With the New Moon coming up on Monday, it’s time to ask Andi, our Oakland store manager and an amazing astrologer, what we can be ready for in this energy shift. Here is what he has to say:

Monday's Virgo new moon arrives at 5:50pm PST at 14 degrees, making an exact trine to Uranus in Taurus, the planet of sudden change and revolution. While Virgo energy is often associated with being critical and clean, at its essence Virgo is about discerning the right time to take action and being of service to others. With so much climate catastrophe unfolding all around us, what can you do from where you are? There are mutual aid projects in Louisiana and New York that are helping folks on the ground, what do you have to offer?

On a personal level, this could be an excellent time to start a new habit for your health or shake up your routine. We can't help others if we aren't taking care of ourselves too. There may be some blowback from the changes you make because Mercury opposes Chiron and Venus squares Pluto. If there is anyone in your life who is invested in and attached to you not being well, this will come to the surface as you start to move in a different direction. Let them go with love, Virgo knows there's much work to do and little time to do it.