L I V E H O R O S CO P E S
IN YOUR STARS WHAT DOES THE COSMOS HOLD FOR YOU THIS MONTH?
ARIES
V I R GO
(23 AUG – 22 SEPT)
(21 MAR – 20 APR)
Remember the joy that nature brings. If you are feeling too hemmed in by civilisation and the built environment, take yourself to a gorgeous place that gives you a feeling of awe. Even one small taste will serve you well.
Mars has had you feeling so bound to practicality that your joy has taken a bit of a hit. As he moves into Aquarius, so you will start to feel like those walls that have been hemming you in, fall over – and you have access to the open sky.
LI B R A
TAU RU S
(23 SEPT – 23 OCT)
S CO R PI O
(24 OCT – 21 NOV) Jupiter is bringing you out of your corner and opening you up. What’s more, he is making the art of communication vital to you. Whatever it is that is going on inside you simply has to be articulated and shared with those who matter. Engage with others. Expansion will follow.
S AG IT TA R I U S (22 NOV – 21 DEC )
This is a time for returning home. You are a traveller, either inwardly in the world of knowledge, or on planes, trains and automobiles. A point comes when all this travelling takes you too far from your centre that your focus begins to change. Come home.
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AUGUST 2018
(21 APR – 20 MAY)
LEO
( 2 3 J U LY – 2 2 A U G )
The sun is burning a flaming path of glory through Leo. This is your time to shine. Mercury is right there alongside the sun, making you more articulate than usual. Whatever you feel, you will find that you are able to spell it out with delicious clarity. Be the torchbearer that you are.
C A PR I CO R N
(22 DEC – 19 JAN) Fear is armoured, self-protective and aggressive – for the sake of it. Non-fear is open, creative, empathic and visionary. Know where you are in this. It’s time to down tools and access understanding.
AQUA R I U S
(20 JAN – 18 FEB) Mars arrives in Aquarius inside a fortnight, bringing energy and
adventure, and a second or third wind. You’ve had the inspiration, now do the work.
PI S CE S
(19 FEB – 20 MAR) Neptune in Pisces is in favourable contact with Jupiter, who is travelling through Scorpio. As you tap into Scorpio energy as well as your own, so your passion for lifting up the rug and seeing what’s under it intensifies. Deepen your emotional intent.
Uranus is rattling your foundations. Venus will attempt to lure you into the open sky. There’s no escaping the fact that life is doing its best to shake things up. As tempting as it is to hold on for dear life, it would be better to loosen your grip.
GEMINI
(21 MAY – 21 JUNE) As your friends start to like what they see in you, so you will find yourself slipping into the role of spokesperson. The next step is some kind of a position of leadership. Mercury is in Leo, giving you an aura of aristocratic privilege. Be very watchful of your ego.
C A N CE R
(22 JUNE – 22 JULY) To all sense and purpose, you are keeping a low profile. Nevertheless, even as you lay low, the moon leads you through a patch of tumult. Somehow your feelings get ruffled. The good news is that it is these very ruffled feelings that lead you to instigate a series of positive changes.
IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK, TEXT: SUDHIR (M.J DEAN)
When the sun makes its journey through Leo, as it’s doing right now, so you find that your life tends to relax and sparkle. The Leo sun will bring fire to you that doesn’t burn. Adding to this, your ruling planet Venus arrives later in the month, putting icing on the existential cake.