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A new cycle of growth, opportunity + expansion begins in your professional life, thanks to Jupiter in Virgo from August 11. The next 12 months may invite you to spread your wings at work, and take on a new direction.
Work related study, teaching or travel will be possible, especially if you have your sights set on a global opportunity. Jupiter in Virgo will ask that you work diligently and with a plan, but shows that rewards, accolades and new success are possible.
You may be ready to take the next step in your career, or find that you are restless with the status quo and ready to pursue a new direction. Jupiter encourages new endeavours, especially those that more fully align with your beliefs and sense of purpose.
New fulfilment in your career will be possible while Jupiter is in Virgo, especially if you take a personally meaningful leap of faith with work. Rather than stick with what you know or is familiar, Jupiter encourages you to get out of your career comfort zone and try something new, fresh or different.
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Mercury is also in Virgo until August 27, which can help you get organised, especially around paperwork, decisions and logistics relating to your career. Mercury aspects Saturn on August 26, which will be a great date on which to sign a work contract or finalise a decision relating to your professional future.
Between August 8 and September 25, you may need to balance professional dreams with travel, study, teaching or writing goals. With Mars in Leo you may be motivated to put a plan into action to achieve a personal life dream. An international experience, especially if it involves knowledge or wisdom, will be worth pursuing, especially when Venus combines with Uranus around August 19/20.
Since Uranus in Aries can bring excitement and new possibilities in your love life, August 19/20 and be a time of progress with love and dating. A special romance may blossom or you may surprise yourself with a spontaneous gesture of affection. Be open with how you feel.
Under the Pisces Full Moon August 28 – 30 your home life and family dynamics will be in the spotlight. You may finalise a decision about your living situation, or complete a home project you have been working on for some time. The water influence of Pisces can highlight your home bath, spa, hot tub or pool and may encourage you to refresh these areas in your home. If you will host guests then, keep the ambience relaxed and ensure you have easy listening music and lots of relaxing drinks on hand.
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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.