For the week of August 14th thru the 21st be sure to read your Rising Sign as well:
Aries
With your ruling planet Mars making an exact square (an aspect of conflict) to Neptune this week it may seem difficult to manifest your dreams, which seem so illusive right now. There could be moments when you are not quite sure if you are coming or going. Can you trust what you are feeling? Are people being totally honest with you? Or do they have ulterior motives? Know that the truth will come out in the end. But until then it is probably wise not to jump to conclusions, or make assumptions. What you could find yourself tasked with are making corrections, clarifying your own intentions, and getting all the facts first. You can’t make a plan without the facts. This is the sort of weather in which you will want to make extra sure that you are dotting your i’s and crossing your t’s before you hit the send button, or drop the forms in the mailbox. With Neptune being poked like this we would want to slow down and take our time this week, pausing to savor the moment, and patiently being present for others who are also finding themselves lost. When lost in a fog, the only ones we can truly rely on, are each other. Find the ones that you would want to be lost in a fog with, and keep them close. Don’t ignore them or push them away, Even if you do want to be alone. At the very least, if you don’t make it to your destination, you will still have each other.
Taurus
Your ruling planet Venus is seeking balance between exuberant hope and despair at all the obstacles being strewn in your path. Know that exuberance and doubt cannot coexist for long. By the end of this month you are being tasked with creating something of a plan. Venus is indeed wistfully looking to the future in hopes for better things to come. And you just might be well situated to do so. There may even be reasons for you to believe that there is promise for better things to come. Hope is trying to find a home in your heart. Hold on to that promise when you are presented with delays and obstacles. Or if you feel like you are being ignored by the very people you were relying on to be there for you. In the void between the two eclipses there is no rush. Be grateful for delays, for they will allow you to see more, understand more, and gather the necessary facts that will guide you where you need to be. If it feels like you are not being supported, or are being rejected for whatever reason, take it with a grain of salt. Now is the time to face reality when it comes to relationships and practical matters. All will be revealed as it is needed in its own time, and in its own way.
Gemini
There will always be a bit of uncertainty when Uranus is in your sign. But if that feels especially so this week step back and make a concerted effort to get all the facts. You cannot create a plan if you don’t have all the facts first. Don’t assume that you do. There is always something more to learn. Ask questions. Do the research. But also be brave. And be open to the new. Things could happen suddenly and unexpectedly over the week ahead, and you will want to be ready in advance, armed with the tools and the information that will carry you over the divide. This is the divide between the past, and what you were previously used to, and the future that is waiting for you on the other side. Get the facts but also speak your own heartfelt truth. When you speak from the heart people will stop and listen. All the more so if you have something substantial to offer. What comes to light during the eclipse season can be helpful for creating a plan, or at the very least seeing the elements of a plan beginning to unfold before you. At these times it can remind us to better appreciate and support what we often take for granted. These can also be a reminder of the impermanent nature of life itself, where endings eventually give way to new beginnings.
Cancer
Make the most of this week by diving in to the watery depths that you know so well. Imagine, find your muse, daydream and be inspired. These are good days to wander along the shore, get lost in nature, or seek serenity where it can be found. Be present and in the moment. But also allow yourself to be fascinated in whatever direction, subject matter or avenue is calling you. Solve a mystery, unravel a conundrum, finish that puzzle, and be profoundly obsessed with a notion or idea. What you don’t want to do is to get lost in the confabulated world of delusion and false promises. Do dream. But be wise enough to separate fact from fiction, and know the difference between the two. We need to take these diversionary journeys into our own imaginations, and sometimes into the world abroad, in order to bring ever deeper and more soulful meaning and connection into our lives. But even the most fascinating vacations eventually come to an end demanding that you gather back the pieces of your life, in order to return to the reality that had been there waiting for you all along. When all is said and done we will still have to return to the real world in the end.
Leo
As you proceed through the week, you could be dismayed by all the things that are not working out, and what you can not do. Don’t allow yourself to get caught up in the delays or obstacles that are standing in the way. Use the week to take care of tasks, and focus on what is right in front of you, knowing that once you take care of all of the ‘have to’s and shoulds’ that there will still be some meaningful moments for some should-lessness as well. Should-less moments in our days are those which are best used by putting aside the shoulds and the have-to’s and just allow ourselves to go where the inner muse leads us. Even if you can only set aside a few should-less moments, this can make all the difference for your physical and mental well-being. All the more so as we make our way through the void between the eclipses where time warps can often converge, between what was and what could be. Some should-less ideas: wander aimlessly along a less-trod path; find a hidden cove or nook, taking out your pencil in order to write poems when you arrive; or make a discovery of a new sacred space that fills your heart with inspiration and hope; and then pause just long enough to gratefully open your heart to the divine.
Virgo
Whatever you have been avoiding or putting off can no longer be avoided. These eclipse seasons are not usually times for initiating new beginnings. They are just so unpredictable! However in the void between the eclipses there is an opportunity to gather all the information that is needed in order to allow a plan to eventually unfold. Filled with a sense of hope you are straddling the divide between the past and the future, and this week you are tasked with doing all the things that you had been putting off. Make those phone calls. Make those lists. Clean out the closets, the attics, the junk drawers of your life. Doing this in your outer life also allows you to make space in your own mind. Don’t give in to the guilt trips or the gaslighting. Clear out that junk as well. You are wanting to do this important work in order to allow better things to take residence in the spaces that are being cleared out. That old stuff are like old roots preventing the new growth from taking place. Ask the questions. Clear the spaces. Get the facts. And from all this a plan is going to unfold.
Libra
Following through from the recent Solar Eclipse last week, you were being shown the ways that the old is making way for the new. This could even mean a parting of the ways. This may feel even more poignant this week as Venus makes a long opposition to Saturn, the planet of delays, obstructions, and in some cases out right rejection. It may be imperceptible right now, but your ruling planet (Venus) is beginning to slow down. And as she does so she is setting the stage for a great deal of reevaluation. Not only of your alliances and relationships, but your financial and other commitments as well. This is when you are thinking more seriously about who or what you wish to be committing to. Use the opposition to serious-minded Saturn to step back and look at your relationships more seriously. Fantasies can be glorious. But reality is so much more satisfying. And really cannot be avoided any way. Looking at things and people more objectively, getting all the information that is needed, will be necessary in order for you to be able to develop a well thought out and curated plan for the future by the end of this month.
Scorpio
Although you will not be able to escape a long to-do list, and perhaps a few extra errands along the way earlier this week, be prepared to put that list aside for moments of much needed reflection. For in this place betwixt and between the eclipses you could find some worries and angst wending their way through the background of your life. The remedy for this is to remain as present as possible. Instead of worrying what on earth the future may bring, and filling in spaces of uncertainty with dreads and all the things that could possibly go wrong; think in terms of possibility. The current eclipses are a demarcation between the past and the future, which requires a certain amount of flexibility and acceptance. But also intersperse the week with a few decadent moments of self-indulgence, journeys through the imagination, daydreams, wonder and joy. Dare to also indulge a few transcendent reveries, and brief opportunities for enchantment. Take down your tools of divination and read the tea leaves for confirmation. Even if there is still a part of you that doubts, allow those precious moments of enchantment and wistful hope to find residence in your heart. Something both interesting and compelling is coming this way, and you won’t want to miss it.
Sagittarius
As you are being dispelled of some of your previous assumptions and beliefs, you may find yourself sitting in a void. And like all empty spaces there will be all sorts of things trying to take root there. But rather than allowing any random ideas to take residence within your own mind, screen and verify them for validity before they make themselves too comfortable. You do not want to waste too much time on false lights. Rather wait for the real thing to come along. It will. In the mean time you are going to want to gather all the facts and information that is needed in order to create a realistic and viable plan for the future. Sagittarius is rarely at a loss for big ideas. It’s the follow through that you need to work on. All the details. The effort, the work, the investments that are required of you. The vision is one thing. The way to get there is another. The devil is in the details. Big plans often seem great at first, but its the mistakes and corrections, and the things that trip you up along the way that seals the deal. Get the facts and details first, and then iron out the plan.
Capricorn
One thing that could become evident this week as we make our way in the space betwixt and between the eclipses is that relationships can be complicated. They take work! And that can include business partnerships and alliances. All the more so now that Venus is gradually going to be slowing down. It’s as if to say, “Hey, wait a minute! Run that by me again?” Are the expectations and investments being asked of you worth it? Are they realistic? Sustainable? In both personal and business relationships you would want to pace yourself. There is no rush here. You will want to make sure that you know what you are getting into and what the over all expectations are. If nothing else, use the week to take a few steps back and look at your long term possibilities objectively. That can include all of these important relationships, but also your long term plans for the future. These are all being tested for longevity. Those that make the cut are likely to be there for the long haul. Those that have overblown expectations, will need a little extra consideration here. In a better world things could be different. But these days you are needing to see people and circumstances for what they are without any frills or illusions.
Aquarius
It’s going to take a little extra work to see eye to eye with people. It’s as if everyone is heading to their own corner, keeping their allies close while building walls to keep out the marauders. How can you have a consensus when everyone is on a different page, while casting spells of banishment on the opposing teams. That never ends well. Especially in this space between the eclipses where we are being asked to put our egos aside, and think in terms of what is best for everyone involved. Be prepared. There are likely to be a few more twists and turns ahead before all is said and done. This may require a little bit of flexibility as we move from one space to another. And if a few alliances get lost along the way, so be it. If that is the case, realize that they are only making space for more reliable alliances to take their place. Those alliances and partnerships that do make the cut are likely to be there for the long term. But even those that are being tested are likely going to be seeing you in a whole new light. If there are choices to be made this week, think in terms of what sort of choices a grown up would make? In some way you are being expected to be the adult in the room.
Pisces
You are entering the void between the eclipses with a sense of optimism and hope for the future. Hold on to that optimism and let it buoy you through the end of the month. The last of the Pisces eclipses will take place at that time bringing a final chapter in your life to some sort of closure once and for all. But do be flexible. And use this week to gather whatever information is being required of you to make rational decisions going forward. Ask clarifying questions where needed. Make sure that you are actually hearing what is being said. And allow yourself to step back in order to see things objectively. There is an air of uncertainty and maybe a little anxiety wending its way through the week thanks to a Mars/Neptune square which seeds some inner conflicts. In the space between the eclipses, allow yourself to slow down. Sit with things. Maybe take some moments to sit in wonder, and allow your dreams and possibilities to coalesce. Find a muse. Allow your dreams to percolate. Do be inspired. But also ask those clarifying questions, and get all the data first before you make any major commitments.