Virgo New Moon

The Virgo New Moon introduces a theme of restraint as it meets with the Sun whilst Mars is already treading a careful path in this sign. The glyph for Virgo is suggestive of a figure with an arm folded inward — reflecting body language of someone keeping their behavior under wraps and their thoughts to themselves. With this lunation, feelings are kept hidden away, and perhaps this is wise under the New Moon’s rays — indicative of taking tentative steps forward into a lesser-known future.

Yet, in spite of this careful, guarded approach, we cannot help but notice that the Sun and Moon are trine and within only one minute of Uranus in Taurus. A characteristic of the trine aspect is an easy flow of energy, and this suggests unusual ideas and options will come along effortlessly. Despite the restrained quality of the lights in Virgo, there is an openness to something occurring out of the blue — quite the contradiction!

That said, Uranus in Taurus can throw forth new possibilities where a theme of constraint forces a fresh view. Taurus is associated with buildings and money, so this may apply in situations where people are looking at moves of home, property sales, or job changes. The great news about Uranus is the suddenness of new options bringing a breath of fresh air and new life into an area of standstill. The trine aspect also has an easy come, easy go quality, so there will be less pressure with drastic change — and rapid developments could open up opportunities not previously available.

A fresh Uranian breeze does not have to involve a radical shift. This planet has a theme at its center of breaking free. As such, this could be as simple as spending time in a different environment to clear head space. Moments spent in a park or garden — or even in an urban environment, if a rural outlook is your usual vista — could bring on board a unique way of seeing life, maybe not just for the time being, but in a more long-term way.

The New Moon and Mars are opposed by Neptune and Pallas — an asteroid focused on principles and doing the right thing. There is clearly an attunement here with Virgo, which tends to be quite proper in attitude. The Neptune accent, however, is a desire or option for escape or refers to a situation or person who’s hard to pin down. Virgo loves precision and the ability to have everything neatly lined up — preferably in new, safety-sealed packages! Therefore, the Moon, Sun, and Mars all carry — or must contend with — these facets of preference and condition at this time. But Neptune in Pisces is a whole other fish!

Natural Piscean links to the primordial ocean waters take us further back in time, possibly to the theme of a timeless place with an undefined vista. Nothing is thoroughly delineated in that pure environment, and yet everything knows its place and has its own way of surviving — so long as humans don’t interfere with it. Yet, with ecological and moral issues to one side, it seems fair to view Neptune as potentially quite destructive in this current opposition. We may have the best-laid plans of Virgo an exactitude — creating something tangible and lasting — only to find that Neptune threatens to erode them.

What might Neptune represent? It could be anything from a negative, emotional attitude with the power to ruin the atmosphere of a carefully arranged social function, to dealing with someone’s addiction which keeps making life chaotic. And there may be many other shades of Neptune pandemonium in between! But the key to coping during this period seems to be in managing the balance between the Pisces–Virgo opposition. Neptune in Pisces demands a degree of flexibility, whilst the Sun, Moon, and Mars in Virgo seek progress in solid, measurable ways with superlative standards. But there is usually a middle ground to discover where a little tolerance allows for a bit of both extremes to co-exist. Since Uranus is between the lights and Neptune, it serves to mediate from the heart of the opposition. Part of the solution could be drawing on modern, innovative strategies, without getting too one-sided.

This article is from the Mountain Astrologer, written by Diana Collis.