ARIES HOROSCOPE

You already know that your way is the right way and that people are wasting precious time debating the obvious, but now isn't the time to point it out. Not when Mercury opposes Saturn in Aries on September 18th. Your only chance to win people over to your side is to let them process things for themselves. This means acting interested in points of view that are pointless, listening to rambling speculations, and nodding in agreement as someone decides, undecides, and then decides again. Do this with the stoic patience of a statue and you'll lock in support for your agenda on September 27th.

Uranus retrograde on September 10th brings a downshift in gears. It's aggravating considering the time spent getting your information in order for a review, application, or interview. Does this mean that the whole thing's off? Let's say it's not the burning priority for the other party like it once was. This is good news if you were being targeted by an inquiry, investigation, or lawsuit because the whole thing may blow over, but what if this was something you pinned your hopes on? Start looking for another door to knock on because the one you're standing in front of won't be opening anytime soon.

Perhaps what you're really doing these days is building rather than rebuilding? And that's a big difference. Rebuilding means going back to recover or make up for everything that you lost over the past few years while building means saying good-bye to all of that and just starting from where you are now. This change in outlook may be exactly what’s needed to free you from the past so that you can go on to become the person you were always meant to be. Look for this paradigm shift when Jupiter in Leo forms a trine to Saturn in your sign on August 31st.

The Lunar Eclipse on August 28th signals that it's time to take the skeleton that's been hanging in the back of the family closet and to lay it to rest for good. This could pertain to a predisposition that's been passed down through a parental line or the shadow cast by a past trauma that continues to shape the lives of each new generation. Whether it's truth or myth, this needs to be resolved once and for all so you can move ahead with your life. It's time to feed your vision of a better future and not the hungry ghosts of what came before.

It may be hard to admit, but it looks like that disciplined approach you decided to adopt months ago is paying off. You're meeting your deadlines, slowly digging yourself out of debt, and even feeling good about yourself in the process. Saturn in Aries hasn't been easy, but it has made you face what is and what is not working in your life. You always believed that the life you were meant to live was happening sometime in the future, but what you're beginning to learn is that your life is happening right here and now. Be present and you'll get to enjoy it.

Mars, the planet of conflict and strife, enters that part of your solar chart that pertains to hearth and home on August 11th. This could transform that peaceful sanctuary you come home to at the end of the day into an occupied territory. Mars will be here through September 27th so expect to put out fires raging between loved ones, in-laws, and/or aggressive neighborhood pets. The good news about Mars in Cancer is that it favors the culinary arts. If there was ever a time to enroll in a cooking class or to try your luck on a television show like Chopped, then this is it!

A remarkable Sun/Saturn trine on August 6th will serve as a cosmic reminder that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Saturn is the planet of tests, trials, and tribulations in Astrology and though it raises the stakes and toughens the course, Saturn also shows what perseverance, endurance, and true grit can bring. Saturn's obstacles force you to call upon strengths you didn't know you had and to use them strategically and effectively. This will lead you to take back the power in your life and to turn the tables on that person or situation that has its boot planted squarely on your neck.

You could meet the love of your life this week. It may sound impossibly far-fetched but a rare Sun/Jupiter conjunction in the zodiac sign of Leo on July 29th and in that part of your solar chart that pertains to romance says that this is the time. And if you're not meeting someone new, then you could be getting back together with someone you used to see or be contacted by that crush you haven't seen in years and always wondered about: what if? In any case you'll want to be out and about because this is your red-letter day. Don't let this opportunity pass you by!

Saturn turns retrograde in Aries on July 26th and for the next few months you'll experience a general pall as things that once moved smoothly take twice as long to come together and twice as long to fall apart. Think of it as Saturn's way of testing how serious you are about that prize you seek. If this proves too inconvenient then you probably weren't that committed to begin with, but if you're willing to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes, then Saturn will give you what you want and then some. Saturn will be retrograde until December 10th.

You may discover this week that your amateur video is trending, that a post you made has gone viral, or higher-ups who ignored you at work are suddenly interested in everything you have to say. You have the extremely rare Uranus/Neptune sextile on July 15th to thank for your sudden spike in fame but whether it's good or bad depends on if what you did was taken out of context. Notoriety has its upside so don't be too quick to correct the misconception. And if things don't play out the way you want them to? You can always say it was all a deepfake.