Uranus and Pluto are Moving Backwards and A New Moon in Virgo

 

The month of September will start off with the proverbial bang as it thrusts us deeper into retrograde season.  Uranus stations retrograde in 27 degrees of Taurus on September 1 and doesn't go direct until January 30, 2025 in 23 degrees of Taurus.  Uranus is the planet that represents sudden change and rebellion.  When Uranus is retrograde, we can be facing more internal than external changes in our lives.  We can still be wanting to break free of restraints but it will be on a psychological level.  I have Uranus retrograde natally, so it is energy that I am familiar with.  Uranus retrograde is a time to contemplate what types of changes we want to make and open our minds up to new possibilities.  Uranus retrograde will be nowhere near as disruptive as the recent Mercury retrograde and we can all be grateful for that.

I can tell you that anyone who has planets in 26-28 degrees of the fixed signs of Aquarius, Taurus, Leo and Scorpio will feel the need more intensely to bust out of confining situations.  When Uranus stations retrograde, it will be exactly opposing my natal Ceres in 27 degrees of Scorpio, squaring my natal Pluto in Leo in October and opposing my natal retrograde Venus in Scorpio from late November through mid-December.  So once again, I will be having the full experience of what happens when a planet is retrograde.

Pluto has been retrograde since May 2 when it stationed in 2 degrees of Aquarius, but on September 1 it will move back into 29 degrees of Capricorn where it stays until November 19.  Pluto will move into direct motion on October 11, but it will still be at 29 degrees of Capricorn.  This is the last pass of Pluto in Capricorn for nearly 230 years and I can only surmise that there will be intense pressure to transform our structures and power imbalances.  There could also be some last gasp attempts to cling to the old power systems.  The Presidential election in the United States could get really ugly but I am sure that does not come as a big surprise. to anyone. Corruption could be revealed during this period.  And the fact that Pluto remains in 29 degrees, the anaretic degree, of Capricorn only serves to underscore the fact that we are winding up a cycle that began in 2008 before Pluto re-enters Aquarius on November 19 for another 20 years.  Hopefully that can indeed usher in a period of power to the people.  But just remember that anyone with planets in the late degrees of the cardinal signs of Capricorn, Aries, Cancer and Libra as well as anyone with planets in 0-2 degrees of the fixed signs of Aquarius, Taurus, Leo and Scorpio will be feeling this influence intensely.  And I am also in the line of fire for this one with my Jupiter and Uranus in Cancer and Neptune in Libra, plus my Mercury in 0 degrees of Scorpio.

We do have a delightful New Moon in 11 degrees of Virgo on September 2.  New Moons are traditionally associated with planting the seeds for our intentions and Virgo is the sign ruled by Mercury, so it possible to have a fresh start in issues pertaining to communication, transportation, health, work and daily routines. Virgo is also mutable earth, which can be more practical and adapts well to getting organized, purifying and detoxing.  The New Moon in Virgo will be opposing Saturn in 16 degrees of Pisces, which can bring in some rules around health and the virus.  No one likes to hear it, but COVID has been surging lately and there is a new vaccine available.  Mercury in Leo will be exactly trining Chiron in 22 degrees of Aries on the New Moon, which should make it easier to communicate with others and express our vulnerability.  So feel free to set those intentions on this last New Moon before eclipse season kicks off in October.

On September 3, we have a somewhat problematic square between Mars in Gemini and Neptune in Pisces.  Both planets are in 29 degrees of their respective signs, so here we go again with that anaretic degree theme.  Anger can be an issue on this day, as can confusion,, deception, lies and guilt.  Suspicion, jealousy and hypochondria are other potential manifestations of this aspect.  Just be mindful that if something sounds too good to be true on this day, it's probably best not to act on it.

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