For Capricorn, the week asks you to reassess what you are carrying and whether every responsibility still belongs on your shoulders. Saturn retrograde in Aries, your ruling planet, continues its demanding review of foundations, while Mercury’s trine to Saturn on 17 August gives you the clarity to make practical decisions without being swept along by the uncertainty. Venus in Libra highlights your public role and responsibilities, while her opposition to Saturn on 21 August tests which ambitions and commitments can genuinely endure. Above, Earth is still passing through the Perseid stream and a CME from the Sun is approaching, keeping the Geo Zenith picture unsettled. The eclipse has shifted the collective direction, and as the Sun enters Virgo on 23 August, Capricorn is being asked to turn long range purpose into something useful, durable and real.
The way through is to keep what is essential, release what has become dead weight and use your formidable patience to build something strong enough to last.
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