Help From Mercury Retrograde
STARDROPS AUG 6 2023
Aug 4, 5, 6 2023 Sun in Leo square Jupiter in Taurus
Aug 4 – 6
Welcome to a few days of some mess-ups. This quick planetary cycle simply creates a bit of stress between one’s desires to get something accomplished but either you or another persons best judgment might over look some important details. Challenges with overextending yourself, overdoing it, taking on too much and finding out later that it wasn’t very practical. Sometimes the square brings to our attention a situation which requires us to use our super discernment powers.
Jupiter squares are themes where we are wanting to trust someone yet we find out the plans have just become complicated. We could over estimate the smooth going of a plan, trusting others yet something unpredictable is introduced into the situation. Simply re-evaluate your plans, trust your own logical common sense decision, maybe even re-evaluate finances and start again. It passes very quickly, so it should be easily fixed.
August 7-9 Venus square Uranus in Taurus
Venus is our social loving connection planet. It draws us to the things, items, money and friendships we need. When it squares Uranus, there is a slight disruption which can happen. With Venus in Leo, the need to experience fun, outings, love, music, connection can take a sudden turn. It’s only a few days long so any disruption with our connection with others, or events should be easily fixed after the 8th.
We could expect a bit of a frazzled day, surprise visits which would normal during this period…they might be welcome but during this cycle, either what they are bringing up in conversation or their behavior is just a bit unsettling.
You might not agree with someone’s way of seeing things.
Rejection, disruption, unconventional situations and behaviors from others, surprises over money, purchases or spending or involvement with situations which just seem too much at this time. Again, it’s just a quick few days, however you might feel prompted to make social decisions during this time as you’re a bit sensitive and maybe overwhelmed by circumstances and just don’t want to deal with pushing yourself to handle any more stress.
This theme of Venus in Leo square to Uranus in Taurus has been active off and on since July 2 – 15 and again August July 30 – August 9.
Venus inconjunct Neptune is another social awkward cycle. It might cause a tendency to avoid crowds, feel a bit overwhelmed by others energies and desire to stay out of the way of certain public situations. Both of these transits are creating ongoing subtle social problems with possibly feeling annoyed and put out by inappropriate behaviors, nature or comments from others. Some might not experience any of these situations at all, as it is very subtle.
This might feel like an out of sync feeling with what would normally be getting out and having a relaxed time with others, but the inconjunct to Neptune causes invisible energetic interference – like a pressure or an energy which has us put things off, feel checked out and just not in our best self to deal with situations which could be a drain or not productive or a priority. Is it possible that you are doing just fine, but someone close to you is not cooperative? There might also be a caution regarding money or spending during this time. Venus in Leo keeps wanting things to work out a certain way with our people in our life, but it is a bit challenged.
Both of these energies are subtle, and mainly active on exactly the peaks which are again:
July 2; July 15; July 30; August 8/9.
Mercury turns retrograde exactly August 23, 2023.
August 8, 9 Mercury trine Jupiter
On August 8 – 9 we enter a long cycle of Mercury our planet of receiving helpful breakthrough ideas, our mental functioning, and decision making …making an excellent aspect to Jupiter in Taurus. This opens the door for good fortune with new insights, plans and inspiration which has suddenly come into your head. Write these inspirations down as they can definitely could be an important plan or message transmitted to you to help you along your path.
This cycle will be ongoing re-enforcing your plan and inspiration up to Sept 4 when it peaks again, then once more on September 25.
Because Mercury retro will be in Virgo, the direction would be practical, detailed, precise. It is functional and very very helpful for you to implement order and increase the functionality of your every day life and future goals.
Especially on the peak dates above, it’s perfect for making progress with precision and accuracy as Virgo rules perfection. This inspiration helps us with all tasks, projects, work, scheduling appointments and being incredibly efficient. Any one thing you have in your mind which needs to get handled, can be executed much easier during this cycle because of Mercury’s trine to Jupiter, brings expansive productive success to one’s projects and necessary work.
It’s excellent for cars, computers, phones, tech.
It’s excellent for media, recording, writing and communication. It’s excellent for bookkeeping, calculating, math and analyzing.
Anyone involved in computer work, programming and other challenging tasks involving technology, can have a boost throughout this period.
You are getting issues resolved, fixing things and having positive discussions and planning with important people in your life or work environment.
You might want to check where your own Virgo sign is sitting in your personal natal chart, and that is where this Mercury is activating your breakthrough.
This cycle can be good for health analysis, plans for improving health and details brought to light with how to fix, repair or heal something.
It is good for signing papers, maybe even car purchases.
Mercury trine Jupiter in Taurus is expansive and optimistic for the flow of money and security coming to us.
We’re possibly working on projects which could increase our income in some way. It’ provides optimism for our future because there should be actual facts we identify with, brought to our attention, which brings confidence that things will work out. It validates the probability of reaching positive outcomes.
Writing down our insights, inspirations, what ideas come to us to implement in our lives or what we would like to have happen, is very good for us as it grounds, anchors the belief it could happen, quite strongly now.
The Venus squares and inconjuncts felt on the 8 and 9th we discussed earlier might just be unresolved fears, nervous tension and worries or disruptive personal relationships happening at this time. My feeling is this Mercury retro trine Jupiter will eventually override the not so positive cycles successfully, especially as we get close and closer to the 23rd.
August 9 – 11 Mars inconjunct Chiron at 19* Aries
For a few days our energy might be going up and down. We desire to take action, move forward but something interferes or is in control of our plans, changing our schedule, disrupting our smooth day. We’re trying to get to the root of our wounds now so we can transform them. A shift within is required.
Try to just go with the flow and overcome disruptive situations which alter our plans. Look forward to the future when Mars trines Uranus and Pluto, from August 15 to 25. That is a nice time for breakthroughs. It is a step up of energy, innovation, original experiences, increase of opportunity to feel life is picking up, moving forward with positive outcomes in store.
Aug 11, 12 – 13 Venus conjoin Sun and Trine Chiron
These days give us a boost of love. Venus and Sun conjoined are spiritual moments where love is released into our world at a much stronger frequency. A feeling of greater confidence and gratitude is in the air which will really help us snap out of the past few months’ challenging Pluto square Nodes. (Previous post august 4, 2023). Because Venus and Sun are both in Leo, vacation planning, time with children, generosity and sharing fun times is in the air. This launches a nice cycle for the next two weeks through August as it leads up to the two positive Mars transits peaking on August 16 – 25.
At a deeper level, Venus penetrates the density of the world and shines a light upon your accomplishments. It boosts your self worth and brings days of happiness with your life. We can access our needs and priorities which we value so much, those things which enhance our well being and confidence, and be more determined to take action to get them realized. Many times events come to us and bring some of those treasures into your world.
August 27 2023 Mars Leaves Virgo and enters Libra
From July 10 – August 26 Mars has been motivating us with examining the details of anything we’re suppose to put in place and perfect. Issues we need to take care of in our life. It involves minutiae, mental editing, analyzing and focusing upon solving problems, fixing things. It pushes us to our health and fitness care, bookkeeping, meetings involving micro focusing upon the details of a situation and pointing out what’s wrong. It involves sorting, accounting, cleaning, organizing. It can also increase our worry about something.
Service, projects, work and fretting over future career issues? However Mars in Virgo has effected you, it’s helped you see # 1, what’s wrong, #2 what do I need to do to get it fixed? That’s its job.
Functional practical down to earth reality check.
On August 27 Mars will enter Libra. Our drive and motivation moves into relationships. It increases a very socially constructive period, building relationships, visiting others, wanting to share ourselves with others and putting ourselves in others shoes. It involves beauty, love, art, music inspiration and aspiring to have these things more enhanced. We’ll go more into this at the end of the month.
Venus continues to retrograde in Leo up to September 3 but has strong influence in our lives up to October 8 when Venus leaves Leo.
We’ve all been in a strong Venus in Leo mood. Wherever you have the sign Leo sitting in your natal chart will show us how this Venus has been opening up a message of love to you.
Loving yourself more – helping you see what you need to understand, uncover, realize about yourself and get your priorities straight.
When Venus is retro, it does have an ability to magnify something emotionally charged and will sit there on that issue bothering that record, that situation whether within us or outside, in some situation.
With Venus, we go deep into it and make peace with it. Usually it shows us internally, a higher way to live, to act and to shift into something better we should be doing for ourselves. Venus in Leo is about valuing our time, money, social values, ourselves, our stuff, money or possessions. It also expands the need for fun, pleasure, love, confidence and our personal performance in life.
It helps us to zero in on what we can no longer ignore that we need in order to feel whole, bringing self assurance, dignity and self respect.
This cycle can bring enhanced drive to realize what we feel we’re divinely entitled to have or experience. It has been helping us come to this important awareness since the end of June, peaking strongly July 20 – September 3, and then continues up to Oct 8 when it leaves Leo.
Thanks for all your support. See you next time! Christin
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