Starcodes August 23, 2024

We’ll see the first few leaves turn autumnal gold and think about our fall schedule under this Virgo Sun and with Venus in Virgo as the weekend begins. We can see the work we need to do politically, personally, and in our garden. We can make plans but need to keep them loose and adjustable for the next few weeks, Mercury is still so very retrograde and the landscape is changing.

Mercury will turn direct by the end of the week, soon momentum will be much easier to build. Meanwhile, Virgo calls us to harvest our efforts, complete what we’ve begun, and sort the wheat from the chaff or the nutrients from the crap, in all the metaphors. Virgo is the sign associated with our guts and is symbolized by a woman holding a sheaf of grain. We need to not focus on what we release, but on what we want to absorb instead.

Keep an extra eye out for mishaps around transportation; play it safe this week. With Mercury retrograde we’re prone to minor mechanical misfunctions and major misconceptions just when Virgo energy can bring out our critical edge. Instead let’s lean into Virgoan empathy, compassion, and efficiency. We could be amazed by wild events and grand statements or need to wrangle some silly logistical snafus as Mercury slows down and prepares to turn direct on Wednesday. Be patient, soak up the last of summer on this last full week of August.