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Your Sun-sign Forecast: August/September 2023

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23 August through 22 September 2023

Your monthly horoscope according to your birth sign (sun).

Virgo Sun
Happy Birthday to you… 🎶 Another yearly sun cycle has come to an end; another beginning has begun. What will you make of yourself this coming year, Virgo? For now, the question of who am I strongly reverberates through your work and activity. Let it rise to the surface and lead you to an answer…

Libra Sun:
Transformation begins with acknowledging the person bigger than who we think we are. This month, allow the feeling of letting go illumine your higher sense of self and bring clarity to your sense of belonging… doing so will answer your questions of income…

Scorpio Sun
Believe, Scorpio! Your self-effort and sacrifice creates income opportunities and if you don’t see the fruits this month, you will have laid the foundation for future windfalls. Important people are taking notice…

Sagittarius Sun
Opportunity comes to you through what you know, but more so, through your innate abilities to share and teach that knowledge to others. This month would be a great time to take a retreat in nature or a pilgrimage to a sacred place.

Capricorn Sun
The answers you seek are found in the shadows of your thoughts behind the closed doors of what you think is possible. This month, it is what is not seen that holds the answer. Open these doors and see what’s inside. You may find Luck and Fortune waiting…

Aquarius Sun
Be open to receiving a lesson this month on how to receive what is rightfully (karmically) yours in relationship. A gentle nudge given at the right moment to your partner can open their mystical possibilities…

Pisces Sun
Your relations are in need of a boost. Good thing the sun in Virgo will help. The trick is to get the important people in your life to see the beauty in taking care of their physical obligations towards themselves and their worldly affairs. You can help show them the way…

Aries Sun
Taking care of business is the first step toward fulfilment. If you are unsure of what is your business, do what is in front of you. Take a step and from there, take another. Soon you will be walking out the door.

Taurus Sun
Ah, Taurus! Creativity in the home brings you comfort… and answers! As an earth sign, do something messy like making mudpies or using your body as a paint brush to paint your living room. Well, maybe you don’t need to go so far, but you get my meaning….

Gemini Sun
Cut loose, Gemini! Performance brings you contentment. No need to book a stage; go out under the stars and dance. Read a poem to stranger and if you have the inclination, then find that stage and let your light shine…

Cancer Sun
You and Gemini share a lot in common this month. However, for you I suggest focusing on poetry and song. And to make it sweeter (and easier), find a group with whom to share your new found courage…

Leo Sun
Roar like a lion, Simha! Find that soapbox and tell it like it is. In no time you will be eloquently sharing your ideas to all your friends and neighbours and if they aren’t around, there are always the birds and a few stray dogs to impress… 😁

Your Sun-sign Forecast July/August 2022

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July 23 through August 22, 2022

Leo
Happy Birthday, Leo! Have you ever looked closely at a busy sidewalk after a rain when the snails come out? Not a pretty sight. Confidence is not enough (for both the snails and humans); we also need clarity. But I believe in you, Leo. With your sun in its own sign this month, your outer brilliance is second only to your inner shine. Light up the world, Simha!

Virgo
You can be a world-beater this month, Virgo, but not with a big stick. Spend some time with yourself and you will rediscover a beautiful aspect — your ability to serve the world. Follow your charitable brilliance with your pocketbook and you will open a door you didn’t realise was there. 

Libra
Your ability to generate income has always occupied a significant place in your thoughts. This month, you can help make it real by spending time with successful people. If you don’t know any, that’s okay. Go to where they hang out. Rubbing shoulders, like rubbing sticks, is the first step toward a roaring blaze.

Scorpio
Can you put your tendency toward activity to an advantage? Yes! Where else but in right action. This month, the sun is telling you to do what’s right. And guess what, Scorpio? That means first being kind toward yourself. Then, discover a better connection to work by being honest with yourself. Do you really want to spend the rest of your life doing what you are doing? Maybe yes, maybe no… the choice is yours.

Sagittarius
Nature is calling you, Sagittarius! Do you hear it’s call and if you do, will you answer? It’s that wild thing inside you that speaks of ancient times dancing ’round the fire, under the stars. And who might be there dancing with you but the Lord of Abundance and Prosperity… 

Capricorn
Do you ever hear whispers in the middle of a warm August night coming to you on the wings of a gentle breeze through an open window? They call for you, Capricorn, but fear not for they are the cry of your own heart, the yearning to find a deeper meaning to it all. This month is your chance. You’ll find it ‘far from the maddening crowd’…

Aquarius
The potential of relationships is seldom realised because we are too busy trying to get something rather than give. Be warned, however, for even giving can have a selfish intent behind its rosy facade. The sun in Leo shines a light on your relationships so you can see the truth to what it is you bring to others. No matter what you discover, know that your potential is unlimited beauty.

Pisces
Compassion and empathy have always been strong points. This month, get a sense of what you mean to others by bringing resolution to their troubles. In the process you’ll discover how health and healing form two sides of your equilateral triangle representing the world. The third side? Selfless service of which you have an abundance. This month, step out into the world and shine your light!

Aries
Do you feel the urge to pick up a paintbrush and create a masterpiece? What about finishing that novel you started but never finished? Never even began? No worries. But please do something creative this month, Aries. Big or small, good, bad, or ugly, you’ll find that it’s not the bark of the dog that matters, but its bite. So stop barking and take a bite. No, not out of your neighbour, Aries — out of Life! You’ll find the taste is habit forming.

Taurus
What’s the difference between house and home, Taurus? Simple enough: a house refers to space (bricks and mortar) and home refers to place (emotional connection). But O my! How confused we become. Let place guide you and space is sure to follow. And the place to start? With yourself. This month, you have a chance to really see what it is that makes you tick. Hint: it is not home and family. Confused? Good. Confusion is the first step toward knowing.

Gemini
There is a blazing fire burning within you this month, a fire of desire. But it’s a strange fire: the more fuel you add, the less it burns. Better to simply let it burn with no intention. What you will discover is that what you have been seeking is not really what you want. There in the ashes sits the object of your desire, a golden wish-fulfilling nugget that needed fire to burn away the dross. Let the fire reveal what it is you really want.

Cancer
You eloquence reaches new heights this month. Whether it bloats your ego or does the world a world of good depends upon whether you bathe it in compassion and season it with humility. I think the latter is your destiny for no other reason than I trust you. Don’t make me eat my words, Cancer; I have eleven other signs to dine on. ?

Your Sun-sign Forecast June/July 2022

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(June 21 through July 20, 2022)

Cancer
You already know you are an emotional and sensitive being. The challenge comes in channeling high-energy emotions like anger, impatience, and jealousy into life-promoting activities. Fortunately, you get a strong boost this month to do just that as your Jupiter and Mars are influencing your work and income. Been feeling a bit under-appreciated in these departments? Now’s the time to take your stand.

Leo
O my! The lioness within you seems a bit sheepish this month… or is it that she really is a lamb inside? Like the reference to Christ in Revelations:5-6, you are both the conquering spirit and the sacrificial lamb this month. No worries! It is only your smallness that is being sacrificed. Only by seeing the world with soft eyes do we discover our true greatness.

Virgo
Income and finances seem to be on your mind. This month, find others who share your dreams and take that next step. In the meantime, offer your time to a community project and watch the wonderful response you get not only from others, but from yourself. Watch out! It may become habit forming. 🙂

Libra
Libra is the sign associated with the stage of life where we seek out relationships only to discover that “finding the one” is not enough. This month, direct the energy of relationship toward your workplace. There’s a chance for you to ‘make your mark’ and both you and your colleagues will be better off because of it. Right action brings right results.

Scorpio
Teacher, teacher, I do declare; I see someone’s… remember this childhood rhyme? Scorpios like you have a natural ability to see things others cannot. However, even the master was once a student. This month, look for a teacher to help you attain what you have been yearning for. You may have to travel to find it.

Sagittarius
Ah! The sweetness of emotion… it brings so much! This month, open your heart to the sweetness of emotion and comb the depths of the mystical. Sagittarius is symbolised by the centaur: half human and half horse. Throw yourself into nature not as a distraction, but as a stepping stone across the stream of attachments that keep you limited. What you’ll find is what you are: Love.

Capricorn
There is a bell ringing in the belfry, but not the one in your neighbourhood house of worship. It’s the one within you and it’s calling you to attend the Church of your Higher Reason. This month, there is a chance of handing over your willpower to others; the more intimate the relationship, the more challenging to overcome. However, Capricorn, I trust your ability to stand your ground through your in-born ability to see through the charade.

Aquarius
This month, there is an uptick of possibility that you may be asked to help someone in need. This is fortunate for the other person because you are a natural healer. Just remember, healing is not always concerned with the body; a wayward mind often needs a shoulder to cry on, and a troubled heart a soothing word. You are up to the task to offer both.

Pisces
Romance is in the air! Or is it your artistic talents? Perhaps it’s even your inner child attracting children to you like the Pied Piper. In fact, it is all of these. This month, take advantage of your openness to explore the beauty of emotion. Smile at the neighbour! Hug a tree! Sing a song! I guarantee the birds will sing back. 

Aries
Aries, you have always been known for your sharp intellect and your courage, but this month, you are being asked to explore something a bit more challenging: your gentle side. Regarding the world through “soft eyes”, you will discover a hidden strength: emotion. Love, gratitude, and compassion holds the key you have been seeking.

Taurus
Expressing emotion has always been a mixed bag; on the one hand, the strength of your expression is second to none, on the other, it stays in a box. This month, you have the opportunity to take the bull by the horns and discover how emotion is tied to your capacity to fulfil your desires. What you’ll discover along the way is that the quality of your emotion matches the quality of what you choose to experience and guess what? This is the secret to a joyful life.

Gemini
Have you noticed something interesting about your life? Your capacity to fulfil desire is related to your capacity to communicate those desires not only to others, but to yourself. Make this a joyful process and you will have found the key to manifestation. It’s not the fulfilment of desire that makes you joyful, though, it’s the discovery of the power TO fulfil desire — and that makes you feel good, really good.

Your Sun-sign Forecast MAY/JUNE 2022

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(May 21 through June 20, 2022)

Gemini
Okay, Geminis! It’s your month to shine. Look for ways to increase your income, especially through creativity, art, and beauty. This will help pay for that extra urge to spend money this month. Give some time reflecting on how you can serve the world just the way you are. If you need help giving this a shape, look toward authentic teachers and mentors for advice. Most important, add fuel to your fire by looking inward for answers.

Cancer
Change happens, Cancer folks, but just as a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, what you’re going through is made sweeter when you focus on work and your life plan. You are much, much more than who you think. This is a great month to become familiar with your God-given talents, and you have a bunch to offer. If you need help, look toward your community — volunteering for the charity of your choice without reward is a great way to discover your hidden talents.

Leo
Your roar may be keeping relationships a bit rough around the edges this month; better to spend your time hanging out with mystics, yogis, and borderline societal outcasts who nevertheless have your back. Work offers a chance for gain and promotion if you can do what you’ve been afraid to do. And that gloomy feeling that seems to be hanging around? Ever read The Cloud of Unknowing written by an anonymous 14th-century Christian monk? Not for the faint of heart. No worries: you have the heart of a lion.

Virgo
Take a break from personal ambition. Now’s not the time, I know; work seems so important. Embrace the passion you have for helping others then watch the waters of abundance wash over you like a healing salve. Be cautious about listening to false prophets —  but remember, false prophets can only exist because of true prophets. Can you find the good apple amongst the bad? Do so and the door to what is possible becomes the door to personal experience — yours!

Libra
Feeling a bit tongue-tied this month? Embrace the uptick in loving relationships by becoming attentive to how you can be the jewel in someone’s life. Doing so, not only do you become a gift to the world, but your home and family life experience a boost from your increased ability to solve issues in creative ways. That sudden interest in secretive things and what lies in the shadows? It’s not a problem as long as you have a good purpose. Keep it light with a topping of humility. A guide you can trust can help.

Scorpio
Hard to get out of bed with a smile on your face? Stop dreaming about how relationships can be and make of them what you wish. Use that eloquent tongue of yours to communicate effectively. Come to think of it, you have an especially eloquent way to serve others this month. And guess what? It starts with knowing what makes you truly content in your life and to do this, you need to break down some of those emotional inhibitions. If you’re happy and you know it, why not show it?

Sagittarius
O my! Looks like you can get what you want this month, but only if you figure out how to express it. The universe is listening. Need help? Stop putting your creativity on the back burner. Don’t you realise it’s the secret to your happiness? We all know you want to help people, but charity begins at home. Why not put some money there? That’s right: I am giving you permission to spend money on yourself. In fact, I insist. 

Capricorn
The power of your speech reminds me of working in the garden in the spring: not many fancy things to show, but the soil is mighty fertile. Why, I reckon you can grow just about anything in those words of yours. Good thing, too; there are opportunities to grow plenty this month. I should remind you, too, that the secret to getting what you want lies in the mysterious depths of who you really are. There is a wise ol’ owl within you urging you to discover your authentic self: Who? Who? You! You!

Aquarius
Love affairs do not make you a whole person; experiencing your creative side, does. Why not channel your increased emotional sensitivity into your creative side? Think out of the box: building wealth and income can become a creative pursuit or an obstacle. This month, become intimately acquainted with what you want, then notice how learning to communicate your wish is related. Better still is to look toward your community and discover a way to fit in that is true to you. 

Pisces
You have always been willing to empathise with others; this month continues that willingness and offers a chance for you to discover that you are the source of amazing emotions, feelings, and experiences. Eloquence through communication helps you get along with colleagues and powers your sense of accomplishment. The fly in the ointment is an expanded yearning to fulfil deep-rooted desires. Raise the caution flag: not all desires will take you where you want to go. Bring into work and home more of the world that reflects who you really are. And who are you really? Follow the inner whispers you hear in the quiet of the night.

Aries
There is a Michelangelo awaking within you. Think not of Sistine Chapels but of a wish-fulfilling tree that sprouts from your creative mind. Warning; you may get what you wish for, so wish wisely. This may seem a bit esoteric and otherworldly, but I have faith in you. This month, you get a fine boost of otherworldly energy, and it will go well with that renewed capacity to roll up your sleeves and get to work.

Taurus
Yes, words are important; so is your ability to offer others words vital to their wellbeing. However, words are not at the centre of what makes you happy; it only seems this way. Central to YOUR wellbeing is knowing what makes YOU joyful and alive — and acting upon that discovery. Spend time in the garden; don’t worry about getting muddy — that’s the point!

Your Sun-sign Forecast MAY 2022

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For the coming month
(April 20 through May 20, 2022)

Taurus: home, family, emotional connection… these have always occupied a significant part of your identity and your search for happiness. This month take advantage of your expanding solar energy and look beyond family to yourself where the source of true contentment lies. Ask yourself, “What makes me happy? What brings a smile to my face each morning?” It is human nature to be joyful, loving, and blissful. This month, find yours.

Gemini: your task this month goes beyond chasing your desires and seeking to fulfil your personal ambitions. Acknowledge the natural stirring in your heart to offer yourself in service to the world and others. Though speech may seem an impediment, communication is not. There is more than one way to cook rice. 

Cancer: opportunity has opened the door for you this month, but it is up to you to cross the threshold. Material gain happens through networking and networking depends upon good communication. Don’t overthink it and no need to pander. You are already in the limelight.

Leo: perhaps no other time of the year affords you such an opportunity to understand why you are in the work you are, why you chose the career path you did. Once you understand this, you will be in an enviable position to make your work a source of joy… or find new work that does. 

Virgo: do you fancy a spiritual teacher who can help you “swim to the other side” as Pat Humphries sings in her song of the same name? This month, there is an uptick in your openness to find such a teacher. Feeling stuck? Look to the earth for answers: spend time in your garden or walk barefoot on the beach. It helps clear the cobwebs and sparks the fire of opportunity.

Libra: it’s not uncommon to shoot ourselves in the foot when it comes to making income. Pride is the culprit. This month, investigate the possibility of combining your goals with someone you trust. Business partnerships are percolating within you and can help get you over the hump. Need an extra push? Spend time with yogis and mystics. They tend to think “out of the box”.

Scorpio: this year has been a bit tough and I can’t really tell you the challenges are finished. Don’t despair! This month, your work and activity gets a boost through your capacity to bring out the best in people. This makes you feel good about yourself and just as the snowball gathers more snow as it rolls down the hill, so too, do you gather more authenticity.

Sagittarius: do you have any father-figures in your life, a teacher, perhaps, or a mentor or guru? Perhaps your birth father? Good. Everyone has something beautiful about them. Spend time with them this month and learn from their example. Selfless service brings untold rewards, most of which you have never considered.

Capricorn: this is an interesting and potentially exciting month for you. Your power of intuition and psychic ability is holding the hand of your creativity. Allow the mystical to inspire you whether it is to resolve an old issue or to paint a masterpiece like the Mona Lisa whose other-worldly smile has transfixed the hearts of millions.

Aquarius: you tend to give a lot of yourself in your relationships which has not always taken you where you wanted to go. This month, however, you get a boost from friends and family who help you discover that home and family is, indeed, more an experience than a place. Lucky you.

Pisces: O my! Your desires and what the world needs are sharing the same space this month. Good for you. Now you can roll up your sleeves and give the world your best. After all, you are a poet and you know it.

Aries: did you benefit from the sun in Aries last month and take a decisive step toward an authentic life uniquely yours? Great! Now turn your attention towards communicating with others. Don’t think in terms of words only. Creativity has entered the house of communication and always thinks outside the box. You should, too.