August is one of the most important months to pay attention to astrologically speaking. We begin the month under the triple conjunction of Mars, Uranus, and the Lunar North Node. (You can read by blog post about that here.) While this conjunction concerning due to the volatile influence of both Uranus and Mars, it can also be read as a huge opportunity to move in new directions. Planets and placements in Leo’s three fellow fixed signs (Taurus, Scorpio and Aquarius) will apply pressure to sensitive areas of our lives. This pressure will force us to make real changes. Uranus and the North Node connected since 2007, much less interacting with Mars. We’ll feel the intensity of this trio as they are in Taurus creating an extra layer of tension.

From today, July 29th and all through the month of August, there is troubling energy coming our way. This energy peaks on July 31 as Uranus, the planet of change aligns with the Lunar North Node which karmically represents our destiny in this life, and what we are here to accomplish. Both are in Taurus, a stable, fixed earth sign. The next day, Mars enters the mix. (However, these events may happen on the same day in your time zone.) Mars will be conjunct Uranus and the North Node from July 22 to August 15, while Uranus stays within a few degrees of the North Node for the rest of the year and into February 2023. While unsettling energy is not something we ever like to experience, the energy from the North Node gives us some reassurances that it’s leading us to a higher future; that it’s helping to unlock events that can help us to ascend in consciousness, not just on an individual level, but as a planet.

The past few years have not been easy. I’m not going to reiterate the litany of our woes; we all know what we have been living with. With the karmic North Node in conservative Taurus (an earth sign that rules the economic markets and material goods) and the South Node in Scorpio (which rules investments, violence and the body’s reproductive system), these events sadly do track with astrology.

As we enter June, we are still under the beams of the new moon in Gemini, which occurred on May 30. With eclipse season over and the moon now gaining light, the astrology of June provides the perfect terrain to integrate all the movement that took place in April and May. While the overall theme of “great change” that characterizes 2022 remains active, the natal planets will be in stronger positions, helping us achieve more of our goals.

The cosmic energy of May 2022 feels thick and heavy. There are so many energetic influences swirling through the Universe, and we may have to take extra steps to manage our energy levels and keep ourselves in a state of balance. The three important astrological events of the month are the Mercury Retrograde in Gemini, the Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio and the move of Jupiter into Aries for the first time in 12 years. May is going to be a turning point month. We may feel stretched to our limits and both weary and excited by any transformations that may come our way. It is also likely we will experience the ending or closing of a chapter in our lives this month.