NEW MOON SEPTEMBER 19th - VIRGO 26 DEGREES -.4.44AM AEST

This astrological month the Moon cycle focus is on the Virgo/Pisces polarity.   An important question to ask of your self at this time is “ How can I attain self-awareness about these two internal opposing forces to enable greater balance, joy and love in my life?  To aid your understanding I’ll list some key words associated with the themes and issues of Virgo and Pisces.  We all have these energies in our psychological matrix, to differing degrees, however most people are unconscious of these forces. 

Virgo: an earth sign; earth meaning all that is material and solid in our bodies and world.   In the Functional:  methodical, efficient, clean, pure, detailed, able to analyse, discriminate and delegate, discerning, practical, grounded, orderly, precise and effective; health, healing, small animals and service.  In the Dysfunctional: critical, judgemental, over-analytical, non-discriminatory, gullible, impractical, puritanical, perfectionist, unable to delegate, collects useless things or information; plays the martyr.
 
Pisces: a water sign; water meaning our emotional nature and ability to sense and feel energy currents. In the Functional:  Sensitive, compassionate, spiritual, psychic, ESP abilities, serene, gentle, calm, imaginative, artistic, faith, divinity, reflective, dreams, loves music and being near the water.  Dysfunctional: addictive, fantasy, illusion, deceit, victim, escape, wafty, sees world through rose coloured glasses; wants to merge with another, places others on a pedestal, unable to discriminate. Goes into overwhelm easily and wants to escape from the reality they have created. 

Those readers who have planets or points in their birth chart around 26 degrees of Virgo/Pisces/Gemini/Sagittarius, all mutable signs, will feel the affects of this New Moon more so than other people.  Why not check out your birth chart before this cosmic event so you can be prepared to seed a new beginning in your life relating to the Virgo/Pisces themes? If you don’t have your birth chart ‘Click Here’ we can provide you with one.

People with a strong Virgo/Pisces axis often learn their life lessons the hard way, through debilitating ill health. Limiting and critical negative thought patterns and dense, stuck emotional energy act as poison to the body and eventually the body weakens under the strain.   It need not be the case.  Conscious self-awareness and dedication to improvement is called for to alleviate this condition.  Self-healing can occur, often spontaneously, when the truth of the psychological issue is uncovered, responsibility taken for creating it and then purposefully and constructively taking positive affirmative action to make sure the situation never repeats. 

Problem solving is one of the Virgo skills.   This comes about through the ability to pay attention to minute detail.  Albert Einstein observed, “The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.”  Hence the need to analyse, from a higher and broader perspective, the mental programmes that created the “significant problems”.  When illumination anchors into the consciousness responsibility needs to be taken.   This requires a new, deeper level of thinking based upon an inside out approach.   BE the change on the inside that you want to create on the outside. Lasting solutions to problems do not come from the outside in.  You can consciously generate positive energy to problem solve when you encourage the feelings of serenity, love and lightness of spirit to be your guide. This process requires that you separate yourself from the problem, spend time alone to prepare your strategy, and then act dynamically to bring about change.  

Virgo has a tendency towards low emotional levels so can be intolerant of those more sensitive, however they are able to serve in practical ways.  Small animals can open their owner to genuine feelings of love.    The animal also acts out the projected disowned and dysfunctional characteristics of their owner. For example if the owner likes to create order and cleanliness in their home yet their mind is disorderly and in need of a clean up, the pet will demonstrate this projected unconscious ”unclean” behaviour until the owner “wakes up” to truth! 

Those with strong Virgo can be extremely critical and judgmental, of themselves and others, so need to learn acceptance and tolerance.  They haven’t walked in the other’s moccasins!  They can also have high expectations of others performing to their particularly high standards.  This unconsciously sets up an outcome of disappointment and the emotion of disappointment can lead to foggy thoughts and actions.  

If you would like to make good use of this cosmic New Moon in Virgo energy then here are some Virgo questions to ask of your self.  “On a scale from 1 – 10 what is my level of critical and judgmental thoughts?  Am I gullible and impressionable? Do I play the martyr game to the hilt? Am I effective, efficient, orderly and compassionate in my daily life and at work? Am I compassionate with myself? ” Your honest answers followed by committed positive action can lead to self-improvement.

This New Moon offers the cosmic opportunity to see your self clearly, warts and all!   Once conscious of self-defeating psychological games you can choose to quit any unhealthy habitual Virgo/Pisces programmes.  Habits are learned so they can be unlearned!  An upward spiral of evolutionary growth is our earthly purpose.  It pays to work consciously with this spiral by utilizing the cosmic energy available at any given time.  

Any problematic issues relating to the above themes may come to a head now.  Through the kind auspices of Saturn in Virgo for the past two years these Virgo/Pisces themes and issues have been highlighted. Many people have had to restructure their work and daily life to become more effective whilst many have suffered ill health.  More re-structuring may still need to take place and this New Moon is a good time to commit to this process.  Many people have realized the value of humanitarian service and the joy this brings.  When service is given freely from a warm and loving heart the heart expands even more and thus embraces greater joy.  

There are five cosmic bodies waltzing together in Virgo at this New Moon, auguring well for self-healing through careful, detailed and non-judgmental self-analyses. Saturn is part of this alignment and Saturn requires that we take responsibility for our thoughts and emotions especially those that have resulted in problematic life creations.  Many people find this incredibly difficult and would rather blame others for their self-imposed soul imprisonment.  However freedom is the result for those brave souls willing to accept the self-responsibility challenge and act positively to bring about inner change. Saturn also requires that we keep commitments and promises whether we make them to our self or others.

Mercury is also part of this alignment and Mercury rules the mind so the mental theme is highlighted. Pallas Athena, the asteroid Goddess of the creative arts and the archetypal energy of the female “warrior woman”, all oppose Uranus in Pisces.  What does this mean?   Uranus is the planet that brings electrical impulses to the mind that can result in illumination and brilliant inventive and innovative ideas. Imagine bolts of lightning entering a calm still pond.   The still pond is a quiet, reflective and meditating mind.   The electrical lightning surge of Uranus sends a spark of a new idea, invention or answer to a heart felt question into the calm pond.  The still water is agitated and ripples begin to spread outward. 

Just prior to this New Moon it would be wise to formulate a specific and clear question that you would like answered by your Higher Self and then select a quiet time to meditate. Create a still, calm mind and be receptive to any electrical “sparks “.You could receive your answer and it’s likely to be totally different to what you might expect. Virgo is an earth sign so you will need to be well grounded for this energy current to work to its maximum effectiveness.  Confident “warrior woman” energy will need to be taken to advance the idea/answer once the commitment is made to follow through with it.

This is a good time to clearly imagine the attaining of your personal heart felt goals.   Visualize their actualisation, utilizing detail and clarity.  It’s important to be very specific with the Infinite in order to achieve the results you want.   Combine this imagery with a depth of feeling and joyful emotion.  When the energies of uplifting thoughts and emotion synchronize congruently, magic happens. Accept that a step-by-step time process needs to take place.  You can’t rush the greater evolutionary plan for your life!

What you can do is let go of control as to how the manifestation of your goals will occur. Many of your past well-learned skills may re-surface for further utilization in a different direction.

By choosing to utilise your problem solving skills, paying close attention to your thoughts and feelings and correct where self-sabotaging, keeping your commitments and promises and working on self-improvement your life will become one of integrity and honour.   This will result in a greater level of self-worth, self-value and self-love, all life enhancing characteristics. 

May you choose the Force of Love and Light to be with you always,
Blessings and love,
Ashtara