Cancer Horoscope for Aug 23

Mars at seven degrees Cancer has been walking your halls for weeks now. You feel it in the shoulder you carry high, the jaw that wakes clenched. Early degrees. The spark before the fire catches.

The Moon in Capricorn at four degrees trines the Sun at zero Virgo — seventy-eight percent lit, waxing gibbous. Earth to earth. Your ruler making a clean angle to the day's new light. This is not permission. This is a door opening on a room you already know.

Mercury at twenty-five Leo conjuncts the Sun. Late degree. The thought you have been turning over in the dark finally finds words. Say it to the mirror first if you must. Say it to the person who needs hearing.

Uranus at five Gemini squares the Sun. Early degree. A surprise in the inbox, a call from three years ago, the route you drive every morning suddenly blocked. Do not brace. Pivot.

Saturn retrograde at fourteen Aries. Neptune retrograde at three Aries. Pluto retrograde at three Aquarius. The heavy lifters all moving backward. Old structures softening. Old dreams leaking through the cracks. Let them.

Venus at fifteen Libra. Jupiter at eleven Leo. No major aspects to the Sun today. They watch from the wings.

Your youniverse is paying attention to the small repair. The email drafted and sent. The glass of water before coffee. The honest no.

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