New Moon in Virgo

There is a New Moon in Virgo on 8th September 2010 at 10:29 Universal Time.

Virgo is a sign of analysis.  The traditional image is of a handmaiden sorting the wheat from the chaff and this is what the sign does - analyses what has been presented, sorts through what is needless and can be discarded from what is useful to preserve.  It is a sign of agriculture in this sense - a practical, pragmatic and efficient energy - an energy which works at an inner level.  The mental dexterity and processing is an act of refinement and purity.  From a wider perspective then, by definition, Virgo has associations with daily routines, work, health etc.  Those things that require movement, adjustment and processing towards an achievable goal.

The New Moon in Virgo then is a seed point in the lunar cycle to take care of some of these themes.  This is as much a time for pruning as it is for new beginnings.  These acts of course signal endings inevitably - sorting the wheat from the chaff means that at some point there is a requirement to let go of something.  The Sabian Symbol for this New Moon reads 'Delighted children crowd around the orangutan cage in a zoo'.  This symbol perhaps highlights differences during this New Moon - the Semi-Square to Venus in Libra shows that from a communicative perspective, coming to compromises over those differences may feel like banging your head against a brick wall - as if 'the other' is simply not taking in what you say or feel.  The New Moons dispositor is a retrograde Mercury in Virgo with the symbol 'A Harem'.  Being a small cog in a bigger wheel may be the issue - perhaps there is too much information to sift or it isn't being presented in the way necessary to sort - there are also issues here of hierarchy - who is holding the cards and power strings to effect endings and beginnings.

It is perhaps advisable to look inwards with this lunation - continue to process, prune what you can - if it proves ineffective let go and concentrate on what can be achieved - small baby steps in other words.  The month of August was a very powerful one astrologically with the Cardinal Grand Cross in full swing - September will prove just as interesting with the following Full Moon (in 2 weeks time) across Aries/Libra a particularly potent one.  Rather like the last Full Moon in Pisces - just chill baby - it'll all come out in the wash soon enough.

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