A New Moon in Leo, Venus Enters Virgo and Mercury Retrograde

 

August is here and it will be one wild and active month.  It starts off with a promising New Moon in 12 degrees of Leo on August 4.  The themes associated with a New Moon in Leo include lightness, friendliness and playfulness.  Leo is ruled by the Sun, so having a New Moon in this sign can be very social and fun. The Moon is forming supportive sextiles to Jupiter in 14 degrees of Gemini and Mars in 10 degrees of Gemini, which will supply a great deal of motivation and luck.  The New Moon in Leo sextiling Jupiter in Gemini helps us to be more optimistic about our future while the sextile to Mars in Gemini ensures that whatever action we take should culminate in positive results. The strong Gemini influence can bring new ideas and favorable communication, so please feel free to take advantage of whatever opportunities present themselves to you. Don't forget to set your intentions on this New Moon.

Are there any downsides to this New Moon? Well, Venus in Leo is forming a rather irritating inconjunct to Neptune in 29 degrees of Pisces.  Since both planets are in 29 degrees of their respective signs, this can denote a critical time that highlights disillusionment, dreams, a desire for escapism and perhaps some confusion in our relationships.  We might find ourselves needing to make some adjustments in our perception of reality on this New Moon.

Venus enters the mutable earth sign of Virgo at 10:23 pm on August 4 and will remain in Virgo until August 29.  Venus in Virgo tends to express love through practical means, as in service to others and perhaps doing errands for loved ones. When Venus is in Virgo we will want to work harder on relationships to fix them.  It is not a time when we will feel particularly self-indulgent and the shadow side of Venus in Virgo is a tendency to be too critical or picky with others.

Venus in Virgo is inconjunct Pluto in 0 degrees of Aquarius on August 5.  This can bring intense longings for passion and possible obsessions.  Control issues and manipulation could also erupt. Once again, we could be dealing with the needs to make some adjustments.

But the main event of August 5 is Mercury stationing retrograde in 4 degrees of Virgo at 12:56 a.m.  If you are feeling that Mercury retrograde has been affecting you already, just be advised that Mercury retrograde entered its shadow period on July 16 in 21 degrees of Leo. I never discount the shadow period of Mercury retrograde and you shouldn't either.  We are going to be dealing with the usual communication and transportation delays and snafus until August 28.  This will be an especially intense Mercury retrograde because it occurs in two signs: Virgo and Leo.  When Mercury is retrograde in Virgo, we will be looking for perfection and order.  Mercury reenters Leo on August 14 and there will be more drama and misunderstandings.  Yes, folks, we will no doubt be experiencing confusion and tension galore during this Mercury retrograde, so use this time to reflect, review and reassess.

On August 7, the Sun in Leo will be forming a supportive sextile to Jupiter in 15 degrees of Gemini.  This aspect is associated with good fortune, optimism and happiness.  Feel free to take advantage of whatever opportunities cross your path on this day.  The main thing to remember with Jupiter is that while it represents good luck, it's the type of planet that if you snooze you lose. Pay attention to it!  It's not like Saturn that tends to clobber you to get its message through.

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