• Energies of the Week August 12-18 2024

    Energies of the Week August 12-18 2024

     Energies of the Week✨🎇

    August 12-18, 2024

    We have a particularly intense and transformative week ahead, during which powerful energies build up, leading to a highly revolutionary and revelatory Full Moon in Aquarius that will coincide with the first square between Jupiter and Saturn since their pivotal conjunction at the end of 2020 and the upcoming Mars-Jupiter conjunction in Gemini, which opens a new 2-year cycle of growth and opportunity.

    The week begins on Monday, August 12, with the Moon at 20°24′ Scorpio♏. This is never an easy placement, especially as it coincides with the First Quarter phase🌓 a time of action, growth, and crisis within the lunar cycle, requiring careful management.

    This Plutonian Moon, full of depth, intensity, transformation, and a need for control, aligns this time with the auspicious fixed star Zuben Elscemali, the brightest star in the constellation of Libra. This star bestows ambition, recognition, combativeness, and enhanced psychic and spiritual abilities.

    As the Moon reaches the midpoint of its journey towards the Full Moon and forms a square with the Sun in Leo, it gathers energy and makes its presence felt more strongly. This is a time to gather your inner strength and emotional reserves assert your desires more forcefully, make announcements to others, and begin moving towards your goals, even if fears, insecurities, and internal or external conflicts, surface.

    These tensions are amplified as Mars forms a sesquiquadrate with Pluto on the same day, at 15° Gemini- 0° Aquarius, bringing power struggles, intense passions, and a difficult-to-control rage.

    Simultaneously, Venus forms a sesquiquadrate with Chiron at 8° Virgo and 23° Aries, may leave us feeling wounded whether from a lack of love, appreciation and support or from the pain inflicted by existing relationships and our conditions.

    What is certain is that the Moon in Scorpio is explosive and unsettling as it heads toward an opposition with Uranus, already preparing for a revolution that will culminate with the Full Moon in Aquarius, which will be in exact square to Uranus.

    It’s essential to remain calm and be prepared for unpredictable developments and upheavals. This is also a time to look inward, clarify what you truly want, and balance the current need for stability and control with the desire for renewal, independence, and change.

    ✨🎇On Wednesday, August 14th, the quincunx between Mercury and Pluto at 0° Virgo-Aquarius, which first occurred at the end of July, returns, this time with Mercury retrograde in Virgo. This offers a chance to clarify something that was previously overlooked. Negative thoughts that sustain fears, insecurities, grudges, and suspicion may resurface, but this is also the moment to investigate, uncover, and learn something that was previously hidden or suppressed but is crucial for your growth.

    Intrigues, scandals, and unpleasant news are often part of this aspect, so it’s important to be mindful of where you focus and what you say. Demonstrating understanding and forgiveness will help overcome the intense communicative and psychological challenges of this time.

    Mars conjuncts Jupiter💫

    On the same day, the conjunction of Mars and Jupiter at 16° Gemini which initiates a new two-year cycle of growth brings potential for significant victories, achievements, records, and conquests, inspiring a sense that anything is possible! Enthusiasm, passion, ambition, and the desire to expand horizons and move forward are magnified under this alignment, motivating us positively and enabling us to exceed our limits, capabilities, and expectations, and to see more opportunities. It’s time to expand our social networks and push forward with plans and projects related to education, commerce, communication, and travel.

    This aspect, however, can also have a shadowy side as taking on too much can scatter our energy. Additionally, in our efforts to defend our ideas and assert our desires, we might sometimes express ourselves aggressively or competitively.

    With the square between Mars and Saturn, the lord of karma, time, and boundaries approaching, we may also face setbacks in our plans and efforts, prompting us to reconsider, maintain balance, and perhaps avoid taking a significant risk or making a major break that we might later regret.

    It’s important to remember that the flexibility and adaptability of the Mutable signs are strengths in this challenging planetary alignment, suggesting that many of the obstacles that arise here may be temporary and easier to overcome if we maintain an optimistic and open mindset.

    The Mars-Jupiter conjunction also occurs under the auspices of the fixed star Rigel, the brightest star in the constellation of Orion. This star, of Mars-Jupiter nature, offers extra protection and predisposes to good fortune, distinction, recognition, learning, wisdom, and success—especially for the boldest ones.

    ✨🎇On Thursday, August 15th, Mercury retrograde returns to the sign of Leo, traversing the 29°-21° degrees until August 30th. This transit reignites our communication, self-expression, and thoughts, offering a second chance to tap into our creative energy.

    Perhaps we didn’t have the opportunity to enjoy ourselves as much as we would have liked recently, or we left creative projects and plans, or leisure activities unfinished. Now is the time to reconnect with our passions and what brings us joy. This period encourages us to find more time for play, creativity, and fun, to express ourselves more boldly, to attract the attention of those who interest us, and to inspire others.

    On August 24th, the sextile between Mercury and Mars will further motivate us, providing the determination to pursue projects, make contacts, or embark on adventures that we had previously postponed. It’s a good time to communicate more, travel, and make the most of opportunities and our abilities.

    Also on August 15th, Mercury forms a quincunx with Neptune at 29° Leo-Pisces, an aspect that first occurred at the end of July. This might now reveal a deception or illusion that we previously overlooked. However, since our thoughts or what we learn might still be far from the truth, and our imagination may play tricks on us, it’s wise to be cautious about what we trust. Instead, focus on dreams, meditation, prayer, spiritual practices, or engaging with art to channel this energy healthily.

    The trine between the Sun and Chiron on the same day at 23° Leo-Aries is an influence that rewards us by strengthening our self-belief and our limitless potential. This alignment, particularly affecting the third decan of fire signs, allows us to feel that we have managed, healed, and transcended old wounds. It suggests that the pain has strengthened us, enabling us to fulfill our purpose, enjoy life, and live the life we want and deserve.

    ✨🎇On Friday, August 16th, Mars forms a square with retrograde Saturn at 17°42’ Gemini-Pisces. This challenging aspect, which also sets the stage for the upcoming Jupiter-Saturn square, may interrupt our plans and ideas, bringing cancellations, delays, and a sense of restriction on our energy and need for action and freedom of expression. This will especially affect the second decan of  the Mutable signs.

    Possible manifestations of this influence include burnout from overwork, illness, or a minor accident. However, beyond external obstacles, there may also be internal ones, such as fear of failure, harsh self-criticism, conditioning, or a lack of confidence.

    This energy asks us to understand our limits and boundaries, requiring us to take responsibility, demonstrate reliability, practice patience, persistence, and greater effort. It also requires the wisdom to step back from something we wanted or invested in, recognizing that it may not be the right choice or timing.

    Given that the Mars-Saturn square can bring pressure, tension, anger, violence, and conflict, the question of whether defense or offense is better may arise. The answer lies in maintaining a neutral stance and conservation, which aligns with Saturn’s nature. This approach can help us navigate difficulties without damage and preserve what we have.

    On Sunday, August 18th, the square between retrograde Mercury and Uranus at 27° Leo-Taurus, affecting all Fixed signs in the late degrees, is another challenging aspect that requires flexibility and openness to innovative and inspired ideas that may emerge and lead to significant changes.

    This energy also hints at unexpected developments and potential malfunctions in electronic devices, transactions, travel, and communication, similar to what occurred during the previous Mercury-Uranus square on July 21st coinciding with the CrowdStrike incident.

    As the Sun-Mercury Kazimi conjunction follows the next day (August 19th), we will gain the clarity to realize or discover something important under this influence, which will enhance our understanding and reshape our thinking.

    However, the Mercury-Uranus aspect can also bring anxiety, nervous tension, verbal conflicts, and difficulties in expressing our radical ideas and having them accepted by others. We must be tolerant of differing opinions to avoid conflicts, recognizing that changes in our thinking will also lead to growth.

    This week, leading up to the awakening Full Moon in Aquarius offers opportunities to take responsibility for our growth and healing, to identify what isn’t working, and to make necessary changes before they come to us. It’s a time to reflect on how free we truly are and, through the process of cleansing from our old selves, our limitations, and the past, to create space for the new.

    May we have the strength to manage obstacles and difficulties, the wisdom to understand the deeper meaning behind the challenges, and the faith that through these experiences, we will evolve and emerge even better.

    Wishing you a blessed week ahead!✨🎇🕊☮

    With love💓💓💓
    Sofia Semeli

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