WEEK OF August 14 – 2 0, 2023
If you’re not exactly leaping out of bed early this week, forget “faking it till you make it.” The life-giving Sun is in low-power mode as it cruises through Leo and your twelfth house of closure, compassion and healing until August 23, which alone can excavate some intense emotions. Then, on Tuesday, August 15, it bangs into disruptive Uranus in your liberated—and infamously outspoken—ninth house. If someone pushes your buttons, you might be too provoked to huff off and stew silently. And that’s a good thing, Virgo! But the other option isn’t to go off on them like an erupting volcano. Give yourself a moment to acknowledge what you’re actually feeling. This might be something that’s been building up for the past few weeks, and suddenly it’s reached the tipping point. If you have the wherewithal to excuse yourself, rush to your journal or call a friend to process whatever just happened there. Once you get the most urgent, intense bits out, you’ll be in a less agitated state and can hopefully find that sweet spot between speaking your piece and not crushing anyone with your truth hammers. Could it be that you’re afraid to say something because you fear the power of your words? This little “get it down on paper” exercise can help!
But that’s not necessarily the end of this emotional excavation—sorry to say, Virgo. On Wednesday, the year’s only Leo new moon drops a stake in your twelfth house of reflection, release and endings. It’s entirely possible that Tuesday’s “eruption” exposed some essential, if painful, areas or wounds that you still have some processing work to do around. Try not to see this as a depressing, isolating experience but as a hugely important part of your own healing journey and spiritual evolution. Goodbyes are never easy for you, Virgo, but if you discover that, in order for you to grow, you to need to move on from a person, toxic relationship or limiting belief, bid it a fond farewell and then make a swift and graceful exit.
But this new moon might also be the boundary-melting elixir you’ve been waiting for so you can REALLY let someone in; someone who legitimately just wants to love you. Over the coming six months, this lunar lift will continue to raise your vibration and put you more in touch with your intuitive, creative side. No, you don’t have to abandon your practicality and analytical approach to problem-solving; you’ll just acquire even more tools for your kit!
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Maybe you just need a change of scenery to reset you. A few hours after the new moon, driven Mars in your sign swings into a supportive angle with transformational Uranus in your ninth house of travel, adventure and expansion of every sort. Even if you’re not exactly sure what you want to do with all this energy and motivation, play around with different ideas until something feels right. If you’ve got a message to share, start working your social network or see if you might be able to hang your art or lead a workshop in a local venue. You’re primed to springboard into a new league, but you might realize that you need to fill in some holes in your knowledge base or skill set. Research online classes or workshops that can get you up to speed quickly. With your ninth house activated, you might find the perfect program or retreat overseas—coincidentally in the very place you’ve been dying to visit. Nothing ventured, nothing gained!
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