Libra Monthly Horoscope – August 2018

Libra (Born September 24 to October 3) and Libra Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Libra:

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

Overview.

The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness

Until August 22nd:

The Sun continues to put a spotlight on your solar eleventh house. During this cycle, you are planting seeds for the future, dreaming up plans that you might begin to develop two months down the road, if they still seem viable then. You are more aware of the benefits of networking, and you might find some great ideas through others now. You might be working in a team now.

You could be questioning some of the rules you have been living by and you could be ready to try something totally new. You are more attracted to that which is progressive or unconventional during this cycle.

From August 23rd forward:

The Sun travels through your twelfth house now, marking a time of retreat and regeneration. Think about the attachments you have--to things, people, and routines--and consider which ones are dragging you down. This is a time when competitive energies and the ego are on a bit of a break.

It's not the time to push ahead with brand new projects. Rather, it's a time of reflection, dreaming, and recharging your batteries. Situations that have naturally outgrown their usefulness in your life can now be put behind you. Endings of natural cycles may be part of the picture at this time of year. Your energy is largely applied to personal and private affairs now. Your disposition is introspective. Rest and reflect, and prepare for a more outgoing cycle when the Sun moves into your first house.

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 eleventh house, suggesting that a new approach to friendships or new friendships altogether, a new path towards happiness and fulfillment, new associations or affiliations, or plenty of social activity are in store for you. You may see the light in a friendship, realizing its importance in general, as well as the importance of acceptance and camaraderie. Circumstances may be such that you bring a new spirit of friendship into a romance or other connection in the next months. This can be invigorating.

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

Until the 6th: 

Venus continues to transit through your solar twelfth house now. The twelfth house is a sector of endings, privacy, and mental health, and with Venus here, it's possible that you are reviewing your feelings for someone, or enjoying a more private love life for the time being. You may not be open with your affections for whatever reason now, and this shouldn't be a problem—it may be difficult to articulate, verbalize, or intellectualize your feelings for the time being. Doing some soul-searching as well as an enhanced ability to perceive other dimensions in love can lead you to a deeper understanding of your own love needs and possibly of a love relationship. Love might involve some form of sacrifice or simply a lot of giving and lending of support as opposed to receiving during this cycle.

From August 6th forward: 

You could find it hard to deny yourself much of anything during this cycle! This is a time when you naturally let loose your softer, receptive side. Romantic matters, as well as pleasure-seeking activities, come to the fore now. You are more likely to pay closer attention to your physical appearance and mannerisms, aiming to improve and enhance your attractiveness. Others find you especially agreeable and cooperative. You are more gracious, well-behaved (superficial if you are not careful!), and likable now. Take advantage! It's a time when you turn heads, and it's also a period for extra attention to pleasures, pampering, and enjoyment.

Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation

All month: 

Mercury continues to journey through your solar eleventh house. This is a time when conversations with friends and various networking activities are much appreciated and offer learning experiences. Your ideas just now are especially progressive and unconventional, as you are questioning the rules you typically live by and entertaining some wild ideas.

Not all of these ideas are necessarily going to last or lead to new projects, but it's a time of dreaming up new possibilities and new possible solutions to problems. You are especially interested in spending time with people who are like-minded. Social interactions are more frequent, light, and fun during this cycle.

Mercury is retrograde from July 25/26 to August 19th:

All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications involving legal affairs, travel, and education, as well as communications about the past, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. With Virgo ruling your twelfth house sector, somebody might be deceiving you or working against you, or nagging issues from the past may crop up and demand attention. Put off making solid travel plans if possible.

Occurring in your solar eleventh house this time, extra care should be used when communicating with friends. You may find that communications with friends or with groups can easily become sticky during this cycle. Group meetings may be postponed or cancelled, and friends may be uncommunicative or giving off mixed signals. On the other hand, old acquaintances may appear during this cycle, or you could be thinking about contacting an old friend. This may be a good time to do so. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with friends and associates during this cycle; or, better yet, take this time to rethink concerns and grievances before talking about them prematurely.

Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage

Mars is retrograde from June 26-August 27

All Mars retrograde cycles affect you in the areas of close partnering and negotiations because Mars rules these areas of your solar chart. Enthusiasm for a partnership or coming from a partner could be waning or not as clear. A partner could seem to be less direct or hard to reach. Partnering projects or initiatives, or negotiations, could stall, or you could find that you are less confident about expressing yourself in a one-to-one manner. Watch for pent-up anger and passive-aggressiveness in your partnerships, and learn from experiences with these things.

From June 26-August 12:

Occurring in your solar fifth house during this period, enthusiasm for romance or creative project could wane perhaps due to setbacks or stalling. A relationship with a lover or a child could become more complicated or possibly exhausting. Desires can be hard to read for existing relationships - both yours and those of a lover. There can be a change of heart, or you could be questioning what you've been pursuing in love, and a new approach becomes necessary. There could be waning interest in a hobby or a return to an old one. Some of you could be excessively preoccupied with a love relationship. New initiatives with fifth house matters may appear less exciting, or you could find that you are less confident about expressing yourself in fifth house areas of life--creativity self-expression, recreation, children, and romance. Caution and perhaps anxiety or confusion begin to dominate. You might feel less confident, or you could lack motivation now. Watch for pent-up anger, frustration, and passive-aggressiveness with a lover or with your children, if applicable. Refocusing, backtracking, and review become necessary and recommended now.

From August 12-27:

Occurring in your solar fourth house during this period, household projects may slow down or stall. Repairs may need to be done, or circumstances are such that living conditions seem unstable or in need of review. Perhaps the enthusiasm that you have been building for work around the house is lessening. You may have an increased desire to rule the roost, or you feel that this position is no longer in your hands, and if this transit stimulates conflict or disputes, it is likely to be family-related--you may have arguments with them, about them, or on their behalf. You may get worked up about old problems or regarding emotional issues from the past that are resurfacing now. Refocusing, backtracking, and review become necessary and recommended now. It's time to review how you have been handling your assertiveness on the home front and with family.

Mars is direct from the 27th:

Mars activates and energizes your solar fourth house. You have more energy at your disposal for domestic projects or activities. Because your actions are governed by your instincts during this period, you may be especially defensive and protective. You may work hard at making yourself feel more secure, and you may be called upon to take charge on the home and family front. You may have more energy to invest in homemaking, house repairs, redecorating, or family activities. In fact, if you are feeling very restless, moody, or defensive during this period, it would be a good idea to do any of these things! You may have an increased desire to rule the roost, and if this transit stimulates conflict or disputes, it is likely to be family-related--you may have arguments with them, about them, or on their behalf. You may also encounter opposition from career-related matters or people. You may get worked up about old angers or regarding emotional issues from the past that are resurfacing now.

Overview Horoscope:

Libra Monthly Horoscope Summary for August 2018: You are strongly focused on friends, group activities, collaboration, networking, as well as attention to long-term projects this month, dear Libra. Demands on your time can be significant this month, and for the most part, pleasantly so. You do need to pay particular attention to managing your time effectively, though, with Mercury retrograde until the 19th and Mars until the 27th. Delays and backtracking can be part of the picture. Venus is in your sign from the 6th, bringing you even more attention and encouraging you to be kinder to yourself. The last week of August should bring a stronger need to withdraw, heal, and catch your breath. This is a period for wrapping up your solar year and making the most of solitude, reflection, and private time.

Watch the 19-20 when Mercury stations and there may be misunderstandings involving a friend, dream, or plan that confuses everyone. After this time, you're likely to feel more "in the know" about what to expect (and what not to expect) from people around you, and clearer about your goals, as well. Mind you, Mars remains retrograde until the 27th, so patience is still required before everything moves along swimmingly. The Solar Eclipse New Moon on the 11th can stimulate you to make a quick decision to change directions or even to end a friendship, but your patience returns around the 25th. In fact, it then makes more sense to you to slow down and think things through.

One of the themes this month involves a dilemma between going your own way creatively speaking and collaborating. Both options look very attractive! Overall, though, it seems that working with others is your best bet in August. It seems you can benefit greatly from teamwork.

Venus symbolically emerges in your solar chart on the 6th and spends the coming five weeks in your sign. People want to be around you and are drawn in by your warmth and spirit. During this cycle, you're especially desired or popular, as well as confident and comfortable in your own skin. You radiate good energy and tend to attract positive attention and feedback as a result. It can be a time for drawing in gifts, but for the most part, you tend to be making your own luck. Know your limits now--some self-indulgence is fun, but going too far with this can, of course, be regrettable later.

Venus in one's own sign is always considered pleasant, but since Venus is your ruler, it's an especially fortunate transit for you. It's not that you won't be challenged at times during this cycle, but that you tend to have your way now. Indeed, the power of attraction is with you--you're magnetizing positive situations and people into your life.

Around the 7-8, significant thinking or conversations can occur that give you new insight into recent events, decisions, or problems, mainly related to friends and relationships or a significant plan or dream. The insight you gain now may be a little new or raw, but can help pave the road to new beginnings and attitudes. It may come as a result of a meeting with someone from your past. Whether it's direct feedback from a friend or your observations and coming into touch with your relationship needs, you're going forward with a stronger sense of what you want from your connections.

Mars, still retrograde, moves back into your sector of home and family on the 12th, where it will spend its final two weeks of retrograde motion. You may be reviewing your living situation or conditions during this time. You're likely to revisit old family issues or household projects. Delays are possible, but the rerouting that results from delays can be helpful.

While there may be some level of chaos or confusion on the 17-19, you have more emotional fuel for enjoying and pursuing your interests. You can fully enjoy trying new things, branching out, improvising, and experimenting. You are especially attracted to new or out-of-the-ordinary activities, ideas, and people. Mercury ends its retrograde on the 19th, and after a feeling of being in limbo or on the fence about matters, information comes in that helps clarify things and move life forward.

A Jupiter-Neptune trine influences this part of the month, too, and it's wonderful for perspective. It's a favorable influence on your work, finances, and health. Your self-image improves, and this has positive effects all around, as you take better care of yourself and pay more attention to the mind/spirit element of your life. This is a time not so much for perfecting your craft or talents, but for rounding them out and putting them to good use. The work you do now may feel more compatible with your overall philosophies or mission.

From the 23rd, you tend to seek out more time to yourself or out of the fast lane! Even so, you're in an excellent position for both changing and stabilizing critical areas of your life, particularly emotional life, debts, relationships, living conditions, and family. There can be excellent support at home or with family now. This is a time for sorting out your living arrangements and money situation. Progressive or alternative methods and arrangements can be made to work for you. It's a good time for home repairs, moves, or other domestic developments, as well as a supportive atmosphere at home or with family.

Mars turns direct on the 27th after two months of retrograde motion, and you'll enjoy more clarity about home, family, romance, and creative projects over the coming weeks. A venture might pick up the pace, reach a turning point, or resume now. Desires are clearer, and you feel more confident about new launches and new beginnings.

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See also general trends for Libra in 2018 .

Libra (Born October 4 to 13) and Libra Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Libra:

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

Overview.

The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness

All month:

The Sun lights your solar eleventh house. The Sun illuminates your sector of friends, groups, and dreams coming true this month. It's a sociable sector of your chart, and that's exactly how you are feeling--happy, light-hearted, cosmopolitan, and social. Group affiliations capture your attention. Connections can be made now and networking pays off, or at least satisfies. Being part of a community or circle of friends and building your social network is important to you at this time.

This is a rather happy, goal-oriented cycle. A lively agenda is promised, you're attracting quite a bit of interest, and your energy for making contact with others is high. A stronger sense of community is with you during this cycle. Relationships take on a fun, if impersonal, tone now. Activities with children (especially others' children) may increase. You are more stimulated by all that is unconventional during this cycle, and your ideas are original and progressive now. This is a time to follow your dreams and ideals, and to plant a seed in the form of a wish for the future.

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 eleventh house, suggesting that a new approach to friendships or new friendships altogether, a new path towards happiness and fulfillment, new associations or affiliations, or plenty of social activity are in store for you. You may see the light in a friendship, realizing its importance in general, as well as the importance of acceptance and camaraderie. Circumstances may be such that you bring a new spirit of friendship into a romance or other connection in the next months. This can be invigorating.

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

Until the 17th: 

Venus continues to transit through your solar twelfth house now. The twelfth house is a sector of endings, privacy, and mental health, and with Venus here, it's possible that you are reviewing your feelings for someone, or enjoying a more private love life for the time being. You may not be open with your affections for whatever reason now, and this shouldn't be a problem—it may be difficult to articulate, verbalize, or intellectualize your feelings for the time being. Doing some soul-searching as well as an enhanced ability to perceive other dimensions in love can lead you to a deeper understanding of your own love needs and possibly of a love relationship. Love might involve some form of sacrifice or simply a lot of giving and lending of support as opposed to receiving during this cycle.

From August 17th forward: 

You could find it hard to deny yourself much of anything during this cycle! This is a time when you naturally let loose your softer, receptive side. Romantic matters, as well as pleasure-seeking activities, come to the fore now. You are more likely to pay closer attention to your physical appearance and mannerisms, aiming to improve and enhance your attractiveness. Others find you especially agreeable and cooperative. You are more gracious, well-behaved (superficial if you are not careful!), and likable now. Take advantage! It's a time when you turn heads, and it's also a period for extra attention to pleasures, pampering, and enjoyment.

Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation

Mercury is retrograde until August 19th:

All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications involving legal affairs, travel, and education, as well as communications about the past, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. With Virgo ruling your twelfth house sector, somebody might be deceiving you or working against you, or nagging issues from the past may crop up and demand attention. Put off making solid travel plans if possible.

Occurring in your solar eleventh house this time, extra care should be used when communicating with friends. You may find that communications with friends or with groups can easily become sticky during this cycle. Group meetings may be postponed or cancelled, and friends may be uncommunicative or giving off mixed signals. On the other hand, old acquaintances may appear during this cycle, or you could be thinking about contacting an old friend. This may be a good time to do so. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with friends and associates during this cycle; or, better yet, take this time to rethink concerns and grievances before talking about them prematurely.

Mercury is direct from August 19th forward:

Mercury continues to journey through your solar eleventh house. This is a time when conversations with friends and various networking activities are much appreciated and offer learning experiences. Your ideas just now are especially progressive and unconventional, as you are questioning the rules you typically live by and entertaining some wild ideas.

Not all of these ideas are necessarily going to last or lead to new projects, but it's a time of dreaming up new possibilities and new possible solutions to problems. You are especially interested in spending time with people who are like-minded. Social interactions are more frequent, light, and fun during this cycle.

Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage

Mars is retrograde from June 26-August 27:

All Mars retrograde cycles affect you in the areas of close partnering and negotiations because Mars rules these areas of your solar chart. Enthusiasm for a partnership or coming from a partner could be waning or not as clear. A partner could seem to be less direct or hard to reach. Partnering projects or initiatives, or negotiations, could stall, or you could find that you are less confident about expressing yourself in a one-to-one manner. Watch for pent-up anger and passive-aggressiveness in your partnerships, and learn from experiences with these things.

Until August 27th:

Occurring in your solar fourth house during this period, household projects may slow down or stall. Repairs may need to be done, or circumstances are such that living conditions seem unstable or in need of review. Perhaps the enthusiasm that you have been building for work around the house is lessening. You may have an increased desire to rule the roost, or you feel that this position is no longer in your hands, and if this transit stimulates conflict or disputes, it is likely to be family-related--you may have arguments with them, about them, or on their behalf. You may get worked up about old problems or regarding emotional issues from the past that are resurfacing now. Refocusing, backtracking, and review become necessary and recommended now. It's time to review how you have been handling your assertiveness on the home front and with family.

Overview Horoscope:

Libra Monthly Horoscope Summary for August 2018: You are strongly focused on friends, group activities, collaboration, networking, as well as attention to long-term projects this month, dear Libra. Demands on your time can be significant this month, and for the most part, pleasantly so. You do need to pay particular attention to managing your time effectively, though, with Mercury retrograde until the 19th and Mars until the 27th. Delays and backtracking can be part of the picture. Venus is in your sign from the 6th, bringing you even more attention and encouraging you to be kinder to yourself. The last week of August should bring a stronger need to withdraw, heal, and catch your breath. This is a period for wrapping up your solar year and making the most of solitude, reflection, and private time.

Watch the 19-20 when Mercury stations and there may be misunderstandings involving a friend, dream, or plan that confuses everyone. After this time, you're likely to feel more "in the know" about what to expect (and what not to expect) from people around you, and clearer about your goals, as well. Mind you, Mars remains retrograde until the 27th, so patience is still required before everything moves along swimmingly. The Solar Eclipse New Moon on the 11th can stimulate you to make a quick decision to change directions or even to end a friendship, but your patience returns around the 25th. In fact, it then makes more sense to you to slow down and think things through.

One of the themes this month involves a dilemma between going your own way creatively speaking and collaborating. Both options look very attractive! Overall, though, it seems that working with others is your best bet in August. It seems you can benefit greatly from teamwork.

Venus symbolically emerges in your solar chart on the 6th and spends the coming five weeks in your sign. People want to be around you and are drawn in by your warmth and spirit. During this cycle, you're especially desired or popular, as well as confident and comfortable in your own skin. You radiate good energy and tend to attract positive attention and feedback as a result. It can be a time for drawing in gifts, but for the most part, you tend to be making your own luck. Know your limits now--some self-indulgence is fun, but going too far with this can, of course, be regrettable later.

Venus in one's own sign is always considered pleasant, but since Venus is your ruler, it's an especially fortunate transit for you. It's not that you won't be challenged at times during this cycle, but that you tend to have your way now. Indeed, the power of attraction is with you--you're magnetizing positive situations and people into your life.

Around the 7-8, significant thinking or conversations can occur that give you new insight into recent events, decisions, or problems, mainly related to friends and relationships or a significant plan or dream. The insight you gain now may be a little new or raw, but can help pave the road to new beginnings and attitudes. It may come as a result of a meeting with someone from your past. Whether it's direct feedback from a friend or your observations and coming into touch with your relationship needs, you're going forward with a stronger sense of what you want from your connections.

Mars, still retrograde, moves back into your sector of home and family on the 12th, where it will spend its final two weeks of retrograde motion. You may be reviewing your living situation or conditions during this time. You're likely to revisit old family issues or household projects. Delays are possible, but the rerouting that results from delays can be helpful.

While there may be some level of chaos or confusion on the 17-19, you have more emotional fuel for enjoying and pursuing your interests. You can fully enjoy trying new things, branching out, improvising, and experimenting. You are especially attracted to new or out-of-the-ordinary activities, ideas, and people. Mercury ends its retrograde on the 19th, and after a feeling of being in limbo or on the fence about matters, information comes in that helps clarify things and move life forward.

A Jupiter-Neptune trine influences this part of the month, too, and it's wonderful for perspective. It's a favorable influence on your work, finances, and health. Your self-image improves, and this has positive effects all around, as you take better care of yourself and pay more attention to the mind/spirit element of your life. This is a time not so much for perfecting your craft or talents, but for rounding them out and putting them to good use. The work you do now may feel more compatible with your overall philosophies or mission.

From the 23rd, you tend to seek out more time to yourself or out of the fast lane! Even so, you're in an excellent position for both changing and stabilizing critical areas of your life, particularly emotional life, debts, relationships, living conditions, and family. There can be excellent support at home or with family now. This is a time for sorting out your living arrangements and money situation. Progressive or alternative methods and arrangements can be made to work for you. It's a good time for home repairs, moves, or other domestic developments, as well as a supportive atmosphere at home or with family.

Mars turns direct on the 27th after two months of retrograde motion, and you'll enjoy more clarity about home, family, romance, and creative projects over the coming weeks. A venture might pick up the pace, reach a turning point, or resume now. Desires are clearer, and you feel more confident about new launches and new beginnings.

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 Libra in 2018.

Libra (Born October 14 to 23) and Libra Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Libra:

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

Overview.

The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness

Until August 12th:

The Sun continues to put a spotlight on your solar tenth house. Satisfaction and fulfillment during this cycle come from doing your professional best, shining as a responsible and capable person, and contributing to the world in practical ways. You might have a chance to receive acknowledgement or praise for your work or good character now. Landing support from authority figures is easier at this time. Avoid the pitfalls of pride or arrogance standing in your way of success.

From August 12th forward:

The Sun lights your solar eleventh house. The Sun illuminates your sector of friends, groups, and dreams coming true this month. It's a sociable sector of your chart, and that's exactly how you are feeling--happy, light-hearted, cosmopolitan, and social. Group affiliations capture your attention. Connections can be made now and networking pays off, or at least satisfies. Being part of a community or circle of friends and building your social network is important to you at this time.

This is a rather happy, goal-oriented cycle. A lively agenda is promised, you're attracting quite a bit of interest, and your energy for making contact with others is high. A stronger sense of community is with you during this cycle. Relationships take on a fun, if impersonal, tone now. Activities with children (especially others' children) may increase. You are more stimulated by all that is unconventional during this cycle, and your ideas are original and progressive now. This is a time to follow your dreams and ideals, and to plant a seed in the form of a wish for the future.

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 eleventh house, suggesting that a new approach to friendships or new friendships altogether, a new path towards happiness and fulfillment, new associations or affiliations, or plenty of social activity are in store for you. You may see the light in a friendship, realizing its importance in general, as well as the importance of acceptance and camaraderie. Circumstances may be such that you bring a new spirit of friendship into a romance or other connection in the next months. This can be invigorating.

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

Until August 28th: 

Venus continues to transit through your solar twelfth house now. The twelfth house is a sector of endings, privacy, and mental health, and with Venus here, it's possible that you are reviewing your feelings for someone, or enjoying a more private love life for the time being. You may not be open with your affections for whatever reason now, and this shouldn't be a problem—it may be difficult to articulate, verbalize, or intellectualize your feelings for the time being. Doing some soul-searching as well as an enhanced ability to perceive other dimensions in love can lead you to a deeper understanding of your own love needs and possibly of a love relationship. Love might involve some form of sacrifice or simply a lot of giving and lending of support as opposed to receiving during this cycle.

From August 28th forward: 

You could find it hard to deny yourself much of anything during this cycle! This is a time when you naturally let loose your softer, receptive side. Romantic matters, as well as pleasure-seeking activities, come to the fore now. You are more likely to pay closer attention to your physical appearance and mannerisms, aiming to improve and enhance your attractiveness. Others find you especially agreeable and cooperative. You are more gracious, well-behaved (superficial if you are not careful!), and likable now. Take advantage! It's a time when you turn heads, and it's also a period for extra attention to pleasures, pampering, and enjoyment.

Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation

Mercury is retrograde until August 19th:

All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications involving legal affairs, travel, and education, as well as communications about the past, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. With Virgo ruling your twelfth house sector, somebody might be deceiving you or working against you, or nagging issues from the past may crop up and demand attention. Put off making solid travel plans if possible.

Occurring in your solar tenth and eleventh houses this time, extra care should be exercised when communicating with friends, superiors, and co-workers. You may find that communications with bosses and co-workers, and other professional matters, can be tricky. Strive to be as clear as possible so that you are not misunderstood when dealing with the public. Put off making career decisions as much as possible for the time being. You may be re-thinking things regarding your life path, but it's best to think rather than act for now, as your judgment may be compromised. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with authority figures, children, and intimate partners during this cycle; or, better yet, take this time to rethink concerns and grievances before talking about them prematurely.

From August 31st forward: 

Mercury is transiting your solar eleventh house. Your mind is bright, alert, and active during this cycle, and you have the ability to come up with unusual and inventive ideas. Sharing your thoughts with others is a prime interest. Others tend to particularly enjoy your conversations during this transit--you are willing to listen as well as add your own thoughts.

As well, your ability to grasp unusual subject matter and to intuitively understand what others are trying to say win you some brownie points! You could also do a lot of thinking and musing about your own happiness and long-term goals.

Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage

Mars is retrograde from June 26-August 27

All Mars retrograde cycles affect you in the areas of close partnering and negotiations because Mars rules these areas of your solar chart. Enthusiasm for a partnership or coming from a partner could be waning or not as clear. A partner could seem to be less direct or hard to reach. Partnering projects or initiatives, or negotiations, could stall, or you could find that you are less confident about expressing yourself in a one-to-one manner. Watch for pent-up anger and passive-aggressiveness in your partnerships, and learn from experiences with these things.

Until August 27th:

Occurring in your solar fourth house during this period, household projects may slow down or stall. Repairs may need to be done, or circumstances are such that living conditions seem unstable or in need of review. Perhaps the enthusiasm that you have been building for work around the house is lessening. You may have an increased desire to rule the roost, or you feel that this position is no longer in your hands, and if this transit stimulates conflict or disputes, it is likely to be family-related--you may have arguments with them, about them, or on their behalf. You may get worked up about old problems or regarding emotional issues from the past that are resurfacing now. Refocusing, backtracking, and review become necessary and recommended now. It's time to review how you have been handling your assertiveness on the home front and with family.

From August 27th forward:

Mars activates and energizes your solar fourth house. You have more energy at your disposal for domestic projects or activities. Because your actions are governed by your instincts during this period, you may be especially defensive and protective. You may work hard at making yourself feel more secure, and you may be called upon to take charge on the home and family front. You may have more energy to invest in homemaking, house repairs, redecorating, or family activities. In fact, if you are feeling very restless, moody, or defensive during this period, it would be a good idea to do any of these things! You may have an increased desire to rule the roost, and if this transit stimulates conflict or disputes, it is likely to be family-related--you may have arguments with them, about them, or on their behalf. You may also encounter opposition from career-related matters or people. You may get worked up about old angers or regarding emotional issues from the past that are resurfacing now.

Overview Horoscope:

Libra Monthly Horoscope Summary for August 2018: You are strongly focused on friends, group activities, collaboration, networking, as well as attention to long-term projects this month, dear Libra. Demands on your time can be significant this month, and for the most part, pleasantly so. You do need to pay particular attention to managing your time effectively, though, with Mercury retrograde until the 19th and Mars until the 27th. Delays and backtracking can be part of the picture. Venus is in your sign from the 6th, bringing you even more attention and encouraging you to be kinder to yourself. The last week of August should bring a stronger need to withdraw, heal, and catch your breath. This is a period for wrapping up your solar year and making the most of solitude, reflection, and private time.

Watch the 19-20 when Mercury stations and there may be misunderstandings involving a friend, dream, or plan that confuses everyone. After this time, you're likely to feel more "in the know" about what to expect (and what not to expect) from people around you, and clearer about your goals, as well. Mind you, Mars remains retrograde until the 27th, so patience is still required before everything moves along swimmingly. The Solar Eclipse New Moon on the 11th can stimulate you to make a quick decision to change directions or even to end a friendship, but your patience returns around the 25th. In fact, it then makes more sense to you to slow down and think things through.

One of the themes this month involves a dilemma between going your own way creatively speaking and collaborating. Both options look very attractive! Overall, though, it seems that working with others is your best bet in August. It seems you can benefit greatly from teamwork.

Venus symbolically emerges in your solar chart on the 6th and spends the coming five weeks in your sign. People want to be around you and are drawn in by your warmth and spirit. During this cycle, you're especially desired or popular, as well as confident and comfortable in your own skin. You radiate good energy and tend to attract positive attention and feedback as a result. It can be a time for drawing in gifts, but for the most part, you tend to be making your own luck. Know your limits now--some self-indulgence is fun, but going too far with this can, of course, be regrettable later.

Venus in one's own sign is always considered pleasant, but since Venus is your ruler, it's an especially fortunate transit for you. It's not that you won't be challenged at times during this cycle, but that you tend to have your way now. Indeed, the power of attraction is with you--you're magnetizing positive situations and people into your life.

Around the 7-8, significant thinking or conversations can occur that give you new insight into recent events, decisions, or problems, mainly related to friends and relationships or a significant plan or dream. The insight you gain now may be a little new or raw, but can help pave the road to new beginnings and attitudes. It may come as a result of a meeting with someone from your past. Whether it's direct feedback from a friend or your observations and coming into touch with your relationship needs, you're going forward with a stronger sense of what you want from your connections.

Mars, still retrograde, moves back into your sector of home and family on the 12th, where it will spend its final two weeks of retrograde motion. You may be reviewing your living situation or conditions during this time. You're likely to revisit old family issues or household projects. Delays are possible, but the rerouting that results from delays can be helpful.

While there may be some level of chaos or confusion on the 17-19, you have more emotional fuel for enjoying and pursuing your interests. You can fully enjoy trying new things, branching out, improvising, and experimenting. You are especially attracted to new or out-of-the-ordinary activities, ideas, and people. Mercury ends its retrograde on the 19th, and after a feeling of being in limbo or on the fence about matters, information comes in that helps clarify things and move life forward.

A Jupiter-Neptune trine influences this part of the month, too, and it's wonderful for perspective. It's a favorable influence on your work, finances, and health. Your self-image improves, and this has positive effects all around, as you take better care of yourself and pay more attention to the mind/spirit element of your life. This is a time not so much for perfecting your craft or talents, but for rounding them out and putting them to good use. The work you do now may feel more compatible with your overall philosophies or mission.

From the 23rd, you tend to seek out more time to yourself or out of the fast lane! Even so, you're in an excellent position for both changing and stabilizing critical areas of your life, particularly emotional life, debts, relationships, living conditions, and family. There can be excellent support at home or with family now. This is a time for sorting out your living arrangements and money situation. Progressive or alternative methods and arrangements can be made to work for you. It's a good time for home repairs, moves, or other domestic developments, as well as a supportive atmosphere at home or with family.

Mars turns direct on the 27th after two months of retrograde motion, and you'll enjoy more clarity about home, family, romance, and creative projects over the coming weeks. A venture might pick up the pace, reach a turning point, or resume now. Desires are clearer, and you feel more confident about new launches and new beginnings.

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