August 2016

Big Picture: Repeating February’s big picture.

Check into your heart of hearts for awareness of over or under-doing and how that affects your response to life on a daily basis. Watch for guilt and victim thinking, replace with three cups of compassion and three cups of self-acceptance.

August 2. Leo New Moon and Mars ingresses back to Sagittarius
August 13. Saturn Direct
August 18. Aquarius Full Moon with a Yod Pattern
August 24. Mars and Saturn conjoin
August 30. Mercury and Ceres Retrograde

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Sometimes a transit occurs three times over a shorter period of time due to a retrograde cycle. When it does, it is worthy of attention. Jupiter opposes Chiron 11/3/2015. 2/23/16. 8/12/16.

As I started sketching out the details back in December 2015, the Syrian refugee crisis was on my mind, but by now, August, I was expecting other developments  which involved collective healing or exposure to the extremes of suffering to be in the news.

We have certainly witnessed, through the media, multiple disgraceful, distressing human events and behaviors, as well as, the positive responses as humans come together collectively to mourn and support.

One yearns for global and personal cooperation, rather than more extremes. Go back to February for more on this Jupiter/Chiron transit. Also check out the Full Moon portion of the monthly newsletter or the new post about the Yod Pattern which energizes the Full Moon of the 18th.

In August there is hope to FINALLY be clear about which of  personal visions to vitalize.  Saturn returns to direct motion on the 13th. The transition happens slowly with the possibilities of stronger earth shifts in the transition.

Saturn in Sagittarius

Retrograde Saturn has been gearing down, so that it can reverse direction and move ahead with steady manifestation of our vision. Sometimes a taskmaster and other times, Saturn supplies just the right amount of support needed for the job and for the long haul. Jupiter has foresight and vision. Saturn in Sagittarius, writes the manifesto, carries it across the globe, and labors to bring countries and cultures and beings together. Ideally.

I do appreciate old Saturn in many ways. No short cuts and hard work makes for favorable results down the road. In Sagittarius, the positive expression expands  boundaries, and sees the worthiness of many views, cultures, truths, and realities coming together over time. Build good karma and Saturn will be your best friend. (Of course Saturn and Jupiter are much more complex than these general statements…)

Mercury

At the end of the month Mercury begins another retrograde cycle in Virgo, which will be a good time to catch any mistakes and correct them over a three week period.

Other dates of interest:
On the 8th, Mercury in Virgo conjoins the North Lunar Node. Messages related to wellness, daily routines, or improved ways of communicating and digesting information received. Maybe Mercury youth will convey the message that informs the future.

12th.  Jupiter opposes Chiron 11/3/2015. 2/23/16. 8/12/16. 

15th. Venus in Virgo conjoins the North Lunar Node.  Security and essential needs become important especially in considering the path forward.

29th. Mars squares the Lunar Nodes. If there is enough tension, change happens. Courageous Mars in Sagittarius lights a fire. I’m thinking of an expression I wouldn’t want my mother to read. What’s it gonna be? Blank or blank? Stated in new lingo  “hey, it’s a binary decision.” Fight for the past or fight for the future.  Use Saturn to evaluate the past. Keep record of those solid truths that support growth. Use Mars to take action.

Big Picture: It’s a Review February’s big picture.
Check into your heart of hearts for awareness of over or under-doing and how that affects your response to life on a daily basis. Watch for guilt and victim thinking, replace with three cups of compassion and three cups of self-acceptance.