August 2008 forecast

Hmmm… if there was a sign most likely to go to the opening of an envelope, it would be you, my sweet! You find it so hard to say no to invites – actually, it’s hard for you to say no to anything or anyone – that this month you might have to do several mad dashes, 27 Dresses-style between parties or events held on the same day, after gleefully double-booking yourself.

You’ll be flitting about even more than usual with the Sun in your solar eleventh house of friends and group activities until the 23rd, preceded by Venus until the 7th and Mercury until the 11th. You’re likely to meet new best friends forever (BFF) on the New Moon of the 1st, 5th, 9th and 21st and receive plenty of opportunities to expand your fan base. The people you meet – or experiences you have – at events held on the 6th, 15th and Full Moon of the 16th could be remarkably alcohol- or drug-fuelled, flaky or just plain delusional. They might seem glamorous or lovely but the guests are likely to resemble characters out of Hotel California – don’t check in.

With five planets at various times in your solar twelfth house of secrets at various times during August, being Mars until the 20th, Venus from the 7th, Mercury from the 11th, the Sun from the 23rd, and Saturn until 2009, juicy little confidences are likely to be yours. Since you’re ruled by Venus however, while Virgos use the energy to plan ahead for the future, you’re more likely to have secret romances or crushes going on. It might be that you admire someone from afar, don’t want to admit your feelings or are secretly involved with someone who is already off the market. Good days to discuss making a more concrete romantic plan include the 13th, 15th, 21st and the New Moon of the 31st, while you could discover some hidden opportunities (possibly to do with your family or home) on the 17th (in the morning) and 18th. However, say nothing that could be held against you on the 6th, 17th (from lunchtime), 23rd, 28th and 29th.

Mars in your solar first house of personality from the 20th should sex up your charisma even more and – oh, lordy – make you quite irresistible if you are on the lookout for a new partner. Even when you’re bossy, people just melt.