The standout event for this week is a very dynamic Mars Jupiter Conjunction (14 Aug) which is part of a bigger picture being presented to us this week. This is a big T-square configuration that will be felt for the next two weeks, involving the two malefic planets, Mars and Saturn, as well as the two benefic planets, Venus and Jupiter.

The first installment of this configuration starts when Mars and Jupiter come together. There’s lots of activity and dynamism when Mars and Jupiter conjoin, and their entrepreneurial spirit could springboard some exciting, stimulating and fulfilling results. On the other hand their impact could also be abrasive, aggravating and detrimental, leaving behind a mess to clean up. The common trait is that the nature of this pair will be short lived and unsustainable so if things turn bad, it won’t last long and vice versa.

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