August Transits and Monthly Overview

August is light on ingresses and even lighter on stations — but that’s mostly because nearly every planet that could go retrograde has. However, it’s by no means a cosmically quiet time. In fact, Saturn and Uranus are set to make an alignment that they haven’t perfected since the late nineties. Later in the month, Uranus and Neptune do the same, except their configuration's perfection hasn’t occurred since 1968! Both of these aspects are sextiles, 60 degree angles generally thought to be auspicious. Sextiles are of the nature of Venus — they signify ease and cooperation between planets. We’re sandwiched between the retrograde storm of July and September’s eclipse season, but with the outer planets stimulating seismic shifts on world culture at large, August’s astrology is still a very big deal.

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August 6/7 – Mars enters Libra: and we may struggle to assert ourselves, but by leveraging our debating skills, we can negotiate our way to victory.

August 11 – Mercury is direct: but remains in its shadow until August 25. Focus on integrating messages received during Mercury Rx.

August 11/12 – Saturn sextile Uranus: discipline meets freedom. The start of a period of systemic innovation and reinvention. We’ll be feeling this one for a while.

August 22/23 – Sun enters Virgo: just how important IS optimization, and can we relax our standards if our standards are making us unwell? Food for thought as eclipse season looms.

August 25/26 – Venus enters Leo: gestures are still grand, but maybe a bit muted as Venus answers to the Virgo sun. We may also be romantically gun-shy following a recent Leo Mercury Rx gaffe.

August 28/29 – Uranus sextile Neptune: Richard Tarnas defines the Uranus-Neptune cycle in terms of spiritual awakenings and scientific paradigm shifts. A time to reimagine what we believe and, ultimately, who we are.

Written by Nyssa Grazda

August Transits and Monthly Overview

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