The past few weeks have been dominated by big outer planet movements, indicative of long held stories or broader geopolitical frameworks. This week, it’s the inner planets which are active, meaning that things are being stimulated at the private or interpersonal level.

Venus has been quite happy over the past month being in her home of Libra. However, as we open this week, Venus will square Pluto (23 Sep) and then enter her sign of debility, Scorpio (23 Sep), which might feel like quite the mood change. Scorpio is a much lonelier place for Venus to be in which might see some lower vibration creep through the week. Her square to Pluto only intensifies the level of alienation or disconnection that you could experience this week. Not least, we are also in between two eclipses, with the next Solar Eclipse in Venus’ sign of Libra. Expect some old wounds to resurface.

If you found last week to be a bit shaky and unnerving with the intense outer planetary activity and the beginning of the eclipse portal, you might find pockets of solace this week. While we’re within two weeks of an eclipse which means that we are energetically being pulled into a vortex of turbulence, technically the eclipse in Pisces next week is only a Partial Lunar Eclipse, meaning that it’s just a mini one which will grow into totality over the coming year. The purpose of this first eclipse is to simply observe what the coming two years might look like.

Drawing to the end of August is a closing of the Leo Lunation Cycle which commenced at the beginning of the month. This week’s Third Quarter Moon in Gemini (26 Aug) sets the tone for you to consider the many shifts and changes happening around you. It calls for your flexibility in your way of being, especially through the agility of your mind. You may feel inclined to step away from that which troubles you, rather than to stay and fight. Again, this all happens in the busy Gemini region of your chart which has been receiving quite a lot of activity, speed, new challenges and possible opportunities. It’s no wonder that energy levels might be low with so much happening in the mental space. The best medicine could be a mental health day this week to avoid further brain stimulation and anxiety. Make some space to reflect on the activities that have taken place in August, especially in the areas related to where Gemini is located in your natal chart. What worked? What didn’t? What will you take forward with you? What efforts could you do without?