A new chapter is finally here. However, getting to that comfortable stage might be a bit more difficult than you expect. Why? More serious adjustments may need to be made before you feel carefree. The new moon in Leo on August 18, 2020 at 7:42 pm PT is all about trying to be joyful amidst the other adjustments that need to occur.
These modifications include more permanent changes to who you are as a whole as well as how you act. All this is so you can adapt to this new space—especially as Mars (planet of assertiveness) stations retrograde in its home sign of Aries. How you work with others and money are all going to be reflected on.
In order for you to be happy during this period of transformation, while you make these heavy adjustments, you may need to have a lot of conversations about what is going on in your life, both with yourself and others. You also may need to change your perspective on what exactly happiness is, especially with Mercury (planet of communication) in a conjunction with the new moon.
Talking it out and altering your perspective will help make this new chapter more fun, exciting, and carefree.
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You have recently started to pay more attention to your emotional needs and spend more time at home and with family, Aries. However, it could still be difficult for you to have more fun and pursue more of your passion projects in this different space. At this time, you will need to learn how to do the things that you love and enjoy, while also spending time with family and honoring your emotions.
You have recently started to settle down in life, Taurus, doing things closer to home that allow you to more freely express yourself. However, it could still feel difficult to ground yourself emotionally in this different place and work with dynamics at home. At this time, you will need to learn how to adjust your personal life to this simpler space, and to calm any inner fears or worries.
You have recently started to become more stable and confident in life, Gemini, making money perhaps in a different way. However, it could still be difficult for you to think and communicate in more carefree ways that support this new sense of self. At this time, you will need to learn how to talk about what you have recently achieved in more lighthearted ways and accept a very different version of your future.
Cancer, you have recently started to assert your own value and worth, and not settle for less, especially in relationships. However, it could still be difficult for you to feel more confident and stable in this time of transition, as your relationships continue to adjust to your needs. At this time, you will need to learn how to stand your ground in more playful ways, so that relationships can continue to follow suit.
You have recently started to rest more and be more at peace with your life, job, health, and daily routines, Leo. However, it could still be difficult for you to do things that you love and that are important to you on the day-to-day, especially as you continue to adjust to this more peaceful state. At this time, you will need to learn how to incorporate more of your passions into your life in a way that puts you more at ease.
You have recently started to make new friends, Virgo, or work with your pre-existing friends in very different ways. You may have also started to see a new future for yourself with different goals and dreams. However, a part of you could still feel stuck in the past in old chapters, emotions, and experiences that are preventing you from moving on. At this time, you will need to learn to more fully adjust your past and emotions so that you can enjoy this different future or new group of friends.
Libra, you have recently started to pursue a different career or life direction that is more meaningful to you. However, it could still be difficult for you to fully see the future with these new things in your life, especially as you work out some details of your relationships. At this time, you will need to learn how to make your future something you enjoy. You will also need to learn to formulate new goals and dreams that support this different space.
You have recently started to step into new adventures, Scorpio, full of many different and varied experiences. However, it may be difficult for you to create a more solid career, reputation, or life direction that would allow you to express yourself more fully, especially as your job and daily routines adjust. At this time, you will need to learn how to continue adventuring and exploring, but in a way that will put your life in the place you want it to go in.
You have recently started to make some necessary changes in life, specifically with finances, that will help you do more (or buy more) of what is meaningful to you, Sagittarius. However, it could still be difficult for you to step into the new and exciting chapters you were hoping for, especially as you still work the details out of your new path. At this time, you will need to learn how to continue moving forward into this different and more exciting space while re-arranging your finances and sense of stability.
Capricorn, you have recently started to partner with other people, and form stronger relationships with those who care for you. However, it could still be difficult for you to settle into these different relationship experiences in a way that feels lighter. At this time, you will need to learn how to adjust your emotions to this different space and make the changes you need, perhaps with home and family, to welcome these better relationships.
You have recently started to step into a better job or daily routine where you can do more of what you feel connected to, or spend more time with home and family, Aquarius. However, it could still be difficult for you to partner with the other people in your life, particularly in the ways you truly want to. At this time, you will need to learn how to work with the people you love and care about while your routines continue to adjust, and have the conversations you need as a result.
You have recently started to pursue more of your passions and do what you love, Pisces. However, it could still be difficult for you to organize all these passions and integrate them more fully into your job or daily routines, especially as your sense of self changes. At this time, you will need to learn how to do what you love in more practical ways on the day-to-day, and to be more confident in this new chapter.
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