New Moon in Virgo - August 26/27, 2022

Today's New Moon in Virgo completes a cycle that began September 2021. With this moon, we bring these intentions fully to a close as we tend the sprouts we've planted over the past year's time. The actions we take today will put things in motion and set the tone for the coming months.

Virgo is a mutable Earth sign, and is very focused on what's most practical and tangible. This energy is incredibly detail-oriented, which can be productive and stabilizing when applied in a balanced way, or incredibly perfectionistic in its extreme state.

With this Virgo energy impacting the moon, which represents our internal energy and deep emotions, we may notice ourselves experiencing moments of obsessive focus, hyper-criticism, and perfectionistic tendencies today.

If you're feeling like catastrophe has struck today, bring yourself back into the body and give your mind a break. Ground yourself and allow your thoughts and emotions to settle before jumping to conclusions on what's truly happening.

If we attach to the stories coming up in our minds, this can send us on an emotional rollercoaster ride. With Mars in Gemini squaring the moon as well, tensions are running high.

Mars is quick to action and quick to anger, so it's especially important to think before we speak and examine the feelings that arise before acting on them from an impulsive place.

Be aware of any fixations that come up through this time and any thoughts of “this needs to be PERFECT” that can make you want to scrap a project entirely, or prevent you from showing up and sharing what you’re creating with the world.

This is an important time to approach yourself and others with compassion and interrupt any negative narratives the mind creates.

In tomorrow's light, the situation may look a lot different than it does under the dark moon.

Breathe deeply, take a step back, and reality-test as needed with trusted people. Moving your body and getting outdoors can be especially helpful if you're experiencing anxiety, frantic thoughts, or feelings of perfectionism.

This New Moon in Virgo marks the ending of an old cycle and the beginnings of a new one all at once.

This is the transformation moment. This is the transition point. This can literally feel like the gap between what was and what's to come.

Some of us are experiencing this as a void state — floating in nothingness, disconnection from reality, or feeling lost in the in-between. If you're in this space, you're not alone.

This moment will pass and birth something new. Though it can feel strange at times, this void space is ripe for creation.

Whatever you are wishing to create in the months to come, set your intentions with this New Moon.

If you're able, walk barefoot on the Earth or spend time in nature. Tell your wishes to the trees, the flowers, the stars.

Whatever you're feeling at this time, this is an opportunity to shift your perspective and lean into the new.

However unknown, however scary, however challenging it may feel — a new and beautiful beginning is beckoning to you.

Tawny