Once in a blue moon… but rarer still, a Black Moon — the new moon’s counterpart to the Blue Moon. It is the second new moon in a single month, and this one rises at zero degrees Virgo, the point of pure potential.

Zero degrees is the threshold — the very first step in the zodiacal journey of Virgo. It is the seed moment, where nothing is yet fixed and all possibility awaits. This lunation also ushers us into eclipse season, a time when fate accelerates, endings and beginnings intertwine, and life can shift quickly.

The Energy of Virgo

Virgo is the sign of devotion, discernment, and sacred service. She teaches us that the small details matter, that healing begins in the body and in the earth, and that clarity is its own kind of magic.

✨ Ruling Planet: Mercury — guiding us to clear the noise and rewrite the stories we carry.
✨ Element: Earth — rooting us in the present moment, asking us to plant grounded, practical seeds.
✨ Tarot Card: The Hermit — lantern-bearer of Virgo, reminding us that clarity and wisdom are found by turning inward.
✨ Sabian Symbol (0° Virgo): “A man’s head” — the spark of identity, consciousness forming, the reminder that becoming begins with awareness.

Listening to the Moon & Mother Earth

This Black Moon is more than a celestial event — it is an invitation to notice what the Moon and Mother Earth are already whispering.

🌙 The Moon asks: Where are you being called to reset? What seed is ready to be planted in the dark?
🌱 Mother Earth asks: What season of life are you in right now? What lessons are the cycles of growth, harvest, decay, or rest mirroring to you?

The wisdom of this moment lives in the subtleties: the turning of leaves, the shift in the air, the rhythm of your body. Pay attention. The Earth and Moon are always speaking, always guiding.

How This Black Moon Touches Each Rising Sign

Each rising sign feels the new moon in a different area of life. Find your rising sign (or read your sun sign if you don’t know it) for guidance:

• Aries Rising ♈: A threshold in daily rituals, health, and sacred routines. Set intentions for healing the body and clarifying what supports your energy.
• Taurus Rising ♉: New beginnings in love, creativity, and joy. Plant seeds around pleasure, self-expression, romance, and what lights your spirit.
• Gemini Rising ♊: A reset in home, family, and roots. Intend for harmony in your living space, ancestral healing, and grounding where you belong.
• Cancer Rising ♋: A spark of clarity in communication, writing, and learning. Set intentions for truth-telling, clearing your voice, and being heard.
• Leo Rising ♌: Fresh starts in money, resources, and self-worth. Intend for financial stability, right relationship with abundance, and valuing your gifts.
• Virgo Rising ♍: The Black Moon is in your sign — this is your personal reset. Set intentions for identity, self-image, and the life you want to embody.
• Libra Rising ♎: A new cycle in the hidden realms — the subconscious, rest, and dreams. Intend for healing, releasing the past, and trust in divine timing.
• Scorpio Rising ♏: A threshold in friendships, community, and networks. Plant intentions for supportive allies, belonging, and collective vision.
• Sagittarius Rising ♐: New beginnings in career and purpose. Intend for clarity in your path, recognition, and alignment with meaningful work.
• Capricorn Rising ♑: A spark of truth in wisdom, travel, and expansion. Plant intentions around study, exploration, and living by higher principles.
• Aquarius Rising ♒: A reset in intimacy, shared resources, and transformation. Intend for healing in relationships, empowerment, and trust.
• Pisces Rising ♓: New beginnings in partnership. Plant intentions for balance, reciprocity, and calling in relationships that reflect your becoming.

Intention Setting with the Black Moon

This is a rare and potent moment for writing intentions. A Black Moon at zero degrees Virgo is like a freshly tilled field — the soil is rich, open, and waiting.

Think of your intentions as seeds planted in the soil of your soul. What you write now will root deeply, nourished by your devotion and your daily choices, growing quietly in the dark until it is ready to bloom.

Here’s a way to work with it:

Trust the unfolding. Seeds take time, and growth often looks different than expected. Trust that what you’ve planted is alive, and eclipse season will bring the changes needed for them to flourish.

Prepare the ground. Find stillness. Light a candle, breathe deeply, and open your journal.

Plant the seeds. Write your intentions clearly and lovingly, as if placing seeds into fertile soil. Use phrases like “I am devoted to…” or “I welcome…” to anchor them.

Water the roots. Whisper your words into a glass of water, or simply breathe them into your body. Drink slowly, embodying your prayer.

Black Moon Oracle Spread

Here’s a simple 3-card spread to work with under this Black Moon:

1. The Lantern — What is The Hermit’s light revealing to me now?
2. The Threshold — What am I stepping away from as eclipse season begins?
3. The Seed — What intention is ready to be planted in Virgo’s earthy soil?

Pull cards, journal on them, and notice how the answers echo in your body and the world around you.

A Closing Blessing

Black Moon, lantern of the Hermit,
guide us inward, show us the way forward.
At zero degrees, may clarity find us,
and in eclipse season, may our intentions take root.

 Join us on August 26 in the woods of Bachner Acres as we honor this Black Moon together — drawing oracle cards, grounding in Virgo’s clarity, and crafting Black Moon Jars to carry our intentions until the March Lunar Eclipse.