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A September of Thresholds

September 2025 offers a rare moment of convergence. On September 21, 2025, a Solar Eclipse in Virgo asks us to unclutter the spaces where life has grown heavy or routine. On September 22, 2025,  the Autumn Equinox balances light and dark, offering a mirror for our own inner equilibrium. And on the very same day, Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, reminds us that every ending is also a beginning.

This is not coincidence. This is choreography — the universe folding time, symbolism, and energy into an unmistakable invitation: to clear, to release, and to realign.

The Solar Eclipse in Virgo – The Great Clearing

Eclipses have long been regarded as agents of sudden endings and accelerated transformation. Virgo, the sign of discernment, ritual, and refinement, brings this eclipse into the realm of the practical:

• the habits that quietly erode our energy,

• the routines that dull our creativity,

• the “junk drawers” of our lives that clutter more than our homes.

The message? Declutter to create space for what truly matters.

Not just the closet or the calendar — but the mind itself. A clear environment mirrors a clear consciousness.   I love to complete my clearing and cleaning of my spaces with clean scents.   This essential oil diffuser in white lotus with bergamot , is my favorite for elegant spaces.  It elevates my mood and my environment truly feels more luxurious and refined. 

The Autumn Equinox – Finding Our Balance

The very next day, the Autumn Equinox arrives. Day and night stand equal, reminding us that balance is not about perfection but rhythm. Nature demonstrates this truth effortlessly: trees let go of leaves not out of loss, but out of wisdom.

In this season, we are asked to notice:

• Where in our lives are we holding on out of habit, not harmony?

• Which patterns no longer sustain us, though we cling to them for comfort?

• What might it feel like to honor the cycles of release, trusting the space created will be filled anew?

The equinox does not shout; it whispers. It invites us to listen to our bodies, our breath, our inner equilibrium.

Rosh Hashanah – A New Year, A New Self

Rosh Hashanah, celebrated this year on September 22, 2025, is not only a holiday but a spiritual reset. It asks us to reflect, to release, and to return to the essence of who we are becoming.

If the eclipse asks us to clear, and the equinox teaches us balance, Rosh Hashanah plants the seed of intention: What new story are you ready to step into?

It is both deeply personal and universally human: the reminder that we are always beginning again.

The Psychology of Release

From a psychological perspective, clutter — whether mental, emotional, or physical — creates cognitive load. Studies show that environments overloaded with unused objects or unfinished projects increase stress, diminish focus, and quietly erode well-being.

But here’s the paradox: we often hold onto the very things that weigh us down because they feel safe, familiar, or part of our identity. The sweater we no longer wear but can’t discard. The belief we’ve outgrown but still carry.

When we release these, we do not diminish ourselves — we expand.

The Closet as a Mirror of the Mind

Our closets, perhaps more than any other space, reflect this truth. They hold our past selves, our aspirations, our hesitations. To open a closet that feels chaotic is often to open a mind that feels the same.

To clear a closet is to create more than physical space — it is to affirm:

• I choose clarity over confusion.

• I choose intention over inertia.

• I choose who I am becoming over who I once was.

And sometimes, it is in the quiet act of folding, sorting, or releasing a garment that the greatest clarity arises.

Stepping Into the Streamlined Self

The eclipse, the equinox, the new year — all converge to remind us that transformation is not loud or sudden. It is deliberate. It is choosing to remove what no longer serves so that what does can finally take root.

And so, this September, consider:

• What routines could you retire to restore your energy?

• What habits deserve gratitude, but not permanence?

• Which items in your home or closet hold you back from who you are now?

A Gentle Invitation

If you feel called to explore this further, you may find the “Style Your Mind” workbook a helpful companion. It offers practical guidance for clearing your closet and aligning your outer world with your inner growth. It is my gift to you — offered simply because I believe that clarity in our environment creates clarity in our lives.  It is also a prelude to the full Style Your Mind Masterclass. 

And for those who sense they are ready to go deeper, I also hold space through personalized Closet Cleanse sessions — quiet, intentional transformations that create more than an organized wardrobe; they open the door to a new way of seeing yourself.

But whether or not you choose these tools, know this: your next season has already begun the moment you choose to release.

A Closing Reflection

September’s sky is not asking you to do more. It is asking you to let go. To trust that in the space created, a deeper alignment can emerge.

The eclipse clears.
The equinox balances.
The new year begins.

And you — lighter, clearer, more intentional — step forward into the story waiting to be lived.