Sagittarius Lucian Freud, born December 8, 1922, who just died at the age of eighty-eight, famously said: "What do I ask of a painting? I ask it to astonish, disturb, seduce, convince." And so are you going to do this August, Sagittarius. It's time to go for it, big-time.
Lucian Freud, grandson of Sigmund Freud, is one of my favorite painters. He is beyond wild. As are you this month, with such an array of heavenly bodies in your ninth house - of wild, expanding, exploding horizons.
In this expansive house, traditionally ruled by Sagittarius, you have: the glorious, almighty Sun; brilliant Mercury (in retrograde August 2 - 26, more on that anon); sweet and beautiful Venus from Thursday, July 28 to Sunday, August 21; and an exciting new Moon on Saturday, July 30.
All that the ninth house rules:
Broadening your horizons
Education, publishing, law
Travel
Far away friends, contacts, and places
International anything
Other cities - counties - states - countries - planets - galaxies
Other belief systems
Learning and exploring
Publishing - on a massive scale
Dreaming big
You can do it all, dear Sagittarius, just don't bite on more than you can chew. When you make plans and commitments with others, remember this. Because you will have to make a realistic budget around the full Moon in Aquarius on Saturday, August 13.
New financial arrangements are very promising and you get the best results towards the end of the month, so be patient! If you feel disappointed that things are not moving swiftly - I know how you feel!
Exercising restraint and patience might seem too saint-like to you so I would just go for examining the details.
Sorry to say, it's just not the time to party right now. You need to cover yourself.
Particularly with such an important career period for you coming up.
Many changes are at work. You can't afford to skip the fine print.
You come up with brilliant ideas. Keep them flowing. Keep paying attention to them. Herein is your gold mine. I'm serious.
Details are tricky during Mercury retrograde (from August 2 - 26), and so be extra careful. Yes, 'tis Mercury retrograde! Remember, everyone goes through this - everyone on the planet - and everyone makes mistakes - so be kind and compassionate to everyone out there.
The official day Mercury goes retrograde is Tuesday, August 2. This lasts - for everyone in the world - until Friday, August 26.
This is the time to take a break, go zen, play a little. Because, for everyone, no matter how hard you try, business is not as usual.
The hardest thing is to have patience. But with patience, come the rewards!
For everyone Mercury rules cell phones, as well as land lines, computers, cars, planes - and all thought and movement, including all forms of travel. He likes to go fast - he is the winged messenger who flies.
But he's going to be retrograding for twenty-four days.
If you are traveling during this time, just relax.
You will be noticing how travel is delayed, phones aren't working properly, and everyone keeps changing times on you.
You need to be aware that you could lose or misplace things - such as your wallet, your phone - cars break down - appointments are forgotten or broken - and the ordered universe generally goes awry.
The good news? It only lasts twenty-four days!
Mercury particularly affects electronics and any form of travel. Back up your computer files. Mercury rules all forms of communications, including, from the 1940's, computers. Computers go wonky during Mercury retrograde, as do phones, and anything that has to do with communication.
The work you can do?
RE-trograde means to go backwards. The past becomes very powerful. You can re-examine it. Old people pop up in your life.
A great deal of healing is possible at this time. Mercury, after all, also rules healing.
Retrograde rules all the RE-words.
See, Sagittarius, which of these REsonate with YOU:
Reduce, recycle, remix, repurpose, recreate, repair, refresh, reinvigorate, refine, redo, reinvent, recommit, refocus, revive, reconnect, reuse, reform, rejoice, re-evaluate, relive, rethink, renew, reorder, regnerate, respect, reactivate, rearrange, reclaim, revisit, relate
Reciprocate
Receive
Reconstruct, revise, re-engage, rewind
Release, recruit, rewrite, respond, reflect, review, relieve, rebound, remember, reward, reface, reassign, reinforce, rework, revere, refuel, regain
Regard, reinterpret, reconsider, re-educate, repeat.
And, finally, RE-lax. It's really the best thing you can do during a Mercury retrograde. Not to get, as the English say, your knickers in a twist, if things don't go according to plan. That's life!
Old people from the past come up at this time, too. For some of you, that forbidden love affair you weren't supposed to have has been rearing its head again.
For you coupled Sagittarians, expect a rekindling of passion.
In professional situations, repressing yourself sexually is not always the healthiest way to go about things, but it may be necessary now.
I may as well urge a moth not to go toward the light. (And I often do; it kills me when moths get burned.)
So, what are you going to do? Keep yourself in the house all day long? I don't think so.
With monetary gain being so possible for you this August, however, you need to act like a grownup. (Remember Saturn testing you in the area of your professional associates and colleagues!) And to respect your creations. You have one of the most creative minds of the Zodiac.
Don't throw that all away now.
Fantasize in secret if you have to. But in the world, go one step further than you thought you could. Or than you think you can.
Please be fair to yourself and your talents.
You can do it, dear Sadge. I have the utmost faith in you.
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YOUR LUCKY DAYS! Sagittarius Sun and Sagittarius Jupiter, your times of destiny are:
(Eastern Time) Sunday, August 7 from 11:21 AM; all of Monday, August 8; Tuesday, August 9 until 4:38 PM.
Check both your Sun sign and your Jupiter sign: double your fortune!
Take care.
With love,
Madalyn Aslan
