WEEK OF August 7 - 1 3, 2023
While the Sun blasts through confident Leo and your expansion zone (AKA “the Sagittarius house”) for a month, you’re broadening your horizons and seeing how much uncharted territory you can explore solo. But on Wednesday, August 9, the Sun lands in its biannual square with provocateur Uranus in grounded Taurus and your methodical sixth house. Narrowing your focus doesn’t appeal to you when you’re loving the view through your super-wide-angle lens! Luckily, it’s not strictly an either/or choice. You can find a way to toggle back and forth. First, soak up the big picture and don’t worry about how doable everything is. Then, edit it all down using the reality filter. We should warn you that Uranus is a renegade, so while you’re soaring out there in the creative quantum, the office numbers nerd could try to clip your wings by insisting that you provide facts and figures. Humor is the antidote, Archer. Lean on your funny bone if you hit a rough patch. That’s not to say you can skip the spreadsheets altogether. These concepts do need to wind up being workable in the end!
You could find yourself on the horns of another dilemma this week: One side of you craves stability from the people in your life…but, true to your sign, you also want your freedom! What’s the answer? For starters, slow down and assess. Venus, the planet of love, is rolling retrograde in Leo and your open-minded ninth house. This weekend, she makes an inferior conjunction with the Sun—an exact alignment that happens every 18 months when the planet of romance, beauty and personal values vanishes from our sight, finishing its evening star cycle and getting ready to rise again as a morning star on August 18.
Right on time, some of your idealistic principles about love could pull their own disappearing act. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing! Stubbornly clinging to your virtuous version of a story is a great way to end up in a rut. Any restriction—even mentally limiting the perspectives you’re willing to consider—should be anathema to a no-holds-barred Sagittarius. Stop pointing the finger of judgment at others before it pivots back to you! Then do a little investigating. Is there an underlying fear driving all of this? Being tied down is a big one for you, and the only way out is through. As far as compromises go, shared adventures are an attractive happy medium between intrepid independence and togetherness time. When you get restless, that doesn’t always mean you need to shoot off in your own direction. Sign up for a couples’ class, plan a romantic getaway, start rock climbing together…anything to scratch your itch AND cultivate closeness.
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The Sun-Venus pairing can lure you to step into the role of teacher. If you’d like to position yourself as an expert in a specific area, be sure you know your stuff and can walk the talk. No one expects you to have all the answers, but do try to anticipate the questions that will be thrown at you. Preparation will boost your confidence—and if they still surprise you with a pop quiz, you can honestly respond that you’ll do some research and get back to them ASAP. The knowledge you exude can be mighty persuasive!
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.
