Victim or Sovereign?
New Moon | September 10, 2026 | 18 Virgo 26
You can’t blame others for your situation and have your freedom and power too.
Either you are or are not the ruler of your life. Either you are or are not the captain of your ship. Either you have dominion over circumstances or you are a slave to circumstances. As long as you say it is someone else’s fault you are saying that they have the power and you don’t. You are just asking them to behave and to treat you better, even though behaving and being good is not their modus operandi. To get free or be free you must empower yourself.
During a Virgo season having a healthy body supported by healthy practices, doing what you know to do and to yourself being true is highlighted. Virgo, the earthy, healthy body is ruled by Mercury (the mind). Mind and body are connected though many humans act as if this is not the case. For the new moon refresh, we are reminded that our biology follows our biography. Our biography is not just what happens. It is what we tell ourselves about what happens.
This New Moon may speak of love wounds, art wounds, and money wounds (Chiron at O 0f Taurus opposite Venus. Chiron and Venus). With both Venus and Chiron square Pluto, the power dynamic enters the picture. Will you be stuck on the hurt or will you transcend it? When you are stuck on the hurt, when you can’t get over what was done to you, either because it has somehow disabled your ability to rise, or because you want to punish the perpetrator, you are actually self-harming.
You might tell yourself that life is too hard and that you are not supported and cannot move forward. What you need to do is reclaim your life from the hurt. Do not be ruled by the wound. Let go of resentment (reaching for and rehearsing pain repeatedly), fear, and criticism. Do not carry hurt or hatred as a form of revenge. Revenge is inverted power.
From the Virgo angle, Capricorn on the cusp of the fifth house of ruling your own world, and you might not feel good enough or strong enough to draw boundaries. The 5th house is also gambling and daring. Do you dare draw that line in the sand and defend it with your presence?
You can if you realize that although someone may act towards you and yours in a way intended to disarm and take advantage of you, you can decide to look within for your power, own that power, and find creative and firm address for it.
Practicum
Notice where blame still binds your power. Write one sentence beginning, “I release…” and one beginning, “I reclaim…” Place one hand on your body, breathe into the present moment, and affirm: “I am sovereign here. I forgive to free myself. My life force returns to me now.
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