A potently aspected Mercury retrograde highlights the second half of August. We even have Uranus turning retrograde, a Uranian Leo New Moon, and a Pisces Blue Moon. This forecast additionally consists of a number of highly effective facet patterns, Mars aspecting two outer planets, and the Solar getting into Virgo!

This forecast covers this half-month’s most necessary astrological occasions. Additionally take a look at my award-winning This Week in Astrology audio podcast and YouTube video forecasts!

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As of August 16 …

The Moon is waning (there was an Aquarius Full Moon on 8/1).

Venus is retrograde via 9/3.
Pluto is retrograde via 10/10.
Saturn is retrograde via 11/4.
Neptune is retrograde via 12/6.
Chiron is retrograde via 12/26.

A Cradle with Juno, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto continues by way of 8/17.
A Grand Cross with Juno, Pluto, and the Lunar Nodes continues by way of 8/27.
A Kite with Mars, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto peaks on 8/21 and continues by way of 9/1
A T-Sq. with Mars, Vesta, and Neptune peaks on 8/19 and ends on 9/6.

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8/16 (Wed)

A New Moon traces up at 5:38 am EDT (23°17′ Leo), energized most powerfully by features from Uranus, Venus, and Chiron.

Any Leo New Moon is nice for brand new begins or contemporary vitality in your roles as a chief or entertainer. Playfulness, relaxation, and interacting with kids (together with your internal little one) are additionally juiced.

Elements

Elements from 5 planets add layers of which means to this lunation.

Most potent is Uranus, which squares the luminaries nearly precisely. This encourages you to guide or entertain in your individual distinctive method, guided by your intuitive hits. Uranus encourages you to serve others utilizing your particular items and skills you most love to make use of. Dare to strive one thing new and weird!

Venus, who guidelines artistry, conjoins the Solar and Moon. Not solely can this fireplace up your creativity, however encourages you to share it with others. And Venus guidelines relationships, so get out and have some enjoyable with your pals and family members!

Venus additionally guidelines cash, so maintain a watch out for thrilling new monetary alternatives. And all the time train due diligence earlier than making a major buy or funding.

Chiron trines the luminaries. This may make it simpler so that you can act as a healer or knowledge giver. It may additionally assist your private therapeutic unfold extra easily.

A Vesta-luminaries sextile can energize your selfless service to the next trigger. Lastly, a decent semi-sextile with Mars can add vitality and fervour to your New Moon actions!

Mars Trine Uranus

It’s simpler to behave in your intuitive hits instantly as Mars trines Uranus (23°0′ Virgo-Taurus). You too can be extra modern together with your assertiveness, experimental together with your sexuality, and unorthodox in any space as you break new floor.

With Mars in Virgo, you even have further vitality for service, well being, and element work.

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8/17 (Thu)

Shadow work is potently energized by a six-week T-Sq. that begins right now, peaks on 8/31 and ends on 9/27.

Virtually each main planet and level related to psychological therapeutic is a part of this tough facet sample. It consists of Ceres, Chiron, Pluto, and the North and South Lunar Nodes. Solely the North Node isn’t related to this therapeutic theme.

As I defined in my August 9 Awaken, Heal, and Thrive! podcast, each efficient psychological therapeutic deepens your non secular awakening. For most individuals, such shadow work is the quickest strategy to velocity up their awakening course of.

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This can be a highly effective time to heal outdated traumas which are blocking your life objective. This T-Sq. also can tremendously empower your service to others as a healer or knowledge giver! The presence of Pluto and Ceres additionally open the door to enhanced abundance and prosperity – which could possibly be something you worth.

8/19 (Sat)

You’ve gotten a full month to empower your warrior goddess vitality as Pallas Athena types a Kite with the three outer planets. This gentle facet sample with Pallas, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto begins right now (8/19), peaks on 9/4, and ends on 9/19.

Pallas Athena has impressed comedian guide heroes resembling Marvel Lady, Black Widow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and and Xena the Warrior Princess. In Greek mythology, Pallas sprang totally armored from Zeus’ brow.

Pallas Athena can duke it out when she has to, however makes use of gentler types of persuasion when attainable. Will negotiation, diplomacy, or mediation get the job completed? She prefers these to fisticuffs. If stronger assertiveness is required, she’ll solely use the quantity of power that’s completely crucial. 

Sound good? This harmonious, easy-flowing Kite makes it simpler so that you can nurture these constructive Pallas Athena qualities for the following month!

Peaking T-Sq. Energizes Compassionate Service to a Worthy Trigger

A Mars-Vesta-Neptune T-Sq. that began on 8/7 peaks right now (8/19) and ends on 9/6.

Vesta represents selfless service to the next trigger. Neptune (and Pisces, the signal it’s in) facilitate compassion and identification with others. Mars boosts vitality and initiation. And Mars is in Virgo, the signal of service to others.

That’s why this T-Sq. energizes compassionate service to a worthy trigger. If you have already got one, take into account giving it extra time, vitality, or assist. In the event you don’t, is there a noble trigger you’d be ok with selflessly supporting?

In the event you’re unsure about any of this, Neptune affords the move of intuitive knowledge. This makes it simpler to examine in together with your internal steering!

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8/21 (Mon)

The three outer planets are boosting Mars, due to a Mars-Uranus-Neptune-Pluto Kite that began on 8/9, peaks right now (8/21), and ends on 9/1.

Mars helps your actions as a pacesetter, warrior, pioneer, and sexual being. His placement in Virgo can energize something regarding well being, service to others, and element work.

Pluto empowers your actions, and might bathe you with wealth. This could possibly be cash, in addition to something of worth – tangible or intangible. The divine intelligence of Neptune can encourage your actions and show you how to do them in move state. And Uranus can ship intuitive hits to information you, show you how to act in alignment together with your distinctive human nature, and serve others together with your particular items and skills you most love to make use of!

8/22 (Tue)

8/23 (Wed)

Mercury turns retrograde right now (8/23) at 3:59 pm EDT (21°51′ Virgo). The winged messenger will flip direct once more on 9/15 at 4:21 pm EDT (8°0′ Virgo).

As all the time, Mercury retrograde is healthier used for reflection than new motion – though it’s a good time for repairs and finishing what you’ve already began. If attainable, delay main purchases and contract signings till Mercury is direct.

Journey and communication could also be tougher than normal, so double examine your preparations. Take care that you simply clearly perceive what you’re being instructed and are being correctly understood. Again up necessary knowledge.

As a reminder, Venus turned retrograde on 7/22 and can flip direct on 9/3. So, for eleven days, we’ll be feeling the mixed results of two private planet retrogrades! That is all of the extra cause to favor reflection over motion when doing so serves your highest good.

Virgo

This Mercury retrograde takes place fully inside Virgo, so its themes are ripe for reflection.

Certainly one of Virgo’s key themes is service. Ideally, the service you give ought to reap the benefits of your pure talents and produce you pleasure. Are there any areas the place this isn’t true? in that case, how may you launch that scenario or remodel it to be extra satisfying?

Virgo can be health-focused. What are crucial issues you can do to enhance your general well-being? In the event you’re supporting the well being of others, what’s one factor you can do to serve them extra successfully?

Virgo loves the little particulars that take issues to the very best stage. What issues in your life may gain advantage from these nuanced ranges of enchancment? Are there areas the place your drive for perfection has gone overboard, and you need to loosen up your requirements to “adequate”?

Elements

As Mercury reverses, it features about two-thirds of the planets I take advantage of in my astrology work! So, this Mercury retrograde is unusually impactful.

Outer Planets Kite

Most significantly, Mercury types a Kite facet sample with the three outer planets. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are often called the gods of change, and add great energy to this Mercury retrograde. Additionally they add new themes on your attainable contemplation.

With Pluto, what roles are wealth and energy taking part in in your life? Are you utilizing efficient shadow work methods to heal your trauma? And the way skillfully are you releasing every part that’s outgrown its usefulness, so you’ll be able to remodel right into a extra great model of your self?

Neptune wish to know the way your non secular awakening course of goes. Is embodied awakening a routine a part of your every day expertise? (If not, my free Embodied Awakening Invocation has helped hundreds make this beautiful consciousness their “new regular.”)

How a lot divine inspiration are you receiving, and the way a lot of it are you manifesting into bodily actuality? And the way a lot of your day do you spend in move state?

Uranus makes the tightest facet to Mercury of the three outer planets. Its trine has an orb (exactness) of simply over one diploma. Uranus is the upper octave of Mercury: it represents divine thoughts, whereas Mercury represents human cognition.

Uranus’ intuitive hits come direct out of your increased self, and are essentially the most correct steering a human can get. When individuals get these, they usually say that they “really feel it of their bones” or have a “intestine feeling.”

How persistently do you observe this steering out of your divine intelligence? Wanting again, do you get higher outcomes once you do?

Uranus additionally needs you to be your genuine self. Letting your true gentle shine will be way more joyful than suppressing your uniqueness to suit into the mainstream, or keep away from judgment from others.

Conjunctions

Mercury conjoins two Virgo planets because it turns retrograde. The tightest conjunction, with an orb of 1 and a half levels, is with the warrior goddess Pallas Athena. On Mercury’s different facet is Mars, about six levels away.

Mars and Pallas Athena share the theme of assertiveness, whereas Virgo can have a tendency towards meekness. Are you taking definitive motion to satisfy your wants and wishes? Or are you meekly accepting no matter crumbs stay as soon as the daring have assertively claimed their share?

To what diploma are you taking part in the Martian roles of warrior, pioneer, entrepreneur, and sexual being? How skillfully are you using Pallas Athena’s items of technique, diplomacy, and negotiation?

Different Elements

Mercury additionally makes 4 different features because it turns retrograde. A sextile with the Moon invitations you to examine in in your happiness, and the way skillfully you’re working together with your feelings. A Chiron quincunx beckons you to do efficient shadow work to heal outdated traumas.

With a Vesta sq., replicate on the selfless assist you’re giving to worthy causes. Lastly, a Jupiter trine may also help you’re feeling extra expansive and joyful!

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8/24 (Thu)

8/28 (Mon)

8/30 (Wed)

When a month has two Full Moons, the second is named a “Blue Moon.” Blue Moons happen about each 2.7 years, and are thought of to have further energy. We had an Aquarius Full Moon on 8/1, and now have a Pisces Full Moon on 8/30 at 9:36 pm EDT (7°25′ Pisces).

Any Pisces Full Moon is nice for launch or adjustment in your non secular practices, impressed creativity, and upkeep of move state. Pisces’ tougher expressions can be necessary to look at. What adjustments would serve you relating to substance abuse, extreme escapism, or any perpetrator/sufferer dynamics in your relationships?

Elements

This Full Moon’s most necessary facet is a reasonably robust Saturn conjunction.

How totally do you embody Saturn’s constructive qualities? Are you mature, accountable, and dependable? Do you employ time effectively? Are you able to “plan the work and work the plan”?

When Saturn brings problem, he’s pointing your consideration to buildings that will profit from change. Which buildings in your life, whether or not they’re bodily or energetic, would it not be greatest so that you can launch? Which want restore or adjustment? Lastly, which buildings are doing nice and are ripe for enlargement?

Saturn’s placement in Pisces empowers Legislation of Attraction work and embodied awakening, in addition to the acutely aware dissolution of no matter’s prepared for launch.

The Moon makes a decent quincunx with Juno, the asteroid goddess of dedicated partnership. These can contain romance, household, friendship, or enterprise. What changes would serve highest good right here?

This Full Moon’s remaining facet is a 135° Ceres sesquare. What are you able to do to obtain extra abundance from the grain goddess? Ceres additionally guidelines shadow work, and invitations you to make use of efficient therapeutic methods to heal your outdated traumas. (1000’s have skilled fast and simple therapeutic with my free Therapeutic Invocation.)

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8/31 (Thu)

The Ceres-Chiron-Pluto-Lunar Nodes T-Sq. that began on 8/17 peaks right now (8/31) and ends on 9/27.

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All dates and occasions are within the U.S. japanese time zone. Occasions are strongest on the dates listed, however their affect will probably be energetic for not less than every week earlier than and after.

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