Horoscope for the week of August 4, 2008

The only improvements that can be made during this glorious time when the sun transits Leo, is to have more planets in Leo. Right now, the planets of the mind (mercury) and love (venus) transit this sign. Things just cannot get better for those with a mind to seduction, or being seduced.

Aries Rob a convenience store on impulse. As you watch the attendant shrivel in fear, take all their cigarettes. You will not get caught. The incompetent staff have neglected to put fresh tapes in the video camera. And the identification strip is set three inches too low.

Taurus Dance naked in the sunlight. You are making something in secret that will make your enemies shrivel ... good for you! Hold off on this, uh, device, until saturday.

Gemini: You will meet someone whose thoughts will profoundly affect you. Instantly, your skills will be improved, markedly. Nothing you have not been aware of, but it is time to add action to the bowl.

Cancer Food is life, and this week (for a change!) you get to eat rather than prepare. Pay attention. Silence your skilled mind, and you will learn a secret in the very area where you are master.

Leo: You are worshiped like a god, this week. You have a secret admirer, and others consider you for a leadership role. So what else is new? Seeds you have planted over the last month are germinating. It all looks good.

Virgo: Even better than the horoscope for Taurus, you are crafting a weapon that will reduce your enemies to bacon scented char. You are enjoying the effort, too. Unleash them after Saturday.

Libra: You will make a new friend this week. Someone who is a bright firey star in the firmament. These ones always make a party, so be sure to invite them to your next event.

Scorpio: A mundane trip turns into a great adventure. Not that you are carried off to another dimension, but that your current reality becomes that much more interesting. Seeing what really makes people tick is fascinating, is it not?

Sagittarius: Your reacquaintance with an old classic will lead to a new perspective. The book, when you take it up, will be worn and familiar. The notes on the flyleaf are yours, your writing. But the new insights, well, its all you, and all right now.

Capricorn: Have some fun doing something outside. Climbing is good. Exploring is good, too. You will discover a new world to vanquish. Get some new air pillow inserts for your shoes.

Aquarius: Contemplation of a matter will give you a flash of insight. It is not like you to use the methods of the Catholic saints, but it works for you this week. Seek out a graveyard.

Pisces: The strong light of the sun does reflect, refract, and recombine in interesting ways when it passes through water. This is why creatures of the waters use more senses than sight to see things. This week, as you look through the waters, you will sense more than you can see.


Sargon the Magnificent is Canada's foremost financial astrologer.