New Moon
Aug 2 at 4:46 PM EDT/ 1:46 PM PDT at 10 Leo 58. Quiet, alone and self-absorbed.
Full
Moon Aug 18 at 5:28 AM EDT/ 2:28 AM PDT from 25 Aqu 52. Mediated by
trine/sextile to Uranus retro at 24 Ari. A temporary opportunity for release
and freedom in the shadow of the approaching Mars/Saturn conjunction in
Sag.
Planetary
Changes:
Saturn
Stationary turning Direct Aug 13 at 5:51 AM EDT/ 2:51 AM PDT at 9
Sag 46. Making for a longer Mars-Saturn conjunction this month.
Mercury
Stationary turning Retrograde Aug 30 at 9:05 AM EDT/ 6:05 AM PDT at
29 Vir 04. Making for a longer Mercury-Jupiter conjunction next month.
Mars into
Sagittarius Aug 2 at 1:50 PM EDT/ 10:50 AM PDT.
Venus into
Virgo Aug 5 at 11:28 AM EDT/ 8:28 AM PDT.
Sun into
Virgo Aug 22 at 12:40 PM EDT/ 9:40 AM PDT.
Venus into
Libra Aug 29 at 10:08 PM EDT/ 7:08 PM PDT.
Key
Aspects:
Mercury
squares Saturn retro Aug 6 at 9:19 AM EDT/ 6:19 AM PDT from 9 Vir
49. A temporary Mutable T-Square with Neptune retro at 11 Pis. Trying
to integrate necessary logic and limits with imagination and fantasy,
through words.
Venus squares
Mars Aug 6 at 8:21 PM EDT/ 5:21 PM PDT from 1 Vir 41. Are you afraid
people won’t like you if you take action?
Mercury
opposes Neptune retro Aug 7 at 12:25 PM EDT/ 9:25 AM PDT from 11 Vir
18. More Mutable T-Square, this piece emphasizing imaginative creativity,
which may be rejected by Saturn.
Venus
squares Saturn Aug 13 at 10:32 AM EDT/ 7:32 AM PDT from 9 Vir 46. As
Mercury leaves the scene (see above) Venus takes over in the Mutable T-Square
with Saturn and Neptune. A dose of reality for how you would like things
to be.
Venus
opposes Neptune retro Aug 14 at 1:04 PM EDT/ 10:04 AM PDT from 11
Vir 08. Harder to evaluate objectively at such a time, easier to see what
you want to believe.
Mercury
conjuncts Jupiter Aug 22 at 5:06 AM EDT/ 2:06 AM PDT at 26 Vir 13. Along
with Venus at 20 Vir, opposing Chiron retro. After being shut in by cold
Saturn two weeks ago, now the door and the mind are open, ready to grow.
Mars
conjuncts Saturn Aug 24 at 7:28 AM EDT/ 4:28 AM PDT at 9 Sag 52. And
now it’s Mars following in Mercury’s and Venus’s footsteps,
forming a Mutable T-Square with Neptune retro at 11 Pis. Now it’s about
decisions and actions, not just thoughts (Mercury) or preferences (Venus).
Mars
squares Neptune retro Aug 26 at 2:57 AM EDT/ Aug 25 at 11:57 PM PDT
from 10 Sag 49. Motives unclear, aim too high?
Venus
conjuncts Jupiter Aug 27 at 6:30 PM EDT/ 3:30 PM PDT at 27 Vir 21. Potentially
uplifting week with Mercury and Venus joining Jupiter, all opposing Chiron
retro at 23 Pis. The Mars-Saturn conjunction either impedes or tempers enthusiasm.
Mercury
conjuncts Venus Aug 29 at 2:33 AM EDT/ Aug 28 at 11:33 PM PDT at 29
Vir 00. Sweet words, seductive.
In addition,
Venus trines Uranus Aug 1, Sun trines Saturn Aug 1, Mercury trines Pluto
Aug 10, Jupiter opposes Chiron Aug 12, Sun trines Uranus Aug 16, Venus
trines Pluto Aug 17, Mercury opposes Chiron Aug 18-19, Venus opposes Chiron
Aug 24.
