September 9th, 1:50 am CT
Our collective mind is getting sharper during the next 20 days. Mercury, the planet ruling intellect is entering its favorite sign with the same goals as this fast planet - order and perfection. That sign is Virgo, a shy maiden in love with thinking and solitude.
Attaining Perfection
The heart craves love, not perfection. Improvement and innovation is the department of the brain - Mercury. There are many ways to attain perfection, but the first step in that process is to find your own space. One of the most famous and ambiguous quotes is Sartre's: "hell is other people." What does that really mean? At the most basic level, it means things get more unpredictable and messy the more people you have in a room.
Mercury doesn't like chaos, and neither does Virgo - that is where this planet and sign get together the best. Their love of solitude. And therefore their love for routine, and order.
Never Enough Improvements
With Saturn currently residing in Pisces, the sign opposite of Virgo, we can expect a lot of Saturnian self-criticism and judgment pointed in our direction. But when Mercury is transiting in Virgo, it is strong and can turn criticism into productivity very easily.
Stay the course even when it seems like you will fail and you aren't good enough. There will be many judgments thrown around, but in the end, people want you to get better. And that voice inside of you wants the same thing.
Try to be alone during this time but in meaningful solitude. That way, you will discover where and how you are simply perfect—where you already have perfection and where you need that bit of extra power of discernment to attain it. Get to work and to thinking!
Written by Diego T.