Mercury Retrograde 29th/30th Aug - Sept 22nd/23rd
New Moon in Virgo with Solar Eclipse 30th Aug
The winds of change abound.

It's a bit of a Virgo thing going on right now as Venus is just moving out of Virgo into Libra, Mercury goes retrograde in Virgo, panic not is it more at home here as it is Virgo's ruler and we have the Solar Eclipse in Virgo on the 1st of September at 9°, as we enter the 9th month of the 9 year. Added to this Jupiter will leave Virgo on the 9th of Sept to join Venus, after a year long sojourn in Virgo.

There is a LOT going on as this moon/eclipse is touching the north node and this is the key point as it can bring with it the lessons needed to shift us into the life we desire, the North node has been described the point of which is our soul's learning path.

The intensity and heat some of us are feeling right now is centered around the areas in life where the baggage is the most heaviest. Over the last week or so there has been a noticeable number of people, me included, getting throat and cold like symptoms if not going down with a fully blown one.

I'm also hearing of people having 'accidents' of one or another, BE AWARE that this is an indication of the need to SLOW DOWN!

In the fast paced world we live in with the influx of data we are required to process our bodies are not getting the opportunities to rest, and this can result in the spin out and fall out physically and emotionally.

Virgo rules the stomach/bowels and Mercury the brain/nerves a potent mix of symptoms don't you think?

The world stage is quite an amazing place to observe right now, with the extreme element of human nature truly showing itself in all its darkness it feels a bit challenging to understand or perceive a better future. However, these shifts are heralding the new change and longing we have all had for a long time in shifting the power we must see the truth, listen to the what is perceived as the truth to make the judgement call on the change we desire.

We can see how we dis-empower ourselves when we empower another to take the stage and speak on our behalf, that the promises made for our vote a neglected when it comes to authority and rule and that our blind belief leads us to forget out human nature, and its ability to be lead astray, to corrupt and to be human.

Virgo rules detail and with Mercury's sojourn in retrograde we may have much information overload over the coming weeks, the trick is not to get tricked, Mercury is also known as the trickster! Pay attention to where you have been lacking detail in your dreams or, you have so over loaded yourself in detail that your feet feel chained and no desired movement can be had.

New moon and solar eclipse both ask us to go within the darkness to see the light, it is time to sit in the darkness of our own being and see the mirrors we have created around us, if you have been feeling frustrated, angry and out of sorts for a while then what is it you are failing to see and address in your life and relationships?

There is more planetary movements happening then just the moon/eclipse and Mercury's retrograde and these are pushing some to the limits of tolerance and acceptance, the funny thing is if we can not tolerate or accept ourselves, desires and life then how can we ever open our arms to the others?

Here is where the push/pull comes as we question, in Mercury's domain there can be a lot of chit chat and the head can be full, as the heart remains unheard and feels empty!

Virgo is also the sign of service and we see so many give their lives to a life of service to a cause, be it an extreme cause or one that is more humanitarian we have to remember that the extremist really believes in his/her cause, just as the politician and priests believe in theirs. Once we can get our heads around this we have the opportunity to change and shift the current status quo within ourselves; families; societies; cultures; politics and yes our world.

Relationships will get the eagle eye as Mercury pushes us to understand how our communication is creating the furrows in the landscape of our daily lives, we will sow and reap that which we think, say and act upon. If you remember this then you might not think, act and speak without feeling it in the pit of the belly, the seat of our intuition, that gives us the green or red light.

At 9° in a 9 month of a 9 year we are in for a ride!!!

Completion and Endings are never comfortable traveling companions for most of us, 9 represents completion and clearing you mind, with Mercury in the mix we will have a job clearing our minds however it must be done to create the space we desire to move into the life we see for ourselves.

The completion aspect has reigned the whole year and so everywhere we need to be looking and being honest to see what is finished, the thing we have to ask is can we in this very special month & eclipse season do it with compassion?

For 9 as is Virgo are both signs of compassion, service a higher perspective and more heart open belief. It's interesting to have Mercury here as Virgo's can restrain themselves from speaking their truth and needs, this can lead to over doing, over pleasing and over service.

This energy needs plenty of self care and self service before we dish it out in huge doses to all around us, be it parent, child or planet and cause.

The letting go of old paths and ways will come through strongly and along the way we may lose people, it can be in body, it can be in parting ways. It causes great trauma sometimes be it losing through death or just parting from a relationship however, we are all travelers and we are all just passing through the is no other exit then to leave our body at some stage. It seems an unforgotten understanding in our day of living hard and fast in the dream world of computer imagery, google and mobile technology. There is no regret or remorse in death, she is a constant companion until the gateway to our transition out of body. Hence the relationships we choose, hold and create are important teachers and guides and at some stage we have to have learned the lesson in order to move on.

Some of the travelers come with us and some may not, it is all OK and just the nature and law of this universe.

So if completion is holding you back out of fear, this moon/eclipse with retrograding Mercury, Mars and Saturn are in the mix somewhere with Jupiter edging into Libra around the same time, we may have a lot of fear arising and a lot to let go off, remember to breathe in and breathe out and just ground and stay present.

For some this elliptical moon energy means huge transformation in life, leaving behind some things that will now show up as not working and walking bravely towards a dream/life that feel unknown yet are calling deep within the soul, north node energy.

If you can create the space, spend some time in service to yourself and clear your head space with a practice to ground and bring the energy down through the body and into the earth, the seeds of this planting could be an inner and outer evolution more amazing than you imagined or dreamed of.

Remember that eclipse energies create the openings within our daily lives for up to 6mths after they have been, we are concluding the ones in March to start this new spell of the Virgo/Pisces ones here in September, look back, but don't get stuck there!

Be here and now to understand how the future can unfold!

Virgo will highlight any health issues that have been ignored or shelved in the name of too busy, remember that Mercury retrograde may cause some mind and mouth dysfunction, have a care with the words you see, speak and write and do the usual back up everything and surrender to a little chaos in everything! The solar eclipse will ask us to dive deeper into our truest dreams, those we keep putting off for whatever reason especially, fear.

And finally our highest calling in this first eclipse will be to open up to more compassion, more unity and more service to each other. How can we daily do a small act of kindness, it doesn't need money it can be a thought, prayer, gesture or just a smile, that says 'I see you'. Let us move past the separation in the war zones, media and minds and move into the understanding of how care and service go hand in hand, when we are full we can fulfill.

And so it begins - Mercury is Retrograde with a moon eclipse hot on its heels.

Full Moon in Gemini - Thoughts and Feelings

Full Moon in Taurus - Shifting Focus

New Moon in Scorpio 4° - Shedding the skins

Super New Moon in Libra Super New Moon in ⚖ Libra 5° - 29th September 4:26am Sydney

Full Moon in Pisces - Phoenix Rising

Super New Moon in Vigro - Earth Tidings

Full Moon in Aquarius - Long Road to Revelations

Super New Moon in Leo - Heart Consciousness

Full Moon in Capricorn with partial lunar eclipse - A sign of the times

DarshnaSiva