New Moon in Virgo

The Start of Something New

Searching for the legendary needle in the haystack, Dark Luna carefully crafts a light beam of Virgo sense-ability to aid her essential work. Peering beneath harvested strands of crispy golden rods, she seeks pragmatic solutions hidden in a sea of impermanence.

Change is afoot, and the urgency of discerning reality from illusion becomes paramount as the New Moon on September 2 at 6:55 pm PT (your time) heralds a season of fate-infused eclipses.

Further shaking up stagnant energies, Uranus in Taurus turns retrograde the same day, covering old ground and begging for liberation. At the same time, Mars squares Neptune at 29 degrees before ingressing into Cancer for a long, epic crustacean adventure from September 4 – April 17. Advocate for the truth, but recognize there’s more than one way to separate the wheat from the chaff. Subtle and not-so-subtle messages from your intuition can break through a litany of confusion.

Beginning with the Full Moon on September 17, welcome the inaugural lunar eclipse along the Virgo/Pisces axis! Flip-flopping with Aries and Libra eclipses through March, the occultations lighting up Virgo and Pisces will dominate 2025.  

Use this New Moon in Virgo and the upcoming eclipse in Pisces as harbingers, seeding new life chapters and changes that will continue to develop through February 2027.

Sifting and winnowing, feeling the wisdom of her somatic, earthy intelligence, nothing less than embodied mystical powers will suit Luna on this pilgrimage of inner knowing and external navigating. Through keen observational skills, detailed discrimination and efficiency, and a penchant for common sense, the liminal space of shape-shifting becomes a healing practice of living in the moment.

Virgo magic lives in wholistic ideas. What new strategies can you implement to tune up your vital energy, purify your mind, and face the world like a finely cut diamond? To do so, you may have to use the Maiden’s ability to discern what works well in your life and what needs adjustment.

Just after the New Moon, Luna will transfer her growing light with precision to Saturn in Pisces and then Jupiter in Gemini, riding the elemental energies in a dynamic mutable T-square.

Luna’s opposition to the Ole Devil, ensconced with bleached white barnacles, salty on the tongue, offers time-tested boundaries that can assist Luna’s need to sort and prioritize. Slippery facts may not comfort emotional needs, but Luna is attuned to flowing with her ever-changing round-body wisdom.

On September 3, when the silver-slivered Goddess squares Jupiter, truth finds many places to call home. In a flurry of anxious thoughts and informational overload, Luna recommends putting one bare foot in front of the other. The same day, Venus conjoins the South Node in Libra. Letting go never felt so right.

Mercury, Luna’s New Moon ruler, prowls slowly in Leo, retracing fiery footprints. Stepping up to lead, the Messenger will enter his sign of domicile and exaltation in Virgo on Sept 9. Courage gained in the Lion’s den spills out in words where even uncommon sense magically becomes articulate.

On Tuesday, September 3, look for Saffron’s New Moon in Virgo meditation using Peridot/Olivine sent right to your inbox!

Consider this…

On September 1, Pluto entered Capricorn for final structural changes before settling in Aquarius on Nov 19 for the next 19 years. Use this Virgo New Moon to decipher fundamental changes in your life since 2008. What did you unearth in the deep recesses of your psyche, and how did it change you? Any information you can gather now will help you adjust in this time of seasonal shifts. 

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Neva Welton is a published author, editor, and co-founder of Astrum Opus. She combines her MA in Counseling Psychology with decades of esoteric and astrological studies to provide astro-counseling sessions. Neva also builds websites for solo entrepreneurs.