Week Ahead Forecast: 11th to 17th August 2025
- Jennifer
- Aug 10
- 12 min read
Updated: Aug 12
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'These weekly posts aren’t predictions. They’re invitations. I’m not trying to tell you exactly what’s going to happen, because I can’t. No astrologer can. What I can do is show you the terrain. The weather. The conversations The Gods are having up there, and in here.
My intention with the weekly forecast is to help you feel that. To give you a way in. To open a window of possibility. What might this transit feel like? Where might it show up? What kind of emotional tone, friction, insight, or shift might be available if you’re paying attention?
Read it like a weather report. Let the words stir something. Then go live your week. Notice what plays out. Return and reread if you need to.'
Read my weekly forecast manifesto in full here.
💓 Astroweather | 11–17 August 2025
Theme: Bring Me a Higher Love
“The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh
This is the week our two cosmic benefactors, Venus and Jupiter, meet in Cancer. Jupiter at His highest expression, Venus wrapped in the arms of The Moon’s tender home. Love exalted. Joy expanded. The kind of celestial embrace that reminds us that love is not an abstract ideal but a living presence found in the exact moment you are in.
The more we look for love this week, the more we will find it - within, without, and mirrored back in unexpected places.
In the background all week, Mars and Mercury move in sextile. Our will and our mind in supportive conversation. This is clarity with direction, desire with words to express it.
How to work with this energy:
Make it a practice to come back to now. The mind will wander to what’s missing or what’s next. Gently bring it back, again and again, to what’s here. Every time you do, you strengthen the thread between yourself and The Gods.
Your Weekly Snapshot
✨ Monday
Moon in Pisces | Waning Gibbous
Mars trine Pluto (exact yesterday, still strong)
Venus <1° from Jupiter
Mercury Direct at 4° Leo
The week opens with the Moon in Pisces, dissolving edges and inviting compassion. Mars still trines Pluto, a deep reservoir of drive and focus beneath the softness. Venus moves within one degree of Jupiter; we can already feel the swell building. Mercury’s direct station turns the mental tide forward after weeks of reassessment.
Within:
A sense of readiness after a long pause.
Subtle but growing warmth in the heart.
Energy available for focused action that still honours your feelings.
Without:
Announcements, conversations, or decisions picking up pace.
Visible acts of generosity or affection.
Shifts in tone around creative or relationship matters.
Practice: Sit somewhere quiet. Close your eyes and picture yourself floating in warm water. Let every thought drift past like clouds. With each exhale, whisper inwardly: I am held.
✨ Tuesday
Moon in Pisces → Aries (enters Aries 10:30am) | Waning Gibbous
05:20 – Venus conjunct Jupiter at 14° Cancer (Jupiter exalted)
Saturn sextile Uranus (1° Aries–1° Gemini)
Today, the sky holds a rare and generous gift. Venus, the principle of desire, beauty, harmony, and love, meets Jupiter, the principle of expansion, joy, wisdom, and abundance. Each on Their own is a blessing; together They form the archetype of grace made visible.
In Cancer, The Moon’s own temple, exuberant love and expansive joy turn toward everything we care for most: the people and places that feel like home, the bonds that nourish us, and the roots that keep us steady. Cancer is the place of protection and belonging, and here, Jupiter is exalted, His vision and generosity brought to their highest, most benevolent expression. Venus in Cancer seeks to hold and cherish; Jupiter magnifies that instinct until it feels like a living ocean around us.
This is a day of grand happiness and enjoyment, of beauty that doesn’t just please the senses but fills the heart, of relationships that feel expansive and supportive, of taste and style that lift the spirit. It is the glory of love, not just romantic love, but the love that flows through friendship, community, art, nature, and the divine.
And it is all held in the arms of The Moon, whose sign They meet in. The Moon rules the body, the senses, and the tides of feeling; She knows how to make love tangible. The Moon is also busy today, in conversation with all the other Gods, as though the entire sky is leaning in to bless this moment.
In the background, Saturn sextiles Uranus, offering a rare combination of stability and renewal: freedom that lasts, change you can build on. The Mars–Mercury sextile continues to hum underneath everything: the head and the will aligned, ready to act in harmony with the heart.
Within:
A wave of gratitude so strong it feels physical.
A sense of being deeply safe, loved, and supported.
Desire to create or share beauty, simply for the joy of it.
Without:
Public celebrations, heartfelt gestures, and outpourings of affection.
Acts of generosity or kindness - gifts, invitations, unexpected help.
Artistic, cultural, or natural beauty that feels heightened, as though the world is leaning toward you.
Practice: Place one hand on your heart, one on your belly. Inhale deeply and say, Thank you, exhale and say, I love you. Repeat slowly for five minutes, feeling the words ripple through your whole body.
✨ Wednesday
Moon in Aries | Waning Gibbous
Moon square Venus & Jupiter
The Moon in Aries squares Tuesday’s Venus–Jupiter union, keeping the conversation alive. There’s fire here: desire, initiative, even impatience. What was felt in the heart yesterday may want to move into action today.
Within:
Urgency to express feelings or follow inspiration.
A need to assert your desires clearly.
Awareness of where independence meets intimacy.
Without:
Heated but passionate exchanges.
Impulsive acts of affection, or spending.
Bold creative choices.
Practice: Take a slow, deliberate walk. With each step, notice the ground meeting your foot. Feel your aliveness as a pulse, an energy moving through you. Let love be the force that moves you forward.
✨ Thursday
Moon in Taurus (enters 1.22pm) | Waning Gibbous
The Moon moves into Her exaltation, in Venus’ own sign. This is a grounded, sensual continuation of the week’s theme. Love takes a steadier form - touch, food, music, beauty you can hold in your hands.
Within:
Desire to slow down and savour.
Comfort in simplicity and familiarity.
Emotional steadiness after recent intensity.
Without:
People gathering over meals, art, or music.
Focus on beauty in tangible forms - gardens, homes, creative projects.
Public conversations about values and priorities.
Practice: Eat or drink something slowly. Close your eyes for the first bite or sip. Notice texture, taste, and temperature. Let yourself receive the moment as if it were a gift.
✨ Friday
Moon in Taurus | Waning Gibbous
Moon sextile Venus & Jupiter
The Moon offers a soft, harmonious connection to Venus and Jupiter today, keeping the flow of love alive. This is warmth without urgency - gestures of care, generosity, and affection that feel steady and sustainable.
Within:
Feeling at ease in your own skin.
Gratitude for small but meaningful gestures.
A sense of enoughness.
Without:
Invitations to share food, art, or beauty.
Public expressions of appreciation.
Practical acts of support and kindness.
Practice: Write down five things you love about your life right now, no matter how small. Read them aloud slowly, imagining each one as a drop of light filling your chest.
✨ Saturday
Moon in Taurus → Gemini (enters 16:00) | Last Quarter Moon
Moon square Sun (Last Quarter) at 23° Taurus
The Last Quarter Moon invites reflection, release, and integration. In Taurus, this can mean reviewing your values, possessions, and the ways you give and receive care. By evening, the Moon enters Gemini and meets Uranus introducing a fresh, electric current.
Within:
Awareness of what’s complete and ready to be let go.
Desire for stimulation or change after a slower pace.
New ideas or perspectives sparking quickly.
Without:
Conversations about endings or transitions.
Sudden news or connections in the evening.
Shifts in tone from calm to lively.
Practice: Place both feet flat on the ground. Breathe deeply and imagine roots growing into the earth. As you exhale, release anything that feels heavy. As you inhale, imagine drawing love up through your roots.
✨ Sunday
Moon in Gemini | Waning Crescent
Moon co-present Uranus
A quieter day after a week steeped in love and abundance. The Gemini Moon keeps things light and curious, while Uranus adds an electric shimmer to conversations and encounters. This is a day to bask. Carry the warmth forward without demanding more from it.
Within:
Desire to share stories and ideas.
Restlessness tempered by lightheartedness.
Moments of sudden clarity.
Without:
Social buzz, both in person and online.
Surprising or quirky interactions.
News or information that shifts perspective.
Practice: Call or message someone just to tell them something you appreciate about them. Speak slowly, and really mean it. Notice how expressing love expands the feeling inside you.
🌿 Closing Reflection
This is a week steeped in love’s many forms: grand and overflowing at its peak, soft and steady in its echoes, intimate in the small details of daily life. Venus and Jupiter’s meeting in Cancer reminds us that love is not just a fleeting feeling, but a living presence woven through the places, people, and moments that hold us.
Presence is our way in, whether through a hand on the heart, the taste of a meal, the sound of a friend’s voice, or the rhythm of our own steps. The more we look for love, the more it reveals itself, both within and without.
As the Moon wanes and the week draws to a close, let what you’ve gathered settle into you. Love is not something we wait for, it’s something we return to, again and again, in the simplest of moments.
Rising Sign Forecasts
Venus conjunct Jupiter in Cancer | 12 August 2025
Where the love is most abundant — and how to bring yourself fully into it. (All times BST; using whole sign houses.)
♈ Aries Rising – 4th house: Home, family, roots
Love lives in the foundations—home, ancestry, the places and people who feel like your true base. Be present by fully arriving where you are—physically and emotionally.
“When walking, walk. When eating, eat.” — Zen proverb
♉ Taurus Rising – 3rd house: Siblings, local connections, daily rhythm
Love flows through everyday exchanges—neighbours, siblings, morning routines. Presence here is about showing up wholeheartedly in small moments.
“The miracle is to walk on the green earth in the present moment.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh
♊ Gemini Rising – 2nd house: Resources, values, self-worth
Love blooms in knowing your worth and enjoying what you have. Presence is found in gratitude for what’s already here.
“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are.” — Lao Tzu
♋ Cancer Rising – 1st house: Self, body, personal presence
Love radiates from you. This is your season to embody it. Presence is as simple—and as powerful—as noticing your breath.
“When you realise nothing is lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” — Lao Tzu
♌ Leo Rising – 12th house: Solitude, the unseen, inner worlds
Love arrives in the quiet spaces—meditation, dreams, retreat. Presence means turning inward without resistance.
“Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.” — Zen proverb
♍ Virgo Rising – 11th house: Friends, community, shared ideals
Love thrives in friendship, community projects, and shared visions. Presence here is about being fully with the people who share your hopes.
“Wherever you are, be there totally.” — Eckhart Tolle
♎ Libra Rising – 10th house: Career, calling, public life
Love rises in the work you share with the world. Presence means aligning what you do publicly with what matters privately.
“Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.” — Zen proverb
♏ Scorpio Rising – 9th house: Learning, travel, spiritual vision
Love expands through wisdom, exploration, and higher understanding. Presence is being fully in the journey, not just the destination.
“When you get to the top of the mountain, keep climbing.” — Zen proverb
♐ Sagittarius Rising – 8th house: Shared resources, intimacy, transformation
Love deepens through trust, vulnerability, and shared commitments. Presence here is feeling safe enough to stay open.
“The obstacle is the path.” — Zen proverb
♑ Capricorn Rising – 7th house: Partnerships, contracts, mirrors
Love is in the mirror of another—partnerships both romantic and professional. Presence is listening deeply when you’re together.
“When you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha.” — Zen proverb
♒ Aquarius Rising – 6th house: Work, service, daily discipline
Love moves through the way you care for your body, your work, and those you serve. Presence means being with each task as if it’s the only one.
“Barn’s burnt down — now I can see the moon.” — Mizuta Masahide
♓ Pisces Rising – 5th house: Creativity, pleasure, children
Love bursts through joy, play, and self-expression. Presence here is fully inhabiting the moment of creation.
“Don’t seek the truth — just cease to cherish opinions.” — Seng-ts’an
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🐍 Keeping the Snake Alive — Week 11
Contemplation
Higher love is not an accident. It may arrive in a moment, unexpected, overwhelming, but it endures only when we tend to it. Venus and Jupiter in Cancer show us love in its most exalted form: generous, life-affirming, sheltering. Yet to live at that frequency asks more of us than simply feeling it when it appears. It asks for discipline in the sense of devoted practice.
Consciousness expands when we choose, day after day, to bring love into the way we speak, the way we think, the way we move through the world. It grows when we show up for it even when our mood falters, when we offer it to those who cannot return it, and when we remember to direct it inward.
To foster higher love, we must keep ourselves present enough to notice it. That means slowing down. Listening. Breathing into the body. Seeing each interaction as a chance to weave more care into the fabric of our lives.
Ask yourself: What is one way I can meet the next person I see with more love than I did yesterday?
And if you'd like some help getting to know where Saturn and Neptune sit in your chart, get in touch.
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For those new to astrology:
This forecast assumes a bit of an understanding of astrology and some practice at feeling into the energy of the moment to see how it's manifesting for you in your experience. If you are a beginner then it may not be easy to discern or feel, especially when the astrology is loud.
So, a recommendation: If you are learning, then pick one of the transits - whatever feels most interesting to you - and take note of when it is happening. Then just pay attention to what themes arise - I'll make some suggestions of what you might notice in the outer world and how you might tap into it in your inner world. Notice what’s showing up in your mood, your body, your conversations, or even in the stories you’re drawn to on telly or in the news. It’s not about getting it “right”, it’s about getting curious. That’s where the magic starts.
As you get more practiced with noticing you can expand your awareness to more than one transit in the week and before long you'll be immersed in the astrology and your way of being in, and experiencing the world, will have shifted into something altogether more magical!
For more on all this, read this post.
You may also find the rising sign forecast helpful because this will narrow the range to where you're most likely to feel and notice the transits in your life. If you don't know your rising sign then fill in this contact form and give me your birth date, place and time and I will send you a picture of your birth chart and an overview of your rising sign. If you'd like a comprehensive overview of your chart then book a reading with me and I'll explain it all to you!
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I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.
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