On September 5th, we have the Moon in Cancer, square to Neptune in Aries. This is the Yin/Water/Cardinal energy. What is the truth? What do we believe in? Moon in Cancer calls you back to your beginnings, your home, to establish a safe and nurturing source.

Neptune in Aries is the Yany/Fire/Cardinal energy. The desire to express freedom and action; in other words, the Mars energy. The Yang energy is more outward. The Moon square Neptune aspect is shaking up our sense of security. The aspect of Squares in astrology is where we get stuck and where our attention is demanded.

This is a time of growth, but not without stretching to our limits.

This can be a time of introspection or spirituality.

I collected my crystals from my old house, which was up for sale. The crystals did their job—they attracted the perfect buyer for the house.

A gentle breeze, a closing door,
Old echoes fade, I seek no more.
With every step, a lighter heart,
I leave the past, embrace the start.

Think outside the box.

The eclipse energy is still floating through the air, but the pieces haven’t quite landed. What has changed? The Pisces eclipse is asking us to surrender,  to let go, and to see where the pieces fall. Uranus in Gemini is still making a square to Mercury and breaking the pattern. Something is changing, a piece of important information has been found. We are asking the universe for a change; it’s so unsettled. You can hear the whispers of change.

The Mars-Saturn aspect is one degree apart. It is part of the 2020 cycle of Saturn in Capricorn and Mars in Aries in a square. Can we escape the problems that surround us? War is all around us.

Venus is entering its shadow period, which I discuss in my post about Venus’s retrograde. In astrology, a shadow period is defined as a specific period of time that occurs both before and after a planet’s retrograde period, starting when the planet first passes the degree of the zodiac that it will eventually retrograde back to and ending once it eventually passes the degree that it originally stationed retrograde at.

Shadow Period – The Astrology Dictionary. http://theastrologydictionary.com/s/shadow-period/

Venus is retrograde from October 4th to November 15th at 22 degrees. This means the shadow period is happening this week.

Overall, Venus retrograde in these signs encourages re-examining your approach to love, relationships, and self-worth, leading to transformation and growth.

However, it can bring issues relating to money.

Mars is in Cancer, and Saturn is in Aries. Aries rules Mars, and Cancer rules the Moon. The aspect is action based on tension. It is events that force you into action. It’s hard labor and exhausting. Mars, under stress, becomes overly defensive and goes into battle when family or loved ones are threatened. This is a good aspect for making beneficial home improvements.

Saturn is trine Jupiter today and will remain so for months to come. Saturn is in Mars’s ruling sign, and we have Mercury in Virgo, where it operates at its best. We can process the details, and we have a sense of direction. We are in a Mercury cycle; in other words, it’s time to pay more attention to the details. We have a New Moon in Virgo on September 11th that is also in Virgo and closes out the Mercury in Virgo cycle.

The Saturn and Jupiter trine helps us get work done, though it can be two steps forward and one back; progress is coming.

On December 10th, Saturn begins to move forward. When Saturn is retrograde, we are in the planning stage, and we may not see the full results of our work until Saturn is direct, or moving forward.

Uranus begins its retrograde period at the same time.

In November, we have important events astrologically. Mars will be conjunct the South Node.  

I will be posting more about the Uranus-Mars aspects.

The shadow of the Earth on the Moon is tonight, or the Lunar eclipse. The sunset’s red colors make it red.

Mercury in Virgo is conjunct the Sun in Virgo and opposite the Eclipse Moon in Pisces and square to Uranus. Expect the unexpected and be thoughtful of your words.

From August 25th to September 10th, Mercury moves through Virgo. Mercury in Virgo is in its happy place where it operates at its finest. in other words Mercury in Virgo is in its rulership and exaltation.

Mercury in Virgo, however can get caught up in too many details, a little laughter is required to navigate the waters.