Last Chance Saloon — The Astrology of September 2024*

The celestial configurations this month seem especially germane for shoring up our physical resources. As daredevil Uranus turns retrograde (Sept. 1), we may revisit any changes we made to our physical and material security. The planet of upheaval and chaos has no doubt unleashed its own challenges as it continues to test our stamina, endurance and ability to forego pleasure for practicality. Coming off of Jupiter in Taurus, many of us may have seen financial burdens compounded. Thankfully, Uranus also brings innovation; perhaps even creativity in austerity?

Pluto returns to Capricorn for its last hurrah (Sept. 1). It turns direct again in November and ingresses into Aquarius once and for all on November 20. Over the next several weeks, those of us with last-degree cardinal placements have one last go at accepting the transformation that Pluto thrust upon us. What we’ve come to depend on, what we’ve worked hard to build and what we’ve typically based our definitions of success on no longer hold. Under this two-and-a-half-month transit, we may need to come to terms with everything that Pluto has torn down.

The Virgo New Moon (Sept. 2) is bound to have a harsher flavour. Opposed by Saturn, we could feel pushed to our emotional limits and sensitized to the myriad imperfections we see in our present circumstances. The quest for…