Astrology for Friday, 7 August 2020:

Today the Moon in Pisces makes a sextile to Saturn retrograde in Capricorn and a square to Venus in Gemini. What boundaries do you need to maintain in order to remain your most compassionate self? You may find that your emotional needs and your desire for connection feel as if they are at cross-purposes, but with both the Moon and Venus in mutable signs, adaptation and compromise are more readily available. Then the Moon ingresses into Aries and Venus ingresses into Cancer. With the Moon in Aries, our emotions or felt experiences may drive us to action. Things can get heated, for better or for worse. Try to stay clear with yourself about why you feel compelled to take this action. What are your actually pursuing or defending? Venus has been in Gemini since April 3, and its transition into Cancer may describe a tonal shift in our relationships and social connections, moving from sharing ideas and comparing different perspectives to cultivating shared experiences of safety, comfort, and care. Finally, the Moon makes a trine with Mercury in Leo. Both in fire signs, this is an excitable aspect, potentially sparking conversations or correspondence that bring us into more abiding authenticity. What parts of yourself would you be willing to share if you knew that doing so would allow you to show up more fully as yourself, stoking the fires of your own becoming?