The New Moon Solar Eclipse arrives on September 21st at 29 degrees of Virgo. 29 degrees of any zodiac sign is considered a potent degree of soul growth. It seems whatever this new lunar cycle has in store for us will be one of immense growth. We are levelling up, whether we like it or not.
Solar eclipses represent entrance points into a new chapter of our destiny. They tend to bring fated or karmic events that lead us down a new path. Their energy also brings us to a new state of awareness, challenges us to try something new, brings acceptance into our lives, and allows us to embrace the idea of new beginnings.
The Solar Eclipse in Virgo
Falling in the sign of Virgo, this Solar Eclipse energy will be concentrated around ideas of health, well-being, and our day-to-day routines. It seems the Universe wants us to create some structure and balance in order to bring our bodies into a state of wellness and wholeness.
What makes us feel well? What makes us feel whole? We are being called to listen to the inner wisdom of our bodies and to nurture what it is that we need. We all lead busy lives, and sometimes taking a mindful moment to be present with our bodies is easily forgotten, but let’s try it right now…
Place your hand over your heart as you are reading this. Take a deep breath. On your exhale, imagine you are releasing all that no longer serves. Then feel your body relaxing. Perhaps unclench your jaw. Drop your shoulders. Relax your eyebrows.
This short mindful moment can be a sacred practice that you infuse into your day whenever you feel yourself needing to come back to wholeness. Through practices like these, we may also be able to discern with greater clarity what new calling this Solar Eclipse has for us.
Virgo also rules over our digestive systems, so our attention may be drawn here, not just on a physical level but on a mental and emotional level too. What are we having trouble digesting in our lives? Maybe it’s dairy, or maybe it’s something painful that we have had a hard time accepting.
If we think of the process of digestion, we take something in, we absorb and assimilate the nutrients, and then we let go of all the waste. In many ways, our emotional body works the same.
We take in an emotionally challenging event or piece of information, we ruminate with it, we sit with it, we take the lessons, and then we let the rest of it go.
If we don’t release waste from our physical body, we experience stomachaches, bloating, and feel tired or sluggish. The same can happen with our emotional body as well.
Working with this idea of digesting our emotions can be helpful under this Virgo Eclise energy, and may just lead us to greater understanding, acceptance, and nourishment.
The Virgo Solar Eclipse As Part of a Bigger Cycle
The September Solar Eclipse in Virgo is working in tandem with the energies of the August 23rd New Moon, which also fell in Virgo. We may find that something from this time comes back around again, or we are building up on whatever was happening around this time frame.
It is also important to note that Eclipses operate as part of a bigger cycle. This current cycle that we are moving through will continue until February 2027, so we are still navigating similar themes and energies.
To give you an understanding of this Eclipse cycle, here are all the Virgo-Pisces Eclipses we have moved through:
- Pisces Lunar Eclipse: September 18, 2024
- Virgo Lunar Eclipse: March 13, 2025
- Pisces Lunar Eclipse: September 7, 2025
And here are all the Virgo-Pisces Eclipses we have to come:
- Virgo Lunar Eclipse: March 3, 2026
- Pisces Lunar Eclipse: August 28, 2026
- Virgo Lunar Eclipse: February 20, 2027
If we write down what is happening for us at each of these Eclipses, we may just start to see a theme or story emerging. While it will take until 2027 for us to see the final chapter, we may begin slowly piecing things together.
The Virgo Solar Eclipse: Digesting our Highest Destiny
Eclipses represent quantum leaps in our timeline. They rapidly expand and accelerate our soul growth, leading us to our highest destiny.
Living our highest destiny is not always comfortable or how we wish it to be, but our journey here is more than seeking a life that is comfortable. For many of us, that is not what we came here to achieve. We came to be pushed, challenged, and prodded because we knew deep down there was potential just waiting to be uncovered.
Lean into this idea as we work through these Solar Eclipse energies, and if nothing else, come back to this idea of mindful digestion. Work on treating your body, mind, emotions, and soul, with patience and extra care.
