The Work Of Staying (Virgo New Moon)
Sometimes there is no choice left to be made.
The adrenaline that fueled the decision is gone. The excitement has worn off. And you are left with a new kind of choice: staying.
This Virgo New Moon we are sitting in today is an invitation to understand what it means to stay with something over time. To not walk away because the energy has changed. To not assume that something has failed simply because it now requires maintenance, repetition, patience, or work.
Last week’s opposition asked you to confirm your choice and consider the truth hiding inside Frost’s idea of “the road less traveled.” That the true "road less traveled" is simply the one you actually commit to.
And when you choose, really choose something like that, the question changes from: what choice should I make? To: what is the work of staying?
In this week’s podcast, I share a story about a very strange encounter I had with a man who approached me at Walmart....
And somehow, it all connects back to this Virgo New Moon and the work of staying.
How strange life is.
Listen to the podcast to go deeper, and then use the AI prompt below to bring the conversation into your own chart.
Sincerely,
Emily Klintworth
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How to Get This Magic Working β β¨
1) Download your β β Natal Chart Navigatorβ β and save a screenshot to your phone in your photos (so you don’t have to repeat this step each week!). www.emilyklintworth.com
2) Upload your Navigator into your favorite AI
3) Cut + paste the prompt below.
4) Sit back, read the reflection, and connect to the cosmos
Weekly AI Prompt
β¦ NATAL CHART NAVIGATOR β¦
Copy and paste everything below into your favorite AI as one complete prompt:
“Using Table 2 in my Natal Chart Navigator, look at my natal house cusps and identify the house ruled by Virgo. If Virgo is intercepted in my natal chart rather than appearing on a house cusp, identify the house where Virgo is intercepted instead. On September 11, 2026, the Sun and Moon meet at 18°26′ Virgo for the Virgo New Moon. First, tell me which house in my natal chart is connected to Virgo and briefly explain what that house represents in practical, everyday life. Then check my natal planets and tell me whether 18°26′ Virgo makes a close conjunction, opposition, square, trine, or sextile to any natal planet. If it does, identify the planet, the aspect, and the orb, and explain simply how that natal planet adds another layer to the reflection. If there is no close major aspect, keep the focus on the Virgo house. Then help me explore the question: What needs my maintenance energy right now? Use the themes of Virgo, including maintenance, practice, repetition, discernment, tending, refining, and caring for what already exists, to help me think about that area of my life. Help me explore where I may already know the path I am on but now be facing the less exciting work of staying with it, where I might mistake a loss of adrenaline, novelty, or momentum for a sign that something is wrong, and what may simply need continued attention, care, practice, or refinement. If a natal planet is being activated, weave that planet into the reflection without letting it overpower the house theme."
*My entire body of work is based on Western Astrology and the Koch House system.
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π΅ Music Credit: “Yesterday Standing By” – These Gents Sampled by Jack Klintworth, via Damiet5ry on SoundCloud
π· Image credit: Various artists via 123RF.com