Weekly Horoscope Sunday, August 4 to Saturday, August 10, 2024

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All Signs

Hear ye! Hear ye! Mercury is now retrograde until Aug. 28. It’s important to know that Mercury retrograde is a poor time to buy electronic items, ground transportation (cars, trucks, bikes), cell phones and computers. Furthermore, AFTER the retrograde is over on Aug. 28, Mercury will still be “behind” because it won’t catch up to the degree it was at when it first went retrograde until Sept. 12. Therefore, be smart: If you’re buying something expensive like a cell phone, a car or a computer wait until Sept. 12 or later. Disappointing, I know. Actually, I am planning to buy a new laptop, too. I’ve been planning to buy one for the last five years.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

“Where’s my sunglasses?” This week is about fun, pleasure and good times! Romance, social outings, vacations and playful times with kids on the menu. Having said that, delays at work plus, confused communications, errors, misplaced items, late deliveries and transportation problems are unavoidable. “Holy havoc!” You might hear from old co-workers or employees. This feeling of looping back into the past might also materialize with health concerns. Something that used to bother you might suddenly return. (This again?) Nevertheless, this is a fabulous, playful week! Sports, fun activities with kids, social outings and romance will dazzle!

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Mercury retrograde is here, and it’s occurring in the part of your chart that affects the arts, sports, the entertainment world, the hospitality industry and all aspects of your creativity. It also highlights romance and children. Because this influence is about the past, almost certainly, you’ll meet old flames in person, on social media, in conversations with others or even in your dreams. You might also find yourself dealing with kids you haven’t seen for a while, or situations from the past. (“This again?”) However, this week is an excellent time to finish creative projects! If you’ve been writing, painting or doing something and you’re stymied by a block – you can have a great breakthrough!

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

This is a happy week for you because you will learn new things, meet new people and above all, travel and see new places! (You love this.) Yes, you will expand your world in an upbeat, fun-loving way! It’s an excellent time for writers, teachers, actors and salespeople. Meanwhile, with fiery Mars in your sign, you’re invigorated. You have energy! This will be a good thing because old family issues are back in your world. Family reunions might occur. You might be involved with family members you haven’t seen for a while. Memories from the past will be like clouds wafting through your mind. Fortuitously, this is the perfect time to finish home repairs.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Guess what you’re thinking about this week? Money, earnings and cash flow, which is a good thing because if you’re clever (and you are), you will see ways to boost your income or increase your assets and wealth. Ka-ching! Meanwhile, this current retrograde might hit you more than most signs. (Thud!) Expect transportation delays and car problems, along with mixed-up communications, missed appointments, confused meetings, misplaced items, computer glitches and an inordinate number of silly goofy, mistakes that are frustrating. Aarggh. On the upside, although these silly things require more time and effort on your part, they are not serious. They’re just annoying. Meanwhile, you can finish writing projects and old business. Bonus!

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

This is a powerful week because the Sun is in your sign dancing with Jupiter; and Jupiter is associated with enthusiastic groups. Furthermore, Jupiter is sometimes called Jove, which is the origin of the word “jovial.” Yes, it’s a fun week ahead! This means you’ll enjoy the company of others this week, especially groups. You might also include some kind of competition or physical sports. (Get ready.) Meanwhile, Mercury retrograde might slow things down financially for you. Cheques in the mail might be late. Financial negotiations might drag on. Be smart and double check everything because errors pertaining to money and cash flow are likely. (“No money left? How can that be? I still have cheques!”)

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

The two signs feeling the biggest brunt of Mercury retrograde this week are Cancer and Virgo. You will feel its influence because Mercury retrograde is taking place in your sign. (Gulp.) Confused communications, misplaced items, having to make several trips because you keep forgetting things, meeting people at the wrong place and everything running late, to mention nothing of computer breakdowns or transportation problems. Yikes! Don’t worry – you’re not losing it. These snafus are not critical; they’re just maddening. Fortunately, to compensate for this, you will have a magical ability to finish old business and wrap up stuff. You’ll be focused, energetic and productive. Major bonus!

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

This is a popular week. You’re energized! You’re happy to see friends. You’ll also be more involved with groups and organizations, and feel turned on by these experiences. You might even feel younger. New people or people from other cultures might enter your world. This might also happen because you’re keen to travel. However, while all this is taking place, you will have unique moments where memories from the past come back to you in an almost haunting way. Private moments. But they might give you a new perspective about things. They might make you appreciate your life now. Or they might reveal something you never thought about before. We are always learning.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

For various reasons, (according to the details of your life), you are high viz., which makes this is an interesting time for you. People definitely notice you more than usual. Fortunately, you make a great impression, without having to do anything special. This week in particular, you look successful, even affluent. You are also popular! (This is because Jupiter is influencing the Sun that is “casting you in its spotlight”.) I suggest you make the most of this. Ask for what you want because doors will open for you. Meanwhile, you will hear from friends from your past. You might run into them. You might encounter them on social media or hear news about them. Ditto for people you knew in clubs and organizations. It’s a week of interesting reunions.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

This week you want to do something to broaden your horizons. You might do this through travel (the best) because after all, you are the traveller of the zodiac. Or you might do this through study, or discovering new and unfamiliar experiences. You might meet people from different backgrounds and learn fascinating things through even the most trivial encounter. It’s the perfect week to take up a new study and learn – perhaps a new language? Some of you might be involved with the law. If so, the outcome should be favourable. Meanwhile, parents and bosses from your past, and all kinds of authority figures that you haven’t encountered for a while are either back in your world or popping up in your mind or even in your dreams. Curious.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

This week you might be seduced by compulsive behaviour. These compulsions seem to overtake you. (“I can’t resist!”) Actually, this could be due to the fact that you want to experience life in a way that is deeper than an abstract or intellectual approach to things. You want to get your feet wet, as it were. This is also because you feel passionate about everything! You might feel passionate about romance. But you will just as easily feel passionate about travel, learning, or anything to do with your work. It’s as if nothing is casual this week! Grab any chance to relearn or take a class again. Meanwhile this is an excellent time to finish a manuscript or an important paper. You can also wrap up legal matters. Done!

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Partnerships (or a friendship) are your focus this week. Think about those who are closest to you or those who play an important role in your life. Do they benefit you? Do you benefit them? After all, these relationships affect your world because they influence your thinking, which affects your decision making, which in turn, creates your future. Fortunately, this week you have more objectivity to see these relationships, which means you might see ways to improve how you deal with them. It’s also a playful week! Get out and schmooze and have some fun! And yes, it’s a good time to wrap up loose details with taxes, debt, shared property and insurance issues. (Oh, that.)

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

You have two strong influences this week: You’re gung-ho to work. You want to be productive. You’re setting high standards for yourself; in fact. some of you want to turn over a new leaf and approach life with new rules, new expectations and new ideals. (Lofty goals!) Meanwhile, you can’t avoid dealing with people from your past. Oh yes, this week will be full of meaningful encounters with old friends and ex-partners. Or you might hear about these people. You might read about them. You might even dream about them. It’s as if you’re caught up in some kind of tape loop from your past. On the upside, this could be an opportunity for closure, while others might re-engage a prior relationship. Anything is possible.

Spell For Sunday – Invoking Air with a Yellow Candle

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Invoking Air with a Yellow Candle

Air is a life-giving element and a very precious one. It enters our lungs and triggers the body processes we need to live. Since the moment we are born and take our first breath, we can always rely on it: Take a deep breath and feel its energizing power.

The Air Element is considered a creative force and it offers a connection to the world of ideas. Even though we can’t see air, it has an incredible influence on all living beings. Because of this, its power lies in the strength to manifest big changes, to create something from nothing

5 August 2024 Current Moon Phase and Planetary Positions for the Southern Hemisphere

Source: nineplanets.org

The current moon phase for August 5th, 2024 is the Waxing Crescent phase.

On this day, the moon is 0.98 days old and 1.02% illuminated with a tilt of 170.8°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 399,905.99 km and the moon sign is Leo.

The Moon phase for August 5th, 2024 is a Waxing Crescent phase. This is the phase where the moon started to become visible again after the New Moon.

In this part of the moon cycle, the Moon is moving away from the Sun and is becoming more and more illuminated by sunlight. In this phase, the moon will go from 0.1% to 49.9% illuminated before reaching the First Quarter phase.

In the Waxing Crescent phase the moon rises before noon in the east, transits the meridian before sunset, before setting in the west before midnight.

The Waxing Crescent phase, like all moon phases, will last for just over 7 days. The actual length will vary because of the elliptical shaped orbit of the moon. The moon is close to the Sun in the sky and the right edge will become brighter as it approaches 50% illumination and the First Quarter phase

Fun fact: although only a small part of the Moon is illuminated in the Waxing Crescent phase, you can still sometimes see the rest of moon as faintly visible. This is known as “earthshine” or Da Vinci glow and is a result of sunlight being reflected off the Earth and back to the Moon.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent

Moon age: 0.98 days

Moon illumination: 1.02%

Moon tilt: 170.8°

Moon angle: 0.5

Moon distance: 399,905.99 km

Moon sign: Leo

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

5 August 2024
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:13 Leo 09
Moon:20 Leo 11
Mercury:04 Virgo 06
Venus:29 Leo 59
Mars:10 Gemini 22
Jupiter:15 Gemini 07
Saturn:18 Pisces 23 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 56
Neptune:29 Pisces 38 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 34 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 55 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 23 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 04

Chiron:23 Aries 30 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 50 Rx
Pallas:22 Scorpio 00
Juno:28 Virgo 29
Vesta:20 Leo 43

Eris:25 Aries 29 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Cape Town, South Africa

5 August 2024
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:13 Leo 29
Moon:24 Leo 16
Mercury:04 Virgo 06 Rx
Venus:00 Virgo 23
Mars:10 Gemini 35
Jupiter:15 Gemini 10
Saturn:18 Pisces 22 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 57
Neptune:29 Pisces 38 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 34 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 52 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 22 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 06

Chiron:23 Aries 30 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 47 Rx
Pallas:22 Scorpio 03
Juno:28 Virgo 35
Vesta:20 Leo 52

Eris:25 Aries 29 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7

Easter Island, Chile

5 August 2024
06:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM EAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:13 Leo 48
Moon:28 Leo 21
Mercury:04 Virgo 06 Rx
Venus:00 Virgo 48
Mars:10 Gemini 49
Jupiter:15 Gemini 14
Saturn:18 Pisces 21 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 57
Neptune:29 Pisces 38 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 33 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 50 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 21 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 08

Chiron:23 Aries 29 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 45 Rx
Pallas:22 Scorpio 06
Juno:28 Virgo 42
Vesta:21 Leo 02

Eris:25 Aries 28 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7

August 4, 2024 Current Moon Phase and Planetary Positions for the Northern Hemispheres

Source: nineplanets.org

The current moon phase for today is the New Moon phase.

On this day, the moon is -0.05 days old and 0% illuminated with a tilt of 96.819°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 396,937.93 km and the moon sign is Leo.

The Moon phase for today is the New Moon phase. In this phase, the moon is positioned between the Sun and Earth and is 0% illuminated (i.e the moon is not visible to us in the sky).

Due to the alignment of the Sun, the Moon and Earth, the side of the moon that faces Earth is left in complete darkness. In technical terms this is referred to as a conjunction or Syzygy.

Also, during the New Moon phase, the moon rises and sets at around the same time as the Sun. This brings to the moon too close to the glare of the Sun for us to see the moon with the naked eye.

Fun fact: The moon can’t emit its own light, it can only reflect the light from the Sun’s rays. Since there is no sunlight during the New Moon phase there is nothing to reflect, so the moon becomes completely dark and unable to be seen in the sky.

Phase Details

Phase: New Moon

Moon age: -0.05 days

Moon illumination: 0%

Moon tilt: 96.819°

Moon angle: 0.5

Moon distance: 396,937.93 km

Moon sign: Leo

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

4 August 2024
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM BST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:12 Leo 34
Moon:12 Leo 27
Mercury:04 Virgo 05
Venus:29 Leo 13
Mars:09 Gemini 57
Jupiter:15 Gemini 01
Saturn:18 Pisces 25 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 56
Neptune:29 Pisces 39 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:08 Aries 00 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 25 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 00

Chiron:23 Aries 30 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 55 Rx
Pallas:21 Scorpio 54
Juno:28 Virgo 16
Vesta:20 Leo 26

Eris:25 Aries 29 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Chicago, Illinois

August 04, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:12 Leo 48
Moon:15 Leo 33
Mercury:04 Virgo 06
Venus:29 Leo 31
Mars:10 Gemini 07
Jupiter:15 Gemini 03
Saturn:18 Pisces 24 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 56
Neptune:29 Pisces 39 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 58 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 24 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 01

Chiron:23 Aries 30 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 53 Rx
Pallas:21 Scorpio 56
Juno:28 Virgo 21
Vesta:20 Leo 33

Eris:25 Aries 29 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Los Angels, California

August 04, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:12 Leo 53
Moon:16 Leo 35
Mercury:04 Virgo 06
Venus:29 Leo 37
Mars:10 Gemini 10
Jupiter:15 Gemini 04
Saturn:18 Pisces 24 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 56
Neptune:29 Pisces 39 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 57 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 24 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 02

Chiron:23 Aries 30 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 52 Rx
Pallas:21 Scorpio 57
Juno:28 Virgo 23
Vesta:20 Leo 35

Eris:25 Aries 29 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

August 4, 2024 Daily Horoscopes

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Moon Alert

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The New Moon is in Leo.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Today’s New Moon is the perfect time to ask yourself if you value your creativity? You’re bold and inventive, especially doing anything with your hands. You love to initiate. This is the perfect day to acknowledge and own your talents.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

This is the best day of the year to ask yourself what you can do to improve your home; as well improve your relations with family members. Ideas? You love the stability of a strong home life because at heart, you’re a country squire.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Today’s New Moon is a wonderful opportunity to observe your style of communicating. Do people understand you? Do you understand others? Are you a good listener, or are you just waiting for your chance to speak?

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Each New Moon is a chance to make resolutions. Today’s New Moon is your chance to think about how you handle what you own. Do you take care of what you own? Or do your possessions own you? How can you simplify your life and make what you own work for you?

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Today the only New Moon in your sign all year is taking place, which means it’s the perfect day to look in the mirror and ask yourself how you can improve the image you create on your world. Ideas? Wardrobe? Hair? What changes would you like to see?

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Because of the placement of the New Moon, this is an excellent day to give a little thought to your spiritual values. What do you think about when you contemplate the big questions of life and death? (Nobody gets out alive.) Honest observations help you to be realistic about basic truths.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Social interactions with others are important to you. Today’s New Moon is the perfect day to ask yourself about the friends that you keep. Do you hang out with quality people? Are your friends of benefit to you or do they come at a cost? Think about this.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

The New Moon today is at the top of your chart. This is the only day all year that this can occur, and it means that it’s an excellent time for you to think about your life direction in general. Are you at work today just because you were at work yesterday? Are you headed where you want to go?

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

You are the truth seeker and the traveller of the zodiac. Today’s New Moon is an excellent time for you to ask yourself if more education would improve your job or your life. For that matter, would further travel enrich your world? Think about this.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

You value your security. Today’s New Moon urges you to take care of loose details about taxes, debt, inheritances, estates and the wealth and resources of others, especially shared property with partners. Are you happy with how these things are handled in your life?

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Today the only New Moon all year that is opposite your sign is taking place. This means it’s the perfect day for you to ask yourself what you can do to improve your closest relationships. After all, for a relationship to be successful, you must be as good for your partner as he or she is for you.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

How can you improve your job? Consider this today. And also, what can you do to improve your health? Do you have a pet? These are the questions that today’s New Moon prompts you to consider.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (1981) shares your birthday today. You are a rebellious, free spirit who likes to chart your own course. You’re intelligent, compassionate and strong-willed. You like to enlighten others. This is a slower paced year. Take time to rejuvenate yourself. Focus on business and personal relationships, especially with those who have your back.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

It seems that the current disposition might favor investments and those who know how to spend their money but given this is Sunday, it might be a bit difficult for you to put any plans you might have in action.

Be patient and simply wait for another opportunity and in no way feel pressured to action right now because it’s not all lost.

You can also read this special Aries Daily Horoscope.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

You might have to dedicate your time to learning or research this Sunday and although you might not see the results on the spot, be sure that things are adding up.

It’s just that it is required a lot of patience and dept from you and you can only achieve those with a lot of focus. Focus that you are capable of but you need to find interior strength before.

You can also read this special Taurus Daily Horoscope.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Some things are going to start surfacing, whether you like it or not and it all starts slowly this Sunday and continues to develop as the following week progresses.

There might be something that is only private to your or something that has to do with your group of friends, maybe some collective endeavors you might have had in the past.

You can also read this special Gemini Daily Horoscope.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

There might be some offers being made to you this Sunday in regard to what you could be doing the following week and you will be quite enthusiastic to begin with.

But be careful because this might only be an enthusiasm of the moment and in real life, when you will get to doing these things you might not be that excited anymore and blame your past self for the choice.

You can also read this special Cancer Daily Horoscope.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

You might want to establish some boundaries between you and someone dear in your family who is not your partner or a very close relative because it seems they are trying to gain more and more attention from you.

This sometimes bothers you and other times just comes hand in hand with your need for attention so this is why you are indulging them.

You can also read this special Leo Daily Horoscope.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

You might have some obligations to respect this Sunday and this might translate into you having to wake up earlier than you planned and as well not be as selfish as you sometimes are.

Remember if this is something you promised, you can only be respectful and if it is not, you might be able to say a word or two but that is all.

You can also read this special Virgo Daily Horoscope.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Financially speaking all is great but this also means that family might give you a head ache, especially this being the weekend and you being bound to spend more time with them.

Not too many troubles ahead on this respect but neither a peaceful environment. You need to gather all the balance you can feel around you.

You can also read this special Libra Daily Horoscope.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

You are searching for closeness and trying to get in contact with many people but also go over the normal barriers and get to know them properly.

You seem to be very spiritual today and this will either make things worse, making you hard to understand by others or will help you think about yourself in peace and put some things in order.

You can also read this special Scorpio Daily Horoscope.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Emotionally speaking things are going great for most couples today but there might be some novelty involved as well and I put a but before novelty because this is not necessarily something to look forward for many of the couples aforementioned.

At the same time do not let your celebration of love be shadowed by worries.

You can also read this special Sagittarius Daily Horoscope.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

There might be some changes ahead of you prepared for this Sunday in terms of emotional life and how you interact with your loved ones.

But don’t imagine you are finally going to do what you want for so long and change history. This day will be a lot softer but who knows, maybe it will prepare the playfield for some future real transformation.

You can also read this special Capricorn Daily Horoscope.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

This Sunday might shower you with some spiritual gifts, very small things that your heart will love and that will boost your energy and well being.

You are going to be a lot more organized then usual and I would dear to say, completely prepared for the challenges that await you during the following week at work most likely.

You can also read this special Aquarius Daily Horoscope.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

You might feel the need to justify some of your actions to your family or in particular to your partner and this is not something that you would usually do which means everyone will be somewhat shocked by this attitude of yours.

Don’t let yourself disappointed by their reactions and just continue the way you feel is right.

You can also read this special Pisces Daily Horoscope.

Merry Meet Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today

If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.

May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!

Blessed be.