September 14: New Moon … Focus on Health and Well-Being
September 15: Mercury Retrograde Ends
September 29: Full Moon
September is a month to get back to business, after the playful and more relaxing summer months. We begin and end the month anchored between full moons, on August 30th and September 29th. Full moons are when things come to light, so notice what captures your attention during these times. Also check in with your August intentions related to the Children & Joy gua. Is anything shifting for you that relates to changes you made or intentions you set?
During September, the area of your house to adjust and refresh is the Center. The quality of the energy in the center of your space permeates throughout your home. It’s also associated with overall health and well-being. So, as you return to regular activities, put yourself first and make your health and well-being a priority. Is there something you’d like to change or shift that relates to your health or overall well-being? This is a good month to identify it, set an intention to achieve your desired result, and also take some supportive action within your space. Doing so will help to bring the various energies into alignment.
The “Center” refers to the middle of your home, the middle of every room in your home, and the middle of your property. This is an Earth area in the Five Element system. Earth is strengthened by Fire energy and weakened by Metal, Water, and Wood energy. Thus, if you’d like to enhance Earth energy and attributes, add items with Fire or Earth qualities. If you want to rebalance and soften the qualities of Earth energy, remove some items with Earth or Fire qualities and/or add items with Metal, Water or Wood qualities.
New Moon in Virgo, September 14
The new moon is September 14th. The energy of this new moon is associated with organization, self-improvement, and refining what’s in place. This is a favorable day to set clear intentions for your overall health and well-being, do a meditation, and picture your desired result easily emerging for you.
This month’s theme is your personal well-being and health. How have you been feeling … physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually? Are there any gaps between where you are and where you’d love to be?
This month I highly encourage you to put yourself first and to have a personal shift or breakthrough in any area of your life. Begin by tuning into yourself and what brings you joy. Size up the gap between where you are and where you’d love to be. What is required for you to truly thrive?
You might decide to eat healthy food, do exercise you enjoy, get more sleep, release stress. Perhaps you want to change the dynamics of a personal, family, or business relationship. Or commit to explore your perspective about a situation or change or release a personal habit. It can be anything. Make yourself a priority. It takes about 30 days of focused attention to successfully change a habit. Set new intentions with the September 14th new moon, and see how things begin to shift with the September 29th full moon. By the October 14th new moon and solar eclipse, some significant changes my have taken root.
The energy in the Center of your house sets the tone for your entire space. It permeates throughout every room. If the Center of your home is well maintained, it sends positive energy to the rest of your house. If it is cluttered, bogged down with things you don’t use or love, needs repair, or is energetically imbalanced, it sends a vibration throughout your space that can contribute to stress and anxiety, muddled thinking, chaos and more. Currently, there’s a lot of anxiety and uncertainty in the air. You can bring a sense of calm to your own situation by focusing inwardly on yourself and outwardly on your space. You and yours. Not anyone else’s.
Virgo is an Earth sign that represents service to humanity. The archetype is the Craftsman and an image we’re familiar with is that of a maiden or goddess. These are masculine and feminine representations of Virgo. Traits include being detail-oriented, well- grounded, logical, practical, analytic, organized, solution-focused, kind, gentle and supportive. On the downside, Virgo energy can be overly critical, too much of a perfectionist, worrisome, and shy. Work is a key focus of Virgo energy, finding it a challenge to stop and relax.
The spiritual side of Virgo is about being of service. This month, be of service to yourself. Tune into your deep inner being and address at least one aspect that is important to you or that has been overlooked or set aside in recent months. Perhaps you’ve been focused on helping others. If you continually serve others at the expense of taking care of yourself, you’ll deplete your energy and not be in the best position to serve. This month, make yourself the center of your attention. Doing so puts you in a stronger position to move forward with grace and ease.
The Center of your home relates to overall Health and Well-Being.
The Center of your home can be the physical or energetic center. It’s the gathering spot or heart of your home. The quality of energy in the Center of your home influences your entire space. Tune into how it feels. Look around and observe your space. Take some photos and study them What do you notice? Does the space feel good to you or are there changes or adjustments you’d like to make? This is a favorable month to do so.
Pay attention to Center of your home (and every room) if you’d like to:
- Have a personal breakthrough
- Create a healthy habit
- Shift the dynamics of a relationship
- Reduce stress or worry
- Improve your digestion
- Eat healthier
- Get more sleep
- Cleanse your body
- Deep clean your home
- Have a Space Clearing
- Take more responsibility for yourself
- Treat yourself better
Archetype: The Peacemaker
The Center of your home is associated with the Earth element. The archetype for Earth is the Peacemaker. The Peacemaker values serenity, stability, comfort, quiet time, meditating, cooperation, and trust. The Peacemaker harmonizes environments, putting people at ease. Focusing on aspects that bring mutual benefit, the Peacemaker works to unify whatever is divided or antagonistic, converting discord into harmony. This month, focus on disharmony within yourself. What are some ways you can bring yourself into a better state of equilibrium, so that you experience grace, ease, and joy daily?
In balance, Earth energy is nurturing, comfortable, stable, grounded, and unifying. You nurture yourself and others without going overboard. When Earth energy is deficient, you might be focused on survival or be feeling very unstable. You might also feel closed off both emotionally and spiritually. In excess, Earth energy manifests as not being able to do enough for other people. It can come across as smothering, stifling, and overprotective. You might also experience muddled thinking and constantly feel worried.
How do the attributes of the Peacemaker and Earth energy touch your life? Are there any areas you’d like to explore more deeply? This month is a favorable time to experience a positive breakthrough and put yourself on a new track.
The Center of your Home
From a health perspective, the Center of your home is associated with your stomach, spleen, pancreas, digestive system, lymph, and nervous systems. If you have imbalances in any of these areas, check the center of your home, every room in your home, your workspace, and yard. What captures your attention? Does the space feel alive and vibrant or does it seem bogged down or stuck in any way? If it’s the latter, it’s time to refresh.
The Center of your home and the Five Elements
The Center of your home is associated with the Earth element. This is represented by the color yellow, square shapes, low flat rectangles, heavy furniture that hugs the ground, horizontal lines, pottery and earthenware, bricks, and seashells.
Earth energy is strengthened by Fire and depleted by Metal, Water, and Wood energy. Balance the Center of your home with Earth and Fire energy. Use Metal, Water, and Wood energies to harmonize it. When it feels good to you, you have it right.
Earth energy grounds and anchors your space. Earth items include:
- Pottery, earthenware, bricks, and clay
- Seashells and natural items
- Square shapes
- Oversized or heavy furniture that hugs the floor.
- Yellow, brown and earth tones.
Fire brings dazzling, sparkling energy to a space. It is represented by:
- Fire, flames, lights, sunlight, candles
- Triangles, pyramids, diamond, and cone shapes
- People and animals
- Electronics and electrical items
- Red, burgundy and the red palette.
Metal energy helps bring clarity to a space. Metal items include:
- All metal: gold, silver, brass, aluminum and more (pots & pans, lamps, picture frames…)
- Marble, granite, flagstone
- Natural crystals and rocks dug from deep in the earth
- Circles, oval and arch shapes
- White, gray, and pastel shades.
Water energy helps to create flow. It also brings reflective and philosophical qualities. Water is represented by:
- Water features and water itself
- Mirrors, windows, glass, reflective and shiny surfaces
- Black and very dark colors
- Free form, wavy and symmetrical shapes
- Pictures of lakes, rivers, harbors, ocean views.
Wood energy is about growth and expansion. Wood is represented by:
- Fresh flowers, plants, and trees
- Floral fabrics and patterns
- Vertical stripes and tall columns
- Vertical rectangles
- Green and blue.
Tips to Enhance the Center of your Home
- Place a beautiful vase of sunflowers or red and yellow flowers.
- Use natural items: shells, brick, earthenware, adobe, tile.
- Hang pictures your favorite people or animals.
- Use triangle and diamond shapes to add some zip.
- Use square shapes for more grounding.
- Add a bowl of fruit to represent vibrant health.
- Incorporate some pottery into your décor.
- Need to be more grounded? Use brown.
- Add a sun sculpture or some red for more vitality.
- Hang a beautiful chandelier.
As you make changes, remember to do the Three Secrets Reinforcement with each cure or enhancement that you place. The Three Secrets process is a way to strengthen your intention and to transfer it to the related object you place or the action you take.
Contact Peg if you need the process for the Three Secrets Reinforcement.
Write Your Intention and Meditate on September 14th
I recommend that you refresh and revitalize the Center of your home during the first two weeks of September. Then write a clear intention about what you’d like to bring into your life, prior to the September 14th new moon. Place your intention in a red envelope, energize it with a prayer or blessing and then place it in the Center of your home. Write your intention in the present tense, using positive words, just as if it’s happening for you now. For example: “I fully step into my own power daily and live my life from a position of strength and joy.” The more specific you are, the better your result.
Do a mediation on Thursday, September 14th. Visualize a positive and successful outcome for your intention. Skip over how things will happen. That’s a job for the Universe, not you. Your job is to give thanks in advance that whatever you desire is already happening. Expect your intentions to unfold easily and they will. Also, be open to the end result showing up in delightful ways that you don’t anticipate.
Check-in at the Full Moon
The full moon is two weeks later, on Friday, September 29th. Reflect on your intentions for the month and notice what’s emerging. Notice the small things. Watch for synchronicities and unexpected delights. They gain momentum and turn into bigger results. For example, perhaps you connect with a friend who provides you with an easy solution to a problem, you connect with a new practitioner or have a breakthrough with a nagging health situation, or you discover that peace comes from within, and you create a new daily habit to cultivate positive energy.
Would you like some help? Contact Peg for a Consultation
Would you like some clarity about how to strengthen the Center of your home to align with your intentions? Would you like to resolve a personal dilemma and move forward? Contact Peg for a complimentary 15–30-minute consultation to explore the possibilities and put you on a path to success.