Dark Moon in Virgo 11 September 2026

Excerpt from The Perennial Wheel

This Dark Moon sees both luminaries in the mutable earth sign of Virgo at 18 degrees, with the ruling planet Mercury having made his way into Libra at Critical 0 degrees. The mutable energy denotes a changeable and meandering energy, earth is associated with practical affairs such as of food, home, land, possessions and physical body. Communication is now accomplishable from the weakened energy of the Lunar Eclipse but although he maybe able to get his ideas or communications heard, they may sound like an intense cry for help.

The ruling planet is also opposite Neptune retrograde who sits at the apex of a mini grand trine and kite formation made by a grand air trine involving Pluto retrograde and Uranus retrograde also.

Mercury is getting little help from his dispositor Venus at critical degree and fall in Scorpio and in a square to Pluto retrograde. Venus’ traditional dispositor Mars is weakened by being in Fall in Cancer and in a square to Saturn retrograde, also in fall. However Mars is in sextile to the Moon, its current dispositor, though the Moon is somewhat weakened due to it being Dark.

If important communications can wait until this lunation passes and Mercury has moved on, its probably a good idea to do so.

Moon, Herbs and Ritual

• Dark Moons are good for rest days and used for preparation work. Preparing pots, pot labels, soil, seed organisation and planting. Avoid harvesting until the Moon is visible in 1-2 days time. Though a good time to specifically plant or harvest roots.
• A mutable earth Moon thus moist and barren
• Useful to support Upper intestinal organs of liver, spleen, pancreas and colon.
• Herbs could include Milk thistle Silybum marianum
• A simple Dark/New Moon ritual is to detox in a magnesium salt rich bath or foot bath, with added fragrant herbs, essential oils or flower essences.

‘Thou shalt do nothing without the assistance of the moon,’ Agrippa.

‘The stars incline, they do not compel, a trinity of testimonial’s is needed for certainty. With foresight and preparation, a certainty can be prepared for, helping to either enhance or negate, as needed.’

These transits may affect you personally, if you are predisposed, this can be seen within your natal and other related charts, usually by what is termed a Trinity of Testimonial’s, though otherwise they are general.

If you are likely to be susceptible to this influence, making preparations of meditation and prayer, practicing forms of psychic self-defence maybe necessary. The best psychic self-defence is considered to be from those of your personal ancestral roots and not of foreign belief systems. Creating and maintaining a strong ancestral veneration practice is seen to strengthen against malicious forces.

The safe use of herbs and other remedies will always depend upon your unique health situation, and you should always take into consideration any possible contraindications; pregnancy and lactation, children’s doses, herb/drug combinations, allergic reactions and up and coming surgery, seek advice from your trusted health professional if not 100% sure.

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