Gemini Monthly Horoscope August 2018

Gemini (Born May 22 to 31) and Gemini Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Gemini:

August 2018 Gemini Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

Overview.

The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness

Until August 22nd:

The Sun continues to highlight your solar third house--a time of the year in which you are most likely to be a "busy bee". Communications, short trips, errand-running, and general busy-ness feature now. You could have a finger in many pies, so to speak, as your curiosity is piqued by a larger variety of things than usual. Used well, this could be a period in which you come up with solutions to a number of problems. You are more inclined to take pride in your intellectual accomplishments and/or your ability to socialize and make connections.

From August 23rd forward:

With the Sun spotlighting your house of family and home, these areas are your instinctive focus during this period. Your family, home, property concerns, roots, and heritage come into focus and become a source of pride. You are likely quite preoccupied with feelings of security and your inner experiences. This is a time when you send down roots and seek a feeling of belonging. You could be thrust into a position of leadership on the home front.

Ego confrontations with family members are possible now, but the best way to handle this energy is to do your best to strengthen your relationship with your family and your home base. This is a time to do what you can to build trust in your family life and a strong foundation within yourself so that regardless of what you meet in the outside world over the next months, you have a secure place to return to. Besides spending more time tending to domestic affairs, the focus can be on cultivating and nourishing the inner foundations that support you and your growth. This is a time to collect yourself--to fill your well, so to speak.

Eclipse

A Solar Eclipse Occurs on August 11th: A general rule of thumb regarding eclipses is to avoid major decision-making in the week before and after an eclipse. This is because new information that could change our perspective often is revealed in the week after the eclipse. There is absolutely no need to suspend projects already in progress. Essentially, it's better to take in right now--to observe and get in touch with feelings. The Solar Eclipse marks a new beginning for you. Letting go of the past is necessary in order to move forward. This eclipse occurs in your solar third house, suggesting a new approach to communications projects, learning, or self-expression. A new position in the neighborhood, relocation, or increased interaction with others may be part of the picture in the coming months, as well as a sense of renewal and reinvigoration with regards to the way you handle your daily activities. This is a phase in which you have an increased awareness of your environment, and when you experience increased alertness. It's a good time to take tests, fill out forms, start a new course, write letters, make phone calls, and take care of daily tasks with energy.

Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort

Until the 6th: 

Venus continues to transit your solar fourth house now. Domestic relationships and the home environment tend to be especially harmonious and peaceful during this cycle. You may have a desire to decorate your home with better quality items or more attention to aesthetics. An inner sense of peace and security tends to dominate now, or the desire for peace motivates you now. Your affections are strong but you don't wear your heart on your sleeve just now, preferring quiet moments with loved ones.

From August 6th forward: 

Venus warms your solar fifth house. This is an expressive period for the goddess of love! It's natural for you to turn on the charm without even lifting a finger. You are especially attracted to aesthetic forms of recreation. You feel a little more playful now, and love matters tend to be laced with a touch of drama. That shouldn't be a problem--in fact, you kind of like it that way for the time being. More loving and appreciative relationships with your children may also figure now. Your powers of attraction skyrocket during this cycle. Yet, you are not aggressive in your approach to love. Instead, you attract more if you allow yourself to be pursued during this cycle. Creative self-expression of any kind is favored at this time. At this time, you instinctively know how to place yourself in the best light in order to make a good impression on others. Any love affair begun now will be characterized by good cheer, having fun, and a fair share of emotional drama!

Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation

All month: 

Mercury continues to move through your solar third house. Mercury feels right at home in the third house. Your mind is especially inquisitive during this cycle, when learning, short trips, and other forms of communication and making connections, appeal strongly. Some are fidgety or nervous during this cycle, perhaps due to increased errand-running, phone calls, or information overload. Others enjoy the challenge of tackling a variety of subjects.

As well, talking, writing, and studying can be good ways to handle stress. It's a great time to pick up information from your environment and the people in it. Your mind is often distracted, particularly when required to stick to routine, so this is not the best transit for focusing on one task or project. You might spend a lot of time in your car making short frequent trips, running errands, communicating with siblings and neighbors, and visiting friends and relatives.

Mercury is retrograde until August 19th:

All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of your personal presentation or image to others and communications with family because Mercury rules these areas of your life. Because Mercury is your sign's ruler, all of the common Mercury Retrograde issues may apply. Put off making important decisions with regards to family and domestic matters (Virgo-ruled for you) just now, and take care when it comes to communicating with family members.

Occurring in your solar third house this time, extra care should be exercised when it comes to composing letters, emails, making phone calls, and with communications in general. There may be the need to revisit old, nagging issues with siblings or neighbors, errands could go wrong, you might have trouble getting from point A to point B (example, transportation problems), emails or letters get lost, and so forth. Idle chit- chatting during this period may have repercussions! People might be misunderstanding your words. You may be forgetful during this cycle, and it makes sense to allow yourself extra time to get to appointments, if they are not cancelled in the first place! It would also be wise to double-check your work and communications before sending them off.

Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage

Mars is retrograde from June 26-August 27

All Mars retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of your friendships, group associations, networking, business income, and dreams/wishes because Mars rules these areas of your life in your solar chart. Challenges are possible now. Enthusiasm for generating business income, for group or community activities, and/or friendships may wane, perhaps due to some problems or setbacks in these areas of life. You may be temporarily confused about long-term goals.

From June 26-August 12:

Occurring in your solar ninth house during this period, enthusiasm for higher education, travel, your personal philosophy, or adventure, in general, may wane, perhaps due to some problems or setbacks in these areas of life. Some projects may stall, or you could find that you are less confident about expressing yourself in adventurous ways. Your outlook on life in terms of the "bigger picture" could be more cautious, and you might find that you temporarily have less faith, or you are questioning the faith that has carried you to date. Refocus, backtracking, and review become necessary and recommended now. Your outlook and lust for life, for the time being, might not be as natural or spontaneous as it has been.

From August 12-27:

Occurring in your solar eighth house during this date range, enthusiasm for intimate and sharing matters, in general, may wane, perhaps due to some problems or setbacks in these areas of life. Intimate matters may become more intense and complicated. Joint financial projects or initiatives may stall, or you could find that you are less confident about expressing yourself in personal ways. A lover or yourself may especially intense or obsessive. Ambiguity with finances, particularly debts and shared money or resources, could dominate now. There can be the magnification of fears and phobias, unexplored desires, and addictions now. Refocus, backtracking, and review become necessary and recommended. You could be exploring anger and assertion over deeply buried matters, and learning to better manage your life on an emotional level.

Mars is direct from the 27th:

Mars energizes your solar eighth house now. Sexuality and intimacy are stimulated under this transit. Negative expression of this energy is the tendency towards ego conflicts concerning jointly held property or money. Conflicts with partners over values or possessions are possible. Occasionally, this transit could bring a crisis or ending of some kind. Something you hear about now might disturb or touch you deeply. You are likely to be more strategic in your actions during this period, as you become aware of the subtleties of human interaction. This is a time when your best course of action is to recognize that you need, or rely on, others for support.

Overview Horoscope:

Gemini Monthly Horoscope Summary for August 2018: You're likely to find circumstances are such that you're sticking close to home, at a desk, or otherwise focused on your daily routines in August, dear Gemini. Even so, it's a busy time for connecting, learning, communicating, and running errands. However, the Lunar Eclipse that occurred in the last week of July has prompted cravings for bigger things or some distance from the mundane affairs of your life, and you'll be seeking some escapes from time to time. Romantic expression moves from slightly timid to wonderfully terrific around the 6th, when Venus moves out of your home sector and into your romance sector for the remainder of the month and beyond.

Mercury is retrograde until the 19th, after which more clarity comes to your projects and communications, you can put some editing work behind you, or word comes that moves things forward. However, Mars remains retrograde until the 27th, and while you get a better sense of what you should be doing from the 19th, what you genuinely want to do may be up in the air until late August. In some ways throughout August, the cosmos are asking you to slow down and to curb recent excesses so you can get yourself back on track. This way, you can more easily see areas that have been tripping you up, that have been false paths, or where your heart truly wasn't invested. Whether this is about taking on too much or avoiding responsibilities, either way, you'll get a better sense of your next steps. This Mercury retrograde cycle, in particular, may be harder on you than usual. Of course, Mercury is your ruler, making all of its retrogrades significant to you in some manner, but it's currently transiting your communications sector, and delays or misunderstandings can be notable.

From the 6th, Venus transits your solar fifth house to which she brings graciousness, the power of attraction, an urge to interact, and increased charm until September 9th. The solar fifth house rules self-expression, creativity, romance, children, entertainment, and other channels through which you express your need for play, reinforcement, and even applause, and any or all of these areas can benefit. It's a time when you tend to follow your heart's desire, not aggressively, but gently. You approach the world more creatively and romantically. You take increased pleasure in leisure activities and hobbies.

You're likely to gain new insight into your current interests, projects, and communications around the 8th, and the Solar Eclipse on the 11th can push for a new beginning along these lines. Mind you, brand new launches are not advisable in August, but this doesn't mean you can't consider new approaches or lay the groundwork for new launches next month and later. Eclipse power is strong and lasting. You might re-discover an old interest or conclude that something you've been pursuing is no longer up your alley. This can be the beginning of new thinking on learning pursuits and projects. Ideas now can spark a long-term venture.

On the 12th, Mars moves back into the sign of Capricorn, where it will transit for the final leg of its retrograde period (until the 27th). For you, this can prompt the need to revisit financial matters, issues of support, and debts. Ambiguity with finances, particularly debts and shared money or resources, could dominate now, or financial affairs require a second look. An old relationship that ended poorly may occupy your thoughts, or a former lover may return (in the flesh or as a flood to your consciousness!). There can be the magnification of unexplored desires now, too. This is a time for exploring frustrations and deeply buried matters and finding better tools for managing your life on an emotional level. Keep in mind that retrogrades are about taking a second look at things, so consider this an opportunity or a blessing in disguise.

Around the time of Mercury's direct turn on the 19th, Jupiter and Neptune form their final trine in a set that began last December. Its final hoorah is fantastic for boosting your emotional world. It encourages a more spiritual or imaginative approach to your work, services, and health. It's a strong time for enjoying or finding work, volunteering, showcasing your skills, and improving working relationships. There is powerfully creative, generous energy with you for matters related to your career and reputation. A vocation, life path, or direction may fall into place, especially if you relax on the need to strictly define your end goals and instead focus on doing your best in the present. Trust that by doing what you love, you'll get where you need to go, however long it may take! This can be a good time for coming up with creative solutions to problems, as well. This aspect sets the right mood for enjoying the Full Moon on the 26th when you can make some beautiful and meaningful realizations about your career or longer-term goals.

The Sun moves into your home and family sector on the 23rd for a month-long transit that is determined to see you rest and recuperate. It's also a time for making improvements in your domestic world. Helping you out with this is a Grand Earth Trine that encourages getting in touch with, understanding, and appreciating your inner world, responses, and closest relationships. Improvements mean getting a handle on problems related to emotional attachments, dependencies, sexuality, or financial support. There are solutions, outlets, or even breakthroughs occurring now that suggest steady forward motion. You might have a nice outlet for expressing yourself or some of the blocks in your intimate life or with money decrease. You're in great shape for sorting out financial and emotional problems and dealing with bad habits.

Mars turns direct on the 27th after two months of retrograde motion. Complexities begin to unravel, mainly related to finances or dealings with a partner. You'll appreciate a more straightforward approach after a feeling of treading water. You'll have more energy and direction in the coming weeks. Later, you get the chance to work through issues related to studies or travel that were in limbo. Use the period ahead to face problems directly and courageously, but ease back into action.

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See also general trends for Gemini in 2018.

Gemini (Born June 1 to 11) and Gemini Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Gemini:

August 2018 Gemini Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

Overview.

The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness

All month:

The Sun is illuminating your communications sector now, suggesting "busy-ness" and movement. You are exploring and searching, making connections, and paying more attention to your immediate environment. Social interaction is in emphasis during this period, and is, for the most part, light-hearted.

Give other people a little extra time and attention, notice their efforts on your behalf, and strengthen your connections. You are more curious and alert than usual, and you could be quite busy with errands, paperwork, phone calls, and light socializing. Much energy is expended in understanding and adapting to your immediate environment. Siblings, neighbors, close relatives, friends, and co-workers may play a more important role than usual in your life during this cycle.

You are more interested in exploring your own neighborhood than you are of something entirely new. This is not a time of big adventure-seeking! Rather, it's a time of little adventures close to home.

Neither is this a time when you are especially focused. In fact, you could have a finger in many pies right now. You are especially resourceful, and you could find yourself enjoying (or seeking) attention for your intellectual know-how. The ability to express and communicate your ideas is extremely important to you at this time. You are eager to investigate new things, whether scientific or technical.

Eclipse

A Solar Eclipse Occurs on August 11th: A general rule of thumb regarding eclipses is to avoid major decision-making in the week before and after an eclipse. This is because new information that could change our perspective often is revealed in the week after the eclipse. There is absolutely no need to suspend projects already in progress. Essentially, it's better to take in right now--to observe and get in touch with feelings. The Solar Eclipse marks a new beginning for you. Letting go of the past is necessary in order to move forward. This eclipse occurs in your solar third house, suggesting a new approach to communications projects, learning, or self-expression. A new position in the neighborhood, relocation, or increased interaction with others may be part of the picture in the coming months, as well as a sense of renewal and reinvigoration with regards to the way you handle your daily activities. This is a phase in which you have an increased awareness of your environment, and when you experience increased alertness. It's a good time to take tests, fill out forms, start a new course, write letters, make phone calls, and take care of daily tasks with energy.

Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort

Until the 17th: 

Venus continues to transit your solar fourth house now. Domestic relationships and the home environment tend to be especially harmonious and peaceful during this cycle. You may have a desire to decorate your home with better quality items or more attention to aesthetics. An inner sense of peace and security tends to dominate now, or the desire for peace motivates you now. Your affections are strong but you don't wear your heart on your sleeve just now, preferring quiet moments with loved ones.

From August 17th forward: 

Venus warms your solar fifth house. This is an expressive period for the goddess of love! It's natural for you to turn on the charm without even lifting a finger. You are especially attracted to aesthetic forms of recreation. You feel a little more playful now, and love matters tend to be laced with a touch of drama. That shouldn't be a problem--in fact, you kind of like it that way for the time being. More loving and appreciative relationships with your children may also figure now. Your powers of attraction skyrocket during this cycle. Yet, you are not aggressive in your approach to love. Instead, you attract more if you allow yourself to be pursued during this cycle. Creative self-expression of any kind is favored at this time. At this time, you instinctively know how to place yourself in the best light in order to make a good impression on others. Any love affair begun now will be characterized by good cheer, having fun, and a fair share of emotional drama!

Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation

Mercury is retrograde until August 19th:

All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of your personal presentation or image to others and communications with family because Mercury rules these areas of your life. Because Mercury is your sign's ruler, all of the common Mercury Retrograde issues may apply. Put off making important decisions with regards to family and domestic matters (Virgo-ruled for you) just now, and take care when it comes to communicating with family members.

Occurring in your solar third house this time, extra care should be exercised when it comes to composing letters, emails, making phone calls, and with communications in general. There may be the need to revisit old, nagging issues with siblings or neighbors, errands could go wrong, you might have trouble getting from point A to point B (example, transportation problems), emails or letters get lost, and so forth. Idle chit- chatting during this period may have repercussions! People might be misunderstanding your words. You may be forgetful during this cycle, and it makes sense to allow yourself extra time to get to appointments, if they are not cancelled in the first place! It would also be wise to double-check your work and communications before sending them off.

Mercury is direct from August 19th forward:

Mercury continues to move through your solar third house. Mercury feels right at home in the third house. Your mind is especially inquisitive during this cycle, when learning, short trips, and other forms of communication and making connections, appeal strongly. Some are fidgety or nervous during this cycle, perhaps due to increased errand-running, phone calls, or information overload. Others enjoy the challenge of tackling a variety of subjects.

As well, talking, writing, and studying can be good ways to handle stress. It's a great time to pick up information from your environment and the people in it. Your mind is often distracted, particularly when required to stick to routine, so this is not the best transit for focusing on one task or project. You might spend a lot of time in your car making short frequent trips, running errands, communicating with siblings and neighbors, and visiting friends and relatives.

Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage

Mars is retrograde from June 26-August 27:

All Mars retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of your friendships, group associations, networking, business income, and dreams/wishes because Mars rules these areas of your life in your solar chart. Challenges are possible now. Enthusiasm for generating business income, for group or community activities, and/or friendships may wane, perhaps due to some problems or setbacks in these areas of life. You may be temporarily confused about long-term goals.

Until August 27th:

Occurring in your solar eighth house during this date range, enthusiasm for intimate and sharing matters, in general, may wane, perhaps due to some problems or setbacks in these areas of life. Intimate matters may become more intense and complicated. Joint financial projects or initiatives may stall, or you could find that you are less confident about expressing yourself in personal ways. A lover or yourself may especially intense or obsessive. Ambiguity with finances, particularly debts and shared money or resources, could dominate now. There can be the magnification of fears and phobias, unexplored desires, and addictions now. Refocus, backtracking, and review become necessary and recommended. You could be exploring anger and assertion over deeply buried matters, and learning to better manage your life on an emotional level.

Overview Horoscope:

Gemini Monthly Horoscope Summary for August 2018: You're likely to find circumstances are such that you're sticking close to home, at a desk, or otherwise focused on your daily routines in August, dear Gemini. Even so, it's a busy time for connecting, learning, communicating, and running errands. However, the Lunar Eclipse that occurred in the last week of July has prompted cravings for bigger things or some distance from the mundane affairs of your life, and you'll be seeking some escapes from time to time. Romantic expression moves from slightly timid to wonderfully terrific around the 6th, when Venus moves out of your home sector and into your romance sector for the remainder of the month and beyond.

Mercury is retrograde until the 19th, after which more clarity comes to your projects and communications, you can put some editing work behind you, or word comes that moves things forward. However, Mars remains retrograde until the 27th, and while you get a better sense of what you should be doing from the 19th, what you genuinely want to do may be up in the air until late August. In some ways throughout August, the cosmos are asking you to slow down and to curb recent excesses so you can get yourself back on track. This way, you can more easily see areas that have been tripping you up, that have been false paths, or where your heart truly wasn't invested. Whether this is about taking on too much or avoiding responsibilities, either way, you'll get a better sense of your next steps. This Mercury retrograde cycle, in particular, may be harder on you than usual. Of course, Mercury is your ruler, making all of its retrogrades significant to you in some manner, but it's currently transiting your communications sector, and delays or misunderstandings can be notable.

From the 6th, Venus transits your solar fifth house to which she brings graciousness, the power of attraction, an urge to interact, and increased charm until September 9th. The solar fifth house rules self-expression, creativity, romance, children, entertainment, and other channels through which you express your need for play, reinforcement, and even applause, and any or all of these areas can benefit. It's a time when you tend to follow your heart's desire, not aggressively, but gently. You approach the world more creatively and romantically. You take increased pleasure in leisure activities and hobbies.

You're likely to gain new insight into your current interests, projects, and communications around the 8th, and the Solar Eclipse on the 11th can push for a new beginning along these lines. Mind you, brand new launches are not advisable in August, but this doesn't mean you can't consider new approaches or lay the groundwork for new launches next month and later. Eclipse power is strong and lasting. You might re-discover an old interest or conclude that something you've been pursuing is no longer up your alley. This can be the beginning of new thinking on learning pursuits and projects. Ideas now can spark a long-term venture.

On the 12th, Mars moves back into the sign of Capricorn, where it will transit for the final leg of its retrograde period (until the 27th). For you, this can prompt the need to revisit financial matters, issues of support, and debts. Ambiguity with finances, particularly debts and shared money or resources, could dominate now, or financial affairs require a second look. An old relationship that ended poorly may occupy your thoughts, or a former lover may return (in the flesh or as a flood to your consciousness!). There can be the magnification of unexplored desires now, too. This is a time for exploring frustrations and deeply buried matters and finding better tools for managing your life on an emotional level. Keep in mind that retrogrades are about taking a second look at things, so consider this an opportunity or a blessing in disguise.

Around the time of Mercury's direct turn on the 19th, Jupiter and Neptune form their final trine in a set that began last December. Its final hoorah is fantastic for boosting your emotional world. It encourages a more spiritual or imaginative approach to your work, services, and health. It's a strong time for enjoying or finding work, volunteering, showcasing your skills, and improving working relationships. There is powerfully creative, generous energy with you for matters related to your career and reputation. A vocation, life path, or direction may fall into place, especially if you relax on the need to strictly define your end goals and instead focus on doing your best in the present. Trust that by doing what you love, you'll get where you need to go, however long it may take! This can be a good time for coming up with creative solutions to problems, as well. This aspect sets the right mood for enjoying the Full Moon on the 26th when you can make some beautiful and meaningful realizations about your career or longer-term goals.

The Sun moves into your home and family sector on the 23rd for a month-long transit that is determined to see you rest and recuperate. It's also a time for making improvements in your domestic world. Helping you out with this is a Grand Earth Trine that encourages getting in touch with, understanding, and appreciating your inner world, responses, and closest relationships. Improvements mean getting a handle on problems related to emotional attachments, dependencies, sexuality, or financial support. There are solutions, outlets, or even breakthroughs occurring now that suggest steady forward motion. You might have a nice outlet for expressing yourself or some of the blocks in your intimate life or with money decrease. You're in great shape for sorting out financial and emotional problems and dealing with bad habits.

Mars turns direct on the 27th after two months of retrograde motion. Complexities begin to unravel, mainly related to finances or dealings with a partner. You'll appreciate a more straightforward approach after a feeling of treading water. You'll have more energy and direction in the coming weeks. Later, you get the chance to work through issues related to studies or travel that were in limbo. Use the period ahead to face problems directly and courageously, but ease back into action.

See our Time Line Forecast report for a personalized forecast for the year ahead.

Get your unique Personalized Horoscope for the year ahead—over 100 pages long—for a detailed guide to your best days and your most challenging days for attracting love, career success, communication, and more.

Know More About Yourself and Others

Try Cafe Astrology's in-depth
birth chart reports, relationship reports, future forecasts, and more.

Love & Romance Forecast Report

Love outlook for the year ahead. Try our Love & Romance Forecast report.

Romantic Compatibility Reports

Try Cafe Astrology's in-depth
romantic compatibility reports, including the Synastry and Love Ties reports.

See also general trends for Gemini in 2018.

Gemini (Born June 12 to 21)
AND Gemini Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Gemini:

August 2018 Gemini Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

Overview.

The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness

Until August 12th:

The Sun continues to transit your solar second house. This is the most "financial" period of the year for you. You might have a more materialistic view of life for the time being, or you have an increased interest in your own possessions, during this cycle. You are more attracted to objects and possessions that give you a sense of comfort, status, or luxury now.

You probably should be on the lookout for a tendency to create your own financial stress due to extravagant spending habits. At this point in the year, you are unlikely to take many risks, however, and you can be quite resistant to change. This is a time when "comfort zones" are more important to you than usual--you value the familiar.

From August 12th forward:

The Sun is illuminating your communications sector now, suggesting "busy-ness" and movement. You are exploring and searching, making connections, and paying more attention to your immediate environment. Social interaction is in emphasis during this period, and is, for the most part, light-hearted.

Give other people a little extra time and attention, notice their efforts on your behalf, and strengthen your connections. You are more curious and alert than usual, and you could be quite busy with errands, paperwork, phone calls, and light socializing. Much energy is expended in understanding and adapting to your immediate environment. Siblings, neighbors, close relatives, friends, and co-workers may play a more important role than usual in your life during this cycle.

You are more interested in exploring your own neighborhood than you are of something entirely new. This is not a time of big adventure-seeking! Rather, it's a time of little adventures close to home.

Neither is this a time when you are especially focused. In fact, you could have a finger in many pies right now. You are especially resourceful, and you could find yourself enjoying (or seeking) attention for your intellectual know-how. The ability to express and communicate your ideas is extremely important to you at this time. You are eager to investigate new things, whether scientific or technical.

Eclipse

A Solar Eclipse Occurs on August 11th: A general rule of thumb regarding eclipses is to avoid major decision-making in the week before and after an eclipse. This is because new information that could change our perspective often is revealed in the week after the eclipse. There is absolutely no need to suspend projects already in progress. Essentially, it's better to take in right now--to observe and get in touch with feelings. The Solar Eclipse marks a new beginning for you. Letting go of the past is necessary in order to move forward. This eclipse occurs in your solar third house, suggesting a new approach to communications projects, learning, or self-expression. A new position in the neighborhood, relocation, or increased interaction with others may be part of the picture in the coming months, as well as a sense of renewal and reinvigoration with regards to the way you handle your daily activities. This is a phase in which you have an increased awareness of your environment, and when you experience increased alertness. It's a good time to take tests, fill out forms, start a new course, write letters, make phone calls, and take care of daily tasks with energy.

Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort

Until August 28th: 

Venus continues to transit your solar fourth house now. Domestic relationships and the home environment tend to be especially harmonious and peaceful during this cycle. You may have a desire to decorate your home with better quality items or more attention to aesthetics. An inner sense of peace and security tends to dominate now, or the desire for peace motivates you now. Your affections are strong but you don't wear your heart on your sleeve just now, preferring quiet moments with loved ones.

From August 28th forward: 

Venus warms your solar fifth house. This is an expressive period for the goddess of love! It's natural for you to turn on the charm without even lifting a finger. You are especially attracted to aesthetic forms of recreation. You feel a little more playful now, and love matters tend to be laced with a touch of drama. That shouldn't be a problem--in fact, you kind of like it that way for the time being. More loving and appreciative relationships with your children may also figure now. Your powers of attraction skyrocket during this cycle. Yet, you are not aggressive in your approach to love. Instead, you attract more if you allow yourself to be pursued during this cycle. Creative self-expression of any kind is favored at this time. At this time, you instinctively know how to place yourself in the best light in order to make a good impression on others. Any love affair begun now will be characterized by good cheer, having fun, and a fair share of emotional drama!

Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation

Mercury is retrograde until August 19th:

All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of your personal presentation or image to others and communications with family because Mercury rules these areas of your life. Because Mercury is your sign's ruler, all of the common Mercury Retrograde issues may apply. Put off making important decisions with regards to family and domestic matters (Virgo-ruled for you) just now, and take care when it comes to communicating with family members.

Occurring in your solar second and third houses this time, extra care should be exercised when it comes to new financial initiatives, composing letters, emails, and phone calls, as well as communicating with neighbors and siblings. Back up your computer and allow sufficient time for delays or transportation mishaps when going for appointments. As well, it would be wise to choose your words carefully. What you say or write can too easily be misinterpreted during this period. There may be the need to revisit old, nagging issues regarding personal finances. Take this time to re-budget instead of making premature purchases. Hold off on decision-making regarding money. Instead, take the time to re-think your sources of income and how you spend your cash during this period, but put off finalizing anything important for the time being. In fact, some money-making ideas or ventures may be put on hold due to circumstances beyond your control. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with co-workers, neighbors, and acquaintances, or take this time to re-examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.

From August 31st forward: 

Mercury is right at home in the third house and offers a natural curiosity, facility with words, and the ability to multi-task successfully. More time spent on the phone, writing emails, in the car making short frequent trips, chatting, running errands, communicating with neighbors and siblings, visiting friends and relatives, and doing paperwork is likely now. There can also be a tendency to fuss over insignificant matters now, however.

Also, "information overload" is also a possibility. This may be a busy time with neighbors, classmates, siblings, and community affairs. Your interests are especially varied now and perhaps scattered. It's an ideal time to pick up information from your environment and the people in it, as your tendency is toward a certain level of intellectual detachment just now. Your mind is often distracted, particularly when circumstances call for you to stick to the routine, so this is not the best transit for focusing on one task or project.

Your mind is especially inquisitive during this cycle, when learning, short trips, and other forms of communication and making connections, appeal strongly. Some are fidgety or nervous during this cycle, perhaps due to increased errand-running, phone calls, and the like. Others enjoy the challenge of tackling a variety of subjects. As well, talking, writing, and studying can be good ways to handle stress.

Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage

Mars is retrograde from June 26-August 27

All Mars retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of your friendships, group associations, networking, business income, and dreams/wishes because Mars rules these areas of your life in your solar chart. Challenges are possible now. Enthusiasm for generating business income, for group or community activities, and/or friendships may wane, perhaps due to some problems or setbacks in these areas of life. You may be temporarily confused about long-term goals.

Until August 27th:

Occurring in your solar eighth house during this date range, enthusiasm for intimate and sharing matters, in general, may wane, perhaps due to some problems or setbacks in these areas of life. Intimate matters may become more intense and complicated. Joint financial projects or initiatives may stall, or you could find that you are less confident about expressing yourself in personal ways. A lover or yourself may especially intense or obsessive. Ambiguity with finances, particularly debts and shared money or resources, could dominate now. There can be the magnification of fears and phobias, unexplored desires, and addictions now. Refocus, backtracking, and review become necessary and recommended. You could be exploring anger and assertion over deeply buried matters, and learning to better manage your life on an emotional level.

From August 27th forward:

Mars energizes your solar eighth house now. Sexuality and intimacy are stimulated under this transit. Negative expression of this energy is the tendency towards ego conflicts concerning jointly held property or money. Conflicts with partners over values or possessions are possible. Occasionally, this transit could bring a crisis or ending of some kind. Something you hear about now might disturb or touch you deeply. You are likely to be more strategic in your actions during this period, as you become aware of the subtleties of human interaction. This is a time when your best course of action is to recognize that you need, or rely on, others for support.

Overview Horoscope:

Gemini Monthly Horoscope Summary for August 2018: You're likely to find circumstances are such that you're sticking close to home, at a desk, or otherwise focused on your daily routines in August, dear Gemini. Even so, it's a busy time for connecting, learning, communicating, and running errands. However, the Lunar Eclipse that occurred in the last week of July has prompted cravings for bigger things or some distance from the mundane affairs of your life, and you'll be seeking some escapes from time to time. Romantic expression moves from slightly timid to wonderfully terrific around the 6th, when Venus moves out of your home sector and into your romance sector for the remainder of the month and beyond.

Mercury is retrograde until the 19th, after which more clarity comes to your projects and communications, you can put some editing work behind you, or word comes that moves things forward. However, Mars remains retrograde until the 27th, and while you get a better sense of what you should be doing from the 19th, what you genuinely want to do may be up in the air until late August. In some ways throughout August, the cosmos are asking you to slow down and to curb recent excesses so you can get yourself back on track. This way, you can more easily see areas that have been tripping you up, that have been false paths, or where your heart truly wasn't invested. Whether this is about taking on too much or avoiding responsibilities, either way, you'll get a better sense of your next steps. This Mercury retrograde cycle, in particular, may be harder on you than usual. Of course, Mercury is your ruler, making all of its retrogrades significant to you in some manner, but it's currently transiting your communications sector, and delays or misunderstandings can be notable.

From the 6th, Venus transits your solar fifth house to which she brings graciousness, the power of attraction, an urge to interact, and increased charm until September 9th. The solar fifth house rules self-expression, creativity, romance, children, entertainment, and other channels through which you express your need for play, reinforcement, and even applause, and any or all of these areas can benefit. It's a time when you tend to follow your heart's desire, not aggressively, but gently. You approach the world more creatively and romantically. You take increased pleasure in leisure activities and hobbies.

You're likely to gain new insight into your current interests, projects, and communications around the 8th, and the Solar Eclipse on the 11th can push for a new beginning along these lines. Mind you, brand new launches are not advisable in August, but this doesn't mean you can't consider new approaches or lay the groundwork for new launches next month and later. Eclipse power is strong and lasting. You might re-discover an old interest or conclude that something you've been pursuing is no longer up your alley. This can be the beginning of new thinking on learning pursuits and projects. Ideas now can spark a long-term venture.

On the 12th, Mars moves back into the sign of Capricorn, where it will transit for the final leg of its retrograde period (until the 27th). For you, this can prompt the need to revisit financial matters, issues of support, and debts. Ambiguity with finances, particularly debts and shared money or resources, could dominate now, or financial affairs require a second look. An old relationship that ended poorly may occupy your thoughts, or a former lover may return (in the flesh or as a flood to your consciousness!). There can be the magnification of unexplored desires now, too. This is a time for exploring frustrations and deeply buried matters and finding better tools for managing your life on an emotional level. Keep in mind that retrogrades are about taking a second look at things, so consider this an opportunity or a blessing in disguise.

Around the time of Mercury's direct turn on the 19th, Jupiter and Neptune form their final trine in a set that began last December. Its final hoorah is fantastic for boosting your emotional world. It encourages a more spiritual or imaginative approach to your work, services, and health. It's a strong time for enjoying or finding work, volunteering, showcasing your skills, and improving working relationships. There is powerfully creative, generous energy with you for matters related to your career and reputation. A vocation, life path, or direction may fall into place, especially if you relax on the need to strictly define your end goals and instead focus on doing your best in the present. Trust that by doing what you love, you'll get where you need to go, however long it may take! This can be a good time for coming up with creative solutions to problems, as well. This aspect sets the right mood for enjoying the Full Moon on the 26th when you can make some beautiful and meaningful realizations about your career or longer-term goals.

The Sun moves into your home and family sector on the 23rd for a month-long transit that is determined to see you rest and recuperate. It's also a time for making improvements in your domestic world. Helping you out with this is a Grand Earth Trine that encourages getting in touch with, understanding, and appreciating your inner world, responses, and closest relationships. Improvements mean getting a handle on problems related to emotional attachments, dependencies, sexuality, or financial support. There are solutions, outlets, or even breakthroughs occurring now that suggest steady forward motion. You might have a nice outlet for expressing yourself or some of the blocks in your intimate life or with money decrease. You're in great shape for sorting out financial and emotional problems and dealing with bad habits.

Mars turns direct on the 27th after two months of retrograde motion. Complexities begin to unravel, mainly related to finances or dealings with a partner. You'll appreciate a more straightforward approach after a feeling of treading water. You'll have more energy and direction in the coming weeks. Later, you get the chance to work through issues related to studies or travel that were in limbo. Use the period ahead to face problems directly and courageously, but ease back into action.

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