Career horoscope forecast: August 2020

With Venus in Aries’ 4th house of foundations and home, much of Aries’ attention may be focused on ensuring you make progress and be productive in your work life. However, do not let long term goals cause you to make short term mistakes. In short, be aware of the people and resources that are around you now. Keep your head out of the clouds. However, be cautious, as while you may be enthusiastic to jump on new projects or make your voice heard, the fiery energy this month can lead you to be more reckless or unconsciously aggressive in achieving your goals. This can be a highly productive month so do your best to avoid these mistakes.

Lucky Dates: 8th, 9th, 18th, 19th
Lucky Colour: Bright Yellow

On the 3rd of August, the Full Moon enters Taurus’ 10th house of career and reputation. This is the time where you must strive to put your best self on display. This is a transitionary period for Taurians. Some of you may be leaving an old mindset behind or putting to rest issues that have been bothering you for a while. However, this change will take time and Taurians must be careful not to let themselves caught up in new drama or issues before they have completely settled older ones. New obstacles may arise that you will have to jump over quickly before they pile up and become a mountain in your way. Do not wait too long before addressing issues.

Lucky Dates: 10th, 12th, 24th, 25th
Lucky Colour: Light Green

Venus enters Gemini’s 2nd house of work and money from the 7th onwards. Geminis may find that this is a month where work is heavily dependent on relationships and personal feelings. Debates will likely favour compromise and you may not be able to pull everything into your corner. Learn to humble yourself instead of trying to push for your own way all the time. Sometimes, salvaging a business relationship for a future venture is worth allowing for some change if it doesn’t heavily shift the focus of the project at hand. Attempt to appeal to morals and personal values, however, avoid being underhanded or manipulative.

Lucky Dates: 8th, 9th, 28th, 29th
Lucky Colour: Light Yellow

Venus enters Cancerian’s 1st house of self and attitude from the 7th onwards. You enter work with a new outlook and drive. There is greater emphasis and improvement surrounding your business relationships. Strive to improve your network this month. However, you should not be too relaxed. There will still be obstacles that may trip you up, especially when you are in the process of finalizing details of a project or attempting to start something new. There is a brief window for starting new ventures this month that you must keep an eye out for as it will happen and pass quickly.

Lucky Dates: 8th, 9th, 24th, 25th
Lucky Colour: Blueish Silver

Mercury enters Leo’s first house of self and attitude from the 3rd of this month. You are empowered and choose to approach your career with an open mind and an intellectually charged wit. This month, you rely on your wealth of knowledge and better sense of judgement to guide you through difficult situations and problems. There is no issue that you cannot reason out through a debate or meeting. This is a time where Leos can turn things into their favour, however, be careful not to come off as smug or arrogant. Remember to keep your business relationships and ensure that you do not compromise on potential deals. Be ready to have yourself tested this month.

Lucky Dates: 8th, 9th, 24th, 25th
Lucky Colour: Light Red

The Full Moon enters Virgo’s 6th house of work habits and health. August will prove to be a very hectic month for the hardworking Virgo. Though things improve from last month, you may find yourself without a moment’s rest at work. Despite this chaos, there is a chance for you to make a lot of progress in your career. It is important that you do not let yourself be bogged down if you do not see immediate results from your work. Overall, this is a bit of a mixed month for Virgos. Attempt to make the best of it by keeping an eye out for potential opportunities.

Lucky Dates: 11th, 12th, 24th, 25th
Lucky Colour: Grassy Green

Venus enters Libra’s 10th house of career and structure. Libras feel reinvigorated in August. The energy of Venus has strengthened your network. Social connections will be your most important asset this month. You have a lot of potential to succeed this month, but you must learn to nurture your talents with people. Persuasion and negotiation is where Libra’s greatest strength lies. However, do not go into it all on your own. Build up your A team and try to foster connections wherever you go, no matter how small. Never resort to underhanded methods to blackmail people to your side, they must come willingly to be an asset to you.

Lucky Dates: 3rd, 4th, 11th, 12th
Lucky Colour: Brownish Red

Mercury enters Scorpio’s 10th house of career and structure come August. You feel as if the world has given you a kick and opened your eyes. There is a deeper fire in you to pursue your goals and forge your path to success in the workplace. This doesn’t mean things will come without some hard work. Though the universe is doing it’s best to encourage you to pursue your goals this month. Planning will be the most important part of any exercise towards success. Rely on your wits without neglecting the other areas of success. Don’t doubt the ability of those around you, they may become essential to your future plans.

Lucky Dates: 10th, 11th, 24th, 25th
Lucky Colour: Earthy Green

The theme of last month continues this month; that being that August is a mixed bag of goodies. Overall, though, things are set to improve thanks to the energy of the Moon moving into your 3rd house of communication and social activity. New opportunities or projects may pop out of the fog this month. While there may still be various issues or disagreements that you have to solve, you will be able to build up a network or sorts from helping. Try to keep personal feelings out of resolving disputes to avoid things getting messy. Things will slowly start to improve towards the end of the month for the working Sagittarius.

Lucky Dates: 10th, 11th, 26th, 27th
Lucky Colour: Light Sea Blue

August is another difficult period when it comes to career for Capricorn. With the Full Moon in your 2nd house of money and work, it is easy to find yourself at odds with people at week. August emphasizes on the importance of relationship and networking this month though. Therefore, you should work to resolve disputes and not push away those who can be useful in helping you achieve success. However, avoid getting yourself completely sucked into work this month. Learn to step away if you start becoming too fixated. Do not spend all your energy fighting battles that you don’t need to. Sometimes, compromise can be good.

Lucky Dates: 10th, 11th, 28th, 29th
Lucky Colour: Shiny Silver

The Full Moon enters Aquarius’ 1st house of self and attitude. It’s energy becomes a spotlight over you when it comes to near all aspects of your life in August, especially in your career. Do not shy away from this light. Embrace it. You can make a real difference this month if you step out of your shell and start addressing the issues or projects around you. Be cautious as all your moves will likely be monitored by someone. You will be able to make some progress this month. Try to cast your net wide without straining yourself. Take things slow and do not let obstacles set you back too much emotionally.

Lucky Dates: 4th, 5th, 25th, 26th
Lucky Colour: Baby Blue

A lot seems to be happening at your work this month. There are a lot of things changing in front of and behind the scenes. This may be workplace routines or even management. This can cause some tension between you and your colleagues. You may find more luck in networking outside of your usual networking grounds, however, do not simply push aside your current work relationships in favor of new ones. Work to cover ground in your own office while continuing to make connections that may be useful for your work or career path in the long run outside of the office.

Lucky Dates: 11th, 12th, 24th, 25th
Lucky Colour: Pure White

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