what you’re worth.

This transit will hi-light the specifics of what you want – what’s missing and what could be better. This is excellent for self-improvement but it can also lead to picking away at your self-worth until there’s nothing left. The focus on flaws must be balanced with the drive to improve. Change the recording from “I’m worthless” to “I’m worth the upgrade.”

Venus in Virgo wants you to get real about love and resources. This entails looking at the specifics (the truth) of what’s working and what isn’t. If what you have/love isn’t working, this will not be a happy transit. But if you can see beyond the “failure” to the opportunity to make it better, this is can be the moment you grab the Virgo scythe and cut through the wasteful people/situations that are preventing you from being your best.

If you’re into helping others, this transit can be about love through service. It’s tricky energy because it can quickly tip over into slavery. But with proper boundaries and self-awareness (your self-worth is not defined by what you do for others) this can be a time where you experience the love and happiness that comes from simply making someone’s life bette: no applause ,no congrats. There’s nothing in it for you – you’re helping them and that’s it but that’s enough. Again, be careful -some will take advantage of this and if your values are weak you’ll fall victim to the belief that you’re only worth what you can do for others.

Overall, I see this as a transit of focus. Virgo is about specifics, so this is an opportunity to focus on what you really want and what really makes you happy, with an injection of realism.

BTW, Virgo is associated with pets, so those with Venus in Virgo tend to have an affinity with domesticated dogs and cats (or gerbils, guinea pigs, etc). Love is expressed with worried nurturing and obsessive care. This can also extend to human pets *ahem* partners – the fussing/control issues are a way of expressing love. If your partner has Venus in Virgo this doesn’t mean that they view you as a pet, but they do see you as a work in progress and their ultimate responsibility.

Here are the aspects Venus in Virgo will make:

  • Aug 24th: conjunct Mars (4 deg)

  • Aug 24th: square Ceres in Sagittarius (4 deg)

  • Aug 25th: inconjunct Chiron Rx in Aries (5 deg)

  • Aug 26th: trine Uranus Rx in Taurus (6 deg)

  • Sept 1st: opposite Black Moon Lilith in Pisces (13 deg)

  • Sept 1st: trine Saturn Rx in Capricorn (14 deg)

  • Sept 2nd: square Jupiter Rx in Capricorn (15 deg)

  • Sept 3rd: trine South Node in Capricorn (16 deg)

  • Sept 4th: opposite Neptune Rx in Pisces (17 deg)

  • Sept 6th: trine Pluto Rx in Capricorn (20 deg)

  • Sept 12th: trine Vesta in Taurus (27 deg0

  • Sept 13th: conjunct Mercury (28 deg)

  • Sept 14th: Libra ingress

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Being a Better You | Starcana Cosmic Dirt

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Good day friends! Our courage and confidence has been heightened during the past few weeks. This would’ve helped us to create and/or attract the yearnings from the heart. Now things are about to get a lot more serious AND real during the next four weeks. Venus (values, relationships, money) will be exiting glamorous Leo on […]

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Mars’ Transit of Virgo: Do It Right

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Mars (action, anger, sexual energy, motivation) enters Virgo on August 18th at 1:18 AM EDT. The external expression of will is focused through details and improvement, but also the increased awareness of flaws. This can be a highly effective fix-it transit but you can also fixate on what’s wrong and refuse to move forward until it’s just right.

Small steps are the way to go. If you want to upgrade, do it in gradual stages rather than tackling the whole thing at once. Do the best you can but don’t get hung up on absolute perfection, because that’s a moving target. The key is knowing when to stop – when continued efforts to improve will end up destroying your subject.

This is also an excellent “clean up” transit – next to Scorpio, Virgo is the ultimate sign for purging and cleansing. Mars in Virgo urges you to cut out what’s not healthy (this includes relationships and habits) while working to improve what is healthy. As this is the sign of service, you can also focus your efforts on others, but the caution is not to let this devolve into slavery.

Consider what’s motivating your actions: the desire to upgrade, assist or distract yourself from the real issue with picky details and nosing around in other peoples’ business? Mars in Virgo does not always have pure intentions. Ration your energy and direct it towards the most effective target. If you’re avoiding something, redirect towards the problem and recognize that the quest for perfection can be another form of procrastination.

Having said this, during this transit you don’t want to cut corners. If you’re going to do it, do it right or don’t bother.

Here are the aspects Mars in Virgo will make:

  • Aug 24th: conjunct Venus (4 deg)

  • Aug 25th: inconjunct Chiron Rx in Aries (5 deg)

  • Aug 25th: square Ceres in Sagittarius (12 deg)

  • Aug 28th: trine Uranus Rx in Taurus (6 deg)

  • Sept 2nd: conjunct the Sun (9 deg)

  • Sept 3rd: conjunct Mercury (10 deg)

  • Sept 9th: trine Saturn Rx (13 deg)

  • Sept 9th: opposite Black Moon Lilith in Pisces (14 deg)

  • Sept 11th: trine the Capricorn South Node (15 deg)

  • Sept 12th: square Jupiter in Sagittarius (16 deg)

  • Sept 14th: opposte Neptune Rx in Pisces (17 deg)

  • Sept 19th: trine Pluto Rx in Capricorn (20 deg)

  • Sept 30th: trine Vesta Rx in Taurus (27 deg)

  • Oct 4th: Libra ingress

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Rediscovering Our Inner Wild  | Starcana Cosmic Dirt

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Do you remember the distraction that happened a few months ago? What we imagined to be our purpose,… where we thought we were going… and the rude intrusion that fell onto our path; was cosmically guiding us onto another road. Since this awkward sense of footing, we’ve been learning how to get back on our […]

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Receiving a Return | Starcana Cosmic Dirt

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Attractions seem to be beaming during this week’s energy – with the fortunate Sun/Jupiter trine on Wednesday August 7, and the gracious Venus/Jupiter trine on Thursday August 8. Self-confidence, positivity, education, travel, relationships and finances are illuminated in this cosmic spotlight. Are you ready to receive? Starcana weekly tarot insight: Finding stillness in the chaos. […]

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Romancing Our Inner Fire | Starcana Cosmic Dirt

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The energy is a bit unstable this week under the rebellious Sun/Uranus square on Monday July 29, with a finicky Venus/Uranus square on Friday August 2. We can experience an exciting shift or a clumsy happening on our individual path, in our relationships and personal finances. Expect the unexpected, as there is a change in […]

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Protecting Our Inner Circle

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If we can quietly observe and reflect in what holds the most importance for our individual growth, we could find an opportunity in this cosmic process of breakdown, to break through. Areas that surround our values, relationships, love and money will be most sensitive this week, with a lonely Venus/Saturn opposition on Wednesday July 17, […]

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