September: New Routines, New You
September arrives like a turning of the page — Virgo season sharpening the edges, eclipses stirring the tides, and cosmic transits pressing us to shed what’s stale. This month isn’t about surface-level resets. It’s about ruthless clarity: cutting the noise, refining the ritual, and anchoring into rhythms that actually feed you.
The skies remind us that beginnings are born from endings, and every routine we choose is an incantation for who we’re becoming. Step into September with intention. Build the life that feels like truth in your bones.
✦ Saturn Retrograde in Pisces (Sept 1 – Feb 2026)
Saturn slips back into Pisces this month, asking us to finish what began in 2023. This is a season of closure, karmic clean-up, and spiritual boundaries. Old wounds, fears, or sacrifices may resurface — not to haunt you, but to be healed.
Think of it as a final rehearsal before Saturn moves into Aries in 2026. The test is simple: can you ground your dreams in reality, honor your limits, and walk away from what drains you?
How to move through it:
Face the unfinished.
Strengthen your boundaries.
Let endings become openings.
This is the last chapter of a long lesson — step into it with wisdom, not fear.
✦ Mars Square Jupiter (Sept 4)
Tension peaks as Mars in Libra clashes with Jupiter in Cancer. Expect friction between your urge to keep the peace and your deeper need for security. Emotions run high — what feels “fair” may collide with what feels “safe.”
This energy can amplify conflicts, overconfidence, or the temptation to take on too much. But pressure creates clarity: through the friction, you’ll see what’s worth fighting for and where boundaries need to be drawn.
How to work with it:
Stand your ground without burning bridges.
Speak honestly, not passively.
Channel the fire into growth, not chaos.
This square is a mirror — showing where your balance, boundaries, and ambitions need refinement.
✦ Blood Moon Eclipse in Pisces (Sept 7)
A total lunar eclipse in Pisces turns the Corn Moon red, lasting over an hour and visible across much of the world (though not in the Americas). Even if we can’t see it, we’ll feel it. Eclipses are wild cards — they speed up endings, awakenings, and shifts we can’t ignore.
Pisces stirs dreams, intuition, and spiritual truth — but it can also blur reality. With Mercury in Virgo opposing this moon, the call is clear: trust your intuition, but check the details. Don’t escape the truth; meet it with both compassion and clarity.
How to work with it:
Listen inward, but stay grounded.
Notice where you’ve been avoiding reality.
Let this eclipse close one door so another can open.
This blood moon is a mirror between fantasy and fact — and it asks you to walk the razor’s edge between the two.
✦ Mercury Cazimi in Virgo (Sept 13)
Mercury meets the Sun in Virgo, burning bright in the heart of the fire. This is a rare moment of mental clarity — confusion dissolves, details sharpen, and truth cuts clean.
It arrives at the tail end of Mercury retrograde, marking a turning point: revelations surface, patterns snap into focus, and new cycles of communication begin. Virgo’s influence makes this especially potent for routines, work, health, and relationships.
How to work with it:
Speak your truth with precision.
Notice sudden insights — write them down.
Use this clarity to refine your plans and boundaries.
This cazimi is a download from the cosmos — sharp, direct, impossible to ignore. Let it guide your next move.
✦ Mars Square Pluto (Sept 24)
Mars in Scorpio locks into a square with Pluto retrograde in Aquarius — a collision of willpower, ambition, and raw intensity. This is high-stakes energy: breakthroughs or breakdowns, depending on how you wield it.
Expect power struggles, inner shadows rising, and a hunger for control. The pressure is relentless — but it’s also alchemical. What feels destructive now can fuel transformation if you refuse to play small.
How to work with it:
Channel obsession into creation, not conflict.
Notice where control games are draining you.
Use this friction as fuel to break patterns and rebuild stronger.
This square is not gentle — but it is catalytic. Step into it with clarity, and let it remake you.
As September unfolds, let it be your invitation to align with what truly serves you. Cut the noise, refine the ritual, and ground into rhythms that nourish rather than drain. Remember — every ending clears space for a more intentional beginning. Every door closed there is new one opening. Step forward with clarity and trust in the yourself and the universe, and let this month be the foundation for the version of you that feels most true.
Astro Notes by Mia B
Welcome — I’m Mia B, the author of this blog as well as GROW’S most recent assistant stylist…now GRADUATED, and our Operations Manager. I write about the shifting rhythms of the cosmos and how they weave into our everyday lives. My approach isn’t about predictions for each sign — it’s about exploring the universal cycles of clarity, growth, release, and renewal that we all move through. Think of this space as both a guide and a reflection: a place to find language for the seasons of change, and inspiration to move through them with more intention and ease.