Thoughts Refine: Mercury Enters Virgo (Aug 24-30)
Full Moon in Pisces illuminates your path
Sturgeon Moon (Full Moon) in ♓ PiscesMoon PhaseThis week features a major planetary shift. Notable shifts include Mercury enters Virgo. Mercury shifts into Virgo this week, bringing practical magic to your communications and thoughts. The Full Moon in Pisces illuminates themes of spiritual flow, bringing matters to a head.
“I release what no longer serves me and welcome the clarity this illumination brings.”
Tarot Card of the Week
The Hermit
Selected for Mercury's influence this week
This Week's Message
The Hermit represents a period of introspection and self-discovery. It encourages you to seek solitude and inner guidance to find answers within yourself. This card often suggests the need for reflection and a deeper understanding of your spiritual path.
"In solitude, I discover the wisdom that illuminates my path."
How to Work With The Hermit This Week
In love readings, The Hermit suggests a period of solitude for self-reflection, which may be necessary before or within relationships. It can indicate a wise partner, the need for personal space, or taking time to understand what you truly want in love.
In career readings, The Hermit suggests working independently, research, or mentoring. It may indicate taking time away from work for reflection or pursuing wisdom-based careers. Sometimes it suggests that the answers lie in your own experience.
Explore the Symbolism
The Hermit stands on a snowy mountain peak, representing spiritual achievement and withdrawal from material concerns. His gray cloak represents invisibility from the mundane world. The lantern contains a six-pointed star (the Seal of Solomon), representing divine wisdom. His staff represents authority and the support of his inner journey.
Weekly Numerology
The Nurturer
Love & Responsibility
A week centered on home, family, and nurturing connections. The number 6 brings harmonious energy focused on love, responsibility, and creating beauty.
Tend to your relationships and domestic matters. Create harmony in your environment and care for those you love.
Best For This Week
- +Family gatherings
- +Home decorating
- +Relationship healing
- +Self-care
Watch Out For
- -Martyrdom
- -Perfectionism
- -Neglecting yourself
Major Planetary Highlights
Mercury enters Virgo
Significance: low
This transition from Leo to Virgo brings transformative energy.
Moon Phases
Sturgeon Moon (Full Moon)
Friday, August 28 at 12:00 AM
The Sturgeon Moon (Full Moon) in Pisces brings energy for culmination and release
Release what no longer serves you. Celebrate achievements and let go with Pisces grace.
Weekly Crystal Companions
Amethyst
Monday, Aug 24
On this Moon day with Moon in Capricorn, Amethyst enhances intuition and emotions and helps you trust your feelings.
Hold during meditation to enhance spiritual connection and receive divine guidance
Affirmation: "I welcome spiritual awakening into my life with ease and grace."
Clear Quartz
Tuesday, Aug 25
With Mercury enters Virgo, Clear Quartz supports smooth transitions and helps you embrace new energy.
Hold to amplify meditation and receive clear guidance from higher realms
Affirmation: "I welcome amplification into my life with ease and grace."
Labradorite
Wednesday, Aug 26
On this Mercury day with Moon in Aquarius, Labradorite enhances communication and clarity and helps you speak your truth.
Hold during meditation to enhance intuition and connect with higher realms
Affirmation: "I welcome transformation into my life with ease and grace."
Lapis Lazuli
Thursday, Aug 27
On this Jupiter day with Moon in Aquarius, Lapis Lazuli enhances abundance and growth and helps you expand your horizons.
Place on third eye or throat chakra during meditation for wisdom and clarity
Affirmation: "I welcome wisdom into my life with ease and grace."
Rose Quartz
Friday, Aug 28
On this Venus day with Moon in Pisces, Rose Quartz enhances love and harmony and helps you open your heart.
Hold over heart chakra to open to love and heal emotional wounds
Affirmation: "I welcome self-love into my life with ease and grace."
Moonstone
Saturday, Aug 29
On this Saturn day with Moon in Pisces, Moonstone enhances discipline and mastery and helps you build solid foundations.
Hold during new moon or full moon meditation to enhance intuition
Affirmation: "I welcome intuition into my life with ease and grace."
Fluorite
Sunday, Aug 30
On this Sun day with Moon in Pisces, Fluorite enhances vitality and self-expression and helps you shine your light.
Place on third eye during meditation to clear mental clutter and enhance focus
Affirmation: "I welcome mental clarity into my life with ease and grace."
Void of Course Moon Schedule
What is Void of Course Moon? When the Moon makes no more major aspects before entering a new sign, it is considered "void of course." During these periods, new initiatives may not turn out as expected. It is an excellent time for completion and reflection.
This Week's VOC Periods
Moon void of course - avoid starting new projects, focus on completion and reflection instead.
Moon void of course - avoid starting new projects, focus on completion and reflection instead.
Moon void of course - avoid starting new projects, focus on completion and reflection instead.
Embrace During VOC
- •Complete existing projects
- •Routine tasks and maintenance
- •Meditation and reflection
- •Rest and self-care
- •Reviewing and editing work
- •Cleaning and organizing
Avoid During VOC
- •Starting new projects
- •Important meetings or negotiations
- •Signing contracts
- •Making major purchases
- •First dates or job interviews
- •Launching products or websites
Major Aspects
♀ Venus ☍ ♄ Saturn
Monday, August 24
love and values meets structure and responsibility with polarizing energy
Expect: Dynamic tension between relationships, beauty, pleasure and discipline, boundaries, mastery. How to work with this: Use the tension as motivation for growth and adjustment. Avoid: Ignoring the need for balance between these areas.
♂ Mars □ ♄ Saturn
Monday, August 24
Desire blocked by limitations or fear
Expect: Frustration, delays, feeling held back, authority conflicts. How to work with this: Work within limits, build patience, examine fears blocking action. Avoid: Explosive anger, giving up, reckless defiance.
Best Days For
love
Monday, August 24, Tuesday, August 25, Wednesday, August 26, Friday, August 28
4 favorable days for love this week.
prosperity
Monday, August 24, Tuesday, August 25, Wednesday, August 26, Thursday, August 27, Friday, August 28
Monday is your power day for prosperity. Jupiter trine Saturn expands abundance.
healing
Monday, August 24, Friday, August 28, Saturday, August 29, Sunday, August 30
Friday is your power day for healing. Moon in Pisces opens spiritual healing.