Newsletter | July / August 2009 | August Horoscope
Holistic Living is pleased to feature a monthly horoscope by U.S. astrologer Sioux Rose. With 30 years of experience, her columns have appeared regularly in numerous US and Latin American publications. From 1986-1995, she hosted the United States' only live cable-TV program devoted to astrology in the Florida Keys and has also taught courses in tarot, numerology, and western astrology at various Community Colleges in Florida. Go to www.siouxrose.com for more information.
ARIES
August always draws the sun to your 5th house, the heart of romance. This lively sector is also associated with play, activities shared with children, and all branches of the arts (including drama). Get creative! With ruler Mars in the communicative sign of Gemini, you’ll certainly have lots to express! The full Aquarian moon on the 6th inspires inventiveness and innovation. Instead of doing what you do in the same manner dare to deviate from your typical course or regular routine. Discovery happens. New moon takes place on August 20 and just prior, on August 14-19 numerous intense planetary interactions occur. These may force a revision of plans, or change the way you look at someone. A project may alter dramatically given that a reality check is apt to assert. The mood alters when the sun enters Virgo on the 23rd. This sign prompts you to fix whatever is broken, or face whatever needs repair. You’ll be quite busy organizing the details.
TAURUS
The sun’s return to Leo energizes your domestic sector where family matters and projects directly related to the home galvanize your attention. It’s an excellent time to host a party or create an occasion for celebration. Ruler Venus in the family-oriented sign of Cancer accords with these inclinations. However warrior-Mars stimulates your fiscal sector. Mars grants the green light (go-power) to begin a daring new enterprise; however it can also create anxiety. One must innovate when Mars calls. The Aquarian full moon on the 6th impacts your professional sector. A career development (or new ambitious project) may emerge. Ruler Venus could lead you to an ingenious solution (or modus operandi) on the 22nd, but just prior the planets fall into complex alignments that cause confusion and potential hurt feelings (on the 14th-19th). Leo’s new moon (on the 20th) reminds you that actions that arise from love promote genuine consideration for others, anything else is the projection of wounded pride.
GEMINI
You were born with a gift: the capacity to charm with words and influence people as a result. August brings the sun to your 3rd house where communications are emphasized and enhanced. Plus with energizer Mars crossing your sign, your ego is imbued with confidence. Mars can serve you well if you wish to embark on a new career or personal (life) course. However, it ups the ante on ego along with impatience, and therein lies the rub. The Aquarian full moon on the 6th is guaranteed to spark innovation and surprises. You recognize a side of a person you never noticed before. Charged planetary entanglements obscure sound judgment from the 14th-19th. Go easy! If misunderstandings result, Leo’s new moon on the 20th delivers the oldest medicine of all time: applied love. When the sun enters Virgo on the 23rd, you need to get your house in order. Some Gemini natives may gear up for a move. Others may want to prepare that extra bedroom for an out of town guest who may stay.
CANCER
Security needs are always front and center to the Cancer native, but during August the sun inevitably returns to your 2nd house, the zone of income, investments and moneymaking. Given the unstable conditions in financial markets innovation counts! And the Aquarian full moon on the 6th will certainly support that approach since it favors invention. (Necessity may well prove “the mother” thereof.) With ego-driven Mars crossing your vulnerable 12th house, take periodic time-outs. If you are tired or under stress your actions may spring from an unbalanced state of mind. Planetary alignments are complex and confusing from the 14th-19th when you could jump to hasty conclusions. If you can hold your horses until all significant data arrives, things will go smoother. Leo’s new moon on the 20th can bring a unique financial offer or otherwise improve your fiscal status. There’s romance in the air on the 22nd.
LEO
It’s your month under the cosmic spotlight as the sun returns (to your sign) to renew you in clarity and confidence. New moon (August 20th) joins the lights in your sign, a unique occasion that occurs one day each year. It’s your best juncture to analyze your personal direction while pausing to reflect on your ultimate goals (not to mention the state of your life). Energetic Mars crosses your 11th house of friends and business associates. To the degree you can work effectively with others will speed the fulfillment of important plans. The Aquarian full moon on the 6th may reveal something surprising (if not outright rebellious) about your mate. Single Leos may encounter stimulating new potential partners. Venus hovers in your zone of solitude until the 27th. Then she enters Leo to enhance prospects of attracting romance. Planets form tense relationships from the 14th-19th when human tempers reciprocally rear. Matters improve on the 22nd. Then the sun enters Virgo to direct your focus towards more efficient personal spending patterns.
VIRGO
You are advised to lay low the weeks prior to your birthday. Given the biorhythmic influences of life, your battery is now at a low ebb. Between dealing with Saturn, lord of karma, crossing your sign (this significant cycle ends in November) and the sun in your zone of karma and self-reflection, this is not the time to fill your calendar with events or things to do. Important insights (or inventive genius) arrive with the full Aquarian moon on the 6th. Mixed messages and resulting confusion abound on the 14th-19th. You may have to face an unpleasant or inconvenient truth. Leo’s new moon on the 20th can bring you messages from your soul if you take the time to stop, look, and listen inwardly. Do accept invitations on the 22nd-23rd when the atmosphere begins to shift in your favor, and someone shows you love or profound regard. When the sun enters your sign on the 23rd, it begins the process of regenerating your body, mind, and spirit.
LIBRA
Since the sun stirs your sociable 11th house, why not plan a party or gather together a team of supportive players and then brainstorm! The sum of the separate parts (personalities) can yield unexpected results, particularly when the full Aquarian moon inspires the highest levels of insight, invention, and innovation on the 6th. Mercury, the messenger, spends most of August in Virgo, your 12th house of karma and deep reflection. There it meets Saturn, the planet of chapter changes, on the 17th-18th. You may have to change something you’ve been doing, or otherwise alter your course. Difficult planetary forces impact all signs from August 14-19. However, Leo’s new moon on the 20th rekindles your faith in your own creative abilities, not to mention the benign essence of the universe (that a Creative Spirit watches over you). You come up with a unique solution, or way of viewing personal challenges on the 22nd. Then the sun slips into Virgo where it compels you to take time away from stressful circumstances in order to recharge your own batteries.
SCORPIO
The sun shines at your chart’s professional summit. Naturally you will attract the attention of superiors (or the boss). This doesn’t mean that all your ideas (or ways of executing them) harmonize with office protocols; so you’ll need to be observant enough to recognize when to state your case, and when to hold back. Co-ruler Mars in Gemini impacts your 8th house of shared financial resources. There may be cause to fight with someone over money, as per your alleged dues and obligations. The Aquarian full moon on the 6th draws your attention to home and family matters. Someone (probably a child) may demonstrate a highly rebellious streak. Planets run conflicted operations from the 14th-19th. You may react too quickly to provocation based on misinterpreting another’s signals. Leo’s new moon on the 20th helps you to see the matter from a higher perspective. A chance to renew harmony occurs on the 22nd. Then the sun progresses onto Virgo where the need for a solid support system asserts. You’ll need to act as a better team player if you expect likewise in return.
SAGITTARIUS
The August sun stirs your 9th house of travel where you’re drawn to romantic getaways. Your philosophical nature is also tweaked. Expect to experience your share of debates while fiery Mars crosses your partnership sector. Arguments can ensue with a competitor or mate. The Aquarian full moon (August 6) brings surprises, and it also expands your understanding. A significant truth may emerge. Planetary influences prove confusing from the 14th-19th when you’re advised to watch, look, and listen and form no fixed opinion. The Leo new moon on the 20th inspires your genius for playing King Solomon; and you may arrive at win: win situations where previously there seemed only contention. Someone shows you gratitude (in the form of a gift, surprise, or warm affection) on the 22nd-23rd. The sun progresses to Virgo and then stimulates your chart’s professional summit. Show the world what you can do, and if you’re under another’s employ your knack for innovation will impress a boss figure. Acting as a troubleshooter on the 17th-18th, you discover the remedy that essentially draws the rabbit out of the hat!
CAPRICORN
The Leo sun energizes your 8th house, the zone where the phoenix gains the capacity to rise from ashes. The magic behind this therapeutic process derives from your willingness to release others from their trespasses; in short, it’s about forgiveness. If you instead take a letter-of-the law approach, you limit your own capacity for spiritual regeneration. The 8th house also pertains to financial logistics, especially those that involve other persons such as taxes, loans, mutual funds, child support, etc. Mercury, the Zodiac’s dealmaker meets your ruling planet Saturn in the nitpicky sign of Virgo on the 17th-18th. An important decision determines your fate. While innovation rises to high tide on August 6 (due to the Aquarian full moon), confusion abounds from the 14th-19th when numerous planets conflict. Leo’s new moon (20th) provides the ancient universal remedy called love; but it only works if applied in good measure. When the sun enters Virgo on the 23rd, your philosophical sector springs to life. You’ll need to take a spiritual accounting of your life.
AQUARIUS
The Leo sun shines on your marital/partnership sector to reveal the state of your union. Generally if kinks show up, love proves the best remedial medicine. Mars stirs your lively 5th house where its fiery influence promotes passion. Mars feeds ego and libido while also fueling creative projects. You are a lot of fun to be around, and you’ll command the spotlight when the year’s only full moon in your sign takes place on the 6th. People send mixed signals and confusion abounds from the 14th-19th, largely the result of inflated expectations. Leo’s new moon on the 20th can inspire dramatic “kiss and make-up” sessions, or otherwise draw someone truly magnetic your way. Creative innovation runs high on the 22nd-23rd. Right after the sun enters Virgo where its down-to-earth focus demands that you take care of business, particularly of the financial sort. There are dues (probably neglected) in need of payment.
PISCES
With the heart-driven sign of Leo governing your work sector, your ultimate fulfillment comes from loving your work. If that sentiment is missing you must find ways to revivify or restore it. Conflict-prone Mars now crosses Gemini to impact you domestic sector. There are arguments at home. These can become rather explosive from the 14th-19th. An embarrassing secret may be revealed (on the 6th) when the Aquarian full moon illumines your 12th house of karma and personal vulnerability. Perhaps what’s tested are those definitions that previously defined you. It may be time to see yourself on new and different terms. Messenger Mercury meets with Saturn, lord of karma, in your marital sector on the 17th-18th. The pair suggests a turning point. Either you own your faults along with those of your partner; or move on. Leo’s new moon on the 20th will demonstrate the expanse of your love (or capacity to love). New insights emerge on the 22nd. Once the sun progresses onto Virgo, your zone of union, it compels you to continue the work of improving your partnership, step by step, “brick by brick.” Patience needed!
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