The Good
As the Moon enters into Virgo - the Yin, feminine domicile of Mercury - we are all afforded the opportunity to turn our attention towards the minutiae of our lives and take stock.
Virgo symbolizes the harvest, as the Sun’s ingression into this sign heralds the end of summer and the foreboding of winter. Truly, Virgo is an abundant sign, just as filled with material comfort and pleasure as any other earth sign, and saturated with fruits of the land waiting for you to take them. There are a myriad of blessings and opportunities presenting themselves to you right now. You just have to do the work. To be sure, the action of harvesting is very detail oriented, painstaking, and fairly laborious, but it brings great reward if you put in the time and effort.
We are helped by a square from the Moon’s ruler, Mercury, and a sextile from Venus. The square here is helpful, because Mercury’s rays allows the Virgo period to become much more useful and productive. The sextile from Venus creates greater interpersonal harmony, compassion, and stronger feelings of cooperation between friends, coworkers, and allies. Likewise, the muses speak much more clearly, and the arts and creative juices flow more readily.
What can you do over the next few days to harness the practical, grounded sides of Virgo with the artistic and aesthetic flairs of Venus? How can you make your world more beautiful? How can you bring more grace into people’s lives?
The Bad
Fortunately, the Moon does not form an aspect to either of the malefics, Saturn or Mars. This is a point in favor of this period. However, the Moon does form a square to the Sun. Think of this as the two divine lovers - the King and Queen of Heaven - in some kind of marital squabble. Without marital bliss in the aethers, the world becomes a little shakier, and results come about with delays and resistance. This creates roadblocks, tension, obstacles, and general frustration. The divine lovers are quarrelling now, and everything slows down and gets backed up as a result. Things happen much more slowly, and it can be difficult to make headway in life.
Besides that, the Virgo Moon can carry a neurotic compulsion that Virgo has to get things right all the time. You are only human, and you will only ever be human; that is a strength, not a weakness. Nothing is so serious that you should shame and flagellate yourself for making a mistake.
The Wyrd
I know you wouldn’t necessarily think of Moon in Virgo as being an abundant sign, as characterized above, but read what the PGM (Greek Magical Papyri) says about these periods: anything is rendered obtainable. That sounds pretty abundant to me. Go and seize what you want - just be ready to do the work required to actually obtain it.
Remember, everything that I tell you here needs to be indexed to your natal chart, especially the house placement of the Moon, any major transits and the time lords in your life. A strong period for one person may be more challenging for another. I am currently taking on new clients for readings, and I would be very happy to walk you through your own chart and astrological weather - book a session with me here!
Astrological Signatures
Entry: Tuesday, June 15th at 11:01pm EDT / Wednesday, June 16th at 3:01pm UTC.
Departure: Friday, June 18th at 4:53am EDT / 8:53am UTC.
Moon in Virgo: Peregrine. Since Mercury is of the daytime sect currently, the Moon finds herself in a foreign place without much support or strength. On their own, Virgo Moons are generally good times to get your ducks in a row and sort your life out. Cleaning, organizing, and doing activities which lead to more control and mastery over the details of your life are more successful here. Doing taxes or payroll – really anything involving details and precision – will be more successful now.
Triplicity and Quadruplicity: Bicorporeal Earth. Bicorporeality indicates activities and moods which are a mean between the extremes of movability (cardinality) and fixedness, not as erratic and changing as the former, but not as solid and steady as the latter. The earth element emphasizes the physical body and propensity for work, and the Moon in an earth sign often expresses more practicality, groundedness, and a concern for the material world.
Moon’s ruler: Inferior Bicorporeal Square to Mercury in Gemini. There is support for the Moon from her ruler for grounding significations into reality and seeing long-term plans through, though it will not always come in the way you think, and may not always be easy.
Relationship to the Sun: Inferior Bicorporeal Square to Sun in Gemini. There is conflict and tension between yourself and your circumstances. Getting more done and moving with flow through life will be much harder.
Aspects
Inferior Sextile to Venus in Cancer. There will be harmony between people, and good fortune will abound. The arts flourish, and creative inspiration is at a high.
Opposition to Jupiter in Pisces. Challenges related to personal growth and awareness. Financial strains and difficulties making money, But potential for growth if you work hard. Mentors coming in with harder lessons.