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Astrological Overview: Aug. 30 - Sep. 5, 2021

Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your personal chart.

Aspects of Note this Week:

All times listed are Pacific Daylight Time. (For Eastern Time, add 3 hours; For Greenwich Mean Time, add 7 hours.)

MON: Last Quarter Moon 12:13 a.m. PDT, Sun square Ceres
TUE: Sun quincunx Saturn
WED: Saturn trine Ceres, Sun sesquiquadrate Pluto, Sun sesquiquadrate Eris
THU: Mars opposite Neptune
FRI: Venus quincunx Neptune, Mars sesquiquadrate Saturn, Sun quincunx Chiron
SAT: Mercury trine Saturn
SUN: Mercury trine Ceres, Venus square Pluto, Venus opposite Eris

AS LIFE SPINS more and more rapidly and circumstances clearly are beyond our control, we are increasingly compelled to seek the eye of the storm, the place of peace within. Without this inward focus and the restoration it provides, our mental and emotional states are continually shredded by external events.

It is essential for our well-being on every level that we establish a relationship with the light within, which is our own Divine Self. This is the aspect of our being that cannot be touched by what occurs in the outside world and thus is our place of peace and rejuvenation. Connecting with our Divine Self is not about escaping from the world, although it can feel like a mini-vacation in some ways. Instead, contact with this aspect of our being provides a spiritual and emotional nourishment that enables us to move into our lives and out into the world with greater confidence and faith.

(If the concept of Divine Self is new, here's an explanation from OrinDaben.com: "Divine Self is the Self that exists at an even higher level than your Soul. It is the Divine essence of your being, the source of all light and life within you. Your Soul is closer to your personality, and is an intermediary between you and your Divine Self until such time as you are able to directly experience and realize the Divine Self as who you are.")

MANY ARE REELING from all cosmic energies we've been working with throughout August. In this past week alone, we experienced one of the energetic pinnacles of the transformational Pluto-Eris square, multiple solar flares (the highest at level M-4), and a medium-level geomagnetic storm.

In the same way that the effects...


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About the Author

Pam YounghansPam Younghans is a professional astrologer, editor, and writer. She lives in a log home northeast of Seattle, Washington with her beloved animal companions. She has been interpreting charts professionally for over 25 years. If you are interested in an astrology reading, e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or leave a message at 425.445.3775.

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