Week Ahead Forecast: 18th to 24th August 2025
- Jennifer
- Aug 17
- 15 min read
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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 | 18–24 August 2025
This week, we enter sacred ground. The New Moon at 0° Virgo arrives at the week’s end, opening the eclipse window and reminding us that life is always moving in cycles of ending and beginning. Virgo belongs to the Virgin Goddess. She who tends the fire of life with devotion, precision, and care. Her light is steady, grounded, and unshakable, holding the thread of continuity when everything else shifts.
We all carry The Goddess within us. This is not about gender but about essence and the way we hold both the masculine and feminine in balance, the way we embody care, devotion, and service to something larger than ourselves. The Earth Goddess lives close to nature. She teaches us that tending to the smallest details is itself sacred and that cleaning, cooking, ordering, and nurturing are not chores but rituals, keeping us woven into the divine fabric of life.
This New Moon is an invitation to honour that energy, not just as a seasonal theme, but as an act of devotion to your own life path. With Mercury in dialogue with Mars, and the great supportive web still humming between Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto, we are encouraged to take small, decisive steps that align us with our deeper truth. Venus and Jupiter in Cancer remind us to come back to the body, to nourishment, to love expressed in the tangible ways we care for ourselves and each other.
This week asks: How do you tend the flame of your own becoming? What daily actions can you consecrate as ritual?
Your Weekly Snapshot
All timings are British Summertime (BST)
✨ Monday
🌘 Monday 18 August | Waning Moon in Gemini
Mercury in Leo sextiles Mars in Libra (7°).
The Sun at 25° Leo sextiles the Moon at 25° Gemini.
This is a day of intentional energy. Mercury, the Messenger, aligns smoothly with Mars, God of Will. Their conversation sharpens thought and channels it into decisive action. The Sun and Moon’s harmony adds clarity, supporting a sense of alignment between inner and outer life.
The message from the Gods is: stop waiting. What you decide today carries weight.
Within:
Clearer thoughts, motivation, the courage to take action.
A sense that you know what must be done.
Without:
Important conversations.
Decisions being announced.
Plans moving forward after delay.
Practice: Write down one action you’ve been circling around. Take the first concrete step today.
✨ Tuesday
🌘 Tuesday 19 August | Balsamic Moon in Cancer (5pm), conjunct Jupiter (10pm)
The Moon enters Her balsamic phase this evening and we enter the darkest part of the cycle. She is the Crone now, guiding us to closure. Joining Jupiter She magnifies this process, urging us to let go with wisdom and generosity. This is the time to bring the lunar month to a close, to distil what you’ve learned, and to prepare the ground for what’s next.
Within:
A turning inward.
The urge to release old feelings, patterns, or stories.
Relief in finishing something.
Without:
Endings around you — people stepping away, situations resolving, final words spoken.
Acts of kindness that soften the close.
Practice: Reflect on what this lunar cycle has taught you. Write it down and then burn or bury the page and return it to The Earth.
✨ Wednesday
🌘 Wednesday 20 August | Balsamic Moon in Cancer conjunct Venus → enters Leo (11pm)
The Moon meets Venus today, echoing last week’s Venus–Jupiter conjunction in Cancer. The Goddess of Love and The Moon remind us of what nourishes and sustains. This is a quieter, more reflective continuation. What clarity are you gaining now about the themes that opened under that union? (Remind yourself of that moment: Week Ahead Forecast: 11th to 17th August 2025) Love, care, family, belonging, and emotional safety are in focus. At 11pm, the Moon enters Leo, shifting the emotional tone toward warmth and expression.
Within:
A deeper sense of what really feeds you both emotionally and physically.
Clarity about your needs in love and connection.
Without: Gestures of affection, small acts of care, or reminders of what truly matters in relationships.
Practice: Notice one simple thing that feels like love today. Receive it fully.
✨ Thursday
🌘 Thursday 21 August | Balsamic Moon in Leo | A Day of Conclusions
The Moon moves quickly across the sky, speaking to Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto in close succession. She then joins Mercury reactivating the Mercury–Mars conversation. At 8pm, the Sun reaches 29° Leo, the final degree of the season.
This is a day where the whole sky speaks. The Moon’s rapid conversation with the outer Gods stirs their ongoing dialogue: Saturn and Neptune’s discipline and vision, Uranus’ disruption, Pluto’s relentless depth. As She is dark, the emphasis is on endings. The Moon then joins Mercury, sharpening thoughts, and awakening Mars’ will once more. The Sun at 29° Leo underlines the theme of closure: the curtain falls on this cycle. Virgo’s link to harvest is clear here we are beginning a gathering of what has grown, next we prepare for the winter to come.
Within:
A reflective heaviness.
You may feel pressed to review the whole season, to conclude, to sort.
Without:
Strong conversations.
Revisiting collective themes.
Endings visible in the news or around you.
Practice: Ask yourself: What do I no longer need to carry?
Write one clear sentence of release.
✨ Friday
☀️ Friday 22 August | Sun enters Virgo (9pm) | Sun square Uranus
Virgo season begins. The Virgin Goddess takes the flame, calling us to order, devotion, and care. Yet the Sun squares Uranus, God of Awakening, at the same time. The new season opens with tension: stability meets disruption. Change presses against order. The Goddess asks us to prepare, to devote ourselves to what matters but Uranus insists we stay alive to surprise and breakthrough.
Within:
Restlessness.
A desire to reorganise your life.
A sudden push to clear, sort, or change routines.
Without:
Unexpected announcements.
Disruptions in plans.
Signs that a shift in the pattern is necessary.
Practice: Touch the earth. Bake bread, sweep a floor, or garden. Ground yourself in simplicity.
Read more about Virgo Season: The Sun in Virgo: August 22nd to September 22nd
✨ Saturday
🌑 Saturday 23 August | New Moon at 0° Virgo | Square Uranus
The New Moon rises at the very threshold of Virgo - the first degree, a beginning in its purest form. This is not just another new cycle; it is the opening of a doorway, the first spark of the Goddess’ flame. Virgo belongs to the Virgin Goddess who tends the sacred fire with care, order, and devotion. She asks us to honour life by tending to its details, by recognising the holy in what seems ordinary.
But She does not begin quietly. At this very moment, Uranus, the Awakener, presses against Her. He shakes the ground while She steadies the flame. Their dialogue is creative tension: She whispers of service, healing, and constancy; He demands liberation, disruption, and breakthrough. Together, They remind us that real renewal always requires both: the steadiness to hold and the courage to change.
This New Moon also opens the eclipse window. Endings and beginnings blur into each other. A story may appear to conclude only to reveal the seed of something new. The Virgin Goddess stands at the hearth, anchoring us in devotion, while Uranus cracks open what no longer serves. The invitation is not to resist the shake, but to root more deeply in the flame that cannot be extinguished.
Within:
A pull toward new beginnings in health, work, or service.
The desire to reorder your days, to create space for what is sacred.
A call to live with more intention.
Without:
Shifts in routines, disruptions in systems, sudden changes in the world around you.
External signs pointing toward renewal even if they come through surprise or upheaval.
Practice: Perform the Virgo New Moon ritual below. Light a candle and name one act of daily devotion you will tend, like the Goddess tending Her flame. Let that act anchor you through the changes to come.
🌑 Virgo New Moon Ritual | Devotion to the Flame
You don’t need anything elaborate. Virgo reminds us that devotion is found in simplicity. What matters is intention.
1. Prepare your space
Choose a corner of your home where you feel calm. Clear a surface and gently tidy around it. As you do, imagine you are clearing your inner space, making room for what wants to be born.
2. Light a candle
The Virgin Goddess kept the sacred flame alight. As you light a candle, whisper inwardly:
“I tend the flame of my life with devotion.”
Sit for a few breaths, watching the light steady itself.
3. Ground through the body
Place your hand on your belly, the other on your heart. Breathe slowly and deeply. Feel your body as the temple where the divine resides.
4. Offer a small act of service
Write down one intention for the season, not just a goal, but a devotion. Something you will tend daily, like the flame. Fold the paper and place it beneath the candle. This is your offering.
5. Close in gratitude
When you are ready, close your ritual by thanking The Goddess within. Blow out the candle with reverence, trusting that the flame continues to burn in you.
✨ Sunday
☀️ Sunday 24 August | Sun square Uranus exact | Venus at 29° Cancer (9pm)
The Sun and Uranus perfect Their square. Meanwhile, Venus stands at the final degree of Cancer, preparing to begin a new journey in Leo. The Goddess of Love is saying farewell to the home, the hearth, the emotional roots of Cancer, and will soon blaze more brightly in Leo. The Gods speak of transition: endings, beginnings, disruption, creativity.
Within:
Longing and intensity.
The urge to hold on, mixed with the restless desire to break free.
Without:
Relationship shifts.
Unexpected declarations.
Creative sparks bursting into the open.
Practice: Place your hands on your heart. Whisper: I welcome change as a sacred teacher.
🌿 Closing Reflection
Wherever the New Moon in Virgo falls for you, the message is the same: the Virgin Goddess is asking you to live in devotion. She doesn't demand grand gestures. She tends the sacred flame through quiet constancy, the small acts of care that sustain life.
This week, the balsamic Moon invites you to release and let go of what has run its course in Leo’s fiery season. And then, with the New Moon, the Goddess lights the flame anew. Each of us is given a place in our charts where this tending must happen. For some, it is the body; for others, love, work, or home. But the thread is the same: your daily life is holy.
When you sweep the floor, when you share a meal, when you speak with kindness, you embody Her. To be devoted is not to escape the world, but to consecrate it. This is how you live more intentionally. By remembering that everything is sacred, and that your flame is part of the divine fire that burns through all of life.
Rising Sign Forecasts
The balsamic Moon calls for closure. The New Moon at 0° Virgo opens the eclipse window and begins a season of devotion. For each rising sign, something is ending - something you’ve carried through Leo’s fire. And something is beginning - The Virgin Goddess tending the flame in a new place of your life. To embody Her is to live intentionally, in service to your divine nature.
♈ Aries Rising
Ending (Leo/5th): The joy, play, and romance of Leo season reach their close. What once thrilled you has shown its shape. You see now which pleasures were fleeting, and which were true sparks of the heart.
Beginning (Virgo/6th): The Virgin Goddess enters your house of daily rhythm, health, and work. She teaches you that devotion is not grand but found in the humble acts repeated each day.
Inner Goddess: Honour Her by treating your routine as sacred. When you rise, eat, move, or work, do it as if tending the temple flame.
♉ Taurus Rising
Ending (Leo/4th): The spotlight on home, family, and roots fades. You’ve seen what sustains you and what weighs heavy. The hearth-fire shifts, and you know what must remain.
Beginning (Virgo/5th): The New Moon ignites creativity, children, and joy. The Goddess blesses the playful, radiant part of you. She asks you to give your devotion to what makes your heart sing.
Inner Goddess: Embody Her in art, in laughter, in romance. Create as if weaving an offering. Love as if love itself were prayer.
♊ Gemini Rising
Ending (Leo/3rd): The season of constant words, learning, and exchanges winds down. The chatter has run its course, and now the silence in between holds the wisdom.
Beginning (Virgo/4th): The Virgin Goddess tends the hearth of your chart: home, family, foundations. She whispers that true devotion begins with a rooted centre.
Inner Goddess: Honour Her by creating a sanctuary .Sweep your floor, light a candle, bless the walls. Care for your inner and outer home as sacred ground.
♋ Cancer Rising
Ending (Leo/2nd): The cycle of weighing your resources and worth concludes. You’ve seen what matters and what does not, what is treasure and what is burden.
Beginning (Virgo/3rd): The New Moon opens the way in words, siblings, neighbours, and learning. The Goddess calls you to devote yourself to the sacredness of speech.
Inner Goddess: Embody Her by speaking with care and listening as devotion. Let every word carry love.
♌ Leo Rising
Ending (Leo/1st): Your own season ends. The Sun has burned brightly upon you, and now an old skin is ready to shed. An identity chapter concludes.
Beginning (Virgo/2nd): The Goddess steps into your house of value and possessions. She asks: Do you honour yourself? Do you live as if your body and resources are holy?
Inner Goddess: Tend Her flame by treating your worth as sacred. Care for your body, your finances, and your talents as offerings of devotion.
♍ Virgo Rising
Ending (Leo/12th): The quiet season of hidden endings completes. Old ghosts, fears, or habits dissolve. Something you’ve held in secret is ready to be released.
Beginning (Virgo/1st): The New Moon in your own sign is renewal. The Virgin Goddess crowns you Herself. This is your rebirth.
Inner Goddess: Embody Her by stepping forward with clear devotion to yourself. Honour your life as sacred flame.
♎ Libra Rising
Ending (Leo/11th): A cycle in friendships, groups, and future dreams draws to its end. The vision you once held has changed; certain ties have run their course.
Beginning (Virgo/12th): The Goddess enters the hidden chamber of solitude, retreat, and spiritual work. She calls you into silence.
Inner Goddess: Honour Her in meditation, prayer, or rest. Let devotion be the quiet tending of your inner temple.
♏ Scorpio Rising
Ending (Leo/10th): A cycle in your public life, career, or reputation concludes. Recognition may shift. Responsibilities fall away.
Beginning (Virgo/11th): The Goddess steps into community - friends, allies, groups that align with your path. She blesses collective devotion.
Inner Goddess: Embody Her through the people you join hands with. Let your flame burn as part of a greater light.
♐ Sagittarius Rising
Ending (Leo/9th): The journey of study, belief, or travel reaches closure. An old philosophy or faith has completed its arc.
Beginning (Virgo/10th): The New Moon begins a new cycle of vocation and calling. The Goddess calls you to serve visibly, to embody devotion through the work you share with the world.
Inner Goddess: Honour Her by aligning your work with your truth. Let your career be prayer in action.
♑ Capricorn Rising
Ending (Leo/8th): Matters of shared resources, debts, or intimacy complete. Entanglements untangle. Old ties are released.
Beginning (Virgo/9th): The Virgin Goddess opens a new cycle of learning, philosophy, and pilgrimage. She calls you to live by higher truth.
Inner Goddess: Embody Her through study, teaching, or journeying. Devotion is found in walking a path of wisdom.
♒ Aquarius Rising
Ending (Leo/7th): A relationship chapter concludes. Contracts or partnerships shift. A mirror closes.
Beginning (Virgo/8th): The Goddess moves into intimacy and shared resources. She asks you to embody devotion in trust, in depth, in sacred exchange.
Inner Goddess: Tend Her flame by being honest in what you give and receive. Honour the sanctity of your bonds.
♓ Pisces Rising
Ending (Leo/6th): The cycle of work, health, and routine draws to a close. Old habits are ready to be left behind.
Beginning (Virgo/7th): The Virgin Goddess opens new beginnings in relationships and partnerships. Devotion is found in the way you walk beside another.
Inner Goddess: Embody Her by honouring relationship as sacred contract. Let companionship be ritual.
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And finally,
🐍 Keeping the Snake Alive — Week 12
Contemplation: The Flame Within
The Virgin Goddesses tended the sacred fire every day with devotion. The flame was life itself, and their discipline kept it burning for the whole community.
The paradox is this: the flame does not need us to light it. It is already burning. Our task is not to create it but to honour it. To sit with it, nurture it, protect it, and trust it. To remember that when we fall away, when we forget, when we wander, the flame still waits. We can return at any moment.
We are not separate from The Gods. We are of Them. Life itself is The Gods, embodied in every breath, every detail, every action. To live in devotion is to make the ordinary sacred: to wash a dish as if tending the fire, to speak a kind word as if adding oil to the lamp, to breathe as if fanning the embers.
Prompt for reflection: Where in my daily life can I tend the flame with more devotion? How might I let discipline and awareness weave together as an act of love?
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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!
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