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August Astrological Forecast for 2018

ARIES (3/21-4/20): As the Sun romps happily through your Solar 5th house, many of the Rams await the return of love. Friends aren’t much help until month’s end. As you await the chance to be with the one you love, secret affairs are very tempting. Sometimes, a higher love requires a higher sacrifice. You will notice that your aggressive nature is not working for you. A passive approach to most matters seems to be the best method this month. This is a time to redo the career-related structures and practices which also affect your reputation. This review can make marvelous progress from 8/12-9/11. There is a Solar Eclipse on 8/11, which can create a little friction in your love life and other leisure activities for a few days. You may have to cut your playtime short from the 13th, onward. The 18th can be very festive, but try not to overdo. Your normal energetic self-returns on the 27th. Your efforts start to bring positive results. The day before was a full Moon and that activates your subconscious instincts. Your actions are being purified by all this stellar interaction.

TAURUS (4/20-5/20): Usually, this time of year is perfect for home-grown parties. This summer it is ill-advised until after the 18th. The energy is right for house repairs and refurbishing. After that, you will be in a much better position to make your hosting duties work better. You may also want to take a long journey at month’s end. The best time frame for this would be from the 27th to 9/11. This travel time can be combined with cultural studies, which will ultimately boost your career. Simply absorbing the essence of other cultures can lift your boat from the rocks. Your romantic and creative life is in full bloom since last month. Somehow, this can be successfully blended with your work efforts when Venus moves into your house of labor and health after the 1st week. This transit will last for 34 days. The 7th brings a love of your work, which shouldn’t replace the real thing. An old glitch crops up on the 9th, but you are well-armed with recent knowledge that will get you through any problems. Keep your tools handy on the 11th as trouble arises at home. Get together with old friends on the 19th for needed good times. However, there is a reason to be careful with friends during the full Moon weekend of the 25th/26th.

GEMINI (5/21-6/21): Your Sign ruler, Mercury, went retrograde last month and it won’t turn direct until the 18th of this month.  While it spends a longer than usual time in Leo, it can be an excellent time to self-correct some of your thought patterns, catching up with siblings, car repairs or improvements, and listening more than talking. After the 1st week, you can expect some very strange dreams at night. To your credit, you have been giving more thought to spiritual matters. Then the Solar Eclipse on the 11th has more to reveal about your spirituality. This is a very pronounced effect. It brings about a quieter Gemini: an introspective Gemini. Your psychic abilities emerge from deep in your subconscious. It’s like a voice from the bottom of a well. Listen carefully to these strange thoughts, which can help you to avoid disruptions. This intuitive faculty will help when you are driving. It can also help you to make the right career moves, especially around the 10th. Say as little as possible that day. The 12th can cause a fever; or an accident at work. The 22nd begins a week of happiness in the home. The 26th brings a desire for more ideal situations than what you have at work. The thought to change jobs is fraught with risk, but you can manage. Old lovers could appear during the final week.

CANCER (6/22-7/22): The Crabs are usually in good spirits at this time of year. Money fills your wallet and events seem to go well. The actions you take will determine your image and self-esteem. After an explosive start to the month, there is only an eclipse on the 11th to watch out for. It says to protect your money and property, though any losses will be small. Friends stop acting weird after the 7th. It will be a good time for electronic upgrades over the next 5 months. Make wise spending decisions when money arrives easily. This could boost your finances by the weekend of the 18th/19th. The following weekend brings a friend who once taught you a valuable lesson. That friend brings a new lesson to help you, now. You may have an urge to complete an old project. Then, that same weekend brings a very nice full Moon on the 26th. You will be filled with a dream and the energy to bring that to fruition as the month calmly winds down.

LEO (7/23-8/22): You travel down some old, familiar highways, wiping birthday cake frosting from your lips. This is not a time to be distracted by the doom and gloom of the world and some of the people in it. This soul-searching time can keep you grounded during some dynamic discoveries. The 18th/19th will feel like you have dropped off a load of freight and now it’s time for a lemonade, or something, to celebrate. This is a time to relax before the work gets busy again. It can feel like a labor of love if you adapt to that perspective. That feeling will have you whistling while your work from the 22nd, on. The 25th should make your wallet bulge and your spirit soar. You are the Sun and you light the Moon fully on the 26th. The Harvest Moon extends the hours of reaping the crops grown from your sunlight. You may have also grown to a productive point in your yearly cycle. Your full Moonlight paints a perfect picture of love and beauty. This full Moon awakens your passion-nature. Other Felines will notice an occult awareness to start the 26th. There is a decision to be made as you take inventory of what is at hand. Finally, August ends quietly. Peace is found in your new sense of security.

VIRGO (8/23-9/22): Mercury went retrograde last month on the 25th and it stays that way until the 18th of this month. Mercury has been unlocking doors within you that have long been sealed from your consciousness. Your dreams have been weird as strange symbols represent your memories and current life conditions. Sometimes, your life will be filled with symbols as you experience real events. There is a theme at work here. I have to recommend astrology to explain what it all means. This understanding can be the key to resolving and releasing those recurring and annoying issues which never seem to go away. The 11th adds more fuel to the fire. After that, your romantic expectations will catch up to where you are. An apparition of love appears on the 12th. You can’t find words at the time. The 18th will make it easier to express what you feel in your heart. If you have a statement to make, this is the perfect day for that. There is a ray of hope shining at the end of your tunnel as of the 22nd. The 25th gets complicated by taking longer than you had scheduled. It can be an all-day event which you don’t want to miss. The light grows brighter in your love lamp as the full Moon approaches. Bliss surrounds you like a velvet fog from the 25th onward. You deserve it!

LIBRA (9/23-10/22): Your Sign is the domain of law and order, justice, social activities, marriage, peace, love, and happiness. It bothers you when justice is not meted out fairly. White collar crime is just as damaging to society as murder, rape, etc. It torques your Scales to see the guilty walk just because they can afford the best lawyers, even if you are a lawyer, yourself. There must be equal punishment for all forms of criminal activity. And yet, you have to slog through the mundane chores of life with one side of your Scale dragging the ground, sometimes. The 1st has a shocker for all. You are the one to restore peace by working behind the scenes. The 6th brings a calmer time by day’s end. Watching the lies is not too bad, but the attack on truth and justice from our leader is appalling. A drought could strike your love life after the 7th. This could be the result of your holding onto a hopeless memory of love gone bad. Most of your former relationships are delightful recollections, but there’s that one past triste that always drags you down. On the 22nd, the Sun moves into Virgo. It wants to light hidden matters. As it does, you may feel like withdrawing to a state of reclusiveness. Your beauty is still in demand, but you are dealing with matters that require careful deliberation. The full Moon of the 26th will shine more light into your cave. It seems to be more important to study what gets uncovered, than to meet your social obligations. It is more important!

SCORPIO (10/23-11/21): Anger could build inside you as the truth you hear is not the truth as you believe it to be. Old battles still rage in your memories. An angry Scorpion wants to sting. Pounding a pillow might not do the trick. Yet, you must remember that vengeance is not yours. It belongs to the realm of God, or karma. You are in a generally positive mindset with Jupiter now moving forward in your Sign. Jupiter brings sagacity to your conduct and words. There are rare times when you can actually feel carefree. That mind state is a necessary oasis for your well-being. Ugly rumors can be cleared-up, this time, by the partial Solar Eclipse on the 11th. Some Scorps. will experience cutbacks at work. It’s best to focus on a stable income as the 22nd approaches. That will bring 30 days of positive financial dealings. Your dreams and goals are lit like neon signs during this period. This month of August is not totally devoid of passion. The full Moon of the 26th advises you to break away from a friendship “trap”, which is keeping you from many amorous opportunities, elsewhere. Your ship is coming. It’s just over the horizon. Finances will improve when it gets here. A treasure chest is aboard. Just don’t anger the captain.

SAGITTARIUS (11/22-12/20): Your current journey is a positive one.  I’m referring to your inner journey, which you have been on for several months. You have gleaned a garden of psychic visions and revelations. This all started last October and it will end in early November. You have grown quite comfortable with ample “me time”. Maybe, too comfortable. We all must blend with others, simply because they are part of our world. The ego must merge with the All, as it does in the afterlife. Your natural gregarious self will emerge in early November as you finish your schooling at U.G. (Universe of God). Back here on Earth, there are bad drivers to beware of on the 1st. The 6th fits your character as a united feeling of Truth is like a warm wave washing over the land. Travel is not advised this month except to old familiar places. The 12th brings a spurt of energetic earning for a limited time. It lasts until 9/11. Your mind is stirred by thoughts of foreign travel and higher learning. Now, I just advised you not to travel to new places, remember? Don’t be lured by those travel ads. You are vulnerable as the 19th approaches. You will probably try to travel, just to be a rebel. It would actually be better to be here on the 27th when your money machine starts working again.

CAPRICORN (12/21-1/19): There is a Solar Eclipse on the 11th, which can bring minor endings with new beginnings to your life. Most happenings are internalized while Saturn remains retrograde. This causes delays and frustrations, but the forces work in a positive way. If work is slow, there is more time for family values, for example. The 1st is not a pretty start to the month as explosive tendencies may be hard to avoid. A partner seems rebellious to your need to control others. This can be a spooky month as you feel drawn to the mystical realm when life doesn’t match your strong sense of logic. By being assertive, you will be able to vanquish the illogical demons who oppose you. Mars will back you up as it enters your Sign on the 12th. Even Mercury is on the team as it works to bring better results to your daily routine. Some trips are really unnecessary. Your natural prudence may keep you in contemplation until you can take action after the 18th. Friends show up on the 19th to support your dreams and goals. You seem to be amassing an army of support. Life gets smoother starting the 22nd. There is a full Moon on the 26th, which stirs your desire for travel. So, there is a window to do this from the 26th through 9/11 when you have to get back to work.

AQUARIUS (1/20-2/18): The year has been one of scratching and clawing your way to your current mountaintop. Nice going! If there is knowledge to be gained, then your climb has been worth it. You feel pumped-up and ready for another mountain, now. Enjoy the view and the feeling, before coming back down near the 7th. It’s a good time to partner up if you are so inclined. A current situation may not be serving you well as your view becomes more introspective. Even if you were to spend the next 5 months alone, it would be better than a bad choice of a partner. Mars advises you to “dial it down” until after 9/11. Then it would be ideal to set aside time each day for meditation until year’s end. Your inner treasures lie close to your core. If you are a marine, it lies close to your corp. (little humor there). But seriously, it would be wise of you to slow down enough to study your very essence as the year winds down. During this action-packed month, you would do well to lay low and try not to deal with the outer world any more than necessary. What are your needs in a relationship? What about that social life?

PISCES (2/19-3/20): The Fish swim deeply as if to avoid the harshness all around. However, a lack of action when needed could leave you beached on a deserted island. Much energy can be wasted trying to squirm free from places your mind has taken you. Some fantasies are best left to dry up. Wait for high tide or Green Peace to help set you free. Neptune will also help you to float away during your times of escape. For most Pisceans, there can be a return to robust, good health as of the 18th. All the strange energy seems to leave, and feeling good becomes a state of fitness to appreciate. That opens a door to a great weekend if you choose to join in. There will be something “old school” about it that may enthrall you. Your partner begins to look alive on the 22nd. They may test your patience by overdoing things on the 25th. You are fired-up in a different way by the full Moon of the 26th. Your natural beauty is illuminated in the moonlight. With such radiance, you will have to submit to friends dragging you out of the house that weekend. Don’t stop your introspection. Moderation is the key this month.

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