Summary: <br> <br> In episode 166 astrologers Kelly Surtees and Austin Coppock join the show to talk about the astrological forecast for August of 2018.<br> <br> August features Uranus stationing retrograde for the first time in Taurus, the last of a series of solar eclipses in Leo that started last year, Mars retrograding back into Capricorn and then stationing direct, and more.<br> <br> At the top of the show we discuss the process of writing horoscopes, and some of the challenges associated with it, after Chris' recent foray into making monthly horoscopes.<br> <br> Below you will find the show notes, followed by links to download the recording of this episode.<br> News and Announcements<br> News and announcement from the top of the show:<br> <br> * Chris released a set of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBqWtMxa3PnaL1H3qXJ8s_gZtuKocBHN4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">monthly horoscopes for August 2018</a> for each rising sign.<br> * <a href="https://kellysastrology.com/product/astrology-student-group-mentoring/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kelly begins doing group mentoring in September</a><br> * Kelly is doing a <a href="https://kellysastrology.com/product/traditional-health-and-medical-astrology-for-wellbeing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">traditional health and medical astrology workshop in Sydney</a><br> * Austin is teaching an <a href="https://austincoppock.com/shop/fundamentals-of-astrology-class-2018/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">online class on the Fixed Stars</a><br> <br> Giveaway from Sphere + Sundry<br> Our sponsor this month was Sphere + Sundry, which produces materials for self-care and magic on rare and potent astrological elections.<br> <br> They create products using sympathetic herbs, metals, gems, and oils, and this month we gave away three sets from their new <a href="https://sphereandsundry.com/product-category/series/asclepius-god-medicine-ophiuchus-ras-alhague/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Asclepius series</a>.<br> <br> For more information about these packages, as well as other useful information about remediation for natal placements and transits, visit <a href="https://sphereandsundry.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sphereandsundry.com</a>.<br> Astrological Alignments for August<br> Here are some of the major transits that we covered for August:<br> <br> * Venus moves into Libra August 6<br> * Uranus stations retrograde in early Taurus on August 7<br> * Solar Eclipse in Leo August 11<br> * Mars retrogrades into Capricorn August 12<br> * Mercury stations direct August 19<br> * Jupiter trine Neptune exact August 19<br> * Sun moves into Virgo August 23<br> * Full Moon in Pisces August 26<br> * Mars stations direct in Capricorn August 27<br> <br> Auspicious Electional Chart for August<br> The auspicious election this month that was chosen by <a href="http://leisaschaim.com/consultations/electional-astrology/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Leisa Schaim</a> is set for:<br> <br> * <a href="http://theastrologypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/august-26-2018-election.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">August 26, 2018 at 7:30 PM, local time, with 1 Pisces rising.</a><br> <br> There are three more electional charts that we found for August, which are available in our private subscriber-only podcast on auspicious elections that was released today.<br> <br> If you would like to get access to that discussion, 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 get access to the 30-minute <a href="http://theastrologypodcast.com/auspicious-elections-podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Auspicious Elections Podcast</a> immediately.<br>
