August 2013 horoscope - Sagittarius

I follow the sidereal calendar; this is the August 2013 horoscope for birthdays from 16^th December to 14^th January or Sagittarius Ascendants and Moons

By Louise Gilbert

Sagittarius, much of what you have been working towards over the past months has started moving forward in July, in particular your financial situation is taking leaps into the right direction. Saturn, the ruler of your house of money sits in the area of your chart that has to do with big bonuses and profits. Together with Rahu or the North node, both in the sign of Libra, this makes for a very profitable combination, especially since Saturn change of direction last month. So, if you have been waiting for a bonus to come through to you or you’ve been busy expanding your client base, you should see the fruits of your labour in your bank account now. Equally, perhaps you’ve partnered up with someone else who is on the same wavelength and who has the same bright, creative and money-spinning ideas as you do.

However, this is not just down to Saturn moving direct again. In fact, as we head into August the ongoing stellium in Gemini is still part of the Grand Trine in air together with Saturn and Neptune. During these times, we tend to be highly idealistic, we intellectualise situations and issues but we are also more social during this time. We formulate our ideas, develop connections and expanding our mental faculties with greater ease. All of the airy Gemini energy opposes transformative Pluto, who, in your own sign and 1^st house of self has been changing your tracks over the past years including how you feel about yourself, your body and therefore potentially your entire outlook on life.

With Pluto as part of this combination too, we now have a Kite aspect. The influence of the Kite pattern is similar to Grand Trines but where a trine is easy and we might not even notice it if we don’t pay attention, the Kite motivates and opens up potential. The vocal point of the Kite is in Gemini, your house of committed relationships which is a key area of focus in August. If you are single, then you may feel a desire to be in a relationship more strongly than at other times. This also means that you open up to new people and potential partners with a lot more ease than a freedom-loving sign such as yours may have ever thought possible. A lot of energy is injected into smoothing over partnership issues and making sure you are in the right place at the right time. You really want to associate yourself with being part of a couple now.

This also has beneficial effects if you are in a professional partnership or are trying to be in one. Not that you don’t have the natural abilities anyway but you turn into the number one deal-maker, negotiator, alliance-crafter and trader. You’re more willing to take risks now in love and work and although the current transits are traditionally is a combination of persistence and commitment, some Sagittarians may also find themselves spoilt for choice! After all, I’m yet to come across a typical archer that commits 100% - at all times.

Nevertheless, you will be confronted or concerned with relationships this month and while in July, it may have mostly been about the other person, this month it is very much the same but with the added factor of joint resources and finances. How contributes what, how much and where will we invest are the questions you may be debating amongst the two of you. While this can be your most intimate affair, the area in your chart receiving a significant amount of attention is also connected to your bank manager, insurance company, the tax man and inheritance money. So your financial future could actually be fairly tightly linked to your relationship (status) this month.

The new Moon on 6^th of August helps you get things going – this is the time to start discussions, send off applications for bank loans, and initiate that all important conversation with your sweetie. Although Saturn is not in a great angle that initially seems very supportive, it should ultimately be a stabilising factor and experience for you.

Mars moves into the same house – the 8^th house of joint resources - on 19^th and this can either mean luck in financial dealings, especially with so-called hidden, family money, speculative investments and loan applications or a focus on property investments. Perhaps this is all part of your financial plans but in any case, you should see a lot of activity in this area in your chart.

This new Moon is in the nakshatra of Aszlesa, ruled by Mercury. It’s the intimate connection and embrace. It’s where we find emotional strength to defeat your enemies. It’s a time when we are emotionally needier than at others times and with Mercury, the ruler of this nakshatra in the same sign of Cancer, you or others in life may speak before they think and react to events more emotionally and even harshly with Saturn’s eye on this new Moon. If can, take a step back. For you especially, this can be an emotional time, one where you face your fears again – all perhaps to do with deep-seated and long-buried emotions that are coming to the surface. The relationships with either your father or your mother or both could be part of some emotional upheaval now.

As the month goes on, planets are moving into your solar 9^th house of travel, optimism, expansion of the mind, higher learning and publishing. It’s the house associated with Sagittarius so the energy should be much to your liking. It’s time for a holiday, perhaps you are signing up for a new course, learning something new, gaining new insights. It’s the house of publishing, so if you have been working on your memoirs, now is the time to publish them. In any case, this is a lucky time for you and one where you begin to understand which direction you’re moving into much more clearly. Just beware of preaching to others during this time and if you want to help them, great, but don’t get embroiled in their issues.

The full Moon on 21^st August is conjunct Neptune putting you in a very dreamy mood. Your highly intuitive now and your mind wanders off when you least expect it or want it to. This is also a very creative time. However, if you are still daydreaming about the big inheritance or lottery win, try and keep your feet on the ground and be realistic with how much money you can and should apply for. Equally, all financial negotiations and contracts that come to a close now need to be carefully reviewed. 

The month ends with all planets, not counting Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, spreading out in six subsequent houses. Vedic astrology calls this Kal Sarp Yoga when all the planets are hemmed between Rahu and Ketu or the Moon’s nodes. When you read about this yoga, I’m not surprised that some people get the fear of God when reading about this yoga. However, awareness always goes a long way and with this combination, there is a rather deep and complex compulsion across the axis of the nodes – Aries and Libra. So, the end of August seems to be a time where we do a lot of subconscious processing of the past, we’re more withdrawn as we work on unresolved emotions. For you Sagittarius, this has to do with the way you communicate and think. Try and keep it real, simple and if you need to, take a step back.

Have a great month, Sagittarius!

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