This is a very interesting time of year. It is still technically summer, but a lot of us have already started to gear up for what almost seems to be a “new year”. It doesn’t quite fit either in
summer or in autumn, and in fact, in Chinese Medicine, it is a season on it’s own. It’s a transition time, and as such, has a quality all it’s own. If you pay attention, you can feel the energetic shift from the more laid back energy of summer to the more focused energy of autumn. Thankfully, we have the influence of Virgo to help us adjust.
This New Moon on Monday August 25th is in the sign of Virgo. Virgo is an Earth sign, a very grounded sign ruled by Mercury, who never seems to stop moving. That might give you a hint about Virgo. This is a sign of organization and getting ready. Traditionally, this is a time of getting ready for fall and winter. It’s harvest season, and the men would be gathering the crops and getting the fields ready for winter. The women would be busy putting down preserves, filling the root cellar with vegetables and fruits that would not be available fresh locally in the coming months. It was very grounded activity, very connected to the rhythm of the Earth. There was an orderliness to life in the past, a rhythm that we now either have to create for ourselves or listen very carefully to hear.
Virgo rules physical health, healing and healers. Virgos are attracted to all things natural and pure – healing, nature, being connected to what they are doing – albeit at an intellectual level. Virgos are interested in health and nutrition, understandably as this is a time when we adjust our diet and our physical activity. As the weather changes, our wardrobe changes, our sleeping habits adjust. Our children go back to school (or we do), and we focus more on the business at hand. We suddenly need to be more organized in order to do what we need to do in a day.
Luckily, the Virgo energy will support us in taking care of details, getting organized and getting back into a more structured routine. Virgos tend to be hard on themselves, though. Taking a step back from the details to look at the big picture once in awhile is a good thing. It allows us to see progress.
Life is incredibly chaotic right now. Our personal lives are often too busy, and if we extend our view to what is happening in the bigger world, chaos seems to rule. Taking even just a part of our lives and reclaiming them with peace and serenity is a starting point to helping the global chaos.
People born under the sign of Virgo can be worryworts if they are not careful. Their desire for perfectionism in what they do may lead to blame and both self-judgment and judgment of others. Take a deep breath and let it go…. All of that non-helpful energy can lead to bowel and intestine problems, and give digestion difficulties. A good deep breath can massage those areas, bringing a little peace.
If you are setting intent this month, here are some suggestions:
- I am asking to be more careful and attentive to the details in my work.
- I am asking to relax the need for perfectionism and allow myself to go more with the flow.
- I am asking for inspiration around diet and activity changes that will improve my health and my life, and the fortitude to follow through.
- I am asking to bring more peace into my life by being more organized and “on top” of what needs to be done.
- I am asking to release all judgment of myself and others, and to take responsibility for my actions with love.
