VIRGO, THE HERMIT & A PATH TO SPIRITUAL AWAKENING

Happy New Moon in Virgo! Many people practice monthly New Moon rituals to align themselves with cosmic energies that can help manifest change and opportunities in all areas of life. Virgo, ruled by Mercury, is especially helpful as it encourages us to take a practical, disciplined and consistent approach to BEING THE CHANGE WE SEEK!

As a Major Arcana archetype, the Hermit can make us feel less than enthusiastic because it often suggests the need to spend time alone, taking the road less travelled and perhaps risking a sense of isolation or feeling like an outcast in order to better ourselves. In truth, the Hermit is never alone and when we allow -- or better yet, invite -- this energy into our lives, especially during a New Moon, we spark a closer connection to Source and our Spirit Team! Putting that connection on blast may mean taking time out for ourselves to study, pray, meditate, and take long walks or baths -- any activity that promotes our ability to absorb information (Mercury!!) undistracted or undisturbed, and then utilize it in our quest for a healthy, secure and more satisfying life.

The Hermit is just as much about a state of mind as it is a state of being, and when it comes to Virgo attributes, it encourages us to welcome the discipline and daily routines or habits that will help us to discover and implement our soul's calling -- a calling that can bring a need to shift our approach as we age, change jobs, enter or leave relationships, move residences, and handle sometimes sudden or explosive life shifts (think death or job loss or even good news that rattles us because we have to pivot to adapt). By mindfully dedicating ourselves to a quest for knowledge and the recognition and loving embrace of our Higher Selves -- why else does the Hermit have such a stoic, regal bearing??!! --- we emerge from a time of testing or accelerated growth feeling energized and renewed rather than tired from the grind and expended effort.

When's the last time you looked at yourself and thought: "Wow, I've done a tremendous job thus far!??" If it's been a while (or maybe never!), please utilize this Virgo New Moon to honor all the work you've done to adapt, manage, meet the challenge, help others, make decisions, clean up mistakes, settle old grievances, set and reach goals, make major moves, provide for and sustain relationships, businesses, and loved ones -- AND to be here now, still standing!!

Virgo's Mercury influence can help you dig deep and commit to healthier routines, while at the same time, the Hermit can help you feel ever so enriched by your experiences and efforts to achieve not just material success but the peace of mind that comes with knowing with all certainty that you are being divinely guided!! That's the blessing of the Hermit. It serves as a reminder that we are always connected to Source and Guidance and so the pressures of making the right moves and choices, or course-correcting if we zig when we should zag are lightened. Spirit never wants you to feel burdened by the tasks at hand, whether minute or monumental. Instead, they urge you to use the Hermit's lantern, the Light of your Soul, to know them better, to listen closer and to celebrate all that you really, really are...

-- Afefe 9/1/24 ♥️