Virgo Szn Vibe Check-in

A season of earthiness, healing and magic : 23rd August- 23rd September

Virgo is the hermit card in tarot.

In the dusk hours of the year, Virgo carries lanterns to study nooks and corners only an earth angel’s (or if you prefer, a witch’s!) eyes can see through. She is popularly known as the perfectionist in the world, but only an embodied Virgo understands that her gift of perfection is indeed to provide practical solutions to correct what has gone wrong including the illusion of perfection itself. It’s the art of healing without judgment, helping without pity and criticism, and fixing without making one ever feel broken. She’s the embodiment of Earth who tends and nourishes one and all in her sweet fertile soils of deep understanding and compassion.

The Virgo season asks you to whisper her name in the ethers and call her through to nourish, fix, and support you in whatever way the Leo Sun (and Venus Retrograde in Leo) has illuminated its light for you. Yes, it’s the season to slow down, even pause perhaps, to rest and fill your cups up in reverence to this sacred body - even when you cannot afford to put a full stop altogether. But you know what? Virgo understands. She truly deeply understands that in order to build one cannot abandon the work and fly off to the ether. She belongs to the Earth and that is also exactly why she also swears by unconditional, radical self-care with a dollop of slow, toes-in-the-mud kind of living.

We have a total of 7 planets in retrograde at the time and that means the Universe is simply not playing right now with our lives going in for a complete makeover. As an act of generosity, consider this Virgo Szn as a deeply enriching opportunity for revival and nourishment for our minds and bodies to adjust. The mantra is simple - when things get messy, hard, and unbearable, breathe.

And by that I mean really go, pull out your mat, lie on wet grass, and breathe deep into your lungs.

Give your nervous system a moment of Grace.

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So when life gives you lemons this season, don’t try to flush out a lemonade forcibly out of a lifeless dry lemon. Force is not the vibe we are going for this season. We are going for “let me pour myself a hot cup of chamomile” instead. We are going for “let me organize my study”. We are going for “let me back up my files meanwhile”. We are going for “Let me finish that project that’s been on the back burner for ages”. You got it.

It’s a fabulous season to take accountability for your health and routines. It’s a beautiful time to devote yourself to a practice or a ritual (which is why this is my first post on Substack on this first day of a Virgo szn, I am committed to devote to my writing). It is not to say this is not a creative time or a time for romance or adventure. It could be as long as the approach is practical and not risque. It is a great time to use Virgo’s practicality and retrograde’s rear-view approach to see things from an objective space and bring real solutions instead of being swept in the drama now that the Leo Season is behind us. Nonetheless, Mercury retrograde can flare up communication. So be mindful when that happens and do what I suggested above (run to the grass, lie down, and breathe) instead of pushing or forcing your narrative to prove your point. In other words, how can you respond instead of reacting?

Now let’s have a look at what Human Design Transits has to share with us to support us through this season (cue: save these dates and perhaps screenshot it!)

24th August - Gate 59

This is the gate of sexuality. In translation, this gate has the energy to break barriers to create (babies, bonds, or projects). This is the ultimate vulnerability vibe. This energy encourages us to get raw, intimate, and vulnerable in order to bring a change or birth a revolution - the condition being that ‘that someone’ has earned the right of your vulnerability.

30th August - Gate 40

This is the gate of aloneness. This aloneness is not selfish or victimized per se but highly valued as individuality. This is the energy of knowing that even though you belong to a tribe, a family or a community, you still have the right to be unique and to express your uniqueness. In fact, this very gift of the uniqueness of each individual is what weaves the thread of the community’s highest benefit. How can you encourage yourself to bring your individualized gifts to the table instead of having to choose between belonging or standing out?

5th September - Gate 64

Gate 64 is the gate of confusion - before completion. It is the energy of not having the answers before something is actually completed, like an artist who really doesn’t know what the heck is manifesting on the canvas until it does. At first, it can feel confusing and overwhelming to not know the directions. But eventually, if the artist continues putting it all together in spite of the mental pressure, with trust and curiosity, the art does come together to create something magnificent.

10th September- Gate 47

Gate 47 of Realization is located in Ajna Center and is responsible for mental energy and conceptualization. This is the energy of transcending logic with intuition and trust. This is the energy of finding meaning in the subtle, as artists, Sufis and philosophers do. Abstract thinking requires experience, not facts and logic. This energy encourages us to break out of outdated beliefs and think in a new way all along with patience and trust in the whole process of reflection itself.

16th September - Gate 6

The Gate of friction is a charged, moody, and sensitive emotional energy. This reminds us that friction is inevitable and no matter what we do, we cannot avoid it completely. We have an energy here that is encouraging us to use this friction for growth instead. We also have an opportunity here to see this conflict and friction as an opportunity to discern and eliminate who actually is worthy of our time and intimacy and who isn’t.

22nd September - Gate 46

We end the Virgo season with gate 46, the gate of determination in the G-centre. This is the energy of love for your body. This transit encourages us to take care of our bodies, to honor their timing, and to fill her cup up in reverence. Big self-care energy asking us to slow down, and take inventory to reflect on all the growth and experiences we’ve had in the retrograde season.

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These Human Design transits are a complete reflection of what Virgo season is here for. In my personal experience as a Virgo rising, the energy of Virgo is incredibly misunderstood. In fact, I would say it’s only this time around that I am truly able to see the Virgo for her earthiness and her practicality to transform the mundane into meaning and purpose. She is so much more than the pop culture avatar of a critical perfectionist who’s trailblazing with soulless logic. A true Virgo is an embodiment of bringing heaven to earth with real tools to make it manifest into form. And that is truly an incredible energy the collective can thrive on right now.

Pick your sign’s Virgo season mantra here in my next post.