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September 2008
Whatever
your sun sign, this forecast will help you choose how to best use each month’s
astrological energies! Events are most powerful on the dates listed. However,
their influence will be active for at least several days before and after. All
dates and times are in the U.S. eastern time zone. VOID-OF-COURSE MOONS It's best to avoid starting important new projects or making major purchases during these times. "Business as usual" is the best strategy for these periods, which occur when the Moon has made its last major Ptolemaic aspect but has not yet moved into the next sign.
9/1, 5:02 -
7:46 am (Libra) 9/1 (Mon). The LIBRA STELLIUM that started on 8/31 continues thru 10/3, enhancing the energies of balance, harmony, peace, beauty, relationship, socializing, creativity and love. 9/3 (Wed). A Sun-Saturn conjunction says that it’s time to get serious. With this aspect, vitality is most powerfully strengthened by hard work, discipline and productivity. These activities are usually the best way to lift yourself out of the funkiness and melancholy that can accompany this transit; taking some “hermit time” can also be effective. 9/4 (Thu). Today’s Sun-Jupiter trine is the perfect antidote to the heaviness of yesterday’s Sun-Saturn conjunction. Let Jupiter’s expansive, buoyant, uplifting energy inspire you with a happier vibe!
9/7 (Sun).
By now (all planets within a 3° orb), the world is feeling the effects of the
impending
TRIPLE CONJUNCTION
of Venus, Mars and Mercury in Libra. This trio of personal planets will
strongly affect each other through the 17th. This period can be great for
creativity and relationships due to the Venus-Mars conjunction, and Mercury’s
presence can powerfully enhance communication and expression of creativity
(especially the written and verbal kind). Also watch for enhanced libido and a
tendency toward abundant communication.
9/8 (Mon).
This is an ultra-busy day, with five significant astrological events! 9/9 (Tue). Relationship and creativity get the high profile treatment due to today’s Venus-Jupiter square, but be aware that things may seem exaggerated beyond what they really are. Let some time pass to check whether reality matches today’s perceptions! 9/11 (Thu). Venus and Mars are conjunct today – see the 9/7 entry for more information. 9/12 (Fri). The Sun opposing Uranus is a great opportunity for individuation within relationships. If you’re not getting as good as you’re giving, then this energy can help you stand up for a more equitable energy exchange. If you’ve already achieved that, then this aspect can be a wake-up call to use your special gifts and talents to help others.
9/14 (Sun).
Dazed and confused? Could be, with today’s Sun-Neptune quincunx. Then
again, you could make the adjustment necessary to connect more powerfully with
Spirit and your higher creativity!
9/15 (Mon).
September’s
FULL MOON
occurs at 5:13 am Eastern time at 23° Pisces. Contemplate how “full-filled” you
are with your spiritual unity and divinely inspired creativity, and also
honestly address whether you need to deal with any addictive behaviors around
excessive negative escapism (alcohol, drugs, TV, internet, food, sex, etc.). 9/16-17 (Tue-Wed). The Venus-Mars-Mercury triple conjunction that really kicked in a week and a half ago ends its period of greatest power tomorrow, but goes out with a bang! Two of its members make aspects to two outer planets today and tomorrow: Venus quincunxes Uranus today, and tomorrow Mercury also quincunxes Uranus while Venus trines Neptune. So be receptive to the intuitive flash and creative flow that will inspire your creative projects or relationships, and don’t resist your intuition even if its guidance is awkward to implement. 9/19 (Fri). Act with extra caution and deliberation today, as challenging aspects between Mars and Uranus (including today’s quincunx) can lead to accidents and other off-kiltering events. Perhaps you should stay home and write – today’s Mercury-Neptune trine should be fantastic for channeling intuitive wisdom or divinely inspired creativity! (You may find my article on how to do this to be helpful.) 9/20 (Sat). It’s a good (if challenging!) day to embrace transformation as the Sun squares Pluto. Watch out for power struggles, and be sure that you’re using the force of your own will for the highest good of all. 9/21 (Sun). With Libran Mars trine Neptune, your ability to express divinely inspired creativity should be especially strong. And remember that creativity isn’t just “The Arts” (music, drama, dance, writing, etc.) – it’s taking any two or more pre-existing things in any area of life and putting them together in a new way. So many of us had our creativity conditioned out of us as kids – if yours is slumbering, resolve to reawaken it today!
9/22 (Mon).
With all this recent action in Libra, it’s about time the Sun showed up for the
party! The Sun enters the Sign of the Scales today thru 10/22, adding a
major hit of solar vitality to its archetypal energies. (For a refresher on
these, see the 9/1 entry.) 9/23 (Tue). Mercury and Mars finally achieve conjunction today, over a week after being outpaced by their recent triple conjunction partner Venus. However, since Venus and Libra (the sign all three still occupy) are very similar energies, this aspect still qualifies for the 9/7 interpretation. (Hope you’re not getting tired of it!)
9/24 (Wed). MERCURY RETROGRADE
(abbreviated “MRx”) is back for more trickster mischief! It starts backpedaling
today at 3:16 am at 22°50' Libra, and goes direct again on 10/15 at 4:06 pm
Eastern time at 7°3' Libra. This one should be especially interesting because of
the numerous aspects Mercury makes as it stations -- not to mention the fact
that its retrograde starts under a void-of-course Moon! I expect this MRx to be
especially forceful (Mars conjunction). And, in the world at large, it has the
potential to sow a greater than usual amount of confusion (Neptune trine) and
disruption (Uranus quincunx). However, your experience will be much more
positive if you use those same Neptune and Uranus aspects to be guided by the
flow and flash of your intuitive guidance.
9/29 (Mon).
September’s last significant astrological event is a beginning: a
NEW MOON
at 4:12 am Eastern time at 6°33' Libra. New Moons are customarily the ideal time
for new beginnings, and in Libra the obvious life areas for this are
relationships and creative expression. However, a new beginning while Mercury is
retrograde can be tricky! I suggest that you go ahead and start something under
this New Moon, but in an experimental spirit. Observe whether it goes as
planned, or if the MRE (Mercury Retrograde Effect) throws you a curve ball or
two.
BONUS -- Sun
Sign Forecasts for September! ARIES Relationships and creativity are a major focus this month, Aries – especially the 7th thru 17th, when you’ll be feeling especially gregarious and inspired! You may feel like you could conquer the world on the 7th, but remember that you’re not really Superman! The 11th is an especially good day for romance with your sweetheart, or finding one if the position is currently open. You may be unusually volatile or accident-prone around the 19th, which can be ameliorated by acting immediately on your intuitive flashes. Easy connection with Spirit, or your Muse, beckons around the 21st, while a mental focus – learning, writing, and exchanging ideas – is strong around the 23rd. TAURUS The details of daily work, a focus on health, and service to others are strong themes this month, Taurus. Your mind will also be more active than usual, especially the 7th thru 17th. In fact, this is a month when the transition from concept to action should flow much more easily than usual! Watch for a reality check in the romance department around the 3rd, and an abundance of energy around the 9th. You’ll have extra juice to get things started around the 11th, as well as heightened relationship opportunities. Mentally demanding activities such as learning, writing and speaking get strong support around the 14th. Tune into higher realms, through meditation or minding your intuitive flashes, in the days around the 16th thru 20th. Finally, relationships and creativity get an extra boost from the 24th on. GEMINI You Geminis love variety, and the Universe is giving you plenty of ways to focus this month’s cosmic forces! You could begin a new romance, or add new spark to an existing one. You could focus on children – yours or others’ – or give your own Inner Child more play time. Maybe you’re craving the spotlight so that you can share your naturally quick wit or other performance skills, perhaps at an open mic or karaoke night. Or maybe you just need some R&R time to chill out from your usual smorgasbord of activities. Mark the days around the 8th and 23rd as high-energy days, and those around the 14th as especially good for relationships and creativity. The days around the 17th thru 19th are optimal for connecting with Spirit and your own intuitive flashes, while the 9/24 thru 10/15 Mercury Retrograde period is better suited for contemplation and planning than starting new projects. CANCER You should feel right at home this month, Cancer, since the Universe is focusing its energies for your sign right in your natural domain of the home and the deep psyche. And we’re not talking about a “Home Alone” scenario, either – the energies of relationship and communication within your abode are unusually strong. This may be business as usual if you’re accustomed to a full house, but it’s an invitation to “play Libra” and welcome others into your living space if you tend to isolate yourself there. Psychological work is also a valid use of these energies, but not alone – if there are issues requiring resolution, breakthroughs are more likely to come through interacting with others. Mark the 10th as a “business as usual” day (no important new beginnings), whereas the start of the month and the 29th or 30th are optimal times for kicking off new projects. LEO For you, Leo, September is a marvelously mental month. You’ll have strong energetic support for learning, teaching, writing, speaking and all other left brain expressions. It’s likely that a whole smorgasbord of interesting topics and activities will beckon, so allow yourself to develop curiosity virtuosity! Make sure any financial decisions have a sound foundation around the 3rd, and enjoy the easy flow of strong, positive energy around the 4th. Be open to paradigm shifts, or the next step in your individuation, around the 12th. If you feel lost or confused around the 14th, gain clarity by choosing to connect with Spirit. That divine connection (and creative inspiration) will come easier around the 20th, while it will be time to embrace the challenge of transformation around the 20th. VIRGO Virgos don’t always have the world’s strongest self-esteem. You tend to be a humble lot who gain satisfaction from helping others, which is a wonderful thing. Too often, however, you base your opinion of yourself on how others see you. This month, however, the Universe is giving you the chance to jump-start your self-esteem and stride out into the world with more power and confidence! This same energy can also support you in accumulating money or other tangible resources. You’ll feel especially powerful around the 8th – don’t let it go to your head! – while creative and interpersonal energies get a boost around the 14th. Take any intuitive flashes that hit around the 17th seriously, even if they challenge the status quo, and spend extra time reflecting and planning (rather than putting new plans into motion) between 9/24 and 10/15. LIBRA This month, Libra, you have the opportunity to feel something of how the other half lives – that “other half” being your opposite and complementary sign, Aries. This month’s astrological energies are asking you to try on the Ram’s qualities of assertiveness, natural leadership, quick decisiveness and – toughest of all – putting yourself first! (Try getting down on all fours, snorting, pawing the carpet, and butting your head against the mirror to get in the mood.) This Arean exercise will be easiest around the 11th, though you’ll also feel plenty energized around the 9th. You’ll be especially communicative and mentally sharp around the 14th, while a waterfall of creativity and divine connection will want to pour through you around the 17th. The 22nd will be another power day, while creative inspiration will be strong again around the 24th. SCORPIO It’s a good thing that Scorpios are naturally attracted to mysteries and hidden places, because this month’s energies are asking you to focus on places that don’t exist in the physical world! Merging into union with Source – which can be accessed through numerous meditation techniques, or via Scorpio’s natural fascination with occult practices – is one great way to use this energy. Another is to make yourself a “hollow reed” (or, if you prefer, a PVC pipe) and become a passive channel for whatever information or creativity Spirit chooses to flow through you. (These spiritual and creative activities will be most powerfully supported around the 13th, 19th, 21st and 28th.) On a more mundane level, you’ll feel strong physical vitality around the 7th, 13th and 20th, and can target the 9th or later as a great time to begin new projects that you’ve been planning over the last five months. SAGITTARIUS While a major part of your overall focus for 2008 has been on adding to your value – which could mean making money, adding possessions or building up your self-esteem – September’s focus is more specifically about goal-setting and group involvement. For many Sagittarians, the problem is often not so much setting goals in the first place as burdening yourself with too many! The same can apply to group involvement: if you’ve spread yourself too thin, weed out the ones that aren’t specifically moving you toward your goals. Your September power days are tightly clustered between the 4th and the 9th, an intensely energized six-day window which may also include challenges in the areas of leadership, communication and relationship. The 8th, or soon afterwards, is a good time to put new projects into gear that you’ve been planning over the last four months. CAPRICORN You’re an exception this month, Capricorn – while all the other signs except Cancer are having to stretch outside their comfort zones, you’re being empowered in your areas of natural strength! The positive attributes of the Capricorn archetype are accomplishment, responsibility, a strong work ethic and a desire to have your good work acknowledged. The universe is giving you plenty of juice for all this, but at the same time watch that it doesn’t amp up the less desirable Capricornian attributes: greed, emotional coldness, a workaholic nature, and an attitude of the ends justifying the means. You’ll enjoy extra vitality around the 3rd, and will be blessed by the angels of luck and good fortune around the 8th. AQUARIUS Aquarius, this month’s energies could make you feel more like a Sagittarian! The emphasis is on higher-level learning or teaching, world travel (or exposure to other philosophies and ways of life), your religious or philosophical path, and a general sense of adventurousness. Plan for high-energy activities around the 3rd and 12th, “lucky day” energy around the 8th, and a willingness to make adjustments in how you relate, communicate and act the 16th thru 19th. Finally, the creative juices will be strong around the 20th and 28th. PISCES Pisces, you are by nature a poet, a mystic and a dreamer – as needful of non-physical reality as earthly sustenance. And this month holds an opportunity that should suit you – the chance to dive deep into the mysteries! They could be occult (Tarot, numerology, astrology, etc.), psychological (new insights into unresolved inner issues) or worldly (deep research or detective work). It could even be the mystery of how to blend even more completely with your beloved. You’ll feel especially energized around the 4th and 21st, but watch for a challenging period the 7th thru 9th. Life should flow more smoothly the 17th thru 21st, with a nice creative boost around the 24th. On or after the 8th, move forward with the plans you’ve been concocting for the last four months!
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