Theme + Tarotscopes for September 2026

An energetic theme for the collective and an individual reading for each of the signs across September

Theme For September: Answering The Strange

This month is another biggie. When I was doing the divination for this and also the 12 tarotscopes, we were dealing with mostly major arcana cards. These major arcana energies are the big guns. They come in and rearrange. There is an initiatory quality to this month, different but similar to August - as we traverse the Heroines Journey. You may be called to surrender to the bigger themes in your life, and just let the mystery guide you. This was brought in strongly with the last eclipse.

There is an invitation to become a little more curious about the things that do not immediately make sense. The strange feeling, the recurring dream, the unexpected coincidence, the image that stays with you long after you have forgotten where it came from. What if instead of explaining these things away, you allowed yourself to become curious about what they might be asking of you?

September is about answering the strange.

Not necessarily finding an answer, but developing a relationship with the unknown. There is something wyrd moving through this month. That old sense of what is strange, uncanny, fated, or woven into the threads of a life in ways we cannot always see from the surface. The wyrd is not necessarily a predetermined future. It is the mysterious pattern that begins to reveal itself when we stop insisting that everything must be linear.

This month invites you to look sideways.

You may notice that something you thought was unrelated begins to echo somewhere else. A dream mirrors a waking experience, a person arrives with an oddly familiar quality. An image, symbol, animal, phrase or idea keeps appearing until in different forms. Perhaps something you have been trying to understand intellectually begins to make more sense through sensation, imagination, synchronicity or the language of the unconscious.

The invitation is less “What does this mean?” and more “What happens if I stay with it?”

Pay close attention to your dreams this month. Dreams don't always speak in straight lines, and perhaps neither should we. They speak sideways:  through metaphor, absurdity, condensation, archetype, feeling and image. They create strange little worlds where the rules of waking consciousness loosen enough for something else to become visible.

𓄟 What keeps returning to you?

𓄟 What image, dream or symbol refuses to leave?

𓄟 What might become visible if you stopped asking for everything to make sense?

There is a kind of intelligence that only becomes available when we loosen our grip on certainty. This isn't an invitation to believe every thought, synchronicity or intuition unquestioningly. Quite the opposite. Seeing sideways requires discernment. It asks us to remain open without becoming ungrounded, curious without needing to turn every mystery into a message.

This is part of the alchemy of the strange.

Alchemy has always been concerned with transformation through relationship with what is hidden, difficult, paradoxical or apparently worthless. The prima materia is not necessarily beautiful when we first encounter it. It may look like confusion, contradiction, grief, desire, obsession, a recurring pattern, a dream we don't understand. The work is not always to get rid of the strange material, but to stay close enough to it that it can begin to transform.

September may therefore, bring you back to something you thought you had already understood.

𓄟 What are you ready to see differently?

𓄟 Where have you mistaken unfamiliarity for wrongness?

𓄟 What part of yourself have you made strange in order to fit inside a familiar world?

There is also an invitation this month to become more comfortable with not knowing.

We live in a culture that rewards immediate interpretation, rewarding consumption over digestion. Will you rebel and enjoy the meal that is your life?

September asks us to be more available to what the strange is trying to show you.

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Tarotscopes:

Read your sun, moon and rising sign for a fuller picture, it can be nice to read these at the beginning and end of the month. See the theme of the month to situate your reading. 

Each sign has an invitation to work with a colour, shape, plant or otherwise. 'Work with them' by taking time with them energetically or physically: think about them/look at them/ dream on them - see what arises. All energies carry wisdom. If you want to work further with your reading feel free to book a 1:1 and let me know you'd like to deepen into the mythos of your month ahead.

Aquarius

This month brings a gentle invitation to reconnect with curiosity, pleasure, and the parts of yourself that are still learning through experience. Something new may be asking to be explored without needing to know exactly where it will lead. You may find yourself becoming more aware of your own independence and the value of creating a life that feels nourishing on your terms. There is also a spark of creative or adventurous energy returning, encouraging you to follow what feels interesting rather than what seems most practical. Let yourself experiment. Not everything needs to become a commitment; some things are simply here to remind you what makes you feel alive. Work with yellow paint, gold and long grasses this month.

Capricorn

This month brings a strong thread of reflection around belonging, family, and the structures you have built your life around. You may find yourself looking backwards in order to understand what still deserves a place in your future. There is an opportunity to recognise the security you have created while also becoming more conscious of the boundaries required to protect it. Some situations may ask you to stand your ground rather than automatically accommodating what others expect from you. Justice and accountability are important themes here, particularly where old patterns are ready to be reconsidered. Through consistent effort and patience, you are building something that can hold you for the long term. Work with reishi mushroom, moss and red pigment this month.

Sagittarius

This month invites you to become more discerning about where your energy is going. You may be navigating situations where not everything is being said openly, making it important to listen carefully to what sits beneath the surface. At the same time, connection and community remain important sources of nourishment, even if certain social dynamics feel more complicated than usual. There may be some friction around competing desires, opinions, or expectations, but this does not necessarily need to become conflict. The opportunity is to choose clarity over avoidance and groundedness over impulse. Something practical may be trying to take shape, but it needs honest foundations before it can properly grow. Work with bamboo, water and the sword this month.

Aries

This month may bring a powerful disruption to something you thought you understood, but beneath the uncertainty is an opportunity for genuine renewal. Old structures may be shifting so that something more authentic can emerge in their place. You have more agency than you may initially feel, and this is a month for remembering your capacity to create rather than simply react. Emotional renewal is also strongly present, encouraging you to soften around what you truly want and allow yourself to receive it. There is a deeper wisdom available through feeling here. Rather than rebuilding immediately, give yourself space to listen to what the disruption is revealing. Work with Owl, black ink and if possible work at long tables, or spaces where you can walk around to see different points of view in your work.

Taurus

This month brings a tender focus towards emotional connection, celebration, and the stories you carry about where you belong. There may be a desire to create more stability and joy around you, but also an awareness of the mental weight you have been carrying. Worry can become louder when you are trying to hold too many responsibilities at once. The invitation is not to solve everything immediately, but to recognise where you have been carrying more than is actually yours. Allow yourself to receive support and remember that creating a safe life also means creating space to rest within it. Work with Rose, Carnelian and glitter this month.

Cancer

This month brings a beautiful sense of completion and expansion, particularly around community, creativity, and the relationships that help you feel more fully yourself. Something may be coming full circle, allowing you to recognise how far you have travelled. There is a strong emphasis on nourishment and embodiment, making your outer life more reflective of what you genuinely need internally. At the same time, an old hurt may finally be ready to soften. Healing does not necessarily mean forgetting what happened; it can mean no longer allowing it to define what is possible for you now. Let yourself experience the fullness that becomes available when you stop living around an old wound. Work with citrus, especially sweet orange.

Virgo

This month may move quickly, bringing conversations, developments, or opportunities that require you to respond rather than overanalyse. Relationships are particularly significant, with an invitation to become clearer about what you are choosing and why. There may be important lessons around fairness, reciprocity, and the difference between keeping the peace and maintaining genuine balance. Be mindful of making decisions simply because they seem like the “right” thing to do for everyone else. Your task is to honour what is true for you while remaining open to the truth of another. Clarity arrives when you allow both heart and discernment to have a seat at the table. Work with red ink, snake and the essence of your genius this month.

Scorpio

This month asks you to look more carefully at the difference between possibility and projection. You may have many desires, options, or imagined futures competing for your attention, but not all of them require action. Community and connection can help bring perspective, particularly when you have been trying to navigate everything internally. There is also an invitation to release a pattern of constantly bracing yourself for what might go wrong. You don't need to remain guarded simply because you have been disappointed before. Question the structures, beliefs, or expectations you have inherited, and allow yourself to choose a path that feels more authentic than conventional. You might like to connect with butterfly, lemon balm and Opal this month.

Pisces

This month brings a sense of movement, courage, and new beginnings. You may feel ready to step beyond a familiar version of yourself and follow something that feels both exciting and slightly unknown. There is momentum available, but the deeper lesson is about learning how to direct it rather than simply moving faster. Questions around reciprocity and receiving may also emerge: where are you giving freely, and where are you allowing yourself to be supported in return? Your next chapter does not need to be built through force. Let movement and receptivity work together, and notice what becomes possible when you trust yourself enough to begin. Work with water, fossils and spiral shapes this month if that feels good to you.

Gemini

This month invites you into further relationship with your own knowing. You may find that answers are less available through analysis and more accessible when you create enough stillness to actually hear yourself. There is a tension between wanting to take control and knowing that something needs more time to unfold. Be mindful of withdrawing too far into your own thoughts or trying to force clarity before it has arrived. Some things cannot be solved from the outside. This is a month for pausing, observing, and allowing uncertainty to have its own intelligence. What feels suspended may not be stuck; it may simply be asking you to see it differently. Whilst this feels potentiallt quiet, the energies coming in to support this are vast! Work with practices that help you connect to stillness and the divine, Pearl and Agate this month.

Leo

This month brings attention to collaboration, practical support, and the foundations of your emotional life. You may be recognising the value of creating alongside others rather than feeling you have to carry everything alone. There is a strong nurturing energy here, encouraging you to invest in what feels sustainable, embodied, and genuinely nourishing. At the same time, questions around belonging or emotional fulfilment may surface within close relationships or family dynamics. Rather than trying to recreate an ideal version of harmony, allow yourself to acknowledge what is actually present. Honest tending creates deeper security than pretending everything is fine. Find ways to physcially express this month, work with dandelion and calendula to support you.

Libra

This month carries a bright sense of movement, growth, and possibility. Things may begin happening more quickly, particularly around communication, creative projects, or opportunities that have previously felt uncertain. There is also a strong reminder to remain grounded in what genuinely supports you as momentum builds. You don't have to choose between expansion and stability; the two can nourish each other. There is warmth and vitality available when you allow yourself to be seen in your fullest expression. Let yourself enjoy what is opening without immediately worrying about how to preserve it. You might like to work with grounding practices, long walks and allowing yourself to stand under the rain this month.

Illustration of Virgo created for The Spiral Path Stardust collection

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