Weekly Astrology Forecast, August 7–13, 2022: Castles in the Air Come Crashing Down To Earth*

Hello, star-gazers! What a week! Did anyone else get a slight shock or rude awakening from the Triple Conjunction planets? If you did, drop a comment below — I’m always interested in knowing how transits play out for those who care to share!

If I had to pick two Tarot cards to represent the week, it would be the Seven of Cups reversed and The Tower.

This week is all about shattering our illusions and encountering conflicts and frustrations.

The full moon is not — I repeat, not — favourable for any rituals or intention-setting; it’s definitely a lay-low and let-it-pass energy that, at best, could bring a karmic release in the areas of our charts ruled by Scorpio.

But, before we do a deep dive into August 11th’s big lunation, let’s do a day-by-day of the major transits for the week ahead.

AUGUST 7

Today, Venus trines retrograde Neptune and Mars squares retrograde Saturn. I’m not digging either of these, though the Venus trine is definitely the lighter transit.

First off, retrograde Neptune in Pisces in the last degrees of the sign is doing some difficult housekeeping. Its energy can be most like the Seven of Cups reversed as Neptune’s…