The Sacred Circle

VIRGO SEASON AUGUST 22 - SEPTEMBER 22, 2026

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Welcome back to The Sacred Circle!

I don't know about you, but this past Leo season didn't feel much like a typical Leo season to me.

Leo usually brings warmth, confidence, creativity, joy, playfulness, and a desire to step fully into our light. And while some of that energy was certainly present, there was a much deeper current running underneath it this year.

We entered Leo season with Mercury still retrograde in Cancer, followed by its post-retrograde shadow through August 6. Then came eclipse season, including the powerful Total Solar Eclipse in Leo on August 12. Mars moved into emotional Cancer, and on August 18 the Lunar Nodes shifted into Aquarius and Leo, with the South Node beginning its journey through Leo.

So rather than simply asking us to shine, this Leo season seemed to ask something much deeper:

What really matters to your heart?

For me, that question became incredibly personal when I said goodbye to my sweet Sugy. She passed unexpectedly of congestive heart failure and this incredible little soul an extension of my own has left me with an immense amount of gratitude for having the privilege of being her human companion and the grief of loosing my best friend.

Sugy a 6lb chihuahua was larger than life and I will honor her until the day we meet again.

And Now We Enter Virgo Season

Virgo brings us back to the earth.

After the emotional intensity and enormous energetic shifts of Leo season, Virgo asks us to come home to the present moment and begin tending to what is actually in front of us.

Our bodies. Our animals. Our homes. Our work. Our routines.
Our healing.

The small things that quietly create our lives.

Virgo energy reminds us that transformation doesn't always arrive as one enormous breakthrough. Very often, it happens through the tiny choices we make every single day.

This is a beautiful season to simplify, organize, and clear what has become overwhelming, take better care of your physical body, create routines that actually support you, and give your energy more intentionally.

My hope is that this energy report serves as your monthly Astrology brief, offering practical guidance and resources you can use throughout the season.

I believe these ancient systems offer us a guide for navigating life with greater awareness, purpose, and understanding, and I truly believe it is your birthright to understand them.

Your Sacred Sister 🤍
Lesley

KEY TRANSIT DATES (September)

12-13

This is one of the biggest days of Virgo season.

The Virgo New Moon gives us an opportunity to reset our routines, habits, health, work, and daily lives.

On the same day, Uranus stations retrograde in Gemini, Mercury enters Libra, and Venus enters Scorpio.

Uranus retrograde begins a longer period of reconsidering how we think, communicate, use technology, and respond to rapid change. Mercury entering Libra shifts communication toward balance and perspective, while Venus entering Scorpio asks us to go deeper in love, relationships, intimacy, values, and emotional honesty.

If you've been waiting for a moment to begin again, this is it.

Virgo New Moon + Major Energetic Reset

Mercury Trine Pluto, Opposite Neptune + Trine Uranus

Our minds and conversations move through some fascinating territory.

Mercury trine Pluto can uncover something that has been beneath the surface. Conversations may become deeper, truths may emerge, and we may suddenly understand something we couldn't see before.

But Mercury opposite Neptune asks us to use discernment. Not everything we hear, think, or assume is necessarily the whole truth.

Then Mercury trines Uranus, opening the door to breakthroughs, unexpected ideas, new perspectives, and those sudden moments when everything seems to click.

Stay curious.

Mercury Opposite Saturn

Conversations and decisions may feel heavier or require more patience. Something that initially feels like a "no" may simply be asking you to slow down, reconsider, gather more information, or communicate more clearly.

Saturn wants us to create something sustainable.

Mars Square Saturn

September begins with some resistance. Mars wants movement while Saturn creates boundaries and delays. If something feels harder than it should, don't immediately assume you're on the wrong path. Slow down, conserve your energy, and work with what is possible instead of forcing what isn't.

Mercury Sextile Jupiter

After some of the heavier mental energy earlier in the month, this brings a welcome opening.

Perspective expands. Conversations can flow more easily. New possibilities become visible.

Something that felt complicated may suddenly make much more sense.

Venus Square Pluto

Relationships, attachment, intimacy, money, control, and emotional patterns can rise to the surface. Rather than immediately reacting to what triggers you, become curious about it. What is underneath the reaction? There may be something asking to be acknowledged, healed, or transformed.

Sun Enters Libra + Fall Equinox

Virgo season closes with the Fall Equinox and the Sun's entrance into Libra, shifting our focus toward balance, relationships, and harmony.

Virgo reminds us that we don't need to have everything figured out. We simply need to pay attention to what needs care, tend to the life in front of us, and remember that while we're busy trying to improve our lives, our lives are already happening.

Sugy aka Bitsy, aka Sweet Cheeks

3/31/15 - 8/15/26

VIRGO SEASON ENERGY REPORT

Virgo season invites us to slow down, come back to the present, and tend to the things that support our everyday lives. The energy shifts toward grounding, organization, wellness, and intentional action. It is a season to simplify what feels overwhelming, create supportive routines, and focus on the small things that make a meaningful difference.

If you find yourself wanting to clear the clutter, get organized, take better care of yourself, or bring more structure to something you've been working toward, trust that instinct. Virgo's gift is reminding us that transformation can come through intentional choices we make each day that create the life we want.

Work With Virgo Energy By:

• Creating supportive daily routines
• Clearing clutter and getting organized
• Caring for your body and well-being
• Focusing on the details that matter
• Taking small, intentional steps forward

Virgo's Shadow Side:

• Striving for perfection instead of progress
• Being overly critical of yourself or others
• Overthinking the smallest details
• Taking on too much responsibility
• Forgetting to rest and appreciate how far you've come

MOON CIRCLE

For thousands of years, women gathered beneath the moon in ceremony, ritual, and community.

Once each month, we leave the noise of the modern world behind and gather beneath the moon around the fire in sisterhood.

Awaken the ritual within you

8/28 FULL (STURGEON) MOON IN PISCES (Partial Lunar Eclipse) -A deeply intuitive and emotional Full Moon that supports healing, release, and trusting your inner wisdom. ** (I have decided to cancel this moon circle while I'm in mourning over the loss of my sweet Sugy, we will meet back at the Sanctuary in September)

Learn About The MOON

9/10 NEW MOON IN VIRGO -A powerful reset for your routines, well-being, and daily life, inviting you to simplify, realign, and plant practical intentions for what you want to grow.

9/26 FULL MOON IN AIRIES -This Full Moon illuminates the Aries–Libra axis, bringing attention to the balance between your own needs and the needs of others. It can highlight independence, courage, relationships, boundaries, and where you may have been compromising yourself to keep the peace.