Regret is Resistance

This month I’m being redirected to offer you my monthly forecast in writing. Perhaps it is the South Node’s recent venture in Leo calling me to let my face and voice fall away from the purity of the information that flows through me, or perhaps it is the Virgo Sun beseeching me to offer you its humble wisdom from behind the curtain of this computer screen. Whatever it is, I know the best answer is always to respect my intuition and so here I am typing these words. I appreciate you coming along for the ride, and I’d love to know how it lands with you.

I am so ready for this month.

The fires of Leo have been burning brightly (and very literally here in the Northern Hemisphere), and this time tunnel between eclipses can leave us feeling anything but stable. So the Sun’s arrival into measured, grounded and practical-minded sign of Virgo feels like an earthly balm to my flaming nervous system. If – like me – your energy has been leaping all over the map these past few weeks, it has likely been a full-time endeavor just to keep your feet facing forwards as you move through your daily life. The Sun in Virgo can now help us to choose our next step from a place of personal improvement and world service, to appreciate where and how we can take action to make everything better for ourselves and everyone around us.

Before I get into the details of the astrology, I invite you to pause for a moment and tune into what this month looks like for you. My own practice is to close my eyes, take a deep breath, and ask my subconscious for an image that will help me understand, appreciate and embrace what is on its way. Trust that whatever you are seeing, hearing or otherwise sensing is just right for you, and observe it with quiet reverence as you would a masterpiece hanging in the world’s finest art museum.

Here is a rendering of my own masterpiece:

In my mind, this came through as a moving picture. I saw a conveyor belt trailing through an exceptionally spic and span factory, conspicuously and lovingly monitored by a woman in hygienic clothing with a selection pack of tweezers in her hand. As the conveyor belt advanced, it brought what looked like light-filled diamonds towards her. The belt moved slowly and peacefully, and the gleaming gems were generously spaced to offer her all the time she needed to examine them with her studious gaze. As they approached one by one, she drew out the right-sized pair of tweezers to pick up the morsels of crystalized light and bring them gently to eye level. And then, as she offered them her full attention, they simply evaporated.

I want to be clear that I have never seen anything like this before, and that the images I’ve offered you in previous months have not been nearly as animated as this one. It was like being immersed in a lucid dream, and I viscerally felt the meaning of it as it unfolded. The conveyor belt was the flow of time, and the brilliant, kind-hearted woman I saw was helping to clean out the past. The glittering diamonds were moments of unabsorbed wisdom, treasures calcified by our own resistance to seeing the perfection in every single moment that has brought us to where we are. And as she calmly offered them appreciation for the truth of what they were, they released into the atmosphere of clarity around her.

I am, as always, amazed at how much this image fits the Virgo Ingress chart, a snapshot of the moment the Sun leaves Leo on August 23 that captures the whole of the feel of its impending 30-day journey through Virgo. I will walk you through it in words, but if you’d like to see it for yourself, here is what it looks like:

And here’s my verbal breakdown of the top three solar themes:

1. Silver Lining Express
   (Sun / Mercury conjunct South Node)

   
   What strikes me the most is the Sun’s near exact conjunction with the South Node of the Moon, a cosmic release point that invites us to let go of the regrets that keep us locked in repeating patterns. Regret is a form of reality rejection, a registered complaint that something in our lives did not turn out correctly. It sounds a dissonant note, like some part of us has been left behind to resist what happened as unfair, foolish or just plain wrong. With Virgo’s ruling planet Mercury in Leo also sitting right next to the South Node, you might uncover ideas laced with the flavor of “I deserve better than this BS”, “I am smart enough to have found a way through this earlier”, or “I don’t want to waste my precious time on this.”

   None of these perspectives are particularly helpful if our goal is to let go, and it is in fact true that resistance keeps us doomed to recreate the same scenario until we finally see it for what it is: a meaningful experience. So from this vantage point, the best thing to do is to reframe our regrets as unclaimed prizes. What if you could allow yourself to look for the precious value in what upset you, if you could see it as a chance to be more present in the joy of what your life is ready to become? The Virgo Sun is primed to help us uncover the blessings in every apparent snag if only we can allow ourselves to look. Know that you are safe to do this; after all, the woman in my image was picking up diamonds and not turds.

2. Move Ahead Mindfully
   (Sun trine Moon; Moon opposite Mars; Moon square Neptune)

   The Sun enjoys a supportive trine with the First Quarter Moon in Capricorn, and this harmonious flow of energy between the two biggest lights in our sky offers us the opportunity to more smoothly take aligned action in the here and now. The First Quarter Moon always holds our attention on what we are growing, and – especially at this point between eclipses – it might feel like there is a whole next chapter of your life just screaming to emerge.

   
   Especially with the Moon’s opposition to Mars in Cancer, we might feel butterflies in our stomach and be tempted to jump headfirst into the safety of a brighter future. But we would be wise to look before we leap, both because the Moon’s square with Neptune suggests we don’t yet have the full picture and because the Capricorn Moon grants us stability when we develop a succinct strategy for how we want to move forwards, when we take responsibility for our emotions, and when we place our trust in the solidity of the spiritual world that surrounds us on all sides.
   

3. Sweep Your Headspace
   (Sun square Uranus)

   
   Our monthly chart also shows the Sun approaching a square with Uranus in Gemini, which is an excellent recipe for breaking down the thoughts that prevent us from being our brilliant selves. To best position yourself with the promises of Virgo, you might consider asking yourself questions like: Does this thought help me do what comes next? Does this thought empower me to do good things for the world? Does this thought support me in seeing the perfection of this moment? Uranus and Gemini both like to move quickly and can see deep dives as detours, so you might try pausing for just long enough to notice, sort and send unhelpful thoughts to the light.

I find that focusing on the Sun helps me stay most deeply connected with the eternal hope that is present in every slice of time, and I hope that this run-down has offered you the same chance to feel positive about all that awaits. I have written it with care because I appreciate more and more that words are catalysts, that what I put down on this page has the potential to awaken something beautiful for both of us. With this same spirit I have put together this week’s Golden Opportunities forecast for paying subscribers below, and you are most welcome to take a peek.

Our next Monthly Class will be on Sunday, September 6 at 12:00 pm Pacific / 3:00 pm Eastern / 8:00 pm UK / 9:00 pm Europe and we’ll be lightening our load with an Eclipse Energy Clearing. I’ll offer a group experience and give individual attention to all those who can make it; it never ceases to amaze me how much can shift in a moment. Grab a paying subscription here to join live or watch later.

Love,

Patrick

PS: For more tips on how to move gracefully through eclipse season – and how to ask for assistance when you need it – check out the latest episode of Angel Afterhours.