WEEK OF August 7 - 1 3, 2023
What happened to “calm, cool and collected”? As a heady air sign, you prefer to keep your emotions in check and only wear your heart on your sleeve when someone worthwhile comes along. But on Wednesday, August 9, you’ll be rolling in the deep! Although the Sun is hanging in cheerful Leo and your community center for a month, it forms its biannual square with disruptive Uranus in stubborn Taurus and your intense, jealous eighth house midweek. Unnervingly strong feelings could arise like a tsunami and take you by surprise. Single? Be extra mindful of where you step, or you might tumble down a romantic rabbit hole that’s difficult to climb out of. (You might actually WANT to linger down there.) Are you better off keeping this person safely squared away in the friend zone? A dinner date could evolve into a weekend away before you’ve sussed out crucial info like their official relationship status. If you’re already attached, there’s no such thing as “harmless” flirting with a coworker or friend of a friend. It could blow up in your face and singe those luscious lash extensions you were batting. Even if you don’t break any rules, be sure you know what’s in your heart. This cosmic kerfuffle can inspire unorthodox thinking and behavior. One person might be down to experiment in the bedroom, and the other isn’t onboard. Discuss it beforehand and choose a safe word. They exist for a reason!
Are you hiding your light, Libra? This week’s starmap prompts you to show off your leadership skills. After Venus turned retrograde in Leo on July 22, it started clouding the issue in your collaboration zone so you don’t know whether you should blend in as a role player or stand out as a star on the team. It’s not just your ego talking when you’re tempted to hit the game-winning homerun. With the Sun moving closer and closer to Venus all week, people could come knocking and urge you to step up to the plate.
The pull will be extra strong this weekend when the two heavenly bodies align for their inferior conjunction, a meeting that occurs every 18 months when Venus ends an evening star cycle and rises again as a morning star around dawn on August 18. Until then, the planet of harmony, romance and beauty will go dark, giving you a golden window of opportunity to pause and gauge the best way for you to take charge.
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You won’t be happy if you feel like you’re just another worker bee. Look at it this way: If it were some other qualified member of your squad being asked to up their game, would you encourage them to rise to the challenge or fade into the background? This endeavor won’t run itself. If YOU happen to be the best person for the job, think of this as an act of service. They need your help! Once you’ve assumed the mantle, advertise your management know-how by playing to everyone’s strengths. Could you use a refresher course? Lucky for you, Venus is retrograde until September 3, giving you three solid weeks to refine your technique, bone up on methods and maybe even take a class that covers management skills and the latest software for your industry. Libra may be the sign of the general AND the diplomat, placing you head and shoulders above many others when it comes to guiding people. But it doesn’t hurt to brush up on the basics in case you’re stumped at some point.
Because Venus is the planet of love, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that her retrograde through your eleventh house of hopes and wishes spins a picture of the love you want to manifest in the future. At the same time, you’ll catch a glimpse of self-defeating patterns that you need to put an end to. While certain behaviors may feel self-protective, what they’re really doing is keeping people at a distance. Find out what will happen if you release them a bit at a time. Dip a toe in the water now in preparation for a breakthrough.
Identical twin sisters Ophira and Tali Edut (a.k.a. The AstroTwins) are ELLE.com’s resident astrologers. They have written several astrology books, including Momstrology and Supercouple, and star as the astrological matchmakers for Prime Video’s Cosmic Love. The Eduts have read charts for celebrities the likes of Beyoncé, Karlie Kloss, and Emma Roberts. For their spot-on predictions, books, and online courses, check out our horoscopes coverage or visit astrostyle.com.
