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 (GMT), add 7 hours.

Monday: Mars sesquiquadrate Jupiter, Uranus stations retrograde
Tuesday: Uranus quincunx Ceres
Wednesday: Mercury quincunx Chiron, Full Moon 6:35 p.m. PDT 
Thursday: No major aspects are exact today
Friday: Mars quincunx Saturn
Saturday: Sun sesquiquadrate Eris
Sunday: Venus stations direct 

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FINDING BALANCE: Three significant planetary events occur this week: sideways-spinning Uranus stations retrograde on Monday, August 28; this month's second Full Moon/Supermoon shines its brightest on Wednesday, August 30; and affectionate Venus completes its six-week retrograde phase as it stations direct next Sunday, September 3. 

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The Power of an Apology -- and the Cost of Not

Whether it's your parent, coworker, child, lover, or friend, we all sometimes say and do things we regret. We fret, get defensive, make excuses, and rationalize that what we did wasn't so bad. Or we simply put the blunder out of our mind hoping it went unnoticed. "It's no big deal." "Anybody could make that mistake." "Who would remember?" These are all stall tactics we resort to because we don't want to experience the discomfort associated with an apology.

Why? Pride. Self-righteousness. Embarrassment. It is hard to admit that we're human and fallible. Owning up to the fact that we said or did something we know was hurtful can put a dent in our self-esteem.

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Enlightened Dog Training Principle #1: Silence is Golden

The more we reflect on our dog’s highly sensitive, animalistic, nonverbal consciousness, the better quality relationship we can achieve with them. Ultimately, we’ll be able to connect and communicate with them at a much higher level than we imagine possible, sometimes even telepathically. Silence is praise to the Universe.  

In order to illustrate the results we would achieve from doing basic training exercises in silence, let us take a look at Nate and his two-year-old shaggy golden labradoodle Leo. Nate was a grooming client at Woof & Shloof nearly 10 years ago, and he was a masterful Peaceful Alpha.

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The focus for today is:
I choose to overcome unhealthy biases
and instead emphasize the inner soul of people.

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The focus for today is:
I remember to appreciate and enjoy what I have.

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The focus for today is:
I drop my judgments so I can get past my resistance.

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The focus for today is:
I choose to slow down into a calmer experience of life.

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The focus for today is:
I am the one I have been waiting for.

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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 (GMT), add 7 hours.

Monday: Sun quincunx Pluto
Tuesday: Venus square Jupiter, Mars opposite Neptune
Wednesday: Sun enters Virgo, Mercury stations retrograde
Thursday: Mars trine Pluto
Friday: Venus semisquare Mars
Saturday: No major aspects are exact today
Sunday: Sun opposite Saturn, Mars enters Libra 

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SUN IN VIRGO: We begin a new astrological month this Wednesday, August 23, when the Sun enters Virgo at 2:01 a.m. PDT. As the transiting Sun moves through the twelve signs of the zodiac, it highlights the qualities of each sign, subtly influencing our human activities.

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The focus for today is:
Would I rather insist on being right, or would I rather be loved?

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