This week, the cosmos calls us into deep reflection. With Saturn retrograde in Pisces and a Blood Moon lunar eclipse in Pisces on September 7, we’re asked not just to release, but to look at the patterns—the threads weaving through months, even years—before Saturn leaves Pisces for good. The sky is reminding us: endings are not isolated events. They are part of a longer cycle of dissolution, clarity, and rebirth.
✦ Saturn’s Final Sweep
Since 2023, Saturn has been wading through Pisces, dissolving false boundaries, testing escapist tendencies, and asking us to make structure out of the unstructured. Now, in retrograde, Saturn doubles back—like a teacher reviewing lessons before the exam is over.
By early 2026, Saturn enters Aries for three years. When that happens, the energy shifts dramatically: Pisces’ lessons of endings, compassion, and surrender become the soil from which Aries’ fire of beginnings will ignite.
This retrograde is Saturn’s final sweep through the deep waters: it wants us to gather the wisdom of Pisces before we step into the initiatory blaze of Aries.
✦ The Blood Moon Story: Virgo → Pisces
This year brought us two Blood Moons on the Virgo–Pisces axis:
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March’s Virgo lunar eclipse spotlighted order, service, health, and daily structure. It demanded practical clarity.
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September’s Pisces lunar eclipse completes the polarity. If Virgo is the vessel, Pisces is the ocean. This eclipse reveals where we must let go, forgive, or surrender control.
Together, these eclipses reveal the tension between doing and being, order and chaos, discipline and compassion. The Virgo eclipse asked: How do you refine your work? The Pisces eclipse asks: How do you release into faith?
✦ The Sky’s Tension
Alongside Saturn’s sweep and the eclipses, we also feel:
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Mercury square Uranus (Sept 3): Expect mental jolts and surprising news. Innovation is possible—but rash reactions can backfire.
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Mars square Jupiter: Big, bold energy fuels ambition, but unchecked it can lead to overreach or recklessness.
These squares add sparks to an already charged week, reminding us that our choices under pressure shape the story we carry forward.
✦ Reflections for Each Sign
Aries — Saturn’s coming shift into your sign looms. This eclipse asks: what inner patterns must dissolve before you carry the torch?
Taurus — Friendships transform; release the ones that can’t walk with you into the next chapter.
Gemini — Career and calling shift; echoes of March resurface. What work truly aligns with your spirit?
Cancer — Old beliefs fade. Saturn retro wants you to root in truths that will serve for the long run.
Leo — The debts you hold—emotional or energetic—ask closure. Saturn wants maturity here.
Virgo — March’s eclipse began your story. This week, the mirror shows you how relationships hold your lessons too.
Libra — Old habits and health patterns reveal themselves. Eclipses highlight what needs clearing before your season arrives.
Scorpio — Joy, play, and creative fire want structure. The eclipse reveals where you’ve denied yourself delight.
Sagittarius — Family and foundation are lit up. What endings prepare you to build a truer home?
Capricorn — Words carry karmic weight. Reflect on how you speak, write, or teach—Pisces asks for softer boundaries.
Aquarius — Your relationship with money, worth, and resources shows karmic cycles now ripe for resolution.
Pisces — This is your moment. Both Saturn and the eclipse place you at a crossroads. Shed skins, but also note the patterns Saturn has shown you. This wisdom will be your shield as Saturn moves into Aries.
✦ Preparing for the Eclipse
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Trace the Cycle: Reflect on March’s Virgo eclipse and connect the dots to now. Where has the arc carried you?
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Notice Patterns: Saturn is showing you lessons you’ll need as Aries rises—don’t dismiss the review.
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Stillness over Striving: Eclipses are revelation points, not times for forcing outcomes.
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Anchor Practice: Saturn wants you to keep something steady—a ritual, journal, or spiritual habit—to ground the tides.
✦ Closing Inspiration
The Blood Moons of Virgo and Pisces are not two separate stories, but one arc: the work of refinement and the wisdom of surrender. Saturn’s retrograde makes sure we don’t miss the lesson. What we integrate now becomes the foundation for the fire to come.
Here are some other recommended posts for the eclipse cycle this year:
Solar Eclipse Cycles: Reflection and planning guide
The Eclipse Arc
In kindness,
The Floral Goose
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