- Horoscopes for 8-4-2026
“Buzz, buzz!”
Hamlet in Shakespeare’s Hamlet (II.ii.261)Horoscopes for 8-4-2026
- Venus into Libra 8/6 2:13 PM
- Mercury into Leo 8/9 11:29 AM
- Mars into Cancer 8/11 3:32 AM
- New Moon Leo 8/12 12:42 PM 20°5’ Leo
Horoscopes for 8-4-2026
The Leo
As I was stumbling through the kitchenette the other morning? I found an old package of coffee beans, and I looked at the label, with its hints of candied kumquat, earthen overtones, and notes of syrupy sweetness. I realized I wasn’t syrupy sweet, and one thing The Leo needs is just that, syrupy sweetness. I fail in that department, I just don’t use enough sugar to coat The Leo missive. I apologize. However, there is enough goodness in your current array of planets, Sun, Jupiter, New Moon energies, and the relative motion of Mercury and Venus make it easier for your Leo Self to tell us what you want. Use the flowery, sugar-coated language you know. Use the terms you would like to hear in response. Be kind to the rest of us, and we will return the favor — and flavor — three-fold. (As befits royalty, that The Leo should be.)
Virgo
Ritual is important. Ritual imparts structure. But when I mention ritual, one person thinks about dark arts, mythological sorcery, and a pagan blood sacrifice. I know I’ve mentioned this before, but as a thought about ritual? It’s a perfect example. Before I do a phone reading?
I have this innate sense, I know, a phone reading, I don’t need to wear pants, or any clothing as I don’t do video chat, but I do feel like I need to be dressed. Ritualized aspects of my work include being upright dressed, cleaned up, drag a razor over my face, preferably, I’ll take a shower beforehand. Something about that is ritual, so when I suggest “ritual” for Virgo? That form of structure can take many guises. Adjust as needed be.
Libra
The ingress of Venus, that’s good. The problem is that the good cheer that Venus spreads is offset by the relative motion of the Moon, and eventually, Mars. What this spells out is a quick time to make a short pass through a situation — Libra situation — and make sure everything is tidy. One buddy will always suggest, “Dot those T’s and cross the I’s,” as an attempt at humor. However, that kind of backtracking, going over it one last time, a short review before moving ahead? It’s always a good idea. The funny part, to me, is that computers have all but replaced the need to grammar check. Still, never hurts to lay them lovely Libra eyes on them one last time. It. Take one last look at them. Or it, whatever it is. Do you really trust AI to do this perfectly?Scorpio
Motion, for the sake of motion, is wasted effort. I realize that not everyone will agree, but as a Scorpio starting point, motion with no discernible direction might be wasted motion. It’s a matter of finding a permissible, to Scorpio, a suitable target, destination, or purpose to the action, then taking action. But just taking action with no discernible purpose might be problematic, at best. Pick a direction, real or imagined, and follow that. Motion, for the sake of motion, is wasted effort.Sagittarius
For the longest time, I did this in digital format. However, given certain conditions, and the way things are going? The original impetus in my own life was an article about a favorite author, and it showed, in the background of his “writing space,” a whiteboard with lines, then color-coded post-it notes with characters, plot devices, angles, side quests, red herrings, and probably a recipe for soup, all up on the board. Organized, coded by process, columns and rows, one after another, up to six or seven notes deep, all part of how that authors assembled the text he was working on. As alluded to before, I used to do this in a digital format, as that worked for me. Anymore, though, in Sagittarius and for Sagittarius? Any kind of organized — whatever format works for your individual self — methodology is what’s best. There’s a volume of Sagittarius information we’re trying to get a handle on, and either post-it notes with lines, columns, and rows? Or something else. Try organizing it so we get that grand overview to see where to go next.Capricorn
In the movies, they make this look so easy. The plot needs a device that saves the situation, saves the hero from utter destruction, and that has to arrive at the last minute. “Just in time to save the day,” or to some, “just in time to save his bacon.” All kind of depends, but the idea crosses genres, and at the last minute, the hero, the protagonist, he (she) has a device that was placed there ahead of time, unbeknownst to the reader, the person watching the action-packed spectacle. “How did they know they needed to have a gun stashed behind the headboard?” Part of the plot, a device of convenience. In the movies, this looks so easy. In real life? In the Capricorn version of real life? What can you do — now — this week, to be ready for the future?Aquarius
As a favor, I brought “flavored” coffee pods on a recent fishing trip. Regular for me, special coconut-flavored for my buddies. Last morning, packing up to head home, I ran out of my regular, and I had one of the flavored cups. First sip, nearly spit it out. Bitter, oily flavor, just my thing. One buddy lifted his mug at me and then carried a loaded cooler out to his truck. I looked, and there was cream and sweetener in his coffee. Looked more palatable. The aroma almost hooked me. Then I reminded myself, without adulterants, it was bitter and rancid. I’m a bit of a purist in terms of coffee. But that’s just me — your Aquarius mileage may vary. It took a reminder, not a subtle one at that, to make me recall that I don’t like the flavored, grocery store stuff. It takes a reminder, for Aquarius, and do you learn?Pisces
There was a passage in literature, a piece of pop culture almost, where a character alluded to a getting a degree at ASU (Arizona State U.), which is also where I earned a degree, and the implied characterization is that it wasn’t a very good school. Not academically challenging. True, while I was there, it was highly rated as a party school, but also, since I paid my way through, I was invested in getting something out of my time there. I had access to some great minds, a huge library, and individual efforts were rewarded. It was a prototype of a digital library, as the card catalog was online, so I could dial-in to access records and such. I also had accessed to a couple of award-winning novelists, writers, poets, and their ilk. I turned a passing grade into learning how to learn, all over again. While it was a joke in literature, the joke was on them as I did learn, and I came away with valuable set of skills. It’s not about the packaging, the outside container. It’s about what you, what your Pisces selves put into the exercise.Aries
While I’ve struggled mightily with this very issue, in my own life I’ve arrived at some simple ways to deal with complex issues. Part of this is about being open to new ideas, new patterns, and accepting of the nature of ritual. Part of this is done “in situ, in translation.” That means, when I find my self, when we find our Aries selves in places where we like the action, but some of the words don’t align with us? Translate. “Translate?” Translate what is being said into a language that more closely aligns with the Aries heart. Translations on the fly, adjusted for local condition, giving into local vernacular, or, like I suggested, “in situ, in translation.”Taurus
I’ve only seen one buddy do this. The idea holds great merit, and it’s one I’ve toyed with myself. Haven’t actually done it this way, but I’ve thought about it. In his place, in his main room at his domicile, there was a huge whiteboard. Dry-erase markers, a complete rainbow of colors, a dry-erase eraser, and a digital camera completed the set-up. These days, I would just use a phone’s camera, but that’s my update. The rest of it? Planning, plotting, brainstorming, flashes of great insight, and random conspiracy theories that don’t connect to anything at the moment? All of that can be tossed up onto that dry erase board. This isn’t a new idea, nor is it a new metaphor, not from me, but with this week’s conditions in Taurus, the permanent yet impermanent way the medium works is what’s best. By the end of the week, that dry-erase board should be filled with unconnected ideas, loose facts, and little lines between obvious connections. None of it is permanently recorded. Facts can be changed on that Taurus board.Gemini
I’ve long been a fan of minimalism. Stretch this back to a trailer park along the shores of Town Lake, and I would leave with a set of keys, a folding knife with a $20 bill clipped to it, and a phone. Originally, it was a beeper, but times changed. Still, that’s pretty minimalist. Shorts, shirt in hand, as I navigated the water’s edge, the swimming hole, and various food sources along my afternoon’s way. That super-minimalist, I wanted something that was relatively water-resistant, as I would plan to swim in Barton Creek, then grab nourishment, perhaps a large container of a fizzy beverage, the one store used to have Diet Dr Pepper with the syrupy mix tuned a little rich, and that made all the difference. Worth the price of admission. Flip this around for Gemini, what’s the least you can get by with, and then, make sure you don’t forget business cards. Phone, keys for the mailbox, and business cards. Plus something to write on, and something to write with, and then, maybe a book to read in case there isn’t a free newspaper there. Notice how the first pass at minimalism went from just a few necessary items to a handful of crap, then a bag to carry it all? But Gemini? You can never be too prepared for exigent circumstances.Cancer
There seems to be a level of exhaustion I need to reach in order to sleep best. I want to walk a certain number of steps, for me that’s 10K. I’ve also found that I do best with turning off the TV, and reading a book before I fall asleep. Therein is part of the problem, and part of the solution as well. “Great, Kramer is ambivalent again.” Not really. I was about two-thirds of the way through a thriller novel, and I could see the next chapter would be concluding action, adventure, a surprise twist, and final resolution. That’s usually the final ten or fifteen percent. That Fourth Act rise and fall, getting to the edge of the precipice? That was the next page, and I was dog-tired from summer heat, the idle chatter of the talking heads still reverberating. I read half a page, tapped a book mark, and went to sleep. Likewise, for delicate Cancer, the sign of the crab, the Moon Children? Good sleep depends on whatever function that is, exhaustion, electrical devices, a book, no electrical devices, I’m unsure of the individual protocol. But repeat whatever that is.
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