August brings a welcome relief from the intensity of July, which
is always a tough month for me. Whether it’s the Cancer sign water
energy that douses my Aries fire energy, or the heat of the summer which
I don’t really care for, I have never felt comfortable in July. I’m an
action person and I need to be moving, creating, doing something, and
feeling useful and July never does that for me. Well, we get a little
bit of action opportunity in August, together with forces to ensure that
we’re taking action in a considered way, keeping in mind that what we
do must serve us in the best way. Action without a plan or potential
outcome is a recipe for unfulfilled expectations. And to ensure that you
use August energies in the best way, you should plan to relax, refresh
yourself, renew some aspect of your goals or dreams, review the past
only for the lessons it contains, and set a course for your new future,
which is just another word for unrealized or unactivated potential.
If you have been hoping that some time this year you would feel like you have the green light to surge ahead, you may be a little disappointed in August. I say ‘a little’ because you may feel more motivated this month, once we have processed the hammering we received towards the end of July, which should be fully resolved by August 10th’s full moon. We have a lot of support for creation this month, with some restraint because we have both Mars and Saturn in Scorpio to put on the brakes, along with Neptune energy to make sure that we are using our spiritual gifts, guidance, and intuition in the process.
Yes, we have to consider the brakes here because Mars and Saturn together are the proverbial ‘irresistible force meets the immovable object’. At best, we can use this energy to carefully consider each step and take intentional, guided, confident action. At its worst, this energy is like trying to drive with one foot on the gas and one on the brake, we don’t go anywhere fast but make a lot of noise, burn rubber, and create a lot of smoke. Together they are downplaying the tremendous creative energy that we have in August, with the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter in bold, outrageous Leo, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
I find it interesting that a Scorpio/Leo square is so prominent this month because Scorpio is the sign of our inner world, the deepest, darkest places and Leo is the sign of the Sun, bold, creative, outspoken, outgoing, ‘out there’, and willing to take risks. With Scorpio though, we’re asked to take action that really serves us, to risk within our limits, to ‘look before we leap’, act from our inner guidance, and to be clear in our outcome, rather than hoping for the best with our eyes closed to what we know is not going to work out.
I recently worked with a client who has been trying to make a profound life change for the past two years and is still stuck on ‘start’. She knows what she wants to do but she is afraid and that’s OK. The problem is she is trying to pretend that she is not afraid, she is not honoring her fears and addressing them in the context of her actions, so every time she moves forward, her fears pop up. They would go away if she would address them but she sees this as a sign of failure – she should be stronger than her fears, they shouldn’t bother her, she is more powerful than that, and she can ‘will’ them away. And yet, her fears remain. Until she is willing to honor her fears and satisfy their requirements, she will continue to be stuck on start and will not move forward.
Fears let us know where we need security, validation, and comfort. And if those qualities were missing in any part of our lives, they’re going to pop up with every change we try to make. It isn’t a sign of weakness to be afraid, but it is not very wise to pretend those fears don’t exist. This is Saturn/Mars in Scorpio challenging our creative drive and bold actions, so that we can face our fears, to know what they are, find their source, and then plan around them. Are you afraid of the dark? Bring a flashlight and extra batteries. Do you think you won’t have enough to eat? Pack a lunch. Do you think someone will not like you? Wear your favorite outfit, stand up proud and tall, and remember that you can’t please everyone but if you’re happy, you have won both the battle and the war. Learn to throw your own celebrations and invite people who really love and resonate with you to them.
This is a month to take action when you feel it’s right and best, and most importantly, that it serves you and your desired outcome. We need to stop looking for approval and validation from people who don’t share our vision. People usually judge our goals relative to their ability to see themselves doing the same thing. If they can’t make that connection, they won’t think you can either, no matter how right or perfect that action is for you. Don’t ask someone who doesn’t like camping for advice about camping gear. That’s not a silly comparison, we do it all the time. Keep your own counsel, share when you feel that it’s right and you’re speaking to the right audience.
But above all, make sure that each step serves you — your intention, your outcome, your joy, peace, and gives you the self validation that lets you know you are on the right path because it feels right and good. Use this month’s Leo creative energy to explore your potential and the limiting energy of Mars/Scorpio to double check your plans, so you know that you are making moves that will create what you want. If you don’t think it’s the right time to act, then don’t. You’ll have other opportunities next month. And use this month’s keywords, relax, refresh, renew, and review (and it isn’t even a Mercury retro month — that happens next month) to consider your options and leave a little room for miracles and blessings from a benevolent Universe that is waiting for you to go public with your dreams. The future represents everything you have not done until now — it is another word for unrealized potential. Make your potential real by taking guided, soulful, considered action that serves you.
Have a wonderful month!
If you have been hoping that some time this year you would feel like you have the green light to surge ahead, you may be a little disappointed in August. I say ‘a little’ because you may feel more motivated this month, once we have processed the hammering we received towards the end of July, which should be fully resolved by August 10th’s full moon. We have a lot of support for creation this month, with some restraint because we have both Mars and Saturn in Scorpio to put on the brakes, along with Neptune energy to make sure that we are using our spiritual gifts, guidance, and intuition in the process.
Yes, we have to consider the brakes here because Mars and Saturn together are the proverbial ‘irresistible force meets the immovable object’. At best, we can use this energy to carefully consider each step and take intentional, guided, confident action. At its worst, this energy is like trying to drive with one foot on the gas and one on the brake, we don’t go anywhere fast but make a lot of noise, burn rubber, and create a lot of smoke. Together they are downplaying the tremendous creative energy that we have in August, with the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter in bold, outrageous Leo, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
I find it interesting that a Scorpio/Leo square is so prominent this month because Scorpio is the sign of our inner world, the deepest, darkest places and Leo is the sign of the Sun, bold, creative, outspoken, outgoing, ‘out there’, and willing to take risks. With Scorpio though, we’re asked to take action that really serves us, to risk within our limits, to ‘look before we leap’, act from our inner guidance, and to be clear in our outcome, rather than hoping for the best with our eyes closed to what we know is not going to work out.
I recently worked with a client who has been trying to make a profound life change for the past two years and is still stuck on ‘start’. She knows what she wants to do but she is afraid and that’s OK. The problem is she is trying to pretend that she is not afraid, she is not honoring her fears and addressing them in the context of her actions, so every time she moves forward, her fears pop up. They would go away if she would address them but she sees this as a sign of failure – she should be stronger than her fears, they shouldn’t bother her, she is more powerful than that, and she can ‘will’ them away. And yet, her fears remain. Until she is willing to honor her fears and satisfy their requirements, she will continue to be stuck on start and will not move forward.
Fears let us know where we need security, validation, and comfort. And if those qualities were missing in any part of our lives, they’re going to pop up with every change we try to make. It isn’t a sign of weakness to be afraid, but it is not very wise to pretend those fears don’t exist. This is Saturn/Mars in Scorpio challenging our creative drive and bold actions, so that we can face our fears, to know what they are, find their source, and then plan around them. Are you afraid of the dark? Bring a flashlight and extra batteries. Do you think you won’t have enough to eat? Pack a lunch. Do you think someone will not like you? Wear your favorite outfit, stand up proud and tall, and remember that you can’t please everyone but if you’re happy, you have won both the battle and the war. Learn to throw your own celebrations and invite people who really love and resonate with you to them.
This is a month to take action when you feel it’s right and best, and most importantly, that it serves you and your desired outcome. We need to stop looking for approval and validation from people who don’t share our vision. People usually judge our goals relative to their ability to see themselves doing the same thing. If they can’t make that connection, they won’t think you can either, no matter how right or perfect that action is for you. Don’t ask someone who doesn’t like camping for advice about camping gear. That’s not a silly comparison, we do it all the time. Keep your own counsel, share when you feel that it’s right and you’re speaking to the right audience.
But above all, make sure that each step serves you — your intention, your outcome, your joy, peace, and gives you the self validation that lets you know you are on the right path because it feels right and good. Use this month’s Leo creative energy to explore your potential and the limiting energy of Mars/Scorpio to double check your plans, so you know that you are making moves that will create what you want. If you don’t think it’s the right time to act, then don’t. You’ll have other opportunities next month. And use this month’s keywords, relax, refresh, renew, and review (and it isn’t even a Mercury retro month — that happens next month) to consider your options and leave a little room for miracles and blessings from a benevolent Universe that is waiting for you to go public with your dreams. The future represents everything you have not done until now — it is another word for unrealized potential. Make your potential real by taking guided, soulful, considered action that serves you.
Have a wonderful month!
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.Reporte de Energía de Agosto
por Jennifer Hoffman
http://enlighteninglife.com
3 de Agosto 2014
Traducción: Fara González
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Agosto trae un alivio bienvenido en contraste con la intensidad de julio, que es siempre un mes difícil para mí. Ya sea que se trata de Cáncer, un signo de agua que apaga mi energía de fuego de Aries, o el calor del verano que realmente no me apetece, nunca me he sentido cómoda en julio. Soy una persona de acción y necesito moverme, crear, hacer algo y sentirme útil y julio nunca hace eso conmigo. Bien, tenemos un poco de oportunidad para la acción en agosto, conjuntamente con fuerzas para asegurar que actuemos de manera considerada, recordando que lo que hacemos nos debe servir de la mejor forma. La acción sin un plan o resultado potencial es una receta para expectativas no cumplidas. Y para asegurar que utilizan las energías de agosto de la mejor forma deben planificar el relajarse, refrescarse, renovar algún aspecto de sus metas y sueños, revisar el pasado solamente debido a las lecciones que contiene y fijar un curso para su nuevo futuro, que es otra palabra para expresar un potencial no ejecutado o no activado.
Si han estado esperando que en algún momento de este año ustedes se sintieran como si tuvieran luz verde para avanzar, pueden sentirse algo descorazonados en agosto. Digo ‘algo’ porque pueden sentirse más motivados este mes, una vez que hayamos procesado los encontronazos que recibimos a fines de julio, lo cual debe quedar resuelto para la luna llena del 10 de agosto. Tenemos mucho apoyo para la creación en este mes, con alguna restricción debido a que tenemos tanto a Marte como a Saturno en Escorpio para poner los frenos, conjuntamente con la energía de Neptuno para garantizar que utilicemos nuestros regalos espirituales, guía e intuición en el proceso.
Sí, tenemos que tener en cuenta los frenos aquí porque Marte y Saturno juntos son la proverbial ‘fuerza irresistible que se enfrenta al objeto inamovible’. Cuando más, podemos utilizar esta energía para considerar cuidadosamente cada paso y actuar de manera intencional, guiada y confiada. Cuando menos, esta energía está tratando de que coloquemos un pie en el acelerador y otro en el freno, no vamos a ningún sitio con velocidad pero hacemos mucho ruido, quemamos los neumáticos y creamos mucha humareda. Juntos ellos minimizan la tremenda energía creativa que tenemos en agosto con el Sol, Mercurio y Júpiter en el arriesgado y escandaloso Leo, lo cual no es necesariamente algo malo.
Encuentro interesante que una cuadratura Escorpio/Leo sea tan prominente en este mes porque Escorpio es el signo de nuestro mundo interior, los lugares más profundos y oscuros y Leo es el signo del Sol, lo arriesgado, creativo, extrovertido, de avance, ‘de ahí fuera’ siempre deseoso de arriesgarse. Sin embargo con Escorpio, se nos pide que actuemos de una manera que nos sirva realmente, arriesgarnos dentro de nuestros límites, ‘mirar antes de dar el salto’, actuar desde nuestra guía interna y estar claros de nuestro resultado, en lugar de esperar que todo salga bien con nuestros ojos cerrados ante lo que sabemos que no va a funcionar.
Recientemente trabajé con una clienta que ha estado tratando de hacer un cambio profundo en su vida durante los dos últimos años y todavía está atascada en el ‘inicio’. Ella sabe lo que quiere hacer pero tiene temor y eso está bien. El problema radica en que trata de pretender que no tiene miedo, ella no está honrando sus temores y abordándolos en el contexto de sus acciones, así que cada vez que avanza, los temores se presentan. Ellos se irían si ella los abordara pero ella ve esto como una señal de fracaso – ella debería ser más fuerte que sus temores, estos no deberían molestarla, ella es más poderosa que todo eso y ella puede expulsarlos. Y sin embargo, sus temores se mantienen. Hasta que ella no esté dispuesta a honrar sus miedos y satisfacer los requerimientos de estos, ella continuará estancada en el punto de partida, sin avanzar.
Los temores nos indican donde necesitamos seguridad, validación y confort. Y si esas cualidades estuviesen en falta en cualquier parte de nuestras vidas, ellas van a saltar a la vista a cada cambio que tratemos de hacer. El tener miedo no es una señal de debilidad, pero no es muy sabio pretender que esos temores no existen. Estos son Saturno/Marte en Escorpio desafiando nuestra acción creativa y audaz para enfrentar nuestros miedos, sabiendo lo que son, encontrando su fuente de procedencia y entonces programando como resolverlos. ¿Tienen miedo de la oscuridad? Traigan una linterna y baterías extra. ¿Piensan que no tienen suficiente para comer? Empaquen un almuerzo. ¿Piensan que alguien no los quiere? Vistan su atuendo favorito, manténganse erguidos y orgullosos y recuerden que no pueden satisfacer a todos pero si ustedes están felices, han ganado tanto la batalla como la guerra. Aprendan a realizar sus propias celebraciones e inviten a personas que realmente les quieren y resuenan con ustedes.
Este es un mes para actuar cuando sientan que está bien y es lo mejor y más importante, que les sirve a ustedes y a su resultado esperado. Necesitamos dejar de buscar la aprobación y la validación de la gente que no comparte nuestra visión. La gente usualmente juzga nuestras metas con respecto a la habilidad de ellos para verse a sí mismos haciendo la misma cosa. Si ellos no pueden hacer esa conexión, van a pensar que ustedes tampoco, independientemente de cuán razonables y perfectas esas acciones son para ustedes. No le pregunten a la gente que no les gusta acampar que les den consejos respecto al equipo de camping. No es una comparación tonta, lo hacemos constantemente. Mantengan su propio consejo, compartan cuando sientan que es correcto y que están hablándole al auditorio adecuado.
Pero sobre todo, aseguren que cada paso les sirve a ustedes – a su intención, su resultado, su alegría, su paz y les proporciona la auto validación que les permite saber que están en la senda apropiada porque se siente bien y bueno. Utilicen en este mes la energía creativa de Leo para explorar su potencial y la energía limitante de Marte/Escorpio para chequear de nuevo sus planes, para saber que están tomando acciones que crean lo que ustedes quieren. Si no piensan que es el momento apropiado para actuar, entonces no lo hagan. Tendrán otras oportunidades en este mes. Y utilicen las palabras claves de este mes, relajar, refrescar, renovar y revisar (y no es ni siquiera un mes de Mercurio retrógrado - eso será el próximo mes) para considerar sus opciones y dejar un poco de espacio para los milagros y las bendiciones de un Universo benevolente que espera que ustedes se hagan públicos con sus sueños. El futuro representa todo lo que no han hecho hasta ahora – es otra palabra para expresar un potencial no realizado. Hagan su potencial real adoptando la actitud guiada desde el alma y considerada que les sirve.
¡Tengan un mes maravilloso!
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