You are being let off the hook, Virgo - karmically, that is.

Rather than Saturn torturing you, Saturn is bringing you lessons in inner peace.

So, you can cease trying to find out what the problem is.

Virgo is the brilliant analyst and fixer-upper of the Zodiac. This August, however, finally allowed to have your own, private life, you can stop being the helpful Busy Bee of the world, and you can let others do the majority of the work! 

You are meant to do just that - communicate. Delegate. Relegate.

The full Moon coming up on Saturday, August 13 in your sixth house of work will have you - finally - reaching a resolution on this. The outcome will be very favorable for your work.

That helper I mentioned in your last horoscope who has come into your life is here to stay, and you can relax.

You may feel a bit of conflict about this, however, dear Virgo. The main planetary action is really taking place in your twelfth house - which is all about being behind the scenes.

In your private twelfth house 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.

So you may feel betwixt and betworn between being cast center stage, while preferring to stay in a softly-lit background.

One day you'll be a bold flirt, the next you could be overcome with paralyzing shyness with your love interest.

Communicate, communicate, communicate. And trust your gut, your deepest instincts.

Because the twelfth house also rules your unconscious and your psychic self. You will be receiving extraordinary psychic hits this August.

Your impressions of things and people are spot on. Listen to what your gut is telling you.

Especially as it pertains to people around you, or to one person in particular you've been thinking about.

If that one person you've been thinking about does not stop getting thought about - this is your clue. Reach out to this person.

You can trust this now. As opposed to simply worrying about it.

Just think about it - or don't. Just DO.

Use what you get - those extraordinary psychic hits - for love, and also for your creativity. If you are an artist or producer of any kind, this month will be a goldmine for you. You will hit paydirt!

All that is ruled by your twelfth house:

Getting in touch with your unconscious

Your imagination (and writing)  

Spending time alone

Activating your psychic gifts

Psychological renewal

Healing and therapy: WHY do you suffer so much?

Your Past and its various complexes

Buried Sorrows: the way you sabotage yourself

All physical inhibitions - including retreats and places of confinement - and your room!

The only time you will be called to help others - always your job - is near the full Moon in Aquarius on Saturday, August 13. Friends will need your adept intervention and you, as usual, will save the day.

Now, because your planetary ruler brilliant Mercury is retrograde from August 2  to August 26 and spends six of its retrograde days (August 2 - 8) in your sign, you will be affected more than most. Another reason to lie low and take time off for your private behind-the-scenes life! 

Ah, yes, 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, Virgo, 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!

Although you probably can't afford to (Saturn pushing down on your second house of finances) August would really be the best time to take a holiday...go on a retreat...retire to a meditation center.

Even those of you finally with someone and in love will find yourself longing for some alone me-time this month. Communicate your best and get your partner to understand. 

A life of the mind, along with its education, is key for you; this is how you make your mark this August. And it will be one of many new and long-lasting ones.  

Speaking of making your life better and improving your luck - and wealth - here's me talking about Jupiter and my book on The Today Show! Take a look-see! (And please feel free to leave a comment on youtube.)

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I look forward to reading you, dear Virgo.

YOUR LUCKY DAYS! Virgo Sun and Virgo Jupiter, your times of destiny are:

(Eastern Time) Monday, August 1 from 4:42 AM; all of Tuesday, August 2; until 6:04 AM on Wednesday, August 3; Sunday, August 28 from 2:13 PM; all of Monday, August 29; Tuesday, August 30 until 2:25 PM.  

Check both your Sun sign and your Jupiter sign: double your fortune!

Take care.

With love,

Madalyn Aslan