August 2008 forecast

“So, enough about me! What do you think of me?” Yes, it’s that crazy time of the year again when Arians hone their considerable ego (sorry, charm) for their romantic prey of choice, with the Sun in your solar fifth house of love, children and creativity until the 23rd, preceded by Venus until the 7th and Mercury until the 11th.

As soon as the New Moon of the 1st, expect a kickstart to your love life, attitudes to hobbies, and children: you like them, you just couldn’t eat a whole one. Or if you’re already married with children, the numbing boredom will lift and you’ll just enjoy life again and won’t feel so weighed down with responsibilities. You could fall truly, madly, deeply in love (or pregnant – watch out – you’re super-fertile right now!) on the 5th, have a life-changing conversation about love, children or the pursuit of happiness on the 9th, and feel incredibly fulfilled on the 21st.  Your lover (or children) could be a little, shall we say, “elastic” with the truth on the 6th, while some of your friends could lie more than politicians on the campaign trail on the 15th and Full Moon of the 16th.

If you’re still single, Mars in your solar seventh house of relationships from the 20th will galvanise you into changing that situation quick-smart, ramping up your radar for possible victims (oh sorry, partners) and if you’re already taken, you’ll throw a lot more energy into your relationship.

But before you can look forward to that, Mars is in your solar sixth house of work and health until the 20th, joined by Venus from the 7th and Mercury from the 11th, the Sun from the 23rd and Saturn until October 2009. You’ll have enormous mental and physical energy to throw into your workplace with great days for tackling something (or someone) difficult including the 13th, 15th, 17th (in the morning) 18th, 21st and New Moon of the 31st, the latter of which also points to a new start in your home regime or maybe even a new job. Lay off the scary face routine on the 6th, 17th (from lunchtime), 23rd, 28th and 29th when you could be too full-on about achieving improvements or change at work.