Virgo New Moon

“Break free. Dispel what has become oppressive to restore trust.”

The 8/23 Virgo New Moon (square Uranus) seeds potential breakthroughs that spur us into action after a difficult and dark time. Occurring in the first degree of Virgo, this New Moon activates symbols of positive omens, hidden blessings, discerning focus, and critical perspective/priority shifts.

This lunation’s Tarot Majors include The Hermit (Virgo), The Magician (Mercury rules Virgo), The Sun (rules Virgo’s first decan) and The Fool (Uranus is squaring this New Moon). Virgo’s 1st decan holds the industrious King and 8 of Pentacles. This duo could relate to a state of oppression, while this square to Uranus, boosted by Virgo’s ruler Mercury (now direct in Leo) feels like liberation energy. Hard work and new starts lie ahead, and we’re equipped with all the resources and strength needed to prevail.

This New Moon sits in Virgo 1 which has the Sabian Symbol “A man’s head”. In many ways, this symbol represents an activation of core Virgo strengths: discernment, integrity and purpose. We’re learning to recognize what’s significant, essential, and true – what goes deeper than “face value”.

I Ching hexagram 59 (Dispersion), Line 1 is activated by this New Moon, which changes Hex59 to Hex61 (Inner Truth). Hex 61.1 refers to “a climate that is overly dominated by masculine forces, where a balance with more feminine forces is needed.”

On the eve of the next eclipse cycle, this first of two Virgo New Moons (a Solar Eclipse Virgo New Moon occurs on 9/21 in Virgo 30) harkens back to the 3/14/2025 Virgo Lunar Eclipse which had the takeaway “Wait until the darkness has set in completely before you start the uprising.”

@bellwen says of Hex 59.1: “A blessed appearance comes to save the day…both (Hex36.2 – the line activated during the 3/14 eclipse) and this line are interpreted as using a horse to rescue oneself from a precarious situation.”

Harness the freedom-loving horse spirit and the dark of this New Moon to envision the light returning.