The Sun in Leo opposes Neptune in Aquarius on August 20th, inspiring us to imagine the Aquarian vision of one world, one people, all responsible for the health and well-being of our beloved planet.
Venus and Mars join together in Venus' own sign of Libra on August 20th, bringing balance to love and desire, compassion and assertion. It's a chance to learn how to meet challenges gracefully and with humor and tact. This begins a new phase of relationship dynamics, one centered in Libra's gifts of beauty, graciousness, balance, partnership, diplomacy and fairness. The Sabian symbol for 14* Libra is: A man rests in a hammock in a moonlit tropical garden, while a party continues inside. It's time to give our "doing' a break and relax and enjoy the beauty of our world and dream of better things to come.
Mercury, the ruler of Virgo, goes retrograde at 19* Virgo on August 20th until September 12th. Whenever Mercury runs too far ahead of the Sun, he is pulled back to retrace his steps and catch up with himself. We are asked to re-focus, re-think, re-do, re-evaluate what we've been doing. We need a larger, Piscean perspective, one that sees the connections and patterns. One that takes feelings and intuition into account. Mercury retrograde asks that we think with our hearts now, instead of our rational heads. The Sabian symbol for 19* Virgo is: A swimming race nears completion before a large crowd. When we are expert swimmers, it indicates we've learned to master a new element the element of water or feelings. The race is not yet done, but soon will be. Keep the faith!
The Cosmic T-square is still in effect, with Saturn in Libra completing it 3rd exact square to Pluto in Capricorn on Saturday, August 21st. Saturn, the reality principle, and Pluto, the evolutionary energy, challenge us to change the way we relate to each other and how we do business with each other. We can stay stuck (Saturn) in our old fears, in an "us vs. them' mentality which only leads to hatred and fears (Pluto) or we can learn to be fair and just and change the system to meet all our needs.
Go out in nature and awaken to your senses. And may we all walk in Beauty.
Cathy Pagano, M.A.
www.imaginecoachingservices.com
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