Forecast for Thursday 5 August Two Thousand Ten

Thursday Fifth August Two Thousand Ten

}Trying, Challenging, Stimulating, Hopeful{

[I have a new laptop; when it is set up numerals will again be available.]

I would like to say comforting and strengthening words, because it seems we are in a time of difficult transitions. In general it could last through the Dark Epoch until September twenty-seventh, but more optimistically it should be somewhat easier {I emphasize "somewhat"} by this Sunday August ninth when Venus will have entered Libra and also passed her conjunction with Saturn, although that conjunction will still be in effect for another two weeks. Then things should again be somewhat easier beginning Saturday the fourteenth, and even more so by Saturday the twenty-first. That is all in terms of aspects and positions. The Dark Hermetic Epoch, of course, will still be with us but since that goes on about half the time we should be able to handle it with more poise by then.

I hope that outline will help you buffet the storms. Someone {who does not follow astrology or these forecasts} said to me Wednesday that things seemed to be slow for him, that it was taking him more time to do things and he felt weary. This was a young man. I think many or most are feeling such things. It stems from the Dark Hermetic Epoch coupled with the very heavy aspects with Saturn, involving not only Mars and Venus but Uranus and Jupiter. If not exactly a "holocaust of the soul" it might feel like that at times. It is important to slow down when necessary to regain spiritual bearings, then proceed calmly, patiently and effectively.

An upbeat factor is that oddly enough some friendships and love-attractions remain, or come out in interesting ways, as if when people feel threatened or challenged they turn to one another for emotional support. This goes on mostly at a subconscious level. It should be more evident in the next few weeks {as outlined above} as Venus enters Libra and moves toward Mars. People may "lean on you," and vice versa, in ways you wouldn't have expected.

Carrying on this progressive trend, the first week or two of September should hold continuing blessings, a "breather" as it were, a feeling that you have more elbow-room and can be where you want to be when you want to be there.

By the second half of October, any remaining issues concerning home, finances and work should be nearer satisfactory resolution.

Friday and Saturday will be the |difficult or more stressful third of the week|, which remains near the weekends but will be moving toward Thursday-Friday before long. Today is a mixed bag. Using the above clues should not mislead you. In Wednesday's forecast I wrote about a good or helpful period earlier today; you could check the time given there. Friendships and connections with people are emphasized Thursday and could be going somewhere useful or memorable even into the evening; enjoyable, despite the trying changes everyone is going through.

{Thursday} {Trying, Challenging, Stimulating, Hopeful}

Cosmic Piper