If you put a bunch of black ants in a jar and you put a bunch of red ants in the same jar, they will get along just fine. They go about their business as usual. But if you shake the jar...the ants become agitated and they begin to attack one another! But the thing is, they never bother to see who’s shaking the jar! I encourage you to look to see who’s shaking the jar. Here’s a clue, follow the money.

I encourage you to look upon the world through a lens of compassion and reach into your heart for loving understanding. The energy that is needed for positive change is not found in the “us vs them” mentality, it is found in the “we are all One” mentality. Politics is not worth your peace. No matter what side someone is on, the way I see it, everyone really is wanting the same thing - to be left alone to live their lives their way. So live and let live. Not everyone is going to agree with you and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. We don't need everyone to agree with us in order to find our peace. We can grow and learn from one another.

Do your best to forgive others for getting caught up in the drama and extend your loving compassion to the world. Give yourself and others grace through these tough times. We are stronger when we are united and if we can unite under the umbrella of love and compassion, we will be guided to the pathway of peace as a planet. Trust that you came here at this time for a reason and follow your heart. We are creating the future right now and your personal experience of it is based on your vibrations.

So raise your vibrations, find more loving thoughts, act in more loving ways, perform random acts of kindness and choose to be happy just because you can. You don’t need any reason to be happy, just choose it because it’s your right to do so! Nobody can take that power away from you so care enough about yourself to choose how you want to respond to the world. That’s your power here. Use it and help yourself find your path to peace. If anything is taking away from that peace, care enough about yourself to gently walk away.

And I highly encourage limiting your social media time! That’s so not good for you in so many ways, it’s not even funny. Don't let it take your power. Alright, enough preaching. Back to the stars...

The Full Moon on August 19th is a big one and it is receiving some difficult aspects. It’s at 27 degrees of Aquarius so if you have any personal planets in the fixed signs (Aquarius, Taurus, Leo and Scorpio) around that degree, you might want to take that day off. It’s also in a T-square aspect pattern with Uranus, the Sun and Mercury retrograde. There may be a strong impulse to make changes with this, but reason and logic might be overlooked so do be careful not to act too rashly if you can help it.

Venus is also receiving some challenging aspects that day, making a T-square with Jupiter in Gemini and Saturn in Pisces. Venus rules love and money and you might feel the need to make some shifts with this. In addition to the Full Moon, this could have many of us on edge for a couple of days. Venus rules our desires and if we are not getting what we want, we might feel like it’s time to let things go or make some big changes. Sometimes there is a big struggle with that but Venus being in the sign of Virgo could help us to be more realistic and help us do the sensible thing.

The Sun enters Virgo on August 22nd and the energy shifts. Positive Virgo energy is practical, orderly analytical and very much in the role of service. You can use this time to get organized and clean up the clutter in your life. Look to see which house Virgo rules in your chart to see which area of your life is being highlighted right now to make the most of this. If you need help with that, book your appointment with me.

Mercury goes direct once more on August 28th at 21 degrees of Leo. Hopefully the retrograde period was a useful one for you and now you can once again make plans to move forward. There’s a lot of hype about the pre-shadow, the shadow and the post-shadow period of this planet’s retrograde but personally I don’t think there needs to be. The only one I really pay attention to is the shadow. The shadow is the period of about 9 days before the retrograde where you get a preview of what you will most likely encounter during the upcoming retrograde. This is because of the rate of movement of Mercury and the rate of planet Earth passing each other in their orbits. But the pre and the post shadow period? Hardly a thing in my experience and not anything to worry over in terms of planning. Don’t worry about the social media nonsense about it, and don’t let the interwebz take your power!

Finally on August 30th, Venus moves into the sign of Libra. Venus rules Libra so she’s quite at home here and we just might find that our desires turn more towards cooperation and partnerships. This is an excellent time for love and romance and maybe even a little luxurious living. Look to see which house is ruled by Libra in your chart to see where your desires will be right now. Venus will be in Libra until September 23rd. Enjoy!

In Numerology, August is a number 7 Universal month. A number 7 month is usually one that requires us to go within. It is the number of the loner, the truth seeker, the skeptic and the philosopher. This energy is analytical, it researches, it specializes, it learns and it teaches. Information is coming at us rapidly, we must seek discernment, we must hone our intuition to see the truth. We must hold a space of neutrality so we remain objective. I feel that in combination with the astrology for the month, the universe is sending us the message to seek our inner Truth and to find harmony with our inner being. This would be a very good time to start a new spiritual routine: meditate, pray and connect with your inner self on a daily basis. The number 7 tells us to go within, ignore the drama outside of ourselves and seek the inner knowing that All Is Well deep within our being. You create your own reality. There is so much Truth in that, if only you could believe it. The number 7 asks us to find this Truth and live it. This is especially important right now as the world crumbles before us.

This month, I encourage you to keep your focus on the positive as much as possible and care enough about how you feel to do something about it so that you feel relief. Then, rinse and repeat. Love yourself. This is the process right now. One of my personal heroes, Louise Hay said, “All problems in this world stem from a lack of self-love” and I have to agree. I see it in my work everyday, but I also see and live the effects of self-love now. Try it yourself. Practice self-love and watch the world change around you. Your personal reality will change, I guarantee it. Now imagine more of us doing that. See the world change too as we take our focus off the negative and start to create a new reality through the power of Love. What an amazing world we are creating! It’s already happening, I see it. I live it. If you can’t see it now, I assure you, practice self-love and you will see it too!

I hope you have a good month. Book your appointment with me if you need your guides or a little life coaching or book your past life regression with Brandon, my amazing husband, if you need some karmic insight. Those sessions can be very enlightening! Stay grounded and do take care of yourself. You’re worth it. And as always…

May the stars guide you,

Rachelle

The Laughing Gypsy Psychic Boutique