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Stay in FLOW | VIRGO SEASON . Returning to the Essence

  • Aug 22
  • 2 min read

As the Sun enters Virgo, the first Earth of the zodiac, we are invited back to essence, to simplicity, purity and the primordial innocence of who we are. Virgo reminds us that before creating the systems that hold our lives, we must first remember what is worth preserving | that original spark of love and light within us.


In mythology, Astraea, goddess of justice and innocence, was said to have remained among mortals during the Golden Age, living alongside humanity and witnessing its evolution. She was the last of the gods to leave Earth as humanity moved into an age of violence, greed and disconnection. Eventually, she ascended to the heavens and became associated with Virgo, carrying with her the memory of a more harmonious way of being. Her story carries a profound Virgo medicine |

How do we preserve our integrity while remaining fully present in the earthly experience?


And perhaps this question is particularly meaningful now. We are living through a time when the Earth herself is speaking, shifting and restructuring. Every great movement of the Earth brings rupture, destruction, loss and grief. We cannot always control what is being rearranged around us, but we can tend to the soil within. Through service, ritual, discernment and sustainable rhythms, we create an inner structure that allows us to remain grounded in our mortal, earthly nature even when the ground beneath us moves.


Ruled by Mercury, Virgo also asks us to observe our inner dialogue. Is there coherence between what I think, what I speak and what I do? Does my mind have a rhythm that supports rather than constrains me? Perfection, in its highest Virgo expression, is not flawlessness, it is finding the right DOSAGE, the rhythm that allows life to remain sustainable. INNOCENT.


And as this season unfolds, Virgo becomes a rite of passage toward the Full Moon and Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pisces, its opposite sign. Virgo tends the soil; Pisces asks us to surrender into the alchemical waters. Virgo creates the purest vessel; Pisces asks us to trust the wonder what will fill it.


Perhaps this is where faith becomes essential |FAITH in the rituals we cultivate, FAITH in the wisdom of our earthly bodies, and FAITH in our capacity to remain present through change.


We are mortals. We are Earthlings. And perhaps our deepest form of safety is not knowing that the ground will never move, but knowing that we can learn how to move with it, without abandoning the purity of our hearts.



A Virgo Season Practice


Between now and the Full Moon, look into your natal chart and find the house where Virgo lives. What dimension of your life does this Virgonian soil govern? Are there planets there asking for your attention, refinement or movement?


Then observe the systems you have cultivated in this part of your life |

What rituals, habits and rhythms are nourishing the soil? What structures are preserving your essence, and which ones may need to be refined?


Let these days be an invitation to tend your inner landscape with the discernment of Virgo, so that when Pisces brings the waters of surrender, there is fertile ground within you to receive them. xx 💜

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