Week Ahead Forecast: 4th August to 10th August 2025
- Jennifer
- Aug 3
- 18 min read
Updated: Aug 5
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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.'
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🍄 Astroweather | 4 - 10 August 2025
Working with the sky to know yourself better.
This is an important week.
In the background, the slow Gods - Saturn, Neptune, Uranus and Pluto - are in rare agreement (Uranus sextile Neptune & Saturn sextile Pluto). They don’t speak often, this conversation is thousands of years in the making, so the significance of it, and the impact it will bring, can't be underestimated. This is a cosmic realignment. Deep structures shifting. Inner tectonics. A quiet restructure is taking place that we won't be able to perceive or understand fully for a while yet.
This forecast isn’t here to predict outcomes. It’s an invitation to pay closer attention. To use each day as a mirror. The Moon, as always, moves quickly and brings the personal tone. She tells us what the weather feels like. The outer planets - The Gods of Change - set the deeper curriculum. Together, they show us what’s surfacing for growth.
The Moon is waxing all week, building light toward Saturday’s Full Moon. A time for growth, visibility, action.
Mercury is still retrograde in Leo, slowly preparing to station direct on Sunday morning. This is the last full week of the retrograde period, ideal for rethinking how we express ourselves, revise creative plans, and rework how we’re being seen.
The sky is cohering. And that makes this a week to align with purpose.
Perfect for:
Inner work that strengthens your foundation
Revisiting what you’re building and why
Practising restraint before action
Taking a breath before reacting
Allowing clarity to arrive, rather than chasing it
Each day’s entry highlights the major themes at play and offers a reflection question for your inner work. Use it to steady yourself. To observe and ask better questions. This is not written for you to control any outcomes, or to worry you with possibilities of what is arriving, but to encourage you to meet whatever arises with more grace.
Let’s begin.
Your Weekly Snapshot
All timings are British Summertime (BST)
✨ Monday 4th August
Moon in Sagittarius | Waxing Gibbous (building to the Full Moon in Aquarius)
06:00 – Moon trine Sun (Leo)
22:00 – Moon square the Nodes
Outer planet sextiles: Uranus < Neptune & Saturn < Pluto
The week begins with the Moon in Sagittarius, gently lifting us into a wider view. There’s clarity early on when a trine to the Sun brings warmth and coherence between head and heart. Things might feel lighter this morning. It's not dramatic but something may make more sense than it did before.
Later, the Moon squares the Nodes. There may be a subtle decision point. A quiet pull between the past and what’s possible. Something might nudge you to question where you’re heading. Or who you're still trying to be. Can you let go of an old version of yourself and embrace a new one?
Meanwhile, the outer planets continue their rare harmony. This is the real backdrop. Saturn, Neptune, Uranus and Pluto are forming connections that only come around once in a generation. You may not feel this directly at the moment but you may notice a shift in tone. Less noise. More space to consider the long view. A sense that what you’re building now might actually last.
What to watch for:
A conversation that clarifies your direction
A gentle nudge to release an old belief
A glimpse of the future
Contemplation: What do I believe about what’s possible and is it still serving me?
✨ Tuesday 5th August
Moon in Sagittarius → Capricorn (18:00) | Waxing Gibbous (building to the Full Moon in Aquarius)
16:00 – Moon square Mars (Virgo)
18:00 – Moon enters Capricorn (Her fall)
20:00 – 21:00 Moon square Saturn (Aries) Moon square Neptune (Aries)
The day begins with fire and ends with weight.
The Moon in Sagittarius squares Mars this afternoon, a friction that may show up as irritability, impulsiveness, or blunt exchanges. Conversations can be quick to heat. Notice what provokes you, and how you react. Sometimes it’s not the issue, it’s the charge behind it that’s asking to be seen.
By evening, the Moon steps into Capricorn Her place of fall. This isn't weakness, but a turning inward. Emotions here don’t spill easily. They compress. Things can feel heavier, or more serious. She meets Saturn and Neptune soon after arriving, pulling in themes of reality and illusion, effort and surrender.
If you find yourself feeling unsure, stuck, or unusually tender tonight, don’t rush to solve it. Let the fog pass. Let the ground settle beneath you again.
This is a day for recognising pressure without reacting to it. A good night to go gently. Lower the lights. Say less.
What to watch for:
Pushing too hard against limits
Feeling emotionally flat or discouraged
A moment where fantasy collides with reality - creatively, romantically, or in terms of expectations
Contemplation: Where am I trying to force clarity, when patience would serve me better?
✨ Wednesday 6th August
Moon in Capricorn (all day) | Waxing Gibbous (building to the Full Moon in Aquarius)
07:00 – Moon opposite Venus (Cancer)
18:00 – Moon opposite Jupiter (Cancer)
Mars at 29° Virgo – preparing to enter Libra (at midnight)
The Moon moves through Capricorn today, and while She keeps Her composure, She’s not untouched. This morning begins with an opposition to Venus in Cancer - tenderness meeting reserve. You might feel a little pulled between wanting to nurture and needing to hold the line. Emotionally, there’s a push-pull between what feels good and what feels wise.
By evening, the Moon opposes Jupiter. It can magnify feelings particularly any sense of lack, or frustration with how slow something is moving. There may be big emotions under a quiet surface. Try not to interpret the mood as permanent. It isn’t.
And meanwhile, Mars is loud. He’s at the final degree of Virgo, a moment of culmination. Mars here has been about action through discernment. Taking precise steps. Fixing what’s broken. Doing the work with patience, and sometimes irritation. There may have been conflict over how things should be done.
Today is a good day to ask: What have I learned about effort, perfectionism, and control?
Because tomorrow, Mars enters Libra and the focus shifts from “how do I fix this?” to “how do I relate to it?”
What to watch for:
Overworking or over-correcting
Emotional distance that masks deeper longing
A realisation about how much effort something has taken and perhaps what it’s cost
Contemplation: What have I been trying to perfect and is it time to soften, or share the load?
✨ Thursday 7th August
Moon in Capricorn | Waxing Gibbous
Mars in Libra (since just after midnight) begins applying to trine Uranus and oppose Saturn + Neptune
The Moon remains in Capricorn today, steadying us as we approach Saturday’s Full Moon. Emotions may still feel tucked away, but they’re gathering shape. There’s an edge of seriousness here and a sense that something needs finishing, or firming up.
Meanwhile, Mars has crossed into Libra. The tone shifts. The God of Action now moves through the sign of balance, beauty, and diplomacy. But Mars doesn’t feel entirely at home here. He wants to act, but Libra asks for consideration, fairness and pause.
This can feel frustrating if you’re trying to push forward and meet resistance. But it’s also an invitation to act with elegance. To move in ways that don’t destabilise what you’re trying to build. To choose your timing: your words and your battles.
Already, Mars begins forming a trine to Uranus in Gemini with whispers of innovation, disruption, and fresh pathways. But at the same time, He’s headed straight for oppositions with Saturn and Neptune. That means not everything will go to plan. Some ideas will fly. Others will fizzle. You’ll need discernment.
This is a threshold day. One that asks you to adjust your stance.
What to watch for:
Overcompensating and trying too hard to appear agreeable
Flashes of inspiration that feel truly new
The urge to act… but with no clear target yet
Contemplation: Where am I being called to move differently? Less force, more grace.
✨ Friday 8th August
Moon in Capricorn → Aquarius (enters 1:20 am) Still waxing toward tomorrow’s Full Moon
First let's address the idea that this is a portal day - 88 Lions Gate
8/8 Lions Gate Portal
What is the Lions Gate? And is it real?
The Lions Gate Portal is a modern spiritual concept tied to the date August 8th (8/8), when The Sun is in Leo and said to align with Sirius, the brightest star in the sky - sometimes called our "spiritual sun."
It’s popular in New Age and metaphysical circles as a day of heightened energy, personal activation, and manifestation. The number 8 - associated with power, infinity, and regeneration - adds to the symbolism.
But if we’re asking is it real, astrologically speaking, the answer is more nuanced.
There’s no ancient astrological tradition that recognises 8/8 as a portal. It’s not a recognised fixed alignment. Sirius does rise with the Sun around this time, but the exact heliacal rising date shifts by location and precession over time and isn’t always 8th August. The popularity of this date has more to do with numerology and cultural significance than any fixed astrological event.
So, what to do with it?
You don’t have to throw it away. If the idea of it moves you, if it gives you a reason to pause, reflect, and reconnect with yourself, then it’s already doing something valuable. The truth is, every day can be a portal if you meet it with intention.
And today is astrologically rich. The Moon moves into Aquarius this evening, preparing for tomorrow’s Full Moon - a moment of illumination, clarity, and wider vision. The outer planets are humming in harmony, and Mars is adjusting to His new role in Libra.
So rather than waiting for magic to descend, participate in it. Sit with yourself. Light a candle. Write down what you’re letting go of and what you're calling in, not because it’s 8/8 necessarily, but because you’re ready to welcome in the new.
What to watch for:
Feeling more open than usual to synchronicity or meaning
A moment of reflection that brings a surprising sense of peace
Seeing patterns you hadn’t noticed before
Contemplation: What happens when I stop waiting for a portal and start becoming one?
Today in the sky we have a Kite pattern between The Gods.
What is a Kite?
A kite is a Grand Trine (flow) with a single opposition cutting through it creating tension and direction. Think of a kite in flight: the Grand Trine (Pluto–Uranus–Mars) is the structure that lifts, the potential. But it’s the tension of the opposition (Mars vs. Saturn–Neptune) that creates movement. The string pulled taut. The thing that holds the kite in the sky. Without that opposition, there’s no flight just potential energy.
The Gods Speak
Mars in Libra is the will to act gracefully, but not passively. He’s the warrior in silks. Strategic, relational, aware of others but still aiming to win.
Saturn and Neptune in Aries form a strange pair, reality and illusion tangled in the fire of selfhood. They say: what’s true? What’s real? What’s worth fighting for?
Uranus in Gemini throws curveballs - sudden insight, liberation, dislocation.
Pluto in Aquarius, the transformer of systems, meets the Moon: a deep pull toward emotional truth, shadow work, and collective evolution.
Mars is shooting an arrow into Saturn and Neptune, describing a tension between the desire to act and the need to face both reality and dream: structure and soul. Something is being forged here. This is the initiation of a new kind of masculine energy. Less brute force, more relational will. Conscious movement. Action born of clarity, not chaos.
What Might It Mean?
Individually, this could feel like the moment we realise we can’t avoid the truth anymore. That something we’ve dreamed of must take form now or fall away. Mars pushes us to choose: act, or stay in the illusion.
Collectively, it could mark the rise of new movements where ideals meet pressure. A reckoning between vision and viability. Between utopia and implementation.
Energetically, it’s the enforcement of change. Not through dominance but through a kind of unavoidable necessity. Like a decision that’s already been made inside you, and just needs your feet to catch up.
The Arrow
Mars is the arrow. But the target isn’t conquest. It’s alignment. With Saturn, we must face the facts. With Neptune, we must stay connected to soul. The support of Uranus and Pluto says: this change is overdue. Let it land and let it move you.
The sky today is forming a cradle of power. These Gods don’t waste energy. This is the sky rearranging itself so that you can move forward with purpose, integrity, and truth.
And just as this builds, the Moon opposes Mercury, still retrograde in Leo. This may stir something in the heart - words you’ve been sitting on, a message that finally lands, or a moment when you realise what you thought you wanted… isn't quite what your soul was asking for.
So what is the 8/8 portal this year? It’s this. The confrontation with truth. The whisper of insight. The moment of choice.
Do you keep shaping yourself to please the world? Or do you become the arrow - clear, directed, and aligned?
This is not a day for casting vague intentions into the stars. It’s a day for making a decision. A small, clear step toward the life that’s calling you.
What to watch for:
Emotional intensity rising before you even open your eyes
A conversation that pierces the surface
A sense of “click” - something finally making sense
A decision to act with more care, but no less courage
Contemplation: What would shift if I trusted my own readiness?
✨ Saturday 9th August
Full Moon in Aquarius | 17° Aquarius at 07:54
01:30 – Mars opposite Saturn (exact)
21:54 – Mars opposite Neptune (exact)
After yesterday’s alignment, today lands.
The Full Moon in Aquarius rises early this morning, illuminating the tension between the personal and the collective. Leo asks: What makes me feel alive? Aquarius replies: And how does that serve the whole? This is not about self-sacrifice it’s about integration, being unapologetically yourself and understanding your place within something larger.
But the real pressure today comes from Mars. At 1:30am, He stands in exact opposition to Saturn, the immoveable force. The limit. The line. God of discipline, patience and time. And by evening, He meets Neptune, Lord of fog, faith, and illusion. God of higher meaning and higher connection. Vision, imagination, bliss and cosmic unity.
This is a day of friction and revelation. The Full Moon in Aquarius calls our attention to the space between self and system, heart and collective, the singular light of Leo and the many stars of Aquarius. There’s tension here not only because they oppose, but because they need each other. Leo reminds you to follow what makes you feel most alive. Aquarius asks: how might that aliveness ripple outward and serve something bigger?
But underneath the Full Moon’s bright light, another story simmers: Mars opposes Saturn - raw will meets a hard boundary. A locked door. A quiet but unyielding “no.” And by nightfall, Mars reaches Neptune, the dissolver of form, the God of dreams and divine union. This could feel like futility, confusion, or the end of a fight you thought you had to keep having. But it could also be the moment your dream becomes real through some quieter surrender. When the push meets the mystery. When effort gives way to trust.
This day may carry both resistance and revelation. It may test your faith and show you where you’re still fighting what could be flowing. It may ask you to let go of the old armour and meet The Divine with bare hands.
What to Watch For:
🌿 Possible Gifts
A breakthrough in something long stuck
Deep emotional release after a long period of pressure
Clarity about what truly matters (and what doesn’t)
A softening of will into wisdom
Intuitive guidance arriving through dreams or quiet moments
A sense of inner rightness even if the outer result is uncertain
🌪️ Possible Challenges
Frustration around blocked progress or delayed plans
Feeling lost, flat, or disconnected
A temptation to numb, avoid, or give up entirely
Conflict between personal desire and divine timing
A crisis of faith or doubt in your path
Projection, martyrdom, or spiritual bypass
Contemplation: Where am I still trying to force a door open that’s meant to be knocked on gently, or waited beside with trust?
This is a day to pause. To breathe. To let yourself feel what is truly present, not what you wish were here or what you fear is gone. Mars wants movement. Saturn says wait. Neptune whispers: surrender. You do not have to know the outcome to trust the direction.
✨ Sunday
Moon in Pisces (enters 06:54)
08:00 – Mercury stations direct (4° Leo)
08:54 – Moon square Uranus (Gemini)
11:54 – Mars trine Pluto (Libra–Aquarius)
The mood changes as the Moon slips into Pisces before sunrise. After the clarity and confrontation of the Full Moon, this is water over scorched earth and we will be soothed. Emotions may rise unbidden today, what was held back now needs somewhere to go.
And just as the day begins, Mercury stations direct. We’ve been rethinking, rewriting, reconsidering. Today marks the pivot. It’s subtle since Mercury is barely moving, but something stuck begins to loosen. You may not have the words yet, but they’re coming.
The Moon squares Uranus midmorning, stirring sensitivity. Something might feel unsettled or unpredictable. You might need more quiet than usual or find yourself reacting to something small with more feeling than expected. Let it move through you. Don’t grab on.
And then comes the power move: Mars trines Pluto. After yesterday’s confrontations with Saturn and Neptune, this is resolve. Mars finds strength through focused will. If you’ve been tested, this is the moment you remember why you’re still standing. Why it matters. And what you’re here to do.
There’s something clean about this. Stripped of illusion, stripped of noise. You may not know the outcome yet but you know your next step.
What to watch for:
Subtle but significant decisions
Feeling tired, emotional, or gently washed out
A deeper resolve emerging beneath the surface
Contemplation: Now that I see things more clearly what truly deserves my energy?
🌿 Closing Reflection
This week wasn’t loud but it was defining.
The outer Gods aligned in rare harmony. Mars, the God of Action, faced tests and found strength. The Moon reached Her peak and kept going. And Mercury, after retracing old thoughts and conversations, turned forward again.
You may not have all the answers but something in you has shifted.
This was a week for choosing alignment, for seeing through the fog and deciding what really matters. And for reclaiming your will.
If things felt strange, slow, or emotionally charged good. That means you were paying attention. The sky is changing and so are you.
Keep doing the work. Keep listening inward. The Gods are still speaking.
Rising Sign Forecasts for The Full Moon
Take a breath. This is where you are now. Let it be enough.
Aries Rising ♈︎ This Full Moon brings a cycle to completion around friendships, communities, and your future vision. You may be realising which hopes were misplaced or which alliances no longer fit the path you’re on.
✨ Can you accept that some dreams were never meant to come true because something truer is waiting to be born?
Taurus Rising ♉︎ The spotlight lands on your work, your role, your reputation. You’ve been pushing hard this year perhaps trying to hold it all together. This Full Moon may show you the cost.
✨ Can you accept where you are in your outer life without judging it so you can move forward with more honesty and less pressure?
Gemini Rising ♊︎ This is a moment of clarity around belief, direction, and purpose. You may realise you’ve been chasing an old version of yourself or struggling to make meaning from something that no longer resonates.
✨ Can you accept that your path may be changing and trust that what’s calling now is worth listening to?
Cancer Rising ♋︎ This Full Moon highlights what’s shared emotionally, energetically, financially. You may see clearly what you've been holding for others, or what old entanglements still live in your system.
✨ Can you accept what needs to end or be released, without needing it to be neat or mutual?
Leo Rising ♌︎ Your relationships are in the spotlight. Not just romance, but all close bonds. This may be a reckoning point what you’ve given, what’s been given back, and whether it’s enough.
✨ Can you accept the reality of a connection so you can relate with more truth and less expectation?
Virgo Rising ♍︎ The light shines on your routines, your health, your daily rhythm. This may be a moment where something clicks and you see clearly what is or isn’t sustainable.
✨ Can you accept the current state of your body and life with compassion so you can care for it more fully?
Libra Rising ♎︎ Your creativity, joy, and capacity for pleasure are illuminated. This might be the culmination of a romantic storyline, a creative project, or even an awakening of what lights you up.
✨ Can you accept the shape your desires have taken even if they look different than expected?
Scorpio Rising ♏︎ This Full Moon brings things to the surface around home, family, and emotional foundations. You may see your past in a new light or feel the ache of what hasn’t yet been healed.
✨ Can you accept your roots as they are - flawed, tender, incomplete - so you can begin building from truth?
Sagittarius Rising ♐︎ Your mind, words, and voice are the focus. A conversation may reach resolution or you might suddenly know what you need to say. This is the end of a mental cycle.
✨ Can you accept what’s been said, or what hasn’t, so you can move forward without regret?
Capricorn Rising ♑︎ This Full Moon illuminates your resources - money, worth, and what you’ve been building. Something around income, security, or value may come to light now.
✨ Can you accept what you have, and who you are, without comparison, so you can build from a place of sufficiency rather than lack?
Aquarius Rising ♒︎ This is your Full Moon. It reflects you back to yourself - how you’ve grown, what’s changed, and what can no longer be denied. Your sense of self is evolving.
✨ Can you accept who you are now, without needing to explain it to anyone?
Pisces Rising ♓︎ The 12th house lights up the unseen, the hidden, the deep inner realm. You may feel quiet, emotional, raw. This is a moment to rest, reflect, and let something complete internally.
✨ Can you accept what’s ending so you can meet what’s next with grace?
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And finally,
🐍 Keeping the Snake Alive — Week what??
As we move toward the Saturn–Neptune conjunction in February, I’m holding this space as a quiet thread - keeping the snake alive. This meeting of boundary and dream could mark real change in our world. But we’re not there yet. We are here in the in-between.
In the mess. The fear. The anticipation. The raw, human ache of not knowing.
It can be tempting to wait for the shift, to fixate on what’s coming. But the truth is, this moment matters. There’s beauty in the chaos of becoming. In the anxiety. In our humanness.
Carl Jung put it simply:
“Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness... It is far better to take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.”
This is why I return to presence. To the work of being where I am, not where I wish I were. Because the dream isn’t out there somewhere. It’s seeded here in the very ground we’re standing on.
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.
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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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