The Cosmic Connection
Rising sign horoscopes for Aug. 20 – 26
♈ Aries: Do something to ground your energy every day. Whether it’s your favorite fitness practice, eating foods that grow in the ground, or walking outside barefoot, your body will thank you.
♉ Taurus: Presence and experience are important for you. Slow down, and intentionally invite more pleasure and joy into your life. Remember you’re a human being, not a human doing.
♊ Gemini: Home is where your heart is. Appreciate more the things that your domicile provides you. It may also be a great time to clean and rearrange your space or focus on a home project.
♋ Cancer: The art and practice of communication are wonderful for emoting. Having an overdue conversation, writing, journaling, or affirmations are all excellent outlets for release.
♌ Leo: Dedicate some time and attention to the flow of your resources. This includes income, expenditures, time, and clutter that may need clearing. Refinement can build your confidence.
♍ Virgo: As the sun shines the spotlight on you, think about how you’re feeling in your body. Are you holding any tension or having any unease? Nourish yourself and aim to feel amazing.
♎ Libra: It’s the time and season to go within more than usual. Recharge and restore balance with rest, retreat, and dreaming. Wholeness and wellness in body, mind, and spirit are the goals.
♏ Scorpio: Get out and enjoy time with your friends. Activities that deepen your connection while also supporting wellness are ideal. Surround yourself with people who feel good to you.
♐ Sagittarius: Consider ways in which you can be more of service in your daily life. It can be as simple as holding a door for a stranger, or as devotional as volunteering for your favorite cause.
♑ Capricorn: Think about your favorite way to expand your perspective and broaden your horizons. It could be a new experience, travel, or a class. Whatever you do, make sure fun is on the itinerary.
♒ Aquarius: Take a deep dive into the mysterious. Seek to learn more about anything out of the ordinary that piques your interest. The exploration may lead to a new path of self-discovery.
♓ Pisces: Spend some quality time with your bestie. Relationships are perfectly imperfect and oftentimes the quality time gets lost in the pace of life. Buddy up and enjoy each other.
Weekly astrology summary:
The cosmos is currently dominated by the fire and air elements. While these elements inspire action and are the spark and spice of life, their fast pace can be overwhelming at times. On Saturday, Aug. 22, we can welcome in some grounding, practical, refining earth energy with the sun’s shift in the zodiac sign Virgo. The flavor of Virgo season this year, especially the beginning, will feel different for two important reasons. First off, the sun will immediately make a harmonious connection with master Chiron sitting quietly in the early degrees of Taurus. This will add support for making sense of some of the lessons and things surfacing during the current eclipse season. Secondly, for the first time in approximately 18 months, Virgo season will begin without the co-presence of the south node of the moon. The south node is a point of release, and one of Virgo’s qualities is purification. It’s probably felt like this constant pressure to surrender or let go of something that was creating inefficiency in life. That pressure is now gone, and we can all breathe a little more easily and enjoy Virgo season more than we have for a while. Virgo’s not all about organizing, crunching numbers, and having a critical eye. It’s also about celebrating the beauty and bountiful earth, the harvest season here in the northern hemisphere, devotion, and feeling whole and well in our earthly human bodies. Enjoy some nature and the refresh!
This week’s horoscopes are focused on the sun’s shift into Virgo; see the above horoscope for your rising sign for more specific insight and guidance. If you’re unsure what your rising sign is, you can email me at ursaalchemy@gmail.com, learn more in my info/tutorial video on my Ursa Alchemy YouTube channel, or cast your own birth chart for free on astro.com.
Ursula Duffy is a Professional Astrologer, Certified Aromatherapist and founder of Ursa Alchemy. www.ursaalchemy.com or ursaalchemy@gmail.com.
