In the last few days, there’s been a palpable shift toward the practical.
As we move just beyond the Leo Sun’s halfway point, we’re already starting to feel the practical, grounding energy of Virgo.
Virgo is mutable earth energy and is the sign of the practical healer. It addresses the functionality of our daily lives – everything that makes our daily lives work. This is the sign of health and wellness, of practical service, and of systems and processes. Whatever works is sustained. Whatever doesn’t work is adjusted until it does work.
Our introduction to this hands-on energy began when Mercury entered the sign of Virgo at 12:15p PDT on Friday, 7th August. When it did, it shifted the focus and intention of our thoughts and words to the real world day-to-day operations of our lives.
In the last few days, you may have noticed yourself thinking and speaking about the functionality of your lifestyles and routines – how certain behaviors and practices do or don’t work for you, and how efficient and effective they are or aren’t for you in the day-to-day of your life. You might even be looking at new or different ways to manage your thoughts, ideas, and communications with more ease.
You may also find yourself paying more attention to your personal health and wellness. Are you really healthy? Are you surrounded by people and things which support and/or encourage your health and wellness? If not, you may be seeking out assistance or support in this regard. You may also be incorporating new practices into your daily routine in order to support your health and wellness intentions.
The key here is that even in Virgo, your thoughts and words create your reality. Things will only be as difficult as you say they are or as you choose to make them.
Yet all of this practicality isn’t exclusive to Mercury. On Tuesday 11th August at 4:11a PDT, Jupiter also entered the sign of Virgo. When it did, it also began bringing us into greater awareness of whatever serves us well in our lives.
The funny thing about Jupiter in Virgo is that whatever serves you well and whatever you serve in the everyday routine of your life is likely to develop and expand. That also means that whatever doesn’t serve you well and/or what you don’t apply effort or energy to may gradually fade or suddenly disappear from your life. This likely pertains to resources and circumstances…but it may also pertain to the people involved with and/or connected to those resources and circumstances.
Attending to your everyday routine could also mean that you become extra zealous in your efforts to bring solutions to problems or healing to wounds. Jupiter can be larger-than-life and may overdramatize the negatives in a system, process, or situation in order to justify its criticism and problem-solving behavior.
With all of that said, the first thing to remember with Jupiter in Virgo is that if it isn’t broken, don’t try to fix it. The second thing (and probably the more important message) is if it isn’t broken, don’t break it so you have something to fix.
While the Sun, Venus, and Mars are still in Leo, this is a good time to check in with how well you are expressing your unique self-expression and/or your creativity.
Yet as the Sun moves into Virgo on 23rd August, it is important for you to recognize how strong your desire to bring functionality, healing, and wellness into your life may become. Jupiter will amplify this powerful energy, especially on 26th August when the Sun exactly conjoins Jupiter (3°). Pay attention to what you are giving your attention and energy to from 23-29 August as this 6-day window will reveal the practical reality of your everyday routine. If you want to know who or what you serve and who or what you allow to serve you, this is the time.
Mercury and Jupiter in Virgo will teach us two things:
1) Service must be reciprocal. That is not to say that you should only serve people in order to get something from them in return. It is to say that you must allow yourself to be served by the efforts of others as much as you apply effort to be of service to others. That reciprocity – direct or indirect – is what makes acts of service practically and functionally healthy for all involved. It serves as a reminder that it’s not all about you and how much you work and serve. It’s also about what others have to offer you and how well you receive it. How well are you serving others…and how well are you being served?
2) Because your thoughts and words create your reality and experience (through Mercury) and your reality expands as result of those thoughts and words (through Jupiter), I like to think of this pairing as “practical magic”. As long as you do what needs to be done, you may get results that exceed your hopes.
Here’s a few of the upcoming transits involving Mercury and Jupiter in Virgo:
Virgo Jupiter only makes one major aspect for the remainder of the 2015 Leo Sun period – a sextile with Scorpio Saturn at 6:11p on 11th August. You may find that in order to expand your life in ways that are actually effective, efficient, and productive; you may need to set up more clearly defined emotional boundaries to defend and protect yourself and your ambitions.
You’ll get a spoonful when Virgo Mercury is in exact opposition with Pisces Neptune Retrograde at 6:11p PDT on 12th August (8°). Whether it’s a spoonful of sugar or medicine will depend on how well you’ve prepared yourself to pursue your dreams and how present you are to the tasks, services, and resources at hand. Opportunities may come forth, and it’s up to you to recognize them and to take practical advantage of them as they appear. If you’re too far off in la-la-land and not present to the moment, you may miss a chance to take real and tangible steps to make your visions and dreams the reality of your life. Virgo Mercury trines Capricorn Pluto Retrograde on 15th August (13°), and major structural and institutional changes may force you to change the plans you have in place so you can pursue more powerful or profound ambitions. Your commitment to an everyday life that functions in a healthy and happy way will be tested or supported when Mercury and Juno conjunct in Virgo on 19th August (18°). as your thoughts, words, and practices may reveal your true commitment to the healthy functionality of your daily life.
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~ Light, Love, and Blessings,
Grace
