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Four Winds Report for Aug. 15, 2017

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The Only Thing Missing From This Almanac Is Your Daily Horoscope

Every day, you read the Four Winds report, to get a sense of the current energies. There’s just one thing missing — your daily horoscope. Written for you, every day of the week, your Planet Waves daily horoscope is designed to give you the clue you need, that little edge to make your life go smoother.

One well-placed line from an astrologer can make all the difference in your life. We now have two editions of the Four Winds Report — one with, and one without your daily reading. You may be one of the readers who wait for years for me to offer you this — and now you can have it. Horoscope Lover membership gets you direct mailing of each day’s reading, plus the weekly reading on Sunday night, and the monthly reading the last Thursday of the month. Sign up at this link.

with love,
eric

Today is Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017
Hebrew date is 23 Av 5777
Islamic date is 23 Zul-Qi’dah 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 12 Etz’nab’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.12.18
Julian Day is 2457981

Today’s Birthdays: Walter Scott (1771-1832), E. Nesbit (1858-1924), Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912), Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959), Edna Ferber (1885-1968), Louis De Broglie (1892-1987), Julia Child (1912-2004), Oscar Peterson (1925-2007), Bobby Byrd (1934-2007), Maxine Waters (1938), Stieg Larsson (1954), Debra Messing (1968), Anthony Anderson (1970), Ben Affleck (1972), Jennifer Lawrence (1990).

“Isn’t it interesting how fascists always steal the word ‘freedom’?”
— Henrik Vanger from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson

Moon Phase: Moon is in Last Quarter phase and enters Balsamic (waning crescent) phase on Aug. 18 at 2:50 am PDT / 5:50 am EDT (09:50:22 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Leo on Aug. 21 at 11:30 am PDT / 2:30 pm EDT (18:30:06 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Pisces on Sep. 6 at 12:03 am PDT / 3:03 am EDT (07:02:43 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Taurus and enters Gemini today at 7:06 am PDT / 10:06 am EDT (14:05:58 UTC).
Sun Degree: 23-24 Leo.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Gemini at 7:06 am PDT / 10:06 am EDT (14:05:58 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Venus opposite Pluto at 4:17 am PDT / 7:17 am EDT (11:17:06 UTC).
— Vesta opposite Neptune at 6:50 am PDT / 9:50 am EDT (13:50:02 UTC), and Teharonhiawako at 10:23 am PDT / 1:23 pm EDT (17:22:40 UTC).
— Vesta sesquiquadrate Uranus at 9:46 am PDT / 12:46 pm EDT (16:46:19 UTC).

This Week’s Horoscope for Leo by Eric Francis Coppolino

Mars and the Sun are streaking through your sign, on course for a rare total solar eclipse that takes place Monday, Aug. 21. You would have to be living in a cave under a rock on another planet not to know about this, though you may have questions about what it means for you. Simply stated, it’s time to take hold of your life and live as if it’s your own. If you’re tuning into the astrology, you’ll probably feel a bit daunted by the possibilities and also by your desire to stretch, grow and, in general, change things up. You had best think big, since it’s rare to have this kind of leverage point, where you can actually attain a degree of progress that truly makes a difference. The more you cooperate, the more creative and less destructive this will feel. Yet no matter what there is the necessary component of letting go of elements of the past — which you will not miss.

You may read all 12 signs here.

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If Your Birthday is Aug. 15
(The Day of Royal Command) | Leo Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
You are in transition, so give yourself space to experiment and explore. It’s simply not necessary to live based on some tangible concrete plan. It does make sense to stay in contact with your desires and your feelings, though accounting for the constantly changing environment. Set big goals, and work toward them every day — being flexible about it.

Written in the Planets
Often there’s a fine line between follow-through and obsession. Part of what makes the difference lies in how aware you are of unconscious motives and hidden impulses, and how you use power — including the power of your emotions. With Venus in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn today (and both square Jupiter), the more open and constructive you can be about what’s going on under the surface of a relationship, the better you’ll be able to use the considerable energy that’s now available for positive change. We’re in the alchemical space between eclipses. If your emotions are intensifying (especially love or lust), remember to keep one eye on your longer-term goals and the steps to get there.

Planet Waves
In the Shadow of the Moon, the exciting 2017 Midyear Reading by Eric Francis, has just been published. The video readings for all 12 signs cover the Great American Eclipse of Aug. 21 and well beyond. We’ll be increasing the price again very soon, so don’t hesitate to order your copy here. You can also now choose your individual signs here.

Planet Waves

To the Leo Eclipse and Beyond!

On Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse in Leo signals the second stage of whatever life-shifting process you’re engaged with.

This is a unique year for you, Leo. In addition to the current eclipses (and the double New Moons in your sign), your birthday reading will cover such astrological heavyweights as Chiron finishing up its journey through your 8th house; ever-surprising Uranus; and Saturn leaving your fellow fire sign, Sagittarius — plus more.

Are you navigating changes in your relationships or family paradigm? Do you find yourself at a career crossroads? Are you seeking clarity, encouragement and new perspectives on your creativity, self-esteem, sexuality or healing process? You’ll find ideas and reassurance in this reading.

"I have just listened to your Part 1 and Part 2 readings and I am amazed at how accurate it has been. Like you have a telescope watching me shed a skin and transform into a totally changed person in the last 10 years."
— Pauline Jones

Your reading is now priced at $44; so you’ll want to order your 2017 Leo Reading very soon. This reading is designed to work for anyone with Leo Sun, Leo rising and even Leo Moon — and makes an amazing gift.

Four Winds Report for Aug. 14, 2017

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The Only Thing Missing From This Almanac Is Your Daily Horoscope

Every day, you read the Four Winds report, to get a sense of the current energies. There’s just one thing missing — your daily horoscope. Written for you, every day of the week, your Planet Waves daily horoscope is designed to give you the clue you need, that little edge to make your life go smoother.

One well-placed line from an astrologer can make all the difference in your life. We now have two editions of the Four Winds Report — one with, and one without your daily reading. You may be one of the readers who wait for years for me to offer you this — and now you can have it. Horoscope Lover membership gets you direct mailing of each day’s reading, plus the weekly reading on Sunday night, and the monthly reading the last Thursday of the month. Sign up at this link.

with love,
eric

Today is Monday, Aug. 14, 2017
Hebrew date is 22 Av 5777
Islamic date is 22 Zul-Qi’dah 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 11 kab’an
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.12.18
Julian Day is 2457980

Today’s Birthdays: Ernest Thayer (1863-1940), John Galsworthy (1867-1933), Francis Ford (1881-1953), Willy Ronis (1910-2009), Frank and John Craighead (1916-2001, 2016 respectively), Rangjung Rigpe Dorje (1924-2009), Richard R. Ernst (1933), David Crosby (1941), Steve Martin (1945), Wim Wenders (1945), Antonio Fargas (1946), Maddy Prior (1947), Gary Larson (1950), Sharon Bryant (1956), Magic Johnson (1959), Sarah Brightman (1960), Halle Berry (1966), Ed Harcourt (1977), Mila Kunis (1983).

“It isn’t enough to love people because they’re good to you, or because in some way or other you’re going to get something by it. We have to love because we love loving.”
— John Galsworthy


What Makes You Think You Can’t Drive Your Life?

Given all that’s happened in recent days, many people are feeling as if there’s no future. You might be wondering whether there’s any point in trying to strive for the kind of growth, personal fulfillment or community involvement we often encourage in these pages. I’d like to start this week by saying firmly that there is a future, there is a point, and there is plenty of room for you on this beautiful planet. I strongly suggest you refuse to allow fear or apathy to prevail; and that you instead redouble your efforts to infuse your life, and those of the people you love, with joy and meaning.

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“Driver” by Charlie Lemay.

So, you might want to ask yourself: what are you doing with your life? Have you identified any goals, or tried to firm up your vision for the future? Do you feel like you’re in a constant defensive state of just trying to react to what comes flying at you? Are you afraid to make any big steps, lest you get it ‘wrong’?

Plenty of people are feeling a lot of pressure with the current astrology. Particularly if you tend to take a passive approach to life — seeing what the universe plops into your lap and then responding, but rarely trying to steer things preemptively — it’s easy to get panicky around eclipses. Knowing that retrograde Mercury could be scrambling things tends not to boost confidence; but it need not obliterate it, either.

Remember, the idea is not to make the ‘perfect’ choice. Yes, what you do during the two weeks between eclipses tends to set a tone or trajectory for many months to follow. But ‘many months’ is not the same as ‘forever’. In any case, so-called ‘mistakes’ often teach us more than getting things ‘right’ the first time ever could. Sometimes what seems like a mistake at first turns out to be a stroke of great luck.

Read more…


Moon Phase: Moon is in Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase and enters Last Quarter phase today at 6:15 pm PDT / 9:15 pm EDT (01:14:59 Aug. 15 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Leo on Aug. 21 at 11:30 am PDT / 2:30 pm EDT (18:30:06 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Pisces on Sep. 6 at 12:03 am PDT / 3:03 am EDT (07:02:43 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Taurus and enters Gemini on Aug. 15 at 7:06 am PDT / 10:06 am EDT (14:05:58 UTC).
Sun Degree: 22-23 Leo.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mars conjunct Praamzius at 9:58 pm Aug. 13 PDT / 12:58 am EDT (04:58:23 UTC).
— Psyche opposite Chiron at 11:16 am PDT / 2:16 pm EDT (18:16:02 UTC).
— Mars square Deucalion at 6:11 pm PDT / 9:11 pm EDT (01:11:22 Aug. 15 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Aug. 14
(The Day of the Mortal Mirror) | Leo Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
You are the source of your own motivation. Remember that, all the time. Once you stop looking to others for approval, your mind will clear up and you’ll recognize that you’re doing the right thing. What is truly right for you will, in the end, serve the people you care about the most, so you are free to make honest decisions that are in accord with your deepest values.

Written in the Planets
Tonight’s last quarter Moon marks the last major phase before the total solar eclipse next week. If you have plans for that date, now would be a good time to go over the details and firm up any commitments. If you don’t have anything specific in mind, consider your options and work toward a decision. We’ve all just received a clear reminder about the importance of doing what you love, using your time well, and standing in your full integrity. Note that these are useful precepts to implement, no matter your circumstances. Let love rule, not fear.

Planet Waves
In the Shadow of the Moon, the exciting 2017 Midyear Reading by Eric Francis, has just been published. The video readings for all 12 signs cover the Great American Eclipse of Aug. 21 and well beyond. We’ll be increasing the price again very soon, so don’t hesitate to order your copy here. You can also now choose your individual signs here.

Planet Waves

To the Leo Eclipse and Beyond!

On Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse in Leo signals the second stage of whatever life-shifting process you’re engaged with.

This is a unique year for you, Leo. In addition to the current eclipses (and the double New Moons in your sign), your birthday reading will cover such astrological heavyweights as Chiron finishing up its journey through your 8th house; ever-surprising Uranus; and Saturn leaving your fellow fire sign, Sagittarius — plus more.

Are you navigating changes in your relationships or family paradigm? Do you find yourself at a career crossroads? Are you seeking clarity, encouragement and new perspectives on your creativity, self-esteem, sexuality or healing process? You’ll find ideas and reassurance in this reading.

"I have just listened to your Part 1 and Part 2 readings and I am amazed at how accurate it has been. Like you have a telescope watching me shed a skin and transform into a totally changed person in the last 10 years."
— Pauline Jones

Your reading is now priced at $44; so you’ll want to order your 2017 Leo Reading very soon. This reading is designed to work for anyone with Leo Sun, Leo rising and even Leo Moon — and makes an amazing gift.

Four Winds Report for Aug. 13, 2017

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The Only Thing Missing From This Almanac Is Your Daily Horoscope

Every day, you read the Four Winds report, to get a sense of the current energies. There’s just one thing missing — your daily horoscope. Written for you, every day of the week, your Planet Waves daily horoscope is designed to give you the clue you need, that little edge to make your life go smoother.

One well-placed line from an astrologer can make all the difference in your life. We now have two editions of the Four Winds Report — one with, and one without your daily reading. You may be one of the readers who wait for years for me to offer you this — and now you can have it. Horoscope Lover membership gets you direct mailing of each day’s reading, plus the weekly reading on Sunday night, and the monthly reading the last Thursday of the month. Sign up at this link.

with love,
eric

Today is Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017
Hebrew date is 21 Av 5777
Islamic date is 21 Zul-Qi’dah 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 10 k’ib’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.12.17
Julian Day is 2457979

Today’s Birthdays: Rasmus Bartholin (1625-1698), Annie Oakley (1860-1926), Richard Willstatter (1872-1942), John Logie Baird (1888-1946), Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980), Grace Bates (1914-1996), Benny Bailey (1925-2005), Jocelyn Elders (1933), Madhur Jaffrey (1933), Kathleen Battle (1948), Philippe Petit (1949), Feargal Sharkey (1958), John Slattery (1962), Debi Mazar (1964), Kalenna Harper (1982), Eme Ikwuakor (1984), James Morrison (1984).

“Television is like the invention of indoor plumbing. It didn’t change people’s habits. It just kept them inside the house.”
— Alfred Hitchcock

Len Wallick | Re: the Mercury Retrograde

The Mercury retrograde that initiated in Virgo yesterday won’t be an isolated incident, thanks to the total solar eclipse taking place on Aug. 21. Today, Len Wallick outlines other factors that will give you a leg up on what would otherwise be some complicated astrology. At least one key will begin with ‘re-‘.

Moon Phase: Moon is in Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase and enters Last Quarter phase on Aug. 14-15 at 6:15 pm PDT / 9:15 pm EDT (01:14:59 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Leo on Aug. 21 at 11:30 am PDT / 2:30 pm EDT (18:30:06 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Pisces on Sep. 6 at 12:03 am PDT / 3:03 am EDT (07:02:43 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Aries and enters Taurus today at 3:39 am PDT / 6:39 am EDT (10:39:38 UTC).
Sun Degree: 21-22 Leo.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Taurus at 3:39 am PDT / 6:39 am EDT (10:39:38 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury trine Pallas at 8:54 am PDT / 11:54 am EDT (15:54:20 UTC).
— Sun trine Saturn at 2:06 pm PDT / 5:06 pm EDT (21:06:22 UTC).
— Vesta square Altjira at 2:35 pm PDT / 5:35 pm EDT (21:35:24 UTC).
— Rhiphonos square Huya at 8:21 pm PDT / 11:21 pm EDT (03:21:10 Aug. 14 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Aug. 13
(The Day of Long Odds) | Leo Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Cut back expenses and emphasize only your most important priorities. Remember that your time and your attention are two of your most meaningful resources, and it’s essential that you use them wisely. You can reduce your spending significantly, which will teach you how to be more efficient. If you focus on necessities, you will have plenty left over.

Written in the Planets
Aspects involving Mercury and the Sun today are likely to support the application of reason. Just now, this is not only useful but necessary. Eric wrote in Thursday’s full Planet Waves edition how the ability to reason is adversely affected by technology both overwhelming our minds with information and acting as an artificial memory. This Mercury retrograde period might be a useful time for you to reflect on, among other things, the way your gadgets have changed your life, and precisely how far you’re willing to allow them to encroach. Remember that boundaries are most effective when you draw a solid line, and enforce it consciously and consistently.

Planet Waves
In the Shadow of the Moon, the exciting 2017 Midyear Reading by Eric Francis, has just been published. The video readings for all 12 signs cover the Great American Eclipse of Aug. 21 and well beyond. We’ll be increasing the price again very soon, so don’t hesitate to order your copy here. You can also now choose your individual signs here.

Planet Waves

To the Leo Eclipse and Beyond!

In just over two weeks, on Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse in Leo signals the second stage of whatever life-shifting process you’re engaged with.

This is a unique year for you, Leo. In addition to the current eclipses (and the double New Moons in your sign), your birthday reading will cover such astrological heavyweights as Chiron finishing up its journey through your 8th house; ever-surprising Uranus; and Saturn leaving your fellow fire sign, Sagittarius — plus more.

Are you navigating changes in your relationships or family paradigm? Do you find yourself at a career crossroads? Are you seeking clarity, encouragement and new perspectives on your creativity, self-esteem, sexuality or healing process? You’ll find ideas and reassurance in this reading.

"I have just listened to your Part 1 and Part 2 readings and I am amazed at how accurate it has been. Like you have a telescope watching me shed a skin and transform into a totally changed person in the last 10 years."
— Pauline Jones

Your reading is now priced at $44; so you’ll want to order your 2017 Leo Reading very soon. This reading is designed to work for anyone with Leo Sun, Leo rising and even Leo Moon — and makes an amazing gift.

Four Winds Report for Aug. 12, 2017

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The Only Thing Missing From This Almanac Is Your Daily Horoscope

Every day, you read the Four Winds report, to get a sense of the current energies. There’s just one thing missing — your daily horoscope. Written for you, every day of the week, your Planet Waves daily horoscope is designed to give you the clue you need, that little edge to make your life go smoother.

One well-placed line from an astrologer can make all the difference in your life. We now have two editions of the Four Winds Report — one with, and one without your daily reading. You may be one of the readers who wait for years for me to offer you this — and now you can have it. Horoscope Lover membership gets you direct mailing of each day’s reading, plus the weekly reading on Sunday night, and the monthly reading the last Thursday of the month. Sign up at this link.

with love,
eric

Today is Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017
Hebrew date is 20 Av 5777
Islamic date is 20 Zul-Qi’dah 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 9 Men
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.12.15
Julian Day is 2457978

Today’s Birthdays: Robert Southey (1774-1843), Helena Blavatsky (181-1891), Katharine Lee Bates (1859-1929), Edith Hamilton (1867-1963), Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958), Radclyffe Hall (1880-1943),
Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959), Erwin Schrodinger (1887-1961), Zerna Sharp (1889-1981), Jane Wyatt (1910), Donald Justice (1925-2004), Buck Owens (1929-2006), William Goldman (1931), Walter Dean Myers (1937-2014), George Hamilton (1939), Mark Knopfler (1949), Rick Ridgeway (1949), Pat Metheny (1954), Sir Mix-a-Lot (1963), Katherine Boo (1964), Yvette Nicole Brown (1971), Pete Sampras (1971), Cara Delevingne (1992).

“There are few efforts more conducive to humility than that of the translator trying to communicate an incommunicable beauty. Yet, unless we do try, something unique and never surpassed will cease to exist, except in the libraries of a few inquisitive book lovers.”
— Edith Hamilton

Planet Waves Daily Oracle for Aug. 12, 2017

The current astrology means adventure. If you can’t get on an airplane or the Space Shuttle, try taking a road trip of at least two hours and one overnight. You may be busy, but this will help you focus your ideas and clear your head. If you think a kid is holding you back, take the kid along too. What you need is movement, the expansion of your geographic horizons, which will key right into the expansion of your psychological horizons. I guess in a pinch, getting together with some good friends and tripping will suffice. But after a rather close and stuffy experience of someone or something the past few weeks, you really seem to need some fresh air and the sound of tires humming beneath your feet.

The Oracle is a daily mini-reading divined from our extensive Horoscope Archive. You can research any Planet Waves horoscope published since 1999 at the Horoscope Archive and Oracle.

Moon Phase: Moon is in Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase and enters Last Quarter phase on Aug. 14-15 at 6:15 pm PDT / 9:15 pm EDT (01:14:59 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Leo on Aug. 21 at 11:30 am PDT / 2:30 pm EDT (18:30:06 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Pisces on Sep. 6 at 12:03 am PDT / 3:03 am EDT (07:02:43 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Aries and enters Taurus on Aug. 13 at 3:39 am PDT / 6:39 am EDT (10:39:38 UTC).
Sun Degree: 20-21 Leo.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Pelion stations retrograde at 4:08 am PDT / 7:08 am EDT (11:07:54 UTC).
Mercury stations retrograde at 6:00 am PDT / 9:00 am EDT (01:00:26 Aug. 13 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Venus trine Neptune at 10:17 pm Aug. 11 PDT / 1:17 am EDT (05:17:12 UTC).
— Venus conjunct Ceres at 10:58 pm Aug. 11 PDT / 1:58 am EDT (05:57:46 UTC).
— Sun conjunct Sila-Nunam at 9:17 am PDT / 12:17 pm EDT (16:16:59 UTC).
— Uranus opposite Typhon at 7:03 pm PDT / 10:03 pm EDT (02:03:00 Aug. 13 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Aug. 12
(The Day of Convention) | Leo Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Let your momentum carry you. You don’t need to push so hard. All you need is to guide your life by making clear and honest decisions that are based on what you know you want. Once you can do that, events will carry you swiftly in the direction you want to travel. Yet honesty is key, particularly with close partners who might be affected by your decisions.

Written in the Planets
Mercury stations retrograde today in Virgo for about three weeks. You know the drill: double-check emails (and their addresses) before you click ‘send’; if you think someone’s ignoring your texts or emails, pick up the phone and call before you go nuclear; pay attention to what you’re doing (especially while driving); and do your best to have a Plan B and leave extra time for everything. Take a deep breath; you’re gonna be okay! Venus in Cancer is making such lovely aspects to Ceres and Neptune, compassion is likely to come naturally and be quite nourishing. Remember to offer some to yourself as well as to others, and to receive it graciously. Compassion may even come in the form of food; never underestimate how difficult it is to think straight on an empty stomach.

Planet Waves
In the Shadow of the Moon, the exciting 2017 Midyear Reading by Eric Francis, has just been published. The video readings for all 12 signs cover the Great American Eclipse of Aug. 21 and well beyond. We’ll be increasing the price again very soon, so don’t hesitate to order your copy here. You can also now choose your individual signs here.

Planet Waves

To the Leo Eclipse and Beyond!

In just over two weeks, on Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse in Leo signals the second stage of whatever life-shifting process you’re engaged with.

This is a unique year for you, Leo. In addition to the current eclipses (and the double New Moons in your sign), Eric plans to discuss in your upcoming reading such astrological heavyweights as Chiron finishing up its journey through your 8th house; ever-surprising Uranus; and Saturn leaving your fellow fire sign, Sagittarius — plus more.

Are you navigating changes in your relationships or family paradigm? Do you find yourself at a career crossroads? Are you seeking clarity, encouragement and new perspectives on your creativity, self-esteem, sexuality or healing process? You’ll find ideas and reassurance in this reading.

"I have just listened to your Part 1 and Part 2 readings and I am amazed at how accurate it has been. Like you have a telescope watching me shed a skin and transform into a totally changed person in the last 10 years."
— Pauline Jones

Your reading is now priced at $44; so you’ll want to pre-order your 2017 Leo Reading very soondefinitely before it publishes, when the price is set to increase again. This reading is designed to work for anyone with Leo Sun, Leo rising and even Leo Moon — and makes an amazing gift.

Four Winds Report for Aug. 11, 2017

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The Only Thing Missing From This Almanac Is Your Daily Horoscope

Every day, you read the Four Winds report, to get a sense of the current energies. There’s just one thing missing — your daily horoscope. Written for you, every day of the week, your Planet Waves daily horoscope is designed to give you the clue you need, that little edge to make your life go smoother.

One well-placed line from an astrologer can make all the difference in your life. We now have two editions of the Four Winds Report — one with, and one without your daily reading. You may be one of the readers who wait for years for me to offer you this — and now you can have it. Horoscope Lover membership gets you direct mailing of each day’s reading, plus the weekly reading on Sunday night, and the monthly reading the last Thursday of the month. Sign up at this link.

with love,
eric

Today is Friday, Aug. 11, 2017
Hebrew date is 19 Av 5777
Islamic date is 19 Zul-Qi’dah 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 8 Ix
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.12.14
Julian Day is 2457977

Today’s Birthdays: Christiaan Eijkman (1858-1930), Stancho Belkovski (1891-1962), Edgar Zilsel (1891-1944), Eiji Yoshikawa (1892-1962), Louise Bogan (1897-1970), Angus Wilson (1913-1991), Aaron Klug (1926), Peter Eisenman (1932), Andre Dubus (1936-1999), Anna Massey (1937-2011), Ian McDiarmid (1944), Steve Wozniak (1950), Joe Jackson (1954), Richie Ramone (1957), Viola Davis (1965), Sophie Okonedo (1968), Ben Gibbard (1976), Pavel 183 (1983-2013).

“Stupidity always accompanies evil. Or evil, stupidity.”
— Louise Bogan


Of Nuclear Bombs and Reasoning

Dear Friend and Reader:

Yesterday, I was poking around the pages of The Onion, when I found this article: Historians Admit To Inventing Ancient Greeks. It featured a photo of two scholarly-looking pundits, and began:

“WASHINGTON — A group of leading historians held a press conference Monday at the National Geographic Society to announce they had ‘entirely fabricated’ ancient Greece, a culture long thought to be the intellectual basis of Western civilization.”

The Death of Socrates, by Jacques-Louis David (1787).

Without wasting a single moment, I posted this to Facebook. Andrew McLuhan, our resident media theorist, responded quickly: “I dunno…a little too on the nose to be funny?”

The article continued:

“The group acknowledged that the idea of a sophisticated, flourishing society existing in Greece more than two millennia ago was a complete fiction created by a team of some two dozen historians, anthropologists, and classicists who worked nonstop between 1971 and 1974 to forge ‘Greek’ documents and artifacts.”

I thought it was so funny because it was kind of true: history is largely a fictional contrivance. Who really knows what was going on in 500 BC? Who told the current historians? Other historians! Who told them? Other historians! Who the heck knows what was really going on? It sounds like “turtles all the way down.”

Read more…


Moon Phase: Moon is in Full phase and enters Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase today at 5:39 am PDT / 8:39 am EDT (12:38:55 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Leo on Aug. 21 at 11:30 am PDT / 2:30 pm EDT (18:30:06 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Pisces on Sep. 6 at 12:03 am PDT / 3:03 am EDT (07:02:43 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Aries and enters Taurus on Aug. 13 at 3:39 am PDT / 6:39 am EDT (10:39:38 UTC).
Sun Degree: 19-20 Leo.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Huya stations direct at 10:00 pm Aug. 10 PDT / 1:00 am EDT (04:59:42 UTC).
Moon enters Aries at 10:22 pm Aug. 10 PDT / 2:22 am EDT (05:21:48 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mars trine Great Attractor at 7:47 am PDT / 10:47 am EDT (14:47:22 UTC).
— Mercury conjunct Vesta at 10:42 am PDT / 1:42 pm EDT (17:41:48 UTC).
— Mars square Mors-Somnus at 8:54 pm PDT / 11:54 pm EDT (03:53:41 Aug. 12 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Aug. 11
(The Day of Validation) | Leo Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
One by one, remove the obstacles from your path — and don’t put any new ones in your way. Habitually removing stumbling blocks from your path really is the key to happiness. Avoid needless delays, make no excuses, and remember that you cannot really sacrifice yourself for anyone. Your happiness and success will spill over into the lives around you.

Written in the Planets
On its way to stationing retrograde tomorrow, Mercury makes a conjunction to the asteroid Vesta in Virgo today. The themes of service, ‘atypical’ intimate relationships and holding space for transformation (especially sexual) are coming through. With Mercury slow and powerful right now, allow yourself to grasp the potential potency of these ideas in your life. Notice if you feel called to hold space for your own sexual healing — or that of another — in some way. Since Mercury is stormy, this calls for specificity in communication, and patience if anything goes off course in any part of your life. Look for the silver linings and inconvenient lessons.

Planet Waves
In the Shadow of the Moon, the exciting 2017 Midyear Reading by Eric Francis, has just been published. The video readings for all 12 signs cover the Great American Eclipse of Aug. 21 and well beyond. We’ll be increasing the price again very soon, so don’t hesitate to order your copy here. You can also now choose your individual signs here.
Planet Waves

“I have just listened to your Part 1 and Part 2 readings and I am amazed at how accurate it has been. Like you have a telescope watching me shed a skin and transform into a totally changed person in the last 10 years.”
— Pauline Jones

If you have a Leo Sun, rising sign or Moon, how are you feeling about your vision for your life, and in what ways are you ready to take action toward it? With a partial lunar eclipse on Monday in your opposite sign Aquarius (your relationship sign), the door opened to one stage of potential transition. On Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse in Leo signals the second stage of whatever life-shifting process you’re engaged with.

The reverberations from these two eclipses will keep rippling out and developing through the next six to twelve months — and Eric’s 2017-18 Leo Birthday Reading is designed to guide you through it all.

“The past few years have been very difficult on many levels and it has been the readings I get through you that keep me going. Always, absolutely right on, every one of them.”
— Rhonda

Four Winds Report for Aug. 10, 2017

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The Only Thing Missing From This Almanac Is Your Daily Horoscope

Every day, you read the Four Winds report, to get a sense of the current energies. There’s just one thing missing — your daily horoscope. Written for you, every day of the week, your Planet Waves daily horoscope is designed to give you the clue you need, that little edge to make your life go smoother.

One well-placed line from an astrologer can make all the difference in your life. We now have two editions of the Four Winds Report — one with, and one without your daily reading. You may be one of the readers who wait for years for me to offer you this — and now you can have it. Horoscope Lover membership gets you direct mailing of each day’s reading, plus the weekly reading on Sunday night, and the monthly reading the last Thursday of the month. Sign up at this link.

with love,
eric

Today is Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017
Hebrew date is 18 Av 5777
Islamic date is 18 Zul-Qi’dah 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 7 B’en
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.12.13
Julian Day is 2457976

Today’s Birthdays: Abai Qunanbaiuli (1845-1904), Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), Jack Haley (1898-1979), Era Bell Thompson (1905-1986), Rica Erickson (1908-2009), Leo Fender (1909-1991), Margaret Morgan Lawrence (1914), Jimmy Dean (1928-2010), Eddie Fisher (1928-2010), Dolores Alexander (1931-2008), Kate O’Mara (1939-2014), Ronnie Spector (1943), Ian Anderson (1947), Patti Austin (1950), Antonio Banderas (1960), Suzanne Collins (1962), Claudia Christian (1965), Sean Blakemore (1967), Justin Theroux (1971).

“Until that time I had always felt like a weirdo, the only person who felt out of step with the world around her. I knew we needed a women’s movement. This is what I had been waiting for.”
— Dolores Alexander

Len Wallick | The Father, The Sun, and the Family Ghost

Gather ’round the campfire, scouts. Len Wallick has some shaggy dog stories to share tonight before you trundle off to your sleeping bags. Actually, some of the stories will be historically accurate, and possibly all the more interesting because of that. It all begins with Monday’s lunar eclipse…

Moon Phase: Moon is in Full phase and enters Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase on Aug. 11 at 5:39 am PDT / 8:39 am EDT (12:38:55 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Leo on Aug. 21 at 11:30 am PDT / 2:30 pm EDT (18:30:06 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Pisces on Sep. 6 at 12:03 am PDT / 3:03 am EDT (07:02:43 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Pisces and enters Aries tonight at 10:22 pm PDT / 2:22 am Aug. 11 EDT (05:21:48 UTC).
Sun Degree: 18-19 Leo.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury sextile Venus at 2:03 am PDT / 5:03 am EDT (09:02:52 UTC).
— Eros conjunct Psyche at 7:20 am PDT / 10:20 am EDT (14:20:35 UTC).
— Pallas trine Vesta at 12:41 pm PDT / 3:41 pm EDT (19:40:43 UTC).
— Sun sextile Jupiter at 2:24 pm PDT / 5:24 pm EDT (21:24:08 UTC).
— Sun square Ceto at 3:51 pm PDT / 6:51 pm EDT (22:51:20 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Aug. 10
(The Day of the Velvet Voice) | Leo Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Don’t fall for the trap that others are standing in the way of your dreams. They are not, as long as you don’t give them that role. You will build the life you want by applying your imagination, mixed with discipline and a touch of flexibility. It’s time for you to design the life you want, so don’t let your current attachments or anxieties get in the way.

Written in the Planets
Given the current state of the world, it wouldn’t be at all surprising if you’re feeling a little nervous. However, the state of the sky today is much more pleasant, including Mercury sextile Venus and the Sun sextile Jupiter, among other aspects. All this points to a possible way to channel your fears into something constructive. As our friend Amanda Moreno recently pointed out, “Prayers for peace, calm, level headedness, objectivity…or making a point of hugging a friend, wishing a stranger kindness and health, planting a damn tree or basil plant…your efforts ripple out.” Send ripples of love today.

Planet Waves
In the Shadow of the Moon, the exciting 2017 Midyear Reading by Eric Francis, has just been published. The video readings for all 12 signs cover the Great American Eclipse of Aug. 21 and well beyond. We’ll be increasing the price again very soon, so don’t hesitate to order your copy here. You can also now choose your individual signs here.
Planet Waves

“I have just listened to your Part 1 and Part 2 readings and I am amazed at how accurate it has been. Like you have a telescope watching me shed a skin and transform into a totally changed person in the last 10 years.”
— Pauline Jones

If you have a Leo Sun, rising sign or Moon, how are you feeling about your vision for your life, and in what ways are you ready to take action toward it? With a partial lunar eclipse on Monday in your opposite sign Aquarius (your relationship sign), the door opened to one stage of potential transition. On Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse in Leo signals the second stage of whatever life-shifting process you’re engaged with.

The reverberations from these two eclipses will keep rippling out and developing through the next six to twelve months — and Eric’s 2017-18 Leo Birthday Reading is designed to guide you through it all.

“The past few years have been very difficult on many levels and it has been the readings I get through you that keep me going. Always, absolutely right on, every one of them.”
— Rhonda

Four Winds Report for Aug. 9, 2017

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The Only Thing Missing From This Almanac Is Your Daily Horoscope

Every day, you read the Four Winds report, to get a sense of the current energies. There’s just one thing missing — your daily horoscope. Written for you, every day of the week, your Planet Waves daily horoscope is designed to give you the clue you need, that little edge to make your life go smoother.

One well-placed line from an astrologer can make all the difference in your life. We now have two editions of the Four Winds Report — one with, and one without your daily reading. You may be one of the readers who wait for years for me to offer you this — and now you can have it. Horoscope Lover membership gets you direct mailing of each day’s reading, plus the weekly reading on Sunday night, and the monthly reading the last Thursday of the month. Sign up at this link.

with love,
eric

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017
Hebrew date is 17 Av 5777
Islamic date is 17 Zul-Qi’dah 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is6 Eb’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.12.12
Julian Day is 2457975

Today’s Birthdays: John Dryden (1631-1700), Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757-1854), Evelina Haverfield (1867-1920), Jean Piaget (1896-1980), William Alfred Fowler (1911-1996), David A. Huffman (1925-1999), Daniel Keyes (1927-2014), Dolores Wilson (1928-2010), Abdi Ipekci (1929-1979), Sam Elliott (1944), Linda Keen (1940), Jack DeJohnette (1942), Posy Simmonds (1945), Jean Tirole (1953), Melanie Griffith (1957), Whitney Houston (1963), Gillian Anderson (1968), Audrey Tautou (1976), Anna Kendrick (1985).

“Education, for most people, means trying to lead the child to resemble the typical adult of his society… But for me, education means making creators…You have to make inventors, innovators, not conformists.”
— Jean Piaget

Planet Waves FM: The Eclipses, Slutty Sunday and The Doors

Tonight’s Planet Waves FM [play episode here] visits the astrology between the eclipses, which includes Mercury stationing retrograde, many aspects involving asteroid goddesses (especially Mercury conjunct Vesta). We visit the Slutty Sunday party at Oasis in midtown Manhattan, and hear from The Doors.

Moon Phase: Moon is in Full phase and enters Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase on Aug. 11 at 5:39 am PDT / 8:39 am EDT (12:38:55 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Leo on Aug. 21 at 11:30 am PDT / 2:30 pm EDT (18:30:06 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Pisces on Sep. 6 at 12:03 am PDT / 3:03 am EDT (07:02:43 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Pisces and enters Aries on Aug. 10-11 at 10:22 pm PDT / 2:22 am EDT (05:21:48 UTC).
Sun Degree: 17-18 Leo.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Sun square Echeclus at 9:57 am PDT / 12:57 pm EDT (16:57:34 UTC).
— Venus sextile Vesta at 11:41 am PDT / 2:41 pm EDT (18:41:17 UTC).
— Sun sextile Asbolus at 4:19 pm PDT / 7:19 pm EDT (23:19:30 UTC).
— Venus sextile Pallas at 7:09 pm PDT / 10:09 pm EDT (02:09:03 Aug. 10 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Aug. 9
(The Day of Psychological Leverage) | Leo Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
It’s not always easy to live honoring the truth and nothing but the truth, though it’s always worth it. There can be no compromising your integrity; and you must hold your boundaries in your relationships, whether this applies to money, sex, your spiritual endeavors or any other facet of your life purpose. Others may challenge your integrity, though you will prevail.

Written in the Planets
Does expressing your emotions — indeed, even just feeling them in the first place — often feel like a ‘risky’ behavior, like you’re not sure where the guardrails are? How much do you value ‘feeling safe’, and how much do you value being emotionally honest and open? It seems there’s plenty of physical grounding available, and space is being held, should you feel called to negotiate that point where caring openly could open a door wider than usual. Venus in Cancer is the tip of a ‘kite pattern’, opposing centaur planet Chariklo in Capricorn while making sextiles to Vesta in Virgo and Pallas in Taurus. Today it looks like the goddesses have your back.

Planet Waves
In the Shadow of the Moon, the exciting 2017 Midyear Reading by Eric Francis, has just been published. The video readings for all 12 signs cover the Great American Eclipse of Aug. 21 and well beyond. We’ll be increasing the price again very soon, so don’t hesitate to order your copy here. You can also now choose your individual signs here.
Planet Waves

“I have just listened to your Part 1 and Part 2 readings and I am amazed at how accurate it has been. Like you have a telescope watching me shed a skin and transform into a totally changed person in the last 10 years.”
— Pauline Jones

If you have a Leo Sun, rising sign or Moon, how are you feeling about your vision for your life, and in what ways are you ready to take action toward it? With a partial lunar eclipse on Monday in your opposite sign Aquarius (your relationship sign), the door has opened to one stage of potential transition. In two weeks, on Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse in Leo signals the second stage of whatever life-shifting process you’re engaged with.

The reverberations from these two eclipses will keep rippling out and developing through the next six to twelve months — and Eric’s 2017-18 Leo Birthday Reading is designed to guide you through it all.

“The past few years have been very difficult on many levels and it has been the readings I get through you that keep me going. Always, absolutely right on, every one of them.”
— Rhonda

Four Winds Report for Aug. 8, 2017

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The Only Thing Missing From This Almanac Is Your Daily Horoscope

Every day, you read the Four Winds report, to get a sense of the current energies. There’s just one thing missing — your daily horoscope. Written for you, every day of the week, your Planet Waves daily horoscope is designed to give you the clue you need, that little edge to make your life go smoother.

One well-placed line from an astrologer can make all the difference in your life. We now have two editions of the Four Winds Report — one with, and one without your daily reading. You may be one of the readers who wait for years for me to offer you this — and now you can have it. Horoscope Lover membership gets you direct mailing of each day’s reading, plus the weekly reading on Sunday night, and the monthly reading the last Thursday of the month. Sign up at this link.

with love,
eric

Today is Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017
Hebrew date is 16 Av 5777
Islamic date is 16 Zul-Qi’dah 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 5 Chuwen
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.12.11
Julian Day is 2457974

Today’s Birthdays: Sara Teasdale (1884-1933), Ernest Lawrence (1901-1958), Paul Dirac (1902-1984), Sylvia Sidney (1910-1999), Mel Tillis (1932), Dustin Hoffman (1937), John Gustafson (1942-2014), Margaret Urban Walker (1948), Keith Carradine (1949), Diddu (1955), The Edge (1961), Kool Moe Dee (1962), Anastasia M. Ashman (1964), Joely Collins (1972), Roger Federer (1981).

“No one worth possessing
Can be quite possessed.”
— Sara Teasdale, “Advice to a Girl”, Strange Victory (1933)

Moon Phase: Moon is in Full phase and enters Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase on Aug. 11 at 5:39 am PDT / 8:39 am EDT (12:38:55 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Leo on Aug. 21 at 11:30 am PDT / 2:30 pm EDT (18:30:06 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Pisces on Sep. 6 at 12:03 am PDT / 3:03 am EDT (07:02:43 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Aquarius and enters Pisces today at 2:56 pm PDT / 5:56 pm EDT (21:55:45 UTC).
Sun Degree: 16-17 Leo.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Pisces at 2:56 pm PDT / 5:56 pm EDT (21:55:45 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury trine Pallas at 9:37 pm Aug. 7 PDT / 12:37 am EDT (04:37:28 UTC).
— Vesta trine Chariklo at 12:17 am PDT / 3:17 am EDT (07:17:16 UTC).
— Sun square Deucalion at 10:53 am PDT / 1:53 pm EDT (17:52:56 UTC).
— Venus opposite Chariklo at 8:37 pm PDT / 11:37 pm EDT (03:37:39 Aug. 9 UTC).

This Week’s Horoscope for Leo by Eric Francis Coppolino

Monday there is an eclipse of the Moon in the angle of your chart that describes your relationships, and the environment that surrounds you. Suddenly it seems that environment is changing in significant ways. Mostly this will come in the form of letting go of old friends and getting some new ones. It’s essential to go through this every once in a while, especially if your goals, your sense of purpose, or your idea of who you are becoming are changing. Essentially, you need friends who are not threatened by your willingness to change and grow. There’s no way to overstate this necessity. You are indeed evolving rapidly; and having people around you who in some way object or are made nervous by that fact is a perfect way to thwart your own progress. If someone really cares about you, they will honor your need to grow.

You may read all 12 signs here.

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If Your Birthday is Aug. 8
(The Day of the Roleplayers) | Leo Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Financial matters will take on a new level of spiritual significance. You might say that money is the meaning of life, but not in the way that most people think. Your resources are a vehicle for your most sincere intentions, and you must become a master of them. Doing the right thing is more important than personal gain, though both are possible at once.

Written in the Planets
Plan deliberately. That is, go step-by-step, and with a firm grasp on what already exists in some concrete way, and what is currently physically possible because of that. Listen to the wisdom of your body — such as your energy level when you think of certain tasks; any weird sensations when you encounter something you’re not 100% on board with; physical signs of stress or excitement. Mercury in Virgo is slow and powerful, preparing to station retrograde on Friday. Today it makes a trine to Pallas in Taurus. The more tangible your sources of wisdom and strategy, the more stability you create for your thought process as you move forward from yesterday’s lunar eclipse.

Planet Waves
In the Shadow of the Moon, the exciting 2017 Midyear Reading by Eric Francis, has just been published. The video readings for all 12 signs cover the Great American Eclipse of Aug. 21 and well beyond. We’ll be increasing the price again very soon, so don’t hesitate to order your copy here. You can also now choose your individual signs here.
Planet Waves

“I have just listened to your Part 1 and Part 2 readings and I am amazed at how accurate it has been. Like you have a telescope watching me shed a skin and transform into a totally changed person in the last 10 years.”
— Pauline Jones

If you have a Leo Sun, rising sign or Moon, how are you feeling about your vision for your life, and in what ways are you ready to take action toward it? With a partial lunar eclipse on Monday in your opposite sign Aquarius (your relationship sign), the door opens to one stage of potential transition. In two weeks, on Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse in Leo signals the second stage of whatever life-shifting process you’re engaged with.

The reverberations from these two eclipses will keep rippling out and developing through the next six to twelve months — and Eric’s 2017-18 Leo Birthday Reading is designed to guide you through it all.

“The past few years have been very difficult on many levels and it has been the readings I get through you that keep me going. Always, absolutely right on, every one of them.”
— Rhonda