Total lunar eclipse in Virgo: A cosmic decluttering for your space, schedule and mind

The upcoming total lunar eclipse in Virgo on Friday, March 14 is here to shake things up, clear things out, and streamline what’s been feeling heavy. If you’ve been sensing a need to simplify, release, and declutter, both physically and mentally, this eclipse is your cosmic permission slip to do just that. But don’t expect a neat and tidy process. This one has a bit of an edge to it.

This total lunar eclipse isn’t about adding more to your plate. It’s about clearing out what’s no longer serving you. Virgo, the sign of meticulous refinement, is asking:

✨ What’s cluttering your life? Your mind? Your body?

✨ How can you simplify your routines, habits, and thoughts?

✨ What distractions need to go so you can focus on what actually matters?

While Virgo is an earth sign that relates to our bodies, health and well being, this lunar eclipse is ruled by Mercury, Virgo’s ruler. There’s a layer of reducing and reorganizing anything that impacts your thoughts, whether it’s information that is distracting you or overloading you. It’s time to get these things in check to help you process information more efficiently, manage stress, and care for your mind as well as your body and physical space.

Right now, Mercury is in Aries and will be stationing retrograde about 24 hours after the lunar eclipse. That means that this lunar eclipse is flavored by Mercury retrograde. Expect to be doing a lot of review and reassessment now and in the coming weeks. You may want to take action, or feel edgy in your communications, but do your best to take things slow. This is a time to assess any old or residual issues or unfinished projects, not to begin new ones (this also includes trying not to become too agitated by past or present annoyances!).

Face loose ends, past events, and items that need to be checked off your mental to do list so you can set them and yourself free.

Photo by Daiga Ellaby via Unsplash.

As if a lunar eclipse ruled by Mercury about to station retrograde didn’t sound disruptive enough, this lunar eclipse is also opposite Saturn. It’s possible that the tumultuous and rapid energy of the eclipse might feel a bit like a pinball being bounced from one blocked gate to another. Even if events in your life feel like they are moving quickly or maybe even a bit chaotic, it’s possible you experience some hangups and stops along the way.

These momentary pauses are a place for you to breathe, come back to your center, and reassess your next choices. While Saturn is about long term planning and creating solid foundations, this lunation is not for setting big intentions. By all means think ahead as you do your decluttering, figure out what’s most important to focus on, and streamline areas of your life for optimal well being– just know this long term plan is more about present day reality checks and glimpses of maturity over creating something new for lasting change.

At its core, this eclipse is about clearing the way. Whether that’s through actual decluttering, streamlining your schedule, releasing old beliefs, or finally saying the things that need to be said.

If you feel like you’re sorting through the past and not making much forward movement, trust the process. This isn’t about rushing. It’s about making space for what’s next by letting go of what’s done.

So, as this eclipse approaches, ask yourself:

✨ What is interfering with my clarity, my peace, my spiritual state?

✨ What do I need to let go of to simplify my life?

✨ What’s truly worth my energy, and what’s just noise?

Your mind, body, and spirit are ready for a deep reset. Lean into it.

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