Your horoscope for August 23 to 29, 2012

Aries
March 19 - April 19

A specific project, ambition, or necessity becomes an all-
consuming target now. There’s still more working out to do, but Virgo month inches you closer to the goal post. Look to Mars in Scorpio to uncover more, deepen your resolve, and set a new strategy into play. Social, romantic, or solitary, Friday and Saturday’s entertainment hits it just right.

Taurus
April 19 - May 20

Virgo month is your best time of the year for getting a move on. Put ambition to work for you while your celestial success ratio is heightened and your gains should please you. Now through October 6, Mars in Scorpio calls you to face a challenge head-on. Show up for yourself, love yourself more, and you’ll see that your relationship dynamics will immediately transform.

Gemini
May 20 - June 20

It’s time to get yourself back on track. Both the sun’s advance into Virgo and Mars’s advance into Scorpio will help you to naturally feng-shui your consciousness. A glimmer of progress is all the encouragement you’ll need to commit yourself more fully to the improvement you desire. Resistance or excuses can’t cut it any longer.

Cancer
June 20 - July 22

Over the next couple of days you’ll naturally begin to open up to a new line of thinking, viewing, and planning. The sun’s advance into Virgo helps you to engage in a more productive dialogue with yourself and others, too. Mars in Scorpio motivates and empowers you through October 6. What do you want? Stay focused, go get it.

Leo
July 22 - August 22

The next couple of days could reveal something you have overlooked or downplayed. What’s more, a surprise advantage or unexpected opportunity can get the ball rolling faster. A shift of perspective, approach, or attitude builds a more effective bridge. The sun in Virgo and Mars in Scorpio prompt you to face what’s necessary and to correct, fix, or improve where it will serve you best.

Virgo
August 22 - September 22

While plenty of uncertainty still remains, you’ll gain on it now. Your birthday month sets you onto a bold, fresh-page initiative. Enhancing your resourcefulness, tenacity, confidence, and smarts, Mars in Scorpio helps you zero in on your best bets and make the most of each moment. Have something to say, promote, change, or negotiate? You’ll do it with greater effectiveness now.

Libra
September 22 - October 22

Virgo month naturally shifts your attention to the cleanup, research, organizing, and work that lies ahead. Through October 6, Mars in Scorpio helps you stay better-focused and keeps your motivation going strong. Even so, on Thursday and Friday you could find yourself at a loss or in a temporary energy drain. Simplify plans, reduce output and expectations. If you don’t have to, don’t.

Scorpio
October 22 - November 21

They don’t call you a powerhouse for nothing! With freshly refuelled Mars in Scorpio running your show, there’s very little that can deter or distract you. Get a jump-start now and you’ll position yourself at an advantage in both the short and long term. Today’s opportunity is greater than you may fully realize. It all adds up; don’t discount a thing.

Sagittarius
November 21 - December 21

There may be more to deal with now, but try not to unnecessarily overextend yourself. Make it easy on yourself as best you can. Resolving a dilemma is a mixture of timing and playing-out of circumstances. There’s no need to force what isn’t coming naturally. Solutions, answers, and inspiration should come readily. When it’s right, it’ll instantly grab hold of you.

Capricorn
December 21 - January 20

An improvement and opportunity cycle begins now. Both the Virgo sun and Mars in Scorpio suggest it’s the right time to explore a new option, avenue, or lifestyle. Moving it forward from here is less difficult than you envision. In fact, you’ll handle it and transition well. Aim to cut loose or get away for the weekend. On Monday, it’s back to task.

Aquarius
January 20 - February 18

It’s time to shift onto a new program and to wrap up what’s unfinished. Mars in Scorpio and the Virgo sun draw your attention to financial shortfalls and priorities. Your ambition increases, and this can only be a good thing. Overall, you’ll find you can stay the course better from here. Friday and Saturday set you on an upswing.

Pisces
February 18 - March 19

Past Thursday, you should start to see your way more clearly. While the Virgo sun keeps you fully aware of the needs, work, missing pieces, or problems yet to solve, through October 6, Mars in Scorpio pumps you full of confidence, courage, and can-do. The more you go looking for it, the more opportunity you’ll find.