Aug 16 – 22, 2026 • Weekly Forecast
8/17 • Mars (action & desire) ~square~ Neptune (dreams & illusions):
You must consider this a test of sorts. Confront your fears & clarify your desires, that will be the most effective way to manage this period.
8/17 • Mars (action & desire) ~square~ Neptune (dreams & illusions):
You must consider this a test of sorts. Confront your fears & clarify your desires, that will be the most effective way to manage this period.
8/9 • Mercury Enters LEO (until Aug 25th): As Mercury moves into Leo, we get the benefit of the recent Cancer Retrograde to be more creative and make new connections to how we’d like to express ourselves. This year more than ever, it is time to “think with your feelings”.
Every Venus Retrograde begins a new chapter in our relationship with Love, Values, Beauty, Resources and the Sacred Feminine. Although the Retrograde itself unfolds between October & November, the larger cycle actually begins in late Summer.
This week, Chiron Retrogrades at Zero Taurus and starts moving back toward Aries. Over the next 5-months, you will likely notice how new issues are arising and old issues are fading because you have evolved, integrated & released them through your soul work and shadow work, which is what we do with Chiron.
August marks the very cusp of completion & initiation of cycles large & small, which is facilitating a healing & integration of a whole new foundation. We will look back on Aug/Sept 2026 as a monumental shift on many levels.
7/26 • Saturn Retro in ARIES (until 12/10): As we approach the sacred threshold of Saturn’s Retrograde in Aries, we find ourselves at a powerful turning point in the Wheel of Time. This is no ordinary passage, it is a bridge between worlds, between cycles and between who we have been & who we are becoming.
7/19 • Mars (energy & actions) ~sextile~ Saturn (endurance & stability):
This energy significantly boosts your drive to establish stability on your own terms. You will find yourself more motivated to put in the necessary work & dedication, starting with meticulous planning followed by methodical execution.
7/12 • Mercury Rx (ideas & thoughts) ~conjunct~ Sun (energy & focus): This compelling energy urges you to express yourself across multiple layers of existence. Communication stands at the forefront, yet it is crucial that it flows both ways, as a genuine exchange of ideas.
7/6 • Sun (energy & individuality) ~square~ Saturn (reality & purpose):
With this energy, it is best to understand that you may have two distinct pulls within – that is: obligation to others versus responsibility to Self.
The story of July is that we are entering the second wave of a larger evolutionary sequence unfolding all Summer & beyond. June initiated the shift in values. July activates movement & choice. August brings conscious integration through new ideas, relationships & self-awareness.