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September 2026 – Keep Calm

Think Through the Block in the Road

September opens with Mars in Cancer square Saturn retrograde in Aries. Two forces are working to have their way. Mars leads the fight for security and safety for those who matter to us, while Saturn represents authority that wants to restrain and protect the status quo. This is the time wherein we want to move forward, but are stalled by rules that may or may not be valid. This is stressful but can yield positive results if you use your innate talents to build trust and foundations to plans that are solid. Let go of frustration to get around obstacles that authorities throw our way. We will notice this push/pull between August 27 and September 6. 

At the same time, Mercury in Virgo is sextile Mars in Cancer. Mercury rules detailed Virgo and the angle to Mars is a productive one. This event provides us with ideas and plans that push past the challenges to our progress. All we have to do is slow down and think it through. 

During the Dark of the Moon

The dark of the Moon is the very end of the waning Moon just before the new Moon every month. It is a time of closure and a time of endings, rest, and introspection. This astrologer considers it a time to avoid new beginnings.

Venus moves into Scorpio and Mercury moves into Libra September 10 just hours before the new Moon. 

Mercury moving through Libra until September 30 brings in balanced ideas and communication skills to negotiate life. 

Venus moving through Scorpio is not so simple as it will stir emotions such as passion and jealousy. Relationships will show us the need to evolve. Many of our connections will become more intense. Some of us will learn that we cannot be casual and need more of a commitment. Others of us will become obsessed while Venus moves through Scorpio.

Venus turns retrograde October 3 until November 13. This will be a time of revisiting past relationships and the issues surrounding them. 

Also, just hours before the new Moon, Uranus in Gemini turns retrograde September 10 until February 8, 2027. This begins a quiet revolution within all of us. We will consider the why and how of what we want to change within ourselves. We will consider the changes we want and need that will directly and positively affect our lives. As we make the changes within, our outer world will reflect those new attitudes and ideas.    

This is a busy new Moon September 10 in Virgo at 18 degrees at 10:27 pm CDT

Any new Moon in Virgo calls for us to set practical intentions pertaining literally and symbolically to cleaning out the closets of our lives. Earth sign Virgo likes routine. We will feel the urge to refine our usual habits so that they better serve us. Some of us will be exploring better ways to do our work. 

At the same time, this new New Moon is sextile Mars in Cancer, energizing us to make the necessary changes. 

Also, Neptune, retrograde in Aries, is exactly sixty degrees from Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, calling for a redistribution of power. People have been waking up to the inequities and hypocrisies of the social, political, and economic structures across the planet and this month is getting an extra push for that to occur. 

Mercury, having just moved into Libra, along with Venus in Scorpio are both angling Neptune and Pluto. I feel that during this new lunar cycle these aspects will bring more calls for leaders to respond to the needs of the population at large, including health care and food scarcity. Inflation will continue to be a hot topic as more people see their basic needs being ignored. In the days after this new Moon, economic and monetary policies will be exposed and new ideas will be considered to address the fragility of high debt and the refusal of leaders to consider the will of the people. The trend towards a shift in leadership will continue with this lunar cycle as logical people and solutions come to the forefront in our personal lives and on the world stage. Results will fuel the movement. 

Beyond the new Moon

 Between September 13 and 17 we will find solutions–but will also experience great resistance to change at mid-month. Those who resist will feel the pain.  

September 17/18 is a wonderful time for progress and good news. This is one time when newsy Mercury opposite difficult Saturn can be used to negotiate to the benefit of those who wish to lead with integrity.  There will also be those who wish to thwart such progress but they will fail.  Many of us will feel upbeat and feel the need to travel around September 21. This is another day wherein the events will show us a lantern on the trail to follow for progress.  

It is officially Fall: September 22 at 7:05 pm CDT

At this point Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto will be lined up in a lucky minor grand trine supporting change. However, Chiron the wounded healer, will have backed into Aries agitating the wounded male energy. Lookout ladies, men will be fragile. Fall is sure to enhance the battle of the status quo of men as the world economy sputters. At the same time, the collective population will work to rebuild their world and more and more people will enlist in the expanded consciousness that is gaining momentum. The boat to sail away from the what we have to what  we want for all is filling. 

The full Moon September 26 at 11:50 am CDT in Aries at 3 degrees

This is a powerful full Moon for many reasons including its proximity to Neptune, Uranus and Pluto. They are the planets that set the stage for the play called, “This Life On Earth”.

This full Moon brings transformation individually and collectively. It will provide a wakeup call telling us we cannot continue on the current path. Many of us will wake up to a sense of knowing what to do even though we have no logical reason for what we do. There will be more shocking news. At this full Moon Mars is in the final degree of Cancer. Thus, we will see endings and completions that lead us through doors that cannot be opened again. Expect big endings. 

September 27-30

Mars moves into and through Leo September 27 to November 25. Leo will be empowered to act with authority and impulsivity. Mars is the ruler of warrior fire sign Aries. War, firepower, volcanoes, and wildfires will continue. Mars moving through Leo will be an intense time for Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius, and Taurus. Scorpio and Taurus will be especially agitated to take action, be that action be wise or foolish. Aries and Sagittarius can take charge and lead the way with good sense. A lot can be accomplished and a lot can be screwed up with Mars moving through Leo, but at least we will know where some people stand and who they stand with.  

The Sun in Libra creates a triangle in the zodiac with Uranus and Pluto. Uranus and Pluto are now retrograde so we are revising our stories. The Sun will highlight more of that as loyalties change. More new, but not necessarily good, technologies are considered while social change rumbles in the background. In some cases there will be civil disobedience around the planet due to its citizens refusing to adhere to the current narrative. 

Last but not least, Mercury moves into Scorpio September 30 until December 6. Mercury in Scorpio brings us a new level of emotional intensity with our allies and our enemies. More secrets come out into the light and many of us will suddenly become defensive. Keep an eye on those people. They are up to something. This will be the hardest for Scorpio, Aquarius, Taurus, and Leo and easier for Cancer and Pisces. 

In Conclusion

September is another month in which we find ourselves evolving into new dimensions of life on earth. Many of us are having big endings and separations. The month starts off with roadblocks. Quickly we will find our way through challenges to new beginnings and visions. We will consider how we want our lives and our societies to be restructured collectively and individually. There will breakthroughs around the middle of the month and then the big waves of change begin as we approach the full Moon. Just as the full Moon arrives, Pluto will move to the extreme degree of southern declination until mid October. According to history, this is where revolutions and revolutionary ideas gain ground, take hold, and become permanent. The world economy is at a precipice. There will be points of no return for all of us between late September and mid-October. There will still be weather events, fires, and lunatics who are willing to set the earth on fire or blow stuff up for the sake of watching the show. Volacanoes will provide big events and not to be outdone, water will show us who is boss and that we need to conserve it. In some cases there will be civil disobedience around the planet due to its citizens refusing to adhere to the current narrative. Do not be afraid. Life is a rollercoaster and at this precipice of change— that can be scary. Remember, you are not alone and this process will not be over for another eight to nine years. At that time, we will sit back and see that we have brought our world to a new place that will hopefully benefit all of us. For now, keep calm and carry on. 

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