August 2014 horoscope - Cancer

I follow the Vedic calendar; this is the monthly solar horoscope for birthdays from 16^th July to 15^th August or Cancer Ascendants and Moons

Happy birthday Cancer! What’s really interesting about this month, in particular for you, is that rarely do so many planets gather in one sign (yours!) and with the other emphasis of transiting planets being in the house that is naturally associated with Cancer – the fourth house. So, this means as you begin your new solar year with Jupiter in your sign opening up your world, Mars and Saturn at the bottom of your chart this month ensure some sort of emotional strength. Added to the optimism that’s growing within you, it really feels like some sort of a release, relief, coming out and ‘blooming’. Sure, Saturn and Mars in the house that deals with emotions is not the most pleasant of experiences but you did do a lot of work on yourself in the past years and now you’re in the final phase, sorting out how you feel about certain things, your home, your past, your behavior and how you react to those around you. Some Cancerians are also moving home now or are setting up a home-based business – in any case, there is a lot of business-like behavior around the house at the moment, contracts are signed and deals are made around the house, it seems.  

The full Moon on 10^th August in Capricorn is a time of completion and for you, it has to do with relationships. Cast your thoughts back to what happened or what you wished for in November and February 2013 – now this particular situation is being closed off, you’re done with it and you can move on. In particular as Saturn, the ruler of your partnership zone is pressing ahead again, you should be getting closer and closer to what you had hoped to initiate or progress in your life last year around these times. Although a good time for those who are coupled up and those looking to consolidate existing business partnerships, it’s a great time if you are single. It’s a time of change – with Jupiter in opposition – and of a ‘change in status’. Equally, for some Cancer-types, the coming months, as you go through your own, personal expansion, are a period that could also spell the end of one particular relationship. 

This full Moon is in the nakshatra of Uttara Ashada, ruled by the Sun. Under this nakshatra, we are calm in the eye of the storm, we are able to detach ourselves and therefore maintain a sense of independence that ensures we don’t let things get to us. Full Moons can always feel a little intense – Mars is squaring the full Moon, putting us in danger or overacting (again, sigh!!). Luckily enough that this nakshatra is a dignified one and although the stellium in Cancer can make us a little needy, the emotional side seems to be more grounded.

Ahead of the first eclipse in September following the move into the Pisces / Virgo axis, Rahu / the North node now opposes Uranus in Pisces. Eclipses alone introduce big changes but with Uranus, the planet of sudden change involved in this particular eclipse cycle, events over the coming weeks and months could be indeed life changing. Be prepared for the unpredictable, life can now take an unexpected turn and you discover where you truly belong. Generally speaking, this could involve meeting new groups of people, an exciting new relationship, a change of career or developing a new interest. It could also involve metaphysics, science, environmental interests or technology. It’s a breakthrough time for sure and in your case, it has to do with ideas, insight and communication on the one hand. So, it could be you who comes up with an exciting new concept and idea now that provides the foundation of your own business or it could be you who has a breakthrough in a research concept. Thoughts, sudden insights, intuition and bright sparks are the order of the day. On the other hand, if you are travelling now, drive carefully…!

By the time the new Moon in Leo on 24^th August comes around, it’s all about money – earning and spending it. Overall, it seems like you certainly know how to spend it these days! Have a great month, Cancer!

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