Virgo Season 2023 & Mercury Retrograde Want You To Self-Improve
The sixth month of the astrological year begins with the Sun moving into humble Virgo on August 23, marking the transition from Summer to Autumn in the northern hemisphere. This practical season (which ends on September 23), encourages you to focus your energy on productive and useful activities and to take responsibility for your obligations. Virgo Season is the perfect time to be precise and mindful of where you direct your efforts and what you gain in return. It's an opportunity to prioritize and review past work, making edits where necessary.
The grounded and earthy energy of Virgo season encourages self-improvement and a healthier routine that allows you to work hard without compromising your well-being. As you reconnect to your patient and practical side, you'll also feel an increased sense of duty to support and guide others who are struggling. Don't hesitate to offer constructive feedback and assistance, and adjust your tone to sound encouraging rather than critical and judgemental.
Mercury is retrograde for half of the season
Virgo season brings an extra dose of reflective energy as it coincides with the final Mercury retrograde of 2023. As the ruling planet of Virgo, Mercury’s backspin through Virgo (lasting from August 23 to September 15) influences an intense surge of hesitance, self-doubt, and conflicting thoughts that will challenge you to avoid getting so caught up in being ‘right’ that you lose sight of the bigger picture.
Tame your self-doubt and inner critic by addressing the ways you pressure yourself to conform to unrealistic expectations. Observe your inner feelings and how they skew your projections and opinions of the external world. Despite the potential for frustrating miscommunications, oversights, numerical errors, and delays, Mercury retrograde will lead you toward a deeper understanding of how your self-worth is influenced by spiraling over-analysis and rigid perfectionism.
Use your rising sign, to read more about how you will experience this upcoming season. Don’t know what your rising sign is? Click here to find out.
Aries
The best way to ease into a steady work-life balance is by reassessing where you’re implementing your time and energy. Where do your priorities lie, Aries? Where have you allocated too much focus to tasks that aren’t important right now? As your lifestyle shifts, your to-do list must reflect your new area of focus. Slow down and zoom in on the work that’s calling for precision and completion instead of starting new projects.
Taurus
You must learn to stop picking things apart until there’s nothing left for you to enjoy, Taurus. So long as you continue to allow your spiraling thoughts to draw up connections between the present and the past before you’ve given people a chance, you’ll continue to face challenges when connecting with others. You’re adjusting to recent lifestyle changes this season, and your newfound comfortability will allow you to pause and process where you are in life, and how much joy exists in the present moment.
Gemini
Mercury is your ruling planet, Gemini, so you will be deeply impacted by its retrograde as it creates more challenges for you to overcome. Despite the increase in your nerves, restlessness, and anxiety, you’re cultivating a better understanding of how to combat your fears which will boost your inner strength. If you're facing challenges to be the real you, take a look at the type of people you’re surrounding yourself with.
Cancer
No matter how much you plan ahead, you cannot prepare for every situation and outcome. Nevertheless, your mistakes are not a commentary on your worth, Cancer; allow more room for errors this Virgo season, and try not to take misunderstandings and cancellations personally. Your ability to handle mistakes gracefully and to be gentle and patient with yourself as you are with others will be a marker of your growth.
Leo
As you ease out of the lavish and fun-loving energy of your season, the plans and budgets you threw out this Summer may now be hanging over your head, casting a shadow of regret. Don’t stress over the past, Leo; money comes and goes. Your mind won’t be as sharp this season due to Mercury retrograde, and you’ll come to realize that your assertiveness can cause unintentional disharmony in your environment. Express your opinions with care.
Virgo
The universe has bestowed light upon you as the Sun journeys through your zodiac sign. Harness the power of your season to reconsider the lens through which you perceive yourself and the external world. Prepare for changing ideas around your life direction that could inspire a reconsideration of the actions that have led you to where you are today. You mustn’t spiral into a pattern of over-analyzing the past, as this will only distract you from cultivating more self-trust that will drive you forward.
Libra
Meditation, breathwork, and journaling your reflections will be your greatest tools this season. Soon, you’ll cultivate a balanced lifestyle to heal your body-mind connection, and learn how to silence your inner voice that tells you that you must continuously put others' interests above your own. There’s a way to be helpful and of service without neglecting your own well-being, Libra. Tend to yourself before taking care of others.
Scorpio
Misunderstandings amongst friends and an increase in your introspective nature may lead you away from big groups and community gatherings. It’s okay to decline an invite if you’d much rather spend time alone; don’t feel guilty for doing what feels right for you. Reflecting on the goals you have yet to accomplish will illuminate where you’ve held unrealistic standards that have created a false sense of underachievement. Be kinder to yourself, Scorpio, by re-adjusting your ungrounded expectations.
Sagittarius
Concerns over whether you are doing enough to make yourself and others proud will cause a major reconsideration of your work life. You may realize that the additional pressure to perform to a high standard while supporting others in their level-up is self-inflicted and that you are your own worst critic. As Mars rages through your social life, the universe calls you to be more selective about the people you share your time and energy with. Too many acquaintances could bring a lot more drama into your life.
Capricorn
The evolution of your beliefs, faith, and worldview will create skepticism around your ideas that need upgrading and refining. Reconnect to your center and focus on what you think and feel without external influence. You mustn’t fall in line with black-and-white thinking; there’s room for a multitude of diverse opinions to co-exist without labeling yourself and others as right or wrong. You’re more likely to rub people the wrong way by being bossy, critical, or sarcastic. Hold off on giving unsolicited advice.
Aquarius
Thoughtful Virgo season invites you on a journey of deep thinking in which you’ll explore all the ways you have used your analytical mind for the wrong reasons. Dive into the depths of your own feelings and experiences instead of distracting yourself with other people’s problems. The practical air of the season asks you to make better life decisions by being extra careful with financial and contractual matters. Your attention to detail won’t be so acute – hold off on making big investments until the end of the season.
Pisces
Pisces, stop creating problems for yourself by replaying conversations and past scenarios in your head. You may not get the clarity you want from conversations with your significant other or business collaborator this month, but you’ll learn to stop feeding challenges by looking for something to worry about or ‘fix’. Let it go for now. Virgo season will inspire you to be a better lover and listener by giving your partners what they want rather than projecting your needs onto them.
