August 2023 Stars

There are two full moons book-marking each end of August and in between some thrilling aspects and a fortnight when all the planets are in retrograde.  In this episode Venus & Vesta takes us through the key activity. KEY TAKEAWAYS A Full Moon in Aquarius happens on the first day of August. All of us are in the middle of a heart-opening Venus retrograde in Leo, so to have a full Moon in Aquarius (Leo’s opposite sign) it should take us out of our navel/heart-gazing and look at the community around us, beyond ourselves into the Aquarian age. At the same time, Mars is in Virgo and in trine to Jupiter in Taurus who is making the square to the Full Moon. Jupiter in Taurus want truth, steadiness, lending support and expanding on those ideas to really be truthful and honest, whereas Mars in Virgo really wants to cut through every layer of bullshit and get to what the point is. These and other aspects make it more important for us to activate discernment and say “no”. It’s always more important what you say no to than what you say yes to. Suddenly we get two big whammies of “yes” like in When Harry Met Sally, but to ruin that, on the 13th we have a Venus Cazimi, which is a great day to fall in love, to meet someone and open your heart, or to wake up to what’s really going on in your heart. It’s amazing. This is followed on the 16th by the Leo New Moon which opens the heart for its deepest desires. On the 21st August the Yod (the finger of god) pointing at 28’ Leo is activated when the Sun arrives at this point. This is the degree that Venus got to and retrograded back from and is also the degree of the great American eclipse in 2017. Venus is already activated and will return to this point at the end of her retrograde period. This may show us where we’ve been imprisoned to some idea or ideology either personally or on a global scale.   BEST MOMENTS‘I haven’t seen anything in the news recently that’s made me think: “This is the result of what is going on with the planets.”’‘The Full Moon is always the opposition of the Moon and the Sun, so therefore there’s always a paradox in the Full Moon which makes it more complicated/dramatic than the New Moon is, when the Sun and the Moon come together.’‘It’s not just earthly matters that are going to concern us here, there’s something other-worldly happening through the first few weeks of August and beyond.’‘Mercury AND Uranus going retrograde make it seven planets in backwards motion and a time to reconsider, reflect, reevaluate and go on your inner journey rather than outward action.’   Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/venusandvesta/?hl=en   Website - https://www.venusandvesta.com  Ann-Louise Holland is a shamanic homoeopath, herbalist and astrologer.  She teaches astrology along with Steiner based anthroposophy, both of which are concerned with cultural events that bring about humanity's evolution and awareness to the soul's journey.  Venus & Vesta is a podcast about astrology for astrologers, monthly updates on the movements of the planets and asteroids, weekly detailed discussions, aligning the stars with what is happening in the world. Interviews with astrologers and mystics who have book launches, interesting theories, special events such as eclipses, and celeb horoscopes.