Weekly Forecast - Aug 17 – 23, 2025, Kelly M. Beard, 20 August 2025

8/18 • Mercury (ideas & thoughts) ~sextile~ Mars (actions & choices):
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This energy encourages a healthy sense of self-interest, emphasizing self-preservation. Seize the moment this week and don’t hold back. If you have been diligently working toward a significant dream or goal, now is the most opportune time to attract the necessary assistance from the Universe. While it is undoubtedly a period of intense & constant effort, it comes with the recommendation to work independently on something of personal importance to you. Recognize that no one else will match your dedication, and you shouldn’t expect them to. Tap into the additional energy available to propel your goals to the next level, experiencing a sense of accomplishment and outlining the subsequent tasks. Opportunities abound constantly; all you need to do is be prepared! If presented with a chance to make a presentation, embrace it. Your unmatched clarity, energy & enthusiasm are what resonate with people. This isn’t the time for shyness or self-doubt – you are definitely prepared; otherwise, you wouldn’t be here. Embrace the commitment to your own success, as the Universe conspires to assist you.

8/23 • VIRGO New Moon (1 of 2 = Lunar Flip):

This lunation is special as it activates a process of what I call the *Lunar Flip*. For the last 18-months, the New Moon preceded the Full Moon, creating a rhythm of having to plant our seeds and walk by faith the Full Moon, which usually shines a light on anything possibly blocking those New Moon Seeds from taking root and growing healthy & strong. Now that rhythm is shifting to the Full Moon preceding the New Moon, which will ask you to complete, clear & release before seeding anything new. This means that we may experience that ending/new beginning vibe in a very personal way over the next 18-months.

We are going through two Virgo New Moon Initiations to facilitate the upgrade to our nervous systems so that we can handle the new rhythm emerging from the recent rebirths that we have all gone through on individual, social & collective levels. In other words, we will likely have to initiate some new practices in two different Areas of Life (Houses) in order to facilitate the great rebirth we’ve recently gone through. This is especially potent & transformative for anyone with strong Virgo/Pisces or Gemini/Sag.

The Virgo New Moon comes every year and presents us with an opportunity to reboot the System – your individual system, which often entails creating a whole new personal routine as well. Theoretically, during the last Lunation (Leo/Aquarius), we decided what we were going to express with more integrity & authenticity and what we were going to invest in Self & Community (with more energy & resources) because there are new values & new priorities at this time. Virgo Time supports integrating all that you have learned about your core essential nature (Leo) recently, into a new routine and creating a completely new System for Living, that will support you better in the here & now. It is time to digest, assimilate & integrate the last 9-months specifically. Also deeply supported this month is acknowledging (and releasing) any regrets, mourning any true losses or deaths and deepening your dedication to that which is vital, strong, healthy & evolving (within & around you). Pre-Harvest Assessments (Aug/Sept) always reveal what does or does not support your Physical & Spiritual Selves, that Spirit in human form. Twice a year (Feb/Mar & Aug/Sept), we have to take time out to check-in on the Physical Body (Virgo) & Spiritual Being (Pisces). If you’re healthy, great! But if you have pushed yourself to the limits, it’s time to pull-back and recalibrate. We also have to check-in with our Spiritual Being. If your practice is strong and supporting you, great! But if you have neglected your yoga or meditation, silence or sleep, then this is the best time to reboot the system and dedicate to a new routine.

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