The Planetary Planner/September Issue
Monthly Astrological Movements
Solar Spotlights
Sun In Virgo, Libra
September always begins with the sun moving through the ninth degree of Virgo—a degree that emphasizes experimentation… and this particular September will be no exception—this month will likely open, for you, a much-needed pause of sorts so that you may have the time and space to reflect, reassess, and redirect anything remaining out of alignment within your personal reality.
And this may mean that you’ll utilize your time and space to experiment—just to see, for sure, with as much proof as you’re likely to obtain, if something is or isn’t working for you.
This September the sun will connect with a retrograded Mercury, through inferior conjunction, on September 6th, through a degree that highlights origins and traditions, as well as personal backgrounds as influence… and then squares Jupiter, somewhat stalled within its stationing to retrograde, by two degrees, through a degree that describes primitive urges…
And so this might look or feel like the reassessing of your own patterning, conditioning, and/or behavioral reactionary probabilities in an effort to examine your Now and your Not Yet through a fresh lens and honest perspective—through which you will have access to a healthy impulsiveness toward change… ‘using your head is your greatest advantage—think about consequences before you act—find constructive outlets for your energy…’
The sun will connect to Uranus through square on September 15th through a degree that will highlight somewhat unexpectedly new ways or pre-existing opportunities offering unexplored alternatives or surprisingly adroit avenues in techniques for much-needed self-discipline… it is likely quite timely that you ‘break through [your] conditioning and develop [your] highest potential if [you] are to master [your] environment and gain control over [your] life…’ and so finding more constructive potentials for achieving your goals—particularly if you’re experiencing limitation in any way—could become a new priority for you.
The month ends with the sun moving into opposition to Neptune, by September 19th, through a degree that foreshadows a need to think carefully and deliberately—and the importance of ‘gathering all the facts and getting input from others before making an important decision’ could be much more necessary.
However, it wouldn’t be the ending of a month without the sun connecting to Pluto… this occurs on September 20th, through a degree that speaks to the power of your potentials…
We each have unimaginable potential and limitless ability to change our lives—we are capable of wildly powerful feats—and this connection will dramatically remind you of this.
By the time the sun moves into Libra the sun will make no further aspects until October.
Monthly Moon Moods
The Moon Through September
The first moon in September is the LQ moon in Gemini, at 14*04’, on September 6th—it is a moon emphasizing communication. Whether these more illuminated needs for communication involve advice, guidance, gossip, or technical assistance—exchanges of wisdom will likely be widely noticed and greatly necessary. However, I would advise against gossip (always, but particularly now) as any repeating of anything not entirely known to be truth could back at you in unfortunate ways. Otherwise, most exchanges and conversations should prove to be a real boon in ways unimagined… though these may harbor a subtle—if not loudly obvious—sense of dualistic tendency. Finally, a real need for help of some kind may be more real than one would care to admit. Ask.
The second moon of the month is the Virgo new moon, at 21*59’, on the 14th—a moon shamanic astrologer Raven Kaldera advises we ‘go alone… in solitude’. However, there may be heightened reasons to remain strong within numbers, heritages, or familial bondages otherwise. This will be a brand new cycle in self-care, as well as an entirely new cycle to look back upon as you begin to move forward—as it will begin to unravel, for you, the ‘fate of all matters…’ you will be seeking, and needing, now more than ever, a space of security and stability, as well as a need to celebrate. New ways of creating, maintaining, and sustaining—as well as replenishing, when needed—that which is in alignment to your own personal boundaries, goals, and opportunities in growth are being explored… be curious.
The third moon is the 1stQ Sagittarius moon (a second of two) at 29*32’ on the 22nd—the first of these occurred on August 24th, should you need to reflect back to what you were seeking at that time, to note how your needs have (hopefully) evolved… this moon will evoke, potentially, a need to further yearn—to seek—to envision that which drives you as you follow seemingly mindlessly, as in: without mind, without thought. As in: with total trust in that which compels… obviously, you can imagine how these influences might have the teeniest bit of slippery-slosh attached. As whimsical as all of this sounds, there’s actually a very harsh acknowledgement toward that which remains undone or unaccomplished… the heavier sorts of responsibility and personal obligations will be up for critical review—the time for whimsy reverie was back in August—it’s time to show your work and seek, more seriously, your options for success.
The final moon of the month is the Aries full moon at 6*00’ on the 29th—it is a moon demanding a painful amount of patience… and an honest acknowledgement in how you fight and/or defend yourself, as well as all the ways you seek to get in your own way. This is also a moon when you will need to regard other perspectives beyond your own—you will need to see, most honestly, another way of viewing your own reality… and this can be somewhat cumbersome, depending on where you are within your own personal cycles of growth at this time. Revelations are likely now, should you be open and willing to cooperate in these more open-minded exercises of personal evolving. Chances are you will learn much, embrace what you should, and become that much more empowered… but only if you’re willing to leave your ego at the door to do what it does best: defend its potentials so that it may have the opportunity to fight for them instead of fighting off that which isn’t familiar or immediately understood so that it will need to defend these most obscure and disconnected ways of reacting.
Mercurial Machinations
Mercury in Virgo, Rx, Stationing Direct
As mentioned above, Mercury will meet up with the sun for an inferior conjunction…
Beyond this, Mercury, still in Virgo, will station to move directly once more on September 15th, at 8*04’ Virgo, without connection to anything and thereby suggesting that this stationing will hold more of an impact, and this impact will re-examine personal distinctions.
This will be a friendly time to ask yourself if there is anything unique or unusual about you—specifically in the spirit of opening to, and somewhat willing, the potentials for new opportunities and/or additional outlets for personal growth. Particularly, if you already express yourself—and all of your idiosyncrasies—you may be awakened to a connection that may not have occurred otherwise.
Mercury will then connect to Jupiter, by trine, on September 25th, through a degree that indicates a need to refine or adjust plans, arrangements, ideals, and/or goals—particularly if they are somewhat lofty. Whatever needs revised or reviewed, try to be gracious.
Finally, at the end of the month—on September 30th—Mercury will connect to Uranus, by trine, through a degree that accents conditioning; getting things ‘under control’ will be top priority today.
Mercury will move into Libra on October 4th.
Venusian Ventures
Venus in Leo
Venus stations to move directly once more on September 1st at 12*17’ Leo and by September 5th is moving completely directly…
This degree of stationing resembles a very tender emotionality toward reflecting.
In particular—within this current retrograde phase through Venus—looking back to the middle of June… are you able to see something you’ve regarded as most important, or most meaningful, or most valued, or most desired entirely differently?
Why or why not? Either way—it’s extremely empowering when you’re honest with yourself.
Venus moves into its third and finally square to Jupiter on September 17th at 15*19’—the first occurred on June 11th at 5*38’ (a degree known for contradictions), the second occurred on August 22nd at 15*18—a degree, shared by both the second and third connections, redirects one toward ‘recuperation, restoration, and healing…’ though, within its square, there may be complications in the navigation of achieving these—though, that much more essential to your personal growth and ultimate revival.
On September 22nd Venus connects to Chiron through a degree that emphasizes resourcefulness, and given that any connection to Chiron typically involves the looking at and/or feeling of pain—or at the very least, something incredibly uncomfortable, unforgivable, or indescribable—your thoughts and/or feelings may need to be filtered through new parameters of perspective in an effort to gain back control and empower yourself through the very notions that hurt you.
On September 29th Venus connects to Uranus, by square, through a degree that dares you to either take a risk, actively venture, make bold moves, and/or surprise yourself—and likely everyone else. Use your skills, your talents, and your quirks—use your vulnerabilities, as well—put these all together and inspire new abilities entirely.
Mars Movements
Mars in Libra
Freshly in Libra… and this changes everything.
Did you feel the movement of Mars from Virgo into Libra?
All of a sudden, your motivations shifted from the details to the desire—from the learning and improvement and maintaining of something’s utility and functions, toward the attracting, enjoying, balancing and re-balancing, and ultimate sustaining of its rewards and aesthetics.
Mars begins its transit through Libra moving without aspect until September 24th, when Mars falls into opposition to Chiron, through a degree that forewarns of divergence…
When Mars opposes Chiron the influences thereof can take on an underlying—or blatantly obvious—urgency to work against oneself.
Typically, these efforts in working against oneself can be embraced for reasons that are more irrational, particularly in regard to pain, trauma, and/or anything still unresolved otherwise. There could be a real sharpness, now, in defensiveness—whether it ‘makes sense’ or not.
And so when this opposition occurs within a degree that speaks of divergences—a word that defines ‘the turning aside or deviating from one’s path, practice, or plan’ it becomes that much more aggressively extreme within one’s personal reality and experience in real time.
At its most base root of origin, to diverge describes turning…
And in this context—you are turning in response or reaction of something painful.
However, as it is an opposition, this pain-sparked turning can be navigated in a way that serves you, and eventually empowers you—if you’re willing to work through it, rather than around whatever it is that is inspiring the sting, the pain, or re-inflicting the memory that you’ve thus far managed to bury or forget.
And, as this is occurring through Libra, the natural inclination to consider relationships—and one’s relation to anything and everything—is absolutely apropos.
Further, the ‘fear of being detected or getting caught’ could be a detail… and so it may be that someone (or something) is behaving untowardly underneath it all, or you yourself may be trying to get away with being dishonest to/with yourself about something you know is happening, or simply is—though you’d prefer it to be otherwise.
Perhaps you’ll have to turn toward the truth to finally see/feel something clearly.
It will be so important now (and always) to be brutally honest with yourself.
The month ends with Mars applying an opposition to the NN, to be exact on October 4th at 24*57’—a degree that assures revelations through alternative interpretations.
Junctures of Jupiter
Jupiter Rx in Taurus—Degrees 16-15*
Jupiter stations retrograde on September 4th at 15*35’ Taurus and will move in retrograde through the entire month of September (through the rest of the year, stationing direct on December 31st), covering only two degrees: the sixteenth and fifteenth degrees of Taurus.
Jupiter has been moving through the sixteenth degree of Taurus since August 15th.
The last time Jupiter moved through the fifteenth degree of Taurus was from August 3rd through the 15th.
August 15th-22nd—16* Taurus: communication; teaching; determinations; purpose; resoluteness; persistence; stubbornness; effort
September 22nd-October 5th—15* Taurus: sophistications; finesse; poise; impressions; aplomb; polish; savior-faire; refinement; resourcefulness; self-sufficiencies
Structures of Saturn
Saturn Rx in Pisces—Degrees 4-2*
Saturn continues to move retrograde through September—stationing to move directly once more in early November. This month Saturn will move back over the fourth, third, and second degrees of Pisces.
As you will notice—the flash words for these three degrees of Pisces are a bit concerning, if not alarming… and you’ll also note that it was from March 16th through April 13th that Saturn moved through these three degrees the first time. Reflect back to this time period within your personal reality, as well as in regard to the larger collective through the news and headlines from that time—as it is now, through October 10th that we will navigate the repercussions and/or consequences from this spring…
Or, for some, navigate through the benefits or rewards—if one was able to prepare and pre-plan, preserve and/or protect themselves as I suggested back in March when first flags were flashing red and warnings were waving in the wind.
The last time Saturn moved through the fourth degree of Pisces was March 16- 24th…
August 25th-September 7th—4* Pisces: congestions; convergences; overpopulation; overcrowding; inundations; blocking; choking; compressions; saturations; consolidations; constrictions; condensation; aggregation; centralizations; limitations; confusions; conflicts; obstructions; impediments; hindrances
The last time Saturn moved through the third degree of Pisces was March 25th-April 2nd…
September 7th-22nd—3* Pisces: preservations; certainty; stability; endurance; continuance; lastingness; survival; strengths; durability; perseverance; persistence; resilience; toughness; stamina; rigidity; inflexibility; stubbornness; testimony; evidence
The time Saturn moved through the second degree of Pisces was April 3rd-13th…
September 22nd-October 10th—2* Pisces: danger; fear; threats; forewarnings; exigency; hazards; jeopardy; perils; risks; trouble; pursuits; self-preservations; discretions; prudence; alertness; carefulness; warnings; circumspections; discretions; sensibility; caution
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