This full Moon will be on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 1, 2020, appearing “opposite” the Sun. As the full Moon closest to the autumnal equinox (the end of summer and start of fall), this is the Harvest Moon.

The Aries full moon on Thursday, October 1, 2020, is linked to unstable Uranus through unstable aspects. So the major theme of the full moon October 2020 astrology is the release of tension. ***** DUCK *****

The October 2020 full moon is strongly influenced by Mars retrograde square Saturn. This indicates frustration and anger that has been building for at least one month.

The October 1 full moon also activates a fixed star that gives bad judgment and a quick temper. The combination of these influences creates a highly charged, impulsive, and dangerous full moon energy.

There will be a strong tendency to act impulsively and to lash out. Outrage, rebellion, and rioting are likely. But the tension created by the buildup of anger and frustration is best released more safely through flexibility and adaption.

This full moon brings your home, family, and intimate relationships into sharper focus for the following two weeks of this moon phase. Opposing forces such as work versus home, or what you need versus what you want, create inner tension and external pressures. This can lead to conflict and crises that drain your energy.

The lunar qualities of emotions and instincts reach their peak at a full moon. So use your increased emotional strength and intuition to overcome any relationship challenges. Subconscious awareness allows for an impartial and balanced look at your personal relationships. You will clearly see any relationship dynamics or negative feelings causing disharmony.

This can make you nervous, tense and anxious. A buildup of unstable electric energy can feel exciting but also scary. You may find it difficult to relax, especially if your freedom has been restricted or your creative self-expression blocked.

Pressure to change may come from someone with some power over you, changing circumstances, or an unexpected event. You may have to change your routine, behavior or plans. It is important to be flexible and adapt to changing conditions. An adjustment is needed whether you are forced to make changes or you find a different way forward yourself.

If you resist change, become arrogant or disruptive, you will suffer losses or miss out on an important opportunity. Being stubborn or overreacting would also damage your standing and prospects. You don’t need to totally change direction but rather make minor changes or alterations. Do not go too far or be too daring. Otherwise, you may have to start all over again.

So full moon October 2020 is likely to lead to an escalation of the unrest, rebellion, and rioting of recent weeks. The key to using this highly charged energy to your advantage is flexibility and adaptation. Minor changes and adjustments will allow you to take advantage of opportunities that arise from the changing conditions ahead.

The October 1 full moon lasts for two weeks up to the October 16 new moon. And that is followed by the second full moon of the month on the 31st, the October 2020 blue moon.

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The Equinox arrives on September 22nd, ushering us into Libra Season and Fall in the northern hemisphere. A day that gives us equal light and dark, the scales of Libra mirror this balance motif. In general, Libra brings awareness to the importance of pleasure, beauty, and exchanging pleasantries. This Libra Season, however, has a much more serious tone to contend with, and a few harsh realities. This is all thanks to the current transit of Mars retrograde and an upcoming Mercury retrograde that is a wildcard. Having both Mercury and Mars retrograde at the same time means that we have more than usual the amount of issues to rethink, and rework. 

When Mars, planet of action, desire, and aggression is retrograde, it asks us to review the ways in which we use our energy. Being busy isn’t the business if all we are doing is tiring ourselves out. As the world’s issues become increasingly complex and urgently in need of our care, becoming ever more specific about what we do and why, applying our time and talent to solutions with an impact rather than just strategies to get ahead personally, is mandatory. 

When Mercury, the planet of communication, is retrograde, it likes to bait us into thinking we’ve got it all figured out. It seems to enjoy making a mockery of our need to have things move at our speed. During this transit, details get distorted, messages go missing, and facts get lost when we need them most. Not all Mercury retrogrades are equal, some go by without much to take note of but others, like this next one, will wreak havoc on our timetables and patience. This Mercury retrograde is no wall-flower. It will bring with it unpredictable, unprecedented, erratic events that we can’t exactly be ready for, but we can’t say that we are surprised about either.

Even before the retrograde gets going, from roughly October 5th – 20th Mercury will be in a tense relationship (opposition) to Uranus, planet of discord, change, and innovation. This combination highlights the unusual and inventive as much as it does the chaotic and disruptive, but it doesn’t bode well for operations running smoothly or consistently. On October 13th, in the midst of this mayhem, Mercury will station retrograde. Because Mercury is changing course in an already unpredictable moment for data and details, returning to regularly scheduled programming isn’t on the agenda. Not only that, but Mercury won’t station direct until November 3rd, a sensitive date for the United States. By that time, Mercury is in a situation that further slows down the compiling of information as it sits in a square to Saturn, planet of obstacles and delays. We can assume that whatever information we were hoping to get at that time will take its time. With these wrenches thrown in the works of an already unprecedentedly important election, we have to assume nothing and take every proactive solution seriously.

The Equinox arrives on September 22nd, ushering us into Libra Season and fall in the northern hemisphere. A day that gives us equal light and dark, the scales of Libra mirror this balance motif. In general, Libra brings awareness to the importance of pleasure, beauty, and exchanging pleasantries.

This Libra Season, however, has a much more serious tone to contend with—and a few harsh realities. This is all thanks to the current transit of Mars retrograde and an upcoming Mercury retrograde that is a wildcard. Having both Mercury and Mars retrograde at the same time means that we have more than usual the amount of issues to rethink and rework.

HOW THE FALL EQUINOX WILL AFFECT YOU ASTROLOGICALLY.

Aries

Major moments in your career help you to understand your impact, power, and purpose. The end of September makes clear the effort that each professional mountain you’ve climbed takes, and which were worth it. As October unfolds, it brings with it a Mercury retrograde that wants you to review your collaborative contracts, settle the bills that you can, and make way for some unexpected insights that spur rapid healing and inner growth. There’s no time like the present to get honest about what you owe and what will help you feel debt-free.

Taurus

The end of September helps you clarify just how much work you’ve put into attaining your long-term goals, and how many inner critics you have to battle along the way. The work you’ve done on yourself might not be as visible to the outside as it is to you, but that’s the point. It’s your secret strength that is your special sauce. Come early- to mid-October, try not to get swept up in anyone else’s chaos, as it won’t help you help them. Listening to others requires us to hear with our whole selves. As Mercury retrograde will teach you, your partners have something important to communicate to you—it just might take more effort than usual to get the message.

Gemini

The end of September sees you parsing through the details of your creative collaborations with great care. Hostility might be reasonable, but it won’t help you get the job done or your messages across. With your work schedules out the window in early to mid October, or at the very least, off-kilter, flexibility is necessary. Mercury retrograde makes it clear that you need to be less concerned with how you traditionally get things done and more focused on what you can do here and now with what you have.

Cancer

With a review of your most important professional projects well under way, make sure to spend the last days of September getting your own needs met. You aren’t a machine, and if you treat your body like one, it will rebel. October’s Mercury retrograde wants to help you to hone in on the things that bring you unexpected pleasures. With little that is predictable, you can always interrupt stress with a break, exhaustion with some rest, and depletion with some deep restoration. The more you invest in what is easy to enjoy, the more your creative energy gets replenished.

Leo

The end of September helps you make an important decision about a long-term plan or clarifies the aspects of an argument that you’ve been struggling to articulate. It’s bound to get a little heated as you try to make yourself clear, so be more focused on honoring the truth than winning the battle. As October unfolds, you may feel an inexplicable desire to redesign your living space or renegotiate your family commitments. You want a little more freedom than usual from the roles you traditionally fulfill for others. Remember that you can always give yourself a time out.

Virgo

The issues that come up in your collaborations need your time and attention come late September. If financial issues are challenging for you to be forthright about, this will be your opportunity to override those fears. Get clear about what is a non-negotiable. As October unfolds, Mercury retrograde pulls focus on the changes that take place in your daily life. Schedules are a good start, but they aren’t set in stone. The more you accommodate life, the more works out for you, even if unexpectedly.

Libra

The end of September helps you get clear on a boundary or two with your beloveds. The needs of those you care for can’t become more important than our own. While relationship tensions can turn your stomach, facing them gives you strength. As October unfolds and Mercury makes its retrograde self known, you get to investigate the ins and outs of your material life and financial balances. With unexpected changes to the budget, be sure not to waste resources on anything you don’t truly want, or better yet, need.

Scorpio

While you’ve been busy reviewing the parts of your work life that need a little extra TLC, the end of September comes bearing the gift of clarity about exactly which squeaky wheels to grease. Your schedules might be running you ragged, so any extra hydration you can give your system helps immensely. As October unfolds, Mercury retrogrades through Scorpio, urging you to deliver messages that upset the status quo and unveil the power of your insights. You make an impact to be sure, the kind that can’t be undone easily. Be honest about what you are willing to dismantle and what you actually need to stay in place, at least for now.

Sagittarius

The end of September asks you to be more than a mediator for those that need it, it asks you to understand the kinds of futures you are trying to build with others and what personal interactions need to look like in this moment for that to happen. You have to postpone making your point in some cases, but in the end, the trust you build is worth it. As October rolls out it asks you to have an open mind when confronting your inner-critics. It’s time for new tactics when reviewing old behaviors and self-sabotaging ways. Try surprising your least helpful habits with massive doses of humor, diversion, and compassion.

Capricorn

Home is where the heart of the issue is. The end of September sees you getting clear on the kinds of foundations you want, need, and are determined to build for yourself. It also opens you up to some of the more defining career conversations as of late. Don’t take any information for granted, even if it’s delivered in a less than desirable tone. Take note of what’s really being said and work with it. As October unfolds, Mercury’s retrograde gets you to review the social roles that need a renovation and brings with it some unexpected rallies to be a part of.

Aquarius

By the end of September, the obstacles in your path are made clear. More than anything understanding them is going to be a great help in getting around them. While a couple of conversations test your ability to stay cool, you are better suited at this stage of things to not waste too much of your tank down a road that is a lost cause. As Mercury stations retrograde mid October, your professional roles undergo a couple of unexpected changes. A little extra patience helps you to mindfully sidestep chaos that you’d otherwise stumble into.

Pisces

Libra Season wants to help you unpack the details of your exchanges. What feels equal, what feels unfair, and what feels fertile and good for everyone involved? As October unfolds, the focus shifts to your long-term plans and all the unforeseen changes that will impact them. At this point of the year, it’s best not to be too firmly attached to the timing of things and more focused on the quality of what you are creating. Calendars will shift, but good work always stands the test of time.

The Virgo New Moon on September 17, is the first in a line up of three Super New Moons over the coming months. This trio of Super Moons then leads us into a Total Solar New Moon Eclipse come December, which will activate and open a portal to a bright new beginning.

As you probably know, New Moons are times of new beginnings. Virgo is the sign of the harvest. This is an especially ‘manifesting’ New Moon, thanks to positive aspects to the other Earth signs.

New Moon in Virgo Trine Jupiter, Saturn And Pluto

The New Moon in Virgo is one of the best New Moons of the year because it trines Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn. In the last few months, we’ve been totally hammered by the outer planets in Capricorn. And the square from Mars in Aries didn’t ‘help’ either. However, a trine is a harmonious aspect. Its role is to find the path of least resistance and integrate different energies, so that something constructive can come out of the exchange.

The New Moon in Virgo is a time to find new solutions to old problems.

It is normal to feel overwhelmed and to take a back seat when we have such intense transits, as we had for most of 2020. However, the New Moon in Virgo is here to say “Ok, what can I do? What can I make from all of this mess?” “Yes, life is tough, but what can I – practically – do to make things better?

Virgo is obsessed with analyzing everything and finding solutions to problems. Virgo is a mutable sign that thrives in chaos. But Virgo is also an Earth sign, so she’s super practical. When everyone else is in the heights of despair, Virgo comes to diligently clean up the mess.

With the New Moon in Virgo, we have 6 out of 10 planets in Earth signs. Earth signs are grounded, practical, and realistic. This is fantastic news if you want to find solutions to problems, and get things done.

Virgo – Self-Sufficiency And Common Sense

The literal meaning of Virgo is “virgin”, but back in Roman times, Virgo or “virgin”, was a word used to describe a person who is self-sufficient – someone who doesn’t need anyone or anything to be complete. The New Moon in Virgo will remind us that we don’t always need someone else to make us whole and that we can find the resources we need within ourselves.

Virgo is ruled by Mercury, the planet of the mind. Mercury rules both Gemini and Virgo. If in Gemini, an Air sign, Mercury expresses itself verbally, in Virgo, an Earth sign, Mercury works through our body. That’s why Virgo rules our gut, which is our 2nd brain. This is where we derive our ‘gut feelings’. You may think “gut feelings” is some woo-woo, spiritual type of intuition – but in fact, it is our Virgo body, that just ‘knows’ what makes sense. If there is one word that could describe Virgo, it would be ‘common sense’. Virgo has the incredible gift of ‘just knowing’ what makes sense, and what doesn’t.

Common sense is the ability to quickly make sense of the world, to make good judgments, to and behave in a practical and sensible way – and this is Virgo’s specialty. We can all agree that common sense is exactly what we need right now.

But that’s not the whole story, because…

New Moon Opposite Neptune – Chaos vs Order. Order vs Chaos. The New Moon makes an opposition to Neptune in Pisces.

Neptune transits can have a bad reputation, but that’s when we don’t understand how Neptune works, and try to outsmart it. And we don’t want to do that with Neptune (or Pluto) – right? The New Moon is the Sun and the Moon coming together. The Sun and the Moon are the Yin (Moon) and the Yang (Sun) which together represent our identity. A New Moon opposite Neptune is a time to question your identity – the old definition of who you are – and instead, to embrace the timeless, infinite Self you really are.

Both Virgo and Pisces long for perfection.

Virgo longs for perfection in the material world. Pisces longs for perfection that goes beyond the material. That’s why for Pisces people in general being ‘successful’ by society’s standards doesn’t really mean much. Virgo believes that perfection can be reached through the principle of order. “If I just get myself sorted, if I just get my act together, everything will be fine”.

Pisces believes that perfection can be reached through surrender. “If I watch a movie/go to a concert/have a glass of wine, I will perhaps connect to that perfect place, where I’m at one with something greater than myself”.

Another way of putting it: Virgo believes perfection can be reached through ‘order’. Pisces believes perfection can be reached through ‘chaos’. People with strong Virgo or strong Pisces placements, will usually oscillate between order and chaos, since signs that share the same axis basically want the same thing, is just that their approach is different. The New Moon in Virgo is a great example of this dynamic. The Sun and the Moon are in Virgo. Neptune is in Pisces. Order vs. chaos. Chaos vs. order.

Too much order leads to chaos. And it is in chaos that a new order emerges. What does that mean for you? The New Moon in Virgo is your opportunity to reinvent yourself.

New Moon In Virgo – Transcendence

Neptune opposite the New Moon will challenge your old identity – and even dissolve your Ego – so that a new, higher Self can emerge.Neptune in Pisces represents the higher laws of the universe we don’t fully understand with our limited human thinking. But even if we don’t understand these cosmic laws, it doesn’t mean there’s no order in the cosmos. It doesn’t mean that things don’t make sense (just because we can’t make sense of them).

2020 has already brought a lot of instability, so maybe we are used to it at this point! But this is something the September New Moon may heighten. With Mars also in retrograde, we may see people more likely to act on this feeling of instability and insecurity by lashing out with hostile words and actions.

When there is panic and fear around us, it is easy to get sucked in, but it helps to remember that we are not just human, we are also divine beings that are connected to an infinite stream of love, light, and protection.

Keep your attention focused on what you want to attract and create in your life, and try not to get distracted by the fear and noise of the outside world.

What events or situations have unfolded in your life that you need to process and digest?

What are you holding on to? What are you having a hard time processing, digesting, and eliminating on an emotional level?