This week we see Uranus square to the sun on Friday, Aug. 6, and a new moon in Leo on Sunday the 8th.
Thursday, Aug. 5: Oodles of energy and an energetic surprise are two themes for today. It was Aug. 5, 1583, when explorer Humphrey Gilbert landed at Newfoundland and claimed it for the British Crown. This was the start of the British Empire.
Friday, Aug. 6: The sun in Leo is square to Uranus in Taurus. This could bring a surprise change of direction forced by practical necessity. It may also bring something only dreamed about, closer to home. Happy birthday to the internet. Invented by Tim Berners-Lee, an English scientist, he first published his files describing the world wide web on Aug. 5, 1991.
Saturday, Aug. 7: Mercury in Leo is a proud Mercury full of ideas. Today Neptune creates stress by imagining things of deep sympathy. So, if we can be deeply empathetic and proud as well, then all is good. A graduate of radio and television arts from what was then called Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, Peter Jennings would go on to become the most respected American TV news anchor after Walter Cronkite. Jennings died Aug. 7, 2005.
Sunday, Aug. 8: Today we have a new moon in Leo. The new moon is conjunct Mercury, meaning in the same place in the sky. It is square to Uranus and opposite Saturn. This is a very important lunation, because it directly activates the Saturn-Uranus square.
Saturn square to Uranus previously was affecting others, but today it affects you. Initially, we may feel in between a rock and a hard place. The questions are the same: who am I, really? What makes me different from others? What’s my place in the world? You may not have all the answers yet, but make an effort and stay with the tensi on. Sometimes the things that we have the greatest resistance toward can lead to our greatest breakthroughs.
It is also the start of a new lunar month, a time to make a list of things we want to accomplish in the next 28 ½ days. Even if only a few steps toward full accomplishment are possible, it is wise to list these things too. He is one of Canada’s greatest goalies of all time. He won five Stanley Cups in only nine NHL seasons. Ken Dryden was born Aug. 8, 1947.
Monday Aug. 9: Stubborn thinking may be unavoidable. Sometimes stubborn can be good. If not, change it. And today is also a time when an important relationship, after a bit of tension, puts a smile on your face. On Aug. 9, 2012, Usain Bolt won the 200-metre sprint at the London Olympics. He also won the 100 metres.
Tuesday Aug. 10: Something to be boastful about is likely due, in part, to powerful good fortune. Still, it’s nice to say it. On Aug. 10, 1497, John Cabot recounted to King Henry VII of England his trip to “Asia.”
Wednesday Aug. 11: On the day when Mercury moves from Leo into her home sign of Virgo, Venus is in perfect harmony with Pluto. In short, it’s a Wednesday loaded with willpower and charm and practical, smart thinking. Today is the 71st birthday of apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
Next week, more from Mercury, and Venus enters Libra more.
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