There are several transits accompanying the full moon of September 1. Venus in Cancer in opposition to Saturn on September 2 can mark an important deadline, finish line or timeline. Venus/Saturn can bring you to a limit or create a limitation. The duo can make for no easy answer or option. Toughing it out will continue to be the reality for some time to come yet. On the other hand, Venus/Saturn can make the reality crystal clear. Its a good place to launch from. Pisces (the full moon) is also the archetype of surrendering to it and rising above it.

September Overview: Send the kids back to school? Keep them home? How do I make it through today, let alone tomorrow? September opens on a full moon in Pisces searching for better clarity – for truth, for answers, for confirmation on the direction forward. The searchlight also continues for the cure that will save our species from harm at all levels (physical and moral harm top the list). Pisces is an exposure archetype, so please continue to stay vigilant regarding health and safety. Simplify where you can. Go easy on it and on yourself as best you can. Time reveals all.

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Mercury in Virgo bookends the full moon with trines to Pluto on September 1 and Saturn on September 3. Both are productive transits, suggesting the ability to mobilize, revamp/change tack and to get it under better control, make it more workable, to have something more tangible to go on. The sun’s trine to Uranus on September 2 sets up an opportunity backdrop for trouble shooting and creative solutions, for something useful, advantageous, lucrative or more workable to be procured or added to the mix. Even if something breaks-down unexpectedly, it can be an opportunity in disguise. Better to get fixed, healed or handled sooner rather than later when the cost or the wear and tear on the system is more significant.

Mercury tenants Libra from September 5 to September 27. Venus enters Leo on September 6. Both transits can be helpful for getting a better feel for where you are at in relation to your present circumstances (including relationships and finances). What you/we face now is a peel it back process, and it is no overnight undertaking.

Mars in Aries, retrograde: September 9 to November 13:

Have you been feeling impatient, frustrated, or angry as of late? Are you at war with yourself, it, or them? Do you feel yourself on the verge of exploding? Done that already? Mars in Aries has been has stayed well triggered as of late. September 9 to November 13, Mars in Aries works its way through two-month retrograde tour. Mars goes retrograde every two years, but rarely does it do so in the sign of Aries. In fact, the last time it did so was 1988. This Mars transit will be of major significance for you if you have natal planets in the cardinal signs of Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn at the degrees of 15 to 29.

When the action/assertion planet tours retrograde, it is a time when you can’t and should not force what is not coming readily or naturally. An impulsive or reactionary move can cause later regret. Let the anger cool down first. Violence on top of violence is insanity unleashed. Nothing of significance is ever accomplished when everyone shouts at the same time. Rather it is a time to pull back, to observe and to listen more. What is at the root of it all? You can’t figure that out unless you take a time out to get to the bottom of it.

When Mars in Aries is retrograde, the soul looks to tame the runaway ego, to realign self and soul. Mars retrograde does not stop the activation process but does create a significant shift of momentum. The cycle asks for/requires a different action, a different response. Introspection is always a useful tool during any retrograde cycle. When Mars is retrograde in Aries, the soul is revising its desires, instincts and impulses. Why so? It is because the experiential track is informing and triggering a new response. You can verify this for yourself. When you check in, are you still on autopilot, or do you feel something new and different stirring from within? Listen up and you just might hear yourself say, “typically my first go-to is, but….”; or “I tend to react or proceed in this way, but I am starting to feel differently about it now”.

The next two months is for checking in with yourself. Do you really want to continue or is there someplace else to go? If it isn’t meant to be, the signs, roadblocks, or frustrations should become more obvious. If it still holds good prospect, then this Mars retrograde cycle will continue to stoke the fire, to to infuse it with fresh life, to refuel you to the point where you have enough energy and momentum to go the distance with it. Know that Mars retrograde will not stop those who are hellbent on stoking angry, violent, and destructive brush-fires, who want to burn the whole village down for self serving purpose. We must not let them!!

Mars retrograde marks the next two months as an appropriate time to engage in a temporary or sideline activity. For example, the retrograde cycle arcs over the peak campaign period and USA election day. It is also a good time for giving something or someone a trial run.

On another note, know that while Mars in Aries tours retrograde, it is a heating up influence, but that which gains new life may not be obvious or visible. I cannot restate it enough. Please take this under consideration and put safety measures to the forefront re Covid-19. (Also, please make sure to vote on November 3!) One the retrograde cycle is complete Mars in Aries will hit full steam ahead.

The end of Capricorn retrograde:

September opens with all four planetary influences in Capricorn on retrograde tours. Over the next five weeks, all will end their retrograde tours. Here is the list: Pallas Athene, September 3; Jupiter, September 12; Saturn, September 28; and Pluto, October 4. One by one, they are foundation laying. Combined with the Mars retrograde transit taking dictation, they solidify the reality baseline in some finish it off, reprioritize, and move it forward way. Expect to keep working through it in some intensified way through this month and next. The best you can do for yourself is to face the reality for what it is, to use your time, not to waste it. Roll up your sleeves and put your best effort forward on your own behalf.

September 1: Full Moon in Pisces, 10:21 pm (10:12 Pisces)

September 17: Super New Moon in Virgo, 4:00 am (25:00 Virgo)

September 5: Pallas Athene ends retrograde: 6:07 pm (12:12 Capricorn)

September 5: Mercury enters Libra: 12:46 pm

September 6: Venus enters Leo: 0:21 am

September 9: Mar stations retrograde: 3:22 pm (28:08 Aries)

September 12: Jupiter stations direct: 5:40 pm (17:24 Capricorn)

September 20: Juno enters Scorpio: 12:19 pm

September 22: Sun enters Libra: 6:30 am

September 27: Mercury enters Scorpio: 00:40 am

September 27: Ceres retrograde revisits Aquarius: 00:20 am

September 28: Saturn stations direct: 10:11pm (25:20 Capricorn)

**Please note: All times listed are PDT, please check your local time

Dates to watch: Sept 1 – 6, 8 – 15, 22 – 25, 28, 29