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July/August 2002 Starscope
Starscope: July / August 2002

by Carol Roland, MA

Carol Roland

For all signs: This time period marks some dramatic changes in the lives of most people, with new beginnings feeling forced on many. You are being challenged to break free of old habits and environments that no longer serve the lessons of the soul. We all must continue on a path of growth, just as children face the shift away from family to a world of peers as they enter school and then progress with each grade to new lessons and new peers. It is a time to get in touch with your own individuality and special gifts to share with others.

Messages for Individual Signs:

^Aries - Changes most likely will affect your home and relationship with family. August could bring the feeling of an important wish come true.

_Taurus - Pay attention to communications around and from you during July. A new career path could present itself in August. Be willing to "treat and move your feet," and to change from the type of work you have done in the past.

`Gemini - Opportunities may appear to make it easier to increase your income. Continue to be cautious and willing to take a more disciplined path. It will pay off in the long run.

aCancer - Opportunity now to change your personal image, both in how you see yourself and what you want others to admire in you. Think about being accepted for who you are, not what you do for others. Giving too much in time and material things at this time can lead quickly to self depletion.

bLeo - July is about discovering and letting go of old patterns. August will be an opportunity for new beginnings. Time to get in touch with what you want to give of yourself to the world and others. This means both finding your passion and gifts and also setting limits to budget your time from projects and people that can take you off course.

cVirgo - July can bring changes in both your friendships and your satisfaction with your career path. August allows you to look deeper at the why - your own unconscious. What are you doing that blocks your success and where did those ideas and patterns first originate? See the reasons, then let the changes occur.

dLibra - Responsibilities may be added or taken away. The changes challenge you to look at life from a different perspective. Become more in tune with the cycles of nature, learning from life rather than the books and opinions of others.

eScorpio - Time to compare your own values and opinions with those of peopleclosest to you - before making major life decisions about a relationship and where to live. Recognize that it is best to start off with someone of like mind. Neither you nor those you are attracted to are likely to be willing to change.

fSagittarius - Once money issues are settled in July you may be looking at travel and increased education. Remember that the latter does not have to be associated with great expense. You are being challenged to decrease your tendency to want to do things in an extravagant way. Learn to savor the quality of each moment and thing, rather than overwhelm yourself with quantity.

gCapricorn - Changes in relationships, your personal values, and finances are highlighted during this time. Focus on the positive lesson in each new situation, both in accepting new things that you may not have anticipated and in the letting go of those things and people you may have taken for granted.

hAquarius - Pay attention to your health and keep up with your day to day tasks in July to be prepared for increased social demands in August. Allow yourself to expand your ideas about relationships, be willing to look at situations and people that may not have worked for you in your previous life stage.

iPisces - Use this time to be creative. Somewhere in that fertile imagination of yours is an idea whose time has come, if you are willing to focus and do the work necessary to birth it into physical existence. You can change your life to one of joy or later experience the regrets for not trusting yourself at this time.

Astrologer and Feng Shui Consultant, Carol Roland, MA combines over 25 years of counseling and design experience. She can be reached by e-mail: Carol@communityconnexion.com