ASTROLOGY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 1-15, 2024
The crazy energy from the last Full Moon on July 21 continues.
Pluto at the end of Capricorn from September through mid- November brings the unfinished business of the last 14-16 years back in scary colors.
Highly charged emotions are triggered. You experience where you have the most fear and the most strength right next to each other.
Pluto represents where you feel powerless. Everyone is being faced with their deepest darkest secret fear. The thing that could bring you down.
Money, relationship, debt, sexuality, addiction, THE GOVERNMENT, nuclear accidents, death.
What you’re worried about that could go to hell in a handbasket and being powerless to stop it.
The New Moon in Leo on August 4 is followed by Mercury retrograde in Virgo and Leo on August 5.
Balance health/work worries and overthinking during Mercury retrograde. Paired with the New Moon by virtue of Mars and Jupiter conjoining in Gemini, you might expect some deal or project to complete around August 4 but it will take until mid -September to be settled.
The New Moon is sextile to Mars and Jupiter. This aspect gives you a break from restlessness and stress. The sunniness of Leo is regal, helping you feel more king than pauper.
Enjoy the weekend and celebrate one of the four high days in the Buddhist calendar on August 4. If you’re inclined, meditate for peace and joy with the family. Leo is about the good feelings in life. This New Moon magnifies strength and confidence.
The end of Pluto in Capricorn is another story. For those who are in the thick of an internal life process and dealing with fears about loss and separation, the plot thickens.
All those old dark incidents repeat in actuality and dreams. Work with the process and the energy can morph. Remember, Pluto brought some devastation, then a freeze and shortly in the Fall, the garden will bloom.
The new beginning of the New Moon brings clarity after a deep dive with what you love. The inner child wants a day at the beach. Yet, you have to drive home, deal with the traffic, crazy drivers, brave the market and cook dinner but there is something on this New Moon that gives you a new perspective. More tolerance with strength and positivity. Looking on the lighter side. Organize a break from all that’s heavy.
Mercury retrogrades on August 5. This period might unsettle something that was agreed upon or purchased since July 14-18. There will be confusion and mixed messages through September 11. A system that you use will get scrambled or a reversal threaten work, methodology and delivery or government services.
The Full Moon on August 19 will be chaotic. Unpredictable events will upend peace. The Full Moon is in exact aspect with Uranus. Something happens that involves random violence, chaos or accidents.
Jupiter and Mars square Saturn on August 14-16. This could sober stock market exuberance and the economy, bringing a correction through June 2025.
Remember, Jupiter in Gemini is in its detriment and has a harder time expressing growth.
Paired with Mars and both squaring Saturn in Pisces brings a reality check with any financial expansion leftover from the last year.
This period is a mixed bag before a storm.
Some weird and unsettling thing might accompany the Democratic convention during the Full Moon on August 19.
One of the contestants might go down.
Someone might be left holding the bag in November.
The energies are mixed and confusing.
Enjoy family gatherings and have fun before we
Spin the Wheel.
INDIVIDUAL SUN AND RISING SIGNS
ARIES is getting a dose of inspired thought. You are often in a scramble with time yet somehow you’re getting everything done. Look forward to August 10-11 and experience more clarity and courage to say and do what you must.
The New Moon on August 4 brings happiness through a love affair, child or creative endeavor. The Sun and Moon smile on you as an actual Mom or Dad with a project or experience. Don’t let this period go to your head. Be a careful camper.
TAURUS is feeling opposite to your personality. Normally, slower moving and risk aversive, you’re pushing the boundaries. Family wonders what got into you. You’re the one that wants to upset the status quo and is acting differently.
The New Moon on August 4 brings anxiety around the home and family. Somehow you can’t get in sync with the program. Sit this one out and don’t overthink. Things work out and go your way despite misgivings.
GEMINI needs to watch that motor- mouth. You might say or think something that you later regret. You’re in a hurry and more impatient on August 11/12. August 15-17 might be a bring down from all the zippy energy; don’t go too fast.
The New Moon on August 4 brings an enlightening period with more clarity with siblings and decisions. You might be able to relax and debrief from the worry.
CANCER is sleeping weirdly. More exercise helps sleep. You might be feeling more positively with what’s been worrying you. Pluto brings the round-up from the last 14/16 years.
The New Moon on August 4 brings a money or self worth thing into focus. Things might start to resolve after an unsettling period. Try to be truthful with the person you’re closest to. This could bring a new beginning that is more peaceful for you both.
LEO it’s Leo time. Time for love and romance with creativity. Confidant and positive, Leo shares their wealth of spirit and positivity with the beloved and those you love.
The New Moon in Leo augers a new beginning that is helped by Mars and Jupiter. A new action is possible with plans that you’ve made. Gather friends and colleagues to help support you. There is golden possibility in the next six months.
VIRGO has to face the music about what you want to reup or breakup with. The identity crisis you’re having with work or a relationship brings an ending. It’s a time of contraction and disappointment that is followed by opportunities with what is right for you for the next fourteen years. Be positive and see the Light.
The New Moon in Leo on August 4 brings a secret out into the open. Love and your private wishes become clearer. Listen to your dreams.
LIBRA has to deal with past relationships? Life? weaknesses? and be courageous and direct.Mercury retrograde brings doubt and mistakes. Pay attention to details.
The New Moon in Leo brings a new friend or interest that involves a career option. Your old self is morphing into a more balanced self. Deal with your fears from strength not habit. Money is changing from one mode to another.
SCORPIO is upside down with your routine. There’s been a wrench thrown recently by a partner or client. You’re moody and volatile some of the time and more exhausted the rest of the time. Power issues are being reframed.
The New Moon on August 4 brings to attention a conflict with your career or authority. You’ve been stressed emotionally and need time to recover. Don’t power through this Full Moon. Regenerate.
SAGITTARIUS has many options for work expanding. Don’t get inflated when your luck is good. Balance what is leaving with what is here. It’s a bittersweet time where a source of comfort and familiarity is leaving and new opportunities and people are at the door.
The New Moon in Leo on August 4 makes kids and/or travel a big deal. It involves starting out on a new path. Try to look at the future and be hopeful, the losses are almost behind you.
CAPRICORN is steadily culling through the remains of the past. Your thinking is slower and deeper. You’ve visited the memories and feel very alone as separations and losses are on your mind continually. As Pluto moves back into Capricorn, it’s the last dance.
The New Moon on August 4 in Leo involves turning over a new leaf with debt and money. You have a new opportunity coming that is an overdue garden about to blossom this Fall. Be patient.
AQUARIUS is having your share of brushes with Fate. Plans need to allow for the Unknown. The Darth Vader of life and death is rattling you. Suddenly all those things you used to live for mean less. Go back to the drawing board to find meaning that’s real to you.
The New Moon on August 4 brings joy and love with a partner or client. You get a break from all the heaviness with a few days of love. Tend to your health and nourish the part of you that is starved.
PISCES adjusts your health and identity. Security, relationship and energy are contracted and a lot of responsibility. Some endings, some slow beginnings, some fog. Take the time to be with yourself and let the strength you’ve cultivated help. It’s a challenging time with many consequences from the last 14/28 years.
The New Moon on August 4 in Leo in your sixth house makes for worry about daily routines, health and work. Where am I going and what will I do? Let the New Moon help you find creativity and inspiration by allowing the rigid fence around your heart to unlock.
Tanda Tashjian
TANDA
ASTROLOGY
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