14th-20th August 2023: Weekly Sidereal Astrology Forecast

Leo season is kicking off on a passionate, extroverted and fiery start with many of our heavenly bodies placed in masculine air and fire signs. The energies above are calling you to step into your extroverted and confident nature. With Venus still retrograde in Leo it is important to be evaluating your heart's desires and core values. Dig deep to find out what it is you truly love on a soul level. What are you passionate about? What fills your heart with joy? How can you best connect and heal your inner child? Venus retrograde (Rx) calls us to introspect within the arena of Leo's qualities. So put your heart on a pedestal and live true to your heart and soul and a life full of love will follow.

The Sun in Leo conjunct Venus Rx this week is a time for full expression of love, affection and creativity. This is an excellent time for giving and receiving love and affection, spending time with loved ones and socialising with friends. You may feel in the mood to throw or attend a party, to go on a fancy date with your significant other or just to show your love and appreciation to those close to you. This transit helps to reconcile friendships, resolve relationship issues via dialogue and compromise, and strengthens personal values and resources.

On a more internal and emotional note, the Moon is beginning the week in curious Gemini. We will be collectively feeling light-hearted, breezy and curious, but also quite restless and fickle. The Moon is drawing us towards communicative actions and keeping busy with more than one activity at once! We are starting the week in a mode of analysing and communicating our emotions rather than deeply feeling them, but the Moon will soon be home in its ruling sign, Cancer. With this nurturing and intuitive energy, not only is this week a powerful time for deep healing, physically and emotionally, but it is also a time of sentiment and nostalgia. You may find yourself reminiscing memories of the past that will bring some deep emotions, particularly of love and joy, to the surface.

Expect your mind to be racing this week with Mercury conjunct Mars. This is a highly mentally stimulating transit bringing a surge of mental and intellectual energy! You might feel like your mind is on fire giving you a boost of mental energy allowing you to accomplish tasks with great efficiency. However, this transit may leave you feeling irritable and prone to getting into arguments with others. Remember to take relaxing and peaceful breaks this week, giving your mind a rest and time to reset. Mental burn out is a definite concern this week.

On another mental note, we have a beautiful harmonious trine between Mercury and Jupiter, which only occurs twice a year, gifting us this week with an open mind and a spark of optimism. This transit promotes balanced thinking with a larger picture in mind. It enhances tolerance and mental clarity, enabling us to view things from a fresh perspective. This transit encourages us to use more of our right brain, expansive, creative, imaginative and philosophical thinking moreso than critical, logical and sceptical thinking. You may also receive some good news this week, a positive message or a new opportunity may arise to you via a form of communication.

Mercury trine Uranus floods our mind with energy, spontaneity and ingenuous thoughts. Expect yourself to be in some unusual but interesting conversations and to have an increased interest in unique and different topics. This is an inventive transit so this is the perfect time for brainstorming, for generating new ideas and to think outside the box and invent. Most importantly, allow your mind to roam free this week because it is going to want to.

How about your actions this week? Well, you might find yourself in a risk-taking position with Mars trine Uranus. Mars trine Uranus lets you let your hair down and take a few risks. You will feel a strong urge to break free of any previous restrictions or boring routines. Thankfully, your instincts will be solid and accurate, so taking additional risks at this time should pay off. Your need for freedom or new self-expression will not result in significant upheaval as it sometimes can. This is an excellent time to start new projects with daring energy. Although your fighting spirit and adrenaline will eventually fade, you can get new projects to a state where that initiative is no longer required.

Overall, this is an exciting and uplifting week for all of us with many harmonious and encouraging energies from the cosmic sea above.

Yours truly,

Amélie | Cottage Remedies