Libra

LIBRA

Life is not a dress rehearsal

Sam Altman

You’re in rehearsal for your new cycle right up until the 22^nd when the Sun arrives in your sign. Quiet on set! This can be a time of inner reflection, release and also – when you allow Future You to take the lead and rehearse all the potential scenarios you can explore for real in the year ahead.

The balancing act begins with you looking at your work/life balance. Especially as we have eclipses and major planetary activity across your 6th/12th house axis. Are you taking enough time for rest and reflection? For real self care and ‘Me’ time? Part of that should always include time to rehearse your future life and your goals. Especially as next year sees Fairy Godplanet Jupiter land in Leo and your 11^th house in full wish-fulfilment mode! Getting it right – right now, means you enter your birthday season re-energised and ready. So, ensure you attend to your future life by making time for you in the present moment.

Saturn reminds you of the limits as it returns to Pisces and your 6^th of work and wellbeing on the 1^st. While Mercury arrives in Virgo and your 12^th the next day. Followed by ruler Venus on the 19^th. Mars in your sign can have you feeling you can take on the world. But is this just all reaction and rush as opposed to pacing yourself? If you hit a wall when it comes to your energy levels, don’t be tempted to push it further, Libra. Especially in the lead up to the first eclipse of the month on the 7^th.

Being an air sign, you need variety and spontaneity, and usually shy away from routine. But September is a month when you will actually benefit from taking a more organised, focussed approach. It will actually hand you more time for what you want to do. And you’ll also become more effective. Do tackle any unfinished work or household tasks in the lead up to the total lunar eclipse in Pisces (7^th) and your 6^th house. Do not allow yourself to drift off course or try to do too many things at once. Take a ‘One thing at a time’ approach. And when that is completed, move on to the next. Take frequent breaks if you find your focus drifting. Set a timer if you need to. And do pay close attention to what your body is saying.

The eclipse opposes Mercury in Virgo and your 12^th. Mercury is your planet of insight and intuition. Think messages from the cosmos as in mythology, Mercury was the messenger of the Gods. This includes messages from your higher self. Do take these as facts, Libra. You are being nudged along the path towards what you need to know. Especially when it comes to your work, health and ultimate wellness. Intuition always whispers to us. It sends signs, coincidences which aren’t that at all, dreams, symbols and synchronicities. We can turn up the volume on it or decode the meaning when we spend time alone or in quiet contemplation. You’ll come to understand what’s been lost in translation due to the noise of everyday life.

Embrace solitude, the quiet and time to yourself. Sam Altman once said ‘Life is not a dress rehearsal’. And he’s right, it isn’t. But at the same time – we can be handed time for a dress rehearsal. Especially when we have major cosmic events occurring in our 12^th house just prior to our birthday. Which you do on the 21^st, Libra. With the ‘Black’ new Moon and partial solar eclipse in Virgo.

The term ‘Black’ Moon has nothing to do with the eclipse. It simply describes the second new moon in a solar cycle. That’s a very rare thing which only occurs once every 29 months. So, this is a second opportunity to rehearse for your future. To allow Future You to get into any number of roles you could play. And experience how that feels for you. Venus also in your 12^th adds an extra level of creativity and imagination to this process. This is your dress rehearsal. And the following day – it’s showtime as the Sun enters your sign!

The spotlight is on you. Time to make your entrance. Glowing and glorious and ready to step into the role of a lifetime. Designed, written, directed by and starring you. You step into the new with a reawakened sense of certainty and self-belief. Plus you are aiming far, far higher than you have done previously. What will make your Future You rehearsals so much more effective are the Grand Air Trines/Kites which form with planets in your 1^st.

The first one occurs on the 19^th. Just days before the Equinox and the start of your new cycle. Mercury which arrives in your sign on the 18^th it the catalyst for this. While the Sun brings a warming updraft to partnerships and personal desires with the second Grand Air Trine/Kite on the 24^th. Watch for the unexpected element. And go with it. You didn’t just get two rehearsal periods. You get two fresh starts, Libra. And possibly two visions or directions to pursue. And yes, you do now have the energy and awareness to do both and not lose your balance in the process. You’ll also now come to really appreciate how remaining on task and focussed has freed you up to pursue more than one dream! For once, you may not have to make a choice. You CAN have both.

Your commitment will be unwavering. Your faith in yourself – unshakable. You will be at your most charismatic, outgoing and optimistic. Plus, whatever you have set your sights on – you are off in hot pursuit of. Mars exits your 1^st for your 2^nd on the 22^nd. You’ll act in the name of self-worth and rewards now. This may be intertwined with love and your creative ventures. What makes your heart beat faster. Or who. And if those dress rehearsals you undertook featured a co-star – them too. Or they could well turn out to be the archetype for someone stepping in to fill that role in your life. After all – you’re the sign of partnerships. But the one you have with yourself – rehearse it and then live it for real.

In a nutshell: Rehearsal time is over, Libra. And it’s opening night as the Sun arrives in your sign on the 22^nd. You could have the opportunity to pursue two new paths or directions. And who says you have to choose? You’re ready for more than one role of a lifetime this birthday season.

Sep 1 2025 Retrograde Saturn re-enters Pisces (6^th)

Sep 2 2025 Mercury enters Virgo (12^th)

Sep 3 2025 Mercury in Virgo square Uranus in Gemini (12^th to 9^th)

Sep 5 2025 Mars in Libra square Jupiter in Cancer (1^st to 10^th)

Sep 6 2025 Uranus stationary retrograde in Gemini (9^th)

Sep 7 2025 Full Moon in Pisces – Total Lunar Eclipse (6^th)

Sep 7 2025 Full Moon in Pisces – Total Lunar Eclipse opposition Mercury in Virgo (6^th to 12^th)

Sep 12 2025 Sun in Virgo sextile Jupiter in Cancer (12^th to 10^th)

Sep 12 2025 Mercury in Virgo sextile Jupiter in Cancer (12^th to 10^th)

Sep 13 2025 Sun conjunct Mercury in Virgo (12^th)

Sep 16 2025 Venus in Leo sextile Mars in Libra (11^th to 1^st)

Sep 17 2025 Mercury in Virgo opposition Saturn in Pisces (12^th to 6^th)

Sep 18 2025 Mercury enters Libra (1^st)

Sep 18 2025 Mercury in Libra opposition Neptune in Aries (1^st to 7^th)

Sep 19 2025 Mercury in Libra trine Uranus in Gemini (1^st to 9^th)

Sep 19 2025 Mercury in Libra trine Pluto in Aquarius (1^st to 5^th)

Sep 19 2025 Grand Air Trine – Mercury in Libra trine Pluto in Aquarius trine Uranus in Gemini trine Mercury in Libra (1^st to 5^th to 9^th to 1^st)

Sep 19 2025 Kite: Mercury in Libra trine Pluto in Aquarius trine Uranus in Gemini trine Mercury in Libra. Uranus in Gemini trine Pluto in Aquarius sextile Neptune in Aries sextile Uranus in Gemini trine Pluto in Aquarius. Mercury in Libra opposition Neptune in Aries (1^st to 5^th to 9^th to 1^st to 5^th to 9^th to 11^th to 5^th. 1^st to 7^th)

Sep 19 2025 Venus enters Virgo (12^th)

Sep 20 2025 Venus in Virgo square Uranus in Gemini (12^th to 9^th)

Sep 21 2025 New ‘Black’ Moon in Virgo – Partial Solar Eclipse (12^th)

Sep 21 2025 New ‘Black’ Moon in Virgo opposition Saturn in Pisces – Partial Solar Eclipse (12^th to 6^th)

Sep 22 2025 Mars enters Scorpio (2^nd)

Sep 22 2025 Sun enters Libra (1^st) – Autumn Equinox Northern Hemisphere, Spring Southern Hemisphere

Sep 23 2025 Sun in Libra opposition Neptune in Aries (1^st to 7^th)

Sep 24 2025 Sun in Libra trine Uranus in Gemini (1^st to 9^th)

Sep 24 2025 Sun in Libra trine Pluto in Aquarius (1^st to 5^th)

Sep 24 2025 Mars in Scorpio square Pluto in Aquarius (2^nd to 5^th)

Sep 24 2025 Grand Air Trine – Sun in Libra trine Pluto in Aquarius trine Uranus in Gemini trine Sun in Libra (1^st to 5^th to 9^th to 1^st)

Sep 24 2025 Kite: Sun in Libra trine Pluto in Aquarius trine Uranus in Gemini trine Sun in Libra. Uranus in Gemini trine Pluto in Aquarius sextile Neptune in Aries sextile Uranus in Gemini trine Pluto in Aquarius. Sun in Libra opposition Neptune in Aries (1^st to 5^th to 9^th to 1^st to 5^th to 7^th to 9^th to 5^th. 7^th to 1^st)