Astrology Forecast for August 7-13, 2016

This is the last week in our cosmic three-week marathon. Almost there!

We've all felt a bit of the cosmic heaviness and occasional electricity common during this time period. Thank God, we are about to begin a brand new time zone!

This week’s chart is quite eventful. Mixed with energies of water and earth, the moon is located in reflective Libra with plenty of Virgo planets. Pisces energy is also predominant… Virgo and Pisces together—OMG! All the planets are mutable! As a result, nothing feels solid, or even clear right now.

Saturn, still in retrograde motion in Sagittarius, is still very close to Mars. In ancient astrological tradition, Mars and Saturn are named the malefic ones. Oh boy!

The moon represents our inner world and feelings. Emotionally, we feel uncertain and all the Neptunian foggy Pisces reinforces this.

What is the cosmos trying to tell us?

The first lesson is about control. Ouch! We just need to realize so many things are out of our control. There is no point trying to get everything absolutely perfect. (Ladies and gentlemen, five planets and aspects are in Virgo this week!)

Why not? What’s wrong with perfection?

Newsflash: our world isn't perfect. It’s a work in progress and it happens to be OUR spiritual job to fix it, make it better, and correct ourselves in the process. Many problems start popping up when we decide EVERYTHING'S got to be perfect—the relationship, the job, the family, the environment, the nails, the dress—it ALL has to be perfect.

Oh dear. This is usually when all hell breaks loose.

But perfect really does not sound like a bad idea. Why can’t everything work easily and smoothly? Just the way WE want it?

Well, here it is: when we are so busy making everything sooooo perfect, we miss something really important in our lives—PEOPLE. When we think about it, everything in our lives is, in fact, about people and relationships. Our lives start with our parents, then our siblings and peers at school, then colleagues and partners in life, etc. Our entire life is ALL about mending relationships, and that’s far more important than having the perfect environment or event or job, which kabbalistically, is very much a utopia anyway.

When we look for perfection, and not for reconciliation, everything starts snowballing into chaos of biblical proportions. Kabbalistically, the line of ignoring? human dignity should never be crossed. To the contrary—everything, in fact, can be sacrificed for the sake of people, especially our EGOS, pride, and righteousness! Let go of the conflicts you've had in the past.

Since the element of water is so predominant in this week’s chart, this is precisely the right moment to channel our emotional energies towards a positive and tolerant future. Since water is the memory of the zodiac, we want to transform negative memories into a positive future.

Now is the perfect time for forgiving ourselves (Leo) and moving forward—the entire cosmos is mutable! The chart's rising sign is in compassionate Pisces, and compassion applies to everything this week, especially the mistakes WE have made.

Here are just a few recommendations for the ninth day of lunar Leo (Tisha B’Av, which ends the three-week cycle). It will be Saturday night (August 13^th) and the whole day Sunday.

We absolutely need to avoid conflicts that day. Even better, keep a very low profile or meditate. This is definitely not a good day for scuba diving, visiting the Amazon, hunting dinosaurs, or any other hazardous activity! Stay cautious, my friends!

Also, avoid negative conversations. We all just need a good dose of humility, care, and patience for the day. It’s okay, there is Light at the end of the tunnel!

The recommendation this week is to sweeten ourselves, inside and out!

To be continued!

Love and Light,

Yael