Waning Crescent Moon in Gemini - Sun in Virgo

I'm one with the Goddess
and open to Her Wisdom."

25th Day of the 9th Lunar Cycle
Ruled by Medusa
Lunar Tree Cycle of Coll/Hazel
19th Day of the Celtic Tree
Month of Coll/Hazel
25th Day of the Cycle of Lughnasadh -
Days of Lugh
Moon Phase: waning Crescent
Moon rises: 12:43 AM EDST
Moon sets: 4:04PM EDST
Moon in the Mutable Air
Sign of Gemini
Ceridwen's Cycle of the Moon
Lunar Meditation: A poem
of your choice
Sun in Virgo
Sunrise: 6:38AM EDST
Sunset: 8:08PM EDST
Solar Question for the Day: "How
is truth served in your life?"
Lughnasadh (Gwyl Awst) Quarter
of the Year
August 23rd, 2011

Tiu's Day - Mars Day, the Day of  Activity and Physicality, Passion and Desire - Action Day ....

Sun in Virgo - The Sun Virgo is a time of solar waning, with shorter days. And that kicks us into gear, to get more done, and prepare for the winter months of darkness. Traditionally, it's a time of preparation -- getting ducks in a row.   And good preparation comes from anticipating your needs based on commonsense. Virgo is an earth sign that pays close attention to what's happening right here, right now. With the vitality of the Sun here, we can take stock of our situation, in a realistic way. Virgo has a unique prescience or foresight that comes from knowing how things are likely to play out. Rather than accepting anyone else's word as gospel, Virgo the analyzer prods us to see for ourself. We observe, listen to first-hand accounts and use the physical senses, to discern the situation on the ground.

    Sun Virgo, with Mercury in retrograde, are allies to consider practical ways to adapt to the erratic and unstable economic conditions. It's timely for simplifying further, where possible, and making sure essential needs are met. Watching what's going on there, and using the Virgo powers of thinking it through, you can anticipate changes in your field, or possible job insecurity. It's a good time to consider a Plan B, or C, that can be a transition step if necessary.


      Virgo Sun Themes:



•Consider changes in your diet for lightness, greater mental clarity, more calm.


•Clear out, clean up, downsize, weed the garden.


•Finishing touches, editing, research, citizen journalism.


•Creating solid neighborhood ties or friend/family groups that can help each other through hard times.


•Taking mental notes on what's going on, and taking steps to prepare yourself.


Excerpts from http://astrology.about.com/b/2010/08/23/sun-in-virgo-4.htm




The Sun in Virgo: tends to shun attention. Sure there are plenty of extroverted people with Virgo Sun-Signs, but if you check their horoscopes, you will find strong placements in Leo, or the Sun at an angle. The Virgo game plan is to work quietly behind the scenes, to be the power behind the throne. Did you ever see the "Colombo" series on TV? Now there is a perfect Virgo type, solving cases by noticing tiny details. The positive side of Virgo? Always helpful. Always doing things for you. The perfect servant. The negative side? Criticism and self-criticism too ("Oh my God. It’s an eighth of an inch off! This is terrible"! "But" you tell them "it’s a highway from the Earth to the Moon. What difference does an eighth of an inch make"? "But I made it a whole eighth of an inch off" they complain. I’m humiliated"!) Nothing is ever good enough. There are always tiny flaws. Don’t argue. The only way to stop this is to tell them "OK, discussion is over! This is what we’re going to do". And frequently, the Virgos will do it. Like I said, the perfect servants.
From: http://www.bobmarksastrologer.com/PlanetsignVirgo.htm