VIRGO NEW MOON

Welcome to today's New Moon, culminating at 9:40pm EDT in the 22nd degree of Virgo, the Mutable Earth sign that requires adaptability and discernment. The ruler of Virgo is Mercury, the planetary archetype of the lower mind, which is stationing today at 8°Virgo, and turning from retrograde to direct motion tomorrow at 4:21pm. This is your opportunity to decide what you want to discard in order to set up efficient and effective guidelines for making big changes in your life going forward.

There are bigger patterns that form in the sky when planets align to allow ease or tension, which can motivate and open doors, whether through energies coming to a head and bringing breakthroughs, or just easing into place. Two such aspect patterns occur with this New Moon. One is a "kite" pattern formed from a Grand Trine in Earth - the Sun/Moon combination in Virgo, harmonizing with both Uranus (change) and Jupiter (expansion) in the Fixed Earth sign Taurus and powerful Pluto in Capricorn, Cardinal Earth. The outer planets Uranus and Pluto form assisting sextiles to the other outer planet, Neptune in Pisces, helping to initiate new pathways of opportunity and rebirth if you remember your dreams for the future.

I'm pretty sure you're quite familiar with the pattern causing the current tension in your life... it's been hanging around to get your attention for some time now. It's a potentially life-changing T-Square between the Nodes of the Moon in Aries/Libra and Pluto in Capricorn. Wherever you've been feeling stress in your life, knowing you need to rid yourself of negative habits, relationships or livelihoods, that's where this breakdown/breakthrough needs to occur. You can now take the reins for making a bid change in your life.

Neptune in Pisces, opposing the Sun and Moon in Virgo, wants you to see the bigger picture and to remember your dreams. You need to be careful that you aren't just building castles in the sky or experiencing magical thinking, which can come from escapist behaviors, such as over-indulging in drugs or alcohol, or putting others on a pedestal.

That's where this New Moon in Virgo, really shines - helping you to set limits and identify your skills and abilities! See the possibility of opening doors and make a plan to move towards what you want to have happen in your life. I find that deciding on the 5 most important things I need to do first, in order to move forward, really help organize my efforts. The universe is beckoning, and it's up to you to step forward.

Remember, if ever there was a time to keep your head in the stars and your feet on the ground, that time is now! Go for it~