It’s that time of the year again. The time when all the… very organised people come crawling out of their holes. Virgo season!!!

There’s been more Virgo energy lately

Mars has just left Virgo, on the 27th, for Libra and is giving us a tiny break from the earthy and orderly Virgo energy. Let’s talk about this whole season first, though.

The Sun changed signs on the 23rd, ringing in Virgo season just about a week ago. The same night, Mercury did what we all love most. Now Mars is in Libra giving us some loving energy and making us a bit extra. Uranus stationing Retrograde yesterday has rung in the full on last push of Retrograde season this year. Time to go inwards. Want to make some changes? Identify what (and whom!) you want to stay first. From that place, get clear on what actually needs the disruption you crave and how that will be part of a long term foundation for the rest of your life. Yes, let’s be dramatic, Uranus makes big strides!

Once in a Blue Moon

Tomorrow will see a Blue Moon. The Full Moon in Pisces sheds a light on where you are lying to yourself as much as your dreams. It’s also a great time to get your artistic side out. Draw, paint, sing, play an instrument, write, craft – the possibilities are endless. Experiment and you may find something that sticks and brings you infinite joy. And no, you don’t have to fucking monetise it.

Your dreams may also become more vivid; have a journal ready next to your bed to write them down first thing when you wake up. Your subconscious is always communicating with you, especially with Neptune in Pisces for the past few years and with every New and Full Moon in Pisces since. Get your head into those clouds, meditate (or focus on something and lose yourself in it) and see what happens. Let go of all doubts and fears, if only for a moment.

More… stuff happening

On the fourth, we’ll see Venus in Leo stationing direct again after some Retrograde energy. You’ll become bolder in all things love and money again. Your relationships will ease up after some tension. You may even make some new friends after some breakups or make amends with someone.

Jupiter, firmly in Taurus, will station Retrograde the same day. Giving us a break from expansion. That’s not a bad thing. To expand fully and to build those new foundations, that financial and emotional stability, we need to take a step (or two) back sometimes. Look at everything from afar, see where we need to change and where we need to stay the course. Take a breath, have a break. Yes, even when the world tells you it’s all GO GO GO again after the summer school holidays.

Yep, Mercury is in Virgo, too.

And of course, it is retrograding. So our beloved Mercury has gone into its second of three (we had four rounds last year, so can I please hear that sigh of relief!) rounds of Retrograde on the 23rd. We’re now right in the middle of it all. Watching the world – and my router… – in the last week, I reckon we’re off to a good start with all the technology fails. Your local commute may also be affected and your communication with people in general. Being in Virgo, you may have seen a downturn in your health (hello, Covid and my sexy voice!) and all the organising and planning you were keen to do now has to wait. Be patient. This too shall pass. On the 15th. And then give it another two weeks of a shadow phase.

Generally, though, please don’t fear Mercury Retrograde or any other Retrogrades. First of all, it’s just an optical illusion observed from Earth. Planets do NOT go backwards. They slow down. I’ve used this analogy to death, but it’s like when you sit in a train and there’s a really fast train going past yours, for a moment it looks like that train is going backwards. That’s what we’re seeing in the sky.

Then it’s a time to slow down, go inwards. To rest, recuperate, rebalance, readjust, recreate, reestablish (boundaries?!). It’s a lot of coming back to centre and laughing about the shit that is happening seemingly randomly. Because astrology is real, even if people don’t believe in it.

Earth is the real bummer

This time of the year, you will find a carousel on my Instagram that gives you an overview of the planets currently wreaking havoc on our lives, aka retrograding. The last slide is always Earth. Because that’s what’s really up. Look around you. Parts of the world are burning, other parts are flooding, some of it is destroyed by wind and the rest of it by weapons. What the fuck are we doing? We cannot destroy our home and our lives like that. And the lives of future generations. Doing nothing is no longer an option. It is IMPERATIVE for each and every one of us to do something. Find a cause that you are really passionate about and then find a group to join to fight for that cause. Your skills are needed, whatever they may be. The first step is always the hardest. No matter where you put your energy, you are part of unravelling that thread that is part of holding white supremacy together. The more we unravel, the better are our chances of survival. Of thriving. It is all connected. If you haven’t, now is a great time to wake up. You HAVE TO do something and you have to start yesterday. Go out and do it.

Stay magnificent, stay witchy.