Show Notes:
0:00 Welcome to the AstroMommy Newsletter Introduction
0:29 Daily Horoscope Title and Date
0:40 Good morning, friends!
0:52 Daily Horoscope for Wednesday, August 23, 2023
3:50 The card for the day
5:15 End Remarks
5:22 Thank you, quick links, and resources
Transcript:
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Without further ado, here is the daily horoscope.
Good morning, friends!
Well, I just finished writing the Mercury Retrograde Horoscopes for All 12 Signs! If you haven’t checked them out yet, you can hop on over to this post and read your sign—they will make the most sense if you read or listen to your rising sign.
Okay, let’s get into… the astrology
Last night at 12:09 am ET the Moon in Scorpio made a square to Venus in Leo retrograde and then 40 minutes later an opposition to Jupiter in Taurus—so we could’ve experienced some moodiness, disharmony, or feelings of indifference especially with loved ones or significant women in our lives. Maybe there were situations that felt wasteful, indulgent, or over-optimistic. We could’ve had big feelings, marital problems, or experienced bad publicity.
Then this morning at 5:01 am ET the Sun ingressed into the sign of Virgo and Virgo season officially began! Happy Birthday, Virgos! The Sun in Virgo is a time when we need to pay attention to the details, focus on reality, and get ready for the fall and winter seasons. The air is starting to change, plants are starting to go to seed, and the garden is changing. The Sun in Virgo is naturally a time to be more orderly, systematic, and analytical. It’s the time of the year when the kids go back to school and schedules, routines, and habits have to change to accommodate the new structure—one of learning, growing, and thinking critically.
At 8:45 am ET, the Moon in Scorpio formed a quincunx to Chiron in Aries indicating a change or separation from identities or vulnerabilities we may be associating with and not wanting to be a part of.
In the afternoon the Moon makes a sextile to Mercury in Virgo, at 1:03 pm right before Mercury stations retrograde and I think this symbolizes an opportunity for harmony in our environments, in our minds, and with our emotions—it’s like if we are able to accept the slower pace that the Mercury retrograde will bring we will be able to utilize this energy to make good judgments and choices over the next three weeks.
But, at 3:18 pm ET, 41 minutes before the official retrograde begins, the Moon in Scorpio opposes Uranus in Taurus symbolizing something unexpected throwing a major wrench in the plans that test your resolve and you have to consciously make a choice to keep it together!
Mercury stations retrograde in Virgo at 3:59 pm ET at 21°50’. Mercury retrogrades can bring up travel, lodging, and environment issues, setbacks, delays, and snafus. Mercury will be the fifth planet to join the retrograde party as we already have Venus, Neptune, Saturn, and Pluto retrograde.
If you’d like to go deeper on this retrograde and read or listen to the horoscope for your sign, please check out my special Mercury retrograde post here!
Later tonight at 9:35 pm ET, the Moon forms a quincunx to the North Node in Aries indicating a possible change in what we are focusing on or where we want to exert our independence.
Then to close out the evening at 10:32 pm ET, the Moon in Scorpio perfects a trine to Neptune in Pisces symbolizing feeling more compassionate, spiritual, sensitive, intuitive, and creative! We could feel more artistic, poetic, and musical! It’s a great energy for dreaming and you may experience surreal and vivid dreams! It also can represent long journeys and meeting people you feel you were destined to meet.
Let’s move on to the card for the day:
What is the guidance for today, especially in regard to this Mercury retrograde?
25 First House ~ The Body
On this card, we see a few figures, in golden light--the back of an angel with wings, a man lying at the foot of the card looking over his shoulder at the angel as they walk away, and a person on the right looking down. The cosmos with infinite stars stretches far and wide in the background. Yellow, gold, white, and various shades of gray are the colors on this card.
The First House represents your appearance, your body, health, and vitality; your sense of self, personality, and the character you portray to the world. It also represents new beginnings in your life; things that are “rising” on the horizon.
I feel like the message I am receiving from this card as the guidance for the day is to pay attention to your body, the small messages that your body may be giving you, and listen to those cues today. If you need to sit down, sit down; if you need to drink water, drink water; if you need to go for a walk, go for a walk—whatever it is that your body is trying to tell you today, listen. Sometimes it’s the minute details of the message that are important and I feel that with Mercury going retrograde in Virgo which is all about the minor parts that make up the whole, this is the message, to pay attention to the details. Sometimes it’s the smallest things, reading “AM” instead of “PM,” for example, that make a huge difference!
Let me know if this reading resonates with you, in the comments!
I hope this is helpful!
Until tomorrow,
AstroMommy
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Episode #221: It’s Virgo Season and Mercury Stations Retrograde! Pay Attention To The Details!