Satisfaction:
It’s an elusive thing in the first world. The U.S. breeds a simultaneously
workaholic and over-indulgent culture. We never feel as though we’ve done
enough, and we are haunted by unfulfilled - and perhaps unfulfillable -
yearnings for something more. The roots of the word satisfaction mean to
have done enough. The planets, in this solar month of Virgo, want us to
find that feeling of having done and received enough.
Abundance: Embodiment & Faith Merge
Tomorrow
night (late August 17th in PDT), Venus conjoins Jupiter in Leo, encouraging us
to take concrete action on what we believe most whole-heartedly in. This is a
brief transit that creates ebullient feelings that are easy to enjoy. Do so,
but if you also take action on what you enjoy, there will be profound rewards.
This energy filters more subtly into the next week, and infuses the whole solar
month of Virgo with a bit of its serendipitous spark.
What opportunities are most calling to your heart right now?
Which relationships offer a sense of mutual expansion & growth?
How
can you joyfully bring your beliefs & actions into alignment?
Sun in Virgo: 8/22 - 9/22
The
Sun’s transit through Virgo marks the beginning of the harvest season. It is the
culmination of the dreams of winter, the efforts of spring, and the cultivation
of summer. Both the fruits of our labors and our labors are at their peak, so -
provided we have dreamt well, and put forth the proper effort and care - it is
a time of accelerated and focused work with clear rewards. This is also a time
when our level of mastery become apparent to us and others. Depending on where
you are on the spectrum, it’s thus a time to either impart your wisdom and
experience, or gain more expertise & knowledge from the masters you feel
drawn to.
The
root of the word, harvest, means to cut. We cut the fruits of our labors off so
we can be nourished by them. Also, we cut away dead matter and anything that
directs energy away from the integrity of the system we are cultivating. Thus
Virgo also has an association with purification.
What
are you harvesting?
Are you being nourished by the fruits of your labors?
What mastery have you attained? What mastery do you wish to attain?
Who are your teachers? Who are
your students?
What work gives you a sense of satisfaction?
What happens when you cultivate the feeling of satisfaction at the end
of each day?
What/Who needs to be cut away to maintain the integrity & health of
the whole of your life?
The Right Effort Lunation Begins on 8/25
The
moon is new in Virgo on the same day that Mars conjoins Saturn in Scorpio. This
is a double indication that it’s time to commit to those matters of deepest
importance to you. A new moon marks the beginning of the lunar cycle. It is a
time of realigning intention and redirecting focus through contemplation and
inner seeking. Neptune’s opposition to the Sun and Moon bring elements of
redemption into the month’s story. Meanwhile, Venus and Jupiter in Leo remind
us to play, to love, and to enjoy life to its fullest, even as we attend to our
goals, visions, responsibilities, and realms of service.
Have
you identified your life’s Work? If not, see below*
What are the structures you need to put in place to manifest that Work?
What/whom do you need to forgive in order to help you move forward with
clarity?
How
is your work/life balance? Are you making time to play and rest as well as
work?
Is
there an element of redemption in your skills - for you, for those you serve,
or both?
*Write a letter to yourself about the decisions and challenges you face
now
from the perspective of an older you in your last few moments of life.
Pisces Super Full Moon: 9/8 (PDT)
The
Virgo lunation, which began with a private inner search, culminates in an
outgoing super full moon. This Pisces moon is aligned with the planetoid,
Chiron, and features a Venus/Neptune opposition, all in the 1st/7th house axis.
It thus offers powerful healing through direct encounters with others, so it’s
a very fruitful time to work with a healer, therapist or teacher if you are in
need of a breakthrough. Here are some recommendations of wonderful healers
(& artists, who are the healers of society). Or perhaps you will be the
agent of someone else’s breakthrough. The truest statement to be made of this
Pisces full moon is we are all connected through a vast and intricate web, and
thus we are all capable of being agents of each others’ healing.
Coming Soon:
Next
month’s report on the solar month of Libra will give you some tools for
maintaining equilibrium during the double whammy of a lunar eclipse and Mercury’s
next retrograde cycle.
For more personalized insight, you may schedule a private astrological consult, healing session, or healing
intensive in person, over the phone, or via Skype. Feel free to like,
forward this page on & repost it as you see fit. Until next time, wishing
you insight & heartsight.
Thanks for reading, Rae Diamond
