Aquarius: Your August Horoscope

You will try to keep the atmosphere light-hearted but this is going to be hard when there are some serious things going on in August. There will be some tense moments as the month begins. A friend’s nervous habit, like constantly biting their nails or drumming their fingers on a desk will annoy you when you’re feeling just as nervous. But you won’t say anything because you’re doing your best to keep things harmonious. You’re trying your best to take a relaxed approach to current events even when there is a lot going on that makes you a little uncertain and confused.

 

Change is in the air

 

Change is in the air and it might seem, at first, as if you have no control over what’s going on. You won’t like this. Normally you don’t mind change but someone else is the instigator and you have already voiced your objections. What could surprise you is that these changes do work out to bring improvements to your life. They’re going to happen anyway so what’s the point of trying to prevent this? In fact the more you try to stick to your usual arrangements, the more annoying it will be when things keep going wrong. As you start to see the changes that are occurring are actually going to be good for you, you will admit that you were wrong.

 

An active and fast moving social scene around the 9th will help you relax and discussing worries with friends you can trust will help make you feel more optimistic and confident.

Your instincts will be spot on, mid-August. You’re as bright and alert as you can be and you’re in tune with your intuition. So if you feel you should grab an unanticipated opportunity while it’s there, don’t hesitate about it. If this action might affect other people in your life you’re bound to guiltily wonder how you’re going to tell them and what are they going to say?

 

Should you have acted on impulse like this? Should you have trusted your intuition? To be honest, those who are close to you respect your decisions and because of this, they aren’t likely to complain too loudly, even if they do have to make some adjustments in their lives to fit in new plans you are arranging.

 

Competition keeps you alert

 

With Jupiter opposing Pluto this month, there is some competition in the air. There’s nothing secretive about this but it is an intense situation. A known rival has goals that are very similar to your own and only one of you is likely to win. The good news is: you have support behind the scenes that can help give you a little nudge towards the goalpost and it could be that you will be the victor. Until this happens, don’t drop your guard. Keep on top of all that is going on and most importantly, stay aware of what your competitors are up to.

 

There are decisions to be made around the 15th and these will be with someone you work closely with, either in your current employment or in a voluntary capacity. Although this will lead to a harmonious arrangement, there is another person who will feel annoyed about this. You can’t understand their way of thinking. Their actions will surprise you. It’s possible that someone who seems to think they have a right to control you in some way is trying to persuade you out of plans you are making. Is a new partner showing a more possessive side? Could a long-term partner feel jealous about all the time you are spending with someone else, even if this is through your work or social commitments? If you feel you must continue with what you are doing for your own personal satisfaction and you aren’t doing anything to harm a close relationship, stand your ground.  Eventually they will realise their worries are unfounded.

 

Bills to pay when you want to splash out

 

When it comes to money, there will be the usual everyday bills to pay but there’s likely to be little change in your income and outgoings this August. If anything you might feel like splashing out on something special around the 20th and if you can afford it, why not?

 

Arrangements around the 22nd are more likely to keep you confined to your home surroundings or familiar places. You may not have been keen to help with a family project but this will be more fun than you were expecting. A neighbour, friend or relative may call by to help out and they will add a sprinkling of humour and fun to what you had expected to be a dull day.

 

Around the 24th a rival (probably the one you were up against earlier) may show some aggression towards you. Or they will be making it obvious they don’t feel a situation was fair and they will deliberately try to put hurdles in your way. Ignoring them is the best thing you can do. If you rise to the bait you are giving them what they want: an argument.

 

There is a degree of change in the air as the month comes to an end. Your responsibilities are slowly increasing but this will be through choice not pressure.

 

There will be moments at the very end of August when you might yearn for some time to call your own. It’s unlikely, for now, that you will get this. In fact there will be moments when you might start feeling that there aren’t enough hours in a day!

 

Monthly Love Horoscope for Aquarius: August 2013

 

What you are going to find out quite early in August is that your partner or someone who is equally close to you has their own opinions about certain matters. And they don’t agree with you. But that’s okay with you. You are happy to agree to differ. Only they may not see it that way. Be prepared for a little argument but be careful about how you word your opinions so they don’t feel they’re spoiling life for you. As it is be the middle of the month you will both be happily getting on with your own concerns and any misunderstandings of earlier will be forgotten about.

 

If anyone is putting some ideas to you on how to economise in the future, even if you don’t feel it’s necessary, at least show some appearance of considering their ideas.

 

Around the 13th you may have to go out of your way to be extra understanding when a close friend is being stubborn about an issue you are involved in. Matters that need to be dealt with jointly cannot move forward until you both reach an agreement on what the next step should be. Be willing to listen and put your views across as diplomatically as possible and you will eventually come up with a workable solution.

 

By the end of the month anyone who has been trying to influence or manipulate you will find out that you do have a mind of your own. There will be increased understanding in relationships because of this as others accept that a partnership means give and take. Both should respect the other’s views, needs and opinions. It has to be a two-way traffic.