Weekly Horoscopes
Aries: 1-7 August 2016
What a week. Mercury conjuncts Minerva in Virgo on Friday 5th August. That's about the crucial discussion, news or paperwork you need, to really take your daily workload in a better direction. This is not just about your regular tasks, duties, chores and service to others - it goes into questions of lifestyle and wellbeing. Venus enters Virgo, the same day. This is the moment to accept that work is about the relationship, as much as the way you deliver. On Monday 2nd August we have a New Moon in Leo, in your Fifth House - which rules babies, children and young adults. It also rules paid or unpaid efforts with younger people and (naturally) any lover who could bring that junior generation into your life one day. A New Moon is a new beginning. We have Vulcano and Psyche in Leo too - and Venus for a short time. This fresh chapter is a forever story in your life. The feelings are also volcanic, in the sense that they are deeply below the surface. Complicated and colourful, this episode illustrates how you mentor, guide and lead a generation born 20+ years after you (or could). Finally, the standard caution about Mars, your ruler, changing signs - now applies. For months, now, you have been made fully aware of the unavoidable and heavy implications of your travel, foreign, regional, internet, educational or publishing situation. From this point forward, try to reduce the speed and the heat involved. One day at a time. Seek expertise and experience,
Taurus: 1-7 August 2016
Because you have put up with slow, stuck, serious situations for so long now - affecting your money, business, house, apartment, charity or possessions - you need to pace yourself. Saturn cycles can be a drag. It can feel like an obstacle course that never ends. However, it is also important to note that reacting in the heat of the moment, now through September, is not a great idea. Try to be highly strategic, starting now, and seek the best advice you can afford. What works now? A new beginning with your family, house, apartment, household, town or country. There will never be a more useful time this year to really define what 'belonging' means, no matter if it is to a place or a face. I am leaving the best until last, Taurus. Your ruler Venus changes signs this week, encouraging you to look at all that you have to gain, with babies, children or young adults. This also applies to paid or unpaid efforts involving the young - and any lover who could bring that generation closer. The more work you put in over the last few months, the greater the reward might be. You are about to see your faith in those born 20+ years after you rewarded, and it's time to accept that guidance, mentoring and setting an example do matter.
Gemini: 1-7 August 2016
It is very important that from this week forward (and into August and September as a whole) you time it right with the person who matters so much. This is probably your former, current or potential partner. It may be your opponent, enemy or rival. You have been faced with unavoidable realities for months and now they are staring you in the face in a way you may not have anticipated, at the start of the year. Play this slowly and carefully, even when you find the heat rising, which is bound to happen as Mars joins Saturn in this zone of your chart for several weeks to come. Others have been down this road before you, or a similar one. What worked for them? On no account pursue dramatic love or war scenarios this week (or any week ahead) without truly weighing 2017 in the balance. What you reap you will truly sow, next year. Gemini, some fantastic possibilities for your house, apartment, town, country, family or household are here. Your ruler Mercury changes signs this week and the paperwork or discussion should fill you with hope at the same time that it delivers a reward. Do all you can to speed things up as after August 10th the happy story continues, yet it will stop and start, and sometimes be rewritten, until the second week of September. What else is going on now? The project, idea, special plan or technology is asking for time and energy, yet it is worth all you can find, because this week brings a major new episode involving your way with words, images or ideas. You might say it's a defining statement about your ability to connect and be heard - or read.
Cancer: 1-7 August 2016
Here comes your New Moon in Leo, in your zone of cashflow, credit cards, big business, your company, taxation, possessions, shopping, sales, charity and so on. Is it a big deal? Not really. A bigger deal is the stunning opportunity linked to your house, apartment or land from September 10th with a huge chapter coming around October 1st. Will this week play its part in that? Yes, absolutely. Wheels will turn in the right direction for a happier home or a better property outcome, partly as a result of six-degrees impact from the choices offered to you with your cash this week. What else is going on now? Nobody is a fan of the Mars and Saturn transit through Sagittarius and for you this is about your paid work, lifestyle, unpaid work or degree. I suspect you are going to have to live in the real world about this, more than you thought. Be proactive and use the astrology. Awareness is everything - so why would you tie yourself up with people, projects or organisations that your common sense tells you, have created real issues for others! Only you can make that judgement. Cancer, time is running out for your book, website, big idea, smart phone plans, computer mission, microphone time or handwritten project. Do all you can by August 10th as from that date you hit Mercury Retrograde Shadow and you know what that means. (If you don't, hit search!)
Leo: 1-7 August 2016
The New Moon in Leo is interesting because your relaunch (when your name, face, title, reputation, profile or portrait is parked in front of people) is a forever moment. Why forever? Psyche is in Leo. This goes beyond August. This is about years to come - maybe even after your lifetime! Sometimes people are painted in oils by artists, or photographed, and there is no more thought about the future. Yet, strangely enough, that image of the person hangs around for decades; even centuries. We know the internet immortalises us, so whatever goes down this week - about you, you, you - will have that impact. Leo, you can make or save a fortune in the closing days of Jupiter in Virgo. Wrap this up pre August 10th if you can because you will hit delays or changes after that time. Your endless flow of solutions, opportunities and win-win outcomes stops from September 10th so do all you can now. I suspect with Mercury in Virgo the paperwork or discussion will be on the table soon anyway. What else is going on? I don't need to tell you that babies, children or young adults in your world present very new, very serious, very heavy questions which cannot be avoided. One example might be not one, but two godchildren in your life having issues with the family. Another example might be a classroom of pupils who suddenly give you issues with the principal - or if you're gay, the prospect of adoption if you two committed. Occasionally this cycle is about a lover who could get you pregnant; make you a step-parent; bring nieces and nephews into your life, if you married. Saturn and Mars together tell you to slow down, get real, be sensible, use your wisdom and most of all - look at the long-term implications of the decision that tempts you to be so impulsive. This is advice, now through September as Mars and Saturn move into conjunction and beyond. If you are curious about Saturn and his impact, please hit Search.
Virgo: 1-7 August 2016
Virgo, Jupiter (opportunity, expansion, winning results) is in your own zodiac sign turning big wheels as you read this. Mercury, your ruling planet, also just moved into Virgo. Have faith in the process. By August 9th make sure you have done everything to reach for the biggest and best in terms of your name, profile, title, personal appearance, reputation and brand. Even if he cannot deliver your first choice, Jupiter in this cycle has a funny way of turning everything into gold. Here is an example. In the Roman myth about Jupiter, he told his own father to take the scythe which he used as a violent weapon and instead use it to invent agriculture. Saturn did. Italy loved it. Saturn became the god of a new golden age. In your own life, if there is anything about yourself and your situation which needs to be converted, recycled or transformed, it will happen. Virgo, this is a karmic cycle. Whatever you did right will now help you relaunch to your total satisfaction. Get it out of the way before August 10th if you can so you are not affected by delays and changes in the process. What else is going on now? Some pretty heavy realities about your family, house, town, apartment, household or country. What to do? Slow down. Be aware that you create 2017 in the next eight weeks. Seek expertise and experience. Tried, tested and trusted strategies are best! Finally, Virgo, we have a New Moon in Leo so I suspect you will be starting a whole new chapter with a role behind the scenes, a major secret or a hush-hush, totally classified new part of your life.
Libra: 1-7 August 2016
Libra, the rebirth of old friendships, the acquisition of important new friends, and the new life you breathe into an old group, will propel you forward this week. If you have Leo planets as many Libra people do, this will also involve the world of babies, children or young adults. No matter what your birth chart looks like, this is the right time and place for you to draw a line under last year and think about 2016-2017 in terms of social media, your social life, and the people power plans and projects. What else is going on? Your relaunch is weeks away. Cosmetic surgery? Stylist? Multimedia or internet wheels may already be turning. Beyond that, this goes into deeper issues like this one - how hard can you make your reputation, outfit and profile work for you, in other areas of your life which will become surprisingly easy, once you get your packaging sorted out? The other key to your week is a hush-hush project, MI6, the CIA, the FBI, ASIO (you think I'm joking; you wouldn't believe who some of my readers are) or a symbolic version of Bletchley Park in your life. It's all about top secret and classified and it's going to work very well for you, but finish up by the 10th if you can because you hit delays or changes after that. Libra, the final word this week is about your way with words, ideas and images. New realities, all heavy, all here to stay, are upon you. Be savvy and use astrology. Avoid reacting in the heat of the moment or responding to the too fast, too hot, too speedy, too pushy agenda of others - now through September. Don't forget. You are setting up 2017 with what you do now.
Scorpio: 1-7 August 2016
Scorpio, the time and energy you poured into your team, club, ensemble cast, political party or other group over the last 6-12 months is now richly rewarding you. People power does a lot. The right friends can do a lot, too. You have until August 10th to wrap things up, and with Mercury at large, there will be a conversation, e-mail or paper trail on the table this week which makes a massive difference to how you feel - and what comes your way. If you are asking to join a new group it could be fabulous so take the time to have The Talk about it. After August 10th your good fortune remains but the process will be convoluted so allow for that - and don't go beyond September 10th with big, big plans involving the group, or your friend, as the timing vanishes. What else is going on now? New rules and new realities about your money, house, business, apartment, possessions or company. Be smart and use proactive astrology. August and September could be heavy and complex - or they could an exercise in common sense and deeper wisdom. Where does the wisdom come from? Experts and tried, tested and true sources. Avoid impulse at all costs, as you are about to have many Mars moments, over the next eight weeks. You may feel pressured or pushed. Don't be. Strategise like Eisenhower.
Sagittarius: 1-7 August 2016
Your life is basically Dora the Explorer, or National Geographic. Sometimes it is Harvard University or Penguin Books. It can occasionally be Pokemon. Everyone you see running around town now with their smart phones in front of their face, hunting down strange creatures, has an outer planet in Sagittarius. Born to roam. This week, you will be pushing out in a new direction which lets you roam across the region, or the world. Across the internet, or the library. It's crucial because it defines who you are and how you shine. The idea of knowledge exchange and exploration is key. What else is going on now? If you made all the right moves months ago, you will be on track for promotion, an amazing new job, outstanding personal success, awards and so on. Astrology is about life gardening, so if you have been preparing the ground, planting and weeding then the phone call or paperwork will be with you shortly. If you didn't life-garden it's not too late to grab an acorn that comes your way this week and plant it quickly before August 10th. It could actually start sprouting a baby oak tree for you by this weekend. The last word on your chart is Mars joining Saturn in Sagittarius, your own sign. Matters of reputation, profile, photography, multimedia, the internet, your title, name, role and brand are serious. How serious? Well it all accelerated in the last few days. Slow down. Think about the ramifications of the choices you make, now through September. This goes beyond 2016 into late 2017! You cannot avoid what is going on. It's Saturn's karma. You can actively choose how to handle what and who is in front of you.
Capricorn: 1-7 August 2016
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. This is so true of you at the moment. You can study or teach (or not). You can travel or move (or not). You can publish online (or not). You can explore your beliefs (or not). You can involve yourself with new regions, areas, locations (or not). You can delve into export, import, foreign cultures (or not). I am hoping that nothing in brackets applies to you this week. If you use astrology regularly then you will have had all your dates for life management given to you for over a year - and if you acted on them - this week will confirm what you need to know. If you go beyond August 10th your luck holds but you will find stop-start progress with the negotiations, paperwork or actual practical details. This strongly applies to plans which involve Europe which is being powerfully affected by the Saturn in Sagittarius/Mars in Sagittarius cycle, through September. What else is on the way now? Success, again if you want it and are ready to pursue it - with clues now, and a major opportunity later. The big hard work area is your secret. Alternatively, your role behind the scenes. Be sharply aware that whatever you do unconsciously, in a clandestine fashion, or even by deliberately being sneaky - will command a heavy price. If you don't want it to be on the cover of Private Eye, don't do it.
Aquarius: 1-7 August 2016
There is nothing like a New Moon in Leo to have half the internet telling you, it's time to get engaged, meet the love of your life, walk up the aisle or move in together. If only it was that simple. Actually, if you are one of those unusual Aquarians with personal birth chart factors in Leo, you could easily become pregnant, adopt, commit to someone who has children/godchildren/young relatives, or go to the next level with your partner, thanks to the children. If not, however, this is just a fresh start of a less dramatic kind. Let's call it a new chapter in an old book with your former, current or potential partner.This cycle is also associated with professional partnerships! If you're a fighter not a lover at the moment, this is about your enemy, rival or opponent. Again, old book, new chapter...What else is going on now? The chance to make or save a lot of money, or gain from cash-in-kind. Do this before August 10th when the stage is being set for future delays, flux or changes. It will not negate your big solution or basic good fortune but it will complicate it. Take your time with groups now! Be cautious with friends. A political party is one example. A friendship which is borderline sexual relationship is another. To this list we might add ensemble casts, football teams and rock bands. I know that you are dealing with historically heavy and demanding situations but over the next two months, be cautious not impulsive. Be strategic not reactive. It will make 2017 easier!
Pisces: 1-7 August 2016
This week brings one of the most important conversations, Skype calls, e-mails or paper trails of the year. It will involve your former, current or potential partner. (If not, it involves your enemy or opponent, so keep reading). In most cases, this seven-day period is about your marriage, common law marriage, sexual relationship or potential romance. Jupiter is the planet which always times opportunity and resolution. Amazing chances or clever outcomes. Jupiter is the Roman/Latin version of Zeus, and both are associated with thunder. I suspect you will hear something booming in the distance now. Soon after this, growth is possible. New life, new hope, fresh starts, vast new potential. This can be about a beneficial separation or divorce, as much as it can be about two people who secretly long for each other, making a firm move. It is also about the next step in a relationship, so we move from regular sex to engagement. From marriage to children, overseas travel, a new home or shared business. Pisces, try to wrap this up by August 10th as you hit delays and changes from that point. This also applies to professional partnerships as you two are in a stunning position but you must move rapidly. You are still covered, but if you can expedite the agreement, plan or signatures so much the better. I referenced enemies, rivals and opponents (above). If this is war, you will gain. How? Well, a weak opponent can give you a bigger majority. That's just one example! This week is also about your career, unpaid work, degree or full-time parenting role. Do not complicate your life more. Things are heavy enough without creating more issues. Be a total realist. Assume nothing. Guess at nothing. Be wise about two, three, four likely outcomes. Responsibility is inevitable, but too much responsibility is not wise. What else is going on now? This work theme runs right through your chart as we also have a New Moon in Leo. I see a new beginning and it will produce results that last forever, but you must be hip to who or what is actually involved.
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