Horoscopes by ILANA KOZLOV
Last Thursday’s lunar eclipse in Pisces shook loose whatever was too spiritually overcomplicated for us to keep carrying. Now we begin September with Mars in Cancer, squaring Saturn in Aries, making even the obvious next move feel like pushing a sofa through a doorway. Don’t force it. Virgo season would rather you pack up what no longer fits, label the box, and put it out on the curb. On Sept. 10, Venus slips into Scorpio; Mercury enters Libra; Uranus stations retrograde in Gemini, and the New Moon in Virgo offers a cleaner starting point. Consider it a chance to reorganize whatever the eclipse left scattered across the floor.
Libra season arrives on Sept. 22 with its usual promise of balance, but the Sept. 26 full moon in Aries is less interested in keeping the peace. It puts the self under a hot spotlight and asks what you actually want. Relationships get harder to keep on the surface, as whatever has been avoided now demands an honest answer. The urge to sort, confess, repair, or cut your losses gets harder to ignore. By month’s end, with Mars entering Leo and Mercury entering Scorpio, the polite version of the truth may no longer be very useful.
Aries Rising
This month feels like trying to stuff your head through someone else’s shirt. Entanglements will take up a lot of energy, but maybe that’s exactly what you wanted. The new moon in Virgo will give you an opportunity to work out a difficult conflict with unexpected poise, while the full moon in Aries will culminate in some life-defining action. Needless to say, it’s not a quiet cycle. If it’s hard to contain your energy, do some jumping jacks.
Taurus Rising
It seems impossible to shake off intense desires as Venus enters your sector of relationships. Sometimes we have to put away the diary and just live life. No more prompts or self-help podcasts; it’s time for the shadow to play itself out. It may be bittersweet and certainly vulnerable, but this is when the real development happens. The takeover of deep, internal forces culminates in a big, remote fire. Dense ashes will spread, with only you to witness.
Gemini Rising
This is a great time to move around some furniture and get the dust out of those long-forgotten corners. Work relationships might intensify, so carving out your sanctuary and improving your home life will feel like a much-needed lifesaver. A lot of fiery energy will enter your sectors of communication and friendships. If there’s anything you need to get off your chest, now is your moment.
Cancer Rising
You are in the midst of absorbing a lot of information, and this isn’t causing general brainrot. It’s actually improving your life and giving you inspiring food for thought. Though things are feeling more technical lately, you are working toward a climax, which you will reach in your career at the end of the month. Creative energies pierce through sediment and seep into the magma. The whole world gets heated up with your fierce, emotional energy.
Leo Rising
Getting clear on your values can erase a lot of problems. It can show you where fear, shame, or outworn attachments have been running the show. It can also help you direct your resources to ventures with true longevity. It’s a practical kind of month that ends with a disparate impulse for adventure. Getting your ducks in a row and then breaking free from routines sounds like a well-balanced calendar to me.
Virgo Rising
You’re glowing more than usual because the new moon in your sign offers a minty fresh start. You have been shedding a lot of weight, and now the direction of your life has seemed to undergo a significant improvement. It’s worth celebrating, and the celebration is in the details. So slow down to take care of yourself in little ways, instead of exhausting your energy for others. You’re ready to cut your losses and walk toward a new mountain.
Libra Rising
You’re working behind the scenes, with the new moon in Virgo landing in your sector of hidden matters. The sun is in your first house of self, so expression isn’t entirely off the table. You’re discerning what stays in the shadows, for now, and what deserves some light. But at the end of the month, it’s less about you and more about a fiery “we.” Watch out for unnecessary conflicts and embrace heat only if it’ll add more sparkle to your jewel.
Scorpio Rising
Superficial has never been in your vocabulary, and if you can believe it, you may be getting even pickier about who gets access to your friendship and social life. There’s only room for the underground stuff, but not everyone wants to get dirty in the sewer with you. All it takes is one person to join you down that slimy pipe. Their arm pressed against your head isn’t claustrophobic; it’s kind of sweet and intimate. The end of the month brings some conflict at work, so put your helmet on.
Sagittarius Rising
You’re passing the performance review, and your hard work is not only impressing others, it’s impressing you. Yes, please take a moment to say, “I did that.” Your creativity is running high, so trust any enterprising ideas you may have right now. Travel is a real possibility toward the end of the month, but it may not turn out as expected. Differing viewpoints could bring out some drama, so pick your intellectual battles wisely.
Capricorn Rising
You’re in a dream surrounded by doors, and every door you open has someone who wants something from you on the other side. Your relationships are demanding a lot of emotional energy, and friend groups are feeling the tension too. The end of the month culminates in some frustration at home. Tempers could run high, so lock the door and run a cold shower.
Aquarius Rising
Letting go isn’t the ideal choice, but it’s the smart one. You will feel a lot lighter by detaching from other people’s problems and expectations, or even settling some overdue debts. You may feel a little moodier and less compelled to accept attention. At the end of the month, you may receive an important piece of news that arouses passion, excitement, or unexpected anger.
Pisces Rising
You have the opportunity to plant new relationship seeds. The new moon in Virgo is all about refinement, so if there have been wires crossed between you and others, this is a good month to do some detangling. Venus introduces a taboo emotional vibe to your sector of travel and education. Dig into banned books and prepare for uncomfortable but necessary insights.