jewworldorder--2020-08-02--COVID-19 Crisis Failure, People Must Save Themselves And The Economy

The US is at a moment of truth .
This week , Congress has to face up to a pandemic that is out of control and an economy that is collapsing .
The Republican ’ s and Democrat ’ s proposals show they will fail this test .
The people will need to protect themselves and lead from below .
The pandemic is worsening with more than 60,000 new cases and approximately 1,000 new deaths daily .
Deaths , now over 158,000 , are spiking across the sunbelt and increasing across the Midwest .
By Election Day , the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ third largest killer after cancer and heart disease .
The economy shrank at a record 32.9 % annual pace in the second quarter , the largest since records were first kept in 1947 .
Jobless claims increased for the second week in a row with 1.4 million new people seeking unemployment benefits and continuing claims have risen to 17.06 million .
More than 35 million people have lost their jobs since March .
In the face of these depression-era numbers , neither the Democrats nor Republicans are planning enough spending to rebuild the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ botched the response to the pandemic , is unable to lead but seems willing to sign anything that passes Congress .
The Republican Health , Economic Assistance , Liability Protection , and Schools ( HEALS ) Act seeks to push people back to work and reopen schools even if it is not safe to do so .
Their proposals to cut unemployment benefits are designed to make workers desperate so they will work in conditions that put their health at risk .
A large portion of school funding is restricted to schools that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are some of the details of the bill : Health care : The inadequacy of for-profit healthcare has been magnified by the pandemic .
The loss of jobs resulted in millions of people losing their health insurance on top of almost 30 million people who were already uninsured .
Republicans do not include a funding increase for Medicaid , which 70 million people rely on .
The National Governor ’ s Association reports states are experiencing budget shortfalls ranging between 5 and 20 percent .
The Republicans do not providing any funding to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for this loss of income .
Without new funding , states will have to cut Medicaid eligibility , reduce benefits , or reduce payments to providers at a time when the economy and virus mean more people need it .
Food : The Census reports 26 million people do not have adequate food .
Food banks are reporting shortages and 14 million children are going hungry but the Republicans did not extend funding for food assistance programs .
The Republicans did not extend either the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ( SNAP ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pandemic EBT program , a benefit for households with children who have temporarily lost access to free or reduced-price school meals , which ended in June .
In contrast , they did propose a 100 percent deduction on business meals through the end of 2020 .
Housing : The eviction moratorium expired last week .
It protected an estimated 12 million renters in federally-backed properties .
The HEALS Act does nothing to prevent evictions from restarting .
There are 110 million Americans who live in rental households .
Twenty percent of them , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of eviction by September 30 according to the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project .
With the cut in unemployment benefits , the Census Bureau estimates 24 million people will be unable to pay next month ’ s rent , including 45 percent of Black and Latinx households .
Worker safety : As workers are being forced back to work , the HEALS Act cuts their ability to sue at a time when worker-safety is at its greatest risk in a century .
Senator McConnell calls this a “ red line ” that must be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would preempt the few state workplace safety laws that exist and supersede such federal worker safeguards as the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 , the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 , and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 , among others .
The Republican proposal would erect almost insurmountable obstacles to lawsuits by workers who become infected at their workplaces and limit damages .
To be immune , employers would merely have to show they were “ exploring options ” to comply with federal law , or they found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not be “ reduced or eliminated by reasonably modifying policies , practices , or procedures.
” A worker whose lawyer issues a demand letter and settlement offer would find themselves potentially facing litigation by the employer against them .
If employers sue workers , there is no limit to punitive damages .
These provisions would be retroactive to Dec. 1 , 2019 , and remain in effect at least until Oct. 1 , 2024 .
Student debt : The HEALS Act doesn ’ t extend the interest-free payment pause on federal student loans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debt , two forms of relief in the original CARES ACT .
Without extending the relief Congress first granted to student loan borrowers through the CARES Act , 40 million people are likely to have to resume payments on September 30 , 2020 at a time when there are Depression-like levels of unemployment .
Business support : The Act provides $ 100 billion more for the problematic Paycheck Protection Program , which has been rife with corruption as members of Congress and the administration as well as their friends , families , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loans even though the program was intended for small businesses , making small business owners furious .
Black and minority businesses were denied loans .
Money is needed for main street businesses but PPP needs major changes rather than just pouring more money into the failed program .
The bill also includes $ 1.75 billion for the FBI building .
This was added at the insistence of the Trump administration because the president ’ s hotel is across the street from the FBI .
Without funding to refurbish the building , the FBI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaving the current building to be torn down and likely replaced with a hotel that would compete with Trump ’ s hotel .
Military spending : Nearly $ 30 billion in the HEALS Act would be allocated in a brazen giveaway to the military .
The bill includes billions for the Pentagon including $ 686 million for F-35 stealth fighters , $ 650 million for A-10 ground attack airplane wing replacements , $ 1.4 billion for four expeditionary medical ships , and $ 720 million for C-130J transport aircraft , $ 375 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for missile defense , and $ 283 million for Apache helicopters .
This is reportedly being added to make up for money taken from the Pentagon for the border wall and comes after Congress recently passed a record military spending bill .
The Democrats Fail To Use Their Power The Democrats control the House of Representatives .
Nothing can pass the Senate without Democratic Party support .
The Senate Republicans are divided and Trump is desperate to sign a bill .
Polls show Republicans could lose the Senate so they need to pass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ favors the Democratic Party but it still isn ’ t doing what is needed .
The Democrats passed the HEROES ( Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions ) Act in May , a $ 3 trillion proposal compared to the $ 1 trillion HEALS Act .
Two months ago this may have been adequate but now that figure needs to be increased as more jobs have been lost , state and city governments have lost income , and the cost of treating the virus has increased with more cases .
A “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be funding state and local government with at least $ 1 trillion to continue basic services .
More than 20 million people work for state and local governments such as firefighters , teachers , police , sanitation workers , and transportation workers .
The Economic Policy Institute estimates 5.3 million jobs will be lost without state and local funding .
President Trump and the Republicans do not want another massive increase in job loss , so the Democrats are in a strong position to make this demand .
The decrease in unemployment benefits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” as this will further shrink the economy .
The Economic Policy Institute finds the loss of the extra $ 600 of unemployment benefits , which people are currently spending on basic needs , will result in the loss of an additional 3.4 million jobs .
One area where the Democrats can build on some agreement is the $ 1,200 COVID-19 relief payment to individuals .
These payments are too small .
A good COVID-19 relief package would increase payments to $ 2,000 per person monthly for the duration of the pandemic and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as suggested by Sen. Bernie Sanders .
This would slow the economic collapse and ease suffering .
It is essential to extend the moratorium on evictions not just for federally-subsidized housing , but the federal government should also cover rent and mortgage payments for the duration of the crises .
Otherwise , millions of families will lose their homes in an election year , which should be politically unpalatable for both parties .
What is missing from both the Republican and Democratic bills is a strategy to control and stop the pandemic .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ still spreading rapidly .
President Trump has failed to lead so Congress must do so .
The bill should include a massive investment in making rapid testing available across the country .
Every business and school should have rapid testing capability before they reopen .
This should be combined with hiring 500,000 public health tracers so those who have been exposed to COVID-19 can be tracked to prevent further spread of the virus .
Everyone wants to restart the economy but this must be done safely .
In addition to testing and tracing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
School districts should decide whether to restart or continue web-based learning and should be supported by the federal government whatever they choose .
Hundreds of thousands of tutors who can do one-on-one teaching to support web-based learning are needed .
With high unemployment , especially among recent graduates and college students , there are people available to take on this task .
Congress should authorize OSHA to rapidly enact stringent standards for workplaces to reopen , along with funding for necessary safeguards .
There should be increased funding for OSHA workplace inspections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who meet the standards for a safe workplace should have legal protection from frivolous lawsuits but employees should also have the right to sue if workplaces do not meet safety standards .
This approach protects both workers and employers and will reduce the spread of the virus .
Neither party handled healthcare well even before the pandemic .
COVID-19 has magnified the failure of for-profit healthcare .
To stop the spread of the virus , Congress needs to break away from its privatized approach to healthcare .
With the widespread job loss , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as did millions more family members .
This is the largest decline in health insurance coverage in US history .
The rapid response to this healthcare crisis should be the expansion of Medicare to everyone in the United States .
Ideological opposition to publicly funded healthcare should not block this essential step .
The long term failure of our healthcare system and widening health disparities demonstrate why we need a community-controlled , public , universal healthcare system .
The People Must Rule , and Protect Ourselves Congress and the President are unlikely to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic and economic collapse .
As a result , both will worsen .
We will have to take action to protect ourselves and build popular power to win our demands .
We need to organize mutual aid to people meet people ’ s basic needs , such as for food and housing .
Many cities have vacant buildings owned by the local and federal governments .
As homelessness rises , these should be taken over to house people .
We discuss the practical steps for taking over homes with Cheri Honkala this week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a podcast on Monday ) .
We build popular power by taking the streets as people have been doing for over two months now across the country , only buying essentials , refusing to pay rent or debt payments , blocking evictions and by building in our workplaces for a general strike .
Our actions must not be about which presidential candidate from the two parties of the millionaires to elect .
Only one serious presidential campaign is right on COVID-19 and the economy , the Green candidates Howie Hawkins and Angela @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about building a people ’ s movement that grows in power before and after the November elections .
No matter who is elected , the people will need to resist , create new systems and rule from below .

Above photo: Positive COVID-19 Test. Shutterstock.
The US is at a moment of truth. This week, Congress has to face up to a pandemic that is out of control and an economy that is collapsing. The Republican’s and Democrat’s proposals show they will fail this test. The people will need to protect themselves and lead from below.
The pandemic is worsening with more than 60,000 new cases and approximately 1,000 new deaths daily. Deaths, now over 158,000, are spiking across the sunbelt and increasing across the Midwest. By Election Day, the US could have 250,000 deaths making COVID-19 the third largest killer after cancer and heart disease.
The economy shrank at a record 32.9% annual pace in the second quarter, the largest since records were first kept in 1947. Jobless claims increased for the second week in a row with 1.4 million new people seeking unemployment benefits and continuing claims have risen to 17.06 million. More than 35 million people have lost their jobs since March.
In the face of these depression-era numbers, neither the Democrats nor Republicans are planning enough spending to rebuild the economy. President Trump, who has botched the response to the pandemic, is unable to lead but seems willing to sign anything that passes Congress.
Republican HEALS Act Will Spread the Virus, Deepen Economic Collapse
The Republican Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act seeks to push people back to work and reopen schools even if it is not safe to do so. Their proposals to cut unemployment benefits are designed to make workers desperate so they will work in conditions that put their health at risk. A large portion of school funding is restricted to schools that physically reopen forcing unsafe schools. Here are some of the details of the bill:
Health care: The inadequacy of for-profit healthcare has been magnified by the pandemic. The loss of jobs resulted in millions of people losing their health insurance on top of almost 30 million people who were already uninsured. Republicans do not include a funding increase for Medicaid, which 70 million people rely on. The National Governor’s Association reports states are experiencing budget shortfalls ranging between 5 and 20 percent. The Republicans do not providing any funding to state and local governments to make up for this loss of income. Without new funding, states will have to cut Medicaid eligibility, reduce benefits, or reduce payments to providers at a time when the economy and virus mean more people need it.
Food: The Census reports 26 million people do not have adequate food. Food banks are reporting shortages and 14 million children are going hungry but the Republicans did not extend funding for food assistance programs. The Republicans did not extend either the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known as food stamps, or the Pandemic EBT program, a benefit for households with children who have temporarily lost access to free or reduced-price school meals, which ended in June. In contrast, they did propose a 100 percent deduction on business meals through the end of 2020.
Housing: The eviction moratorium expired last week. It protected an estimated 12 million renters in federally-backed properties. The HEALS Act does nothing to prevent evictions from restarting. There are 110 million Americans who live in rental households. Twenty percent of them, 23 million people, are at risk of eviction by September 30 according to the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project. With the cut in unemployment benefits, the Census Bureau estimates 24 million people will be unable to pay next month’s rent, including 45 percent of Black and Latinx households.
Worker safety: As workers are being forced back to work, the HEALS Act cuts their ability to sue at a time when worker-safety is at its greatest risk in a century. Senator McConnell calls this a “red line” that must be in the final bill. His proposal would preempt the few state workplace safety laws that exist and supersede such federal worker safeguards as the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, among others. The Republican proposal would erect almost insurmountable obstacles to lawsuits by workers who become infected at their workplaces and limit damages. To be immune, employers would merely have to show they were “exploring options” to comply with federal law, or they found the risk of harm to health could not be “reduced or eliminated by reasonably modifying policies, practices, or procedures.” A worker whose lawyer issues a demand letter and settlement offer would find themselves potentially facing litigation by the employer against them. If employers sue workers, there is no limit to punitive damages. These provisions would be retroactive to Dec. 1, 2019, and remain in effect at least until Oct. 1, 2024.
Student debt: The HEALS Act doesn’t extend the interest-free payment pause on federal student loans or halt debt collection on government-held student debt, two forms of relief in the original CARES ACT. Without extending the relief Congress first granted to student loan borrowers through the CARES Act, 40 million people are likely to have to resume payments on September 30, 2020 at a time when there are Depression-like levels of unemployment.
Business support: The Act provides $100 billion more for the problematic Paycheck Protection Program, which has been rife with corruption as members of Congress and the administration as well as their friends, families, and donors got payouts. Big businesses got loans even though the program was intended for small businesses, making small business owners furious. Black and minority businesses were denied loans. Money is needed for main street businesses but PPP needs major changes rather than just pouring more money into the failed program.
The bill also includes $1.75 billion for the FBI building. This was added at the insistence of the Trump administration because the president’s hotel is across the street from the FBI. Without funding to refurbish the building, the FBI could move to Virginia or Maryland, leaving the current building to be torn down and likely replaced with a hotel that would compete with Trump’s hotel.
Military spending: Nearly $30 billion in the HEALS Act would be allocated in a brazen giveaway to the military. The bill includes billions for the Pentagon including $686 million for F-35 stealth fighters, $650 million for A-10 ground attack airplane wing replacements, $1.4 billion for four expeditionary medical ships, and $720 million for C-130J transport aircraft, $375 million for armored vehicles, $360 million for missile defense, and $283 million for Apache helicopters. This is reportedly being added to make up for money taken from the Pentagon for the border wall and comes after Congress recently passed a record military spending bill.
The Democrats Fail To Use Their Power
The Democrats control the House of Representatives. Nothing can pass the Senate without Democratic Party support. The Senate Republicans are divided and Trump is desperate to sign a bill. Polls show Republicans could lose the Senate so they need to pass a good bill. The political alignment favors the Democratic Party but it still isn’t doing what is needed.
The Democrats passed the HEROES (Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions) Act in May, a $3 trillion proposal compared to the $1 trillion HEALS Act. Two months ago this may have been adequate but now that figure needs to be increased as more jobs have been lost, state and city governments have lost income, and the cost of treating the virus has increased with more cases.
A “red line” for the Democrats should be funding state and local government with at least $1 trillion to continue basic services. More than 20 million people work for state and local governments such as firefighters, teachers, police, sanitation workers, and transportation workers. The Economic Policy Institute estimates 5.3 million jobs will be lost without state and local funding. President Trump and the Republicans do not want another massive increase in job loss, so the Democrats are in a strong position to make this demand.
The decrease in unemployment benefits should be another unacceptable “red line” as this will further shrink the economy. The Economic Policy Institute finds the loss of the extra $600 of unemployment benefits, which people are currently spending on basic needs, will result in the loss of an additional 3.4 million jobs.
One area where the Democrats can build on some agreement is the $1,200 COVID-19 relief payment to individuals. These payments are too small. A good COVID-19 relief package would increase payments to $2,000 per person monthly for the duration of the pandemic and recession for households earning under $150,000 as suggested by Sen. Bernie Sanders. This would slow the economic collapse and ease suffering.
It is essential to extend the moratorium on evictions not just for federally-subsidized housing, but the federal government should also cover rent and mortgage payments for the duration of the crises. Otherwise, millions of families will lose their homes in an election year, which should be politically unpalatable for both parties.
We Need a Plan
What is missing from both the Republican and Democratic bills is a strategy to control and stop the pandemic. The virus is 7 months old and still spreading rapidly. President Trump has failed to lead so Congress must do so. The bill should include a massive investment in making rapid testing available across the country. Every business and school should have rapid testing capability before they reopen. This should be combined with hiring 500,000 public health tracers so those who have been exposed to COVID-19 can be tracked to prevent further spread of the virus.
Everyone wants to restart the economy but this must be done safely. In addition to testing and tracing, workplaces and schools must be safe. School districts should decide whether to restart or continue web-based learning and should be supported by the federal government whatever they choose. Hundreds of thousands of tutors who can do one-on-one teaching to support web-based learning are needed. With high unemployment, especially among recent graduates and college students, there are people available to take on this task.
Congress should authorize OSHA to rapidly enact stringent standards for workplaces to reopen, along with funding for necessary safeguards. There should be increased funding for OSHA workplace inspections and investigations of inadequate safety. Employers who meet the standards for a safe workplace should have legal protection from frivolous lawsuits but employees should also have the right to sue if workplaces do not meet safety standards. This approach protects both workers and employers and will reduce the spread of the virus.
Neither party handled healthcare well even before the pandemic. COVID-19 has magnified the failure of for-profit healthcare. To stop the spread of the virus, Congress needs to break away from its privatized approach to healthcare. With the widespread job loss, 5.4 million workers lost their health insurance as did millions more family members. This is the largest decline in health insurance coverage in US history. The rapid response to this healthcare crisis should be the expansion of Medicare to everyone in the United States. Ideological opposition to publicly funded healthcare should not block this essential step. The long term failure of our healthcare system and widening health disparities demonstrate why we need a community-controlled, public, universal healthcare system.
The People Must Rule, and Protect Ourselves
Congress and the President are unlikely to enact the laws needed to confront the pandemic and economic collapse. As a result, both will worsen. We will have to take action to protect ourselves and build popular power to win our demands.
We need to organize mutual aid to people meet people’s basic needs, such as for food and housing. Many cities have vacant buildings owned by the local and federal governments. As homelessness rises, these should be taken over to house people. We discuss the practical steps for taking over homes with Cheri Honkala this week on Clearing The FOG, (available as a podcast on Monday).
We build popular power by taking the streets as people have been doing for over two months now across the country, only buying essentials, refusing to pay rent or debt payments, blocking evictions and by building in our workplaces for a general strike.
Our actions must not be about which presidential candidate from the two parties of the millionaires to elect. Only one serious presidential campaign is right on COVID-19 and the economy, the Green candidates Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker. Our actions need to be about building a people’s movement that grows in power before and after the November elections. No matter who is elected, the people will need to resist, create new systems and rule from below.


jewworldorder--2020-08-02--Preparing for the Unforeseeable: Astrology Forecast August 2nd – 9th, 2020

The August Gateway is wide open inside the Lions Gate and the magnetic shifts are everywhere amplified by an incoming solar wind..
The second half of the 2020 acceleration-which to many in the 3D world feels like a deceleration- is in play .
Start by becoming more creative , inventive and flexible with the routines and coping strategies you ‘ ve habituated to since March .
It ’ s time to move more consciously into Creator mode , staying in the Now whilst envisioning the December Solstice shift .
Be alert for any promising opportunity or open door that beckons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feel too big or impossible ?
Trust your intuition , take the next step in faith and let what happens happen .
With volatile Uranus slowing to turn retrograde , Mercury square disruptor Eris on Sunday , a Uranian Full Moon on Tuesday followed by an overreactive Mars square Jupiter on Wednesday , frustrations could boil over .
At a lower level , those who assumed the virus had gone away and that it was back to business as usual will be reacting to the big reality checks and seeing them as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ highest expression , the Great Awakener shocks us out of any complacency , laziness , or ignorance that has kept us living our lives in the back seat .
The August 3 Full Moon in futurist Aquarius is a tantalising foretaste of what the promised 2020-2043 progressive Aquarian energy is going to feel like .
The Sun/Moon are square Awakener Uranus in Taurus – one of Aquarius ’ co- rulers along with Saturn .
Intriguingly , Uranus is exactly conjunct Albion – a Plutino who seems to connect the end of one era @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Much like Uranus , but more with a steady Plutonic transformation drumbeat than typical Uranian rebellion .
Aquarius is governed by the planet Uranus , which rules technology and humanitarianism .
The future we are moving towards is one in which these will work hand in hand .
Aquarius also rules revolutionary thinking and radical social progress .
It exerts a people empowered directive .
Aquarius stands for freedom and will not allow anyone or anything to oppress it .
Keep in mind that Saturn and Jupiter move into Aquarius in December @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Mars will be aligned with Uranus .
There are new dawns promised during 2021 – as long as we channel the current Eris/Saturn and Pluto isolation into personal and collective re-assessment .
So , between now and the end of the year , trust the slowed down timing , trust the need to prepare for such a different world between 2021-2043 .
Trust all the ways your thinking is changing from the inside out and what that will mean as you create another version of your life .
Use the down time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take on the unforeseeable .
While dancing backwards in high heels towards the promise of December , partner with Saturn and Pluto -no cutting corners .
“ Tension and release .
Contraction and expansion .
The breath of the mind resolving its dualities .
In order to make it possible for radical truths and significant realisations to come through , you must first karmically dramatise , inside the ego-mind and outside as well , the unbearable tension between opposing points of view .
And then when your whole inner and outer world is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and battles , you become ready to seek out synthesis , to start a cycle of restoring wholeness .
During your experimental years , spice means everything .
But during your maturity , there is no further mileage to be had in turning anything against anything else .
Getting that you made it all up in the first place and that the rational mind delights in controversy but has its limits .
When resolution comes , everything looks different .
All of life turns around , and most particularly your relation to yourself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and respectful ally of your own inward intentions.
” Inside Degrees by Elias Lonsdale August promises to be an exciting month for you , Aries .
With the Sun in Leo and Mars in your own sign until January 2021 , you are truly in your Fire element .
Let it burn brightly .
It ’ s your time to be creative , playful , passionate .
Slow down and smell the roses .
With Venus moving into Cancer , home has your name on it .
On August 3rd , the Full @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with unpredictable Uranus in your 2nd House of resources and finances .
Your self-confidence could be high and friends have an important role to play .
Are some of them no longer on your wavelength ?
If so , expect a changing of the guard .
The only day to cast a shadow could be August 4th when you might run into challenges at work or from someone in authority .
If you need to take a step back to re-group , do it .
This is one of those times when you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as it happens .
Monday ’ s electric Full Moon in Aquarius throws a lightning bolt across the pinnacle of your chart- making you more visible and giving your career , business or purpose a boost .
But it ’ s even bigger than that as the Full Moon is aligning with progressive Uranus in Taurus , nudging you to make a break for freedom in some part of your life .
Your identity is changing from the inside out -have you caught up with this shift from caterpillar to chrysalis yet ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ habits all need to go so that you can grow and expand .
Expect this to have a knock-on effect on your family and tribe .
Create a list of everything you ’ re putting up with for the sake of keeping the peace and decide to draw a deep line in the sand .
Even if restrictions are still in place , inside life will feel as if it ’ s speeding up throughout August .
Your personal planet Mercury is now moving quickly through Leo while Venus shifts into Cancer putting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keel .
Meanwhile Monday ’ s brilliant Aquarian Full Moon could open up new horizons especially where teaching , mentoring and learning are involved .
Perhaps you are re-evaluating your skills and life experience and realising you have a lot to offer .
Or throwing yourself into a crash course of something intriguing .
You are craving new input so find some creative ways to expand your connections , to open your mind to a much bigger worldview and shatter the limiting beliefs of your current comfort zone .
The welcome news is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Venus returns to your own sign on Friday , softening the hard edges and smoothing your path .
Life seems to take on a patina of possibility , no matter what is happening around you .
Monday ’ s electric Full Moon in Aquarius might bring sudden news about your finances or resources which could have a domino effect in your life .
It will make you think about what and who you value and the difference between needs and wants .
Money is , of course , actually about freedom-how much are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Mars is smouldering in your career zone and clashing on and off all month with Jupiter , Pluto and Saturn suggesting that relationships are still on the front burner and that one in particular is reaching boiling point .
Watch August 4th for challenges from a boss or authority figure .
You could find support from a surprising quarter , so grab it with both hands .
Many Happy Solar Returns , Leo .
The first 3 weeks of August are going to be buzzy , busy and probably quite exciting .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with your career , business or path of service and have a domino effect on relationships of all kinds .
Monday August 3rd ’ s Full Moon in your quirky opposite sign of Aquarius is aligned with unpredictable Uranus right at the pinnacle of your chart .
Partnerships – professional and personal- may reach a tipping point and the ball is in your court .
You might decide to set up on your own and launch your own business .
You might take a personal relationship to a new level or walk away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has your name on it .
Even in the middle of a pandemic , you can still throw a spanner into your usual routines and turn things inside out .
Seize the opportunity this week as Mercury is bringing support and fresh ideas while Mars in fellow Fire sign Aries is in “ Go !
” mode .
Just do it .
You won ’ t know whether you ’ re coming or going in the next few weeks as your personal planet Mercury speeds through Leo in less than two weeks then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ watery Cancerian doldrums , you ’ ll definitely notice the shift in pace- both inside and out .
Monday August 3rd ’ s Full Moon in Aquarius could bring surprising news from overseas or show you just how stuck in a rut you ’ ve allowed yourself to become .
Are you over working ?
Or just letting life drift aimlessly by ?
Whatever it is , something needs re-balancing .
Early in the week , as Mercury confronts first reality checker Saturn then Truth Teller Pluto , is the time to take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adjust your co-ordinates and your sails .
Ask yourself : What ’ s the one thing I ’ m most afraid to admit about my life and what am I going to do about it ?
This is going to feel like a week of important choices .
It opens in the seismic window of Monday August 3rd ’ s quirky Aquarian Full Moon falling right across your 5/11 axis of creativity and self-expression .
It ’ s time to let your inner wild child out to play with paints , cameras , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to unleash some of your pent up energy .
Can you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be ?
It ’ s time to take a stand for who you are and what you believe in , as you have your personal planet Venus sitting right at the pinnacle of your chart , making you more visible and more attractive than usual .
This will also draw opponents out of the woodwork so use your celebrated Libran charm instead of anger to disarm anyone who challenges you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4 angles of your chart are activated at the same time brings change and this is one of them .
The angles are the underpinnings of your life and Monday August 3rd ’ s unpredictable Aquarian Full Moon affects relationships , home and family and work head on .
As the Moon is at odds with Awakener Uranus at the top of your chart It may come via news out of the blue .
The focus is your home and tribe .
Someone might be moving out or moving in .
Or you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This will have a domino effect on close partnerships which are now going through an extended period of change .
Hard as it may be , if it ’ s past time to let go , disengage yourself with kindness and move on .
With your personal planet Mars in fiery gung-ho Aries , you ’ ll build up an unstoppable head of steam .
Just don ’ t burn all your bridges at once .
As a Sagittarian the first 3 weeks of August are looking good .
With energy planet Mars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fire signs , your adventurous side will be on display .
Monday ’ s quirky Aquarian Full Moon is all about cementing the bonds with your friends , siblings and neighbours .
If you ’ re restricted to your local area , you ’ ll be running around discovering new playmates and new activities .
This is thanks to action planet Mars in your 5th House of fun , games , leisure and self-expression .
Anything to do with children or being childlike is favoured as is sport .
Make a note of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news affecting your work .
Your usual routines may change giving you more leeway .
In fact , in one way or another , you ’ ll be making a bid for freedom this month .
Another busy month is on the agenda .
With Venus smoothing the way in your opposite sign until early September , expect to become much more sociable , ready to hang out with friends , partners and your tribe and feel the love .
If you wear your heart on your sleeve , so will others .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s quirky Aquarian Full Moon brings a financial surprise of some sort .
You might splash out on something you ’ ve wanted for along time as a reward for hard work or a bonus might be in the pipeline .
This fits perfectly with Mars in your zone of home and family , pushing you to get things done .
This might mean extending or renovating where you live to fit changing family dynamics .
If there are sudden disagreements or flare ups , talk them out together .
Going along for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at home but life is going to be full of surprises in the first 3 weeks of August .
Your personal planet electric Uranus is practically at a standstill getting ready to turn retrograde in two weeks .
This intensifies your need for freedom from the same old , same old .
The Awakener is in Taurus , your angle of roots , home and belonging , so that ’ s where to ring the changes .
Monday August 3rd brings the annual Full Moon in your own sign , suggesting an ending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plans and schemes ready for 2021 , a year that has your name written all over it .
If you have a statement to make , a new look to launch , now ’ s the time to do it .
Test it out on your nearest and dearest .
From August 5th , communicator Mercury joins the Sun in Leo , lighting up your closest partnership .
Listen more than you speak and you ’ ll learn a lot .
August opens for you with a touch of magic .
Monday ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throws a bolt of lightning into your House of secrets -the hidden 12th House of your chart .
Not only that , its aligned with Awakener Uranus in your zone of communication , so you might receive some news literally out of the blue .
This is a potent moment for dreaming , journaling , taking a retreat , meditating or some shamanic voyaging .
Notice what comes up in this time out of time and make sure you capture the insights to launch you on to a new trajectory .
Uranus is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks , perfect for building a digital network , launching an online business or learning coding .
You have a head wind with Mars in your money angle pushing you to increase your income streams .
Originally published at hareinthemoonastrology.co.uk and reproduced here with permission .
Variously described as a visioneer , a creative disruptor , a life guide and a change maker , my passion is to blend the tools of Visionary Astrology and Transformational Coaching to help you to connect with your inner world so that you can transform your outer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In the Moon , I combine the ancient art of astrology with the modern art of personal coaching to offer clients all over the world a unique mix consultations and coaching services .
I work with clients around the world by phone and email , tailoring my Astrology Coaching to each unique individual or business I work with .
I ’ m a qualified Psychological Astrologer , Jungian Psychotherapist and Master NLP Coach , and I ’ m currently taking a Master ’ s Degree in Analytical Astrology .
I ’ ve had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Teacher , a Management Development Consultant , a Counselling Clinician at Personal Performance Consulting Worldwide , a Personal and Career Coach and Psychotherapist , and former Consultant Astrologer for The Sunday Times Magazine .
You can pick up my e-book “ Bringing Your Astrology into the 21st Century : The 5D Planets ” here .
You can learn more about my work or contact me at :

August 3rd, 2020
By Lorna Bevan
Contributing Writer for Wake Up World
The August Gateway is wide open inside the Lions Gate and the magnetic shifts are everywhere amplified by an incoming solar wind.. The second half of the 2020 acceleration-which to many in the 3D world feels like a deceleration- is in play. Start by becoming more creative, inventive and flexible with the routines and coping strategies you‘ve habituated to since March. It’s time to move more consciously into Creator mode, staying in the Now whilst envisioning the December Solstice shift. Be alert for any promising opportunity or open door that beckons you. Does the seed idea or feel too big or impossible? Trust your intuition ,take the next step in faith and let what happens happen.
With volatile Uranus slowing to turn retrograde, Mercury square disruptor Eris on Sunday, a Uranian Full Moon on Tuesday followed by an overreactive Mars square Jupiter on Wednesday, frustrations could boil over. At a lower level, those who assumed the virus had gone away and that it was back to business as usual will be reacting to the big reality checks and seeing them as a threat to their liberty. In its highest expression, the Great Awakener shocks us out of any complacency, laziness, or ignorance that has kept us living our lives in the back seat.
The August 3 Full Moon in futurist Aquarius is a tantalising foretaste of what the promised 2020-2043 progressive Aquarian energy is going to feel like. The Sun/Moon are square Awakener Uranus in Taurus – one of Aquarius’ co- rulers along with Saturn. Intriguingly, Uranus is exactly conjunct Albion – a Plutino who seems to connect the end of one era to the birth of a new one. Much like Uranus, but more with a steady Plutonic transformation drumbeat than typical Uranian rebellion.
Aquarius is governed by the planet Uranus, which rules technology and humanitarianism. The future we are moving towards is one in which these will work hand in hand. Aquarius also rules revolutionary thinking and radical social progress. It exerts a people empowered directive. Aquarius stands for freedom and will not allow anyone or anything to oppress it.
Keep in mind that Saturn and Jupiter move into Aquarius in December then in 2021, Jupiter, Saturn and Mars will be aligned with Uranus. There are new dawns promised during 2021 – as long as we channel the current Eris/Saturn and Pluto isolation into personal and collective re-assessment.
So, between now and the end of the year, trust the slowed down timing, trust the need to prepare for such a different world between 2021-2043. Trust all the ways your thinking is changing from the inside out and what that will mean as you create another version of your life. Use the down time and the restrictions to get ready to take on the unforeseeable. While dancing backwards in high heels towards the promise of December, partner with Saturn and Pluto -no cutting corners.
The Chandra Symbol for Full Moon AQUARIUS 12:
A Heated Argument turns into Laughter.
“Tension and release. Contraction and expansion. The breath of the mind resolving its dualities. In order to make it possible for radical truths and significant realisations to come through, you must first karmically dramatise, inside the ego-mind and outside as well, the unbearable tension between opposing points of view. And then when your whole inner and outer world is packed with dilemmas, problems, arguments and battles, you become ready to seek out synthesis, to start a cycle of restoring wholeness. During your experimental years, spice means everything. But during your maturity, there is no further mileage to be had in turning anything against anything else. Getting that you made it all up in the first place and that the rational mind delights in controversy but has its limits. When resolution comes, everything looks different. All of life turns around, and most particularly your relation to yourself changes from the critic into the friend and respectful ally of your own inward intentions.” Inside Degrees by Elias Lonsdale
Aries Weekly Forecast: August 2-9, 2020
August promises to be an exciting month for you, Aries. With the Sun in Leo and Mars in your own sign until January 2021, you are truly in your Fire element. Let it burn brightly. It’s your time to be creative, playful, passionate. Slow down and smell the roses. With Venus moving into Cancer, home has your name on it. On August 3rd, the Full Moon in Aquarius looks exciting and stimulating with unpredictable Uranus in your 2nd House of resources and finances. Your self-confidence could be high and friends have an important role to play. Are some of them no longer on your wavelength? If so, expect a changing of the guard. The only day to cast a shadow could be August 4th when you might run into challenges at work or from someone in authority. If you need to take a step back to re-group, do it.
Momentum builds.
Taurus Weekly Forecast: August 2-9, 2020
This is one of those times when you can feel the wheel of life turning as it happens. Monday’s electric Full Moon in Aquarius throws a lightning bolt across the pinnacle of your chart- making you more visible and giving your career, business or purpose a boost. But it’s even bigger than that as the Full Moon is aligning with progressive Uranus in Taurus, nudging you to make a break for freedom in some part of your life. Your identity is changing from the inside out -have you caught up with this shift from caterpillar to chrysalis yet? Old roles, old responsibilities and engrained habits all need to go so that you can grow and expand. Expect this to have a knock-on effect on your family and tribe. Create a list of everything you’re putting up with for the sake of keeping the peace and decide to draw a deep line in the sand.
A break for freedom.
Gemini Weekly Forecast: August 2-9, 2020
Even if restrictions are still in place, inside life will feel as if it’s speeding up throughout August. Your personal planet Mercury is now moving quickly through Leo while Venus shifts into Cancer putting your finances on to a more even keel. Meanwhile Monday’s brilliant Aquarian Full Moon could open up new horizons especially where teaching, mentoring and learning are involved. Perhaps you are re-evaluating your skills and life experience and realising you have a lot to offer. Or throwing yourself into a crash course of something intriguing. You are craving new input so find some creative ways to expand your connections, to open your mind to a much bigger worldview and shatter the limiting beliefs of your current comfort zone.
Tae the path less travelled.
Cancer Weekly Forecast: August 2-9, 2020
The welcome news is that, at long last, beautiful Venus returns to your own sign on Friday, softening the hard edges and smoothing your path. Life seems to take on a patina of possibility, no matter what is happening around you. Monday’s electric Full Moon in Aquarius might bring sudden news about your finances or resources which could have a domino effect in your life. It will make you think about what and who you value and the difference between needs and wants. Money is, of course, actually about freedom-how much are you allowing yourself to have? Meanwhile, Mars is smouldering in your career zone and clashing on and off all month with Jupiter, Pluto and Saturn suggesting that relationships are still on the front burner and that one in particular is reaching boiling point. Watch August 4th for challenges from a boss or authority figure. You could find support from a surprising quarter, so grab it with both hands.
Make it a priority to create strong alliances.
Leo Weekly Forecast: August 2-9, 2020
Many Happy Solar Returns, Leo. The first 3 weeks of August are going to be buzzy, busy and probably quite exciting. Changes are going to arrive in connection with your career, business or path of service and have a domino effect on relationships of all kinds. Monday August 3rd’s Full Moon in your quirky opposite sign of Aquarius is aligned with unpredictable Uranus right at the pinnacle of your chart. Partnerships – professional and personal- may reach a tipping point and the ball is in your court. You might decide to set up on your own and launch your own business. You might take a personal relationship to a new level or walk away. When Uranus is around, freedom has your name on it. Even in the middle of a pandemic, you can still throw a spanner into your usual routines and turn things inside out. Seize the opportunity this week as Mercury is bringing support and fresh ideas while Mars in fellow Fire sign Aries is in “Go!” mode.
Just do it.
Virgo Weekly Forecast: August 2-9, 2020
You won’t know whether you’re coming or going in the next few weeks as your personal planet Mercury speeds through Leo in less than two weeks then returns to your sign. After the watery Cancerian doldrums, you’ll definitely notice the shift in pace- both inside and out. Monday August 3rd’s Full Moon in Aquarius could bring surprising news from overseas or show you just how stuck in a rut you’ve allowed yourself to become. Are you over working? Or just letting life drift aimlessly by? Whatever it is, something needs re-balancing. Early in the week, as Mercury confronts first reality checker Saturn then Truth Teller Pluto, is the time to take stock. Take some quiet time to adjust your co-ordinates and your sails.
Ask yourself: What’s the one thing I’m most afraid to admit about my life and what am I going to do about it?
Libra Weekly Forecast: August 2-9, 2020
This is going to feel like a week of important choices. It opens in the seismic window of Monday August 3rd’s quirky Aquarian Full Moon falling right across your 5/11 axis of creativity and self-expression. It’s time to let your inner wild child out to play with paints, cameras, words or dance-not to achieve something but to unleash some of your pent up energy. Can you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be? It’s time to take a stand for who you are and what you believe in, as you have your personal planet Venus sitting right at the pinnacle of your chart, making you more visible and more attractive than usual. This will also draw opponents out of the woodwork so use your celebrated Libran charm instead of anger to disarm anyone who challenges you.
Showing your hand.
Scorpio Weekly Forecast: August 2-9, 2020
Any week when 3 of the 4 angles of your chart are activated at the same time brings change and this is one of them. The angles are the underpinnings of your life and Monday August 3rd’s unpredictable Aquarian Full Moon affects relationships, home and family and work head on. As the Moon is at odds with Awakener Uranus at the top of your chart It may come via news out of the blue. The focus is your home and tribe. Someone might be moving out or moving in. Or you might suddenly decide to up sticks. This will have a domino effect on close partnerships which are now going through an extended period of change. Hard as it may be, if it’s past time to let go, disengage yourself with kindness and move on. With your personal planet Mars in fiery gung-ho Aries, you’ll build up an unstoppable head of steam.
Just don’t burn all your bridges at once.
Sagittarius Weekly Forecast: August 2-9, 2020
As a Sagittarian the first 3 weeks of August are looking good. With energy planet Mars plus the Sun and Mercury in fellow Fire signs, your adventurous side will be on display. Monday’s quirky Aquarian Full Moon is all about cementing the bonds with your friends, siblings and neighbours. If you’re restricted to your local area, you’ll be running around discovering new playmates and new activities. This is thanks to action planet Mars in your 5th House of fun, games, leisure and self-expression. Anything to do with children or being childlike is favoured as is sport. Make a note of August 4th when you might hear surprising news affecting your work. Your usual routines may change giving you more leeway. In fact, in one way or another, you’ll be making a bid for freedom this month.
Just watch your spending.
Capricorn Weekly Forecast: August 2-9, 2020
Another busy month is on the agenda. With Venus smoothing the way in your opposite sign until early September, expect to become much more sociable, ready to hang out with friends, partners and your tribe and feel the love. If you wear your heart on your sleeve, so will others. Reach out and re-connect. Monday’s quirky Aquarian Full Moon brings a financial surprise of some sort. You might splash out on something you’ve wanted for along time as a reward for hard work or a bonus might be in the pipeline. This fits perfectly with Mars in your zone of home and family, pushing you to get things done. This might mean extending or renovating where you live to fit changing family dynamics. If there are sudden disagreements or flare ups, talk them out together.
Going along for the ride.
Aquarius Weekly Forecast: August 2-9, 2020
You might be stuck at home but life is going to be full of surprises in the first 3 weeks of August. Your personal planet electric Uranus is practically at a standstill getting ready to turn retrograde in two weeks. This intensifies your need for freedom from the same old, same old. The Awakener is in Taurus, your angle of roots, home and belonging, so that’s where to ring the changes. Monday August 3rd brings the annual Full Moon in your own sign, suggesting an ending or completion-all the better to hatch innovative plans and schemes ready for 2021, a year that has your name written all over it. If you have a statement to make, a new look to launch, now’s the time to do it. Test it out on your nearest and dearest. From August 5th, communicator Mercury joins the Sun in Leo, lighting up your closest partnership.
Listen more than you speak and you’ll learn a lot.
Pisces Weekly Forecast: August 2-9, 2020
August opens for you with a touch of magic. Monday’s brilliantly off-the -wall Aquarian Full Moon throws a bolt of lightning into your House of secrets -the hidden 12th House of your chart. Not only that, its aligned with Awakener Uranus in your zone of communication, so you might receive some news literally out of the blue. This is a potent moment for dreaming, journaling, taking a retreat, meditating or some shamanic voyaging. Notice what comes up in this time out of time and make sure you capture the insights to launch you on to a new trajectory. Uranus is virtually standing still for the next two weeks, perfect for building a digital network, launching an online business or learning coding. You have a head wind with Mars in your money angle pushing you to increase your income streams.
Let your imagination run riot.
Originally published at hareinthemoonastrology.co.uk and reproduced here with permission.
About Lorna Bevan M.A., MAPAI:
Variously described as a visioneer, a creative disruptor, a life guide and a change maker, my passion is to blend the tools of Visionary Astrology and Transformational Coaching to help you to connect with your inner world so that you can transform your outer world. Through my practice, Hare In the Moon, I combine the ancient art of astrology with the modern art of personal coaching to offer clients all over the world a unique mix consultations and coaching services. I work with clients around the world by phone and email, tailoring my Astrology Coaching to each unique individual or business I work with.
I’m a qualified Psychological Astrologer, Jungian Psychotherapist and Master NLP Coach, and I’m currently taking a Master’s Degree in Analytical Astrology. I’ve had a varied career as a Modern Languages Teacher, a Management Development Consultant, a Counselling Clinician at Personal Performance Consulting Worldwide, a Personal and Career Coach and Psychotherapist, and former Consultant Astrologer for The Sunday Times Magazine.
You can pick up my e-book “Bringing Your Astrology into the 21st Century: The 5D Planets” here.
You can learn more about my work or contact me at: