Astrological Overview: August 12-18, 2024

Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your personal chart. Aspects of Note this Week:All times listed are Pacific Standard Time. For Eastern Time, add 3 hours; Add 7 hours for Universal Time (UT), but add 8 hours for BST. Monday: Mars sesquiquadrate PlutoTuesday: Venus sesquiquadrate ErisWednesday: Mercury quincunx Pluto, MARS CONJUNCT JUPITER, Mercury retrogrades into LeoThursday: Sun trine Chiron, Mercury quincunx Neptune, MARS SQUARE SATURNFriday: No major aspects are exact todaySaturday: Venus sesquiquadrate Pluto, Sun trine ErisSunday: Mercury square Uranus, Sun conjunct retrograde Mercury, Venus square JupiterMonday, August 19: Venus opposite Saturn, Sun square Uranus, Full Moon 11:25 a.m. PDT, JUPITER SQUARE SATURN ***** CLATTER: When wind blows through a bamboo forest, the hollow stems of the trees bend and sway. As they collide with each other, they make a clattering noise, similar to the sound of many horses' hooves prancing lightly on a cobblestone street. This is analogous to what we may experience this week as Mars and Jupiter align in airy Gemini. Continue Reading Be sure to visit InnerSelf.com, where there are 20,000+ life-altering articles where we promote "New Attitudes and New Possibilities." All articles are translated into 30 languages. Subscribe to InnerSelf Magazine, published weekly, and to Marie T Russell's Daily Inspiration. InnerSelf Magazine has been published since 1985.