SUNRISE SALUTATION #106: Virgo Needed You To Quit Sleeping On Yourself | "Cleaning Up Shop" In The Aftermath
Rising reflections and downloads from Solarah for the day
As I sit down to write today’s “Sunrise Salutation,” it is 11:22 am - this numerology speaks to the gates to new material opportunities opening up wide now. I have been awake for hours, but I was being guided to do some clearing work before sitting down to write, and so I obliged the wisdom of my guidance.
I share this because you too may be being called to “clean up shop,” so to speak, in different ways today. As Virgo makes her way through her closing degrees, we are being called to rise into the position of order that is necessary for our next steps.
As I wrote yesterday, Virgo didn’t come to play with us this season. She came guns ablazing, ready to push us into the order necessary to begin accessing the greatness we say we want, but keep dragging our feet in pursuing.
If I could pick one card to define what this Virgo season has been, it would be The Tower. Many of us are afraid when The Tower card comes out in a reading, but allow me today to speak to you of its beauty, and allay some of your fears around its domesday reputation.
Firstly, The Tower is the card that is representative of the planet Mars. As such, the number sixteen major arcana card has both Aries and Scorpio associations because Mars is Arie’s ruler and Scorpio’s co-ruling planet. If you know anything about astrology….this energy ain’t for the faint of heart.
Mars energy comes to do the work of destroying quickly and aggressively that which is keeping us out of proper soul alignment. The other “destroyer” planetary energy is Pluto, but Pluto takes her time and wears away at things over time. Mars will often then step in to complete the job by annihilating any residual energies that have to go, if we are to build whole new foundations.
Think of it like that family member who all the kids are sent to when they have a loose tooth. For us, it was my Grandfather. So, my Grandpa would spend days finnessing the loose tooth - shaking it gently but persistently so that it would relinquish its hold on our gums. This was the Pluto energy.
But the day would come when that tooth would be hanging on a half-of-a-shred-of-a-thread….and we would still be terrified to yank it out for ourselves, despite it causing more discomfort in that state, then the moment it would take to pull it out would ultimately cause.
Gramps would step up to the plate and act as if he was still moving in Pluto energy - checking on the tooth’s progress and shaking it a little freer from its old foundations. Within a blink that tooth would be in his hand, and we wouldn’t have even known or felt its swift and deft removal. That’s the Mars energy.
And while this scenario pales in comparison to what many of us have been facing recently, it still illustrates my point. The Tower and Mars energy come to tear away those residual energies that have already been being cleared away, and it is now time to do away with altogether.
The reason these situations rock our worlds is because The Tower means the sure destruction of a foundation from which we no longer should be building. The Tower is the gift that comes in and pushes us out of our comfort zones, so that we are forced to begin building from a foundation that is more resonant of who we are and have become in the most recent cycle.
Which brings me back to the here and now. What comes after The Tower card in the line up is The Star card. This is when a new and higher sense of alignment has been reached, and we have the entirety of the cosmos in support of our next steps, because we are in higher union with self and our true soul purpose….all thanks to the tower.
So, today may be a day where you get to cleaning away some of what the tower pulled down, and you can fully tap into gratitude for the lessons learned, and the wisdom and new access gained.
As the Sun closes out its time in Virgo, make sure you thank this great organiser of the zodiac for putting you right, in places you were too afraid to venture into without this nudge. Like a loving mother, Virgo sees your potential and also notes your fear. Her energy this season may have felt harsh, but it was because she knew you needed the nudge. Furthermore, she knew you were more than equipped to handle it, and were ready for this next level. Virgo simply needed you to stop sleeping on yourself.
So, now that you have some fire under your ass, use it to set the world ablaze with your beauty and purpose. And make sure to thank Virgo, and the tower moments, for helping you to shine all the more truly and resplendently.
Wishing you a reflective and gratitude filled day.
Solarah
I love this interpretation of the tower card! I used to fear it but now accept its lessons. This is a great salutation, Solarah! Thank you 🙏💫
Thank you for the confirmation Solarah🥰