Welcome to your stars for August, which kicks off with a Mercury retrograde phase. Blu-tak this forecast to your fridge in case of emergency.
Lyvea’s Mercury Retrograde Emergency Drill for August 3 to 27: (1) Communicate extra carefully with everyone, everywhere, all the time. (2) Do not assume you are being ignored. Re-send your email. Check you rang the correct number. (3) If possible, do not sign legal contracts until September. (4) If you really have to sign a contract, read the fine print slowly and then find someone who actually understands it to explain it to you. (5) Review recent decisions. You may have overlooked something (6) Organise your work station to prevent mislaying things (like your sanity) at the critical moment. Back up computer files. (7) Any weird noises emanating from your car? Get it checked immediately. (8) Don’t be surprised if someone from the past reappears. Pay attention to the spiritual gift of this meeting. (9) Travel plans can go awry. Pack water, protein bars and the collected works of Eckhart Tolle. (10) Do not dump the nicest person you’ve met in the last decade or attack your boss with a waste-paper basket because they stuff up. Give people a break – they are also living through Mercury retrograde!
August 14: Full moon in Aquarius. Emotions peak. Everyone is egocentric yet vulnerable. Rather than crunching the numbers right now, trust your intuition. Keep love simple.
More retrograde nonsense: Chiron, Neptune, Uranus and Pluto are also retrograde this month. You can achieve tangible outcomes if you are already on a roll (this is the month of Leo, after all), but on the whole the stars favour things like releasing pent-up emotions, and letting go of any delusions you may have about a certain person being the “answer” to your happiness. You are the answer, remember. It’s the perfect time for that wonderful form of therapy known as “Chilling Out on the Couch with an Amethyst Crystal Balanced on Your Forehead”.
August 29: New moon in Virgo and Grand Earth Trine: That’s more like it! One of the most powerful days in 2011 for clarifying exactly what you want to manifest next. Earth signs are practical, too, so it’s time to get off the couch temporarily and plant a tree, paint your dreams, create a vision board, invent a career, or dance beneath the moon with all the celestial gods and goddesses. They love a good party.
Even more retrograde nonsense: Jupiter retrograde from August 30 to December 26: Delays to your plans are likely to work in your favour. Release thoughts like: “The world is against me and I’m never going to get what I want”. Better to take up a life-affirming hobby like acquiring fifty new Facebook friends who share your vision of a new world economy based on sharing and caring. Keep your spirits up, is what I’m saying, while the universe conspires slowly but surely to clear the path from your mind to your heart.
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