August Forecast for the Rising Signs

What will August bring for you based on your rising sign? Let's unpack the intense month of August!

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If you haven’t yet read the general August forecast and want to before reading the forecast for the rising signs, you can do so here. This forecast will break down what each rising sign can expect for these specific transits:

• Mercury Retrograde

• Mars / Jupiter conjunction in Gemini

• & it’s square to Saturn

• Venus in Virgo & her connection to Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn in other mutable signs

• Leo New Moon

• Aquarius Full Moon

Ps - if you want a detailed understanding on how all of these transits are interacting with your chart this month, you can purchase a guide to the month here! I offer these each month & in them I comb through your chart, your specific planets and houses and how they’re connecting with the current planetary movements. This is written & emailed within a few days of receiving it & usually 4+ pages long!

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Aries

Mercury Retrograde, which spans most of the month, is bringing energy to your fifth and sixth houses. The retrograde begins on August 5th at 4º Virgo and travels back to 21º Leo. Virgo, your sixth whole sign house, puts the focus on your health, body, any physical ailments, and the routines that you keep (or don’t keep) daily to take care of yourself. It’s important to remember that this is a time for pause, to revisit these routines, and to reassess where you’re at in terms of taking care of yourself mentally and physically. These themes will be activated until Mercury moves back into Leo on August 14th. When Mercury makes this shift, it will move into your fifth house, which shifts your focus to your relationship with creativity and fun. This transit is asking you to take stock of how often you’re letting yourself explore creatively and what that means for you. This is an opportunity to find joy in the little things, release the unnecessary pressures you put on yourself daily, and let yourself lean into childlike play. We also find the Leo New Moon in this house for you, which is continuing to activate these themes. I encourage you to invest in areas of life where you feel at ease, where you’re able to be yourself and express yourself authentically, where you’re able to let your guard down and not feel the pressure to be someone or something you’re not. Venus in Virgo for the majority of the month is emphasizing your sixth house — your connection to your body, self care, and how your body manifests stress when you push it too far. With Venus in Virgo and Saturn opposite it in your twelfth house, there is a heavy focus this month on your mind and body and how you take care of them. Our Mars / Jupiter conjunction will bring a LOT of energy and ideas mid-month, and because it will square Venus in your sixth and Saturn in your twelfth, self-care is so important this month. Let yourself be energized by all of this Gemini and third-house energy, but don’t take things too far. Let yourself think before you act, and I encourage you to slow down if you notice things are moving too quickly. Lastly, and similarly, the Aquarius Full Moon finds itself in your 11th house, and the sun sitting opposite in your fifth house is closely conjunct Mercury, who is retrograde. In addition, this full moon is making a square to Uranus in your second house and is creating a lot of energy. This tension can manifest as talking before you think or impulsively sharing thoughts before you’ve had a chance to process what you’re going to say, and this can lead to burnt bridges and verbal spats. Be intentional with your words and energy during this part of the month. Of course, it will be important for you to consider any of your own planets that find themselves connected to these transits, as they will flavor this month for you. If you want a guide on exactly that — check out my guide to August, where I do this for you! <3