Full Send Drama - Aug 2024
It’s Leo season, but not as we know it. We expect leonine fun and warm tidings, yet startling t-squares, Mercury Retrograde through Virgo and Leo, as well as the wildly dramatic Aquarius Full Moon give this month a full send!
4th August: New Moon @ 12’ Leo
A Leo New Moon on 4th August is always a good time to connect to your heart’s desire…the sensational thrills you are feeling, cause your heart to skip at the thought of what you’re imagining or creating, even if it is just in your internal world. Leo rules the heart, and your heart has the largest electro-magnetic field of any organ and literally creates your aura, which is your vibe. This feels good, and this New Moon is making a juicy sextile to both Mars and Jupiter in Gemini. Mars in Gemini cannot help but make incredible noise, he becomes super chatting and loud, with tons of flirty banter (flanter) to inflict on this Leo joy. To add to this, Jupiter in Gemini is an incredibly positive mind expanding force, ready to augment anything that Mars lets fly. And this means, the exuberance could turn to angry words and shouty chaos – so do be warned about letting things get aggressive. Expect Mars and Jupiter to let you know what is going on with someone’s Leo heart, good and bad…might that even be yours? Check where 12’ Leo is in your chart to see how this might pan out for you, especially if romance and passion are on the horizon.
4th August: Venus On Anaretic Degree Leo
Venus is at the anaretic degree, the final degree of Leo at this New Moon, adding to the sense of urgency to say what you feel, tell someone you love them, dust the cobwebs off the corners of your heart and sing it…really feel into what your best you could look like and start behaving like that. We only have a certain amount of time to feel into the creative forces in this lunation, to feel into this big heart Leo energy and bring out what we find inside. As the next day, the 5th of August, lovely Venus of our hearts, moves into precise Virgo for a cleaner, more discerning attitude towards what we’ve just said or done. This brings clarity to any emotional expression from the Leo New Moon. Venus (and Mercury) in Virgo can say ‘we are good to go’, BUT…
5th August: Venus Ingress Virgo, Mercury Retrograde @ 4’ Virgo
Just hours after the New Moon, Mercury stations retrograde. An about turn at 4’ Virgo...right next to Venus…and the two together are digging deep, asking Virgo style questions. All sorts of details are required for the Virgo planets and this obviously stops Leo vibes in their tracks, right after the outpouring. It’s like finding the house you absolutely love, your dream home, and the Leo New Moon let’s your heart sing and you get all excited, Mars and Jupiter allow you to put an offer on it. This is so exciting and you are feeling now how your life is going to pan out…you can imagine yourself living there…and then BAM!
Venus ingress Virgo, Mercury retrograde in Virgo, details are required and you have some estate agent or bank clerk going through your business to see if you have enough money, or what deals you can get…what interest rate you can get in the current climate and you just have to get your Virgo head on and dig in.
8th August: Mercury Rx Conjunct Venus @ 3’ Virgo
Crunching through numbers and checking your data is essential at this time, you cannot escape it. Venus and Mercury Rx are joining on this day to really press into particulars, and perhaps add some true meaning to what it is we are trying to discover, and what we need to know. This will be a good day to make that phone call, delve deeper into the small print of a contract or open a file on your next project.
14th–18th Aug: Mars Jupiter Conjunct & Square Saturn Rx @ 17’
We’ve already seen how Mars can become quite shouty in Gemini, especially when paired with Jupiter who augments anything Mars is shouting - and Mars doesn’t need any encouragement. From the 14th through to the 18th, this noisy pair are coming together for a combustible show-down… arguments might be on the cards, but so will clever tactics and creativity. Get yourself ready to speak, to write, to express, whatever is on the tip of your tongue. Mars and Jupiter will make a square to Saturn Retrograde, which will fuel conversations but also marketing and media projects…this is a good time to do your own shouting about your own work, adding depth and meaning to what you’ve got to say.
19th August: Mercury Cazimi & Full Moon in Aquarius @ 27’
Everyone has to mark the 19th August in their diaries as a day for something incredible to happen, especially in the weird and wonderful category. There are two very powerful t-squares in action as the Moon becomes full in Aquarius, forcing the weirdness and the rebellious nature of Aquarius to its absolute maximum. Whatever situation arises, is set to take us all off tangent so we had better check where in your horoscope this could take hold. Later in the day of this lunation, Mercury goes Cazimi, that is to say, passes in front of the Sun whilst it is still holding the Moon to fullness. This is an astrological rarity, but actually brings about the most incredible Freaky Friday, mind-boggling set if ideas and events. Crazy ass Uranus rules this New Moon and will also be square it, literally the Pandora’s Box to chaos, pandemonium and tumultuous uproar. We’ve seen what can happen when the planets get explosive, so now we have them clashing their drums to herald in the most unexpected turn of events for mankind. We want ringside seats for this roller coaster ride.
21st / 22nd August: Sun Ingress Virgo
The Sun reaches the end of Leo season but doesn’t go quietly due to forming a Yod, finger of God formation at 29’ Leo and then into 0’ Virgo. Neptune and Pluto are at the base of this Yod, causing huge power shifts, increasing the power of rebellion whilst decreasing our grip on reality. The Leo, then Virgo Sun asks us to stand up and be counted. This is where we ‘do the right thing’ against the high odds of failure or causing disruption, this is the ride or die trip.
28th August: Mercury Direct @ 21’ Leo As Venus Oppo Neptune
Mercury is now turning direct, right at the end of August, as well it might, prompting us back to a forward progression after all the crazy curve balls of this month. We have work to do now and this Mercury Leo invites us to pick up the courage to do it for ourselves, with great gusto, no excuses. At the same time as Mercury’s direct motion, Venus in Virgo is opposing the delusion that is Neptune in Pisces and again we find ourselves sorting through reems of untruths to get to the bottom of what really is going on. Venus, along with Mercury have revealed enough information for us to make informed decisions and now is the time to use our utmost discernment for creative efficiency. Planets are about to drastically change the mood on 1st and 2nd September!