Horoscope Quickies Aug 08
August 2008 Short Horoscopes
The following are short overview
horoscopes for an upcoming month, written by Annie for Essential
Magazine. For our detailed August monthly horoscopes, see
Monthly Horoscopes from
August 1st.
Aries

Dear Aries, eclipses in August highlight friendships, romance, and children.
These are big themes in your life this month and in months to come. New
beginnings are in store, whether this means a fresh start in existing
relationships or new ones altogether! Even with all of this romantic and social
excitement, you manage to get a whole lot of work done. From the 19th, fireworks
in a partnership are in store, and you'll be busy balancing your own needs with
those of a significant other. Watch for tensions the 5-6 and 17th.
Taurus

Eclipses in August highlight family and career for you, dear Taurus. You’re
required to do a balancing act, and something big is in the works! Romance is
strong from the 5th. In fact, your charm is very strong this month.
Romance heats up on the 13th. The Lunar Eclipse on the 16th
sparks some confusion and highlights your dreams and ideals regarding your
career. Give yourself time to digest everything before jumping to make a move.
Increased energy for health routines and work is with you from the 19th.
Gemini

An extremely busy month is in store for you, dear Gemini. You are expanding your
horizons in August, either through contact with people from an entirely
different background than yours, travel, or higher learning. Your home life is
active and demanding, and it would be wise to channel some of this energy into
work in and around the home. Getting serious about structuring your domestic
life figures mid-month. From the 19th, new adventures are in store, as you find
ways to satisfy a burning itch for excitement and recreation.
Cancer

Eclipses in August set up a strong theme surrounding money, sharing, and
intimacy for you, dear Cancer. Getting your finances on track will be necessary.
Relationships with siblings and acquaintances are very strong in August.
Connections and re-connections are made, and a love opportunity through
communications arises on the 13th. The Lunar Eclipse on the 16th puts
your dreams and ideals about intimacy into focus, but could also bring the flaws
in this area of your life to light. Intimate matters could be touchy just now.
An income boost is likely on the 20-21.
Leo

A power month is in store, if you use the energies of the Solar Eclipse in your
own sign wisely, dear Leo. You feel a great need to push your personal interests
and projects forward, and this is a strong time to do so. However, mid-month, a
partner could take issue with your displays of independence. The exact problem
may be unclear at first. You’re bound to receive gifts and happy financial news
in August particularly from the 16-17. Grab opportunities on the 20-21, when
you’re on top of your game.
Virgo

Your personal appeal and magnetism soar from the second week of the month, dear
Virgo. August is a month when gifts and rewards come to you, as well as
opportunities to expand your horizon through travel, a broadening of your
“audience” if you have one, or higher studies. Career offers could also arrive
now, and the 16-17 is a particularly auspicious period for such matters.
Increased financial activity occurs in the second half of August, whether this
means a stronger drive to make money and/or more opportunities to do so.
Libra

New friendships and group associations are likely to come about in August, dear
Libra. Alternatively, new discoveries about your current friendships enliven
your month. Around the 16th, emotional issues surrounding creative
projects, romance, or children captures your attention, but wait things out
before jumping to any conclusions. Fiery Mars enters your sign on the 19th
and serves to quicken the pace of your life considerably. You’ll experience
increased energy and a stronger ability to assert yourself. A partner is in your
corner and fulfilling your needs in the second half of August.
Scorpio

Eclipses
this month necessitate changes in your profession and domestic life, dear
Scorpio. Now and in the next few months, finding a balance between your
public life and your private life is necessary. Some of you may need to make
some critical decisions and choices regarding career and family goals.
Professional matters speed up in the first week of August. Family and domestic
matters demand attention mid-month. From the 19th, working behind the
scenes figures strongly. A golden opportunity presents itself around the 20-21,
and relates again to career.
Sagittarius

Educational goals, travel, and contact with people from an entirely different
background than yours are big themes in August for you, dear Sagittarius. This
month, you are learning about your need for self-expression through
adventuresome activities, but a scurry of activity involving short trips,
paperwork, and errands mid-month can prevent you from getting away from it all.
Responsibilities on the job increase around the 13th. Romantic
opportunities are strong on the 16-17. In the second half of the month, love can
be found in group activities or through friends.
Capricorn

Eclipses in August promise a busy and sometimes hectic month, dear Capricorn.
Money, insurance, taxes, and possessions are important topics for you now. A
small crisis or emotional matter surrounding money and possessions occurs
mid-month, alerting you to the need for organizing your finances. However, it’s
not a good time for making serious decisions or for making large purchases. Wait
until September for these matters. Love and work opportunities appear on the
13-17. You’re easily attracting who and what you want. You receive recognition
and an ego boost on the 28-30.
Aquarius

Eclipses this month affect you and a partner directly, dear Aquarius, making for
a busy and meaningful month. Much chatter between you and a significant other,
or about close relationships, occurs in the first weeks of the month. Expect to
experience an emotional time around the 16th, when a Lunar Eclipse
occurs in your sign, but remember that you don’t have all the facts before you
fly off the handle! In the next few months, expect changes or new beginnings in
close partnerships. Increased energy and initiative is with you after the 19th.
Pisces

New beginnings on the job front feature in August, dear Pisces. Health and
fitness matters are prominent this month, as you develop new strategies to
organize your life and structure your routines. Lots of chatter surrounding work
goals and routines figure, and taking some time to get perspective and avoid
stress is wise. This is especially necessary mid-month, when emotions are
running high and flaws in existing systems are glaringly obvious. Loving
relations with a partner help to alleviate tension. A partner could get a raise
after the 19th.
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Yearly Horoscopes, our
Daily Horoscopes, and our
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