Ew, emotions! BitchScopes for the week of September 5th & the Pisces Full Moon

Well, here we are, it’s almost officially Autumn. I’m wearing a cozy cardigan and sipping a chai latte in front of a fireplace (I can’t bring myself to drink pumpkin spice since that’s how I refer to Trump).

I’m just kidding about all of that (except the Trump part). It’s like 105 where I live and my AC is busting its ass. But September is a mental cue for me, and I start to feel more hopeful and less oppressed. I am not a fan of summer. I don’t know if its just because I’m a winter baby or because summer is plagued with masses of people everywhere you go, and it's hot, and... did I mention the fucking people everywhere? Anyway, this is the beginning of fall in my mind. The temperatures will follow suit soon enough, I hope.

One of the things that woowoo people recognize about this time of year is the “thinning of the veil”, where it seems to be a little easier to connect with those who have passed. This week we have a Pisces full moon, which provides illumination of things beyond, and it is one of the first transits of the season that remind us that we are not disconnected from those we cannot see and touch.

This week is pretty assuredly going to be emotional. This full moon in Pisces would be enough for one week, but adding Mercury retrograde makes this energy potentially bajiggity and wonky.   A lot has been stirred up in the last couple weeks, thanks in part to that Virgo new moon, which made me resent the accuracy of my predictions about it.  Full moons, and this one especially, are for emotional release.  Write things down that you want to let go of, and especially the things you haven't let yourself say out loud.  Meditate and let things come up for release. Cry. My goddess, yes...just cry. 

Themes for this full moon are: go with the flow, let go, emotions, dreams, intuition, spirituality in general, esoteric concepts, and just general deep feelings and connection with others. Pisces rules the 12th house, which is a messy house. It is traditionally called the house of undoing. It is where some of our shadow behaviors can be found, our karma, the baggage we carry around from past experiences and lives, and it is where we are all connected. If you are in a relationship, this moon could be utilized to enhance intimate connection. This month and next relationships are a theme. Mercury retrograding through Libra asks if your relationship is balanced and reciprocal. 

Mercury's themes are precise communication, balance of communication, and communication in relationships, and the importance of details.  The retrograde will be influenced by Mars in Gemini adding impulsivity and rashness to the mix.  Make sure you are are saying what you mean to say. Foot in mouth syndrome is a risk!

So, in short… Check yourself before you wreck yourself. Then stop, hammer time. Ok wait…hold on. I interrupt myself for this:

I just googled the lyrics for “Can’t touch this”, and I was like, “Oh hey, that’s another good theme to point out for Pisces…the need for boundaries. Write that down…”. I made that mental note and scrolled down to find this lyric:

Stop, Hammer time!
"Go with the flow", it is said
If you can't groove to this, then you probably are dead
So, wave your hands in the air
Bust a few moves
Run your fingers through your hair

Bitchessss! This was totally unplanned and the perfect example of synchronicity! Whoa! “Go with the flow” verbatim, a reference to being dead…holy shit.

Ok anyway…here’s your full moon in Pisces/Mercury retrograde meditation/ecstatic dance inspo written as poetry, with nods to the 12th house, Virgo, Libra, Pisces, and Mars. Make sure you stretch. ;)


Check yourself

before you
wreck
Your

self

Stop!
hammer time!

No.

Go with the flow.
How do you glow?
Check in with the other side.


Check yourself
again.


Do a little dance
make a little love
get down tonight.

This week's scopes are written as a scene, or a scenario, or a "choose your own adventure"... 

ARIES -  You wake up from a dream that your partner has cheated on you with your sister. You try not to let it seep out into your day but it does anyway. On your way home, you're almost rear ended by a car that looks just like your sister's and you feel your face flush hot.  At a stop light, you text her that you want your blue sweater back and it is her turn to check on "her" mother, and distracted by your multitasking, you bump into the car in front of you.  Do you a) handle all of this yourself and say nothing, choosing to go for a run instead of talking to your partner when you get home or b) pull over and call your partner and tell them you have had a shit day and can the two of you have some netflix cry and chill time when you get home? 

TAURUS - At work, you accidentally send a strongly worded email before you edit it for tone, and it causes a small tiff. Frustrated, you hit Amazon.com and spend too much of the bonus you haven't received yet. While at lunch, a friend texts you in a group text about another friend's birthday party, and you read the conversation feeling sulky and bitter because no one did anything for your birthday this year.  Do you a) eat your feelings in the form of pasta and then fall asleep at your desk later or b) reply to the group with "Jane will love this. Can I have this next year (happy face emoji)?" and nervously await the reply, which comes as "bitch, of course! we won't all have covid for your next birthday!" 

GEMINI - A project at work that you've been working on for quite awhile is finally happening and you have all kinds of feelings about it. You're proud, nervous, bajiggity, ansty, and kind of sad.  You wonder if you have tapped the creative well dry. Then your mind starts to spin around in circles about the coming failure of your career due to creative constipation. Where will you live? Can you sell your car? Ramen is kind of tasty, right? Then you remember none of that happened and that you aren't actually defined by  every work project you do, although this one is pretty cool.  Maybe it is time to look at how you define who you are, or look for a new gig.  Leave all these questions hanging and allow the Universe to answer. In the meantime, enjoy your successful project!

CANCER - You have a growing resentment for some aspect of your life but you can't quite put your finger on it. So you keep yourself super busy at work and bury those icky feelings, again.  You avoid going home right after work because it's a little chaotic and everyone wants something and there's so much to do when you get there that you just do none of it, again.  OR...you have a simmering anger and regret about your work life and how much it takes away from your family. So you schedule a meeting with your boss to discuss it and see how you feel afterward.  You have a feeling that you need something that aligns a little more closely with your current values and that you need to move on so you can grow. You chat with your partner about it later that night and discover they are thrilled at the idea of you doing something different. 

LEO - You're feeling really sensitive about the idea of never achieving some of your important hopes and dreams. This realization makes you feel very uncomfortable and your first inclination is to do whatever you normally to to alleviate such discomforts.  But you stop yourself and instead schedule a therapy appointment.  After spilling your guts and crying about how much of a loser you feel to your counselor, they offer you a perspective that you never even considered and it completely blows your mind and shifts the energy. You suddenly have been reminded that when you grow and change (even if the changes were unwanted)  sometimes your goals should as well...

VIRGO - You have a lot on your plate right now.  Changes at work have you feeling nervous and unsure you can handle what they want you to do. And your relationship doesn't really feel like the supportive safe place it used to. Or did it ever feel that way and you just didn't notice? Well you're noticing now, and you are feeling pretty prickly about all of it. Ethics are important to you, and you're realizing that you need to make some big changes, and let go of some stuff in order to feel in alignment with what you do and who you spend your time with. 

LIBRA - Building frustration is making you want to throw your hands up and just start over.  But such an outburst would upset all the people you try so hard to please so you just continue what you're doing. Deep down you know you need some day to day changes to happen in order to feel more like yourself rather than just a machine that serves everyone else.  You're not sure where to start. Do you a) pick up some books on Buddhism, some flavor of self help that feels right to you, and sign up for a 2 day workshop on something interesting or b) revamp your entire daily routine so that you have a little more quiet time and peace at times when you need it ?

SCORPIO - You are having some crazy sex dreams lately, and you're not sure if you should take it as a sign that a) you're totally normal because this has been happening forever or b) your current relationship is not meeting your needs and you have to do something ASAP.  B is what you have been choosing since your 20's so you decide that might be it, again.   You are feeling some creative fire so you decide to do some drawing or painting after work, and as you are doing it you realize that often sex is what you perceive as the only means to intimacy for you and that maybe what your relationship is lacking is deeper connection.  You chat with your partner about this and they are totally on board, and the conversation was so good that it led to great sex, and the next day you scheduled time for the 2 of you to go on a spiritual retreat in the mountains. 

SAGITTARIUS - You catch yourself daydreaming about your ideal home and realize there are some changes you could pretty easily make to your existing home to make it feel more like what you dream of.  One of those changes is in your bedroom because the laundry and the laptops are just not sexy.  Some easy tidying and some nice lighting can make all the difference, and boy does it. Your lover and you are feeling the passion, so much lately that you've blown off your friends for 3 weekends and they're starting to get pissy.  You realize you'd better clear the air before this festers. You invite your friends over for a nice dinner, and they get to see how happy you are. 

CAPRICORN - Your career seems to be picking up speed lately, and you're excited AF because, as Lizzo says,  it's about damn time. You've got a routine in place for success. You have a workspace that is moderately inspirational. Your calendar planner is color coded to the gods.  So when things suddenly seem to slow way down, you feel panicked and anxious and a) get a 2nd or 3rd job or develop a passive income stream  b) do some journaling to explore your security needs and recalibrate your work life and your budget to feel more supportive

AQUARIUS - You are feeling sharp, philosophical, creative, and generally firing on all cylinders. But despite all that, and despite having recently come to terms with your obsessive need for control, (even though everyone thinks Aquarians are flakey seat of their pants people) you are feeling out of control and you're not sure where your current path is headed.  It isn't all about money, although more of that is always welcome. You know it is about feeling aligned. But it's hard to feel aligned when you feel lost. Do you a) double down, work harder, make more phone calls, hustle and grind like a damn capricorn...who even are you?! OR b) let go and go with the flow and anticipate feeling inspired by things you did not anticipate?

PISCES - Career things have just not gone the way you thought they would, and you're sick of being disappointed. You crave the stability of a "normal life" even though you wouldn't know what that was if it sat on you. Your family and close circle are expressing their feelings about your life, your health, your work, blah blah blah. Everyone is expressing at you. You often fall into the trap of viewing yourself through the lens of those closest to you, and they are all making you feel crappy.   But this current existential crisis is asking you, how do you view yourself, through the lens of what you value and who you want to be? That is of ultimate importance, and it may have gotten lost in the grind.  What will you do to rediscover yourself? 

PLANETS THIS WEEK

SUN - Virgo
MERCURY - Libra (Rx)
VENUS - Virgo
MARS - Gemini
JUPITER - Aries (Rx)
SATURN - Aquarius (Rx)
URANUS - Taurus (Rx)
NEPTUNE - Pisces (Rx)
PLUTO - Capricorn (Rx)
CHIRON - Aries (Rx)
CHARIKLO - Aquarius (Rx)
CHAOS - Cancer
N. NODE - Taurus
CERES - Leo
PALLAS --> Cancer
JUNO - Pisces
VESTA - Aquarius (Rx)
LILITH - Cancer
ERIS - Aries (Rx)
SIRIUS- Cancer (fixed)


TRANSITS THIS WEEK

Mon 5 Sept
Venus sextile Chaos 

Tues 6 Sept
Pallas enters Cancer 
Saturn opposite Ceres

Wed 7 Sept
Sun trine North Node
Sun opposite Juno 
N. Node sextile Lilith 
Sun quincunx Chiron 

Thurs 8 Sept
Venus quincunx Chariklo 
Sun sextile Lilith 

Fri 9 Sept
Mercury Retrograde at 9° Libra 
Venus quincunx Jupiter 

Sat 10 Sept
Pisces Full Moon 5:58am 

Sun Sept 11
Sun trine Uranus 

Mon Sept 12
Sun quincunx Saturn