Mercury enters Virgo this evening, August 31st, 2012 at 7:33p PDT. With it comes a shift in our mental and communicative focus – away from the attention we draw to ourselves and what we reveal ourselves to be, and toward the implementation of the plans we have been creating to align our lives with the Truth of who we are.
Virgo is about organizing, systematizing, and practical implementation. It is also about healing and wellness, clearing out what is toxic to us and bringing things back into integrity and good health. Its practical and purposeful nature often associates Virgo with your works, service, and daily routine.
Mercury joins the Sun in the sign of Virgo for an amplification of this practical and purposeful energy. With our minds and communications now shifting into this realm, you are likely to see a stark contrast between the theatrical drama of Leo we’ve been experiencing over the last few weeks and the nuts and bolts approach of Virgo. Things will almost suddenly become pretty simple and straight-forward, and there will be a more cut-and-dried approach to getting things started and/or done. There won’t be much tolerance for drama or excess over the next few weeks. If it isn’t effective or efficient, it’ll probably be discarded or ignored. The intention in the next couple of weeks is to “keep your eyes on the prize”.
That said, Mercury’s journey through Virgo this time around will be a quick and useful one – it will be in direct motion its entire time in Virgo, moving into Libra on September 16th. Ideas and thoughts and our communications of them will likely be clear, concise and very deliberate. They will also serve the dual purpose of 1) helping us implement plans and intentions, and 2) healing the wounds that may surface as we start letting go of all that no longer serves us well.
This Virgo 5 Sun-Mercury cycle is a time of clearing away who and what distracts, discourages, or otherwise detriments us in the pursuit of our goals and dreams. We clear away the negatives to create space for all that is practical, tangible and positive to come into our live to assist us with the manifestation of our plans and intentions. Though there will be some tangible and physical actions taken, the majority of this work done during Mercury in Virgo will be done through words more than any other means.
Some questions to consider over the next 16 days:
- Who and what supports you in “winning the prize(s)” in your life…and who and what seems to distract you or take you away from it?
- What do you need to get what will support or encourage you in manifesting your goals and dreams? What and/or who stands in the way of getting what you need?
- Is it really someone or something else, or it is your own beliefs and behaviors and thoughts that need to change?
We aren’t done with Leo entirely. Venus enters Leo on September 6th, and will bring a little drama back into our lives as others begin to respond and react to the communications we make. We are likely to have our ‘drama moments’ as well – after all, we aren’t the only ones who are making changes.
Everyone in our lives is under the influence of this Virgo 5 Sun-Mercury combination. So we’ll need to deal with our feelings and thoughts about being on both the giving and receiving end of the changes we are all undergoing. For some of us who are already well-aligned with our inner Truths, the changes we are called to make may be small and barely noticeable. But for some of us who have found ourselves to be more out of alignment with our inner Truths than we may like, we may find ourselves called upon to make some pretty major life changes in these next few weeks. And of course, as we make these changes, they inevitably have an effect on not only us but those closest to us. Our relationships will be affected, and the relationship effect will only be more pronounced once Mercury moves into Libra on the 16th.
But for now, we focus on implementing the details of our plans. We focus on getting ourselves and our lives cleaned, cleared and organized for the new and wonderful people and things we are bringing into our lives – all of whom will help us “keep our eyes on the prize” so we may manifest and fulfill our goals and dreams.
Thanks for reading and sharing. Until next post…
~ Light, Love and blessings,
Grace
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