Solar Eclipse in Virgo

The space between Eclipses is a liminal one. A purgatory time, full of potential. Eclipse Season always ushers in deep changes, unlocking karmic doors so that our souls can be purged, refined, and pruned.
It’s not the easiest of times - especially if we’re clinging to control amidst the inevitable chaos. This energy is wild and unrestrained, making it crucial not to focus on manifesting right now. The Universe is in charge. Our job is to sit back and allow the show to unfold. To respond from a place of consciousness and self-awareness - not from reaction, old anxieties or patterns of neurosis - all hallmarks of misused Virgoan energy.
The Virgo South Node Solar Eclipse is both a beginning and an ending.
Sitting at 29 degrees of this mutable earth sign, it urgently asks us to complete unfinished business. To let go of perfectionism, of needing to control outcomes, of micromanagement and of nitpicking every last detail. The North Node in Pisces beckons to surrender. It asks for a deeper kind of trust, to step into flow. Everything is as it should be. No matter how many budgets and spreadsheets we create, life can never be certain. Remember : the Devil is in the details. Productivity and problem solving help, but only if they come from a place of practical wisdom.
Initiating healthier habits - mental, emotional, or physical - is a good example of this pragmatic sagacity. Purging structures that no longer support us, refining the ones we wish to keep, and balancing discernment with intuition - that’s at the heart of this Eclipse.
Saturn’s influence, opposing the Moon, brings tests. External circumstances may arise that are beyond our control, forcing us to adjust and compromise. The process may take months - or even years - depending on where we are in our soul’s journey. It’s not a race.
Mercury, ruler of this Eclipse, agrees that negotiation is key. Separating from a Grand Trine with Uranus and Pluto, our minds are primed for performance - for fresh, original insights, for progress and evolution. We’re not playing in the shallow end here. We’re weighing all the options and carefully considering our path. We’re going for quality. We’re deliberately choosing which connections serve us - and releasing those that don’t.
Uranus and Pluto sit in an almost perfect trine - a potent, powerful symbol of dramatic transformation and rapid shifts in the collective consciousness. It begins with our habits. It begins with the way we treat ourselves - the empathy we offer, the kindness and forgiveness we’re willing to extend inward.
Releasing old patterns of negativity, judgment, and criticism helps us step into a clearer, more spiritual state of being. Refining our routines and rituals, getting closer to the earth - without ever neglecting the needs of the soul - is the deeper calling of this Solar Eclipse. Our Healer Archetype is longing for expression. Dismantling tight control mechanisms is the only way we’ll truly find our way back to Essence.