For Scorpio, the week after the eclipse brings a powerful inward reckoning, with the First Quarter Moon reaching Scorpio around 20 August and exposing whatever has been simmering beneath the surface. You are being asked to distinguish between anger that drains you and intensity that can be directed towards something worthwhile. Mars in Cancer strengthens your instinct to protect what you love, while Mercury in Leo trine Saturn retrograde helps you speak with authority and make serious decisions rather than reacting from the heat of the moment. The solar disturbance arriving around 17 August and Earth’s continued passage through the Perseid stream add to the sense of a world in movement, but Scorpio does not need to control the whole picture. This is a week for concentrating your formidable energy where it can actually alter something.
The way through is to turn your depth and determination towards what you can protect, transform and strengthen, rather than allowing the turmoil around you to consume your power.
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