Summary: <br> In episode 118 of the podcast astrologers Kelly Surtees and Austin Coppock join the show to discuss the astrology of August of 2017.<br> The main highlight of the month of course is the much-hyped solar eclipse that is set to take place in Leo, and will cut across the entire continental United States.<br> The month also features a lunar eclipse in Aquarius, a Mercury retrograde in Virgo/Leo, stations of Uranus and Saturn, the final square of Jupiter and Pluto, and more.<br> Later in the episode we also highlight one auspicious electional chart that can be used for starting different types of ventures and undertakings, using the principles of electional astrology.<br> As always, the artwork for this episode comes from the <a href="http://amzn.to/2lla5X7" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">2017 Planet Watcher astrology calendar</a>.<br> Below you will find the show notes, followed by links to download or stream the recording of this episode of the podcast. This episode was originally recorded as a live stream through Facebook, and it is available as both an audio or a video recording.<br> Astrological Alignments for August of 2017<br> Here are some of the major alignments that we talk about for this coming month:<br> <br> * Uranus stations retrograde in Aries August 3<br> * Jupiter square Pluto August 4<br> * Lunar eclipse in Aquarius August 7th<br> * Mercury stations retrograde in Virgo August 12<br> * Solar eclipse in Leo August 21<br> * Sun into Virgo August 22<br> * Saturn stations direct August 25<br> * Venus into Leo August 26<br> * Jupiter sextile Saturn August 27<br> * Mercury retrogrades back into Leo August 31<br> <br> Auspicious Electional Chart for August<br> Here is the primary auspicious electional chart that we highlighted for August:<br> <br> * <a href="http://theastrologypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/August-18-2017.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">August 18, 2017 at 3:24 AM</a><br> <br> There are three more electional charts that we found for August, which we talk about in our private subscriber-only podcast on auspicious elections this month. A preview of that discussion can be found in this video on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8v7F07z90s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Two Auspicious Electional Charts for August 2017</a><br> If you would like to get access the rest of the electional charts we found for August, then all you have to do is become a patron of The Astrology Podcast on the $5 or $10 tier <a href="https://www.patreon.com/astrologypodcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">through our page on on Patreon</a>, and then you will immediately and get access to the 45-minute Auspicious Elections Podcast, which is available in both audio or video format.<br> Watch the Video Version of This Episode<br> This was the second month that we experimented with doing a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.brennan.790/videos/10159254149785151/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">live stream of this episode of the podcast through Facebook</a>, and it was a lot of fun again, although we are still getting use to the format. We will probably make this a regular thing with the forecast episodes from now on. Patrons of the show will receive a notification ahead of time to let you know when we are planning on recording the next one.<br> The video version of this episode is now available to watch on Chris’ YouTube channel here:<br> <br> Be sure to subscribe to the channel on YouTube in order to receive updates about other videos in the future.<br> Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode<br> You can either play this episode of the podcast directly from the website or download it as an MP3 to your computer by using the buttons below:<br>
