Today's Astrology Forecast | August 5, 2019 - creativity and cooperation, pressure and tension, dealing with what needs to be dealt with

The Moon in Libra is uber busy. By 9:30AM EDT she has sextiled Venus, Jupiter and the Sun (lots of creativity and collaboration).

If this month's waxing sextile between the Leo Sun and the Libra Moon were a conversation it would go something like "Here, you take the bigger piece", "No! I wouldn't dream of it. You take it!".

If there is anything we need/want to get done with other people early in the day - let's do it! 

The Moon squares Saturn at 10:46AM EDT (tension with authority, time pressures, limits, stress around goals and career, maybe we don't feel heard, we don't feel seen)

then squares Pluto (power struggles, abuse of power, we don't feel safe, pressures that feel like life and death, endings, purging) at 8:50PM EDT

and finally sextiles Mars at 10:26PM EDT (the instinct to take action, the boys and girls are getting along, taking action to get what we want).

Hopefully this pressure in the middle of the day is just us getting alot of stuff done, so we can relax tonight!

The Sun/Moon contact should have the most oomph (waxing sextile) - since it continues our New Moon in Leo story-line - here's the part where the other people come in and they've brought cookies and cold brews and they laugh at our jokes and share their wifi.

xo all

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Astrology Forecast for Creatives | Week of August 5, 2019 - counting our blessings, getting a lucky break, divine timing, turning points, having faith, going for it, our possibilities expand

WEDNESDAY - Sun trines Jupiter and inconjuncts Saturn
THURSDAY - Venus trines Jupiter and inconjuncts Saturn
SATURDAY - Sun inconjunct Neptune
SUNDAY - Jupiter stations direct, Uranus stations retrograde and Mercury returns to Leo (!)

What a week for soothing our Eclipse weary summer souls! 

Two of the best astrological aspects are happening in the same week WITH Jupiter (a big part of why the aspects are so positive) stationing direct!

On WEDNESDAY the Sun trines a retrograde Jupiter (one of the best aspects in astrology) AND this is happening with Jupiter in his home sign and strong and still - ready to turn direct in just 4 days - AND the Sun in his home sign of Leo.

This is protection, guidance, luck and the more we use our natural gifts and talents - work from the space we are meant to SHINE/be BRAVE/use our HEART, put ourselves OUT THERE - the luckier we get.

The fly in the ointment here

(yes, I know, there is always a freakin' fly, but keep in mind smooth aspects in astrology are easy to miss because we just kind of glide through them, it's the more difficult aspects that push us/challenge us and actually create the stress/tension the smoother aspects need!)

is the Sun inconjunct Saturn. There are many ways this could play out and it will pay to be aware of them. Maybe a pessimistic or critical attitude is holding us back. Or maybe with Saturn retrograde a commitment from the past is holding us back. We might need to be economical without being miserly. We might need to be patient with what is delaying us.

On the same day the Scorpio Moon squares the Leo Sun giving us this month's First Quarter Square - here is where the first glitches and problems from the fiery Leo New Moon last week may hit. Leo always wants to play and have fun, but with Scorpio we need to go deep. Things get more serious. We research. We narrow our focus. We merge important stuff with other people. Issues could be complex and with Scorpio be aware there is always the chance we could be dealing with power plays/manipulations.

FOCUS ON THE TRINE - what is naturally falling into space? Believe in yourself.

Say YES.

On THURSDAY/FRIDAY, Venus trines a retrograde Jupiter and then inconjuncts a retrograde Saturn. Venus is following in the Sun's footsteps and doing exactly what the Sun did yesterday!

If yesterday's Sun trine Jupiter is ONE of the best aspects in astrology, Venus trine Jupiter might be THE BEST aspect.

And remember although I am listing the days aspects are most exact - this is pretty much all happening at the same time - we have this energy all week!

This is ease, comfort, prosperity, love, luck, protection. Again this is followed by an inconjunct (rock and hard place) to a retrograde Saturn a few hours later - this could be where any lack of self-esteem holds us back. Or maybe we are caught between the need to be liked and the need to be respected. Cost vs quality. Maybe we feel too old to do something. Or flip it and maybe we think we don't have the credentials. Social passivity/awkwardness can hold us back - we need to balance responsibilities with a need to relax and enjoy life. Maybe Venus/Jupiter wants to GO and sober Saturn is like, hold on a minutes, there is something over here you haven't finished.

Again FOCUS ON THE TRINE - what is naturally falling into place? Believe in yourself.

Say YES.

We are going to need to work with and respect Saturn this week WITHOUT MISSING our superpower trine benefits (the growth of something we want).

It is important to keep things honest and above-board now because we don't want to get bit in the ass later when Saturn stations direct! There are likely defined rights and wrongs here, responsibilities and commitments, limits that MUST be attended to, also.

SATURDAY - the Sun inconjuncts Neptune. Maybe we are reassessing our dreams. We could face confusion/doubt. Our confidence could be undermined now. Maybe we need to balance the need to escape/dream with the need to show up and PERFORM. If we are seeing something through rose-colored glasses here is where some clear light is thrown on the matter. Elevating something from 'all about me' to something that serves a higher purpose would be a good way to balance this energy. Release the need for applause. Do we really need another thumbs up?

SUNDAY - this is a big day as Jupiter stations direct!

We have just a few more months of Jupiter home in Sagittarius folks, not to be back here for twelve years - what are we going to do with them?!

After a narrow, more inner-directed focus when our faith is tested (what do we believe? can we still believe in a benevolent universe when things don't appear to be going our way? can we still believe in ourselves?) we turn outside ourselves again. Expansion. Optimism.

This is the same day a recently direct Mercury gets back into Leo - so a push forward for that New Moon Leo agenda, too! We were last at 0 degrees Leo on June 26th, so something from that time period that stalled/slowed should get moving.

Here is a TURNING POINT for our hopes/the expansion of our reach. Time to use our voice. The review of going back over what we previously learned, a legal issue, the truth of the matter (the truth about something can come out now), revisiting an old opportunity (still in play because Jupiter is re-walking old degrees for the 3rd time), our beliefs - is ending.

None of our stories, lies, beliefs that are no longer needed, options that are just distracting us from what we really need to do - none of these paradigms are moving forward with us. Ideas, conversations, who we used to be, who we never were - whatever doesn't work anymore has to go. We are done with it.

It's time to STOP grieving for whatever it is we haven't done/didn't get.

From this space we move forward with confidence.

Now remember what Jupiter's retrograde has looked like - he stopped, he moved backward, now he stops, he moves forward - he is covering this ground for the THIRD time.

And you know what they say about third times! Are you feeling third time lucky or three strikes you're out?

Look at the rest of this week's energy - we are lucky dammit!

If we are going back to something that didn't work before and thinking we can make it work now - we probably CAN'T. We might find this out now or in the fall and by then certain timelines won't be available anymore. Some trains will have left the station.

Faith (and confidence - Leo!)  moves mountains. Look AHEAD. Step Up.

Also on SUNDAY - Uranus stations retrograde. Change is intensified or something changes course/slows. If we have been hit by a curve-ball recently things may smooth out a bit. For people being directly hit the changes may intensify. Life is electric.

The best way to work with Uranus is to loosen our grip on things. Stay open to changing our mind and direction. Expect the unexpected. Maybe what seems totally crazy right now, will make sense later on.

Keep in mind Uranus is retrograde for five months of every year and for most people it is like background noise. We don't really notice unless he is touching our charts directly or he is an uber important part of our natal chart (I'm taking to you Aquarius/Aquarius rising). And if he is, this retrograde might amp things up (appear to get worse or more urgent), but what is really happening is we are being FREED UP for better and newer opportunities.  

Collaborate with the inevitable.

If his station hits your chart directly (planets/points in the early degrees of Taurus, Scorpio, Aquarius and Leo) creating chaos and disorder - this might seem to overwhelm the other stuff that is happening. We STILL have the positive Jupiter aspects though which can make the changes easier to deal with or provide creative outlets in another area of life and assures us of better, more positive outcomes whichever way the wind blows!

Uranus stationing retrograde could put some major changes (that hit unexpectedly) in our life on hold until next January.

So, how are we going to use this week??

Time to start something NEW. Show up. Put yourself out there. If you are work-weary exhausted - have some fun. The benefits of whatever we do will be MAGNIFIED. What house does Leo rule in your natal chart? What is the theme of that house? Contact me if you don't know.

THAT is where you want to put your energy now (plus that Sag house!).

Collectively Leo rules - creative projects, children, romance, risk, recreation, games, our heart, following our heart, our natural "stage", the space we are meant to shine, confidence, ego, charisma. Collectively Sag rules travel, foreign people and issues, legal issues, weddings, religion, the media, higher education, publishing, our big-picture beliefs, expansion.

xo all

photo by the talented eulalievarenne

Today's Astrology Forecast | August 4, 2019 - something's gonna blow, focus like a laser beam, when push comes to shove, who's the boss

The Moon is void until 9:30AM EDT when she moves into "can't we all just get along" Libra focusing us on our relationships, balance, women and beauty for the next couple days.

Harmony could be hard to find with Mars (in Leo) inconjunct Pluto (in Capricorn).

Yesterday, we had Mars (passionate action) meet Juno (relationship contracts/agreements/commitments) at 20 degrees Leo. Today, he's between a rock and a hard place with a powerful, retrograde Pluto at 21 degrees.

This is compulsion/manipulation/power struggles - likely within relationships since he is coming off that connection with Juno (still in play). Mars/Pluto can be harsh. Even dangerous. Pluto's LONG transit through Capricorn is bringing death to power - our unbalanced and outdated relationship dynamics are changing and often uncomfortable.

Mars/Pluto can show up as an obsession with winning. Resistance to change. Anger and intimidation can become tools for asserting dominance. We could feel a need to prove our mettle making us easy prey to manipulation through challenge. It's not surprising at a time when Mercury has just stationed direct, Mars is interacting with Pluto, Jupiter is preparing to station direct and Uranus is strong and still and preparing to station retrograde - the United States sees another large scale shooting/massacre.

Save important encounters for another day. Stay safe. This one will be all about who has the bigger whatchamacallit. Give Mars something physical to do or something he can intensely focus on and he is less likely to want to blow something up.

We have alot of wonderful energy coming over the next couple weeks - let's get through today in one piece.

xo all

photo by the talented Christine Muraton

New Moon in Leo | July 31, 2019 - BLAST OFF!

On Wednesday, July 31, at 11:10PM EDT the Leo Moon meets the Leo Sun (8 degrees) giving us this month's NEW MOON.

The Leo New Moon is a time that IGNITES a new passion/confidence. Happening within minutes of Mercury's direct station in Leo will give it an even greater boost at take-off.

Turbo fuel in this baby!

Let's unpack the chart.

The Sun and Moon are just past (the Sun within a couple days, the Moon a couple hours) their square to Uranus - still in play. Surprises/disruptions are part of the process with this one. They are conjunct loving and generous (in Leo) Venus. They have moved past the trine to Chiron (the ego smackdown we talked about in the weekly, the hurting/healing around how we shine and show up in the world) - still in play - and are moving TOWARD a trine to expansive Jupiter (very positive) - the Moon will get there on Thursday morning, the Sun will get there on August 7th. The Sun/Moon are inconjunct (rock and hard place) 'the outsider energy - ignore at our peril' Black Moon Lilith.

The squares to Uranus suggest the fresh start from this fiery New Moon comes after a shock or surprise or disruption. With Uranus in Taurus it could change our values - what really matters to us, no longer really matters. What we were luke-warm to earlier is suddenly IMPORTANT. Our physical space/resources could be impacted somehow.

The trine to Chiron (in independent Aries) suggests what we have to do on our own, or the way we express passion/anger, our wounding/vulnerability will factor into what starts over the next couple weeks.

The trine to Jupiter - and we will get a glimpse of this on Thursday morning and then the direct hit around August 7th - speaks of expansion/growth. So what better than a New Moon in passionate Leo (conjunct Venus - we haven't talked about that yet!) that will move us into a smooth flow of expansion and growth. Uranus pushes us outside our comfort zone, but Jupiter tells us the way to the tastiest fruit is out on the limb AND that's where we are headed!

The connection to Venus (Sun/Venus will be exact on August 14th at 21 degrees, will inconjunct Pluto at the same time) reinforces the New Moon in Leo's mission - igniting a new passion and tells us our relationships. money and self-esteem are along for the ride!

With Mercury stationing direct within the hour - the home/family/home business/real estate/family business/mothering situation starts moving forward - our New Moon fresh start will gain even more momentum. And when Mercury gets back into Leo on August 11th - our Leo fresh start gets another push forward.

Mercury direct will bring clarity. Answers. Decisions.

So the Uranian chaos/surprise gets things started - this might have already happened. Mercury brings information and greater certainty. Communications/conversations energize us and clear things up. We know where we stand. The stuck stuff starts moving forward. Chiron gives us the courage to face the pain of whatever we are giving up/losing or the risk we are facing as we stand on our own two feet. The Sun/Moon/Venus are offering a fresh start toward our heart's desire and Jupiter will expand this fresh start beyond our current reach, maybe beyond our wildest dreams.

So what do we do now?

First, we survive the storm. Whatever is tossed at us and yes, it could poke our eye out (but likely won't), and yes, it will trigger other times our eyes have been poked out (how many eyes do we have anyway?) - the change is GOOD. Disruptive, but good. Maybe seeing with only one eye means we can't be looking backward all the time - GOOD. Maybe seeing with one eye means we get eyeglasses are half price for life - GOOD. You get the idea here. We can trust that the change is to our benefit.

We have to take action in the two weeks after this Moon as the Moon is waxing. Start quickly because this Moon is fast acting. SET YOUR NEW MOON INTENTIONS. Never miss a fire Moon - we only get three a year! Take physical action - maybe Thursday morning when the Moon trines Jupiter (keep in mind we still have Friday's Venus/Uranus square, so maybe more unexpected tension). Some things we will have to do on our own with this. We will have to have courage.

We need to keep a clear head because Mercury will be very strong at station. This isn't a Full Moon - no howling!

Keep in mind Venus (conjunct the Moon/Sun) is heading toward a square to Uranus at the end of the week, so some unexpected tension is likely still ahead of us. That's OK. Squares are uber useful. Nothing gets done without them.

Leo goes big and those trines to Jupiter will require some risk, so in some part of our life, in some way we will have to GO BIG.

August looks way better than July. And this eclipse closes out a stressful Eclipse season.

This New Moon is a GO. So what are we going to do with it?

If you need help figuring out what area of life this is activating for you just give me an email or leave a comment with your birth date, time and birthplace. Collective Leo themes include creative projects, children, games, romance, sport, hobbies, pleasure, our heart, our heart's desire, the space we are meant to shine, our center stage.

This is a fiery new beginning.

INTENTION TIPS:

Let your heart guide you, forget logic with this one, clear your head, write what your heart wants not what you think you should write, write your intentions down by hand in script on a blank piece of paper, speak the words out loud, burn the paper - release your attention from these things knowing your intention is known.

Life has heard you. 

Know these things are already yours.

xo all