Your Cosmic Forecast for Sep 12 - 25
Are you feeling the hustle and bustle of Virgo season yet?
So much to do and seemingly so little time! The Neptune oppositions we’ve been getting these past few weeks—first with Mercury, then Mars, and now this week with the Sun— are coming in disorientingly strong. We’ve likely all had a few curveballs thrown our way, or days of the most basic tasks feeling absurdly complicated. Moving through endless fog has become the norm these past few weeks, and it’s only getting hazier.
We’re now in Mercury’s retrograde shadow period which means a lot of what’s happening over these next few weeks will be subject to review after Mercury goes retrograde on September 27th. Pay attention to any unfinished conversations or other loose ends coming up now. You’ll hear more about Mercury’s retrograde in the next forecast.
On another note, Mars is entering Libra and Venus just entered Scorpio. This puts the two planets in conversation with each other from each of their respective rulerships. It’s like they swapped houses and are now trying to talk to each other from across the street. Venus reminding Mars to water her plants, and Mars yelling at Venus that the knives are in the discreet-looking drawer to the left of the sink. In astrology this is called mutual reception, and reflected back in our world this means we’ll be changing up the ways we express our aggression and drive as well as our affection and admiration. More passion might come through the ways we show love, and more tactfulness in the ways we handle our impulses.
Here’s what the next two weeks have in store:
Tuesday, September 14th
Sun in Virgo opposes Neptune in Pisces and Mars enters Libra. Once again we find ourselves trying to catch the deluge in a paper cup. Reality feels somewhat hazy and idealistic today or just distorted. The temptation to escape is especially strong today. Focusing on mundane tasks may prove challenging. It might be best to just accept you won’t get much done today, or that things are likely to take longer than expected. Delays and mixups are highly likely—it’s a day for blurred lines so to speak. Mars enters Libra in the evening, which will soften our defenses a bit, but also dampen our drive for the next month and a half.
Thursday, September 16th
Sun in Virgo trines Pluto in Capricorn. Getting to the edge is somewhat inevitable today. What typically lurks below the surface arises to be acknowledged with relative ease. Today is a day for confronting something within yourself that’s creating unnecessary strain. It’s a day for realizing that things can work better when we recognize the roots of certain behaviors. Something that appears relatively mundane on the surface is worth looking at more closely today.
Friday, September 17th
Venus in Scorpio squares Saturn in Aquarius. Today can feel like a bit of a buzzkill. Your attempts at connecting can get sidelined, or frustration and disappointment can arise when an encounter doesn’t go quite as you’d like. It might not be the best atmosphere for a romantic date, but it’s a great time for gestures of love that are in service to relational endurance. Love is both the ease and the effort that comes with relating. Avoiding or fearing the latter weakens the foundation for love to flourish over time.
Monday, September 20th
Mercury in Libra trines Jupiter in Aquarius, Mars in Libra trines the north node in Gemini, and we have a full moon in Pisces. It’s a day of easeful fruition. Excitement is building and we’re likely to want to relish and absorb the high vibes. Our minds are oriented towards the big picture. There’s a sense of soaring past obstacles with the wind in our sails—feeling virtually unstoppable. Indulging your feelings of grandiosity can be deeply fulfilling today.
Wednesday, September 22nd
Mercury in Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn and the Sun enters Libra. Today is a day for harsh confrontations that will most likely resurface again in October when Mercury goes retrograde. Whatever disagreements arise today will likely not be conclusive, so try not to grip too hard for a definitive answer. Try to hold space for uncertainty, despite how strongly you may desire the opposite. Libra season begins which means the official start of fall, and the strive for balance in all things as our days unfold in equal darkness and light.
Thursday, September 23rd
Venus in Scorpio opposes Uranus in Taurus. This is a day for our desires to reveal an unexpected dimension of ourselves. Notice what gets in the way of you moving towards what you want—specifically the fears you have around actually getting it. Being willing to receive what we desire implies we be just as willing to give it up, or trust that it may not choose to stay with us. There is liberation to be found in entertaining our desires as guests, welcoming them in just as courteously as we would escort them out.
Saturday, September 25th
Mars in Libra trines Saturn in Aquarius. Today supports action taken with integrity, as well as action taken in the interest of ensuring future connections. This can be a good day for collaboration, or for arriving at an agreement that ends up being mutually beneficial in the long run. It can also be a good day for getting through some complex mental tasks you’ve been putting off.
As we head into fall, we’re being pulled to notice and attend to our shifting inner landscapes. Your priorities may be changing, which in turn means your preferences for how to spend your time.
Our desires are subject to scrutinzing observation with Venus in Scorpio. Try not to resist the confrontations with yourself. We are shedding and preparing for our eventual descent into winter, though much is still subject to change and rearrangement.
If you’d like to investigate these changes in yourself more deeply and be witnessed in the process, you can book an astrological consult with me here.
In my sessions, we locate where you currently find yourself in space and time, translate the circumstances, and allocate resources for you to meet the challenges as you desire. It’s basically a lot of insightful reframing and aligning with the version of yourself you most want to be.
Ilana is a local to Charlottesville and studies and practices a blend of modern and traditional Western astrology. She sees astrology as a tool for self-knowledge, healing, and liberation. She offers one-on-one consultations to help you deepen your relationship with the cosmos and integrate your inner and outer worlds.
