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You'll get a more accurate horoscope if you read your Rising sign, and your Moon sign, as well as your Sun sign.  Here's how:

Your Sun sign represents your Self, your way of being in the world. It can represent both the ego (mental) self and the higher Self (soul purpose).   It represents your will and sense of vitality.
Your Sun sign horoscope will tell you what these areas of your self will encounter this month.

Your Rising sign represents your outer mask, the self you show to others.   It represents how you appear to others, how others perceive you, in your true interaction with the world.
Your Rising sign horoscope will tell you what to expect in these areas of your self this month.

Your Moon sign represents your personal self, your feelings, your subconscious.   It represents how you relate to others, how you have nurturing relationships with others, your intuition, your spiritual self, your sense of security, and your habits. The Moon represents your feminine, nurturing side (we all have one).
The Moon also indicates the type of partner you will attract, since it represents your emotional self.
Your Moon sign horoscope will show you what these areas of your self will encounter this month.
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Aires       

You are very busy these days being you, Aries, the thing that you do so well, but you may also feel at this time that you are suffering from a lack of direction somehow. Nebulous plans for the future refuse to coalesce. You are transforming the very nature of your beliefs, and it may be that the goals that emerge at this time have a different subtext, a way of representing yourself in the world that takes off in an orthogonal vertical direction that wasn't planned. It may even be that some of your truth lies in the eyes of the helpful other, a necessarily different point of view. This perspective and that of Spirit inside you may be your aid in the process of searching out your own way forward and finding out just what is your own particular value system, independent of the judgments that are imposed by the world outside.

The New Moon of Thursday, August 4th comes as a signpost for finding this new way into a future for yourself that you can really live with. You have plenty of energy at this time, and your self-expression sparkles, but there is a lack of clear direction implied by the inward-turning of the Mercury retrograde period of time, combined with mystical Neptune in your sector of societal connection and group association. You are seeing with double vision these days, with one part of yourself acutely aware of an inner dimension that you normally do not acknowledge, an image that gets brighter just as you start to look away. The rewards are there if you can pay closer attention, since the mystical is truly the largest and most important part of life.

The First Quarter Moon of Friday, August 12th, represents a few natural conflicts and dilemmas that arise in the course of any production. You are trying to birth some new self-concept and indeed world concept and there are implications for changes to your long cherished belief systems. The practicalities of financial arrangements or security needs come up against the flights of fancy representing the new you.

When Mercury changes direction a few days later, on the 15th, things might go more smoothly, but you are definitely not in Kansas anymore. You are being offered a glimpse into the spiritual mechanism underlying all of life, and it may be wise to keep your third eye open to the possibilities.

The Full Moon that comes along on Friday, August 19th, brings others around you more firmly into the picture, as the arc of your development reaches a plateau that you are ready to share with helpful partners.

The Last Quarter Moon, of Friday, August 26th, is a time when your newfound awareness meets the test of engagement with others and with the plan for your life going forward from this point in time. The issue is not so much that you have changed; it is whether you acknowledge the changes by taking on a different fundamental direction now or later. If you are ready, take the turn, and if not take the turn any way. The future is always unfolding before you and it never helps much to look behind when there's nothing anyway left back there to hold onto.

Taurus      

Perfection of the self is a lifelong prospect, Taurus. You are active physically and mentally these days, but perhaps a bit uncertain of where exactly it all is going. What is the ultimate purpose of your existence? You are delving deep down inside yourself to come up with the answer, but so far have found only more questions. There may be no other way than to let the arc of your development slowly and gracefully unfold.

The New Moon that comes along on Thursday, August 4th Is in your sector of your home and family, and your psychological roots. You are drawn to your depth process right now, and to homey issues that may arise at this time also, making a fresh start. With Mercury retrograde you are more reflective than usual, looking to the inner side of your life. These factors opposite mystical Neptune in your career sector make for a potentially very confusing time, but the rewards are there when you dig for them. You are also feeling quite expansive with your possibilities going forward.

The First Quarter Moon of Friday, August 12th, may present you with a few difficulties to sort through on your way. Mental attitudes might need to adjust in the light of circumstances.

When Mercury changes to direct motion a few days later, on the 15th, a subtle but meaningful shift in the energy gives you pause. You are perhaps caught between action and reflection at this time, dwelling on the concept of essential unity with all mankind, creature-kind really, and at times becoming confused regarding the seeming priorities of the mundane outer world.

The Full Moon that follows at the end of the week, on Friday, August 19th, stretches you top to bottom, nudging you to find the happy medium between outer presentation and the inner world of supernal realism.

There may be further disconnects and difficulties at the time also of the Last Quarter Moon of Friday, August 26th, when the pull of the disparity may seem quite strong, creating tension to the extent that you buy into it. Public life and private, inner and outer, are only after all opposite sides of the very same coin. Words make them seem different, as the sage says, only to express appearance. As your process takes you through and you come out on the other side, the differences may seem less important.

Gemini     

Mystical perspectives are your stock in trade this month, Gemini. You are reaching out to others around you in new and different ways right now, with your ruler Mercury running backward through your connection sector. Communication, always important to you, is now even more so, as you grope for the deeper meaning. Your perspective on where your life is taking you is undergoing a sea change lately, as the poet says, into something rich and strange, as you attempt a new synthesis of heart and mind. It's a good time to just let the river flow, rather than trying to steer it.

The New Moon of Thursday, August 4th represents a fresh start on interacting with others around you. Activity in the so-called real world may not be doing it for you these days, not like it was, and you might need to chill and move sideways rather than forward. The reward is an interesting perspective, different circumstances with your work in the world, and a more abundant sense of yourself.

The First Quarter Moon of Friday, August 12th, may represent greater difficulties in making things go, and therefore a better opportunity to reflect on your situation.

Mercury changes into direct motion a few days later, on Monday evening, August 15th, and you may feel like things are running more smoothly after this point in time, although it takes until the end of the month before they will really straighten out. At this time your connection with Spirit inside, the softer and more numinous side of your nature, is reinforced, to the extent that you can open to her influence, close your eyes to really see.

The Full Moon of Friday, August 19th, brings the arc of your development to another phase, one more in touch with others around you. It is helpful to share your feelings at this time, if you choose the right setting.

The Last Quarter Moon of Friday, August 26th, can be a time of tension in your process also, to the extent that you expect what is usual in your interactions with others to be the norm. Things might go better for you at this time if you have fewer or no expectations. You are delving deep into your psyche these days and seeking the answers to questions you didn't know you had asked. Revel in the mystery.

Cancer      

You are currently engaged in a complex dance of self and other, Cancer. There may well be some degree of confusion lately regarding what part intimate relationships play in your life. What exactly belongs between you, an essential part of the interaction of self and other, and what part is yours and yours alone? The subject of your own stuff is a complex one these days. Influenced by both Saturn and Mercury in your resource sector, you are undoubtedly feeling the pain of limitation as well as reflecting on the possibilities. You are striving to find the higher, and subtler, meaning. You do not live by bread alone, or money either, but it plays an important role in your life, one worth sorting out in the weeks ahead.

The New Moon of Thursday, August 4th comes as a fresh start in re-valuing the material in your life, seeing the numinous in every event, even the mundane ones. You are pulled to a different point of view at this time, coexisting like double vision within the ordinary. You don't have to choose, just let your awareness flow in and out of touch with everything. With Mercury retrograde you have the perfect situation to reflect on and rethink your world.

The First Quarter Moon of Friday, August 12th, brings some tension to the mix of energies, some conflict perhaps between practical concerns and getting yourself out into the world in very new and different ways.

Mercury changes to direct motion a few days later, on the 15th, and finances may flow more smoothly.

The Full Moon of Friday, August 19th, represents a culmination of the arc of development you have been engaged in for this monthly cycle, a time when you are ready to take your show on the road, in connection with others around you.

Then the Last Quarter Moon, of Friday, August 26th, is another time of soul-searching, as the lessons of this cycle begin to settle in. You will emerge from this period of time altered and yet still the same you, like the proverbial waterway that is always there, yet never the same river as it was the day before.

Leo           

You are dwelling in the paradox lately, Leo. You may be feeling just a bit nebulous these days, with mystical Neptune catalyzing your relationship sector while Mercury retrogrades through your sign, but the New Moon in Leo also and Mars in your Midheaven say go, go go. You are in a potentially uncomfortable push-pull of activity and holding back, but there are advantages to be gained from your situation. It may be important to look before you leap, for a change, to take a good view of where you are going with your life at this time before taking the next step; to stop and consider rather than rush to judgment. Remember that wherever you go, there you are.

The New Moon of Thursday, August 4th comes as a burst of energy for your process of growth that you have been engaged in lately, combined with a mystical attitude. Mercury is retrograde and connections may not make as much sense in the outer event-oriented planes than they do in the inner world of cosmic coincidence. Be alert for miracles to manifest, or at least epiphanies of new awareness.

The First Quarter Moon of Friday, August 12th, is a testing time, when plans made earlier in the week may run into unexpected snags, and when the business or career goals you have set for yourself may prove to conflict with what you want on a more personal level.

Mercury changes to direct motion on August 15th.

The Full Moon, coming along on Friday, August 19th, brings partnership interaction to the forefront of your consciousness, although perhaps in a somewhat scattered or confusing presentation. Your intention for being out in the world is powerful right now, and so is your connection to the more subtle and mystical side of your existence, perhaps as represented by significant others in your life.

The Last Quarter Moon, of Friday, August 26th, presents a crisis of awareness, where the things that don't fit about your situation seem miles apart. You may choose to seek a synthesis of points of view at this time, and that choice, while difficult, will prove valuable for you long-term. Your life at this time has as always multiple meanings: the meaning that you assign, the meaning that it has for you beneath the layers of your more obvious awareness, at the core, and the combination.

Virgo      

Mystical philosophical yearnings characterize your thoughts lately, Virgo. Your dreams are almost more present to you than your waking life. You are in an internal state of mind, with your ruler Mercury in retrograde motion, and this month's New Moon shifts the focus even more to the secret places behind and beyond your conscious mind. The good use that you can make of this period of time may not be obvious, but in the discerning self-exploration of the very roots of your being, the largest and juiciest part of yourself, you become more aware of the vast treasure trove of the imagination that lies within. Paradoxically, the exploration of the dark places inside yourself can lead you more fully into the light. More conscious awareness of this numinous center of your being can only be a Good Thing, and now's your chance.

The New Moon of Thursday, August 4th brings you into greater consciousness of your angel guidance, from the inside. You may be feeling quite internal at this time, and pushing the envelope of what you can absorb, mentally, emotionally and physically. There is a way forward into your life that is consistent with your higher purpose, but the key is difficult to put into the lock, it weaves and shimmies like a dancer. Subtle energies play a major role at this time, and persistence pays.

A peak of understanding and potentially of conflict comes with the First Quarter Moon of Friday, August 12th, when you seek to establish what started out as wild-eyed imagination only a week ago.

A few days later, on Monday, August 15th, your ruler, Mercury, changes into direct motion, and your dream imagination is still very much with you, suffusing all your activities with the foggy glow of otherworldly planes of existence. There is a deeper and higher reality than the one all around us once we close our mundane earthly eyes to see it.

The Full Moon of August 19th may bring out your more compassionate side that has been building. Helpful and sensitive partners are an important piece of your own puzzle, especially at this time.

The Last Quarter Moon of Friday, August 26th, may present some conflicts between inner and outer, between newfound realizations and the expectations of the world that surrounds you, but the die is cast and it's too late to turn back the clock of your development. Keep the faith and you'll finally break through to the other side.

Libra     

You are showing your softer side these days, Libra, stepping out with style and grace and also with a sense of compassion for your fellow beings and for your own situation also. You are entering into an exciting and energizing time during the evolution of this monthly period, when you really come into yourself in some new and daring ways. Your true development at this time is not in the outer levels alone, but takes the world of Spirit quite firmly into account.

This period, starting with the New Moon at almost the very beginning of the month, is also an excellent time for visioning new possibilities for yourself and your world. You may want to wait to act on these ideas until after the middle of the month, when Mercury changes into direct motion, or possibly even later, but you are likely to be mulling over your plans long before then. It will be difficult to refrain from action once your ruler Venus enters your sign on August 16th, but be prepared for course corrections as Mercury moves through its retrograde shadow during the remainder of the month.

The New Moon of Thursday, August 4th is electrifying, although you may feel the charge mainly within your psyche. You are operating at a more or less internal level at this time, tuning into Spirit within. You have a softer presentation than usual, as you respond to the mix of energies swirling around you, and may find confusion also, in the way you inhabit your presence in the outer world of appearance.

The First Quarter Moon, of Friday, August 12th, is a time when there may be conflicts between what you want in terms of social goals and what you feel at a deep level to be your true process forward.

Mercury stations direct in the next few days in your sector of societal connection, and plans you have made may subtly alter at this time.

The Full Moon of Friday, August 19th, brings a degree of fulfillment to the arc of your development at this time, and recognition of good fortune.

The Last Quarter Moon of Friday, August 26th, represents a crisis in awareness of what you are trying to accomplish, and how necessary it is to take Spirit into account in all that you do, in terms of intimate connection with others in your life, and with yourself also. The numinous and otherworldly is really the largest and the juiciest and most important part of ourselves, in spite of the seeming evidence of our senses to the contrary.

Scorpio      

You are reaching for a peak of success in your life right now, Scorpio, but one that takes you into the depths of your being as well as to the heights of worldly recognition. Your public presentation has never been juicer. What fuels the fire though is your understanding of your deep underground nature that connects you to Spirit inside. Partnership with significant others in your life is also an important ingredient for you at this time, and helps to bring perspective.

The New Moon of Thursday, August 4th brings fresh perspective to your work in the world. You are fully invested in this area of your life right now, but with a subtle subtext of spiritual connection that constantly pulls you back to the inside. Your dream life is huge for you at this time, serving to remind you of the primacy of the inner world, the world of Spirit. As Carl Jung wrote: Who looks outside dreams; who looks inside awakes.

The First Quarter Moon that comes along a week later, on Friday, August 12th, challenges you to be more aware of your depths and also perhaps to think before you speak; to rise above the seeming contradictions of this world through a synthesis of heart and mind.

When Mercury changes to direct motion a few days later, on the 15th, you are again pulled to the inside, to the silence from which all true speech emerges.

The Full Moon of Friday, August 19th is similarly cosmic in the application of greater awareness and self-acceptance. You are changing at the core at this time, and in your relationship dynamic also.

The Last Quarter Moon, of Friday, August 26th, brings up issues between public presentation and goals versus connection with others in your life, and stretches you to integrate your inner and outer persona within the framework of relationship with significant partners. The spiral of your destiny is threading you ever onward with nowhere to go but up.

Sagittarius     

The narrative of your life is a changing story right now, Sagittarius, the one that you tell in order to reinvent yourself each day. You are coming into a new way of describing your being in the world. Your philosophy is being tested to see if it can meet the task of changing circumstances. Communication with others around you is an important part of your process also, but the connections that you ordinarily make may be a little confusing these days and out of touch with the consensus. This is trouble from the standpoint of getting things done, but may provide an opening to a different view of your life path, one that takes more fully into account Spirit acting itself out in the world and in your life as well.

The New Moon of Thursday, August 4th comes amidst the Mercury retrograde that tends to disrupt communications generally, and even mechanical contrivances. Your communication with others may have something of the unknown other world behind the veil of this one, the numinous forces around us that are unseen and yet so present, always. It is as if these angel voices were whispering in your ear at this time, so that you may feel the connections there more strongly than your everyday societal associations, if you allow them in.

The First Quarter Moon of Friday, August 12th, brings this dynamic more totally into play, at least potentially, since it represents a time when your work in the world seems more difficult to achieve. You are seeking to redefine your pathway forward, the task that you came into this life to fulfill, in the light of new awareness that arrives on intuitive channels.

When Mercury changes direction a few days later, on the 15th, you may notice a shift in the energy of your mental / philosophical process, and travel or educational plans may alter, or perhaps after another two weeks. Riding out the shifting tides of your life is part of your lesson at this time.

The Full Moon of Friday, August 19th, represents a culmination of a sort, a time of focusing your awareness on where you have been in your thinking thus far.

The Last Quarter Moon of Friday, August 26th, may be a time when you are even more aware of the possibilities inherent in your situation, perhaps highlighted as much by what isn't working for you as by what is. The flow of your life is always onward; although particular bends in the river may seem like reverses, they are really paths that forge new territory, reclaiming something important and necessary that was almost lost.

Capricorn    

You are showing off your soft side these days, Capricorn. You are in the midst of a tremendous push for outer world recognition and active engagement just now, and enjoying good fortune in this area of your life. But there is also a depth of compassionate outreach going on, fueled by an inner awareness of some of your hidden places. Intimate connection with others provides a rich tapestry at this time, to set off your focus on success. You are feeling both drawn to the universe of intimate partnership and somewhat detached as well, while Mercury retrogrades through your sector of personal transformation and close connection with others. Thought provoking events continue to manifest, both in relation to others in your close circle and with your own process, and it is all part of an arc of development that leads you into a better understanding of Spirit working itself out in your life.

The New Moon of Thursday, August 4th makes for a fresh start both in compassionate connection with others and in the integration of your own process that flows from these adventures in intimacy. It is an active time for you, of powerfully stepping out into the world, and also of the sensitive awareness of your inner depths as well, your true basis for deep contact with others. We are all more naturally conditioned to outer rather than inner achievement, and this is therefore a potentially confusing as well as richly rewarding time for you.

The First Quarter Moon of Friday, August 12th, may represent some bumps in the road of your process of greater internal awareness.

When Mercury changes to direct motion a few days later, on the 15th, there is more emphasis on the inner and reflective side of your psyche.

There are several powerful times in the retrograde cycle, and this is one: the First Quarter Moon to the station, the 12th to the 15th. You will be more aware of your communication process than usual, and mechanical breakdowns and unexpected outcomes are likely, but these outer misconnections can be helpful in tuning your inner sensitivity.

The Full Moon of Friday, August 19th, brings issues of self and other to the forefront. You are seeking a synthesis of balance.

The Last Quarter Moon of Friday, August 26th, represents a "crisis of awareness" brought about by the flow of change in your life at this climactic time. The way that you show up for others and the way you are available to yourself alone, and for your connection with Spirit, are commingled in the ultimate analysis.

Aquarius      

The mystical madness in your life continues also this month, Aquarius. The unseen forces of the surrounding universe may be buffeting you but you are seeking the higher meaning. Your values are your focus these days, and they are no doubt shifting, brought about by the tides of circumstance, but the real question is where. Partnership with significant others in your life definitely comes up for you at this juncture, and provides one key to the mystery of your existence.

The New Moon of Thursday, August 4th comes as a new burst of relationship energy accompanied by an inner searching and perhaps rethinking of what partnership means for you and for your own security needs in the moment. The connection is elusive. There is a way that you are developing into a more vertical being, occupying simultaneously multiple levels, where the life of ordinary human interaction is only one.

The First Quarter Moon of Friday, August 12th, takes you to another point of conflict and probable resolution, between the demands of the world outside yourself and your own internal process of growth and changing awareness.

A few days later, on the 15th, when Mercury changes to direct motion in your relationship sector, you may feel a subtle shift in the energy of your partnership dynamic, which is currently more involved with otherworldly possibilities than with strictly mundane ones.

The Full Moon of Friday, August 19th, is another time of growth spurred on by the great divide - the polarity of self and other. When you connect with the higher dimensional nature of your own or another's being you are really just experiencing a fuller connection between yourself and the essentially multifaceted nature of the cosmos as reflected in each individual existence.

At the time of the Last Quarter Moon of Friday, August 26th, there may be further bumps in the road based on difficulties with intimate partners, although in the highest perspective these potential conflicts only serve toward integrating your newfound awareness into your existing scheme of thought. You can only gain by this interchange, since the process you are involved with spells out more life, not less, as you get closer to your inner world. Momentary confusion is natural in this situation, but in the end a small price to pay for the broader paradigm shift that is in the works for you right now, with a corresponding increase in your possibilities.

Pisces    

Life has been handing you some strange twists lately, Pisces, but you are well-positioned these days to make the most of it, lemonade and all that. You are seeking in all your wanderings the path with heart, the only path worth following in the long run, and you are finding that path for yourself in part through intimate connection with significant others in your life, and with yourself as well. You are spending loads of time and energy looking inward these days, and perhaps that is where the gold in your situation precisely lies, in your connection to Spirit that is all around you, but paradoxically only becomes available to you when you turn to your inner guidance.

The New Moon of Thursday, August 4th, in your sector of discipleship to your highest purpose for yourself, reminds you that the truest thing that you can accomplish has to do with strictly your own screenplay, rather than the stories of the complex world surrounding you.

Looking inward has a lot to do with the Mercury retrograde period of time that's going on throughout this month, and which connects you to your inner process, and to reevaluating the purpose of significant partnership in your life, how they are leading you into a better understanding of your own core issue. You are in the midst of a graceful arc of development that takes you into new dimensions of behavior with respect to intimate connection and your own spiritual evolution also.

The First Quarter Moon of Friday, August 12th, may present you with challenges in communicating your deepest truth, consistent with your emerging fresh understanding of where your life is taking you this time around.

When Mercury changes direction a few days later, on the 15th, it signals perhaps a subtle shift in your process of growth as well, and with respect to significant partnerships in your life, taking yourself further down the road of universal connection to the All That Is.

The Full Moon of Friday, August 19th, signals a time when you are ready to take your changes out into the world, wearing them for all to see, not just at home. More and more you are finding that intimate union with another really creates connection to the source of everything, which that person's essential nature ultimately represents for you.

The Last Quarter Moon of Friday, August 26th, is another time when your understanding concretizes and a deep awareness dawns. You are standing in the center of life, whether you realize it in each fleeting moment or not. The great sage Lao Tsu expressed it best: the universe like a bellows is always emptying, always full. The more we ask of it, the more there is.

Overview of the Planets this month:

The Astrology of August features Mercury, Mars, and Neptune, and the Leo New Moon of August 4th. This New Moon conjuncts Mercury, and opposes Neptune, while Jupiter trines it. Mercury is also retrograde as the month begins, stations direct mid-month, on August 15th, and finally emerges from its retrograde shadow on August 29th. With Mercury retrograde we may expect more internal reflection on our situation than is usual in our fast-paced outer-event driven world. Since Mercury is also bound up with the psychic sensitivity of Neptune in this part of the retrograde cycle, being opposite Neptune at the time of the New Moon, while the Sun/Mercury midpoint opposes Neptune exactly at Mercury's direct station, we might expect intimations of otherworldly intelligence to emerge into our lives as part of our inward turning.

Mercury and Mars
Mars also squares Mercury throughout a two-week period of time surrounding its station, from the First Quarter Moon of August 12th up until the Last Quarter Moon of August 26th. Mercury is in the Fire sign of Leo throughout this retrograde cycle, so the square with Mars just adds more fuel to the fire so to speak. We may be drawn to reflect upon our energy of self-assertion and how it manifests in our human interactions and communication. There is the possibility for "fiery" exchanges with each other, which may serve the ultimate purpose of making us more aware of our true desires and goals, and how our exchange of information with others serves to help or hinder our activities. With the square, we may be tempted to be sharp with each other, or at least to mentally take note of where we differ in our way of seeing things. In our own lives, we may find ourselves exploring some conflict between practicalities and getting what we want.

Mars is in Taurus for this monthly period, an Earth sign, with a practical orientation that serves to ground the application of our energy, and contrasting with the Fire sign energy of Mercury that is more active. Mercury remains in Leo for an extended period of time that goes beyond the end of August and into September, while Mars stays in Taurus for the remainder of the year, and even on into February, since it stations retrograde there in early October, and traverses back to the point that it occupies in early August before stationing direct in December. Thus we have the benefit of this softer and more grounded Mars for many weeks to come, even though it provides what might at times be a sharp contrast with our action orientation as represented by Mercury in Leo. It is important with potential conflicts to seek the higher ground of synthesis of differing points of view, and with Neptune in the mix of energies we may be drawn to taking a spiritual approach to any difficulties that may arise.

Neptune
Neptune in mid-Aquarius is emphasized in this monthly cycle in four major interactions with the other planetary energies. The New Moon opposes it, while at the time of Mercury's direct station, the Mercury/Sun midpoint also opposes it exactly. Jupiter trines Neptune all month, considerably amping up the Neptunian energy. At the Full Moon, the Moon parallels Neptune exactly, so that both major points in the lunation cycle this month strongly emphasize Neptune.

Finally, at the Last Quarter Moon of August 26th, Mercury and Neptune form an exact T-square to Mars, in the 16th degree of Aquarius, Leo and Taurus, although Mars does not enter this degree until after the exact moment of the Last Quarter Moon has passed. The mid degrees of the fixed signs are considered important sensitive degrees, power points in the Zodiac. The Sabian symbols for these three are, for Leo: Sunshine just after a storm, for Aquarius: A big-business man at his desk, which Marc Edmond Jones describes as a symbol of personal stability, with the keyword ACCOMPLISHMENT, and finally, for the Taurus degree: An old man attempting vainly to reveal the mysteries, with the keyword PERTINACITY. This last symbol, at the focal point of the T-square, is just where we find ourselves oftentimes these days, in fighting what seems to be a very large tide of moral inertia, and offers up a fascinating symbol for this entire monthly period. Current Configurations

The New Moon at 12 plus degrees of Leo, taking place on Thursday, August 4th, opposes Neptune, as described above, and also aspects Uranus in Neptune-ruled Pisces. Jupiter trines Neptune at this time, and indeed for this entire monthly period. At the New Moon also, Venus is in aspect to Neptune. This is an important New Moon, and represents an opportunity for the numinous intimations from the other world to enter into our lives.

The First Quarter Moon of Friday, August 12th, when the Moon squares the Sun, is traditionally a time when the rubber meets the road with the arc of our development thus far, when the new seedling that has begun to sprout must face the elements and survive or be overthrown, what Dane Rudhyar called a "crisis in action." At this time, Mars squares Mercury, increasing the conflicting energy of this period of time. At this time, also, retrograde Mercury is parallel the Sun, increasing the propensity for things to go south, so that missed communications and mechanical breakdowns may flourish.

Mercury stations direct on Monday, August 15th, and things may run more smoothly, but it does not leave its retrograde shadow until August 29th.

The Full Moon, of Friday August 19th, emphasizes the Leo - Aquarius polarity, and represents a fulfillment of at least some facets of where we have come since the lunation cycle began. We are now ready to share the development with others. Mars is still square Mercury, now direct, and beginning to gain speed. The tensions of this moment in time are potentially increased by the Mars Mercury square.
The Last Quarter Moon, of Friday August 26th, which Rudhyar called a "crisis in consciousness" as we mull over the implications of what has come to pass in the lunation cycle thus far, is accompanied by a T-square to Mars from Mercury and Neptune, as indicated above.

Mercury is also exactly contra-parallel to Neptune. This is another volatile time when our awareness must contend with practical realities, and when we have dared to dream large and now begin to see whether those dreams may have currency in our sometimes all-too-mundane existence. All in all, it is an exciting month of potential spiritual ascendancy, when the numinous may come directly into our lives, to the extent that we allow it entrance.

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