This is the time to create exciting new circumstances for ourselves, and to take advantage of the opportunities that come our way! “August begins with Mercury grinding to a halt then turning retrograde in the sign of Virgo, then meeting with Venus, the planet of love; we will all be affected to some extent by her themes of love, beauty, pleasure, money, art, attraction, and relationships. We can choose to engage with our lives in more heart-centered ways; Venus, the goddess of pleasure, invites us to give more time to play, art, creativity, and enjoying life’s little pleasures, and also gives us an opportunity to bring our financial lives more into alignment with our true values.” As Mercury is retrograde in detail-oriented Virgo, we may find ourselves being overly critical in our relationships. We can improve our relationships more by identifying what needs improvement, and working on improving those aspects, rather than by pointing out others’ shortcomings. We can also remember that the work to do is on ourselves; we can each practice allowing, accepting, forgiving, and focusing on improving our own selves. “The first two weeks of August will be best for making changes, because Mercury is retrograde, and a new moon on Aug 4, is nicely supported by Mars and Jupiter in Gemini. This alignment provides the opportunity to start something anew, or to make progress with the projects, ideas, relationships, and opportunities that land in our laps. Gemini is most favored by this powerful duo, followed by Leo, Aries, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Pisces & Cancer. This highly motivational new moon, with the alignment of Mars & Jupiter, acts much like a life coach, encouraging us toward our aims and ambitions. We are best served by channeling our energies into whatever opportunities appear on the horizon. It’s a time for fresh starts & focusing on potentials, particularly if they offer growth or a sense of meaning or adventure.”
“This new moon could intensify its themes once Mercury arrives back in Leo and aligns with the Sun, which is also in Leo.” We might need to retrace some steps & make some adjustments. “Mercury retrograde has a habit of upsetting our best-laid plans, so we should prepare for the odd problems, delays, and setbacks. This is most like to happen if we rush too much, stubbornly resisting going with the flow, or refusing to take necessary breaks. It’s okay to fail around this time, as the planetary energies become strained and highly strung from Aug 19, when a volatile full moon illuminates the sky. For those of us prone to nervous tension or who operate at too fast a pace, this could be a tricky time. Tempers might fray and sanity unravel in the ensuing drama, as a tense alignment featuring Venus, Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter occurs at the same time. This push-pull energy of expansion versus contraction results in frustration and impatience, resulting in significant inner tension as we struggle with the frustration of not fulfilling our desires.” We must caution ourselves to SLOW DOWN, “be patient, and consider whether the blocks to our desires are actually a manifestation of our fears and inhibitions.” Discouragement is often linked with feelings of inadequacy. “We can achieve progress by working steadily but confidently toward our goals while we cut ourselves free from what holds us back. Once the dust of the full moon and Saturn alignment settles, we will have clearer sight of what needs to happen next. It is highly probable that we will have learned some important lessons, and if we can sift through the chaos and drama, and discover what they are, we will have succeeded in what the cosmos wanted to impart. Success isn’t always about getting things right and receiving external trophies; it can be about discovering important things about ourselves or learning from our mistakes. Sometimes life has to get a bit messy for better things to manifest. We mustn’t be afraid of mess and chaos and of getting things wrong this month. Good things can emerge from chaos! Embrace life’s experiences — good and bad — we will end the month having learned things of value!” August is a month BIG with opportunities, challenges, changes, lessons, successes and progress! EMBRACE IT! Namaste.
The information above was quoted or paraphrased from Donna Taylor, “Take Advantage of Opportunities”, magazine article, August 2024, Sedona Journal of Emergence, with added commentary by Trish Forsyth Voss. **** The information below was quoted or paraphrased from: Mary Elizabeth Hoffman, “Shift into Balanced Reciprocity with the Cosmos”, magazine article, August 2024, Sedona Journal of Emergence, with added comments by Trish Forsyth Voss.
“On this Lammas Day of August 1, 2024, with the Moon in Cancer opposite Cupido in Capricorn squaring the Moon’s nodes in Aries (north = present/future) and Libra (south = past), this birthday of the goddess on Earth, in the Celtic and Earth tradition brings forth, from the depths of the psyche through eons of time, new ways of expressing and experiencing more deeply and intimately all relationships with all kingdoms throughout the cosmos in greater balanced reciprocity. This is the clarion call for active participation from all beings! Feminine portals in all their symbology, with expressions and ways of being throughout nature and the cosmos, will be fully open throughout the month of August. Adding to the incredible cosmic power of this Lammas Day are the energies of the cosmic equinox, amplifying Earth’s trine between Uranus in late Taurus and Lilith/Tiamat in late Virgo. This brings much wisdom and guidance available, that, if heeded, offers clarity of vision, direction, and hope for the future directions of Earth and all her inhabitants. This is a preparation for more hall-of-record openings as well as wisdom & guidance between now and the activation of ancient wisdoms of the four points of avatar in Egypt at the Sphinx in 2027. On August 4, at 3:14 am PT, there is a new moon in Leo on the Leo point of avatar. The T-square between Cupido in early Capricorn and the Moon’s nodes in Aries and Libra. Saturn in Pisces trines Hades and Kronos in Cancer, all signaling an extremely emotional, passionate, powerful time of expressing the truth of the Divine Masculine and Divine Feminine energies in connection, cooperation, communication, and unconditional love of life and all beings throughout the cosmos individually and collectively. This is an opportunity for the human kingdom to ground and anchor these wisdom-truth energies into the earth as conduits between heaven and Earth for all. This is also the time when karma from previous actions that have been hidden, diverted, or avoided comes home to roost. Mercury in Virgo goes retrograde on August 5, and moves back into Leo on August 16, until it goes direct on Aug 28. The first half of this retrograde is a powerful time for assessing what is out of balance, requiring restructuring, reordering, and reorganizing. The second half of the Mercury retrograde is a time of shining the light of truth on these imbalances. One can make preparations to correct them during this retrograde time until Mercury returns to station on Friday, September 13, 2024. This is when clarification and stabilization begin to manifest in one’s life expression. Postponement is NOT an option!”
“On Aug 19, 2024, at 10:27 am PT, there is a full moon in late Aquarius with the Sun and Mercury conjunct in Leo and a T-square between Mars and Jupiter conjunct in Gemini, Saturn in Pisces, and Venus and Lilith/Tiamat in Virgo, along with a T-square between Cupido and the Moon’s nodes in Aries and Libra, with Chiron in late Aries trine the Sun and Mercury. These alignments amplify the necessity for a strong head-heart alignment with Tiamat, the balancer of truth, who weighs each heart on her scales against the feather of truth. With Jupiter conjunct Mars in Gemini and square Saturn in Pisces opposite Venus and Lilith/Tiamat, this unveiling of truth may bring great disappointment to those living in self-created worlds of illusion and fantasy unaligned with the balanced reciprocity of the cosmos and head-heart unification.”
“The energies for August 2024 are focused on clear, concise, honest communication and expression with self and others as a way to restructure life and the world, personally and professionally. This corresponds with ways that are aligned with balanced reciprocity and the universal flow — giving and receiving in harmony with self, others, and one’s surroundings. The goddess energies of Lilith/Tiamat flow powerfully in a grand air trine, whispering ways to move forward powerfully and bringing change in a smooth and easy manner for self, others, and all kingdoms of the cosmos. What is called for now is overcoming the challenges of discovering, creating, and maintaining a healthy, cooperative, balanced relationship between one’s head and heart that is aligned with one’s soul path and inner truth center. With Mercury in early Virgo trine Cupido in Capricorn opening the month of August — and due to its retrograde motion, most of August, returning to station in September — loving words of healing, restructuring, reordering, and reorganizing bring great potential. This brings the expression of compassion, understanding, truth, and trust individually and collectively worldwide. Attunement (at-one-ment) of the head and heart balanced in cooperative collaboration is the key to working with these powerful energies.”
“Saturn retrograde in late Pisces solidly squaring Jupiter in Gemini brings a tremendous number of options and possibilities one may choose path-wise. This created challenges for those unable or unwilling to seek within themselves and their own inner truth centers of balanced heads and hearts for answer as to the wisest direction to take. All is freewill choice, yet there may still be some members of the human kingdom who seek to influence or manipulate those around them in an attempt to bring about their personal ego-desired outcomes. Integrity with self and others is of the utmost importance now. With Saturn and Neptune in Pisces and Pluto in Aquarius, all retrograde, these outer slow-moving energies generate a static-type vibration between the head & heart, the mind & emotions, water & air, and ideas & feelings — all in their desire to facilitate greater balanced reciprocity. Short-circuiting of the nervous system is possible at this time, amplifying the importance of grounding, time in nature, quiet repose, contemplation, relaxation, and the regeneration of body, mind, spirit, and emotions.”
“August is all about finding balance within and without in relation to everything part of the whole. Any imbalances that exist, whether within oneself or outside in the world, will make themselves fully known. Being open and receptive to WHAT IS SO in the present moment facilitates ease of flow and empowerment along ones’ soul path. The more honest one is able to be with oneself, the deeper and more intimate the connections will be to all things and all beings.” August is here FOR YOU, FOR US, to sift the chaff from the wheat, error from truth, to find wholeness & peace within, to move Forward in Love, and to more freely work for the betterment of all humanity, and all other kingdoms of our cosmos. BE LOVE! This is who we were created to BE!
Aug 1 2024
August 2024 Predictions
This is the time to create exciting new circumstances for ourselves, and to take advantage of the opportunities that come our way! “August begins with Mercury grinding to a halt then turning retrograde in the sign of Virgo, then meeting with Venus, the planet of love; we will all be affected to some extent by her themes of love, beauty, pleasure, money, art, attraction, and relationships. We can choose to engage with our lives in more heart-centered ways; Venus, the goddess of pleasure, invites us to give more time to play, art, creativity, and enjoying life’s little pleasures, and also gives us an opportunity to bring our financial lives more into alignment with our true values.” As Mercury is retrograde in detail-oriented Virgo, we may find ourselves being overly critical in our relationships. We can improve our relationships more by identifying what needs improvement, and working on improving those aspects, rather than by pointing out others’ shortcomings. We can also remember that the work to do is on ourselves; we can each practice allowing, accepting, forgiving, and focusing on improving our own selves. “The first two weeks of August will be best for making changes, because Mercury is retrograde, and a new moon on Aug 4, is nicely supported by Mars and Jupiter in Gemini. This alignment provides the opportunity to start something anew, or to make progress with the projects, ideas, relationships, and opportunities that land in our laps. Gemini is most favored by this powerful duo, followed by Leo, Aries, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Pisces & Cancer. This highly motivational new moon, with the alignment of Mars & Jupiter, acts much like a life coach, encouraging us toward our aims and ambitions. We are best served by channeling our energies into whatever opportunities appear on the horizon. It’s a time for fresh starts & focusing on potentials, particularly if they offer growth or a sense of meaning or adventure.”
“This new moon could intensify its themes once Mercury arrives back in Leo and aligns with the Sun, which is also in Leo.” We might need to retrace some steps & make some adjustments. “Mercury retrograde has a habit of upsetting our best-laid plans, so we should prepare for the odd problems, delays, and setbacks. This is most like to happen if we rush too much, stubbornly resisting going with the flow, or refusing to take necessary breaks. It’s okay to fail around this time, as the planetary energies become strained and highly strung from Aug 19, when a volatile full moon illuminates the sky. For those of us prone to nervous tension or who operate at too fast a pace, this could be a tricky time. Tempers might fray and sanity unravel in the ensuing drama, as a tense alignment featuring Venus, Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter occurs at the same time. This push-pull energy of expansion versus contraction results in frustration and impatience, resulting in significant inner tension as we struggle with the frustration of not fulfilling our desires.” We must caution ourselves to SLOW DOWN, “be patient, and consider whether the blocks to our desires are actually a manifestation of our fears and inhibitions.” Discouragement is often linked with feelings of inadequacy. “We can achieve progress by working steadily but confidently toward our goals while we cut ourselves free from what holds us back. Once the dust of the full moon and Saturn alignment settles, we will have clearer sight of what needs to happen next. It is highly probable that we will have learned some important lessons, and if we can sift through the chaos and drama, and discover what they are, we will have succeeded in what the cosmos wanted to impart. Success isn’t always about getting things right and receiving external trophies; it can be about discovering important things about ourselves or learning from our mistakes. Sometimes life has to get a bit messy for better things to manifest. We mustn’t be afraid of mess and chaos and of getting things wrong this month. Good things can emerge from chaos! Embrace life’s experiences — good and bad — we will end the month having learned things of value!” August is a month BIG with opportunities, challenges, changes, lessons, successes and progress! EMBRACE IT! Namaste.
The information above was quoted or paraphrased from Donna Taylor, “Take Advantage of Opportunities”, magazine article, August 2024, Sedona Journal of Emergence, with added commentary by Trish Forsyth Voss. **** The information below was quoted or paraphrased from: Mary Elizabeth Hoffman, “Shift into Balanced Reciprocity with the Cosmos”, magazine article, August 2024, Sedona Journal of Emergence, with added comments by Trish Forsyth Voss.
“On this Lammas Day of August 1, 2024, with the Moon in Cancer opposite Cupido in Capricorn squaring the Moon’s nodes in Aries (north = present/future) and Libra (south = past), this birthday of the goddess on Earth, in the Celtic and Earth tradition brings forth, from the depths of the psyche through eons of time, new ways of expressing and experiencing more deeply and intimately all relationships with all kingdoms throughout the cosmos in greater balanced reciprocity. This is the clarion call for active participation from all beings! Feminine portals in all their symbology, with expressions and ways of being throughout nature and the cosmos, will be fully open throughout the month of August. Adding to the incredible cosmic power of this Lammas Day are the energies of the cosmic equinox, amplifying Earth’s trine between Uranus in late Taurus and Lilith/Tiamat in late Virgo. This brings much wisdom and guidance available, that, if heeded, offers clarity of vision, direction, and hope for the future directions of Earth and all her inhabitants. This is a preparation for more hall-of-record openings as well as wisdom & guidance between now and the activation of ancient wisdoms of the four points of avatar in Egypt at the Sphinx in 2027. On August 4, at 3:14 am PT, there is a new moon in Leo on the Leo point of avatar. The T-square between Cupido in early Capricorn and the Moon’s nodes in Aries and Libra. Saturn in Pisces trines Hades and Kronos in Cancer, all signaling an extremely emotional, passionate, powerful time of expressing the truth of the Divine Masculine and Divine Feminine energies in connection, cooperation, communication, and unconditional love of life and all beings throughout the cosmos individually and collectively. This is an opportunity for the human kingdom to ground and anchor these wisdom-truth energies into the earth as conduits between heaven and Earth for all. This is also the time when karma from previous actions that have been hidden, diverted, or avoided comes home to roost. Mercury in Virgo goes retrograde on August 5, and moves back into Leo on August 16, until it goes direct on Aug 28. The first half of this retrograde is a powerful time for assessing what is out of balance, requiring restructuring, reordering, and reorganizing. The second half of the Mercury retrograde is a time of shining the light of truth on these imbalances. One can make preparations to correct them during this retrograde time until Mercury returns to station on Friday, September 13, 2024. This is when clarification and stabilization begin to manifest in one’s life expression. Postponement is NOT an option!”
“On Aug 19, 2024, at 10:27 am PT, there is a full moon in late Aquarius with the Sun and Mercury conjunct in Leo and a T-square between Mars and Jupiter conjunct in Gemini, Saturn in Pisces, and Venus and Lilith/Tiamat in Virgo, along with a T-square between Cupido and the Moon’s nodes in Aries and Libra, with Chiron in late Aries trine the Sun and Mercury. These alignments amplify the necessity for a strong head-heart alignment with Tiamat, the balancer of truth, who weighs each heart on her scales against the feather of truth. With Jupiter conjunct Mars in Gemini and square Saturn in Pisces opposite Venus and Lilith/Tiamat, this unveiling of truth may bring great disappointment to those living in self-created worlds of illusion and fantasy unaligned with the balanced reciprocity of the cosmos and head-heart unification.”
“The energies for August 2024 are focused on clear, concise, honest communication and expression with self and others as a way to restructure life and the world, personally and professionally. This corresponds with ways that are aligned with balanced reciprocity and the universal flow — giving and receiving in harmony with self, others, and one’s surroundings. The goddess energies of Lilith/Tiamat flow powerfully in a grand air trine, whispering ways to move forward powerfully and bringing change in a smooth and easy manner for self, others, and all kingdoms of the cosmos. What is called for now is overcoming the challenges of discovering, creating, and maintaining a healthy, cooperative, balanced relationship between one’s head and heart that is aligned with one’s soul path and inner truth center. With Mercury in early Virgo trine Cupido in Capricorn opening the month of August — and due to its retrograde motion, most of August, returning to station in September — loving words of healing, restructuring, reordering, and reorganizing bring great potential. This brings the expression of compassion, understanding, truth, and trust individually and collectively worldwide. Attunement (at-one-ment) of the head and heart balanced in cooperative collaboration is the key to working with these powerful energies.”
“Saturn retrograde in late Pisces solidly squaring Jupiter in Gemini brings a tremendous number of options and possibilities one may choose path-wise. This created challenges for those unable or unwilling to seek within themselves and their own inner truth centers of balanced heads and hearts for answer as to the wisest direction to take. All is freewill choice, yet there may still be some members of the human kingdom who seek to influence or manipulate those around them in an attempt to bring about their personal ego-desired outcomes. Integrity with self and others is of the utmost importance now. With Saturn and Neptune in Pisces and Pluto in Aquarius, all retrograde, these outer slow-moving energies generate a static-type vibration between the head & heart, the mind & emotions, water & air, and ideas & feelings — all in their desire to facilitate greater balanced reciprocity. Short-circuiting of the nervous system is possible at this time, amplifying the importance of grounding, time in nature, quiet repose, contemplation, relaxation, and the regeneration of body, mind, spirit, and emotions.”
“August is all about finding balance within and without in relation to everything part of the whole. Any imbalances that exist, whether within oneself or outside in the world, will make themselves fully known. Being open and receptive to WHAT IS SO in the present moment facilitates ease of flow and empowerment along ones’ soul path. The more honest one is able to be with oneself, the deeper and more intimate the connections will be to all things and all beings.” August is here FOR YOU, FOR US, to sift the chaff from the wheat, error from truth, to find wholeness & peace within, to move Forward in Love, and to more freely work for the betterment of all humanity, and all other kingdoms of our cosmos. BE LOVE! This is who we were created to BE!
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