Virgo, The Virgin August 22 to September 22 Modality: Mutable Element: Earth Ruler: Mercury Keywords: Intelligent, detailed, discriminating, analytical, reserved, conscientious, neat As a Virgo you are known for being detail-oriented and having a strong work ethic; you get great joy from checking items off of your to-do list. Be sure, however, not to miss the bigger picture as you focus on the details. You may have been shy in younger years, but as you gain life experience you also gain confidence. You are organized, and can piece together puzzles of vast information. Virgos do best with those they know well; you are not that comfortable with the situation of meeting new

The New Moon in Leo occurs on Monday, August 9, 2010 at 11:08 pm ET (3:28 am August 10, 2010 GMT). As with all New Moons, this is a time of new beginnings; items you may have been working on during the July 25 Full Moon in Aquarius should now be complete.  This New Moon focuses on the qualities of Leo (courage, confidence, and drive) as well as those of the fifth astrological house (entertainment and your inner child). The Leo New Moon itself does not make any aspects. That said, the New Moon occurs during Pluto in Capricorn and  a Cardinal T-Square between Saturn, Venus, and Mars in Libra. These aspects make us feel some strain, and a little uncomfortable. Perhaps now is the time to

Have you ever met an astro twin? If you want to get technical, astro twins are two people born on the same day, month, year, time, and place (making their birth charts completely identical). Though meeting such a person is extremely rare, we do often encounter "date twins:" those that are born on the same day, month, and year, but at a different time or place (or both a different time and place). Alternatively, Llewellyn's New A to Z Horoscope Maker and Interpreter gives the following definition: Astro twins are "[t]wo people with the same Sun sign, Moon sign, and Ascendant." Since astro twins (and, to a lesser extent, date twins) share the same natal chart, they should be alike in every

This Full Moon in Aquarius will occur at  9:36pm EST, July 25 (1:36am July 26 GMT). Full Moons are endings; perhaps a chapter in your life is closing. Are you still experiencing energy from the July 11 New Moon in Cancer and Solar Eclipse? That time was a focus on family relationships and the dualities of life: the inner and outer, male and female, past and future, etc. Now is a time when, in the clear light of the Full Moon, you are able to distinguish what may be holding you back and what you need to break free of before you can move forward. This Full Moon in humanitarian Aquarius is a time to tie up loose ends and see just how you can make a difference in the bigger worldly