September 5-11, 2022 & a look at the retrogrades

September 5-September 11     Sun:Virgo 12°-19° (changing mid-day) Moon: Capricorn- Aries
This week we are sorting out the details of our new daily life and we are beginning to believe in the habits we need to act on now to embody the person we wish to become. The Sun will make a trine to the North Node in Taurus at 15° this week and we are opening up to a new perspective of our future based on the new values we are establishing and the new habits we are opening up to in order to maintain it. The Sun makes a sextile to Black Moon Lilith in Cancer at 16° and the new habits we are connecting with now are helping us to get over old fears around the care we may or may not have connected with in the past. It’s time to get over old regrets around what you may not have been open to previously and move forward with where you have faith in for the future. She opposes the Sun on Saturday for the Full Moon in Pisces happening at 17° and our emotions are bringing us back to what we feel connected with on a daily basis now, and the new decisions you are making around your big picture dreams. How do these big picture dreams balance out with the details your heart has been working through on new daily habits? This is a good weekend to take a step back and make sure your current efforts are working towards your goals and you’re not just stuck in the weeds. Where do you need to have more faith in the process and let go of your attempts to make something perfect? Remember, God has already created the perfect plan for each of us, and we are already living it every day. It’s our work to recognize it and work with it to raise our consciousness to it and not against it in a mindless, escapist haze.  The Sun makes a trine to Uranus (retro) in Taurus at 18° on Sunday and you may feel the need to take action on something you have been reflecting on that supports the new identity you are manifesting for the future through new values and habits.
Mercury is in Libra this week and is moving slow to station retrograde on Friday at 8°. He will retrograde back to 24° of Virgo and station direct on October 2. During this time we will be reconsidering the new direction we are taking with our relationship to ourselves and reviewing how this reflects the new healed version of ourselves we are opening up to creating. Mars in Gemini is in trine (although not exact) to Mercury this week, and as he is also in his retrograde shadow you may find actions or responses that occur this week or anything that may trigger you, will come back around for a reassess, so do your best to keep the body count low this week…
Venus enters Virgo on Monday and we are opening up to getting more practical with the internal details we have been ironing out for ourselves. We are holding space for who we wish to become and doing a bit of cleaning up and organizing of our pathway of decision making on daily habits that reflect the new care and joy we have been opening up to these past few months. She will be in a semi-sextile with Jupiter (retro) In Aries at 5° this week and you may find yourself looking for some short term opportunities to clean up your act and help you get your new perspective in the forefront. Make a list of quick wins that will appeal to this tidy sense of aesthetics that help you feel like you’re responding in the new way. Ready to clean out your fridge or tear out the garden? Do it one shelf, or one bed at a time.
Mars in Gemini is now in his retrograde shadow and moves from 8°-11° this week. Any new information we feel motivated to act on over the next 2 months will be up for revision and review during the retrograde phase, which lasts until March of next year. Our egodrive is beginning to respond to new decisions we have been making on the inside based on our new perspective and how we are taking in information now. We  will be working on bringing our new actions and responses into integrity by the end of the week. Consider this retrograde an opportunity to take your reaction style to a new higher level of integrity. 

Jupiter in Aries retrogrades to 5° Thursday and we are beginning to re-explore the options we have been considering around how we envision our new inner sense of self. We are working through understanding who we believe we are on the inside now. How many times have you changed that inner title recently? Jupiter is working his way back to 28 °of Pisces during this retrograde and will station direct on 11/23. By the time Thanksgiving gets here you may have a completely new idea of what you are ordained to create in the future and have new feelings around the decisions you need to make to get there. This will help us integrate into a new belief system that we can feel solid on into the new year. Use the time you have now to observe the beliefs you are still holding, we will start to re-examine the beliefs we belong with next week.

Saturn is retrograde in Aquarius at 20° for most of the week, moving to 19° on Saturday just after the Full Moon. We are continuing to refine the vibe we are holding space for for the future. This weekend we begin to refine the way we are acting in order to create the vibe we are seeking to achieve.

Uranus (retro) in Taurus is in square to Saturn for the next 2 months, and although not exact, expect to see some of last year’s Taurus/Aquarius  themes to show up for the rest of the year. (some examples but not limited to supply chain shortages/ unexpected events that change value systems/ grassroots campaigns and causes, old values vs new) If there is something you want to have in your larder for the holidays, go ahead and procure it now. We are starting to make new decisions for our future based on the new values we hold, so chances are things are going to look a little different this holiday season based on that alone.
Chiron is retrograde in Aries at 15° and we are reflecting on the healing we have been opening up to and what integrating this healing into our lives might look like. Chiron will be retrograde until 12/23 and is making his way back to 8° of Aries. Refining our internal decision making process is definitely a recurring theme for the rest of the year and we are being instructed from many angles on how and why we may need to do this. Take note of all the 8’s you see for the next few months!
Neptune and Pluto are holding steady at their retrograde degrees of 24° and 26°, respectively and we are continuing to open up to the big picture plan for the future we are ordained for while reconstructing the structures we build our lives on, and ultimately the decisions we are willing to open up to to achieve our dreams.
The North Node in Taurus moves to 14° on Friday and has been in a semi-sextile to Chiron for the past week or so. We are beginning to have glimpses of what our future looks like on a daily basis with our new, healed, sense of self. This is helping us to get a better idea of the future we belong with now.
It is indeed retrograde season, and while things are slowing down, we have an opportunity to assess with both the Sun and Venus the details we desire and can open up to that will ultimately help us create the new, healed person we wish to become. It is interesting to note the amount of 8s happening inside of these retrograde phases: Mercury stations retrograde at 8° of Libra Friday, and early next year stations direct at 8° of Capricorn (1/18). Mars stations direct at 8° of Gemini early next January, Jupiter began his retrograde at 8° of Aries on 7/28, Chiron will station direct at 8° of Aries on 12/23 and we can’t forget Pluto who is currently at 26°(net 8) and will station direct on 10/8.

Here’s a look at current retrograde planets and what we are reworking:
Pluto Capricorn 28°-26° (4/29-10/8) We are in the process of transforming our big picture plans for the future and opening up to new decisions around the overarching structures that support our life.
Chiron Aries 16°-8°(7/19-12/23) – The healing process we are currently involved in will have us opening up to new ways of healing that will ultimately lead to a new decision making process around how we react and respond to ourselves. 
Jupiter Aries-Pisces 8°-28° (7/28-11/23) We are reviewing and revising our beliefs around the decisions and goals we have created based on our current sense of self. This review of our internal belief structures ultimately leads to us deciding to manifest new, more spiritually connected goals that require us to believe in ourselves on a higher level.
Mars Gemini 25°-8° (10/30-1/12/23) Our ego/response system is reviewing the perspective we are connecting with for the future, which will lead to new decisions around how to respond to this new perspective on the inside. Get ready for the world and day to day life to be your testing ground for how you are acting on the new perspective you have been establishing this year. This is an important step that we all must play through in order to refine our new action/response model to align with our new way of seeing. Clashes will occur, be mindful, stay humble and forgiving, and thoughtfully communicative, as we are all working to heal and grow into a new higher version of ourselves. 
Mercury Libra-Virgo 8°-24° (9/9-10/2) We are reconsidering the decisions we have made around our relationship with ourselves and opening up to the habits we feel we belong with into the future, which will ultimately lead to us treating ourselves differently.
Capricorn 24°-8° (12/29-1/18/23) We are reconsidering the big picture structures we have opened up and making changes to the decisions and goals we have made for ourselves based on the structures we feel we belong with now. 

(Not added here are obviously Saturn in Aquarius retro from 25°-18° (6/4-10/23), Uranus in Taurus retro from 18°-14° (8/24-1/22/23) (not net 8s but still 8s there!), and Neptune retro in Pisces from 25-°22° (the fact that it’s next new degree is a net 8 was not lost on me either!)

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