AQUARIUS HOROSCOPE for AUGUST 2024

AQUARIUS/AQUARIUS ASCENDANT

So it’s all about Pluto, lingering in the first degree of Aquarius right now:

I mean you’ve been teasing out all sorts of delicious clues for a while now, about how deeply transformative and exciting  the next 20 years is going to be, with Pluto  powering forward in your sign.

And yet somehow sensing a hesitancy to force any major progress-until Pluto sneaks back into your spooky 12th house from early Sept, integrating the profound spiritual growth you’ve been working on, for the last 15 years. The better to be next level ready, when Pluto gets serious traction in Aqua, from late Nov onwards…

So maybe August feels like a strange holding pattern. Your full, personal potential is so imminent & gloriously promising -yet such exquisite discipline still required, to get it right? Thus do you appreciate your own, beautiful patience with yourself this month.

Meanwhile we need to talk about relationship dynamics-it’s kind of Aqua mating season right now! So much action in your 7th, love/partner sector and 8th, deep emotional entanglements & sexy passion sector. On every level of meaningful connection with your loved ones, it’s all going on:

I mean as much as this should officially be uncomfortable, given your normal, emotionally avoidant reputation when feelings get real? Of course, only your solid loved ones know about your unwavering loyalty. When it comes to the crunch, it’s a point of principle for you, to be there for the people you care about when it matters. No matter how contrarian you might act about it, lol. Also your new normal, moving forward is Pluto in your sign. A whole new courageous capacity for deep feelings, radical emotional vulnerability and yes -sexy passion when romance turns up.

Cue the New Moon of August 4th,  joining Venus in your 7th house:

A lovely new perspective, on the quality of commitment going on. Maybe to renew the devotion with your partner, or if dating a promising new commitment blossoming? Especially sextile Mars conjunct Jupiter in your 5th/romance sector; so nice to keep the romance delightfully playful. Beyond over-analysing ‘where do we stand’ conversations-it’s all about the simple pleasure, of sharing quality time together.

Then ok, it gets real in your 8th house of deep emotional, intimate, sexy, family & financial entanglements. Whether this reveals next level, authentic connection or tricky power trips? You get to see just how much Pluto, ruler of the 8th in your sign has you primed to deal with it:

Venus into your 8th from Aug 5th, brings sweet romance to sexy intimacy, with any lover on the scene. And harmonising the negotiations, with people you are necessarily interdependent with on any level. It suddenly feels so easy to get along? Yes but also Mercury in your 8th, retrograde from Aug 5th. Sudden misunderstandings could get tricky, at warp speed!

I mean it could be explosive-but even better to take this opportunity to drill down on the subtleties of certain, emotionally intelligent conversations. So Mercury/Venus conjunct, moving in opposite directions exact August 8th. Perfect to finesse the exquisite tension, between loving communion and bitching about the things you can’t quite agree upon…then Mercury retro, into your 7th house from Aug 15th, to deal with certain awkward conversations? Getting that nobody has to be right or wrong-more graciously acknowledging one another’s point of view.

Especially Aquarius Full Moon of August 20th, opposite Sun conjunct Mercury retro in your 7th house. Just as your radiant self expression is on point, feeling supremely comfortable in your own skin? You also appreciate the people who get what you’re on about, or even intelligent disagreements can be emotionally & intellectually stimulating!

So hopefully by Mercury direct from Aug 28th, ready to move forward with intelligent, mutual understanding, huh?

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