The Virgo New Moon Solar Eclipse is here to close out a chapter—and Virgo has notes. This eclipse isn't asking you to perfect your life overnight. It's asking you to bring what you've learned down to earth: choose the next doable step, celebrate the shit you've already accomplished, and stop treating slow progress like failure. In this episode of Saturn Said So—a podcast for grief, growth, and the sacred weirdness of becoming—Ashley explores Virgo's complicated relationship with perfectionism, control, trust, pleasure, and getting shit done. We're talking Saturn retrograde reality checks, SMART goals that don't make you miserable, why your tiny wins deserve to count, and what an 18-month eclipse chapter can teach us about becoming. Plus: one deeply unfortunate skincare experiment and a collective tarot reading for what we're carrying into the next chapter. In this episode: 🌑 The Virgo New Moon Solar Eclipse and the closing of an 18-month cycle 🌿 Virgo beyond perfectionism: embodiment, trust, control, and pleasure ✅ Why celebrating small accomplishments changes how you approach growth 🎯 SMART goals as self-compassion—not another stick to beat yourself with 🪐 Saturn retrograde and the lessons hiding inside life's annoying little detours 🔮 Tarot for beginning again: Page of Wands, Six of Cups, the Well reversed, Magician reversed + Wheel of Fortune 🦋 Why slow progress, pauses, and unfinished projects are still part of becoming Your reminder for this eclipse: You don't have to have your shit together perfectly. Make it meaningful. Make it doable. Let it feel good enough to keep going. Timestamps: 0:07 - Intro and Saturn Retrograde4:28 - Virgo Qualities, the Earth Goddess, and the Control–Trust Dynamic7:50 - Perfectionism, Rumination, the Virgo New Moon, and Celebrating Small Accomplishments15:13 - Skincare Mishap as a Saturn Retrograde Lesson19:28 - Virgo, SMART Goals, and Compassionate Goal-Setting5:29 - Tarot: Beginning a New 18 Month Chapter31:22 - The Podcast’s Journey and the Cycles of Transformation Find Ashley on InstagramWant a question read on the pod? Email us at saturn@lightrootstudio.com Tags: Virgo New Moon, Virgo Solar Eclipse, Solar Eclipse Astrology, Virgo Season, New Moon Ritual, Moon Cycles, Grounded Astrology, Astrological Timing, Saturn Retrograde, Tarot Reading, Cyclical Healing, Spiritual Growth, Perfectionism, SMART Goals, Lunar Living