Kerry Shamblin Vedic Astrology
Kerry Shamblin offers monthly and weekly astrology forecasts inspired by the Vedic astrological traditions that she has studied and practiced since 1997. In addition, she offers personal consultations and teaching, as well as written versions of the monthly forecast. Find out more at her web site: www.planetaryinfluence.com.
Kerry Shamblin Vedic Astrology
Vedic Astrology Weekly Forecast August 16 - 22
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August 16 - 22: WORK THE THREAD
The week begins with the brilliant Sun moving into his own sign of Leo, leaving Mercury and Jupiter in Cancer for the remainder of the week to work on lesson plans. Aside from the Sun and Moon, no other planets shift signs this week, except Mercury jumping ship to Leo on Saturday. Rahu continues to make noise in Aquarius, aspecting Mars in Gemini, which creates some reactive weather; ensure that the details are clear before flying off the handle this week. There may be no shortage of ideas, but the challenge is distinguishing inspiration from impulse. Mars and Rahu are also connected through nakshatra parivartana, with Mars in Ardra and Rahu in Dhanistha, creating an edgy exchange that can amplify both the proliferation of ideas and the difficulty of determining what will actually work.
We are traversing the fortnight between two eclipses, and this week the Sun has joined Ketu in Leo. By week’s end, the Sun moves past Ketu in Magha nakshatra, where we connect with lineages and ancestral karma. If the solar eclipse of August 12 had to do with breaking through deep patterns rooted in family ties and finding the right thread to pull for releasing knots and blocks, this week gives us the opportunity to work that thread. We are not necessarily finished with the eclipse story; we are in the middle passage between revelation and illumination, taking what the eclipse exposed and beginning to decide what to do with it. The upcoming lunar eclipse shows the promise of bringing another layer of that story into view.
Retrograde Saturn sits in the back of the boat, floating in Pisces and receiving the positive and supportive aspects of Jupiter from Cancer and Venus from Virgo. Combined with a waxing Moon, this could feel like an opportunity to recover, reset, and release this week. Saturn’s detached perspective can be especially useful as an editorial voice, helping us evaluate the ideas and impulses generated by Mars and Rahu before committing our resources. This is a week for allowing the creative spark to meet enthusiastic production, while still giving ourselves permission to edit, revise, and reconsider.
Mars, being aspected by innovative Rahu, will continue to boomerang that energy toward Venus in Virgo, who in turn aspects retrograde Saturn. Here we have an open studio energy, where the creative spark meets enthusiastic production. Mars and Rahu generate --> Venus refines --> Saturn edits. The combination gives us an opportunity to take a proliferation of ideas and sort the signal from the noise, turning inspiration into something viable. The detached perspective of retrograde Saturn will be great for editorial evaluations when it comes to creative projects and long-term commitments.
DAILY KEYWORDS & NOTES
Sunday Aug 16: FINISH BUSINESS. Hasta, S5. Sun moves to Leo. Moon + Venus opposite retrograde Saturn.
Monday Aug 17: WINDS OF CHANGE. Chitra, S6. Rahu aspect to Moon in Libra and Mars in Gemini.
Tuesday Aug 18: UNSTABLE ANCHOR. Swati, S7.
Wednesday Aug 19: ENTER WITH CONFIDENCE. Vishaka, S7-8.
Thursday Aug 20: CONNECT AUTHENTICALLY. Anuradha, S8. Jupiter aspects Moon in Scorpio.
Friday Aug 21: REMOVE RISK. Jyestha, S9.
Saturday Aug 22: DIG DEEP. Mula, S10. Moon moves into opposition with Mars and also receives Saturn aspect, hard energy that could promote growth. Mercury moves to Leo.
Hello! I’m Kerry Shamblin and I practice jyotisha, also known as Vedic astrology. I have been offering a monthly forecast since 1999 where I track how the planets are moving through the sky and how they may be affecting our life on Earth. I also work directly with others through counseling, teaching, and mentoring.
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