August 2020 Horoscopes

HOROSCOPES 

August 2020

Aries - You want to find a medium for expressing your creativity. This might be a good time to revisit an old hobby or start a new one. 

Taurus  - You'll need all the patience and determination you have in order to find peace and harmony at home However, you're closer to your goal than you think. Don't give up. 

Gemini  - You are feeling more sensitive than usual this month and as much as you try to hide this face, it is important that you allow others to see that side of yourself.  

Cancer - You reflect more on your personal values now, releasing those that are not in alignment with who you are in the now in favor of new values that resonates more with you. 

Leo - You're feeling lighter, more upbeat, and generally happy. Now is a good time to experiment with a new look or a new attitude.  

Virgo - You have been in search of an answer to a nagging question to no avail. Its time to slow down and listen to your own inner guru. Pay attention to your dreams and intuitions and the answer will come.  

Libra -  You may find yourself dealing with more difficult people this month. Now is when you should remember that it's easier to prevent a problem when you control how you react to the problem. . 

Scorpio - Your natural talents for diplomacy will definitely serve you well this month. You'll need to convince others to arrive to a solution that benefits all and not just one faction or person. 

Sagittarius - You question your life path this month and your whole plan for the future comes under review. Now is a good time to reaffirm your goals or make a course correction.

Capricorn - If you feel that you've been stuck in a rut lately, look to a friend to show you the way to move forward. You may feel uneasy at first, but at least you see movement in your life. 

Aquarius -  You've been otherwise occupied with other matters lately but now is the time to focus on a relationship. You need to reconnect with your partner as much as she or he needs to reconnect with you. 

Pisces - You've been working overtime a lot lately and the more you get done the more it seems you have to do. The lesson here is that you can't do it all alone and its okay to ask for help when you need it. 

Carolina Dean 

The Moon in Libra July 2020

Moon in Libra 

7/24/20 6:54 PM 

Whole Houses 

The Moon in Libra 

When the Moon is in Libra, people are more fair-minded, diplomatic, idealistic, and impartial.  They can be flirty, indecisive, and have good taste. Emotions are more aligned with relationships (or lack thereof). If partnered, people are more open and expressive with their significant other. If single, people may give more thought to what they are looking for in a relationship. If there are problems in your relationship, now is a good time to sit down with your partner and discuss them. In general, people are more social, pleasant, and enjoy engaging with others. 

The House that Libra occupies in your Natal Chart is the area of life where you will feel the impact of the Moon in Libra. 

• If your rising sign is Aries, Virgo is your 6th house 
• If your rising sign is Taurus, Virgo is your 5th house
• If your rising sign is Gemini, Virgo is your 4th house
• If your rising sign is Cancer, Virgo is your 3rd house.
• If your rising sign is Leo, Virgo is your 2nd house 
• If your rising sign is Virgo, Virgo is your 1st house. 
• If your rising sign is Libra, Virgo is your 12th house 
• If your rising sign is Scorpio, Virgo is your 11th house 
• If your rising sign is Sagittarius, Virgo is your 10th house 
• If your rising sign is Capricorn, Virgo is your 9th house 
• If your rising sign is Aquarius, Virgo is your 8th house 
• If your rising sign is Pisces, Virgo is your 7th house. 

Example

The Moon + Virgo + 11th House 

I feel + I analyze + Hopes and Dreams 

When the Moon is in Virgo and the 11th house, you are more practical with your emotions. You have a tendency to analyze and process them in a logical manner. You have a certain amount of emotional distance that can be off putting to some people who perceive you as being cold and distance. You are ready to humble yourself and lend a hand helping others as part of a group that has humanitarian goals.  

Carolina Dean 

The Sun in Leo 2020

The Sun in Leo 

7/22/20  1:37 AM PDT 

Natural Chart / Whole Houses 

Sun in Leo (General) 

When the Sun is in Leo, people are more interested in fun and less interested in work and responsibilities. They usually spend more time with their friends, socializing, going on dates, or they spend more time on their hobbies.  People can be more extroverted and high on life.  People just want more attention, in general, and they are more likely to stunt on others or be more melodramatic to get that attention. 

Where Leo falls in your natal chart is the area of life that is being activated by the Sun in Leo. 

• If your rising sign is Aries, Leo is your 5th House. 
• If your rising sign is Taurus, Leo is your 4th House. 
• If your rising sign is Gemini, Leo is your 3rd House. 
• If your rising sign is Cancer, Leo is your 2nd House. 
• If your rising sign is Leo, Leo is your 1st House. 
• If your rising sign is Virgo, Leo is your 12th House. 
• If your rising sign is Libra, Leo is your 11th House. 
• If your rising sign is Scorpio, Leo is your 10th House. 
• If your rising sign is Sagittarius, Leo is your 9th House. 
• If your rising sign is Capricorn, Leo is your 8th House. 
• If your rising sign is Aquarius, Leo is your 7th House. 
• If your rising sign is Pisces, Leo is your 6th House. 

Example 

Sun + Leo + 10th House 

When we apply our keywords to the Sun (I am) in Leo (I will) and the 10th house of career ambition and profession we can translate this to I am willing to use my focus and energy to further my career. When the Sun is in Leo and the 10th house, your focus is on your career, goals, and the direction of your life. You may find yourself torn between wanting to have fun and wanting to work hard to have more accolades and notoriety. Your higher ups are definitely giving you the attention (and scrutiny) that you want so you're going to have to be careful that you present yourself as someone who is responsible and mature and who can make the right decisions. It's okay to have fun, to socialize, and engage in your hobbies on your own time --- just don't let it interfere with your work. 

Aspects 

Aspects, or relationships between planets, is another dimension of astrological interpretation that could be and should be considered. Let us suppose that you have Mars in 9° Taurus, then this would mean that the Transit Sun is forming a square to your Natal Taurus. A square is a type of aspect in which the urge or energy of one planet is in conflict with the urge or energy of another planet. When the Sun forms a square to Mars you can feel restless and have either too much or too little energy. You can be more irritable and find yourself quarrelling with others. 

Ruler of the House 

The Ruler of the House can also be considered. The Sun rules Leo, so the ingress of the Sun in Leo will have an affect on the area of life that that Leo rules in your Natal, or Birth, Chart. For example, let us say that Leo is your 10th House in your natal chart. this would mean that the Ruler of the 10th House is in the 10th House. 

To begin our interpretation we might say that building up a good reputation in business and gaining recognition for your achievements become a goal in and of itself. This is a time in which you really want a profession in which you can make a name for yourself. You're not really thinking about short term satisfaction but rather long term goals and aspirations.  You can lay the foundation now for great success and achievement later. You're more ambitious and want to rise to the top of your profession or field. Fame and recognition becomes important to you. 

How will the ingress of the Sun in Leo manifest for you?

Carolina Dean 

Full Moon in Capricorn

Full Moon in Capricorn

July 4th 2020  9:44 PM PDT

Natural Chart / Whole Houses 

A Full Moon occurs when the Sun and Moon occupy the same degree of opposite signs of the zodiac.  As you can see from the chart above, the Moon is at 13° Capricorn and the Sun is at 13° Cancer forming an opposition creating a dynamic of challenging one another; something is being split or divided.

The Big Picture

Capricorn rules over our careers, ambition, profession, who you are in public. When the Full Moon is in Capricorn, people are more interested in their own careers, and their own path to success. They want their work to not only be noticed but rewarded as well. It is important now that they are able to take constructive criticism well. This is a good time to re-asses goals and aspirations pertaining to your career; or have a talk with your boss or mentor about taking on more responsibility, or asking for a review of your work to see what you can do better.  

This is a dynamic that we will see play out in the world at large, and in our personal lives. We can see this dynamic play out by watching the news and seeing events take place in the lives of our friends and associations on social media.  

How to Work with Full Moon in Capricorn Energy 

• practice "TR" total responsibility for your own thoughts, words and esp. actions. 
• evaluate and refine your goals and life direction 
• let go of or release laziness 
• be more of an independent, goal-oriented self-starter. 
• create a "business plan" or "flow chart" to help you achieve life goals
• let purpose drive your actions 
• read the biography of someone you admire 
• establish boundaries (esp. between work and home)

The Personal Touch 

To better understand how the Full Moon in Capricorn will affect you on a personal level, you need to look at your natal chart and determine where Capricorn and Cancer fall in terms of natal houses. These are the areas of life where you will feel a division.  For example, in my own chart the 3rd and 9th houses are affected. This can indicate feeling torn between the desire to play it safe close to home and the desire to explore the world outside my comfort zone.  

Aspects 

Aspects, or relationships between planets, are another dimensions of astrological interpretation that should be examined. You want to look at the type of aspects, or relationships (if any) that the Full Moon is making to the planets in your birth chart. For example, in my own chart the Full Moon is applying a square to my Natal Chiron in Aries and this can result in feeling as if I cannot express my emotional needs for whatever reason. 

Where does the Full Moon in Capricorn fall in your Chart and how will it manifest for you?

Carolina 

Saturn Retrograde in Capricorn

Saturn Retrograde in Capricorn 

July 1st, 2020  4:37 PM (Pacific) 

Whole House Chart 

What Does Retrograde Mean?

A planet is retrograde when it appears to move backwards across the cosmos from our perspective on Earth. We mostly hear about retrograde in relation to Mercury which occurs three times a year and last for roughly three weeks each time. Generally speaking, retrograde are times of REsearch, REview, REvision, REconsideration, and REevaluation relating to the urges or energies of the planet in question. 

Saturn Retrograde  (Aquarius / Capricorn) 

May 11th, 2020 to September 29th, 2020

Saturn Retrograde began in 1° Aquarius. Saturn is the planet that seeks out structure and stability. He is all about discipline and order. With Saturn in Retrograde you can expect delays in any effort to grow on your part --- or the part of others for that matter. Such delays teach us patience and gives us the opportunity to review any changes we would like to make. This is a good time to review our long-term goals for the future and any plans we may have for success and achievement. Trying to move forward now can actually make us fall behind. 

To better understand how Saturn Retrograde will affect you, look to the house that Aquarius and Capricorn occupy in your birth chart and check if Saturn makes any aspects to your natal planets. 

Aspects 

• Any planets within +/- 3°  of 29° Capricorn  will form a conjunction 
• Any planets within +/- 3°  of 29° Pisces or Scorpio will form a sextile 
• Any planets within +/- 3°  of 29° Aries or Libra will form a square 
• Any planets within +/- 3°  of 29°  Taurus or Virgo will form a trine 
• Any planets within +/- 3°  of 29° Cancer will form an opposition. 

Saturn Retrograde in Capricorn 

In modern astrology, Saturn is a planet associated with discipline and responsibility. Transits of Saturn can feel like we have been chewed up and spit out but it is often for our own good.  In this respect I see Saturn as a teacher very much like the character of Severus Snape in the Harry Potter books. Severus is a gruff, rude, rigid, and unyielding disciplinarian. He is countered by Albus Dumbledore (a kind of Jupiter figure) who is open-minded, benevolent, permissive, and generous.  However, the thing that they both have in common is that they both care about Harry Potter, in their own way and for their own reasons, and they both want to protect him and see him succeed.   

When Saturn stations retrograde, we begin to (re)think about our responsibilities,  (re)assess our limitations and (re)evaluate our goals.  Saturn retrograde calls on you to take a look at where there is imbalance in your life and how to bring back that balance.  Is your love life suffering because you devote so much time to work? Is your work unsatisfying because you play too much? To create and maintain harmony will take some give and take or practice and experimentation to figure out what works best for you. The area of life that Capricorn falls in your Natal chart is the area of life where the most action will take place. 

Saturn Retrograde & You

Saturn Retrograde brings the opportunity for us to redefine, restructure, or reorganize some area of our life in some way. The house where Capricorn falls in your natal, or birth, chart is the area of life where these opportunities and lessons will be presented to you. When Saturn stations direct again, it is time to apply what your learned to your life. 

The 12 Areas of Life 

1. self, outlook, persona, appearance, outward behavior, "mask", individuality, vitality. 
2. money, material things, possessions, values, security, resources, self-worth, how you make money. 
3. conscious mind, near environment, short journeys, communication, self-expression, how you learn. 
4. home, roots, mother, traditions, subconscious, where you live, property, early life conditions. 
5. self-expression, creativity, pleasure, what you love, hobbies, talents, need for attention. 
6. employment, work, co-workers, working conditions, health, routine, health, diet, hygiene, service to others. 
7. marriage, agreements, partnerships, relationships, close associates, open enemies, peers, contracts. 
8. sex, death, birth, transformation, shared resources, spirituality 
9. higher education, ethics, travel, foreign people and places, religion, publishing, media, internet
10. career, ambition, profession, public reputation, status, responsibilities, authority figures, father. 
11. hopes, dreams, wishes, ideals, goals, associates, acquaintances, groups, friends, humanitarianism 
12. subconscious mind, unseen or hidden matters, secrets, fears, hidden enemies, spirituality, withdrawal. 

Example 

Saturn Retrograde in Capricorn and the 3rd House 

Capricorn falls in my third house, so this is a time in which I will be presented with lessons pertaining to my thought processes and how I communicate with other people. When Saturn stations direct I can apply what I have learned so that I can connect and communicate more effectively with others. 

What house does Capricorn fall in your birth chart and how will the ingress of Saturn Retrograde in Capricorn manifest for you?

Carolina Dean 

The Astrology of July 2020

The Astrology of July 2020 

by Carolina Dean 

• 7/01/2020   Saturn RX in Capricorn     4:39 PM 
• 7/04/2020   Full Moon in Capricorn     9:44 PM 
• 7/12/2020   Mercury Stations Direct*    1:21 AM  
• 7/20/2020   New Moon in Cancer       10:32 AM 
• 7/22/2020   The Sun in Leo                   1:37 AM 
• 7/26/2020   Mercury RX Ends             10:09 AM 

Best Days July 2020 

The Best Days was a feature in many old almanacs and gave the optimal times for performing such tasks as weaning a baby, pulling teeth, or planting by the signs. Here I have taken this concept and applied it to the folk magic tradition of Hoodoo and given the best days for various magical endeavors. They are: 

• Love & Romance   1, 9-10, 19-22, 25, 28-29
• Crown of Success   8-11, 19-21, 24, 26, 27 
• Sex & Sexuality      1-4, 25, 27-30
• Cleansing                1, 7, 18, 22-24, 26-27
• Hotfooting               2, 3, 12-17, 29 
• Unblocking              3-6, 14-17

Carolina Dean 

* This date marks the beginning of the post-shadow mercury retrograde period.