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With 3 planets in Leo, your 11th House of Social, Community and Professional Networks, you may have a busy month, full of a variety of events.
Time with friends will be important, so take the lead to organise an overdue or rescheduled catch up with your closest confidants. You may also shine at a professional event, or find new opportunities to network your business ideas. Focus on prestigious organisations or make a connection with a high profile or well connected individual.
Given your ruling planet Venus will spend August moving backwards, you may revisit a dream from the past. If a hope you had has fallen flat, see if a few changes can help reenergise your dreams. Adjustment can lead to an improved opportunity, or help you negotiate extra support.
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The New Moon in Leo may be especially lucky for you, so be proactive about going after what you want August 14 – 16. Venus will join forces with Uranus in Aries on August 19, which may be a day of excitement or unexpected developments, especially with friends and in your closest relationships.
The big astro news of the month, Jupiter changing signs into Virgo on August 11, kicks off a 12 month long cycle into one of the more soulful and restful parts of your chart, the 12th House.
Jupiter in Virgo in your 12th House is a bit of a mouthful, but ultimately this time in your life is about rest, retreat and reflection. You may be mulling over the past, or bringing a longer cycle to an end. Health and wellness may be increasingly important, or you may adjust your work commitments to create better balance in other areas of life. This will be especially important around the Full Moon in Pisces on August 26.
With Jupiter in Virgo, try to let go of any baggage – emotional, practical or financial – you are holding on to. The next 12 months is designed to help you prepare for a new 12 year cycle of growth and adventure, which begins when Jupiter enters Libra in September 2016.
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Pay special attention to the topics, themes or areas of life that start to show up – or open up – for you this August. With Jupiter entering Virgo a whole new chapter of life begins.
You’ll take your effort and desire for progress around these emerging topics to new levels when Mars joins Jupiter in Virgo from September 25 – November 11. In this period Venus will also visit Virgo (October 8 – November 8) tripling up the planetary emphasis on one topic or part of your life.
August is a big month where change and transition is possible, especially if you have a strong Jupiter themed chart (if you have lots of planets in Sagittarius or Pisces), or if you have the mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces) on the angles (including ascendant, IC, descendant or MC).
One stand out planet in August is Mercury in Virgo, August 7 – 27. This is an ideal period in which to organise paperwork, undertake any de-cluttering project, or reorganise and streamline your home or work space. Think recycle, re purpose or re-gift to get rid of stuff you no longer need.
Mercury will make 3 key aspects from Virgo. An opposition to Neptune on August 13 can fog facts, or make it tricky to finalise an agreement that relies on clear information. However, by August 15, when Mercury trines Pluto, an eagle eye for detail can help you take charge of information, dig up forgotten facts or take honesty to a new level.
The most productive and definitive aspect from Mercury in Virgo is a sextile to Saturn, on August 26. This is about making firm, fast and final choices. Any decision made then can be made with confidence, especially if you’ve been thorough in doing your research. Promises made then will last.