23-29 august ◆ functional, fictional

To what and how are we connecting right now? This week is a favorable moment to crystalize our connections if we are consciously engaging with them. The way we relate to others, ourselves, whatever is higher than us, is also up for review. Is it easy? Is it confusing? The week ahead is not exactly difficult but could be anxiety-inducing or distressing when the signal between them and us is irregular or distorted. Our words will be powerful this week and will so easily fall from our lips. Take care to listen carefully when others communicate in verbal and non-verbal ways, as reading below the surface is a theme of the week. The opposite of that coin is: when some powerful words reach us, consider them thoroughly but question if they are being warped or amplified. 
The week starts with a solid connection to what is of value to us and helps to create long-lasting bonds. This is early on Monday, so it may come and go quickly, but if someone shows up or there is an opportunity to strengthen an existing bond, this is a good time for it. Soon after, we are washed out with confusion or at least some unwelcome uncertainty. We are likely to feel excitable and want to forge ahead without heeding any signs to slow down or wait. Giving ourselves some time to wade through the vagueness is the most helpful, but maybe least satisfying, thing to do now.
As we ride the swell into the middle of the week, we are given a chance to understand just how powerful the details are to us. Where are the seemingly minor parts the most crucial in our lives? What are the systems or soft structures that guide our daily actions without our attention? It would do us well to be in touch with any of those now. We can discern the delicate underpinnings and all the nuanced gears that turn to keep us on track. Building a relationship with those now will help if they break or no longer enable us in the future. If that ‘future’ is now and one of these systems is not functioning, it will be easier to mend now than usual. Regardless of what we do or don’t do, just noticing their existence will feel like a revelation.
The end of the week is a moment of connection with our bodies. Allowing our physical forms to integrate the events, or non-events, of the week, seems like the best course of action now. If we need some time to wrap up whatever we have been focusing on, Saturday will help with giving them form. That is if we can muster the energy to do anything at all. Many of us will just want to call it a day at Noon, so allow some space for that. Sunday night has a curious or playful quality that might help with understanding some of the things that came up this week. 

Technical Details (EDT):
Monday 8/23
♀︎ 08°♎︎ △ ♄ 08°♒︎ 8:48 AM

Tuesday 8/24
☽ → ♈︎ 2:56 PM
☿ 22°♍︎ ☍ ♆ 22°♓︎ 9:13 PM

Thursday 8/26
☿ 24°♍︎ △ ♇ 24°♑︎ 10:23 AM

Friday 8/27
☽ → ♉︎ 12:26 AM

Sunday 8/29
☽ → ♊︎ 12:41 PM