This Week’s Horoscope Forecast For September 2nd to 8th, 2024

In this week’s Astrology, Mars will transit into Cancer longer than usual due to its upcoming retrograde.

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We have an interesting week full of planetary transits.

In this week’s Astrology, there’s a New Moon in Virgo that can help us begin the process of getting our act together. Mars will enter Cancer on and off until April 2025 in preparation for its retrograde cycle. And Saturn reaches the halfway point of its regressive phase, causing us to feel like we’re at a turning point regarding stability.

9/2 New Moon in Virgo: Tidying Up Your Life

The beginning of the week opens up with a New Moon in Virgo, which could motivate us to begin a stage of getting our lives in order and focusing on healthier routines.

Fresh lunar cycles give us the urge to embrace the good traits of this sign and use the New Moon to set intentions. Over these 6 months, it's a time to sow the seeds for the things we want so that by the time we get to the Full Moon in the exact zodiac placement, we can assess our progress.

We use the peak part of the cycle to take action on what’s working, tweak things that need adjusting, and release unproductive scenarios that have outworn their usefulness.

Virgo Energy emphasizes the value of leading an efficient life by avoiding pursuits that prevent us from being practical, sensible, and healthy. Though it may not sound glamorous, there are times in our lives when we need to be conscious of the habits that impede our growth.

Therefore, this could be a phase to polish all the rough spots in our lives and get back on track with our goals. With energy like this, we’ll have the urge for personal development, mindfulness, getting on better daily rituals, tidying our appearance, and improved regimens.

It’s a time to analyze the best methods to help us with our job. One way this could show up is through improving our knowledge and applying our skills to our work to gain expertise. We might also feel motivated to change our professional environment to ensure we’re surrounded by the right people, co-workers, or to improve our self-employment situation.

A Virgo New Moon may be the catalyst for us to recognize how to help others and better use our time and energy. Also, it might be a phase to understand how we can have more fruitful day-to-day interactions.

The mutable modality will get the most out of this New Moon. Therefore, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces could feel this more potently between 9 to 23 degrees of these zodiac placements.

9/4 Mars Enters Cancer: An Extended Period Of Mars In Cancer Due To Its Retrograde Cycle

Wednesday brings in a new sign change with Mars shifting into Cancer.

Typically, Mars only stays in a sign for 6 weeks, but this time around is different since we’re entering this celestial body's retrograde phase. This planet will reach the pre-shadow phase at later degrees of Cancer, so Mars will be in and out of the sign of the crab for the next 7 months.

Mars will be in this zodiac placement until November 4th and enter Leo for 2 months. Then, it will retrograde back into Cancer on January 6th, 2025, and stay here until April 17th, 2025.

And one more note about this cycle: it will be in tandem with the Mercury and Venus inverse phase for the next bunch of months, making for a significant stage of reevaluating our scenarios.

Of course, as we inch closer to this event, I will discuss it in more detail. But for now, until the pre-shadow on October 4th, 2024, we’ll get this pairing in its regular format.

A pairing like Mars with Cancerian vibes emotionally encourages us to achieve personal life goals. So, our urge for emotional security, stability, family, those close to us, protectiveness, and concern for other people's needs will motivate us.

Even though this planet is associated with competitiveness, this combination tends to cause our urge for victory to ebb and flow. It’s not to say we won’t seek wins, but that desire could fluctuate since the drive for outward goals becomes more reserved. So, in this transit, we might wait until our emotions move us to take action.

Mars, the planet of our threshold for getting upset, can make us feel as though our anger is a product of our feelings while it’s transiting Cancer.

Temperament-wise, this pairing is less combative, which makes us strive to behave in a kind rather than harmful manner. Since Cancer is known for its gentler approaches, we might feel uncomfortable using our influence. However, because comfort is paramount, this combination gradually accumulates resentment until it erupts.

Due to the phasel nature of Cancerian energy, we may experience fluctuations with this combination.

Put another way, because Mars controls our energy level and the sign of Cancer experiences lunar phases, we might experience periods of high energy followed by periods of exhaustion.

Just as Mars enters Cancer, it will make a difficult alignment with Pluto, which might lead to temper flare-ups.

Energy like this can show us where we lack awareness concerning our attitude, leading to a need to address unconstructive behavior. Some of the ways this could manifest is through working on anger, a need for control, abrasiveness, petty conduct, jealousy, and the need to even the score when feeling slighted.

A vibe like this also alerts us that we must change our circumstances by addressing long-standing compulsions, fixations, and other unhelpful situations.

Mars Retrograde dates:

• Enters pre-shadow at 17 degrees of Cancer on 10/4/24
• Shifts into retrograde motion at 6 degrees Leo on 12/6/24
• Ends regressive motion on 2/24/25
• Exits Post Shadow on 5/2/25

9/8 Sun Oppose Saturn: The Mid-Point Of Saturn Retrograde

A day before the Sun-Saturn opposition, this celestial body will make a configuration with Pluto that might intensify ego issues.

With the Sun in a complex arrangement with Pluto, it may be a day when we deal with those who express their personality unconstructively. For this reason, it could be a time of power struggles for those who come on strong and need to be the center of attention.

Then, on Sunday, the annual transit of the Sun's opposition to Saturn may push us to take a sober look at our situations.

A configuration like this indicates that we’re halfway through this regressive cycle, representing the midpoint of Saturn's retrograde.

Because this is a turning point transit that causes us to get honest about our scenarios, it brings in a caustic tone. So, we might feel devoid of motivation, lonely, or emotionally numb during this transit because of how gloomy it is.

It can mark a point of reviewing ego problems that no longer benefit us. Therefore, today may be a day to realize why looking to the wrong places for approval isn't helping us advance.

Some other ways this could manifest are confronting reality and beginning to think about what is no longer workable, setting limits, maturity, stability, responsibility, and taking accountability.

Energy like this also causes us to reevaluate how to put much effort into overcoming challenges. Yes, this is a complex vibe, but with Saturn, the work we do to overcome the difficulties pays off in the long run by helping us reach our full potential.

9/8 Mercury Quincunx Neptune: Poor Communication Due To Unconscious Patterns

The intricate transit from Mercury to Neptune may cause our minds to misinterpret what someone says to us.

Mercury-Neptune connections tend to distort our perceptions, so taking time to make decisions or respond to others under this configuration is best.

Feeling easily offended by something someone says could feel more pronounced, leading to acting irrationally. As a result, it's critical to wait until some confusion has passed before acting and applying reason.

We may also experience stronger extrasensory and spiritual experiences than usual. From a spiritual standpoint, this could be an energetically charged day of high intuition when our instincts are more potent than usual. Therefore, our dreams will be more vivid and have hints of paranormal tones.

9/8 Venus Sesquiquadrate Uranus: Shock Value Behavior In Relationships

Venus and Uranus will be in a problematic transit that may bring erratic results in our love lives and financial status.

A combination of this caliber tends to rev up our excitement-seeking side in romantic situations, leading to the need for the thrill of the chase. So, for those who get bored quickly, this could be a problem because a need for change could cause issues in a relationship.

Those always looking for a better romantic relationship will feel incredibly energized during this alignment. This could indicate a desire for novelty and a "the grass is always greener on the other side" mentality.

In restrictive situations, there might be a need for more autonomy. Fear of committing to one person alone could lead to a sudden urge to get out.

Worrying about money can also worsen the feeling. Conversely, this may suggest that it's time to leave a restrictive or unsatisfying job. Try to put together a backup plan or a successful exit strategy in both scenarios; not doing so may result in a decision you regret later.

Vibes

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From the 2nd to the 3rd, solitude will intersect psychic vibes, romance, mental tenors, and a smidge of social energy.

Due to the edgy tones, we might feel more susceptible to other people's vibes, leading to picking up energies that throw us off. So, the urge for space to make sense of things might feel more substantial than usual.

Then, from the 6th to the 8th, more solitude will be present along with mental vibes and romantic tones. Our focus on relationships could feel pronounced, leading to a need to assess if our love life needs a revamp.

Transits For The Week

The beginning of September opens up with a sting to the air.

Transits for September 2th to 8th:

• 9/2 New Moon in Virgo: Tidying Up Your Life
• 9/4 Mars Enters Cancer: An Extended Period Of Mars In Cancer Due To Its Retrograde Cycle
• 9/4 Mars Quincunx Pluto: A Lack Of Insight About Our Attitude
• 9/7 Sun Sesquiquadrate Pluto: Unconstructive Ways to Express A Take Charge Personality
• 9/8 Sun Oppose Saturn: The Mid Point Of Saturn Retrograde
• 9/8 Mercury Quincunx Neptune: Poor Communication Due To Unconscious Patterns
• 9/8 Venus Sesquiquadrate Uranus: Shock Value Behavior In Relationships

Use this week to understand ways to take action on your personal life goals.

Have a wonderful week, everyone.