Hello my cosmic friends! 

 

As we ease into September and hopefully into some cooler weather, it's time to take a quick breather!  Mercury is in its home sign of Virgo and will be retrograding (appearing to move backwards) until September 12th.  We've all heard about Mercury retrogrades and all the complications that go along with it, but we rarely hear about the good side to a Mercury Retrograde!  Poor Mercury gets a really bad rap!

 

Although a Mercury retrograde is not a good time for taking action, it is a very good time for reflecting and making plans.  This is part of the natural ebb and flow.  Virgo is the sign of the Harvest.  It is a sign of details and thinking things through.  It has to do with health and our daily routines.  So this is a great time to take stock of where we are in our daily lives.  It's time to get organized and revise our plans (and our diets)!

 

This is a time of big changes for our planet!  Many of us have been going through some very challenging times, particularly with career and relationships.  During these intense astrological configurations such as the Cardinal Grand Cross and Cardinal T-Square, we've felt the need to take action and make some serious changes in our lives.  We've been feeling more than a bit fiesty!  However, as September rolls in, Jupiter and Uranus are retrograding back into the introspective and intuitive sign of Pisces.  Some of the passion and urgency we felt when Jupiter and Uranus were moving "direct" in Aries has subsided for the time being.  Dark and mysterious Pluto is also in retrograde for a short time as well as is mystical Neptune.  We now have a short window of opportunity to catch our breath!  Now is the time for us to sit back for a while and meditate instead of trying to make something happen.  It's time to go within to that deep space of solace and quiet.  This is the time when the Cosmos is working on us internally and from behind the scenes.  There is nothing for us to DO in the outer world to make this transformation happen. 

 

This has been heralded as a time for great leaps in consciousness.  For you and for me.  Meditation is our vehicle to these higher states.  I urge each and every one of you to take advantage of this opportunity!

 

As always, I wish each and every one of you PEACE beyond all understanding!

 

Jennifer