This week's astrology symbolizes a time where relational healing may take on greater focus.

There's also potential for connecting with a sense of a calling to explore something more deeply. Though there are some unexpected and even disruptive themes, this week shows much support for connecting more deeply with yourself, others, and the world around you.

The astrology this week includes:

Venus-Jupiter in Cancer square Chiron in Aries

Exploring a relational focus to healing. Finding a sense of open optimism or enthusiasm for connecting with others in a way that's mutually healing. This may also be a time where you feel like taking a leap of faith in service of a calling, vocation, learning, teaching, or some sort of mentorship. Of course, with Jupiter there can also be potential for overwhelm. Be mindful about your capacity and do what you need to take things at a manageable pace.

Sun in Leo trine Chiron in Aries

In combination with the above themes with Venus-Jupiter-Chiron, there may be a subtle component of collecting back parts of your Self, your vitality, and finding the confidence or capacity to be in a role of greater visibility or influence. The Sun to Chiron can also indicate a potential for healing around our paternal family line or receiving support from folks in a position to assist you with your healing process.

Sun moves into Virgo on Friday, August 22 at 1:34pm PT

Happy Birthday season to my Virgos! This transit shows a shift in conscious focus to the practical, systemic, and ritualistic ways of life. Virgo is a symbol of perspectives that are discerning as well as divinatory. When the Sun is in Virgo, we tend to have a greater capacity for analysis as well as communion with the metaphysical.

Sun in Virgo square Uranus in Gemini

Now that Uranus is in Gemini for the next 8 years, any planet transiting through Virgo will receive an added flavor of Uranian energy (unexpected, eclectic, divergent from norms). The Sun square Uranus shows a time where you may have desires to unburden yourself from unnecessary convention. You may find yourself yearning for greater authenticity and spontaneity. We do best with this aspect when we stay open and flexible to the unexpected.

New Moon in Virgo on Friday, August 22 at 11:06pm PT at 0 degrees Virgo

A new beginning around your perception of the practical & mystical workings of life. Since there will be another New Moon in Virgo next month in September, this week's lunation shows a budding initiation that will continue to develop in the coming months. Also, with a square to Uranus, this lunation marks the start of something unexpected and radically transformative.

Reflection Questions

• Where is your joy?
• How do you feel a sense of beauty or pleasure?
• What are you feeling drawn to, and how can you be open to where you're being called?