新主管來面試

今天看到人事帶著一個中年人進會議室...我猜是來面試的.
果然如此 還跑過來介紹給我認識....後來我帶他去參觀機房
一進機房....我們的DB伺服器就開始狂叫...嗶嗶嗶~~~人事問我怎麼了 我說 可能Raid Drive failed..
你都還沒開始上班 一進我們的機房
就帶賽....DB 掛了

心裡的OS 嗶嗶嗶 先生你被三振了
我們在連絡

呵呵 結果還好....我看看 只是一個HDD 掛了 換上就好

你是哪種飲料~~準喔 哇似啤酒拉~~~夏天必備飲料

白羊座是汽水，既嗆辣又清涼，刺激你從舌尖到心臟。得不得理都不饒人的牡羊，就像一隻焚火的公羊，永遠橫衝直撞。你要知道他語氣尖銳絕對是天生白目，他的心可比汽水般清澈善良。面對愛情和友情的邀約，他寧可選擇吆喝他去打球的朋友。他愛和朋友大聲說話痛快奔跑，可以吃肉喝酒，暢快淋漓的哈拉。因為不善言辭的他，總是容易得罪女孩子纖細的心思。他的自尊和自信像數不完的汽水泡，一但被冒犯就等著他強大的憤怒迎面襲來。說到底他仍是善良的，就算他發了滔天的脾氣，過沒多久他仍是單純的糖水罷了。

金牛座是保久乳，溫吞、營養、節儉且耐人尋味。不少人對金牛座的印像是優雅貴氣的，他們慣用高質感的對象善待自己。美食主義加上自我要求，他們寧可省吃儉用，也要去吃一頓高級餐館或是去買一組高科技視聽設備。說穿了他們其實是懶。懶得花時間去翻揀冗長大街上的瑣碎商品，也深信價格對於品質的保證。對於「保固」這回事，他看得比誰都重。生活也好，愛情也好，他對於對象的沉溺和堅貞是牢不可破的。所以對於背頌的科目會特別拿手，那是因為他們擅於保存記憶。他們是保久乳，博學卻低調，跟他們相處久了可以見識一些智能哲理。他們是營養的，雋永的，想要得見他們的藝術氣息，就必須耐心守候在他身邊，靜待他慢功的細活。

雙子座是冰砂，對什麼事都三分鐘熱度，很快就會冷卻無味。他願意嘗試各種新奇有趣的玩意兒，任何果汁、甜飲都可以加入冰塊攪和。冰砂般的他多才多藝卻樣樣不甚嫻熟，因為他對事物的熱中往往會被其它推陳出新的新鮮貨給轉移，對人對事皆然。他可以在短時間內跟你交心，下一秒又翻臉不認帳；他會興致勃勃跑去學裁縫，過沒幾天又去學打鼓。總之有兩個靈魂的他，連自己都搞不清楚自己在想啥，旁人又如何明了他的善變？趕在他冷卻之前變身，讓他永遠對你感興趣。要成為他的情人，務必向千面女郎看齊。

巨蟹座是豆漿，必須經過囉唆繁複的細節才能更得到他最真摯的感情。巨蟹的囉唆是天生母性使然。因為敏感跟不畏瑣碎，他可以不厭其煩地跟不同人絮說他的生活瑣事，也樂於當家庭聯絡簿，可以跟同一個人提醒上百次的備忘錄。就像豆漿一樣，反反复覆研磨出清潤的成品。他的眼光很高，每個朋友和戀人都得經過百般考驗方能晉身他的「名人堂」，學歷學識修養身高品味......，都是他評估一個人的標準，不合格或稍有差池，他絕對不留情面送上白眼。他絕對是大男人的，自恃甚高的，但也是體貼的，願意負責的伴侶

獅子座是啤酒，豪氣乾雲又霸氣萬千。他源源不絕的話題氣泡是專為普羅子民所設計，清涼的瓶身即使獨自被擱置角落，依舊閃著令人側目的光芒。他永遠自備舞台和SPOTLIGHT，準備隨時惹人驚艷和得到掌聲。被他愛上的幸運兒可以得到全世界的忌妒，戀舊的他即使分手仍會將過往謹記在心而得罪他的白目可得小心，他火爆的脾氣猶如醉漢發威不可小覷。你準備和獅子談場華麗炫目的戀愛了嗎？歡迎你提起膽子，走到鎂光燈下，對著啤酒般的他大聲告白

處女座是濃茶，堅持完美和純粹直達無以復加的境界。他們常說潔癖龜毛是這個社會對他們天大的誤解。沒錯，處女座的住家不一定窗明幾淨，處女座的個性不一定反复猶豫，但是他們對愛情的標準卻是完全的潔癖龜毛。他們非得曠日費時進行暗戀，搞得眾所皆知，仍舊打死不肯告白。只因他們喜歡聖潔無暇，如偶像般的伴侶，不容許他們有一絲絲細節的差錯：用錯牌子的洗髮精，扣分！用錯顏色的梳子，扣分！用錯情緒的聲音，扣分！當對方接近不及格時，他便阿Q地安慰自己：暗戀可以結束了。然後黯然神傷地仿真失戀情節。很寶貝吧，他們。然而戀愛中的處女座，卻是偏執到眼瞎耳盲的地步。他們自以為清醒，卻一再陷入對方糟蹋他的陷阱中而不坑聲。有種茶醉是這樣的：喝了太多濃茶睡不著，腦袋卻一片渾沌。戀愛中的處女座便是如此。把一堆委屈不滿和著眼淚吞，等到哪天時機成熟便偏激地不告而別，沒有商討的空間。就像茶醉後的虛脫，倒下去後可以睡到一覺不醒。濃茶般的處女座給的感情可是濃烈的很，不要被他清新的外表所惑。你要啜飲濃茶之前，先問問自己有沒有體力來場完美度的考驗賽。

天秤座是雞尾酒，各大社交場合都缺不了他。雞尾酒的調配方法不勝枚舉，天秤座的話題也是不絕如縷：時尚、飲食、旅遊、藝術......，他總能找到話題攀談，見縫插針。超會攀人際關係的他，能在五分鐘內從話題中發現他認識的遠親近鄰來加持人際的親密度：[啊，你跟我大學同學的室友同公司！」之類的話語時常出現。雞尾酒的色彩繽紛，就如天秤座炫麗優雅的風情。他可以依照派對的屬性和與會者，變換各式華美頹廢的裝扮。天秤座的身上少不了名牌，就如同雞尾酒少不了多層次的色彩。因為是社交動物，他的愛情也多半由朋友圈所認識的新友人開始，根據衣著談吐一見鍾情，然後將時間全部交扥，整個人陷入。如果他有空閒，也絕對只是出席社交活動，繼續維持他的人脈。天秤博學多聞卻是相當囉唆，溫柔有餘體貼不足。不過如果想體驗一下上流社會的約會或生活，認識雞尾酒天秤座絕對是不會錯的選擇。

天蠍座是長島冰茶，看來溫和無害，只要被他的尾針一扎，便脫不了身。名為「冰茶」的長島冰茶，溫和的紅茶色澤與順潤的入喉感，就像天蠍看來無害的天真大眼與溫吞動作。喝過長島冰茶的人都知道，它絕對是無庸置疑的烈酒；熟識天蠍性格的人也都知道，被天蠍愛上的人就沒有逃脫的可能。這不是說他們會多猛烈追求喜愛的對像或是猛烈報復，而是說，他們的愛，即使沒有得到響應和回饋，也是會持續到不可置信的年歲。這可以歸因於他們的專情，或是說，他們的固執。就如同長島冰茶，不動聲色地，酒醉你的神經，讓你渾然不知自己醉了，或是沒醉。悶騷的天蠍，搞曖昧和暗戀別人最拿手，也常因為錯過表白時機而懊悔不已。又帥又美的天蠍，有著迷人的電眼和性感雙唇。自卑感卻是數一數二的強烈！照顧情人非得無微不至。他們的神秘氣質，說穿了不過是不擅言詞和心不在焉。紅茶色澤是天蠍偽裝的純情，烈酒的後勁是天蠍固執的守候。如果你愛上長島冰茶般的天蠍，恭喜你，你抽中了十二星座飲料之首，保證你可以來場醉人的戀愛?
射手座是果汁，要趁新鮮喝。當他對你有興趣時，他是新鮮有趣又甜蜜討喜的；狂野自然坦率，不做作沒包袱，擅於冒險的小淘氣，絕對使你順喉又愛不釋手。沒有一個射手男可以擺脫喜新厭舊的指控。如果他看來專情，只是嘴抹的干淨。要記得他是果汁，當他對你不再有新鮮感時，他的無情離去絕對不會特意包裝，殘忍地讓人想狠狠踩爆他，像對待喝光的鋁箔包一樣（可惜啊，怎麼沒有說女射手的吶？

魔羯座是咖啡，初見魔羯的人很容易被他陰沉執著的表現所懾。他是嚴謹的、不苟言笑的、實事求是的，常會給人嚴肅不可冒犯的感覺，就像黑咖啡初碰味蕾時的苦澀難當。但認識久了，你會了解到，他其實是很散漫、叛逆、想要搞怪的傢伙。他是嚴謹沒錯，對於他想得到的學位、工作、愛情，他絕對會願意犧牲自己的時間精力，錙銖必較、兢兢業業去爭取，他是固執地，將人生當咖啡來淬取烹煮。但學位、工作、愛情之外，他便是散漫的。所以可以常見他的工作室像重創後的災區，他的健康永遠在拉警報。魔羯座的父母永遠囉唆，卻願意將所以金錢花費在小孩的要求；魔羯座的情人永遠口拙，卻願意將全部時間花費在伴侶的身上。他們是深沉憂鬱的，卻沒有人關心不行。他絕對不是你想的獨行俠，因為孤獨時第一個會躲在棉被裡哭的一定是他。他需要大量的關心和問候，就像糖和奶精去滋潤他的生活。他是咖啡，卻沒辦法一個人喝咖啡，太過自卑和自大的他，一個人時常會莫名厭惡自己。他看來冷酷，卻只是他的保護色。一但滲入感情，他絕對願意為伴侶放下身段。不要被他的道貌岸然所唬，他的異想世界絕對超乎你的尺度。有空好好關心你的魔羯朋友，他對人的信任是和陪在身邊的時間長短成正比的。當他認定你的時候，你就是他一輩子的投資。平時默默的他，絕對在你需要幫助的時候，伸出第一隻援手。因為他是咖啡，要等待他回甘，請先得忍受他剛入口時的苦澀。

水瓶座是蘇打水，無色無味，適合任何口味的飲料。他無色無味，可也無所不在。因為容易迷路，因為喜愛攪和，他氣泡般活躍的身影出現在任何意料內外的場合。容易迷路的他，迷戀旅行和發現新事物，樂觀的他總會適時轉換迷途的沮喪。喜愛攪和的他擁有許多類型的朋友，因為他是蘇打水，搭配任何飲料都顯得恰當：碰上烈酒，他可以是爆烈瘋狂的，如何另類刺激的冒險他都勇於嘗試；碰上鮮奶蜂蜜，他可以是靜謐柔軟的，寵物一般在家陪伴守候主人都不會有怨言。因為他是蘇打水，就像O型的人，適合捐血給任何血型的人，慷慨無比。然而，麻煩的是，因為他是蘇打水，看來總是透明澄淨，他高懸的招牌微笑底下，到底快樂的成分有多少，而心事被稀釋了幾多？你永遠不會了解水瓶座的心事，就像你永遠不會了解蘇打水需要的，是什麼？

雙魚座是奶昔，甜滋滋又夢幻到不行，溫柔善感的飲品。可愛的雙魚常有些自殘的想法，無論是晦澀的社會面或是生活的小挫折，都足以擊垮雙魚的單純。他們習慣將情緒放大，悲傷到不可自拔，快樂到無以復加。他們將人生看的太過粉紅溫情，以致於遭受灰澀面便頹喪不已。他們以為人生是恆溫的，熱情的，適合冰淇淋生存的，所以總是不顧一切地陷入感情、險惡的職場，然後因為不夠世故搞的遍體鱗傷。他們將僅存的純真製成奶昔，有冰淇淋甜蜜的口感，也有細緻縝密的善感。愛上雙魚情人，請記得小心翼翼品嚐他極易融化的感情，並將他的甜蜜謹記在心。

8月份運勢 Part II

獅子座

This year has been a crazy roller coaster year when one moment things looked quite wonderful, and the next moment, quite dreadful - a point that may have made you contemplate the idea of disappearing into thin air. That was probably followed by a positive development, only to be followed by an event that was spiraling down again. So it went up and down and up again. It's enough to make you lose your mind.

Happily, August will be a solid, productive month, but you will need to act quickly before the cosmic storms come to blow in September. September will demand a practical approach and more than a few adjustments, but once made - you guessed it - October will find you on the way up again!

Mercury will be retrograde the whole month of September, a configuration that will cause one delay and frustration after another. Nothing you do will stick in September and you will feel as though you are walking through glue. If Mercury were the only problem with September, the month would be fairly easy to navigate, but that won't be the case at all. Next month Saturn will argue with Uranus and both planets will give the mighty Sun and gracious new moon a very hard time from September 14-23, with September 17 being the worst day.

By the time September is done, your outlook for the balance of the year will actually be quite bright, but, alas, you'll have to make it through September. The whole month will be challenging from start to finish, with Mercury creating an environment of smoke and mirrors. Knowing this, you will need to clear the decks in August. Do not schedule any vital meetings from September 14-23. I am trying to tell you now so you have time to get ready.

Now that you know what's due next month, let's turn our attention back to August. After all, this is your birthday month, and I know you will be eager to celebrate. This month will be a big one because there'll be another eclipse, this time in Aquarius. Last month brought two eclipses, July 7 and 21, and it is unusual to see three eclipses in a row. Let's see what's in store for you.

A major eclipse will arrive on August 5 in the form of a full moon, and this one should affect you more than the other two that occurred in July. This eclipse will be related to other eclipses in the Leo-Aquarius family that came by this year on January 26 and February 9, 2009, and to those that arrived last year, on August 1 and 16 of 2008.

This one, arriving August 5, will be a lunar eclipse, a full moon, in your house of partnership and marriage. Eclipses stir up our emotions, but they also bring truth to light, often quite suddenly. The outcome of what you learn will be up to you, but there is indication that there will be a surprise or two to give this full moon a twist.

Uranus, the planet ruling Aquarius, and therefore ruling the eclipse AND your house of committed relationships, is currently retrograde. This suggests you will need to look back to an earlier problem and find a solution. Alternatively, you may need to compare what you learn now to what you assumed to be true when the relationship started, and then reconcile the two.

If you feel this alliance has future potential, you will want to talk things over to find a solution. This, being an eclipse, suggests that the process won't necessarily be easy, but still possible. Uranus is not due to go direct until December 1, so it could take that long to unravel the issue at hand. Still, there's nothing that says anything will come up. If you have a strong relationship, you will know it, and it would be the right time to bring it to the next level.

If you have been very unhappy in a relationship but not sure what to do, things may get a bit worse now, but enough to show you the path out. If things are beyond repair, this eclipse could mark the end of the relationship. If anyone walks out, it will be the woman in the equation - this is an eclipse of the moon, and moon is female, so she will be the one to "eclipse" out of the alliance. (Of course, in a relationship between two women, it would be unclear which one would leave.) This need not be a romantic relationship but rather could be a business one.

At the time of the eclipse, Mars will be beautifully angled, showing that friends will be an amazing source of strength and comfort to you. Groups and clubs will also be a very positive influence - let that be a clue to you, and see how it fits.

Still, I feel this full moon eclipse could prove to be very positive for you, for Jupiter is in the same house of close committed relationships and marriage, protecting it. I wish Jupiter were closer - he will be at 23 degrees Aquarius, and the eclipse will be at 14 degrees Aquarius - a little far away but still "in the vicinity." I always give big planets leeway of 10 degrees. While other astrologers may disagree, my research shows that plus or minus 10 degrees is the right amount of tolerance.

If your birthday falls on August 5, or within five days of this date, you will feel this eclipse more powerfully than other Leos. This year will be one that you see a culmination to an important chapter of your life. Even if your relationship is strong, it's possible a woman who is prominent in your life will leave. This could be just about anyone, perhaps a friend or relative or a female boss.

Eclipses are a kind of acid test. Their job is to evolve us to a new level, and to give us missing pieces of information to a puzzle (even if you didn't think you had a "puzzling" situation before the eclipse came - the eclipse will decide that!) Everything will become clearer afterward. For that reason, so much depends on how things have been going all along.

If your relationship is strong and pure, this eclipse will only underscore its strength. You may get engaged or married, or make plans for the future together. In a business sense, you may make plans to sign papers. I prefer to sign papers after an eclipse is over. Try to leave a few days space in between the date of the eclipse and the date of the signing.

In your case, when it comes to signing papers, I would suggest you do so on the very best day, August 12 or 13, when Mars, the planet of action, now based in your house of hopes and wishes, will send a beautiful, shimmering beam to Jupiter, the planet of happiness, now based in your house of partnerships.

Whatever you do, do not sign any papers on August 10, 17, 18, or 21. Keep a few days clear around these belligerent days when Mercury, Mars, and Uranus will be in very bad shape.

The new moon this month will fall in Leo at 28 degrees on August 20, so that's your big day to make announcements. If the full moon on August 5 was a time to listen, this one will give you your turn to speak. While the other eclipse will help you see your partner in a new light, this one will allow you to show others what you want to happen next.

This new moon will be in very fine angle to Pluto, the planet of transformations. Pluto will be operating at an extra strong level because it is at the critical zero degree of a cardinal sign, Capricorn.

The Sun and new moon will represent sublime "out of sign" harmony that may help your health and vitality. Your home situation is also due to improve. None of these things will happen without your involvement, of course, as you will have to show your intent to the universe to get the help, but it is there for you if you want it.

Mars will also be Mr. Friendly at this eclipse, and that means again you will see that your friends are the very best part of life these days. You can count on them to sing your praises and to go out of their way to help you. Bless them, they will clearly be the salt of the earth.

This new moon of August 20 in Leo 28 degrees would be a superb time to launch new projects and relationships. Put a star on this date - it really is your big green light to proceed ahead. When you see 28 degrees, it tells you that it is a degree of completion, so it looks like you are ready to set the wheels in motion now.

If your birthday falls on August 20 or within five days of this date, your whole year ahead will be filled with fresh starts. You are tired of the same old things, and you're ready to forge ahead into the future.

There will be a lot going on this month, so when Mars enters Cancer on August 25, it will be a signal to wind down and rest. In this position Mars will fill your twelfth house of reflection, considered an ideal place for quiet contemplation or research that requires solitude to finish. Mars will remain in this area of your chart from August 25 to October 15. During that time, particularly in September, it would be a perfect time to take a vacation, but not the active kind - plan a trip that would allow you to sleep late, read, take walks, swim or do other sports for fun, but that would not tax you that much.

Romantically, as said, August 5 plus or minus one week will tell the tale, but that will only be the case if you are attached. See it as a litmus test for your relationship. If nothing comes up, congratulations - you will know you have a strong tie.

If you are single, friends hold the keys to a richer, more satisfying social life. Let them make introductions, too. Once Venus moves through Leo from August 26 through September 20, your love life should show signs of life. Having said that, however, there will be so much stress for every sign in mid-September that I wouldn't count on anything being upbeat then - make use of Venus in your sign in August, while the other planets will be behaving more nicely.

Your very best romantic days will be August 1, 4-6 (wild card, due to the eclipse August 5, so things could go either way), 12, 13, 14, 15, 22-23, and 28. If you can slip away for a fun weekend at a friend's house, do it over August 22, my favorite day of the month for socializing.

Financially, things will be very volatile and could bring on disastrous results from any plan made on August 10, 17, 18, 21, and 26. Don't sign anything, don't have presentations, and simply, well, hide! As I mentioned earlier, September will be a workout for finances.

With Jupiter, a financial planet, in retrograde since June 15 and not due to correct its orbit until October 13, this would be a better time to look back to correct areas that have been unproductive, or to leave an arrangement you had made that never panned out as well as you had expected.

I do like the financial days of August 22-23, but admittedly, those days are weekend days. See if you can make those days work for you. Over that weekend the Sun will be in perfect angle to Pluto, and because you are ruled by the Sun, you will have access to some awesome power here to make changes and to also generate profit-making opportunities. If you can't make a financial decision on August 22 or 23, you can't use August 21 because on that day Mercury will oppose Uranus. In that case, focus on August 28 instead, a good runner-up day.

Here is a day that could be stressful. Mars in hard angle to Pluto on August 26 could possibly bring a tense altercation with a co-worker or underling at the office. This is brute force meeting brute force, so be careful in what you say and how you say it, especially to team mates or anyone who reports to you. The person could take offense and trigger a complete meltdown. This, again, will be one of those aspects that will put everyone, of every sign, on edge.

Creatively, Leo is often quite gifted. Two days when you're likely to find coming up with innovative ideas to be easy as pie will be August 16 and 17, when Neptune will partner with the Sun, and Mars will beam radiant vibes to Neptune and the Sun. At the very least you should feel quite energized to apply those innate talents! Hooray! We all want to see what you come up with, Leo!

Remember, dear Leo - THIS is your special month, not September. If you can't get things done now, table them for October. It's a rare month that will be as tough as September, but that's the picture that is shaping up. September 1 will be the hardest.

Summary

This will be a huge month for the future of one key relationship. There'll be no way to put off a decision, as the full moon lunar eclipse, August 5, will force you to state your intentions. If you are dating in earnest and in love, you will likely make a commitment and make plans to wed, a perfect time to do so. If you see no future together, you'll leave, perhaps quite unexpectedly. If you're already married, your partner may bring big news that will affect you both.

The closer your birthday falls to August 5, the more likely it is that this eclipse will affect you. Many Leos work in the entertainment, design, or other creative fields, so the upcoming eclipse may alternatively concern a creative collaboration. Jupiter's position shows that teaming up could be quite lucrative and productive.

Eclipses speed timetables, so no matter what your original plan was prior to this month, it will change. Many happy group events will dot your schedule in August too, so you'll have plenty of time to kick back, socialize, and have fun. Watch finances, however - next month could bring an untoward surprise - so you may want to create a little stash of cash.

Leo Dates to Note

A major change in your relationship will take your full attention over the full moon lunar eclipse August 5, plus or minus four days. If you are not attached, it may be a business alliance rather than a romantic one that captures your thinking.

You will have a chance to set your compass for a new future at the new moon in Leo on August 20 and in the days to follow. If your birthday falls on or near this date, you will see a year filled with new experiences.

Venus in Leo from August 27 to September 20 will make your charm much more visible. In September, Mercury will be retrograde, so before that happens, use August 27-31 for buying flattering new clothes for fall and, for women readers, to choose some new makeup. Men or woman readers: You may want to have your hair styled for a new, fresh look.

Financially this could prove to be a tricky month. Pay particular attention to money matters on August 18 and 21 when adverse news could rock you. Avoid August 10, 17, and 26, too. Do use instead the days of August 22 and 23, or if you can't, then the runner-up day, August 28.

Creatively, August 16 and 17 should be the best days to generate fresh ideas.

On August 26, co-workers and subordinates are likely to be super-sensitive and quick to take offense.

Your very best romantic days will be August 1, 4-6 (wild card, due to the eclipse August 5, so things could go either way), 12, 13, 14, 15, 22-23, and 28.

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處女座

Most people think of August as a month to play, and September a time to buckle down and work. Actually, it will be the opposite for you. August will be a very busy and productive month, where you will have to make a number of decisions about your everyday work life in response to fast moving events. September, on the other hand, will be slow, difficult, and confusing, with many events requiring that you backtrack and redo things.

September would not a month when you should be making any important decisions or announcements. The only way to deal with September will be to sit it out and hope for better days, which will arrive in October.

Before I launch into August, let's talk about September for a moment. For one thing, Mercury, your ruler and planet of intellect and communication, will be out to lunch, in retrograde throughout. That alone would create problems, but that's not all.

The real difficulties begin to mount at mid-month, when Saturn opposes Uranus and conjoins the Sun, setting off a rather somber set of vibrations, and at the same time, Uranus will oppose the Sun. September 17 is sure to be one of the hardest days of the year, and it will be followed by a new moon that will emphasize practicality but will not give an inch of space for dreams or fantasy. Any matter you ignored or just hoped would go away on its own will come at you full force next month, and you will need to face it and move on. September will require that you have a quiet, empty schedule so that you can have time and room to respond to what happens. A partner will likely be a big focus.

This will be good to know on several counts. First, prepare by having free time open between September 14 and 24, for that will be your hardest time, although the September 5 full moon might not be easy either. Second, Mercury will be retrograde, a sign that things will be in flux, so you should complete deals in August, or else table until October the ones you cannot finish now. Of the two months, I prefer that you act in October because there are things you will need to know that you will discover in September.

I am sorry to have to report all this, for September is your birthday month. I want it to be happy for you. Ironically, the fact that it is birthday month for you will be precisely why you will find next month so difficult - planets stacking up in Virgo and Pisces will demand an instant response. For career matters, however, August will give you a big edge, and you will see that to be true, quite obviously.

Let's go back to August, which, by comparison, will be an easier month.

The month starts off with a third eclipse on August 5 - there were two eclipses last month, on July 7 and 21 - and the fact that we have three eclipses in a row, each two weeks apart, is remarkable by itself. This is something rarely seen, but does happen when one family of eclipses is about to end - in this case, those that have come by over the past two years in Leo and Aquarius - and new family of eclipses that is just starting up, namely the family that started in July, in Cancer and Capricorn. The one this month will not affect your personal life in the way the ones in July might have done, and those, fairly friendly, will continue until mid-2011.

The August 5 eclipse will focus you on office personnel, your work assignments, and the approach you choose to get your job done. This eclipse will also emphasize your health and well being, and all the steps you take to keep your system running at top efficiency. Any eclipse will take the energy of a full moon (or, as the case may be, a new moon) and multiply it times three, so eclipses often bring noticeable events.

This being a full moon in your workaday sector will bring an ending. You may be getting ready to finish a big assignment that you did freelance or for a client. It is possible to get downsized on an eclipse, but somehow I feel it more likely that you will see an underling or co-worker leave your immediate business or personal sphere. This person may be an assistant or at home, a nanny - the sixth house rules people who report to you. That development may force you to do extra work - and cause strain on you.

If you do lose your job, don't worry - you have Jupiter in this house until January 17, so it will be fairly easy for you to find more work, especially freelance work or a new job on a similar level to the job you had previously. Jupiter is the planet of plenty, and so wherever it is based, Jupiter is there to provide you with more. It would be up to you to find the new job, but you would have plenty of help.

One point in the month that will be excellent for career matters will be August 12 and 13 when Mars will be beautifully angled to Jupiter. A friend may be instrumental to your success on this day. Alternatively, it may be that a membership you have in a professional club will be helpful by offering a special program or networking mixer that proves helpful. If your club provides legal advice or other services to members, so much the better. The moon will be in Taurus on August 12 and 13, a perfect place for you, dear Virgo, so be sure to do something job-related on these dates. Of the two, August 12 will be the stronger date.

Aside from having Jupiter, the giver of gifts and luck, in your house of work assignments now is another reason you need not be concerned about any changes that arise on the work front (if they do). Your reputation won't be negatively impacted. In fact, your stature in the industry will stay quite strong. With Mars circulating at the very top of your chart from the start of this month until October 15, you will be in a perfect position to impress VIPs with your credentials and experience. It looks like you'll be moving UP in industry stature, dear Virgo.

If you do lose a job (unlikely, but if you do), you will later thank them for doing you the favor. Let them keep their old job, if that is what they want. You want to be in a place that values you, and if they do not, then this eclipse will allow you to find something better. Let me underscore the fact that you may NOT lose your job - it seems more likely that a subordinate will leave now or in the weeks to come. Keep that point in mind!

There are other job-related dates to note. To generate creative ideas, mark down Monday, August 17. It's a sterling day, with Mars due to contact the inspirational planet, Neptune, on your behalf. If your project involves digital forms, or if you design, write, edit, or generate music on a computer, August 17 will glow with double strength. Your concentration will be quite focused, and with the moon in Cancer, your thoughts will be playful and experimental and flow easily.

Do not schedule any meeting for August 18, when Mars will reach an impasse to Uranus. These are two very explosive, forceful planets, at harsh angles, so you may be tempted to argue with your boss, client, agent, or business partner - or all of them at once! Mama mia! What a mess of a day!

Things won't go much better on a day that gets my vote for most tense day, Friday, August 21. That is when Mercury, your ruler, now in Virgo and retrograde, will oppose Uranus, also in retrograde. This will be akin to sticking your index finger of each hand into an electrical socket. This will be a day when absolutely nothing will go the way you suppose it will. Relationships will be fraught too, so keep your head down and out of the line of fire.

A much better day will be Saturday, August 22, when Venus will make a bewitching phone call to Uranus. It's the perfect night to schedule a dinner out with friends. Being surrounded by those who love you will give you a very warm feeling on this day. You will likely find that August 22 goes much better than you ever expected. If you are single and looking for love, this could be a grand day, and if you are dating, the same would be true. It's special.

If you are attached, in love, or have a serious business collaboration or partnership, Saturn and Uranus have been pressing hard on you all year. Those born September 14-22 will be under the most fire from both planets these days and this will be the only time in your life that this will happen. Uranus has a cycle of 84 years, and Saturn, 29 years. It is very rare that you are handling both at once.

Earlier born Virgos, those with birthdays in August and prior to September 14, understand the current plight of the later-born Virgos and are probably sitting in their chairs nodding as they recall their own struggles. If you were born in August or September 1-13, you've met your tests and you're done. It's been hard for the Virgos born late in their sign from September 14-22 because they are taking on both planets at once.

The earlier born Virgos had these planets hit them at much different times, which is easier to take, but the disadvantage was that these Virgos had a much longer challenging period to work through. When one planet stopped hitting the early-to-middle of the sign Virgos, the other one started, so the difficulties seemed endless. At least for later born Virgos, relationships or health may have brought challenges. By now, if you were born in August or September 1-13, you have met your dragons and you are almost done.

Of course, on top of Saturn conjunct your Sun and mighty Uranus opposed to your Sun, Virgos of all birthdays had to contend with the Virgo-Pisces family of eclipses that came by from March and September 2006 and 2007, to the last and hardest one on February 19, 2008. Those brought more sudden news for all Virgos of all birthdays. Truly, it's been no rest for the weary but you are so close to the end.

Saturn will finally leave Virgo on October 29, after having completed a two-year tour of your sign. He will retrograde back to Virgo from April 7 through July 21, but those weeks will fly by. After having had five months of rest, November through March, whatever the universe has in mind will seem easy.

The Virgos who will be affected will be those with birthdays that fall from September 14 to 22. If you were born at that time, you may say, wait, that's not fair. Why do I get more time with the teacher planet Saturn later? Actually it will be fair because we each get about nine months of the direct rays of Saturn (in the mathematical sense). Virgos with birthdays that fall late in the sign, September 14-22, will have had only six months of direct tutoring from Saturn by October 29, 2009. Hence, Saturn will come back to finish up your training. After that, Saturn will be done and not return until 2036. Yes, that is not an error! Not until 2036. That's why Saturn's tutoring is so intense - you need to be mindful of Saturn's lessons as you move forward, decades into the future and possibly forever.

Uranus has been opposite your Sun and is now moving back and forth over 22-29 degrees Pisces, affecting those Virgos born September 14 to 22. Uranus will leave to enter Aries next year, but will keep moving back and forth in Pisces and Aries until March 11, 2011, when Uranus will leave Pisces, the difficult spot for Virgo, for good. Until March 2011, as said, Uranus will move in and out of Pisces, so you won't feel pressure the whole time.

Getting back to August, I feel it is more likely that you will be given a promotion or bring new business at the eclipse August 5. I say that because Mars is now at the very pinnacle point of your chart and in beautiful angle to this eclipse. Mars will work hard to make your expertise and your resourcefulness very noticeable. Gemini is the sign Mars will tour, a sign known for flexibility and superb communication, two qualities in you that Mars will tout.

Health is also represented by this part of the chart being affected by the August 5 eclipse, not so much in terms of vitality but rather in terms of the preventative steps you take to keep yourself strong and healthy.

If you have not been taking good care of yourself lately, you will notice that your energy is low. See a doctor, have blood tests done, and also watch your teeth and bones, both of which are vulnerable to pressures from Saturn. Uranus opposed to your Sun may be causing you to feel a very high degree of nervous tension, and for that there is help, too. If you need someone to talk to, you should reach out and ask for help. You don't have to handle everything yourself.

The new moon on August 20 will be the perfect time to withdraw a little and strategize about what you would like to happen next in your life. There is some evidence that you may want to talk with a therapist or life coach about your path ahead, and this new moon will give you the right moment to act.

This new moon, falling in Leo at 28 degrees, is almost in your sign, but is not. It will light your twelfth house of intuition in a powerful way, so you can depend on your instinct being quite strong. Whatever projects you begin just after the new moon of August 20 may take you into early June 2010, so it appears to be an important, long-term project.

This same new moon would be the perfect time to begin a long-term project, like the writing of a book or thesis or to prepare the groundwork for a major research project or other new venture. Leo is the sign of entertainment, so it would be excellent for writing a screenplay. Leo is also the sign of children's interests, so if you are a teacher, you may begin to work on a new method to teach children now, with great results.

Socially, Venus will also be touring your fun and friendship sector from August 1 to 26, ensuring that friends will include you in all they do. As said earlier, a particularly enchanting evening should be August 22.

Just when Venus is packing her bags to go, Mars will rush in to keep the party going. Mars will bring energy to your eleventh house of friends, fun, and events from August 25 to October 16. As you see, you can find many ways to unwind this month and Mars will help you. Friends will be the best part of life, dear Virgo. Actually August will be your best time to circulate in the second half of 2009, so you must promise to make time to kick up your heels. You have many responsibilities on your shoulders, and you need to find time to relax once in a while. Mars will give you that opportunity, so take it!

There will be only two days I would recommend you stay home and not go out on a first date: August 21 and 26. You'd have nothing in common and the other person is likely to be too pushy or dogmatic!

Remember, dear Virgo, August is your last month to get things done before September brings delays, tensions, adjustments, and a million challenges for everyone, of every sign. Make hay while the Sun shines!

Summary

August might be a glorious month for career progress, so don't go on holiday quite yet. With Mars lighting your house of honors, awards, and achievement, you have an excellent chance now to increase your status in your industry. Too many things will be going on at the office, and if you are not there, you may miss out.

The new assignment that crystallizes in the first week of August, or finishes up at that time, will allow you to show that you have a rich imagination and that you should be considered for a leadership position. Planets in Aquarius point to success in the computer, digital, scientific, high tech fields, or in humanitarian, not-for-profit fundraising or charity work.

It is clear in August that new projects will a set you off in a new and very positive direction. Be careful on August 21 what you say and write - if you are careless, an error could come back to bite you.

The new moon on August 20 will be a time to sit down and strategize how you want to proceed in your birthday year ahead. Take it easy in late August - Mercury will be getting ready to retrograde in September, so decisions won't stick anyway. It's a time to stop, look, and listen and to watch which way the wind is blowing, for surely it will begin to change direction.

Romance and fun will pick up noticeably after August 25 and in weeks to come. Pick up some new things for the coming season and get ready to see and be seen.

Virgo Dates to Note

Changes on the work front will be extreme on or near August 5. Personnel will come and go, new procedures may be set up, and/or new computers may arrive. Amid this, a work project will need to be finished. A lot will be going on.

Protect your health - you will be under considerable strain between now and the end of September. Watch bones and teeth, and guard against anemia and digestive problems. Nervous tension will be high on August 21, a day when almost nothing may go right. For you, booking a massage or other spa treatment will be worth its weight in gold.

If any problem has been festering, the eclipse will bring it out into the open. Illnesses that come up on a full moon often leave quickly (they "puff out"), provided you go for medical help quickly.

New technological breakthroughs may help you find an answer to a health question near August 5.

With Venus touring your house of friendship August 1-28, friends will be the icing on your cake. Meet up for a lunch or dinner August 7 or 8 or on one of your best nights, August 22.

Career progress will be excellent August 1-26, so try to delay a vacation until September, a month when delays and miscommunications will prevail due to Mercury being retrograde all month.

You'll ace an interview or presentation on August 12 or 13. A project you complete or show others on this day will put you in line for a promotion later. It's a great time for finding a new job or for impressing a perspective new client.

On August 17, set aside time to brainstorm ideas, especially if you are in a creative field. So many good ones should arrive that you'll be amazed.

Avoid all interviews or important professional initiatives on August 18, plus or minus one day, when you're likely to have an altercation with a big-wig. Tensions will be high.

The new moon, August 20, will bring a chance to stop and review how your life is going and decide what's working and what's not. If you need to speak to a life coach or psychiatrist, August 18-31 would be the time to do it.

August 21 and 26 will be tough sledding for relationships. Ask for no favors. This would not be the time for first dates. Keep a low profile while your ruler, Mercury, is under siege.

Romance will be best August 2, 3, 12, 13, 16, 22, and 29-30.

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天秤座

You've been working hard, but you will probably admit that even you need some fun occasionally. This month would be the perfect month to take time away from your usual concerns and enjoy being in a new setting. Mars will be lighting your ninth house of travel and new interests from August 1 to 25, the perfect time to hop a plane. With planets brightening your pleasure sectors, you'll find the time to wind down and drink in the pleasures of the season. You are lucky to have this time. Take it, because very soon your work life will explode with energy and you won't be able to go away so easily later.

The month begins with a lunar eclipse on August 5 at 14 degrees Aquarius. This eclipse will fall in your fifth house of pure love, so a romantic relationship could be your focus. Eclipses are strong, and usually bring big news because they bring news from the outside world in or any other unexpected element that you never anticipated. This full moon is in good angle to your Sun, so from where I sit, you should enjoy the affects of this full moon. You may meet someone new if you are single, or you may draw much closer if you are dating. It's even possible that you will become engaged or married. If you have not been happy, you will review your feelings and decide whether to stay or go. Monumental things happen when eclipses come by.

The fifth house is associated with fun and leisure, so you may decide to take a vacation with someone you care about, and if you do, you'd learn a great deal about that person as you spend time together.

This part of your chart also rules conception and the care of your children. You may hear something about one of your children, most likely your eldest, or you or your partner may have a surprise pregnancy. Eclipses speed up timetables and force us to become more flexible people. Even if you feel you are not ready for additional responsibilities, if the universe feels you are, the situation will presents itself, and off you go.

It is also possible that a highly important creative project will need to be finalized and shipped. You'll feel inspired and energized and one idea will lead to the next. If you do have a major creative project being finished, or conversely you are being given the green light (after weeks or even months of presentations), then the fact that this would be coming to fullness now, on the August 5 eclipse (plus or minus one week), means there is something critically important about this project. All indications are that it will lead you down new avenues. Give this project all you have to give! Truly, things that happen on eclipses are often life changing, so see how things play out after this eclipse is over in the weeks and months to come.

If you were born on October 7 plus or minus five days, you will feel this eclipse more directly than other members of your sign.

I am excited about this lunar eclipse for you, Libra, no matter when your birthday happens to fall, for several reasons. First, it is in a sign that blends well with yours, in Aquarius, and this eclipse will light quite an enchanting part of your chart, the part that governs the deepest feelings that you hold in your heart. By amazing coincidence, Mars will be in a beautiful angle to this full moon, beaming shimmering vibrations from his perch in your ninth house of travel. That explains why I feel you might be planning a romantic vacation with someone (or a vacation with friends to find someone new), especially around this time of the month, August 5.

If you are married or in another type of established relationship, it may be that your partner needs to travel for business or to attend a seminar and would love to see you come along - say yes!

In a business sense, if you are in sales (And who is not? Everyone, as it's been said, sells!) you will find that people at a distance will hold promise for a joint venture. See if you can make this work for you.

Travel taken for any reason on August 13 should be spectacular, thanks to the interplay of Jupiter (happiness, luxury) and Mars (action). That's a Thursday, so why not extend your holiday through the weekend? On August 14 and 15 the moon will be in Gemini, making those my favorites of the month for you. If you can't get away, you may decide to go to a lecture, book signing, or other inspirational event to spark new thinking. This could be a very refreshing time of the month.

Do NOT travel or do any sort of interactions with business people afar on August 18 when Mars will square Uranus. You may have technical problems with the transportation you choose, or have other weird circumstances to deal with at your destination. In fact, you may argue with the very people whose support you need to gain! Allow for a plus or minus of two days to this date, if possible.

Co-workers may be out of sorts on August 18 and 21, so to be safe, don't ask for special favors of teammates or underlings on those days. By their response, you might have directed them to do the impossible, like finalize world peace or learn to do brain surgery by Friday noon. August 18 and 21 are days you'll want to keep to yourself and out of the line of fire. Do not sign contracts on these days either. To be safe leave a little space around these dates.

While we are on the topic of touchy days, I will add August 26 when you may encounter resistance on any idea you propose to an authority figure, at work or at home. On this day, like the others mentioned, people will be feeling overwrought, so you won't want to make matters worse. Timing, dear Libra, is everything. Choose another day.

More fun and love are likely to come up after the new moon in Leo at 28 degrees on August 20 when you'll be "in your element" again. This time you will be among lots of smiling faces, and you may be more open and interested in making friends. In fact, a family member - one that you are close to - may introduce you to a fascinating new person you may want to cultivate.

Pluto will be helpful to this new moon, August 20, too, so you may find that you are networking more to make business, and actually, if this proves true for you, your timing will be perfect. Pluto's involvement suggests a financial benefit may occur, not only on August 20, but also in the two weeks that follow this new moon. You may be traveling more too, for a while, and it's all for good. If you were born on October 21 or within five days of this date, you will benefit most from this lovely new moon.

Once Mars enters your tenth house of fame and honors, you will be on the way to professional success. The eclipses of last month, July 7 and 21, were - and still are - working to help you make some important lifestyle changes on both the career and home front. Things won't happen without your involvement, of course. You have to show the universe your intent so that you can drive your life in the direction you want it to go.

From the very start of August, Venus will be shining at the very top of your chart, in your tenth house of fame and honors. This shows that you've caught the eye of higher ups and they're very happy with your performance. Indeed, the buzz about you will be wonderful. Venus is your ruler, so you won't have to do much to get people talking about your fine work. Just a little push will do!

When Venus leaves your prestigious career sector on August 26, Mars will enter this area on the same day, August 26, and Mars will stay until October 15. While you won't have to do much while Venus shines on you during most of August, Mars will expect you to show some gumption. Be ready to push hard from August 26 onward. Your best time to see professional gains will be in August and in the first two weeks of October.

It seems that if you do change jobs - and that seems to be on the agenda - it's time to try something new, and not just get anther job that's a re-run of everything else you've done. It really doesn't matter what your age happens to be - as long as we are alive we are capable of starting fresh and proving the doubters wrong. For example, look at the remarkable racecar driver, Hershel McGriff, who is still tearing up the racetrack at NASCAR after more than 60 years at age 81! I urge you to Google his photo and you will see why working at something you love keeps you looking decades younger. You have this kind of superb energy now, dear Libra. Mars, Venus, the eclipses, and other elements in your chart are rooting you on!

September will be a difficult month to make progress. Mercury will be retrograde all month, so I do not want you to take a new job next month. Let talks continue to go on, and then try to crystallize them as you get closer to October, which is your birthday month. When you get back to birthday month, several planets return to Libra, always a good time for you! Don't underestimate the power of the Sun conjunct the place it was when you were born either!

September 15-23 will be terribly difficult for everyone of every sign. With planets raging at one another, it will be impossible not to feel the heat. You won't want to schedule important meetings then. Steer clear!

Romantically, your social life will take flight once Venus enters Leo on August 26. This is great, and because September won't be productive or wise for major initiatives, you will have plenty of time to divert your attention to your private life. Venus will remain in this part of your chart until September 21. Soon after, it will be birthday time for you!

Romance will be best on August 1, 4, 5, 11, 14-15, 19, 22-23, 28, and 31. You have SO many great dates!

Mercury will remain retrograde until September 30, so you can use September to catch up with friends you've not seen in a long time. You CAN use September for career meetings and discussions too, but I advise you not to accept a new job until October. Accept and start in October, and you'll be all set for the long road ahead.

Summary

Lately you have been juggling many important decisions, including ones related to your career and concerning a home or family-related question. Last month two eclipses, harbingers of massive shifts, came by, so you may be ready to make a major announcement soon.

Now one more eclipse is due, August 5. Having three eclipses fall in a row, every two weeks, is very unusual. This month's eclipse will focus on your personal life. If you are single and dating, you may have to choose whether to advance your relationship or end it. This is a very friendly eclipse, so your choices will work in your favor, and chances are that you are really happy and want more. Jupiter, the planet of happiness, is standing nearby, so if you want more, that's what Jupiter does best - provide it!

Alternatively, if you have one or more children, at least one child may now undergo a major life shift, such as to go to camp, start kindergarten, go off to boarding school or college, or announce the rental of a first apartment. You'll want to support your child no matter what the change happens to be, but at the same time, you'll need to let go, never easy for a loving parent. Even so, you will have much to be proud of in that child, and those feelings will offset any twinges of wistfulness you may feel as your child takes his big new step in his broadening world. Creative projects and travel will dazzle, so save time for one or both.

Libra Dates to Note

In regard to love, children (including pregnancy), and pure fun, the August 5 full moon lunar eclipse should be your friend. Expect to see a life event take shape involving one of these areas.

If you are artistic, you may complete an important creative project in the first week of August, or be given the green light to begin at that time. You'll be very excited.

Long distance travel taken for fun, romance, or for artistic reasons will be delicious in August, especially on or near August 13.

Be back home from travels by month's end, from August 26 onward, when your career will become very active - the most in two years. Get your resume organized, for next month you'll need it.

Join a club, help a charity, or reach out to make a new friend after the new moon, August 20, plus two weeks.

Do not sign a contract from August 18 to 21.

Demands of home and work may collide August 26.

Romance will be best on August 1, 4, 5, 11, 14-15, 19, 22-23, 28, and 31. My, my, look at all those dates!

 

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天蠍座

As August begins, your home situation will jump to life. You may be searching through your closets to toss things out, or you may be searching through Internet residential listings to swap your apartment for something bigger and better. You may be carrying paint or fabric swatches, or furniture out the door to be refinished. There will be so many possibilities.

This sudden urge to finalize home and hearth will be brought on by the lunar eclipse on August 5 in Aquarius, 14 degrees, in your fourth house of home. This area of your chart also rules property you may own, want to buy, or change in any way, say by renovating or decorating it. This house also rules property you might want to sell or lease, as well as the people you share your space with, such as a roommate or relative, or those who help you with your space, such as a decorator or contractor. Your mother and father and some other family members whom you are close to you would come under the fourth house, too (but siblings would not, as they are covered by the third house.) As you see, home is about to become a lively place to be.

Eclipses always bring random elements into the mix, ones you'd never expect, and so you'll have to stay flexible near August 5. Eclipses also are renowned for changing timetables, switching our attention or our setting, and sending us off in new and uncharted territories. This how we grow and mature. Eclipses seem to ready us for bigger life commitments and realities, so they are usually the big events of any year.

If you pay attention to what your friends are up to now, you will see that many will have big life events to report near an eclipse too, such as to get engaged or married, take a new job, start a business, get a book contract - something important will be going on with them. For you, this eclipse will have something to do with your residence, other property, or family news. It's a full moon eclipse, so something is coming to a grand conclusion. It could be good news, or not so good news, but either way, the news of the eclipse will eventually benefit you.

If you have been living with a boyfriend or girlfriend and the relationship is not working out, then you may be moving as a result of that relationship ending, as Saturn will still be opposite Uranus, a holdover from last month and in a very close and very intricate dance. You won't be able to give that relationship more time or room - an eclipse will sound the gong on August 5 and a decision has to be made. Still, there are so many really wonderful aspects at this eclipse that, in the end, I feel you will more likely be quite happy with events that go on than not. The force will be with you.

Mars will be in a smooth and helpful conversation with this full moon, and because Mars is your ruler and is based in your eighth house of other people's money, this good news. If you need a mortgage or a home improvement loan, or a down payment on a house, or a security deposit on a new rental, you will find money you need. This will also be true if you hope to refresh your home with a new look, with a purchase of furniture or new linens. It'll be comforting to know the money will appear.

You really do seem to have the luck of a Leprechaun when it comes to home and family, because Jupiter, planet of good fortune, is in this area of your chart in a rare, once-in-12-year visit. Jupiter will protect all your home-related plans, and to tell you the truth, it would be smart of you to act on home-related plans before Jupiter leaves in January 2010.

You will see the power of Jupiter's benefic energy on August 12 and 13, for on those days Mars will be in exquisite angle to Jupiter. If you don't settle things on August 5 or still have more to do, then these two days should be earmarked for more action - or a sudden jolt of good luck.

The only trouble with having Jupiter's protection is that it would be easy to get lulled into assuming you'll always have it, and that you have all the time in the world to act on home-related plans. Jupiter induces such a calm, happy mood that it leads us into an almost dream state. However, it is not true that you will always have Jupiter in this house. In fact, he will leave January 17, 2010.

When Jupiter takes his light elsewhere, you'll feel the chill as he opens the door to leave. You must never take Jupiter's gifts for granted. Jupiter, as the giver of gifts and luck, demands little, but he does expect you to appreciate his gifts and not take them for granted. If you act in 2009, the beautiful home-related comforts you imagine for your home life can become a reality to enjoy for years into the future, even forever. Act soon, while you still can do so!

Your career life is about to jump to life once the new moon on August 20 arrives. Watch the kind of job-related phone calls and conversations that begin at this time - there's a good chance that someone will have heard about the confident way you've handled yourself in your present position.

Job talks should accelerate and become even hotter once Mars enters your tenth house of fame and honors on October 15 for a whopping eight-month stay. To say your stock is rising in your industry faster than the temperatures in the desert this summer is an understatement. My goodness, dear Scorpio, you are heading up, up, up the ladder of success so quickly, and as you sit at your computer reading this, you still have no idea how close you are to hitting the bull's eye.

This new moon will be in divine conversation with Pluto, one of your two ruling planets, so that alone shows how much favor you are going to stir up at month's end - it's the beginning of a very big trend to grow as weeks and months unfold.

Pluto is now in your contracts house, so it appears that if you do take a new job, you will sign a contract. If you are self-employed, you may get a new client and sign papers together. There's an alternative possibility, and that is Pluto will help you get a new assignment or major career position in communications - writing, speaking on TV or radio, or getting amazing publicity. This type of effect will also set your pulse racing.

You may need to be patient, because it may take a while to grab the top prize. You have nothing to fear, for Mars will act like a booster rocket to your career to lead you precisely where you want to go. Mars will stay at your side until early June 2010, which is an enormously long time to have such a powerful planet's assistance.

If you feel that you are in the right job, but that higher ups are trying to control you too much, instead of resisting or trying even harder to contain and control the person who is not cooperating, do just the opposite - let go. If you do, you will actually gain power. I know this sounds counterintuitive, but you may be pushing a little too hard to regain your footing and control. You don't want to set up an adversarial situation. By letting go, you will show your maturity, seasoning, and confidence. Pluto works in mysterious ways, but you have his help now - have a little faith that things will go your way.

Mars' position in your eighth house is also an indication that you may be doing a bit more financial wheeling and dealing this month than usual, but only until August 25. If you have to settle something, you need to work quickly, prior to August 25.

This could prove to be an expensive month, where you add things to your credit card, but even so, I would rather you spend money now than in September.

One really odd day when you will get all sorts of mixed messages is August 10. Mars will be rallying you to march forward, and Saturn will be screaming caution at the very same time. It's enough to make you a little crazy. Just wait out this day and give yourself a little more time to think things through.

As you see, August will bring all kinds of important questions to your attention for meditation, but you and I have not discussed September yet, and September is, unfortunately, due to be quite a messy month. Mercury will be retrograde all month, so it won't be a time to make any sort of agreements, whether written or verbal. Avoid making any big announcements or launches in September, and avoid spending on expensive things now, too. As you see, if you are to do well, you will have to seal decisions in August or better yet, do so in October.

Whenever Mercury is retrograde, it is an automatic signal that the conditions are changing. The problem is that you won't be able to see exactly how those changes will play out. Yet you may be making decisions, but those decisions will be based more on what WAS true, but not what WILL be true in a very short time. That's what makes a Mercury retrograde period so treacherous. You must hold on and wait - and if you do, you will see a clear road ahead soon, by October's dawning.

The only positive activities to do while Mercury retrogrades are to reunite with colleagues from your past. You will find them very helpful to you now in finding a job or helping you increase your influence. Actually if you get an offer from a person you used to know, you can move forward sooner - Mercury retrograde will be urging you to make something more from an old relationship.

Mercury retrograde in September is only one tiny part of the problem. From September 15 to 18 there are some very turbulent aspects coming that will affect us all, and even bring some very bad weather, too. Although as a Scorpio you won't feel the direct brunt of those warring planets, you will be surrounded with more than a few tense individuals who will be feeling overwhelmed and strung out. Those will be, namely, the Virgo, Pisces, Gemini, and Sagittarius around you.

If you wait until October, you will be glad you did. The job offer may improve or be more defined by then, or you may get another, better offer. Actually, I feel professional talks may continue for you through the balance of the year, with late October through November to be your best months. After that things will slow down a bit but heat up again in mid-March through early June. As you see, you will have a very wide window of career opportunity and anything could happen at any time. All of your career news should be really positive.

Here's what to keep in mind. You will come to love your new career position that shapes up now or in months to come, for it will use your talents well, and it will absolutely represent a step up, with a better title, more responsibility and authority, and likely more money, too. Accept nothing less- you have the star-power to make it happen!

There is one cranky day this month I want to point out. Mars will oppose Pluto on August 26, a day when you may find yourself toe-to-toe opposite someone very dogmatic and argumentative. This is not a time to challenge anyone or to open a debate on a controversial or sensitive issue. This would be no day to sign a contract, either - if you do, the other party would likely have the upper hand, not only now, but also during the length of the contract. When you try to get control, you'll find you both have to expend a lot of wasted energy and never be quite satisfied. Here's where I begin to sing the refrain to the same song, "Dear Scorpio, wait until October!"

Romance will be best at month's end, when you will begin to see the world's high volume of chatter drop down to a delightful whisper. You will begin to feel Mercury's impending retrograde as soon as the last ten days of August. Consider taking a vacation, dear Scorpio, or do some quiet thinking about the changes you want to make in your home or career. Often you are so busy running around, you rarely have the time to think - this time of the month will give you your chance. This will also be the time to give the people around you some of your most precious quality time, and to enjoy love together.

If you are single and not with anyone now, you will have Venus in divinely compatible Cancer from August 1 to 25, and then later Mars will be in Cancer too, from August 25 onward. This is a particularly lovely place for Venus and Mars to be, for here these two planets of love will open up your playful, loving side. Mars will be sublimely compatible, so you should feel ready to meet others and rediscover your yen for a little adventure and change. Give love a chance, dear Scorpio.

There is another reason you should be optimistic about feeling that your efforts to circulate and to look your best will be rewarded. Neptune is the planet that rules your solar fifth house of true love, and Jupiter is orbiting very close to Neptune for the first time in a decade. Jupiter is the planet of luck, but it's also the planet of miracles. If you are looking for your true love, you should absolutely be out and about this year! With your golden chart, anything is possible now.

Romance will be best this month: August 3, 7, 8, 12, 13, 16, 17, 25, and 29-30.

Summary

You may be moving house, and if so, you've got the amazingly friendly lunar eclipse, August 5, to set your plans in motion. If your lease is up, or you need to buy or sell a house, you'll be in luck. If you love your apartment or house and don't want to leave, you may choose to renovate, repair, or redecorate.

These types of changes often require large amounts of money, so if you need a loan or mortgage, Mars's position suggests that your banker will be helpful in seeing that you get what you need. If you are not focused on real estate, you may concentrate on a parent's needs instead.

In the month's first week, invite your mother for afternoon tea in a posh hotel. It will be good to catch up, and besides, you may hear news that surprises you.

By the new moon August 20, your career will be bringing delicious developments. While others go on holiday, you will be the one who stays home to reap the big promotion. Have a polished resume or CV ready to send out - someone will ask to see it.

Scorpio Dates to Note

August will be a big month for major developments at home and in your career.

Spending will be high in August, but if you need things, it's best to get them now. Mercury will retrograde through September, so next month will not be a time to shop.

At the start of the month, you will focus on a decision concerning your home/family: August 5 plus or minus one week. This is a full moon lunar eclipse, capable of bringing massive changes.

You may feel "approach-avoidance" on August 10, when Mars says "go!" and at the same time, Saturn says "Think first!"

You may nail an attractive real estate deal or find a home-related bargain on August 17.

Later in the month, after the new moon August 20, you will have an opportunity to get a prestigious new position with more responsibility, or a promotion. Enviable publicity may also come your way. You must make an effort to get it. Look to the entertainment industry or fields catering to children as best bets.

Love and sex are highly unstable and possibly explosive: August 18 and 21.

A vacation in the last week of August (after August 25) is a great idea.

Romance will be best this month: August 3, 7, 8, 12, 13, 16, 17, 25, and 29-30.

8月運勢 Part III

射手座

As a Sagittarian, you are never at a loss for words. I know I shouldn't use the word "never," but let's say it as it is. You are a gifted communicator, and when you speak, others listen. This month your talent for informing, persuading, and even inspiring others will put you ahead of the pack.

Jupiter is now in your third house and is traveling shoulder to shoulder with Neptune, indicating that you may have a spiritual or deeply felt message or project that you are working on, something that goes beyond the usual day-to-day assignment done just to bring home the bacon. You are learning to communicate in a whole new way, even if you are a veteran in media or negotiations. You may now surprise yourself on how far you've come, and by fall you will develop even more impressively.

Mars, the energy planet, is now touring Gemini, not the easiest place for you, for Mars is in your partnership sector, giving your partner or even competitors, detractors, or adversaries the enviable dominant position. They seem to know it too, and they are using their power by being vocal or possibly quite critical. When these types throw down the gauntlet, you are wise to their shenanigans and can put them in their place as long as you don't blow your cool. As a brainy, intellectual sign, you are able to stay objective, even if the person in question becomes annoying or even outrageous. Fortunately, you are nearing the end of this challenging period, for Mars will depart this house on August 25.

Jupiter, your guardian planet, will be retrograde until mid-October, so you won't be able to rely on luck to get out of tight situations. You won't have to. Sagittarius often lives by their wits, and this month that talent will again help you untie the most complicated Houdini-like knots if needed. Watching a Sagittarius in action is actually quite a fascinating experience for the rest of us - you do all this so gracefully, you seem not to even break a sweat. You are the supremely confident, optimistic sign, and that becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

The month begins with a full moon eclipse on August 5 in Aquarius at 14 degrees. Aquarius is an air sign that blends beautifully with your fire sign Sagittarian Sun. You may be wrapping up a critically important negotiation at this time, or getting papers ready to sign. With really good days and really adverse days falling side by side in parts of August, you would be wise to choose the right day to sign. I never advise signing on an eclipse, because eclipses - known to have the strength of three new or full moons rolled into one - kick up an enormous amount of cosmic dust, so it's not always easy to see the terrain clearly. I suggest signing instead on August 12 or 13, two stellar days for you.

Fortunately, Mars will be very well angled to this eclipse, suggesting that you will have a partner, lawyer, agent, or other middleman who will be very helpful to you near August 5. On the days I chose, August 12 or 13, this intermediary person in your life will quite noticeably prove to be a gem.

The August 5 eclipse could bring exceptional opportunity to travel a short distance away from your base, within a day's drive or train ride of say 200 or 300 miles. While your trip may be for fun and relaxation, it may also coax your creativity to flow more freely, often more possible if you are in a new setting.

Travel may also be for a business meeting that will prove to be lucrative. Keep your eye on clients based just out of town, for those are the ones that may be the most profitable of all, not only now but in months, and possibly even years, to come. If you don't go for business, you may go to look at property you own, want to buy, rent, or sell, or to visit a family member. See what comes up near August 5.

If you were born on or within five days of December 5 you will feel this eclipse most, but you also stand to benefit from it most, too.

More travel opportunities may come up after the new moon August 20, but this new moon is one to watch because it will be a harbinger of a larger trend that will take you straight through mid-2010. You seem to have something percolating on foreign shores, or soon will. If that doesn't ring true for you, then it will be that an opportunity involving university study or a grant or research project will involve you, or that a chance to do something big with the media, in TV or publishing, will begin to light your imagination. All these areas glow for you, and you can't even see how huge the seeds you may be planting now could grow.

You need to get as much done now as you can, because you will be running into a confusing, unproductive month in September. Mercury will retrograde all next month, and planets will be clashing in unusually harsh ways in the middle of September. You will need to sit through the storm and wait for the clouds to clear, which will happen in October. Your home situation and career will be the focus, and those are heavy-duty areas, so keep your schedule light next month. Sign nothing in September and agree to no plans, commitments, or new ventures. I suggest you not be on the road, for it looks like you'll want to be around to attend to whatever comes up.

September will be a time to look back and fix flaws, but not look forward to new plans - not quite yet. Once you get to October, you will be in fine shape, but you will have to make it through September. If you can settle things in August, do, but don't push too hard at the end of the month, for you will start to see talks slow down quite a bit as you and the rest of the world get caught in the strong undertow of Mercury retrograde.

As you go through this month, keep an eye to home/property and family details, for the full moon early next month will bring things to a final climax. Sign papers early in August in anticipation of actions you may take on that full moon, such as to move or close on a house, for example.

A difficult day for your career may turn out to be August 21, or even the day prior, due to unexpected news that will pull you in a different direction. It's possible that things going on at home will demand your attention, just at a time when things are so critical at work. See how things play out, but I suggest to you that you avoid making any promises or commitments on August 21.

Once Mars enters Cancer and your eighth house on August 25 until October 15, you will focus on raising money for a large goal you have in mind. Before you get to this date, you will have Venus filling this house, a harbinger of the large bounty you can raise if you are persuasive enough.

Even if you are, talks won't be easy as you get closer to the end of the month. Pluto will make a very strong opposition to Mars on August 26, so you are likely to encounter quite a bossy, self-centered demanding type who will name terms you may find to be way out of line. How you resolve this impasse will exhibit your skill in negotiation but also reflect your character, your situation, and how much you are willing to do to get the money.

Some negotiations are not meant to be, however, and if you find this one demands too much and delivers too little, you might just surprise the other side by standing up and walking away. I am not saying you will definitely do this, because clearly you will be passionately and fervently looking for cash at the end of August, but you can and will leave this deal if the other side is unwilling to give an inch. With Mercury about to retrograde, the person who changes his or her mind could be you.

This month could be quite romantic if you are getting engaged or married, which is actually quite possible. If so, how exciting will that be!

Travel will also fan the fires of love, so you if you get a chance to take a short weekend away with the one you love, take it. Love could turn out to be quite hot and sexy in August, and that, dear Sagittarius, means you have plenty to look forward to as the weeks unfold!

Romance will be best on August 1, 4-6, 11, 14-15, 13, 19, 27, and 28.

Summary

How effectively you communicate or negotiate will make or break a plan this month, a fact that will be presented to you at the lunar eclipse August 5. Jupiter, your ruler and planet of great blessings, will be cozying up to the full moon eclipse, ensuring that you will find all the right words when you need them most. There's an excellent chance you'll be signing a lucrative contract this month, too. Jupiter is retrograde, and he's your ruler, so you may not see the pieces of your puzzle fall into place until mid-October, but August brings lots of the right discussions. If all the detail is not there yet, rely on your instinct, because it will not let you down. A middleman seems to be playing an important role - this person may be your romantic partner, broker, agent, or lawyer, for example - and will have superb advice for you.

Later, you may want to get your suitcase out from under the bed because it looks likely you'll be traveling - the very thought will make you excited. By the last week of August, your emphasis on paperwork, finances, and work, so evident as you start the month, will temporarily fade from memory and be replaced by a focus on your maps, passport, and digital camera. Truly fresh horizons await you. Go, dear Sagittarius - it's the perfect time to again throw open the shutters of your ever-broadening mind.

Sagittarius Dates to Note

An important contract may come up for your signature at the lunar eclipse on August 5.

The balance of power will be tipped toward the other side for the time being. Don't push too hard or you may lose the opportunity. Compromise will bring better results from August 1 to 27. Still, the person you are dealing with may be a bully, and if that should become clear, you would have had enough and end the deal.

Romantically, the thought of marriage may become more attractive to you. If you are dating, this would be a time when you get engaged or married. If already married, it's a good time to reconnect on a second honeymoon - even if the first was not that long ago.

If invited to take a short trip near the full moon eclipse August 5, accept - it will be fun, and accommodations should be lovely.

Sagittarius rules international travel, so you'll be a puppy in clover after the new moon, August 20, when a big trip seems very much in the offing. You seem to be going with someone you are tied to closely in love or business.

Keep an eye on your home situation when a roommate, tenant, landlord, contractor, decorator, or other person connected with your home may bring an untoward surprise on August 18.

A very fortunate day for any purpose: August 13.

Romance will be best on August 1, 4-6, 11, 14-15, 13, 19, 27, and 28.

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摩羯座

You may be getting a new source of income, dear Capricorn. The eclipse of August 5 will bring a salary matter to culmination. It may be that you settle on the amount you'll accept at a new job, or a raise for a job you have now. This eclipse will be friendly, but all eclipses bring up a few surprises you'd have never expected. Eclipses move us out of ruts, get us more excited or alert - in short they do whatever they have to do in order to keep us moving forward. Sometimes an eclipse will ask that you give up one source of income for another, and that may happen here. If so, don't worry - you will find a better one in short order.

If you aren't earning more, you may be spending more, perhaps for something you've wanted to buy for a long time. This eclipse is in digital Aquarius, so if you do spend, it seems more likely you'll choose a new computer, a flat screen TV, smartphone, super-duper digital stove, or new fangled refrigerator. Machines, computers, smartphones, and other new technology seem to have a special enchantment for you now.

Mars will be beautifully oriented toward this full moon, and this energy planet will be based in your sixth house of workaday assignments most of the month. It is clear that the excellent quality of your work is the driving force behind your rising stock in the marketplace. If you are self-employed, you will find customers and clients busting the doors down to get hold of your goods or services.

During most of August, you'll be busy, and there's almost no indication that this month you will be taking off for a holiday. You might want to, but any travel you do will have to take place over the weekends, or at the soonest, during the last week of August. You may greet this news with enthusiasm, though, for the difficult economy has changed the course of culture somewhat. It's now chic to say you're working around the clock, rather than lolling on a beach and working on your tan!

If you are out of work, it seems as though you'd at least be able to find work - at the very least, part time work - fairly easily this month. Jupiter, the planet of good fortune, will be staunchly guarding your income sector.

Those who are in the arts will do exceptionally well too, as Neptune, planet of vision and inspiration, will be following Jupiter wherever he goes. What makes this month so exciting is that Mars will send loving vibrations to both Neptune and Jupiter from August 1 to 20, with the very best days for profit being August 12 and 13, and for generating creative ideas, August 17. You should see some sort of exciting news during those days.

More financial considerations will come up at the new moon in Leo, 28 degrees, on August 20. This will be your point in the month to review how you've been saving, spending, and investing, and to make any changes you'd like to do for the future 12 months. Again, this new moon will be very encouraging, and you might even decide to get some advice on savvy tax planning. You may negotiate with your credit card company (or cut up a card or two) or change your cell phone billing plan.

If you work on commission or expect to negotiate a royalty or licensing fee, this new moon will make it all happen. If you need to negotiate a benefits package at the start of an employment deal, this will be when talks will begin. If you have been downsized, ask for severance on or after the new moon, August 20, if that timing works for you. You may put in a claim to an insurance company or send in an application for financial aid at this time, say, for college tuition. If so, your timing will be perfect.

If you need to raise a great deal of money for a big plan, this new moon would be the perfect time to swing into action. Present your business plan, or fill out your application for a mortgage and be ready to see many high-level individuals in the first seven days that follow August 20. While you will have two weeks of extra strong luck, it will be even stronger in the first week. I love this new moon because it will be so cordial to both Mars and Pluto - and that's powerful!

There is another reason that you need to work with a sense of urgency and purpose at the end of August. September is due to be a difficult month. Mercury will be retrograde all month, and that means you are sure to face delays.

There will also be some very rough aspects from September 15 to 23, and you will suddenly face much opposition that you had not anticipated. If you get started now to see as many people as possible, you will be working within your best time zone. If you can't finish your deals in August, then table them until October. Conditions will be changing rapidly, and you won't be able to see just how much so until you get deeper into the end of the year. Have faith that changes will benefit you in time - just go with the flow as things come up now and in September.

Romantically, with Mars about to enter your seventh house of commitment, you will know precisely how strong your relationship is very soon. A strong relationship will get stronger, but a weak or struggling one will hit turbulence and possibly break under the strain.

The eclipses of July 7 and 21 were very powerful, and may have led you to make a number of decisions. If you love the person you are dating, you may see your timetable to get married move up dramatically in the weeks to come! Yes, you may get engaged or married now - not a year or two from now! However, if there were things festering under the surface of your relationship, those eclipses were to bring them to light.

Now Mars brings a big spotlight to relationship affairs. In your case, Mars is on assignment to move things forward and to help you see the truth of your alliance. If your union is happy, you will adore Venus' presence in this house all month from August 1 to 25. Mars will enter when Venus leaves, August 25 to October 15. This suggests that you will have quite an emphasis on your significant other who may have big news for you. Or, together you may be drawing up plans that you will feel you can't wait to tell others!

If you are not happy, Mars will create a very vocal atmosphere to get to the bottom of the situation. In the case of an unhappy relationship, I would suggest you tackle the most difficult subjects from August 1 to 25, for Venus will work to soften the words you both say to each other and keep things on an even keel. The eclipse on August 5 could bring out different attitudes about money, in a way you had not expected. If you find this to be true, you must probe deeper - you may hit on the very problem in this relationship that has been the elephant in the room that both of you are afraid to discuss.

Keep in mind that the planetary aspects will affect all sorts of relationships this month, including business ones. Like your love life, you'll know how strong your partnership is by how your conversations go, especially in late August.

One really difficult day for partnerships of all kinds, including the good and strong ones, will be August 26, when Pluto will oppose Mars. These two planets are due to meet in opposition, at the critical zero degree of cardinal signs (Cancer and Capricorn). This would not be the day to choose to talk about anything sensitive or controversial. Things could become very angry between you and your partner very quickly, and you won't likely see this meltdown coming. You may be tempted to control your partner in a forceful way on this day, as Pluto will be in Capricorn. Your partner may be a bit intimidated by your stance, however, and that may cause communication to shut down. If you truly care about what your partner has to say, use a light touch.

Single Capricorns will fare quite well, for Venus in your opposite sign of Cancer from August 1 to 25 will make your charms irresistible. Travel would be a grand idea, especially to fun weekend resort-type towns, like in New York City's playground, the Hamptons, Los Angeles, Pebble Beach, or Lake Tahoe. An easy-breezy atmosphere will make it easier to meet new people, and with Venus signaling Uranus on August 22, your best weekend to go, you may find Cupid hiding in bushes around every corner!

Romance will be best: August 3, 7, 8, 13, 16, 20, 22, and 29-30.

Summary

You may have to give up one source of income after the full moon lunar eclipse arrives on August 5, but it looks like a new and better one will soon replace it. With Jupiter prominent, you are destined to go up, up, up in the world. You may have planned for a job switch, but if not, it all seems to work in your favor. Indeed, you may say afterward that your old company did you a favor by not valuing your talents more because your new income will be substantially more lucrative than your former one.

Certain industries will glow more brightly for you than others. Your best potential will center on creative and artistic projects, and in digital media. That would include, but not be limited to, digital games, telecommunications, software and hardware development, and other types of high tech. Add, too, biology, space exploration, and the other sciences. Aquarius, where the emphasis will be centered, also highlights social work and humanitarian and community outreach programs, and those will shine for you, too. With Mars so helpful, you should have no problems generating lots of leads and a final, exciting offer. Of course, it is possible you will stay in your present firm, but if you do, you should ask for a raise just after the eclipse arrives August 5.

Money matters may even affect your closest relationship, especially near this same time, August 5, the lunar eclipse. While you seem to be the big moneymaker in the relationship, this could suggest that your partner will feel deficient in comparison. If you sense this could be true, be sensitive to your partner's feelings and go out of your way not to make money a method of control.

If on the other hand, your partner has been behaving badly, well, then, you will have to take hold of the checkbook and let the chips fall where they may.

In business or in love, it does seem likely that discussions about money will come up at least once this month, and you will know how to handle things when they do.

If you broke up in July, the coming months will be strong and sexy. No, you will not be alone - not unless you want to! If nothing happened on July 7 or 21, sometimes an eclipse will deliver its news one month to the day later, bringing us to August 7 and 21, so watch those days.

Watch September 17 and October 14-15 for news too, for on those dates Mars will run over the precise degrees of the July eclipses. Mark those dates down!

Let me reiterate that if your relationship has been strong and satisfying, you have nothing to fear. You have Venus, the natural ruler of your house of true love, now touring your house of commitment. If you are dating and deeply in love, the eclipses of July 7 and 21 will act like a little band of matchmakers who will want to see you together. You may be walking down the aisle soon - in fact, sooner than you thought!

Capricorn Dates to Note

The full moon eclipse on August 5 will bring financial talks and actions to a head. If you've been waiting for an answer about a raise, you will hear at this time. You may also buy something of great value at this time.

Another two positive financial days are due August 12 and 13.

Don't press your financial luck on or near August 18 and 21.

If you work on commission, or are looking for funding for a project, you may see your venture takes flight after August 20.

Work will be very fast paced all month, and won't calm down until August 27 and beyond. Put in a good effort, however - top brass will notice your dedication.

Travel could be difficult August 18 and 21 - be sure your car is in good working order.

You and a partner may not see eye-to-eye on August 26 - don't push.

Still, overall, your romantic relationship with a partner could be rather upbeat in the aggregate, thanks to Venus in your partnership house until August 27.

Romance will be best: August 3, 7, 8, 13, 16, 20, and 29-30.

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水瓶座

This is your big month! The full moon lunar eclipse in Aquarius at 14 degrees will arrive on August 5. This looks to be a red-letter day for you. Because it is in your sign, it will affect you with double strength, and will have the power to change the way you see yourself and present yourself to others.

If you were born on February 3, plus or minus five days, this eclipse will be speaking your name. Keep in mind, however, that you may have other planets in your chart that will be touched, so just keep your antenna up.

You have been so busy growing, maturing, and evolving that you may have been hanging on to an outdated self-image and not giving yourself enough credit. If so, this eclipse will allow you to revise how you see yourself and also make at least one important announcement. Your lifestyle may change, or you may meet someone who will become very important to you. Eclipses also bring endings, so you may see a woman say goodbye too, and in that departure, you may feel the passage of time.

Years that hold an eclipse in our sign often are highly eventful, memorable years. You have been seeing eclipses in Aquarius and Leo since February 2008, arriving in pairs every six months. This month's eclipse is the last, and after this you can rest. Admittedly, eclipses in one's own sign can demand quite a bit of adjustment to a whole new reality.

The new series of eclipses are moving on to Cancer and Capricorn, involving areas of your chart that are and will be somewhat easier to experience. Last month those eclipses began, so you felt the first on July 7 and the second on July 21. There will be no more eclipses in Aquarius until 2017.

Not all eclipses deliver their news immediately, although many do. If you don't notice anything changing, don't assume you won't hear something later. You might because eclipses have an area of influence for up to a year. If you don't seen any shifts and especially if you were born near February 3, then you may one month to the day later, so note September 5, plus or minus five days - you may hear something then in regard to a very personal matter. Also, when Mars opposes the degrees of the eclipse, you may have news about a partner. That will happen three times, on November 18, 2009, and on January 18 and May 4, 2010.

Your ruler, Uranus, is still retrograde, and so is Jupiter in Aquarius, and when these two big planets will go forward, you'll notice that good things are suddenly happening near October 13 when Jupiter starts working harder for you, and again later, on and near December 1, when Uranus turns on the juice. As you see, you are moving into a very important and very upbeat phase.

For now, events from the outside will begin to come in and change your world in ways you could not have anticipated. That's what eclipses do, and that's why their news always seems so random and sudden. You are fortunate in that this eclipse is very friendly, especially to Mars, which is now circulating in your house of true love. Mars will be working hard to boost your social life, and if you're single, you're in luck, for this eclipse could bring an introduction. Because this is a full moon, you will be noticed and in the spotlight, so this could be a tender and quite exciting time for your love life.

Pregnancy and the protection and care of children also come under the fifth house, so you may be focused on one of your children, or possibly a surprise pregnancy. If you had put papers in for an adoption, but didn't have any idea about when you may get that big call that the stork has delivered your child, it could happen now. Eclipses truly do bring on big events that have the power to change our lives.

Your creativity will be very high at the time of this lunar eclipse, August 5, and you may get a freelance job that will use your talents well. You may be ready to show your work to the world at this eclipse, and if so, you certainly will be seen and buzzed about, and others will likely be lauding your work. If you are self-employed, you may now pick up an important new client or be told you have the support of someone highly influential. Whether you work for yourself or others, you may get some very important publicity - the kind you can't quite believe is happening!

One of your very best days will be August 12 and 13, when love and happiness will be yours. These days are yours to indulge yourself in any way you please.

On August 17, you'll have a way to show off your creativity in a big way - don't miss that opportunity!

Two difficult days are due after that, August 18 and 21, when first Mars will challenge your ruler, Uranus, and then Mercury will do the same to Uranus on Friday. These are due to be nerve-wracking days, when financial worries could interfere with your concentration on anything else in your life. Be prepared.

Partnership matters will begin to become quite dazzling on the new moon August 20, and if you were thinking of merging energies with another person, for love or business, you will get the green light to begin at this time. You may be thinking seriously about marriage or of making a serious promise to your partner. In business, you may take on a business partner, agent, or manager, or you may hire another type of professional. Doctors, lawyers, and accountants fall under the seventh house too, so if you need to work with an expert, you will find a way to do so enthusiastically at the new moon August 20.

This new moon will open an exciting opportunity because it will be so cordial to both Mars and Pluto. This shows that the collaboration or partnering might be to further creative ideas, and if so, it will be done very successfully.

At work, you'll begin to get very busy once Mars enters Cancer on August 25. Mars will stay in your work area (sixth house) until October 14. Assignments will fly, email will flow, and you'll be crazed. The end of August in northern hemispheres is often very quiet, for it is a popular time to take a vacation, but with a skeleton crew on deck, you'll be called on to carry the banner and get the work out, possibly for others. It does not appear that you will be able to travel until October, but that would be a great time to go.

Co-workers are likely to be out of sorts on August 26, and may even have a hidden agenda, due to the opposition of Pluto and Mars. This is a heavy-duty aspect that can cause quite a bit of tension. Office politics may again be festering, only this time you'll see through it all because it will be quite obvious. Perhaps it's because the office will be so busy so quickly that everyone is cranky, On the other hand, perhaps it may be because you are the favorite of the boss and no one will know how to get the upper hand and they are jealous. The reason doesn't matter. Just be aware that your workaday atmosphere may be a bit tense on this day. This would not the day to be critical of your assistant's work - lie low.

Romantically, as said earlier, this will be one of those rare months when love and fun will be really bright. Aside from the possibly sweet time around the eclipse August 5, there are other dates to watch.

If single, keep your eye on August 22, a day when Venus will be beautifully oriented toward your ruler, Uranus. This day will brim with surprises, and with the moon in sublimely compatible Libra, you should find this weekend one of your best of the month.

If you are seriously dating or married, you will benefit from all the energy swirling around the eclipse and August 22, too. You may also enjoy being part of a couple and feel real excitement about the world you are building for just the two of you.

Your most romantic dates - and you have so many of them - include: August 1, 4-6, 11, 13-15, 19, 22-23, 28, 29, and 31.

Before I go, I want you to know that next month won't be an easy one for anyone, of any sign. Mercury will be retrograde throughout the month, but on top of that we have a series of very difficult aspects involving Saturn, Uranus, the Sun, and new moon. Your finances will be a sore spot, so keep a close eye on those and try to avoid problems by reducing spending a little.

This month will be far more positive and productive, so try to finish up your most pressing business early in the month, and as you get to the last week, start shutting things down. Plan to resume talks in October. Your best time to sign papers will be August 12 or 13.

The hardest part of September will extend from September 15 to 23, and the hardest day of all will be September 17. Try not to schedule any important meetings or initiations for then. Next month will draw on your ability to be completely practical, objective, and unemotional, and certainly you are capable of meeting the challenge.

We study astrology so that we can be prepared - now you know the score and you will have the edge. Come back next month, and I will tell you more. And one parting word - the financial nightmares you might have faced in the past, and which may show a bit of a speed bump in September, are so close to being a thing of the past. We will talk more about that next month, but just know that you are so close to victory, dear Aquarius!

Summary

This could turn out to be a very big month for you, dear Aquarius. With a lunar eclipse due in your sign, you have the power to change your life dramatically for the better. You also have Jupiter, planet of gifts and luck, in Aquarius in 2009, and this is the first year in 12 years that this has happened. This alone automatically makes you the most favored sign of the zodiac. Jupiter will be at your side until mid-January 2010 and will give you an enormous advantage, especially in the later months, once Jupiter turns direct on October 13.

The eclipse, August 5, will add to that favor and bring your desires to fullness. It will also package all the good energy in the air and make it accessible to you. You should find that this month you can finally harness and direct it toward the areas you'd most like to improve.

If you were born within five days of February 3, you will feel the effects of the eclipse very strongly, but all Aquarius will find August to be a defining moment of the year. It is your month to turn an important corner. If you have been diligently trying to build a relationship or create more presence in your career, you may now be able to lead the brigade. All you must do is show the universe your intent. Do you have the courage? Of course you do!

Aquarius Dates to Note

A matter of enormous importance reaches culmination on August 5, plus or minus four days. It's all due to be very upbeat.

Financially, things may go unexpectedly haywire on August 18 - guard against loss. August 21 is another day to be watchful.

If you have been dating, or if you are married or living together, a new era in one relationship will take hold after the new moon, August 20.

The time near August 23-24 could bring a nice development in your career, due to the interactions between the Sun and Pluto.

Romance should be exceptionally strong all month, thanks to the tour of Mars through your house of love - if single, circulate! One of your most romantic days, and most flattering, will be August 13.

Your most romantic dates: August 1, 4-6, 11, 13-15, 19, 22-23, 28, 29, and 31.

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雙魚座

You went through two major eclipses last month, on July 7 and 21, in Cancer and Capricorn, and those lunar and solar events accented your relationships in love and friendship. You may have fallen in love or were focused on a certain friend. These eclipses will continue to exert their messages in your chart as the weeks unfold and their effect will be friendly and work to benefit you.

Under normal circumstances, no more eclipses would be due until December 31, 2009, and January 15, 2010, the next in this new series of Cancer-Capricorn. If you did not catch last month's forecast that I prepared for you, you may want to go back to see what I wrote (the previous month's forecast is always available on Astrology Zone.) Indeed, read last month's also to point up possible weaknesses in your close ties, if there are any.

Now a third eclipse is on the way, due August 5, and it will arrive as a full moon lunar eclipse in Aquarius at 14 degrees. Eclipses are often the harbingers of enormous change, and it is rare to see three arrive in a row, two weeks apart. We are seeing this now because this one will be the last in the series of Leo-Aquarius eclipses that have come by every six months since February 2008.

There are various ways you may feel the effects of this eclipse of August 5. First, you may hear of a family member who is in the hospital or other medical facility, like a nursing home or physical therapy center. I say family member because Mars will reach out and touch this eclipse in a positive way, and Mars will be touring your fourth house of home.

Your relative will most likely be a woman or girl because this is a lunar eclipse, and in astrology, anything lunar is feminine in nature. If you should hear of this person being infirm, you will want to be there for that person, of course - keep your schedule open so that you can be there when that person needs you.

Although I feel it is more likely this eclipse will point to someone else, there is a possibility that you might need a "tune up" and decide to see a doctor to have a procedure done. The twelfth house also rules intuition, and I firmly believe that nature gives us an inner eye to help us correct health problems early. If your instinct is to check something out, even though you have absolutely no reason to feel that anything is wrong, go ahead and have that test anyway.

Actually, your intuition will be working so well this month you should follow it, no matter what it tells you, on any subject at all!

The twelfth house rules not only facilities that help us get well, like hospitals - the ancients called them "places of confinement" - but this part of the chart also rules your psychological state. If you have been seeing a psychiatrist to work out a certain problem, you may now see a breakthrough, for full moons tend to bring things to light in an especially clear and forceful way. In that sense, you may feel enormous relief after this full moon is over. Experiences like this are often quite exciting.

You currently have Jupiter guarding your twelfth house all through 2009, so any medical, dental, or psychological help you seek this year, for yourself or those you love, should be excellent. The professional you select would more likely be esteemed and dignified with his or her work lauded by peers. If you were not completely happy with the doctor you have, this eclipse would be a good time to seek a second opinion, if you feel that's necessary.

There are other, alternative, ways that you may feel the effects of this eclipse of August 5.

The twelfth house also rules secrets, so if anyone has tried to conceal something from you, their actions on this eclipse may make you suspicious and lead you to uncover what you need to know. Sometimes news comes out suddenly and forcefully, like a geyser springing from deep within the ground. At other times an eclipse reveals the behavior of the person who is working at cross-purposes and truth emerges slowly, in the weeks and months to come. Again, your intuition will lead you to follow the breadcrumbs, straight to the truth.

Eclipse points are testing points to show you truth that has been hidden until now. They are meant to protect you, for they provide full disclosure. Be glad to know what comes up, but realize too that perhaps nothing will come up because the eclipse will not find anything to show you.

If a relative is ill during this eclipse, think good thoughts - the illness would reach a full point quickly, so that person can be helped by her doctor and hopefully provide relief just as rapidly.

The theme of health will continue at the new moon, August 20, but this time it will center on yours. This will be the very best time of 2009 for you to begin a fitness or physical therapy program. Of course, you should check with your doctor to be sure you can begin, and if so, how much you can safely do. If you want to get sleek, toned, and fit, you should use the energies of this new moon straight away.

I am enthusiastic about this new moon on August 20 because Mars, a competitive, athletic planet, and Pluto, the planet of regeneration and transformation, will powerfully support it. That's a wow in anyone's book!

Be smart and find something good to do for your body at this new moon, for the results you see in a short time should please you. If you wait until January 1 to begin your resolution for having a more fit and healthy lifestyle, you will have squandered the energy that is being so lovingly given to you now, dear Pisces. This is your time to begin, August 20, not January 1. You can hire a trainer or coach, take up a new sport, or start going to a certain new class you enjoy at the gym.

If you will be on vacation at the end of August, then find something small but significant to do for your health, perhaps by going to the hotel gym and spending a half hour there before heading out, or making it a point to swim a few laps each morning.

In astrology what matters is when you begin, not how much you do. You must start at the new moon, or within a few days of that new moon. Consistency is much more important than intensity, so don't become overly enthusiastic, do too much, and then suddenly have to stop. Do something physical every day, even if that only means taking a brisk walk.

Although you will have a two-week window after that new moon appears in which to act, don't wait too long after August 20. The energy of a new moon is at its strongest within three days of the date it appears. Even small steps will be rewarded.

This is also a perfect time to pick up the phone and schedule dental and medical checkups, tests, and procedures. If you are going to be away, just make the initiation - book the appointments - at the time of the new moon. When Mars moves into Leo on October 15, Mars will enlarge the energy of this new moon for a whopping eight-month tour, so you will be energized and enthusiastic about setting off in new healthy directions. You'll be a firecracker of energy, dear Pisces.

Your work assignments should explode in number after this same new moon appears August 20. Expect to be quite a busy bee. Although the end of August is a popular time for people to take a deep breath and relax before the fall begins (at least those in the northern hemisphere), this year you'll be crazed at the end of August. Still, that's a good sign, because it proves your skills are being valued in the workforce and that you have a lot to offer.

If you are self-employed, you'll see customers and clients beating down your doors. In fact, it is likely you'll be so busy that you will need to pace yourself, now and in months to come.

If you are out of work, you might consider doing a series of freelance jobs, because your outlook for finding this kind of work will be very strong. In fact, you might begin by taking one or two jobs on a short-term assignment basis and be surprised to see how one project quickly leads to another, and another, and so on until you are officially in your own business. If you don't want to work for yourself, then it should also be possible for you to find a good position, similar to the one you had been previously.

Keep in mind that this new moon will show you a preview of what's to come later, beginning in October. From where I sit, it looks like you are beginning a very work-intense lifestyle. That's why this month will set the tone for much of 2010.

It will be critical that you find ways to relax and have fun, for the quality of your work will actually improve if you do. It will be easy to fall into a work-work-work mode in coming months. Find ways to delegate work where you can. You may be saying, yes, but delegating requires cash. To that I say: Money is on the way for you, so money will not be a problem. (Ha, ha, when have I ever said THAT to you, dear Pisces?) It's true - you may be heading into a hard work period, but you are also entering into a high earning period, too.

Speaking of fun and relaxation, once Mars enters Cancer on August 25, you will see a lovely and quite enchanting phase begin, one due to last until October 15. Enjoy this phase, dear Pisces, because you will find it quite bewitching and romantic. After October 15, as said earlier, you will start to work hard, so the carefree moments will be fewer and farther between. That doesn't mean you won't enjoy love - you will! In fact, you may enjoy it all the more because the time you do have with the one you love will be all the more precious.

Your home may be getting quite a bit of attention this month too, for Mars will be touring this sector from August 1 to 25. If you need to move or have a plan to fix things up, this is the time to focus on your goal, for it is when you will make the most impressive progress.

It's a great time to clean out closets and have the rugs, windows, and upholstery cleaned; to make repairs, paint, and buy furniture; and to even make important renovations. If you need to change roommates, that too will be possible now.

There are two days when differences with your roommate or a family member will likely come up. The first is August 18. That's when Mars in Gemini will send a harsh glance to Uranus in Pisces. You will need to use all the diplomacy you can muster at that time. Then, you and your partner may not see eye-to-eye on August 21, due to an opposition of Mercury to Uranus in Pisces - so again, use a light touch.

When it comes to not getting along with other people, August 26 could be a difficult day, too. In this case it will be your lover, friend, or even your child that gives you a tummy ache. You may touch off a firestorm quite innocently, so be careful then.

Your home is due for a lovely uplift on August 12 and 13, when Mars and Jupiter will be so beautifully angled. These are four-star days, not only terrific for shopping and improving the look and comfort of your home, but also for buying, selling, or leasing a space. Use August 12 and 13 to your advantage, dear Pisces.

Aim to get home-related projects done by August 25, for I want you to fully enjoy the exciting, sweet, and romantic seven-week phase that is about to begin then!

Romantically, as mentioned, you really do have a strong month in store. My favorite weekends for you will be August 8-9 and also August 22-23.

I particularly love the second weekend mentioned, for on August 22, Venus in Cancer will wink at Uranus in Pisces, making this a fantastic weekend for single Pisces to find love and for dating Pisces to draw closer.

If you want to have a party or casual get-together with friends at your house one night, do so on Thursday, August 13, when the moon will be in sublime Taurus and Jupiter and Mars will bubble up a roaring good time.

Dear Pisces, August will be highly productive, but September will not. Mercury will be retrograde throughout September, and you will begin to sense a slowdown with meetings and events by August's last week. Go with the flow and don't try to pressure others to respond. Next month, especially from September 15 to 23, the planets will be in a very angry mood and create strain on all of us, of every sign. September 17 will be one of the most challenging dates I have seen in some time, so try not to schedule an important presentation for then. By all means, if you can, leave some space around September 17.

A slow atmosphere as you reach month's end will allow you to devote your time to your one true love. Complete all your important decisions and actions now before the coming cosmic storms start to blow. If you can't complete things this month, that's fine - in that case, table things until October.

One sparkling event will happen October 29, and it's an event you've long awaited. Saturn will finally leave Virgo and stop opposing your Sun. This is a major date, and one you will want to celebrate. While Saturn will be back for a final 14-week stay from April through most of July, those weeks will go quickly. For all practical purposes, you are done with Saturn and the good times will return!

Summary

A secret that someone has been hiding from you will soon come out in the open, due to the lunar eclipse of August 5. It is to your benefit to know about this, for it is the only way you can protect yourself. People behind the scenes are rooting for you, even though they may not outwardly reveal their support of you just yet - let that knowledge embolden you.

The news that is at first revealed may be sketchy, but in weeks to come, you will glean more detail - this is how eclipses work. Be open to news, even if what you hear seems to challenge your previous assumptions of someone's character. You'll need time to mull things over. Aim for a strategic response rather than a hasty one.

A home improvement project can move forward now too, and you will have until August 25 to finish it. After that, you won't have the productive powerful planetary support that you do now, so make the most of it. Venus, now in your house of true love for the first time this year, is doing wonders for your social life as well as your looks. Once Mars joins Venus in the month's last week, your social life will really catch fire. Book a salon visit now, for later you will be on display and you'll want to look your best.

Pisces Dates to Note

The full moon eclipse, August 5, could easily bring to light in the coming weeks a secret that someone has tried to conceal. Once you know, you can protect yourself.

This would be a superb month to work on your home to make it chicer, more comfortable, and inviting. If you need to move, you will find the right space now.

A tip you get regarding a house, apartment, or a home-related bargain could make you very happy: August 13.

Family and people you hire to help you with the home could be touchy and quick to start an argument on August 18. Mars will be in hard angle to Uranus.

If you are married or in business collaboration, expect your partner to be cranky and difficult on August 21 due to Mercury opposed to Uranus.

Romance sparkles for all Pisces, especially single ones: August 22.

A friend, lover, or possibly one of your children could give you pause August 26, due to Pluto opposed to Mars.

Make safety a priority at home on August 18, too - especially things electrical, due to an altercation due between Mars and Uranus.

If self-employed, a new client or new assignment will likely show up on August 20 and in the two weeks to follow. Don't be on vacation, for you can clean up extra cash. The first three days following this new moon will be your strongest.

Give a party or get-together at home (not a club): August 13.

The weekend of August 22 should be divine, thanks to Venus in perfect harmony with Uranus, planet of surprise, in Pisces.

When Venus tours Cancer from August 1-25, find a way to refresh your appearance. Your social life will be heating up soon too, once Mars enters this same area of your chart, August 25-October 15.

Most romantic dates: August 7, 8, 12, 13, 16, 17, 22, 24, 29, and 30.