Welcome to Virgo season. The Virgo New Moon is here, ready or not, bringing epic clarity. Part of it is about the inherent spiritual nature of the sign. Part of it is the waning influence of this summer’s Mercury Retrograde. And part of it is an elusive quincunx from both Saturn and Neptune in Aries. While there are a lot of impactful transits currently happening, the primary questions I’m hearing from community right now are around the sign of Virgo and its place in the harvest season. So, I will be focusing on that here.
Alchemy and the Shining Star at the Core of Your Soul
Oh, Leo! You are such a fast, fierce, fiery, fixed star. The Lord of Lammas, and the leader of the proverbial pack. In Leo season, we are asked to heed the call of our Hero’s Journey – a highly personal song only the individual can hear. At the Leo New Moon, our gaze naturally turns more inward in order to better integrate our heads and our big, lion hearts. At this Leo New Moon, an opposition from Pluto and the influence of four retrograde planets demands that we slow down and be present with and for this phase of our transformational process. So, let’s look at how to maximize the opportunities of this magical moment.
Welcome to the Cancer New Moon 2025. Occurring on Wednesday, June 25, at 3:32 a.m., this one has a lot going on. To a certain degree, it is all well within the normal parameters of what Cancer rules. At this time of year, our focus redirects to our families in some way, and to the Divine Benevolent Mother archetype that lives within each of us. But factor in some of the other planets at play and the fact that the Moon rules the sign of Cancer, and this feels like a Cancer New Moon on steroids. Let’s look at exactly why.