08-27-2018 to 09-02-2018
Exhale, Gemini. This Monday, August 27, combative Mars finally resumes forward motion in Capricorn and your eighth house (aka "the cosmic chamber of secrets") after being retrograde since June 26. Maybe you've been holding your cards closer to your chest than you like to, sitting on intel and feeling reluctant to trust people. Or maybe you flipped to the opposite extreme, and are suffering from a "too much, too soon" intimacy hangover. But now you can breathe a sigh of relief and be confident that the people who've stuck around are loyal members of Team Twin. If you're still building the entourage or looking to expand it, you'll easily find appropriate players and confidantes—especially while Mars powers forward through Capricorn until September 10. Your psychologically savvy sign is a quick study, so ask people direct questions. Their answers—and particularly their actions—will reveal their character. For the next two weeks, you'll still need to keep your guard up for smooth talkers and tea spillers who pour the B.S. out of both sides of their mouths. Distill their words down to their essence, and the truth (or lies) will be self-evident. Hold yourself to the highest standard of integrity and don't agree to do anything your heart isn't into.
That rule goes double for relationships, as Mars is the planet of desire, and he's parked in the most intimate and seductive part of your chart. Between now and September 10, your days, and especially your nights, may be filled with passion and permabonding opportunities. But unless you're only playing around, don't waste time trying to turn a fling into a full-timer. Attached? The red planet makes you eager to deepen your union and take your next step...which might even be to the altar. One tiny word of caution: Don't let impatient Mars rush you. If the idea of making THAT permanent of a commitment gives you anxiety, trust your inner rhythm and move at the pace that works for you, societal "norms" be damned.
If you've been struggling to balance independence with "interdependence" help arrives Sunday in the form of a quarter moon in Gemini. As la luna shines her harmonizing beams into your self-authorized first house, you might realize that clinging to certain connections could be distracting you from your own goals. Since this is a levelheaded quarter moon, you don't have to do anything extreme like breaking off a friendship or romantic relationship. But you probably need to adopt an "absence makes the heart grow fonder" policy, even setting aside a couple of blocks in your calendar for "me, myself and I." If you're not beholden to anyone this weekend, treat Sunday like a one-day, one-person retreat. Even if you can only carve out a couple hours to read inspiring literature or work on your art, it will be a shot in the arm that can catapult you into a rewarding fall.