Weekly Astrological Forecast, August 14–20, 2022: The Ghosts of Transits Past*

This week, I was reflecting on the long arc of our individual astrological unfolding.

If your natal chart is a promise of your karmic destiny, then the planets, as they wind their way through the houses, are the subplots of that story.

Transits to those planets function like characters and inciting events that trigger actions and changes.

You, the hero of your own cosmic story, are constantly influenced by Mercury entering stage left, or Venus descending from the rafters.

As a result of this celestial naval-gazing, let me warn you that this week’s forecast is a bit meandering. The key thing I’m trying to impart is that none of these transits in any given week are isolated, devoid of some larger purpose in your life. Rather, they all function as catalysts, influencing the quality of each chapter of your life’s unfolding.

Energetic Profile of the Week

If I had to pick a Tarot card or two to encapsulate the energy of the week, it would almost certainly have to be the Seven of Pentacles — the card of Saturn in Virgo — and the Eight of Swords — the card of Jupiter in Gemini.

The sentiment this week may be about where we feel hemmed in, constrained, and even limited…