September Horoscopes: Stretch Yourself
Make consistency and precision your devotions. Knowing when to harvest is far more important than amassing an arsenal of tools.
Eartha Kitt photographed with her dog on the beach, 1957.
September starts slow and sticky. The giants of our solar system, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, are all currently retrograde in signs of earth and water. They’re deliberating at mountain peaks and in asteroid craters. They’re meeting at tidal wave crests and in the pitch blackness of deep sea. As the Sun moves through Virgo, it aspects all of them and our self senses are briefly received in their royal foyers.
Have you ever tried making conversation with a blue whale, a being 2,670 times your size? Have you ever offered Saturn the wisdom you’ve gained from living on Earth’s skin? Imagine you could tell these forces what it’s like to be human and in love. What would you say?
As we come down from the extra sensory super blue moon in Pisces, we are blessed by Venus’ station direct on the 3rd. Her venture through the underworld taught us about bravery and beauty in love, and we have until October 8th to live these lessons refreshed. We must never take our radiance for granted.
Mercury’s retrograde through the 15th has us reorienting our minds and habits to align with wiser selves. Make consistency and precision your devotions. Knowing when to harvest is far more important than amassing an arsenal of tools.
Our lunations this month have some punch to them. The New Moon in Virgo on the 14th trines electric Uranus and loosely connects with Neptune and Pluto. Expect a reinvigorating energy in a physical or material area of your life. The Full Moon in Aries on the 29th sees ruler Mars connect wounded healer Chiron and the nodes of destiny, while Venus reaches out to soothe. Allow irritation to invite relational healing - inflammation is just a call for attention and protection. Love by listening.
— September Horoscopes —
Aries
This month is a game of chance. Your Full Moon illuminates you in silver power, as your ruling planet Mars challenges the Nodes of Fate. What are you willing to risk? Some boats need to be rocked.
Taurus
Sweet one, Mercury is asking you to revisit romance. Is there poetry you haven’t read in some time? Are there creams and oils on the counter to fragrance your hair? The daily demands of living are lit up this month. Meet them with your softest self.
Gemini
The New Moon, darkest night of the month, asks for stillness in your home. Mercury’s retrograde requests patience with your past and your progeny. Feel softness in your space. This month, let go of conflict or ambition in favor of peace.
Cancer
Themes of give and take grow stronger this month as you tally your relationships. Mark up what you owe and what you’re due. Be diligent, but remember that spiritual math doesn’t have to equal to be settled.
Leo
There is one final trial. Venus’ retrograde through your sign brought you soft power through tribulation. Now direct, she shines on you until October 8th. What you do with her blessings is the greatest reflection of your mettle.
Virgo
On the night of the 14th, your new moon, visualize your pinnacle of success. Outline the details of your health, wealth, prosperity, and rest. Incorporate color and taste into your vision. Your life is, and will be, so rich.
Libra
Are you comfortable with power? Do you fully declare your sovereignty? With Mars in your sign, you may be morphing your boundaries from soft hedges into brick walls. Test and revise - the Full Moon at months end will show you where your Others fit into your life.
Scorpio
No one is a better alchemist than you. This month’s transits implore you to burn down the cobwebbed basement of your fears and compost the ashes in your morning coffee. Navigate these passages - you are the one who steers the ship across the river Styx each night.
Sagittarius
The conqueror is here. Mars in your 11th house of community ignites your competitive fire, while Mercury prompts you to review your highest career ambitions. Decide for yourself what the peak of accomplishment looks like, then aim higher.
Capricorn
As Jupiter stations retrograde in your 5th house of pleasure and creativity, retrace your steps in enjoyment. Find the moments of pleasure and presence you might have dropped along your way and scoop them back up. Joy is yours.
Aquarius
Go, and pack light. As Mars traverses your ninth house of long-distance travel, you will find bursts of energy to make both physical and philosophical journeys. You have everything you need to begin.
Pisces
Between sunset and sunrise, there is the night. You are in a transition right now, though to you it may look like a lot of nothing. Stretch your intermission legs, grab a snack, and visit the powder room. Soon the lights will glow, the bell will ring, and Act III will begin.
