Aries Horoscope for September 2018

This represents another rather intense time for you, Aries, in keeping with the recent outer planet activity that was featured over the summer months. There is no getting around the fact that you are transforming in significant ways, affecting your understanding of your very identity, and perhaps especially in terms your public statement. You have a strong mandate now to be creative, to be of service, and to be in unequivocal control. This is offset by an unprecedented urge for freedom in all things, including your most basic values and to whom and what you give your actual authentic salute. By midmonth, with all this in mind, you are strongly thinking about your future. Friendships, plans, and group affiliations have been the subject of intense internal scrutiny and are now jelling into new patterns. Your major tasks at the moment would seem to be forgetting those parts of yourself that were somewhat stuck in a rut and welcoming the new you, come what may.


The following was written by this month's guest columnist Adam Elenbaas of The Nightlight Astrology School


The month gets started with an aura of diplomacy, agreement, and beauty surrounding your relationships, as Mercury in Leo in your fifth house of creativity and joy makes a sextile with Venus in Libra in your seventh house of relationships, culminating on September 3rd. It’s a good time for using both charm and tact to accomplish something. With your ruling planet, Mars, simultaneously exalted in your career house to start the month, you are likely trying to push forward and accomplish something, or you might be in “go mode” at work, which will make the need for compromise even more important for getting the job done.

Then, on September 8th Venus in your seventh house of relationships will square your ruling planet, Mars, in your tenth house of career, emphasizing creative tension at work and in relationships. Given that Venus is about to enter Scorpio and turn retrograde in your eighth house next month, you should be cautious about what kinds of agreements or relationship choices you are making right now as there may be reversals, delays, or challenges next month, perhaps particularly regarding the resources, energy, time, or values of someone you are close with.

Immediately after this transit, on September 9th, the New Moon in Virgo lights up your sixth house of labor, sickness, and service, while opposing Neptune in your twelfth house of shadows, ego-loss, and dissolution. Again, you should be extra thoughtful right now about what you are giving your time, energy, and resources to, as you may not be seeing everything clearly, or you might be deluding yourself into believing that something is going to help you more than it will. On the other hand, with both the sixth and twelfth houses highlighted, the themes of healing and selfless service are also pronounced. With Mars just about to enter your eleventh house of friends, groups, and allies, perhaps you are ready to surrender yourself more fully to a healing process, or to offer yourself in service through a group or organization.

On September 12th, Venus in your eighth house of “other people’s resources,” will oppose Uranus in the second house of your own possessions and resources, perhaps signaling a sudden or unexpected change of circumstances related to money and partnerships or to income, debt, loans, or financial dealings with others.

Similarly, on September 18th, Mars in Aquarius in your eleventh house of friends, allies, and groups, will square Uranus in your second house of money, values, and resources, again suggesting sudden changes, revolution, or upheavals related to both finances and friendships, or to resources and groups or group causes or collaborative creative projects. This could be a great time to transcend personal limitations and try something new, to take a risk, or to break free from relationships or business dealings that are no longer working for you. With Mars as your ruling planet, this is likely going to feel more personal, and exciting so enjoy the freedom and also be careful of being too reactive, or aggressive when making decisions.

Between September 22nd and 23rd, the Sun will pass through the gateway of the autumn equinox, signaling a shift into the “yin” half of the solar year. Because you were born during the spring equinox time of year, this shift isn’t always easy. The emphasis for the next thirty days will turn to your relationships, the universe asking you to reflect on yourself through the mirror of others. Because you are a natural leader and naturally assertive, this may require that you let others lead for the time being. Just remember to be receptive and open to what the cosmos and your relationships are trying to teach you.

Then, finally, on September 24th, the Full Moon will be in your home sign of Aries, opposing the Sun and Mercury in your seventh house of relationships and creating a T-square with Saturn in Capricorn in your tenth house of career. How are you balancing your personal needs, as well as your professional life, with the needs of others right now' With Mercury in Libra in a trine to Mars in Aquarius, you are likely figuring out the most tactful way to assert yourself within groups, at work, and in relationships. Remember, even though you can’t please everyone all the time, a little tactfulness goes a long way!