There’s a rising new moon in the sign of clean lines, side-eye and self-improvement.
The New Moon in Virgo arrives on Monday, September 2, 2024, at 9:55 PM EDT, bringing with it the call to discern, direct, set the course, and remove anything that crowds, overwhelms, or compromises growth.
Virgo is synonymous with ritual cleansing and the energy of this new moon is preparatory; it is sweeping the temple floor, anointing the body, ironing clothes and dipping candles.
And while Virgo is, of course, symbolized in the sign and sky by the virgin, perhaps it is time to rethink this concept. Virginity is not what you think, people, but more about it later.
What is a new moon?
A new moon occurs when the moon is in conjunction with the sun and is no longer visible from our vantage point on Earth.
The energy peaks at a full moon and falls low and slowly at a new moon, a tiling celestial clearing that prompts a new lunar cycle.
The new moon always matches the zodiac sign the sun is moving through. In this case, it would be the variable land, do not regret it, it would be the best sign of the Virgin.
Virgo is ruled by Mercury and gentleman over the sixth house of daily rituals, bodily health and service. Thus, this lunation is about redefining/refining our relationship with the body and purpose.
The meaning of the new moon in Virgo
While this lunar’s fresh, hard-working AF influence offers a good time for goal-setting and planning, this new moon is forming a near-exact opposition to father planet Saturn, so you may feel like your efforts aren’t paying.
Consider and take to heart the classic image of the Virgin with a sheaf of wheat in her hand: you must start with the seed before you see the harvest, people.
Being an earth sign, Virgo is great at grounding and grinding; However, on the heels or rays of this new moon, Mars, our planet of will and war, will form a harsh square and not in a way of sex with Neptune, the planet of psychic visions and limb illusions.
This square can be expressed as confusing exhaustion and/or exhausting confusion. However, if you can prioritize rest, protect yourself from energetic vampires and make sure your proactive planning is based on the foundation of self -esteem and unwavering belief that you deserve more, you are shadowed.
Virginity needs a rebrand
As stated earlier, the Virgin has been forever associated with the Virgin, but as the archetypal astrologer Rebecca M. Farrar, Ma or Western witch, the meaning og of virginity remembers, has little to do with chastity and everything has to do with sovereignty.
Virgo from Latin means ‘unmarried girl, girl’. It wasn’t until around 1300 that it was used to denote a lack of sexual experience or simply chastity. In Greek translations, the virgin word meant ‘one for herself’.
As Farrar explains, Virgo energy, like virginity, is not something that can be given or taken, but instead is “an expression of wholeness and divinity.”
She claims that the former virgin goddess, such as Athena, Artemida, Hestia and Vesta … and maybe even Virgin Mary received lovers, but never men. They belong to themselves, they took it without closing it, living not in absentia, but in liberation.
It really complicates the virgin/whore paradox on which the patriarchy teeters wearily. But I leave.
If we rely on this idea of independence, this new moon encourages us to step fully into self-mastery and consciously separate ourselves from people and practices that subvert it.
Just as virginity is not about hymens, Virgo energy is not about being flawless.
This is the last moon before the portal opens and eclipse season begins, and it calls us to act in service of ourselves, who we are, and who we can become.
Keep in mind the methods of the new Moon Baby of Virgin and the Fiona Apple songwriter: I have a very unwavering tendency to be parenting, to monitor my development in the person I want to be. I have tried to keep the corruption minimal.
Virgos are stereotyped as perfectionists, which is reductive since, really, these people can’t help but see the potential in all things and all people. In the brooding darkness of this new moon, we may similarly, if we are willing, be shown OWN potential.
The Latin root of potential is power, and indeed, there is nothing more powerful than what can still be. Virgo gets an unnecessary reputation for being rigid, but, in fact, as a mutable earth sign, it has no more supportive energy for meaningful change.
And just like virginity is not about the hymen, change is not about the speed and the energy of the virgin is not about being without flaws.
The great lesson of this new moon is that perfection is a stagnant peak, while growth is a constant state of evolution and improvement. In this way, we can accept ourselves as we aspire for more.
To better understand which area of your life is mature for this restructuring, look at your home in your native graph ruled by Virgin.
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Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and reports irreverently on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture and personal experience.
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