HAPPY HERMES, THE ISLAND ASTROLOGER: Hard Love, Hyper Joy
We have been going about our business under some busy skies. First, the sun has just moved into Virgo and our collective focus is shifting from outward expression to a more inner practicality. It is the time of year when we harvest what we have sown and determine how best to use and to save what we have. In other words, let’s get it together, huh? We are just on the other side of a powerful full moon in Aquarius that formed a 90-degree square with Uranus, offering a major release and some surprise liberation. Right now, though, we are sitting beneath a major four-planet configuration. Graceful Venus sits opposite serious Saturn. Forming a 90-degree square to these two planets sits a conjunction of aggressive Mars and joyful Jupiter. Now, there are so many ways that this formation can materialize in each person’s experience, particularly depending on how it hits someone’s birth chart. But there is a standoff between love and maturity, and the way forward is through passion. So, ask the hard questions about what you love, make some mature decisions, then remember what it is that ignited your fire in the first place.
Here are your horoscopes for Venus opposite Saturn square and the Mars-Jupiter conjunction. Read for your rising and sun signs.
Virgo
Aug. 23 – Sept. 22
Happy birthday season to our grounded-yet-mystical, humble-yet-effective, caring Virgos. Under this sky, self-love is paramount and self-criticism needs to be managed. Partnership may pose a particular challenge, but be sure to heed the call to mature relations within the struggle. Investing big, joyful energy into your work will carry you. With Mercury in retrograde for one more week, remember your patience.
Libra
Sept. 23 – Oct. 23
Continue to find your grace and beauty in your solitude, Libra, despite the pressure to self-sabotage. Find your balance between loving your lonesome and buckling down to get the myriad things done. When the struggle seems too much, throw yourself into a grand adventure that will expand your world. There is much delight to be found in lands unseen.
Scorpio
Oct. 23 – Nov. 21
Time to take some big risks, particularly risks that require investing in other people. There is a great reward by taking the leap. The struggle you find between the simple enjoyment of your friends and the need to materialize your own creative work can be resolved by diving into a group project full-force.
Sagittarius
Nov. 22 – Dec. 21
Partnership is where your reward lies right now. Whether romantic, business or friendly, an important partner in your life is offering you the path forward. The love you have for your work and some perhaps difficult lessons at home are causing some tension. Focusing on your partner is the balm.
Capricorn
Dec. 22 – Jan. 19
Your familiar surroundings may be feeling a bit extra constraining right now, like you’re trapped in the monotony. You are probably feeling pulled toward a change of pace, and a big adventure may be particularly alluring. Honestly, the way to navigate this tension is to throw yourself into your work and focus on maintaining your health. Find the joy in your daily habits.
Aquarius
Jan. 20 – Feb. 18
Getting more conservative with your finances and materializing a budget is in the stars for you, but there is a struggle when there is a love for investing your money in group projects. You can’t have your money and spend it, too. The way through this struggle is to dive head-first into the things that bring you joy, and put your money into your own creativity. See what happens.
Pisces
Feb. 19 – March 20
Home and family are looming large right now, but the looming is not ominous. There is a lot of energy at home and a lot of celebration to be had. Focus on that when there is a tension between your personal need to be conservative and mature and your desire to spend more time with a partner in your life. Home and family come first right now.
Aries
March 21 – April 19
Focus on how you communicate on a regular basis and have fun with it. There are so many ways to express yourself, and so much of how you express yourself determines the outcomes in your life. There is a challenge present between a need to buckle down and get meditative and a love for being active and getting work done. Pour the energy from that challenge into working on expressive modalities.
Taurus
April 20 – May 20
Mmmm … a Taurus with Venus transiting the fifth house. There is so much bliss in your creative output right now. There seems to be some constriction with friends that is challenging your solitary joys, even though your own creativity is booming. The way to release this tension is to bring a lot of energy into the things you surround yourself with. Rearrange your room or go on a spending spree.
Gemini
May 21 – June 20
Mercury is still retrograde, and as a child of Mercury it is still time to be patient and reflective. However, there is a lot of energy focused on you at the moment and you have to hold the center. The tension between a need to buckle down at work and a love for being at home will release when you realize that it is up to you to be the center of attention for a bit.
Cancer
June 21 – July 22
Dive into your alone time wholeheartedly. There is so much joy and energy present for you when you separate yourself from the world and dive into your personal relationship with mystery. A challenge exists between your hard-earned beliefs and your need to be congenial in your communication. Avoid dogmatism and take the time to yourself.
Leo
July 23 – Aug. 22
As your birthday season dissipates, it’s time to focus on your money. Did you spend too much celebrating? Just take stock on your financial health. If you discover difficulty managing a desire to build your finances and a need to withdraw from the investments you have with other people, take some time just to enjoy the people in your life who support you. You don’t have to spend anything to be surrounded by friends.
