September of 2024 is a new animal and requires some special instructions.
There are two ‘pot holes’ on the road ahead. Let’s call them mistakes to avoid. Details are the first difficulty. We can easily get tied up in knots by misunderstanding the road ahead. Too much or too little attention to detail prohibits forward motion. The second drawback comes when we try to rewrite the past. Water signs can be focused on things that have already happened. We wanted a different outcome. We may fall into a pattern of pretending that things worked out differently than they actually did. Even though the mood can be pensive, we have “miles to go before we sleep.” We have to leave the dead past behind, be in the present, so we can write the future in more positive tones.
1st – Uranus and Pluto turn Retrograde.
With Neptune and Saturn already Retrograde, there is a tug of the past which gets emphasized and will last all month. This doesn’t have to be a distraction as much as a reminder to keep our eye on the road ahead.
2nd – Mars Square Neptune upends our mood and we must remember what we are really doing in order to be effective.
3rd – Venus Parallel Neptune gives us a chance to find consensual breathing room with those most dear to us.
4th – Mars enters Cancer will emphasize nostalgia and remind us to put our attention on the things that are closest in our immediate environment.
9th – Mercury enters Virgo and will be there until the 26th. 17 days where precision and definition matter more than accuracy, relevance, or harmony, but it does favor getting organized.
22nd – Venus enters Scorpio pushing our expression of the deepest feelings. This lasts until halfway through October.
26th – Mercury enters Libra, and mentally we will keep moving to adjust to the constant changes of circumstances. There will be confusion which lifts in a couple of days. For three weeks we can profit by understanding alternate points of view.
The New Moon
The New Moon occurs on the 2nd at 9:55 PM EDT on the 11th degree of Virgo. Mercury (Ruler of the New Moon) is rising before the Sun and Square to Uranus, Sextile Mars and Jupiter, but also Quincunx both Neptune and Pluto. This large role, by the planet of communication, suggests that we must be careful about what we say. The mistake that is most common now is to think we know what is going on, when in fact, we deal with imperfect data. With Venus Conjunct the South Node in Libra, we are apt to seek harmony, but we will suffer if this is at the sacrifice of truth. Compassion is the synthesizing agent that lets us move beyond the unimportant.
The Full Moon
The Full Moon is a Partial Eclipse on the 17th at 10:35 PM EDT on 25 degrees and 41 minutes of Virgo/Pisces. The Sun Opposite Neptune activates the Grand Trine in earth (Sun, Uranus, and Pluto). The emphasis now is on getting tangible results by completing what we have started. With Mercury Opposite Saturn, we must overcome our fears in order to act in concert with the direction of the universe. The Mutable T-Square involving Sun, Moon, Neptune, and Jupiter requires us to change our thinking or get lost in confusion. We are developing new tools to accommodate the changes in circumstances. Our approach to life in general must change, but not our values. Mercury Opposite Saturn shows the dilemma of moving forward without any assurances. Self-doubt in moderation can be a good thing, helping us to true our depths, and honor our commitments. Venus Quincunx the Moon and Uranus is also Square Pluto and Trine Jupiter. Harmony is achieved through conversation and compromise, but not with a hammer. There is a temptation to use force when things don’t go our way; this is shown by Mars Square the Nodes. Excess energy is best burnt off through exercise. With six mutable planets and no fire in the chart, we may think we don’t have the chutzpa for what is required of us; but we do.
The Sun enters Libra
The Sun enters Libra on the 22nd at 8:45 AM EDT. This Solar Month finds us finishing up something personal, and becoming more involved with something public. Venus is Square Pluto, both on the 29th degree. Addictions to people and behaviors from the past must go in order to replenish our core. The Sun Opposite Neptune and Trine Pluto shows ongoing issues dealing with perceived insufficiencies and opportunities to change things. The Moon in Gemini in Trine to the Sun shows luck is with us because some key difficulties were not recognized until they were already over.