August 2008

An important decision-making process begins officially on the 1st, stimulated by the Solar Eclipse. It's only the beginning, although an auspicious one, and may require months of thought and preparation before a choice is firm, polished and ready for prime time. Two Eclipses and a spare New Moon make this month blaze with activity, quick trips, research and discussion and more cell phone action than you can even imagine! Whether you're keeping your friends, family (and of course, yourself) wildly entertained with a new electronic gadget - probably a new 3G iPhone - or making plans for the next big trip or event, you're one busy Gem! Brace yourself for unexpected hormonal eruptions, probably when you're not looking your scintillating best or are knee-deep in dreary chores. Someone catches your eye and immediately jolts your lust level. This is outrageously noticeable (almost embarrassingly so because you can't hide it and certainly can't run from it without tripping and falling) between the 6th and the 17th. You're easily smitten, despite your experience and intelligence and are willing to sell small lots of your soul to get about 5 minutes of your lust object's time. Everyone has you pegged as a cerebral person who refuses to permit emotion to dominate your life. They are so confused - and this month proves it. You're very hot and bothered now - and it's totally inconvenient and unexpected. (Figures, doesn't it?) Once you've bravely pounded your way through the 17th, you get a semi-break: The 19th moves Mars into Libra. This normally would be another competitive, insecure, romantic interlude or obsession, but will probably feel more like a backyard picnic after the 17th. You will continue to attract and obsess, of course, but this time, there should be a sense that you're the master instead of the slave. At least, we can hope so. This continues until early fall. Things seem less wacky and out of control. You actually enjoy the ride - mostly because you're driving one hot machine. You might find the 23rd to be very Gemini-friendly in one aspect: It satisfies your desire to be amazed, surprised and confronted (in a good way) that restores your belief that there still are a few fabulous far horizons you hadn't previously explored. Brace yourself for the unexpected and emotionally expansive. True to form, you're slightly conflicted about participating in certain things. Also true to form, your spicy blend of guilt and curiosity will compel you to get involved. By the 28th, you'll have so much to talk about - something so fabulous that it almost hurts. When friends and family see you coming, they will turn off the TV as soon as you enter the room. The stories you tell make TV seem incredibly dull. You finish off the month with a brief heated debate about how a task should be completed. You, of course, win the debate and the task is completed the way you envisioned. Monthly touchstone: Sunstone.

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