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September 2026 Forecast: The Build-Up Before the Break

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September 2026 Forecast: The Build-Up Before the Break

September brings intense astrological shifts that build toward a transformative Venus retrograde in Scorpio. The month begins with a Mars-Saturn square in Cancer and Areas, creating friction, frustration, and emotional volatility as Mars struggles against Saturn’s slow pace. On September 10th, Venus enters Scorpio—marking a significant shift from Libra’s harmony into a deeply emotional and uncomfortable space—while Mercury moves into Libra, deepening the focus on relationships and internal communication. Concurrently, Uranus stations retrograde in Gemini, disrupting established narratives and prompting radical change in social interactions and mental patterns. This period forces introspection on hidden desires, fears, and societal pressures, especially where trust, authenticity, and vulnerability are concerned. The new moon in Virgo on the 11th offers a reflective pause, urging self-evaluation and a reevaluation of control and perfectionism. A brief Mercury-Neptune opposition on the 12th brings mental fog and communication challenges, while a Venus-Pluto square on the 15th intensifies awareness of being unsupported or misunderstood by those in power. The return of Kiron into Areas on the 18th reactivates old wounds and emotional pain, especially in conversations with authority figures, amplified by a Mercury-Libra opposition to Saturn. The sun’s entry into Libra on the 23rd deepens focus on relationships and self-sacrifice, while the full moon on the 26th reaches a climax of emotional intensity, combining Mars, Neptune, and Saturn in a volatile alignment that risks impulsive outbursts and regret. This full moon marks a peak in the unfolding story of self and other, demanding both emotional honesty and careful restraint. The entire month serves as a critical prelude to the Venus retrograde, encouraging deep emotional confrontation, healing, and reconnection with authentic desires.

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Hello and welcome to Threads of Fate, a podcast all about astrology, divination and the threads of fate that we've throughout all of our lives. My name is Kyra Ryberg, I'm your host and today we are going to be diving into the astrology of September. We are coming off a pretty intense eclipse season and we have still got a ways to go in terms of getting through some of the rougher astrology of the year. So this month is really going to test us in certain ways. It's also going to offer us certain opportunities and it is going to really start laying the groundwork for a storyline that's going to be emerging and continuing throughout the rest of the year, which is really Venus is retrograde in Scorpio. And that is going to be an interesting one. And a lot of what we see this month is kind of building up to what we are going to be uncovering and unpacking during that transit. So about further ado, let's dive in and talk about the astrology of September. On the very first day of the month, we have a Mars Saturn square. So Mars, the god of war, the planet of action and energy is going to be coming into a hostile relationship with Saturn, who is also not fearing so well in areas right now. Both Mars and Saturn are in fall in cancer in areas, their respective signs. And when a planet is in fall, they feel a little defeated, a little downcast, they're under resource and they're very uncomfortable because the environment that they find themselves in is not one that is well suited to accomplishing the tasks that they tend to be responsible for. In cancer, Mars is forced to try to take action and move in a linear fashion in a sign that is very much about dealing with emotions and the body and the ebbs and flows of the change of circumstances in our daily lives and environments, which makes it a lot harder for Mars to get things done. In areas, Saturn struggles with pacing and timing because Saturn is a planet that likes to take its time, it has a very slow cycle. And in areas we are in Mars as signs, there is a rushing, there is an urgency, there is a frenetic kind of energy that says we must push forward, no matter what the cost is, no matter what the consequence might be. And Saturn doesn't like that because Saturn is the planet of consequence of this. So when these two planets square off in the sky, in the sky, in these signs, it can bring up this feeling of frustration, of wanting to make progress and feeling like you are consistently held back in doing so. This isn't new, we have been doing this square for the last couple of weeks and so there has been a mounting pressure in the cancer and areas parts of your chart that is going to come to a head on September 1st when we first began this month. So be prepared for some pacing problems, be prepared for some rejection. And in fact, I could offer you any piece of advice, it would be to slow down. Okay, this is like putting the brakes on and trying to speed through a brick wall, it's just not going to work. And really what we need to do is put the brakes on and let the brakes stop us or slow us down and not feel like we are not making any progress because of that, right? Mars wants to make progress, Mars wants to execute. And right now, Mars is an assign where that execution is going to look a little bit different. And when Saturn is squaring Mars and is basically like slow down, you can kind of imagine this as being like the old scrooge neighbor telling the young kid around town to cool it, right? Cool your jets. That's kind of what Saturn is saying. And the more that we can listen to Saturn, the more we are actually going to find that the square feels less frustrating because there is an inflammatory nature to it and it can feel that prickly and it can make us very sensitive. So you're probably going to feel a little bit more on edge as we begin the month. And that kind of oftentimes come out in our relationships and our connections and trusted people because we're going to be feeling a little bit more crabby while Mars is in the sign of the crab. And then we are met with some form of rejection or disappointment on the first, it can feel like we are much more inclined to then take that out on the people around us, right? It can be as simple as being a little bit more irritable and snappy and it can also be a little bit more serious where you act in a way that you might regret later. So try to move with intention during the first day of the month and know that this too which shall pass. We get Mars Saturn squares pretty regularly. So it's not anything that you have never experienced before. It's probably not going to align with a massively horrible moment in your life, but it is going to feel frustrating. It's going to feel like a day where you're kind of banging your head against the wall like why won't this work? Why can't I get done the things that I want to get done? And there might be some tough conversations around the fulfillment of your needs that show up around this time. So just be mindful about how you go through this day and know that rejection delays. They're kind of on the table and it doesn't mean you're doing anything wrong. It means you're actually moving in step and then alignment with the cosmos, which doesn't mean it feels fun, but it does mean you're right on time. So it might be hard not to take it personally, but to the vast of your ability, I would try to not take it personally whatever shows up during this time. All right. Then we see the next major alignment happen on September and there's so much going on on this day that it really makes up for the fact that we get kind of a quiet week after that Mars Saturn square. We get a chance to catch our breath. We get a chance to kind of recover and recoup from whatever frustrations and irritations arouse on that day. But on September 10th, oh my goodness. We have Venus entering Scorpio. We have Mercury entering Libre and to top it all off because that's not enough. We also have Uranus stationing retrograde at five degrees of Gemini. And this all takes place on the 10th of September. My name's just saying holy hell. That's a lot of things on one day. It is one of those days where you wake up and the quality of time feels genuinely different. And that's because the planet that is responsible for our desires for our creative impulses for our relationships and the planet that's responsible for the ways that we convey things. What we're thinking about our mental processes are both entering new signs. There's going to be a shift in the spheres. And all at the same time Uranus is going to be slowing down to a star. And really, really focusing a lot of energy on five degrees of mutable signs. So if you have any placements at five, well, really three to seven, maybe even, you know, two to eight degrees of Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, or Pisces, this is going to be one that you want to pay attention to because when Uranus station's retrograde, it is marking a significant point in the story of a greater transit. Now, Uranus is an outer planet. Takes a couple of years to get through a sign, right, about eight years. And so because of that, those retrograde stations become that much more important as key and pivotal moments in whatever is that Uranus is trying to do. Uranus is a planet of innovation, of change, and of rebellion. It wants to liberate us from confining and constrictive circumstances. It wants us to push the boundaries to do things a little bit weird, to do things in a way that might cause other people to look at us and say, "What is going on over there?" Right? Because Uranus does not conform to the status quo. Uranus pushes back against the status quo. And in Gemini, we are really seeing this show up in terms of the ways that we are thinking, the narratives that we tell ourselves, the social engagements that we are required to perform in. For lack of a better way to say that, it's almost like the ways that we are orienting ourselves socially is changing right now. The Uranus and Gemini transit is asking us to radically shift the way that we approach the Gemini topics of our lives. And so whatever sign and house Gemini corresponds with for you in your birth chart is also going through a process of upheaval. And that upheaval might feel a little chaotic. It might feel more than a little destabilizing. And as we go through this retrograde, there's going to be some changes to the narrative that has been unfolding there. And if you've got early degree and mutable placements, your army feeling this, you can probably sense that feeling of I just want to crawl out of my skin if I don't make a change. If you haven't made a change already, as someone with early degree mutable placements myself, I have been staring at this transit for so long, wondering what it was going to be. And let me tell you, it has not disappointed in terms of the changes that I never saw coming. And that's usually what Uranus represents. It is the stuff that we don't necessarily think of because Uranus represents the unexpected. Whatever you think it's going to be, it's almost always something else. And that is really important to remember as we approach September 10th, and we look at Uranus Stationing Retrograde because there is going to be some ways the stories that we have been constructing here and the narratives that we have been rewriting are also going to be revisited. We are changing the change, which is kind of funny to think about, but it is also very true. Whatever plans you've laid in place in the Gemini part of your chart, we prepared for those to look a little bit differently after we get through the next couple of months of this retrograde. Now let's talk about Venus and Mercury. So Venus is entering the sign of Scorpio. And Venus is moving into Scorpio from the sign of Libra. This is a very big shift in terms of comfort for Venus because Venus rules Libra, which means she's at home there. You can imagine this as the goddess in her garden. beating her grapes, everything is beautiful and harmonious and lovely, and then she goes into the depths of Scorpio where she is in detriment. And that is just technical astrology jargon for saying that Venus is an assign that is antithetical to her nature. It is not necessarily going to jive with her in the way that we saw over the course the last couple of weeks when Venus was in Libra feeling very at home. So this is going to cause us to start feeling a little bit uncomfortable. Really getting to the heart and the root of our desires, what brings us a sense of pleasure, how we are feeling either fulfilled or unfulfilled in our relationships. And oftentimes Venus and Scorpio can feel a little bit hard because it brings up all the edges. It brings up the discomfort that we feel when we are trying to relate, when we are trying to create, and when we are trying to connect. And that can make us feel like we are doing something wrong because Venus and Scorpio doesn't have that same kind of social awareness, I will say, as she does in Libra where she is a little bit more one to go all the way in, head over heels, fall very fast, very hard in Scorpio, but it can also be hard at times because Venus and Scorpio isn't very trusting. And trust is a incredibly important part of any relationship dynamic. And Venus and Scorpio is often constantly sort of scanning for threats, scanning for things that might actually mean that she's not safe, that she shouldn't open up, that she shouldn't be vulnerable, that she shouldn't share herself with another. And so it's going to feel a little bit pokey and prickly as we feel both overwhelmed by the depth of our emotion and love and creative potential while also navigating the ways in which we feel like we might be hurt or take an advantage of or lie to or miss the lead as a result. And so there is this dual thing going on where Venus wants to go all the way in because Scorpio is not happy with anything surface level. It always wants to take it further. It always wants to go deeper. It always wants to explore more. This is the kind of person that loves harder than anyone else. I will die on that hill. I think that Venus and Scorpio loves harder than any other Venus sign, but in that love, in that depth and overwhelm of emotion, it can also be very, very tender and sensitive because there is that kind of environment that Venus isn't really feeling safe in to be able to express that depth of love. And so just be mindful that this is going to be the start of a longer process as Venus prepares to station retrograde at eight degrees of Scorpio on October 3rd. That's what we're building up to now. And honestly, it's something that we've been building up to since Venus was up 22 degrees of Libra because that is where she is going to station direct in a couple months time. And this story is one about getting to the heart of our desires and really reckoning with this stuff that makes us feel deeply uncomfortable in our relationships that makes us feel deeply exposed and sensitive. But that is there nonetheless that we can't ignore. And this retrograde is going to show us just how much we cannot ignore it anymore. And so we are now moving into a little bit more of the discomfort part of the storyline. But it is also one that has the ability to I don't want to say transform because I feel like transformation is overused as a word. They do think that this Venus retrograde has the ability to transform a part of the ways that we are relating and how we are really allowing ourselves to access the depth of our desire. Are we pushing it under the surface? Are we pretending it's not there? Are we saying no other people are going to think I'm weird if I like that. Where are you being honest with yourself and where are you being dishonest with yourself? Because this retrograde that's coming up is going to reveal all of it at times in very painful ways. And at times in really beautiful ways that offer an opportunity for healing. So that is kind of what's getting going as Venus moves into Scorpio. If you are someone who is in a Venus ruled perfection here, which means you are in a tourist or Libra perfection here. And Venus is what we call your time Lord. This is going to be one to watch. This is going to be rather significant along with anybody who has placements in that first deck and a fixed signs you are going to be intimately involved in this Venus retrograde storyline. So just be mindful if you're in that Venus perfection here and might start feeling a little bit tougher, might still feel a little bit harder, your motivation might decrease a little bit, but also it's a really good time to do some soul searching. Ask yourself, what are you disgusted by? What are you desiring privately that is tearing you up internally? What shame do you hold around pleasure? What fear? Because that is really what is going to be unearthed. And you can only guard your heart for so long before you realize that the walls that you have put up are not just protecting you. They're also keeping out everyone else and preventing connection. And ultimately, even in Scorpio, Venus wants to connect, Venus wants to love, Venus wants to show up and provide care and compassion even when it's hard to do so. So that's just a really chill way to start off this conversation. That's what's coming down the line. And as I mentioned before, it's not just you're in a stationing retrograde and Venus entering Scorpio, it's also Mercury entering Libra. Now Mercury entering Libra at the same time that Venus enters Scorpio is significant because Venus rules Libra, which means Venus is going to be responsible for resourcing Mercury. And Venus is going through all of those kind of difficult and uncomfortable topics that we just talked about, which is going to change Mercury's approach. Mercury is the planet of communication, of commerce, of the mental kind of the world, the mental world. But you're the way that you think internally, your inner monologue is Mercurial. And so it is going to be directed towards unearthing some of what Venus and Scorpio is trying to compost and bring up for you at this time. So it is really going to ask how we are communicating in a way that holds space for both diplomacy and harmony and charismatic exchanges and less acceptable desires, less acceptable in the eyes of society. Now obviously I'm not talking about things that are genuinely unacceptable. I'm talking about the things that we hold shame around. Like well you shouldn't like this music because everybody says that this artist is lame or oh you know I really shouldn't like that person because then it means XYZ about me or oh I have feelings for this sort of thing but all of my friends are going to judge me right it's that kind of stuff and really getting to the heart of it doesn't matter what other people think or are you just sacrificing yourself to appear palatable to others. And at the end of the day if those people really left you then they're going to support you right even if they don't necessarily agree. And that is really what this Mercury and Libra ruled by this Venus and Scorpio transit feels like to me. There's this churning internally and underneath the surface but the presentation how we're communicating about it is very composed and very collected right there's a lot in what is unsaid. During this transit as much as there are things that are spoken aloud right so be very mindful of how you were communicating with other people and how other people are communicating with you because it is going to hold a key to what is bubbling up underneath the surface that we are going to be working through and untangling during that Venus retrograde because Mercury is also intimately involved in it they are going to conjoin right after Venus stations retrograde so there's a lot going on with not just what we desire but how we are vocalizing it and how we are internalizing it and how we are thinking about it that is all that and kind of brought up to the surface right now. On a more general level Mercury and Libra wants harmony right wants communication to go in a way that feels smooth that doesn't piss anyone off that doesn't cause disruptions that allows everyone to feel like their needs are being met that they're being seen that they're being taken into consideration there is a social grace to Mercury and Libra there is a diplomacy there is a willingness to compromise a sweetening of the tongue if you will and a little bit of like a charisma that could kill with Venus and Scorpio ruling that Mercury and Libra right where it's like you might not see the intention underneath the surface but you might just get the really composed conversation that makes you go that was really impressive and also I feel like there's something else going on here but not necessarily getting the whole story or the whole picture of right it's um there's yeah some hidden motivations behind the ways that we are going to be communicating I have a lot to do with what we hold and feel shame around and I think that that's going to be a big point of either conversation or mental focus over the course of the next few weeks while Mercury moves through Libra it is really starting to bring up the story that we've been going through for a while honestly of self and other How does the individual journey interact with and reflect something back about the collective journey or the journey of a partner or another person in our lives? Right, this is a story that exists along the areas in Libra access and also a story that exists along the Aquarius and Leo access where we just had the nodes move into. We've got Jupiter and Leo right now. Right, there is so much asking us to really dig deep about who we truly are and how we are showing up in the world and to orient ourselves around others and the collective ideals that we hold for progress for another person's success. How do we support another when it comes into conflict with what we want for ourselves? Right, and trying to toe that line in the most graceful way possible and also realizing that it is a somewhat impossible task to do perfectly. And I think a lot of will be seen September with Mercury moving through Libra and the sun moving through Libra is pulling us back into that. Self and other, me and we, how do I do what I need to do and also make sure that you get what you need so you can do what you need to do, right? And almost the circuitous kind of row of showing up for another and then pulling back and pouring into yourself and hoping the other person shows up for you and doing that, you know, for a good long while. And reckoning with the ways that you're never gonna feel fully, fully satisfied with how those ships fall, right? 'Cause that's part of the oppositions we're experiencing with these planets in Libra and Saturn in areas who wants to build something really strong and sturdy that is really based around what feels authentic, what feels audacious even, what feels a little bit risky and daring, but that also feels so important for you to execute that you just can't deny it. And so, you know, it's not really chill astrology, but September feels in many ways like we have a lot of things bubbling up underneath the surface that are going to come front and center in October. So it's a good month to sit in observation of your environment, of your relationships, of the internal narratives that you are telling yourself day in and day out, and question which ones are helping you, which ones are harming you, and how might you change your approach in the future so you can feel more satisfied? All right, September 11th now that we've left that big day of September 10th behind, we have a new moon in Virgo. So this new moon takes place at 18 degrees of Virgo. And you know, all things considered, it's a pretty chill new moon. As you can see, if you're watching the video version, the moon and the sun are at 18 degrees here. It's ruled by Mercury who is freshly entered at Libra as we just discussed. And if you are in, if you're on the west coast, this actually might take place on the same day on September 10th, but here where I am in France, it's 5.45 in the morning roughly. So there's a sex tile to Mars going on and a kind of sign-based sex tile to Venus and Scorpio. So once again, we're getting tied into the forthcoming narrative that will be playing out during that Venus retrograde as Venus is ruled by Mars. And also this new moon is showing us a little bit of what's going on there. So this is going to represent a new beginning or the turning of a page in the Virgo part of our charts. It is the first Lunation that we have had in Virgo that isn't an eclipse in a very, very long time. However, it is also important to note that we do have one more eclipse in Virgo. So while this isn't technically an eclipse, it might just still feel a little bit eclipsy. And that's because even though it is not necessarily within the range of degrees to the nodes that we would consider for an eclipse, it's part of an overall storyline that has been unfolding in the Virgo part of your chart that has asked you to let go of things, create space, welcome in new opportunity by releasing your grip on certain ideas and ways and modes and processes in the Virgo part of your chart, ways of being. And so with that, we have kind of this turning up the page saying, okay, certain things have kind of shaken out. You know the lay of the land now and it should look and feel pretty different than it did back in 2024. And at the same time, we're not done with that process. There's going to be some more composting to do. There's going to be some more releasing to do. And this is a doorway that is going to lead to another doorway in early 2027. So just be prepared for the fact that it might still feel a little bit more like an eclipse than it does like a fresh new moon coming out of eclipse season. So it's a moment of taking stock. You know, it's a moment of reckoning with what has changed here and how do you feel about it? What still needs to shift, right? What hasn't necessarily fleshed out the way that you wanted it to, that you feel like you need to work on or that you need to improve or adapt around or create more space for? That is what this new moon is here to show us. What do we want to optimize? What procedures might we need to implement here? What tools could we use to help us along the way? Right, those are Virgoan approaches. And so this new moon, it's going to bring a little bit of a fresh energy into the Virgo part of your chart. But it's also one that is going to ask you to tinker a little bit, tinker with your approach, think about where you've come from, how much has changed and where you would like to move next and what you need to do to get there. Now this new moon takes place in the second deck in a Virgo. If you don't know anything about the second deck in a Virgo, I did an entire episode on it with Chloe Margarita. So go check that one out. But Virgo too is a Venus Saturn deck in. It wants to toil away at something to make it as beautiful and pristine as it possibly can. And so Virgo too really wants to perfect a process to do the hard work of identifying a problem and then solving it. It always wants to solve the problem, right? It wants to make something more beautiful by toiling over it, like I said before, and it is willing to show up. It is willing to pour the discipline and the consistency into something to bring it to its most harmonious, perfect. State. So thinking about that, what do you want to build and how do you plan others from helping you in the process because you think you're the only one who can do it, right? There's a little bit of a perfectionist nature in Virgo too. And so there can be a desire for control. And in reality, oftentimes, you're going to find more support by asking other people for help rather than just bearing the brunt of the burden all by ourselves. This is a peppercorn deck in a Virgo. So you can think about that peppercorn quality of saying, I don't want to be a burden. I don't want to put this on anybody else. I'll just take care of it, right? And in Virgo too, we see people adopting that same perspective because they want to make something as beautiful and ideal and perfect as it can possibly be. So it's like, well, if I want the dishwasher to be perfectly clean, then I need to be the one who loads the dishwasher every night because I know I'm going to put the cups exactly where I want them. And I'm going to put the forks exactly the way that I want them. And then nobody else can mess with my process. But in reality, sometimes, it doesn't really matter, right? They're going to get clean anyway. And does it need to be this perfect process or are you presenting other people from offering support from connecting with you, from relating to you, from bringing a little bit of the ease into your sphere, right? That's the news and component of things because you are just trying to control. Now, take that metaphor and extend it to the entire Virgo part of your chart, right? Let's say this is your 10th house, then you might be trying to perfect something in your career or in any kind of visible role that you hold. And you're thinking that if you can just hold on tight enough, if you can just control every element of the process, then it's going to work out, right? When in reality, maybe what you need to do is just ask your boss for some help, you know? And that might bring new opportunities into your sphere because it might give you more spaciousness and might create something that didn't exist prior, that you wouldn't have known because you didn't ask for help, because you didn't allow another person's perspective or approach to come in because you were so laser focused on how you thought the thing should be done. So you can kind of bring this into any house in the chart wherever Virgo sits for you. It is a turning of a page. It is a relatively chill new moon, but it isn't the chillest deck in. And that deck in is going to be very important for the story that we are encountering during this new moon on September 11th. So, you know, think about if you can rewrite that story to allow more space for support. And I think you're going to feel a little bit better at the end of the day. You know, we need to allow more versions of beauty to exist rather than the one that we think we have, have to do, right? It's not about the show that's about what do we want, what do we desire and getting in touch with that can be really, really powerful for so many different reasons. So what stories are we starting to write here is an important thing to reflect upon during this new moon and how can they help us instead of simply making us aware of what's working, right? Virgo too is really good at identifying the problem like we said before and coming up with a solution to solve it. But also, it offers an opportunity to rewrite the narrative because this is a new moon. So, you know, plants and seeds, see what bears grew and ask yourself, what do you want to plant? What do you hope comes into being? Is it just the perfect thing? Or is it support in the process? So I think that's really, that's the bottom. you know, that sextile to Mars does make it so we can take some action around this time. It's not as sleepy of a new moon because of that sextile to Mars. There's something that's a little bit more energizing, but this is taking place in Virgo and a nocturnal sign, Mars is in Cancer and nocturnal sign. So a lot of these processes, this action is not going to feel like it's external for everyone in the world to see. It's still going to feel pretty inner, right? But we can take action internally, we can make decisions, we can reorient ourselves, we can kind of change the direction that our compass is pointing in so that we can prepare ourselves to move accordingly when it's time. So that is kind of the vibe of this new moon. Like I said, it's kind of a chill one, you know, not only major harsh aspects to any planets, which makes it a little bit smoother and a little bit easier to navigate, especially as we are coming off a pretty intense clip season. Now, on September 12th, the very next day, we are going to have Mercury in Libra opposing Neptune at three degrees of Aries for anyone who's been kind of following the Andre Barbo basket sort of situation. This is going to ping the basket. So if you noticed anything showing up in your life around the topics of Gemini Aquarius Aries, that is really where there's a lot of energy focused with all the outer planets coming into alignment and Mercury moving into Libra is going to ping that in an important way. So it's going to kind of show up here, it will also show up when we have the full moon in Aries at three degrees later in September. So there's going to be some stuff that shows up. So take note of anything that came up around mid July because that was really when that story was getting going in earnest. Now Mercury opposite Neptune is going to be a quick transit, right? Mercury enters Libra on the 10th and is going to make this opposition on the 12th, so you don't need to be too worried about it. It's going to pass pretty quickly, but it is a little bit annoying, right? Neptune, it can occlude certain details. It creates a fog. It makes everything feel hazy and sluggish and Mercury who wants to move quickly, who is in charge of our rational faculties and decision making coming into that opposition, which is more of an antagonistic aspect with Neptune is going to feel like it is harder to make choices that you don't have as much mental clarity is quite literally brain fog, right? It is feeling like I just don't know where to go and I'm not really sure how to approach this and I'm not satisfied with the way this is going and why does it feel like my mind is trying to move through quicksand right now, right? It's two days of it. So maybe not the days to schedule anything important around if you need to have a lot of mental clarity. On the other hand, if you want to do something that's very creative that gets you out of your kind of rational brain, then that can be a transit that you can use or work with and that capacity, but it's a little bit of moving through the mud. My advice to you would be to double check your work, read the fine print on anything you have to sign and accept that you're going to be feeling a little less sharp than usual as are other people around you. So they are not as good at communicating these days. You know, that's just kind of the name of the game and you probably won't be as good at communicating your desires, your thoughts, your needs with others either. So a little bit of grace for everybody, you know, on September 2nd September and through the 12th, you start talking about Neptune and you just completely lose your ability to articulate. So that's exactly what you're going to be speaking. See, it happens again. It's exactly what you're going to be experiencing when Mercury opposes Neptune, chirping of your words, lack of an ability to articulate exactly what you want to and a little bit less mental clarity. But like I said, it's brief. It passes and it'll be over before you know it. On September 15th, we are going to have Venus and Scorpio squaring Pluto and Aquarius at three degrees. This is going to be the first of three Venus Pluto squares because like I said, Venus is going to be stationed in retrograde on October 3rd at eight degrees of Scorpio, so she's going to have to make another pass during that square to Pluto when she's retrograde and then another one when she is direct again. So this is really where we start to feel into and reckon with being misunderstood, being under resource, being under supported, particularly by those people who hold institutional forms of power and we're not using them to create collective change, right? Pluto and Aquarius is trying to topple the empires so that we can give the power back to the people. And that means that we have to rework and reorient ourselves around these systems of power, which are largely used to oppress a lot of people, right? So Venus coming into a square with Pluto is pinging that narrative and asking us, okay, well, how do I feel supported and resourced by this or do I not, right? What decisions are people in who hold power over me? How are they making those decisions and do they have my best interest at heart? And because this is Venus and Dutchments where in Pluto, the answers probably they don't, right? And then feeling into that and kind of dealing with the fallout from that and sitting with all the ways in which that can make us feel shame like we talked about earlier, that that can make us feel less than, right? This is a little bit of a, it's a little bit of a tough one, you know, Venus, Pluto squares are very, very rarely comfortable experiences. They're a little bit more about the thing that puts a pit in your stomach, creates a little bit more of a knowing that something's not working in your relationships, in your creative projects, in your desires and whatever Venus is responsible for in your chart and forcing us to really take the magnifying glass to the situation and examine it in a way that is not necessarily going to put us at ease, but is going to make us very well aware that something's got to give or something's got to change. And that's really what we're initiating with this first Venus Pluto square, right? It's bringing up this sense of like whatever desires are wrong or bad, you know, and everyone who upholds the status quo was kind of pushing you against that. And again, this doesn't mean things that are actually wrong and bad. Obviously, this is in the context of loving who you love, right? This is in the context of I don't want to shave my arm and society tells me I should, right? All of the things that create an ideal around beauty and love and relationships and where we feel like we are following short of those ideals and how the systems of power prevent us from either accessing that ideal or from accessing a true sense of acceptance around our desires and who we are and how we show up. So it is going to cause us to really examine how pleasure and relationships can place pressure on us, how they can reveal parts of ourselves that we aren't necessarily proud of or that we haven't made peace with. It can also show up in some context of feeling quite jealous or exhibiting some toxic behavior in your relationship dynamics and reckoning with the fact that that might need to change, you know, you might be the problem. Also, someone else might be the problem, right? Maybe both of you are the problem and we all have work to do on ourselves and this kind of makes us aware of all of that. And obviously, that isn't something that usually feels really good when we are going through it but it can be a catalyst or really important actions to take place that will bring us to a place of greater comfort and support and love and care and compassion and empathy for one another. So this is really the awareness stage, this first square with Pluto. It's the putting it on the radar moment. It's not the solve and it's not the solve. It's going to hurt. That will be okay. We have ample opportunity to fix it moving forward after Venus stations direct and there is going to be the storyline that's playing out for a while. One of the things I've been thinking about a lot with this Venus Retrograde is the squares with Pluto and that's because one of my mentees Skybar Clay wrote this incredible workbook on the upcoming Venus Retrograde and she uses movies to kind of set the stage and make us familiar with the storyline and she she's legally blonde and I don't want to give too much away because it's really incredible. But there is this way that she tells the story of the retrograde in the squares with Pluto that I think brings it to life and so I'm not sure if that's out yet but I'm going to plug it in the description box below. So if you guys want to check that out and kind of really feel into the story of the Venus Retrograde and what we are building up towards especially with this Pluto square then you're going to want to check that one out. All right, September 18th we have Kairon moving back so regressing into Aries. A couple months ago Kairon made his entry into Taurus and he will return there later on but this is kind of pulling us back into the storylines that Kairon was really exemplifying and you know a lot of the pain points, a lot of the wounds and a lot of the medicine that has been asked to be taken and experienced in the Aries part of our chart since I believe 2018 is when Kairon first entered Aries and so oftentimes what that feels like is that transit and slower going but it does bring up a lot of discomfort, a lot of pain points right in order to treat something in order to access the medicine. We have to know there's a problem in the first place and so Kairon brings up the wound, brings up the pain and then asks us to find a way to heal it, to live with it and then to be able to deliver that medicine to other people and so here we really seek Kairon moving back into Aries to make us aware of the fact that maybe we need another dose of medicine, maybe all of the healing that we've done actually isn't brought us to a place of being fully healed because that's not an arrival spot. We can't actually end in a place of being fully healed because we're alive and things are always changing and there's going to be triggers and wounds that we continually have to deal with, right and so this is kind of bringing us back there and saying okay well there's still some more stuff that we've got to work through here. right? There's still some more pain points that are going to be brought to our awareness so that we can take the medicine and hopefully so that we can then deliver that medicine to other people, right? And on top of that, Kiron is also, I think we get really fixated on Kiron as wound Kiron as trauma, but I really want to redirect that narrative and just bring a bit of a fuller understanding of who Kiron really was, right? And Kiron was, yes, a medicine man, but also trained to kill these to fight in the Trojan Ward, was an herbalist and knew how to find like the lay of the land to get the most that he could from it was an astrologer, right? So many skill sets. And so I think Kiron kind of pumping back in two areas for a little bit is also offering as an opportunity to diversify our skill sets in areas so that we can find the medicine and also administer that medicine to others, right? It's only by knowing the wound that we can find the remedy. And then that is going to really ask us, okay, how have we, what has changed, what has changed here, right? A lot of the times on the planet moves back into a sign it's saying that storyline you thought was finished, it's not finished and also you got to take stock, right? Just like we talked about with the Virgo new moon and the eclipse cycle from there, it's a moment of sitting with wow, there has been so many changes here and there has been so many harsh experiences and also I have learned so much about the areas part of my chart and that doesn't mean the learning is done. That means I know even better what else I need to learn about. I know where to go next. I know what the next steps are and now is the time to take them, right? This is the final dose of Kiron in areas for a very, very long time. So you know, there's going to bring a little bit more inflammation there. This means that it's not just Kiron moving into areas, but we're also doing Kiron in areas at the same time that Saturn and Neptune are hanging out in areas. None of those are particularly benefit influences that make things feel really good and easy and comfortable. Saturn adds a weight of expectation, Neptune adds a fog, a little bit of glamour, yes, but also a lot of delusion and a lack of clarity and then Kiron brings a little bit of the pain and also the desire to heal and the ability to then offer that healing up to others, but none of that is easy, right? And so if it starts feeling like, whoa, there's a whole new pressure back in the areas part of my chart that had left, that's what's happening, right? And it kind of kicks off on September 18th when Kiron moves back into areas. Now on that same day, Mercury and Libra is going to oppose Saturn in areas. So once again, we have this same storyline where the planet of communication, of our mental processes, of commerce and transportation, is running into a harsh aspect with a planet in areas. And that is happening at the same time that Kiron moves back in and shows us the wounds. And this really, really highlights a certain story here, right? Because Mercury is the planet of communication, what this looks like to me is having a conversation with someone, potentially with someone that you view as an authority or an elder or someone who has a lot of responsibility and finding that there is a harshness or lack of care in that conversation that ignites and exposes some of those old wounds that you thought you had moved on from that really reveal that there's more work to be done here. That's what this feels like to me, right? So think about where areas and Libra sit in your chart to kind of understand who these conversations might happen with, right? If this is along your first and seventh house axis, this might happen with a romantic partner. If it's really along the second and eighth house axis, this might happen with your accountant, right? Or someone who is responsible for helping you manage your resources and some capacity. If this is along the third and ninth house axis, this might be with a teacher or with a mentor or with a friend. It's on the fourth and 10 house axis. This could be with a family member or with a boss or authority in your professional field. If this is in the fifth and the eleventh house axis, it could happen with a lover, friends with benefits, sort of situation, or with a friend. And if it's on the sixth or 12th house axis, this could be a conversation that you have with a doctor. This could be a conversation that you have entirely internally, right? That is not manifesting through another, but it's more so manifesting in the mind because of 12 house deals with mental health, right? So that's a little bit of a way that you can kind of think about that. It is probably a day where you're going to hear no a little bit more often than not. You know, there can be some rejections that show up. There can be some delays. It's, you know, like this serious thinking and serious elder kind of squashing a youthful enthusiasm. And Mercury and Libra is trying to be kind to everyone. Make sure everyone's included. And then it's like someone pattern comes in and tells Mercury you're doing it wrong. Actually, right? And that can bring up feelings of discomfort. That can be kind of like the kid who feels like they got yelled at when they were just trying to keep the peace. You know, it could show up as bad news. It's, it's rejections around Mercurial matters. And that's not the easiest thing, but it's also once again tying back into the Venus, a retrograde storyline that is showing up here because Venus is ruling that Mercury. So some of these conversations are also going to be part of the matter and material that is informing all of the things that we've talked about with that Venus retrograde. So again, kind of another Poke one. It's brief somewhat, but it is shitty. And I'm sorry for that. Again, I feel like every month I just have to be the bearer of bad news. And I would love, I would love if the cosmos gave us some nice astrology so I could be the bearer of good news, but that's just not the way things would be going lately. All right, on September 23rd, we have the sun entering Libra, also going to ping the basket, right? It's going to ping Uranus and Gemini. It's going to ping Glutton of various. It's going to ping in particular, Neptune in Aries. And that's going to be an important one to remember as we approach the full moon on the 26th. As the sun moves into Libra, we really have more of a focus on that area of life and on that part of our chart. So whatever house that responds with with you is going to be more important. It's going to feel like someone put a spotlight on it and more of your attention is going to go there, more of your energy is going to go there. And in a more kind of minor but important way, the way that you understand who you are is going to start to entangle with that area of life a little bit more. And it's almost like it goes under review to say, okay, how does let's say Libra is your fourth house? How does the place that I live in inform my identity? How does the family I come from inform my sense of self? How does the land that I walk upon infuse me with a sense of vitality and confidence or not? And so all of that is starting to show up and it will manifest in different ways depending on which house the sun is moving through in Libra in your chart. But it does kind of bring up this. It's almost like it's it's not the loudest, you know, channel on the radio, but it's there. And then you could turn up the volume by focusing your attention on it, right? And thinking about the ways that it informs how you move through this world and how you understand yourself. So it's part of what's going to be happening with the sun moving through Libra. It also just puts a focus on the other, right? In Libra, we are very much oriented towards relationships and connection. And oftentimes at the detriment of the self, there's a reason that the sun doesn't like to be in Libra. The sun is oriented around the individual and Libra is oriented around the connection, the relationship, the other person. And so the sun is going to be in fall while it moves through Libra, which means we are going to take on more self-sacrificing tendencies in order to maintain a certain amount of harmony, grace and ease, particularly in our relationships and within social dynamics. So there's a little bit of that kind of showing up at this time, but it does make us very considerate, right? This is where that story we are talking about if self and other starts to show up once again. And this is really like, well, I really want to show up for the other. I'm really focused on your journey right now, even if that conflicts with my own, and then dealing with the fallout of that is part of the Venus Retrograde process, right? And so it's once again, intimately connected to that. So I was saying, everything that happens this month kind of feels like it's just setting the stage for this retrograde. And I think it's going to be a really important one. So it's creating this awareness around the Libra area of life, which is actually helpful, right? It's good to know how our relationships are going, how we are navigating the social harmony that we are seeking and striving for in Libra, but also it might feel a little bit painful as Venus is coming off the square with Pluto. It's kind of like an almost, like, you mean that? That's impacting this too. I didn't even know that what was going on over in this area of life is actually kind of starting to bleed into this other area of life, right? Really thinking about the Scorpio and Libra parts of your chart. So there's a little bit of like a attention arising here as the sun moves into Libra, and especially as she kind of burps, she, I guess, where she, she, herring the sun now, whatever. And once again, I was about to start talking about Neptune and last ever that I was going to say, the sun moves into the opposition with Neptune, which makes us feel a little less clear on who we are as individuals, how we are showing up in our connections, and how we are going to be able to access a place of true authentic alignment, right? It's a little bit like feeling out of sorts and feeling a little confused around your direction and around how you are accomplishing those more external sort of benchmarks that you have for yourself. So it's a little uncomfortable that first part of the sun moving through Libra, but I think in general it's going to be a transit that really needed and necessary because it's going to help us put ourselves in another person's shoes, which is something that Libra is so good at doing, right? And it is also a sign that strives for justice and equality and fairness. And my gods don't we need more of that in the world. So in a more global context, if you think about the Venus Pluto Square, reckoning with the ways that our relationships and desires are controlled in large part by the people in power through marketing and the media and the stories they tell us and the things they sell us, right? And then having a sun move into Libra, it's also a little bit of what can we do about this, right? And now that I have a bit more awareness on this and put on my radar in a new way, let's go fight for some justice and some fairness and some equality so that we can all feel better about ourselves, that we can live in a greater sense of social cohesion and harmony than we were before, but it doesn't come without the pain and the wounding and the awareness, right? So kind of like it's good in the end, but it doesn't feel good when we're going through it. That's a little bit on the sun moving in to Libra and then on September 26th, the we get the full moon at three degrees of areas. No more chill full moon, right? Or we talked about the the new moon being being kind of relaxed. This full moon, not relaxed, not chill. Let me go ahead and show you guys what's going on if you're watching the video version. So here we have the moon at three degrees of areas opposing the sun at three degrees of Libra. The moon is ruled by Mars in cancer, who is at the anoretic degree, which means Mars is at 29 degrees of cancer. So it's a little bit more explosive. It's ready to change signs and we are kind of seeing a last manifestation of some of that tension, that crabbyness, that sensitivity around our bodies, our connections, the places that we inhabit and how we feel about it all, right? And then to make matters, sorry, worse, the moon is also conjunct Neptune and moving into an opposite or moving into a conjunction with Saturn. So there's a lot going on. This full moon feels very confusing because of the conjunction with Neptune. It also feels very inflammatory, very itchy and potentially a little bit explosive. If there was a day where you might run into more verbal conflict with someone in September, I certainly think this is the one to watch, right? Our emotions are going to be running very, very high during this full moon. And we won't really have the answers or the clarity that we need because of the conjunction with Neptune. So we don't have the ability to see things clearly. Yeah, our emotions are running so high that it's going to be hard not to be impulsive and just say how we feel, say what we think even if it's not done in the most conscientious and considerate manner. You know, areas is impulsive. So it's harder to rain it in as much as we might hope for, you know, given the conjunction to Neptune, which indicates there's literally something being obscured or something that we're missing here. So it's like we would really benefit from the clarity if we're going to be explosive and forthcoming with our emotions in a way that might be a little bit more volatile. And yet we don't have that clarity. And so if you can rain it in until the moon gets a little bit further away from Neptune, I think that would be really good to avoid any unnecessary conflict or at least to avoid any kind of nastiness arising in the ways that you are communicating with people. And not because you're an nasty person, but just because this astrology looks tense and tender. And sometimes what happens is we last shout, right? We say things we don't mean. We act in a way that we're not proud of. And that's kind of what this full moon looks like to me, right? It's bringing things to a climax in the areas and Libra parts of our charts. So once again, we're doing that story of self and other of me and we. And the moon after hitting the opposition with the sun and showing us where things don't feel very good and where we do feel really sensitive and where we do feel like we need to kind of stake our claim and say things for ourselves, even if it's going to compromise our relationship dynamics. It's also running into a conjunction with Saturn right after that, which feels like we went too hot, too fast, too hard, and then we crash out. And I guess my advice to you is trying not to act impulsively. It's probably not going to have good results. This is a little bit like, you know, the moon running into Saturn afterwards is feeling sad and melancholic around the actions you took, the things you said, the way that you handled a situation. This feels to me like getting into, you know, a big fight with someone and then afterwards realizing you were wrong and you're not proud of it and you just feel really deflated. It's like you felt so fired up. And then you just feel like you completely have all of the air kind of pulled out of you and you have to reckon with what you said, what you did, how you handled it and try to go repair. And this doesn't feel especially with Mars at 29 degrees of cancer, you know, like the most I want to go repair. You know what I mean? It's a little bit like, oh, I don't want to I don't want to go over there. I'm going to say sorry. Even if you are, and even if you feel bad, because there's a little bit of like a licking your wounds thing that's going on during this full moon. So it just kind of feels like it's a shitty day. Venus is about to station retrograde to seven degrees, right? Mercury's being ruled by that Venus who's stationing Mars is at the antiretic degree full moon, conjunctum, conjunctum, Saturn. It's tough. It's tough. There's not another way to slice that or dice it. It's just hard, right? And it's pinging the basket again. So once again, we have like that major storyline that's been unfolding in those areas of our lives that is really getting brought to a climax, right? So a lot of it is just making us aware of the discomfort that exists here and forcing us to reckon with the things that aren't working so that we can make change. And here we have an ability to bring things to the surface, right? Anything that you were kind of sitting on that you weren't talking about that you were being self-sacrificing around is really going to show up during this full moon. And it's going to come out, right? So planning planning for that, how you might work things in the heat of the moment is a good step that you can take ahead of time so that if and when a situation arises around the full moon, you're going to feel a little bit more prepared to say things and act in a way that you will be proud of later. Now, the moon is going to be in the first second of areas during that full moon, and not first second of areas I call blood sweat and tears, right? It has this me versus the world feeling like I have to do everything myself. I must overcome, you feel the heat, you feel the pressure. If you want to go out, you want to take life by the orange, you want to conquer it, right? And there's like some fantasy and some glamourization of that process because the moon is conjunct that tune. There's a little bit of like a yeah, I like, I like that struggle. I like that part. Like it actually feels really good to be the person who's fighting back, you know, and taking it by the taking life by the horns and taking action around these things and feeling almost like vindicated by that glamourization or romanticization of the difficulty that is arising or what is making you feel uncomfortable or what is propelling you to go out into the world and take action. So it feels a little bit, I don't know, like it feels a little self righteous in a way that I don't love. Like I really don't love this on a collective level. I think on a personal level, there can be some needed stepping into like saying what you feel. And maybe you don't say it in the best way, but I think at the end of the day, if we want to get closer to people, then we have to have hard conversations. We have to be willing to fight. We have to let the rubber meet the road and see where it takes us, right? And hopefully we can hold ourselves in a way that we are proud of at the end of the day. And I feel like there's something good that can come from that on a very individual level, but I think on a collective level, I don't think we need to romanticize struggle and like militarization and conquering and feeling like we're looking to like the individualism or hyper individualism that we are experiencing right now. It feels like that is coming to a head with those of us who are seeking justice and fairness and equality for everybody, right? Like this kind of feels like it might pull up some martyrdom in a negative context. And using that is almost like a symbol of the individual versus like what are you all fighting for, right? And I think that that's where we're going to see some potential challenges arise as a collective and potentially interpersonally as well. Because the Sun and Libra wants connection, wants harmony, wants to acknowledge that there are ebbs and flows in our relationships, but also wants to hold space for another person for a different point of view, for a different perspective, right? It's much more willing to compromise. The moon in areas one is not willing to compromise, right? The moon in areas one has very, very clear idea of how it wants to get things done and what it needs for itself and doesn't necessarily want to take outside opinion on that matter. And so wherever this is happening in your chart, you know, brace yourself a little bit. It's like, yeah, it's a little bit of like a trying to present as diplomatic, but also feeling the fire so intensely internally that might just make you explode because you are trying to keep it all in, you know? And so ask yourself, where is niceness and being pleasant? Actually, just an expectation that's been put on you or a performance that we require of people we want to silence. Because maybe we do need to speak out. Maybe you do need to say something. Maybe you do need to be the moon in areas in this situation and not the Sun and Libra, right? But the fact of the matter is as you're going to be feeling the tension between the to. And depending on where this lands in your chart, it could create some kind of uncle comfortable relational dynamics that have to be dealt with. And because Mars is in cancer, ruling this whole moon, it's going to feel pretty prickly and it's going to feel very sensitive. And it's going to hit you where it hurts a little bit and that is going to be why you feel so on fire. And so just spice yourself. And also, this is going to be more intense for certain people, right? For some of us, we might have it happen and it doesn't hit our charts in a really impactful way. And it might go by without much notice besides reading some headlines that cause our eyes to go bugged. And you know, for other people, like people who have early degree cardinal placements, strapping, this is going to be a big one, probably, for you. And that's really, that's really that full moon. Again, I wish I could give news, but unfortunately, that's not the astrology at the moment. All right, on September 28, Mars enters Leo, which I am personally, as a Mars and Leo native myself, very excited for, right? Because Mars, moving into Leo, is going to take Mars out of fall and cancer, which means anybody who is an Mars role perfectioner, if you're an Aries perfectioner or Scorpio perfectioner, it's going to feel a little bit easier. We're also going to feel less bogged down by our emotions, by physical capacity, by material circumstances. Great, it's going to feel less like our actions are dependent on how we feel in that moment and much more of a, I can get things done because I see the vision and I need to make consistent progress towards that vision. Right, even though Mars hasn't had a lot of dignity in Leo, or at least in the very first part of Leo, it is an environment that Mars can perform quite well in because it is hot and dry and Mars is a hot and dry planet. Right, if you are an animal that's built for the desert and someone puts you in a different desert, it might not be your desert, but you're equipped to be there. That's kind of the situation with Mars moving into Leo, to a little bit more of a comfort with doing martial things, with taking a lot of action, with going out into the world, really dealing with the to-do list of life. Right, trying to execute on things, trying to make progress, feeling a lot more passionate and inspired. Right, and doing things largely around what feels authentic. Right, and I know I keep saying it, but it's because with so many planets and Aries and so much going on in Leo, that's really a big part of what's showing up right now and how that situates itself within our relationships and the collective needs of this moment or it's kind of the story that we are really navigating for not just 2026, but it is 2027 and beyond. So Mars and Leo is bold, it's proud, it's passionate, and it's very competitive with itself. It's not necessarily I need to be better than everybody else, but it is I need to be better than me yesterday. Right, and that can be a some fuel for Mars's fire, right, is constantly trying to improve and to one up the self. And so it is going to make it a lot easier to get things done if you're constantly kind of having that perspective in mind if I want to improve, right, which Mars and Leo definitely does. Mars and Leo always wants to be better. And I think that that can be quite helpful when we have been going through Mars and Cancer for so long, especially of Mars and Cancer Square and Saturn. This is going to feel like a lot of the things that we're holding you back are no longer holding you back. And it's kind of like both, but on the gas pushing forward as hard as you can. Mars is also not going to be alone in Leo. Mars is joining Jupiter and the South node. And Mars and Jupiter as a planetary combination really juice each other up. They are each other's height men, right? They want to boost each other up and they want to encourage each other. And Jupiter is like, yeah, Mars, let's go. And Mars is like, yeah, Jupiter, let's go, right? And they're both kind of, you can imagine like two friends who are just bouncing off of each other. That is kind of the vibe of Mars and Jupiter, especially when it relates to fighting a sense of meaning in the world and taking action around it, right? Because that's ultimately what Jupiter and Mars want to do. However, they are also with the South node. And so that is going to make it a little bit tone down and a little bit more complicated, but we don't really have to worry about that until we get into October and November when Mars starts getting closer and closer to the South node. But just know that that energy supply that you're feeling when Mars moves into Leo, it is going to decrease as Mars gets closer and closer to the South node. So take advantage of it while you've got it. I know I certainly will. Then on September 30th, we close Alp a month with Mercury entering Scorpio. So our communication is going to become a little bit less external as the inner monologue begins to ignite and we start doing some investigating into our inner world, into our relationships, into the things that bring us a sense of security or a lack thereof, right? Mercury and Scorpio is the investigator, is the problem solver, is the I need to get to the bottom of this placement. And it is the mind that is always seeking a solution and always developing a strategy. So it is plotting, it is intense, it is brooding, it's a little sexy, right? And it becomes part once again of the Venus Retrograde storyline because Venus is preparing to station retrograde on October 3rd and just a couple of days. So now it's not like we have our mind and our communication focused on keeping things, you know, light and harmonious and supportive for everybody. Now it's like, oh, the mind and the heart are both on the same page here and they are both being ignited to really focus on that sense of trust and safety and security and partnerships and in the Scorpio part of your chart. And it is going to kind of help us move along with some of that and get on the same page. So it's going to feel a little bit less like we are split in two directions as that kind of was for the most of a month, really, with Mercury moving through Libra and trying to keep it, keep it polite, you know, kind of trying to keep it like above the surface. Like now I'm not really going to get to me and I'm not going to say anything and get it it it it it it. And then Mercury enters Scorpion and it starts like going in words and doing this recollection of everything that happened while Mercury was in Libra, reassessing those conversations, scanning them, looking for threats and seeing then how that is going to inform some of what we untangle once being the stations retrograde at the beginning of next month. So we're going to see a lot more of a focus on the Scorpio part of our charts as a whole. It is going to be under construction in October, so be prepared for that. And a lot of that comes through the retrogrades that we're going to be experiencing there. And this month it's all about setting the stage for those. And a lot of what sets the stage for those is discomfort is an awareness of what isn't working is going deep in order to be really unflinchingly honest with ourselves even when it's painful to do so. And so it might not be the easiest astrology, but it does feel in large part like it's not as hard as what we've been going through in July and August where it felt like, I don't know about you guys, but it just felt like every day, there was a new fire to put out, a new problem to be solved, a new thing that was getting thrown on my plate. And I know it was very, very similar for a lot of my clients, a lot of the people around me in my life. And I think in September, it's not so much that a new thing is getting thrown on you every day. But it is like a deepening of awareness around stuff that just isn't sitting right. That you know needs to change, but you're kind of lying to yourself about right now. Like, oh, that's not as big of a deal. Doesn't matter that much, but it is a big deal. And it does matter and it does have to be dealt with. And we're going to be dealing with it for the next couple of months. And this is really where we start to become aware of just how much we can't ignore it anymore. And it's almost like things continue to build and build and build until they burst. We're not fully at the burst yet, but that full moon and areas will certainly feel like we've reached that point. So that is the astrology of September, 2026. I hope you guys enjoyed this forecast. Even though I know it wasn't the most fun information to receive, trust me, it's not the most fun information to give, but it is important so we can feel a little bit more aware so we can move in step with the planets and so that we can operate from a place of intentionality in our relationships and our work and in every other aspect of our lives. So thank you so much for listening to this episode of Threads of Faith. If you enjoyed it, make sure you are subscribed to this channel on YouTube or that you have left a review on Apple or Spotify. I cannot tell you guys how much that helps this podcast grow. And I know there are so many of you that listen every single week 'cause I can see the numbers who are not subscribed or who haven't left a review. And if you could do me a favor and do that right now, I would deeply appreciate it. All right, guys, I will catch you in the next one. Thank you for listening. Bye.

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. September begins with a challenging Mars-Saturn square in Cancer and Areas, causing frustration, irritability, and delays as Mars struggles with emotional sensitivity and Saturn resists urgency.
  2. September 10th features a major astrological convergence
  3. The Venus-Scorpio transit brings emotional intensity and vulnerability, forcing a reckoning with hidden desires, shame, and relationship dynamics, setting the stage for a prolonged Venus retrograde that will reveal and heal deep-seated insecurities.

Summary:

September brings intense astrological shifts that build toward a transformative Venus retrograde in Scorpio. The month begins with a Mars-Saturn square in Cancer and Areas, creating friction, frustration, and emotional volatility as Mars struggles against Saturn’s slow pace. On September 10th, Venus enters Scorpio—marking a significant shift from Libra’s harmony into a deeply emotional and uncomfortable space—while Mercury moves into Libra, deepening the focus on relationships and internal communication.

Concurrently, Uranus stations retrograde in Gemini, disrupting established narratives and prompting radical change in social interactions and mental patterns. This period forces introspection on hidden desires, fears, and societal pressures, especially where trust, authenticity, and vulnerability are concerned. The new moon in Virgo on the 11th offers a reflective pause, urging self-evaluation and a reevaluation of control and perfectionism.

A brief Mercury-Neptune opposition on the 12th brings mental fog and communication challenges, while a Venus-Pluto square on the 15th intensifies awareness of being unsupported or misunderstood by those in power. The return of Kiron into Areas on the 18th reactivates old wounds and emotional pain, especially in conversations with authority figures, amplified by a Mercury-Libra opposition to Saturn. The sun’s entry into Libra on the 23rd deepens focus on relationships and self-sacrifice, while the full moon on the 26th reaches a climax of emotional intensity, combining Mars, Neptune, and Saturn in a volatile alignment that risks impulsive outbursts and regret.

This full moon marks a peak in the unfolding story of self and other, demanding both emotional honesty and careful restraint. The entire month serves as a critical prelude to the Venus retrograde, encouraging deep emotional confrontation, healing, and reconnection with authentic desires.

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The Mars-Saturn square on September 1st creates tension between action and structure, leading to frustration, delays, and irritability. Mars, in Cancer, struggles with emotional and bodily dynamics, while Saturn in Areas resists rushing, causing pacing issues and potential rejection in relationships.

On September 10th, Venus enters Scorpio, Mercury enters Libra, and Uranus stations retrograde at 5 degrees of Gemini. This day marks a significant shift in desires, communication, and social behavior, with deep emotional and narrative changes unfolding across the chart.

Venus in Scorpio brings deep emotional intensity and vulnerability to relationships and desires. It challenges surface-level connections, exposing hidden fears, insecurities, and the need for authenticity, often making relationships feel intense, prickly, or even painful.

Mercury in Libra shifts communication patterns, encouraging diplomacy and harmony. However, it also brings up hidden desires and internal conflicts, especially when paired with Venus in Scorpio, as people confront shame and societal expectations around self-expression.

The new moon in Virgo on September 11th marks a turning point in cleansing and refining processes. It invites reflection on what has changed, what still needs improvement, and how to balance personal perfectionism with the need for support and collaboration.

This opposition causes mental fog and difficulty in decision-making, making it hard to articulate thoughts or needs. It’s a brief but challenging period where clarity is reduced, and communication may feel sluggish or unclear for everyone involved.

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