On the same day, your sign ruler Uranus turns retrograde. Outer planet retrogrades don’t feel as intense to Earth dwellers as the moonwalk of a close-to-the-Sun planet like Mercury. They last longer, but usually result in a muting of influence rather than outright disaster. When Uranus turns retrograde, you may spend some months feeling slightly less inquisitive and spontaneous… or then again, you might feel more turbulent than ever. You often respond to seemingly straightforward stimuli in unpredictable ways.
What the stars are up to:
- Saturn and your ruler Neptune are both retrograde in your sign.
- The Full Moon in your sign creates a trine with Mars, opposes Mercury and the Sun, passes through conjunction with Saturn and Neptune, squares off against Jupiter, and forms sextiles with Uranus and Pluto.
- The Earth’s shadow shades the Full Moon in your sign in a partial lunar eclipse.
What it means:
It’s Eclipse time! Just a little one, though. The Earth’s shadow takes a little nibble from the big cookie of the Full Moon in your sign, blocking some of the emotional overflow associated with this phase of the lunar cycle. Good thing! The Moon is currently very close to the Earth while it’s in your sign, and the sentiments that overwhelm you at that time will most likely be enormous. Thanks to the partial lunar eclipse, you’re more likely to suffer a mild, tension-dissipating crying session rather than a disastrous full-system meltdown.
What the stars are up to:
- Chiron and the North Node are retrograde in your sign. (The North Node is always generally retrograde.)
- The North Node opposes Lilith.
- Your sign ruler Mars begins the season in Gemini, where it forms a sextile with Chiron and squares off against Neptune. Then, Mars leaves Gemini and moves to Cancer.
- In Cancer, Mars squares off against the North Node and Lilith.
What it means:
You don’t have any patience for shady shenanigans this season. You have a destiny to pursue and a future to greet! Not that your mission will be easy. Your sign ruler Mars increases difficulty by draining you of motivation in mid-September. This is a test, most likely. Mars knows you’re stubborn enough to keep pushing forward even when your proverbial tank is empty, and y’all take a strange satisfaction in feats of outlandish endurance.
What the stars are up to:
- Uranus is in your sign. On September 1, Uranus turns retrograde.
- Your sign ruler Venus begins the season in Virgo, where it squares off against Mars, creates a trine with Uranus, and opposes Neptune. Then, Venus leaves Virgo and moves to Libra.
- In Libra, Venus creates trines with Pluto and Jupiter, passes through conjunction with Lilith, and opposes the North Node and Chiron.
What it means:
Venus is wilding out all season long. You run a high risk of behaving like a total terror in pursuit of sudden, overwhelming whims. First, while it’s in Virgo, Venus clashes with the concept of motivation, embraces rebellion, and rejects gut instinct. When Venus hops over to Libra, which is also ruled by the planet of desire, the situation becomes especially dark and intense. You’ll spend some time wallowing around in your own shadow, ignoring frantic calls from healing and destiny. Mid-September is an excellent time to blow up your whole life. The explosion might be destructive, but hey! You needed the extra space, anyway! You can always worry about tidying up the wreckage later.
What the stars are up to:
- Mars begins the season in your sign, where it forms a sextile with Chiron and squares off against Neptune. Then, Mars leaves your sign and moves to Cancer.
- Your sign ruler Mercury begins the season retrograde in Leo. Orbiting retrograde, Mercury creates a trine with Chiron and forms a sextile with Mars. Then, Mercury turns direct. Orbiting directly, Mercury creates a trine with Chiron and squares off against Uranus. Then, Mercury leaves Leo and moves to Virgo.
- In Virgo, Mercury forms a sextile with Mars, opposes Saturn, and squares off against Jupiter.
What it means:
The chaos continues! What else is new? Your sign ruler Mercury is retrograde, wreaking havoc all around the zodiac, but both Mercury and Mars help you achieve a little healing in the midst of the welter. Then, Mercury turns direct and your path smooths out a bit. In September, you’re not feeling very interested in maintaining routine or pursuing ambition. The presence of lucky Jupiter should protect you from the worst consequences of your irresponsibility, but you’ll probably make other people angry by speaking up to share your immediate thoughts when it might actually be wiser to remain quiet. Mind your words.
What the stars are up to:
- Mars leaves Gemini and moves to your sign.
- In your sign, Mars squares off against the North Node and Lilith.
- Your sign ruler the Moon travels through the entire zodiac, moving through Aries, Taurus, and Gemini twice at the beginning and end of the season.
- The Last Quarter Moon in Gemini squares off against the Sun.
- The New Moon in Virgo passes through conjunction with the Sun.
- The First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius squares off against the Sun.
- The Full Moon in Pisces opposes the Sun. The Earth’s shadow shades the Full Moon in a partial solar eclipse.
What it means:
The Last and First Quarter Moons of the season take place in Gemini and Sagittarius, both mischievous. Keep your eyes open for unexpected nonsense during those times. The New Moon in Virgo, which occurs shortly after Mercury turns direct, presages really big beginnings throughout the zodiac. This is good news, for sure, but in practice could turn out to be very tumultuous. The Full Moon in Pisces is shaded in a partial solar eclipse, which may serve to help balance emotions while the Moon is closest to the Earth. Mind your feelings carefully this season, and try not to take instances of miscommunication too personally!
What the stars are up to:
- Mercury begins the season retrograde in your sign. Orbiting retrograde, Mercury creates a trine with Chiron and forms a sextile with Mars. Then, Mercury turns direct. Orbiting directly, Mercury creates a trine with Chiron and squares off against Uranus. Then, Mercury leaves your sign and moves to Virgo.
- Your sign ruler the Sun is in Virgo. The Sun opposes Saturn and Neptune, squares off against Jupiter, and creates trines with Uranus and Pluto.
What it means:
You continue to host the remainder of Mercury retrograde. Gross. However, this gives you two major chances to make some healing happen when Mercury makes pals with Chiron on its course backward… and then again moving forward! In September, you get to hand troublemaking Mercury over to Virgo.
While your sign ruler the Sun is in Virgo, you’re slated for major plot development. You may struggle to make good choices this season and might even spurn a great opportunity, but whatever. You’ll be busy dealing with major, tectonic life changes anyway. By the end of the season, you’ll have totally different priorities than you did at the outset.
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