August 26 to September 1
We enter the week under the energy of the Last Quarter phase of the lunar cycle! The Moon enters Gemini in the early hours of Monday and squares the Sun in Virgo, indicating the beginning of the Last Quarter phase. It is time to internalize the experiences of the lunar cycle; separate which ones we will take to the next cycles and which ones will end here. Virgo and Gemini share Mercury as their ruler; observing the experiences from a less moralistic and more factual perspective can help us discern at this time.
On Wednesday, Mercury goes back to direct motion at 21º of Leo. Issues related to our internal logic, communication, learning and logistics begin to unravel; the reviews we conducted during this period also begin to be externalized. These redirections still start slowly, Mercury gradually picks up speed.
Venus reaches the sign of Libra on Thursday, returning to its diurnal domicile. It favors interpersonal connections around shared values, desires and pleasures; a greater ability to conduct experiences of cooperation and diplomacy. Libra stimulates experiences of negotiation and dialogue; it opens the doors to new contracts and agreements.
Socialization in general changes a lot this week. Both our ability to communicate (Mercury) and our desires and values (Venus) transform throughout the week; relationships can undergo significant changes. The lunar phase indicates greater emotional and psychological withdrawal; we seek to understand rather than act on changes.
Pluto retrograde returns to the sign of Capricorn on Sunday for its final season. The transit began in 2008 bringing great transformations, rebirths and deepening around our relationship with the institutions and hierarchies that organize social and collective life. A final look at the material reality of collective life before we fully immerse ourselves in the mental and logical aspects, in Aquarius.
08/26 - Monday
The Moon reaches the sign of Gemini, bringing volatile and agile moods for the day. Our emotions and psychological impressions are driven by our ideas and internal logic. Mercury, ruler of the sign of Gemini, is finishing its retrograde movement in Leo. Our internal organization is under review, consequently, moods also undergo constant analysis and reevaluation. Do not hold back or contain the flow, let the wind run free.
The lunar phase reaches the Last Quarter phase. The Moon in Gemini squares the Sun in Virgo, marking the new lunar phase; a time for withdrawal and internalization of emotional and psychological energies. Filter and select the experiences that you will carry forward into the next lunation, and which ones will be extinguished right here. A time to evaluate the fruits after the harvest.
08/27 - Tuesday
In the morning, the Moon aspects the social planets, Jupiter and Saturn, bringing collective and broader issues to our subjectivity. Moon squares Saturn, requiring strategic actions and responses to the limits and responsibilities involved in situations. It enables progress in issues that demand greater resilience and time.
Jupiter and Moon link in conjunction, bringing optimism and creative expansion. Jupiter offers a kaleidoscope of possibilities to the Moon; given Saturn's responsibilities, there are several paths and alternatives to solve the same demands. An opportunity to see new techniques, methods and idealizations.
In the afternoon, the Moon sextiles Mercury in Leo. It favors the understanding of one's own ideas and logical/mental organization. Mercury is stationary, stopped to resume direct movement. The most significant issues and reviews of this cycle can reverberate quite strongly in our imagination and our moods.
The Moon reaches Mars in Gemini by conjunction during the night. An aspect that gives energy and vitality to act, but can also bring irritability and agitation. Act consciously and strategically towards emotional and psychological satisfaction, but allowing yourself to deal with frustration or setbacks in a light and adaptable way.
08/28 - Wednesday
During the early morning, the Moon squares Venus in Virgo. Added to the aspect to Mars from the previous night, the early morning can bring difficult moods. The dissatisfaction or tensions of emotional dynamics reverberate in a very intimate way in our imagination and moods.
The Moon reaches the sign of Cancer, its domicile, before the Sun rises. Returning to its home, we dive into the primordial waters of our own imagination and memory. A moment of deep emotional and psychological connection with ourselves, we feel the full force of our waters. Immersed in our own history, we assimilate and integrate the past to understand the flow of the present moment.
The Moon in Cancer sextiles the Sun in Virgo, an aspect that brings opportunities as long as there is some effort or movement. Through a clearer perception of our emotional needs, we find more appropriate methods and techniques to satisfy them. The Moon in Cancer connects us with all the sensitivity necessary to nurture ourselves, while the Sun in Virgo brings awareness of the techniques and rituals needed for each situation.
Mercury assumes direct motion at night. The issues related to our rationalization, communication and learning that were under review are beginning to move towards resolutions and externalizations. The resumption of direct movement is slow, it will take gain motion throughout the week; but the starting point is here.
08/29 - Thursday
The Moon continues in Cancer, its domicile, bringing a greater emotional and psychological connection with our own roots. Saturn in Pisces is trine the Moon; an aspect that brings fluidity and opportunities for cooperation between them. We deal with the responsibilities and limits of situations with emotional alignment, recognizing the importance of each material movement for our subjective experiences.
This aspect can give a somewhat austere and “serious” atmosphere to the day, but it also brings a lot of emotional depth to the issues. We recognize and embrace our vulnerabilities, while addressing the need to find lasting internal resolutions.
Venus enters Libra, its diurnal domicile, favoring experiences of cooperation, pleasure, well-being and devotion. Libra is a Cardinal Air sign; it begins new cycles based on mental energy and connection with others. It helps us to see and conduct alliances around shared values and desires. Socialization processes become more intuitive and enjoyable.
08/30 - Friday
The Moon in Cancer continues to bring greater sensitivity to our own subjectivity. We focus on understanding and internalizing our own history in the morning. The Moon's aspects to the generational planets, Uranus and Neptune, bring perspectives of larger collective cycles and transformations and how they reverberate in the particularity of our lives.
The Moon enters the sign of Leo in the afternoon, bringing greater animosity, spontaneity and spice to our emotions. Feeling is not enough, we need to transform emotions into action and movement; we dramatize. We embrace our own hearts and their passions, and we also reconnect with the energy that kicked off this lunar cycle at the New Moon in Leo (08/05).
As we return to the creative and self-expressive connection of the Moon in Leo, we can see what changes and transformations our creative sparks have experienced throughout this lunar cycle.
The Moon sextiles Venus in Libra, bringing opportunities for socialization and cooperation in spaces that welcome and reverberate our sense of identity.
08/31 - Saturday
The Moon remains in Leo, but does not form any aspects throughout the day. Our creative force reverberates and guides the day, but does not expand much beyond the process of self-perception. It is a great day to reflect on the lunar cycle, observe and recognize changes in our creativity or in the way we structure and socialize it.
The Sun in Virgo rules the Moon in Leo, the self-critical and analytical quality is greatly favored and can bring very useful and inventive solutions. The counterpart is humility and enough attention to detail to see where we can be even more efficient in serving ourselves.
09/01 - Sunday
The Moon in Leo sextiles Jupiter in Gemini during the early morning, bringing optimistic and expansive moods. Well-being and emotional comfort from the perception of experiences of inclusion and mutual support; we remember the importance of social cohesion in our processes of self-expression and creation.
In the morning, the Moon in Leo reaches Mercury by conjunction. The first aspect they make since Mercury resumed direct movement, we bring our emotional subjectivity to the reviews of the retrograde period. Energy for analysis and reflection around the changes we feel the need to externalize after the retrograde; it also favors lively and spontaneous interactions and exchanges.
The Moon reaches Mars in Gemini by sextile, in the evening, bringing greater agitation and energy at the end of the day. Mars in Gemini acts out strategies from mental schemes and routes, offering inventiveness and adaptability to solve our issues. Especially after the Moon's conjunction aspect with Mercury, which brought greater mental clarity.
Pluto returns to Capricorn, its last movement in the sign before progressing definitively to Aquarius, reviewing the processes of transformation and rebirth experienced since 2008 around the organizations, institutions and hierarchies of social and collective life. We observe how our conceptions of stability and lasting security have collectively changed since then.