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Virgo New Moon Deep Dive: How to Regain Your Momentum
Ever wondered how the stars can guide your path to self-improvement and productivity? Join me, Evan Nathaniel Grim, on this captivating episode of Astrology Unbound where we uncover the transformative power of the Virgo New Moon. This is your cosmic opportunity to set new intentions and embrace fresh beginnings. With Virgo's meticulous and routine-oriented energy, we explore how you can refine your skills and optimize your life, all while serving others more effectively.
In this episode, I share personal stories from my journey of incremental self-improvement, shedding light on how small, consistent actions like getting sober and adopting regular exercise have transformed my life. We delve into the Venus-South Node conjunction’s impact on relationships and personal aesthetics, and I share my own experiences as I prepare for New York Fashion Week. Additionally, the Virgo New Moon serves as the perfect time for meticulous project planning and enhancing productivity through granular organization.
We also tackle the dynamic and unpredictable interplay between Mercury and Uranus, highlighting potential career breakthroughs and unexpected shifts. With a critical look at the Mars-Neptune square, I emphasize the need for caution and health awareness during this period. Don't miss out on harnessing the Virgo New Moon’s powerful energies for personal and professional growth!
Hey, there, it's Eben Nathaniel Grimm, and welcome to the latest episode of Astrology Unbound. Today, I will be helping you gear up for the hyperproductive Virgo New Moon, which can set you back on track after a slightly sleepy and or irritating summer. Before I begin, though, be sure to check out my Substack newsletter. There I offer an in-depth breakdown of my predictions for the globe, my step-by-step manifestation guides for each full moon, intention setting, recommendations for new moons, educational content and more. Now I also offer a paid subscription service through that, where you can access my sign-by-sign predictions and also my horoscopes, and you can also access a monthly Zoom call where you get to ask me questions and we can talk about the transits that are currently going on, and I also do provide a monthly channeled message. So go check out, actually, the channeled message for September while you're at it. So let's go into today's topic. We are going to be discussing the Virgo new moon, and I'm going to help you prepare for that and really just break down everything you need to know about Virgo, about the defining sort of aspects on this new moon, and also some, you know, really strategic advice for how to make the most of this. And before I do that just to really quickly define a new moon. So what is a new moon? It is an alignment of the sun and moon. It is the moment when the moon passes between the sun and the earth, and this is the planting of a seed or intention. This is the moment when you want to set a new course in your life. And how often does this occur? Well, every 29 and a half days approximately, we have a new moon. As a new moon occurs and it is very frequent you do want to keep in mind what sign is it, in what aspects is it making? And then you want to set intentions accordingly. And just off of that point, I do have horoscopes for the Virgo new moon on my sub stack, which actually includes an intention setting guide. On this podcast I'm going to more so talk about more the high level themes. But you know, over on the sub stack you can get that deep dive and also, again, some journal prompts, some rubrics and just general sentence structures, and actually some rubrics and just general sentence structures and I actually shouldn't say general, they're very specific but I basically give you all the framing that you need and then I give you the opportunity to fill in the blank with the exact thing that you want to manifest. But with my experience as an astrologer, you know I've learned that, while you know you can set intentions around anything at any time, in theory it's much more likely to actually come to fruition when you do so, of course, during a new moon, number one, but also when you actually frame those intentions around the house of your birth chart that is being activated by the new moon and also the relative derivative house of your birth chart that's being activated by your sun or moon sign. So there's many different layers to it which you'll want to check out Again. This is the new moon moments, this is the resets, the refresh. This is you setting a new course, like I said, and really planning out what you want to achieve for this next lunation cycle, and this one is in Virgo.
Speaker 1:So let's break down some of the key concepts of Virgo. So, among other things, virgo is really about routine as a means to perfection. So one of the mantras or one of the, I would say, values of Virgo is self-improvement and continuous improvement. Virgos are aiming for some type of perfection. It doesn't have to be literally perfection. That's sort of a stereotype about Virgos. They don't have to always be perfectionists, but there is some aiming towards optimization of self and getting there through a consistent process or routine. Virgo also pertains to, again, the optimization, the refinement and the tweaking of a process. So, even if it has nothing to do with your own self-improvements, like Virgos can really get into the granular details of something in order to, you know, improve the sort of assembly line process or the process to getting a project done, or you know some like some kind of mechanical process that helps things run more smoothly, more seamlessly. And so, yeah, virgos are very detail oriented and the sign of Virgo has a lot to do with the development of a really, really specific skill set. So think about Virgo as the energy that really motivates you to become a practitioner in something or an expert in something and in a lot of ways, serving society through that skill set.
Speaker 1:No-transcript, collective is feeling, or what those people are feeling, or being able to even create something that people can feel completed by or sort of healed by. With Virgo it is the opposite of that sort of Piscean sort of altitude or lens, I should say, which is a little bit more universal. Macro, virgo really drills down into the atomic, the subatomic, the detail and again, by scrutinizing things and really understanding the details, it's like Virgo can accumulate this really refined skill set or knowledge. But it's not just doing that for its own self-gratification right, it's actually wanting to serve and help people. And you know, with the energy of Virgo, that help can take on many forms no-transcript skills in that context, and you know that graphic designer is very much appreciated in that situation.
Speaker 1:Virgo has a lot to do with health as well. So oftentimes we think about Virgos, as you know, literally helping people, you know to well, helping to diagnose a condition and then, you know, recommend some type of remedy. You know Virgo has a lot to do with with health and just off of that point, really quick, you know Virgo does rule the intestines and if you think about the digestion process, you know we are, our bodies, separate the nutrients from the waste and that is a Virgoan process. And with Virgo and Pisces you often think about the immune system, which is like discriminating. You know what is a pathogen versus what is you know already just like a part of the body and what is safe.
Speaker 1:So another dimension here of Virgo is, you know, critique. Actually, I mean, I think Virgos can be very gifted at helping someone understand where something could be better, where the flaws are. Now, of course, virgos can sometimes take that too far and lack a sense of gracefulness, because, you know, every sign carries on and advances the hero's journey relative to the previous sign, right. So in this case, leo precedes Virgo. Leo is that fixed fire sign that is really just freely expressing itself, charismatically doing so. And sometimes Leo will, you know, just enjoy the activity for the sake of it or just for the by virtue of the fact that it's fun. You know it's like why can't I just play soccer or just play guitar or go outside and, you know, run around and roam free, free that's kind of a Leonic activity and just bask in the sun.
Speaker 1:But Virgo is basically taking that joy, that passion of Leo and again refining it, critiquing it and taking it really seriously and committing to a daily process such that it can achieve excellence in something in a certain field. So if leo was saying like I love listening to music, I love, um, you know, sometimes putting on like kind of a, a casual show for someone, just like strumming a guitar, or just like dancing around and having fun and being silly, like that's all great of course, but like someone who thought of virgo placements, would look at that and say, okay, but how can I turn that? Those random dance moves into like a real skill and knack for dancing? That ends up, you know, bringing me to like an arena as like a backup dancer for this artist. You know, like that's sort of how the earth signs operate, like earth signs want tangible outcomes, but with Virgo it's really tapping into the process and again, the routine and the lifestyle and the commitment to that lifestyle that really allows for, again, excellence and, you know, continuous improvement and, in some ways, perfection. Again, even though perfection is not actually I would argue it's not actually attainable in like the 3d experience, it's still something that virgos will aim for and they're're fine with, you know, pursuing that horizon, even if it is an untouchable horizon. But in well, of course you could argue that Virgos are actually probably a little bit upset about that and they really want to reach that horizon. But you know where I'm going with this is that, even though that can be beneficial to critique something at a more detailed level, it can also put Virgos in a situation where, you know, maybe they forget that someone has an ego, so when they're giving someone advice or feedback, they can kind of like lay into them, like that is sometimes a Virgo and trait, but Virgos have to sort of maintain that sense, like they have to maintain the energy of Leo, the sign again that precedes it, and remember that people have egos. So it's like you don't want to like decimate someone's ego and make them like and take the fun out of something you don't want to make it, so that they don't want to do it ever again. You want to blend again that joy, that passion with the dedication to that routine and that road to perfection.
Speaker 1:Applying it to this new moon though, the Virgo new moon, I think, as I said in the introduction, it's a really nice new moon to just get back on track and get down to business. It doesn't have to be overly flashy or over the top. This is the type of new moon where you can even get back to basics and do some of the blocking and tackling things that you know you have to do until maybe, like close out your year like really strong, you know, to maybe get some projects done. And I'll talk about some of the you know pieces of advice towards the end there. But in a broad sense, this new moon is really, really fantastic for you know, dedicating more time to the work that you either need to get done or want to get done and for just refining things at the margins, so like if you wanted this to be a subtle new moon, like it could be. It doesn't necessarily have to be the defining new moon of the year for you, but it could be right. It depends on where you are at right now in you know, especially with your work and like what you and your goals that you're like how are you tracking and what is the progress and what kind of progress have you made towards your goals this year? I think that will really determine how you approach this Virgo new moon. But a Virgo new moon could be a time where you decide, hey, I'm going to actually commit to a new lifestyle or a new health practice or a new way of working. I'm going to actually become more methodical and tackle a project that's like long overdue, that I've just been like sitting on for a long time. So really just think tactically, strategically, during this new moon. But before I kind of get into the advice piece, I do want to talk about the astrology of this new moon and what are the defining aspects and characteristics?
Speaker 1:First thing that jumps out is the Venus-South Node conjunction. It's a really I mean that's a powerful conjunction. We do have Venus in its home sign, its ruling sign of Libra, which you know. Keep in mind that Venus does also rule Taurus, but Venus in Taurus has a lot more to do with the worth of the individual so like your self-worth, your own values and Venus in Libra has a lot more to do with the worth of the other person across from you, and it is striving for balance through a range of things like aesthetics, diplomacy, one-on-one relationships, you know, justice and fairness and so on. You know, with Venus being in its ruling sign, that is strong. That is strong and it's really promising for you to. You know, focus on the significant connections in your life that you want to nurture, and maybe during the Virgo new moon, it's like you're thinking about the connections that you want to really again improve the quality of Like.
Speaker 1:Virgo is very good at scrutinizing something and saying well, is this actually like in this context of Venus? Is this a high quality relationship or and? Or is it like a relationship where we're both dedicated to becoming the best version of ourselves and maybe you could commit to like an activity with a partner or a significant friend during this new moon. Like, maybe you commit to, you know, driving to the gym early in the morning with your partner and then getting back home by 9 am and then you're having like a, you know, a protein shake or a smoothie or something like it. Again, the Virgo new moon can have this very sort of tactical day to day kind of feel. It doesn't have to be, hey, like here's my moonshot project that I have been, you know, waiting years to launch. Or here is my, you know, vision for making an, uh, like a film or something like doesn't have to be this gargantuan project with virgo.
Speaker 1:It's very much to me about the incremental steps that you're trying to take, uh, and almost like sort of like it's like the back end, right, it's like the back end of your life. It's the stuff that you do when no one's watching it. It really, to me, it has a lot to do with those like sort of things that aren't necessarily right. It's like the back end of your life, it's the stuff that you do when no one's watching it. It really, to me, it has a lot to do with those like sort of things that aren't necessarily flashy, that you don't have to tell everybody about, like so, when you're catching up with a friend, it's like you know, are you going to tell them, hey, I started going to the gym more often. I mean, maybe right, or hey, I started having protein shakes in the morning. You might tell, tell them that. But those seemingly small choices that you make now on this Virgo new moon could really compound and help you out when it's your time to shine and when that big moment arrives.
Speaker 1:I think about, actually, almost exactly three years ago in my own life, when I got sober. So around that time I also started to dedicate to running outside about four miles every other day and the combination of that and then I breath, work in the morning and making sure I run really frequently. I actually think that some of those decisions really helped me get here because it gave me like the clearness of, you know, mind and thought process that I needed and it gave me the energy that I needed to balance a corporate job at that time with a sort of budding entrepreneurial life. And you know, there were times when I had to multitask, you know, and I was like trying to cook like a quick meal in the oven right as my corporate job ended for the day and I had like a birth chart reading, you know, 30 minutes later and like this was back in 2021, I was just starting out and I just remember like it just felt like everything was down to the last minute at that time and, you know, there wasn't really a lot of margin for error at that time it was like, okay, I just have to get through this kind of like bottleneck, but I really feel like my lifestyle allowed me to, you know, really navigate that time effectively. So on a Virgo new moon, it's like how can I become more effective and more effective at what? Well, that depends on what you're trying to do. So, like, if you have, let's say, you're an entrepreneur and you have like one or two big work projects through the end of the year that you still have to tackle, this is the perfect new moon for mapping out exactly, you know. Like mapping out your project plan, maybe getting like even designing some charts that you know. Map out like who, what are the roles and responsibilities and what are the deadlines and the timelines. Like you can get as granular as you want on this Virgo new moon.
Speaker 1:But anyways, to get back to the Venus aspect, the Venus south node conjunction does create. It kind of opens a release valve for those of you who no longer want to be in a certain relationship, or for those of you those of you who no longer want to be in a certain relationship, or for those of you who no longer want to be connected to someone, the Virgo new moon could be a commitment to again self-improvement, and maybe as part of that self-improvement, you end up releasing your bond with somebody who is toxic for you. In the same way that I talked about how, three years ago, I got sober. Maybe there's someone in your life who is creating kind of a fog in your life or they are enervating you and you're like, how am I going to tackle all these other things that I want to do? And so you may have to prioritize at this time, but I think you'll see during this time who is actually again a high quality connection and who is not.
Speaker 1:The South Node, by the way, can bring up past partners, I think, or previous lessons can just reemerge. So it is possible that some of you will kind of re -encounter someone from a past relationship, or maybe it's a previous friend, but regardless, even if it's like through someone you're dating or friends with now, I would say you know, you'll probably encounter and contend with some like sort of unfinished I guess lessons. Like you know, maybe let's say that you have, let's say, an issue with like validation and needing validation all the time, and you know that need or that thirst for validation has ruined prior relationships. Maybe that those partners don't come back but the current person you're dating, or even just a friend, calls you out on it and they say like hey, like you're trying to get me to compliment you all the time. You're trying to talk about yourself all the time. You're never asking me how I am, like it could just be as simple as that, like a conversation that just wakes you up to like oh, you know, I really have a lot of work to do still in that area.
Speaker 1:The Venus-South node conjunction can also have you, I think, in a lot of ways revisiting maybe some of your style, your aesthetics, your fashion choices. I mean, I really think that Venus and Libra has that sense, that sort of aesthetic sensibility, and so during this time you may want to I don't know go to the mall or just go through your closet and wardrobe and just try to figure out. You know, hey, like you know, what am I? You know, where do I need an upgrade? Where do I need an upgrade in my wardrobe? Like I'm going through that right now. Like I'm going to be in New York in a couple days for Fashion Week, and you know I'm thinking about.
Speaker 1:You know, I love this. You know I love this jacket. I have it's cobalt blue, but like I don't have the pants to match it right now. So what am I going to do about that? You know? And et cetera, et cetera. Or like, do I still have that shirt? I'm not really sure, let's go check.
Speaker 1:So, like, right now I mean, I'm definitely experiencing that, that Venus and Libra placement, and it can be fun, right, like and so like, if you're feeling good about your relationships right now you're like Evan, I'm either like happily single, or my relationship's going well, my friendships are really strong then I think you could still use this to kind of again spruce up your wardrobe, revisit your interior design in your house or something. And, you know, think about where you want to change something or let something go regarding your style or regarding your aesthetic palette and reset there, but I do think for most of you it will have more of a signification around relationships, like I said. So with the South Node and Libra, a karmic relationship that has nothing left to teach you is probably gone or on the way out, potentially during this new moon. So if you feel like you're going in circles with someone, you're not making progress, you're not gaining ground or wisdom through them, then honestly this is not a bad new moon to just kind of like walk away and reset and again focus on the optimization of self or focus on your health or whatever.
Speaker 1:Another defining aspect here is Mercury, the ruling planet of the new moon, in a direct well, it's direct now and it's in a square with Uranus again. Direct, well, it's direct now and it's in a square with Uranus again. And truly, you know, mercury has been squaring Uranus off and on since, like late July. It was in Virgo for a bit, you know, and at that point it was not squaring Uranus, but it has been squaring Uranus for a few weeks now and you know that Mercury-Uranus square is really fascinating. It has a genius quality to it. So if you are somebody who you know is trying to break through to a new idea. You're trying to wrap up a new idea, just like completely conceptualize something from a different angle this new moon is also great for that and any brilliant ideas that you concoct right now, you can put a really clear plan behind it during the Virgo new moon.
Speaker 1:So, combined with the Venus-South node conjunction, I wonder if maybe some of you end up like hearing about something or getting sort of shocking information that ends up making you shift your thinking around either a business idea or a relationship or something else. But it probably won't be surprising for most of you, because Mercury was already in, you know, in a pre-shadow square with Uranus, retrograde square with Uranus. So it's like, okay, we've kind of seen this before. So I don't think that the bulk of you will get like startling information at this moment, with Venus conjunct, the South node at the same time. I mean and I I'm not, I mean again, I'm not, I don't want to manifest this for anybody and I'm not saying that this is like you, the listener will experience this but I have noticed in my comments section the last few weeks since Mercury started squaring Uranus, that a lot of people have just been like losing their jobs or like getting laid off, and I hope that doesn't happen to anybody, uh at all, but it's like you know, I I think that like part, one of the meanings of venus in the south node can be a change in income or change, because venus has a lot to do with our income actually, um, in addition to relationships and creativity.
Speaker 1:So I'm not saying that like this is like mass layoffs or anything, but with the mercury you're a square. It could even just be that you find out that there's another job offer for you somewhere else and so like it doesn't mean that you have to lose the job, it can mean that you find something else and then you leave the current job. But just as I'm looking at this chart, I wouldn't be surprised if there's some type of rumblings in the news about the economy and the health of the economy and people wondering is there some kind of I don't know rise in unemployment? Most significant about this new moon is the fact that Pluto is back at the 29th degree of cap trining, uranus, which just stationed retrograde in Taurus, like if that's a harbinger of some kind of economic change, I wouldn't be that surprised. Maybe it has something to do with the real estate market, the housing market, and I'm mentioning that just because you know, when Pluto ingressed into Capricorn way back in 2008, that did align with the Great Recession, which, of course, had everything to do with the subprime mortgage crisis. But you know, again, this could be more productive for you, industrious, and you're just like no, I'm like really just like crushing it at my job now and I have an even better process now at work, work, or I just found a new job. So it doesn't have to be a bad surprise With Uranus. It's not really good or bad, it's just a surprise in a lot of ways.
Speaker 1:So the other aspects I want to call out is the opposition from the sun and moon to Saturn. So there is a Saturn opposition here. It's a wide opposition, but definitely counts, definitely within the orb of influence. So we do have Saturn retrograde at 16 Pisces, the new moon at 11 Virgo. So only a five degree separation there, well within the 10 degree orb of an opposition, and the opposition of Saturn really brings a serious tone to the new moon.
Speaker 1:And it's like looking at the long-term implications of things, let's say again you get a job offer here and you don't really enjoy the idea of giving up the familiarity of your current job. However, saturn, opposing the sun and moon here would tell you okay, but maybe this job is going to afford you all these other things five years from now or ten years from now. It's like an increase in responsibility and it's stressful, but it's going to afford you all these other things five years from now or 10 years from now. And it's like an increase in responsibility and it's stressful, but it's gonna pay off. Like Saturn is going to ask you to sacrifice something here and to have, I don't know, not no fun, it's not a no fun zone, but like you're gonna have to give up.
Speaker 1:I think a little bit of like just the good old times here and just be like, oh, let's get down to business and like, okay, I'll accept that job as a VP or an SVP. There may be many late nights at the office, but in a few years it's like maybe you have the finances to buy the house you wanted and, of course, with this opposition to Saturn, it could be other things. It could be reality sinking in regarding your health. You know, like, maybe I mean this is even something I've experienced lately, you know I've I've started to realize, okay, you know, I'm 33 and a half, or closer to 34 than 33. It's like I've always been someone who prioritizes like working out and being healthy, but I am at a phase now where it's like I can't just like live. Like I'm in my twenties right, like I have to think about, okay, if, like, I have to think about the long-term implications of, like all my health decisions and I have to think about what are the muscles that I need to maintain and develop if I want to be really strong 20 years from now and for some people it might be more of a realization that, hey, like, there's something that I have to address immediately with my health and if I don't address it, then you know X amount of years from now, it's going to become a much bigger issue. So there is some element of that as well, where it's revealing to you the compounding effects of your choices and, to be honest, with some of these choices, like some of these choices have already been made right, and it's showing you, okay, these are the consequences that you're currently facing because you decided to forego whatever health practice that you should have picked up on many years ago on track. Then let's address it, let's deal with it and tackle it, and I think it could be really good as well for again focusing on a business plan, a project plan and really mapping out what you want to accomplish through the end of the year.
Speaker 1:Then we also have Mars square Neptune. I'm not a fan of that one and we're already seeing some really negative effects of this in the collective. So Mars and Gemini is a little bit unruly on the road in some ways, can be kind of impatient and like squaring Neptune it can well it can increase the odds of like an accident, whether it's through fog, a foggy road like situation, or on a boat or something, or in the rain, rain or someone falling asleep at the wheel or drunk driving. And when I was forecasting august, way back in late july, I was calling out this mars neptune square and the mars saturn square as like, potentially aligning, unfortunately, with some of those types of incidents. And unfortunately we've seen the Mars-Neptune square manifest and play out in the worst way in the collective here with the death of Johnny Goudreau, who's a really well-known NHL player, and his brother. Actually, they were both killed while they were biking in New Jersey and they were hit by a driver who, uh, was drinking he was drinking before he got in the car and, um, so this was a drunk driving incident, which is, in a lot of ways, you know, it's. It's showing the the dark side of this aspect.
Speaker 1:Like, what is well, what is Gemini? Among other things, it's siblings. What is Gemini? It's bicycling, and especially with Mars and Gemini, if you go back a few podcast episodes ago, I talked about how, during the Mars and Gemini transit, a lot of people will pick up bicycling, a lot of people will be motivated to bike. But then I also talked about how there was a real danger during the month of August. There's a danger of people falling asleep at the wheel, drunk driving incidents. So, yeah, this was an absolute tragedy. It definitely again is showing that sort of real danger to the Mars-Neptune square, and the Mars-Neptune square is still active during the Virgo new moon.
Speaker 1:So you want to be very careful with just watching out for inattentive drivers, drivers who are, you know, driving recklessly or deviantly or, uh, you know, just out of the ordinary. Yeah, I mean, obviously you still have to live your life and live within reason, uh, you know, make decisions and within the scope of, like, what you still have to accomplish in your life, what you have to do. But, like, this is definitely a time where you want to be very careful while driving. Um another thing with Mars square Neptune uh, it can lead to some kind of deception around like actions, like people's actions. So if anyone's kind of acting shady around you, especially around like the things they've been doing, if they're trying to like conceal something that they've been doing, uh, I would just like scrutinize that a little bit, because mars square neptune can be very deceptive, especially with anything related to physical intimacy. Actually, if, like, let's say, you're in like a casual situationship or something and, um, you know, your casual partner is like being weird about like their plans for the night or the weekend, it's like that's kind of a Mars square Neptune thing, uh, where someone might be sleeping with someone else behind the scenes and not telling you about it. So if you're, you know, kind of like unsure about, like the integrity of someone that you're with, yeah, mars square Neptune. Scrutinize that.
Speaker 1:Mars square Neptune can also kind of like lead to a little bit of exhaustion, burnout, and so just give yourself a little bit of time to maybe rest during the new moon still, but very shortly thereafter, a few days later, mars goes into cancer, and so I think that it doesn't necessarily have to define the Virgo new moon, although in the health context, you know, mars-grown Neptune can pertain to some kind of like respiratory issue. So you know, mars-squared Neptune can pertain to some kind of like respiratory issue. So you know, just keep yourself healthy. And you know, when I talked on my YouTube about, you know September predicting it, you know I was wondering about like some kind of potential widespread pathogen that's just in the air and hard to escape. And in the northeast it sounds like there's some kind of like, uh, mosquito-based virus, uh, which is starting to spread and there are some, uh, unfortunately some some fatalities associated with it. But I don't know if it has something to do with that. I think it's called like the triple e virus or something. But, um, yeah, I mean, the mars grow nept. Neptune definitely makes me a little worried about some sort of new pathogen, especially with the eclipse coming up and Pisces sort of heralding this new era of like the Virgo Pisces eclipses, which kind of gives me a little bit of pause when I think about the health department. You know, it just feels like there could be something that's kind of diffuse and has a transmissibility to it.
Speaker 1:Anyways, let's transition to some advice. Number one like get down to business on this new moon. Like again get back on track. If you were kind of like out of it over the summer, which I'm sure a lot of you are, or were, I should say, and I was too. Like you know, saturn retrograde in Pisces is really tough, you know it can kind of feel very disorienting and like we're kind of unmoored and we don't have an anchor. But I think the Virgo new moon should be really again grounding for you and great way to plan out a really tactical work project. You could plan out a new health routine and again map out your vision for the remainder of the year. And, by the way, I would consider the remainder of the year to actually be now until december 6th, when mars stations stations retrograde in leo.
Speaker 1:Once mars stations retrograde in leo, unless you have a natal mars retrograde in leo or cancer, I would not plan to like get a ton of things done at the end of the year after December 6th. It's not that you can't do anything, but don't expect to again get like a ton of mileage out of your efforts at that time. View yourself as having a three-month window to tackle any remaining projects for the year. And again, the new moon does not have to be over the top for you, like it can be chill, it can be strategic, methodical, even subtle.
Speaker 1:Loop in maybe connections you've made from the past. If you want to reach a certain business objective, financial objective or anything else. Commit to self improvement or continuous improvement, especially in your relationships actually with the Venus South Node conjunction so you may say to your partner, or vice versa, like if I don't change this habit or if you don't change this habit at some point, then like this isn't going to work. So that could be like the attitude there yeah, think on ways you can more reliably show up as a partner. And yeah, I mean, you know the opposition does have the nature of the seventh house. Any oppositional aspect has the nature of the seventh house and in that way the seventh house has some affinity with Libra and Venus rules Libra. So in a sort of like indirect way, the opposition actually has a connection to Venus, in my opinion. Now, some astrologers won't agree with that, but I do think that there is some synchronicity there. So the reason I'm saying that is because we do have Venus in Libra conjunct the South Node at this time, so with the new moon opposing Saturn, I do think people are like really thinking about who are my allies, who's in my corner, who will support me with all of my long term objectives.
Speaker 1:So let's say you're a business owner and it's like you just have like two to three big projects left to tackle for the year During this new moon. Literally map out like the timeline of those projects, like down to the day, and establish who you're working on these projects with. Who are you collaborating with, like, who's your web designer, who is your financial planner, like whatever it is. Just, you know, coordinate that. And as long as you again think really a granular level at this moment and you know you resort to some kind of like I don't know like visual aid or you, you know, get into Microsoft Excel and you, you know, have a grid Like I think Virgo loves a grid like, just put something on a grid or in a PowerPoint or in a chart that can literally visualize the rest of your year or quantify the rest of your year. Like what? Where do you want to be by December 6th when Mars stations retrograde and again the year starts to languish? Like what do you want to do by that time?
Speaker 1:Obviously you want to factor in your rising sign, your sun sign, your moon sign, and I provide those templates through the Substack newsletter. And you know, just a quick reminder to subscribe to the Substack, which can, you know, again give you that sense of a go-forward plan. It can help you frame your plan around this new moon and it can help you actually really set a course that will benefit you over the next six months, because new moons will set the tone in a certain thematic sense over the next six months, because eventually it will fully blossom by the Virgo full moons approximately six months from now. But you can also achieve certain outcomes by the time of the Pisces full moon in two weeks after this new moon. So there's a lot of different layers to it and I get into all the nuances of that intention setting process on my sub stack.
Speaker 1:I want to thank you, by the way, for tuning in to Astrology Unbound. Join me every Monday for astrological insights and more. And, yeah, I really hope you have a super productive Virgo new moon and, you know, if you ever want to become a paid subscriber to the sub stack, you know we can share our experiences on the new moon and talk about it, and we'll definitely talk about it in our September calls. So, anyways, uh, thank you so much and take care, and I will see you at the next episode.