Mercury is direct, time to catch up on all things and get moving! The finger is out of the dike.
Unbelievable, Uranus and Pluto will travel in square aspect (right angle) for the NEXT TWO MONTHS within 1°! What this means is that the modern challenge to liberate vs. being dominated by corporate power will continue on up till election-time. No surprise there. You should be feeling a tension that just won’t go away! It’s true; it’s really the tension inside of you of these opposing forces. The true you is trying to get free of any kind of old baggage (Pluto.) It’s not easy; it will get easier; you will get used to it; the sooner you get on with the work, the better. Remember, this aspect will ebb and flow until 2015. This is why the USA and world that you will see in 2015 will be nothing like it was in 2011: for “good” and “bad.” This should come as no surprise. These two powerful planets are serious and require serious action because that’s what you (and our collective soul) is screaming for!
3 lunations this month:
8/13-17 Moon and Venus take turns opposing Pluto and T-square Uranus in Aries – This is really going to be an emotional time; don’t doubt it. And, it needs to be. All the tension that has been going on with Pluto and Uranus will involve Venus and the Moon for about 5 days. Don’t doubt yourself! If you get moody, allow it! Your emotions may be screaming for release or at least to get out from under another’s heavy weight. AS ALWAYS, be alert NOT TO project all of your problems on to other people. It may very well be a mixture of both. This may require significant adjustments to your “family” life (Moon); ones that you may have been avoiding for a long time. Remember, the T-square is to URANUS IN ARIES. Your planets want YOU to be free now.
8/17 New Moon 25°08’ 11:54a – Lunation #2 this month. This period will come to a crescendo with the Sun and Moon together in Leo opposing Neptune. Interesting. What this means is that after you’ve had your time at liberating yourself, the energies will shift dramatically toward selflessness (Neptune.) Balancing will be required since the pendulum which swung towards liberating “you” now swings back to consider you plus others. Don’t allow yourself to feel incredibly guilty if you’ve broken your old place where the family may have always kept you pigeonholed. Balancing and compromising is the theme here.
8/21 Mars, Saturn and Moon conjunct in late Libra – This will not be nice. Any way you look at this triad of planets, they add up to what astrology labels as cruel and frustrating. Do what you can to ease yourself through this time. Watch your words very carefully or you may say something you regret. This is like having a wild weekend and reporting back to your Sergeant on Monday morning. It will pass.
8/22 Sun enters Virgo 1:07p – This is always tough, but at least we’ll feel like cleaning. Virgo says, “OK, stop feeling sorry for yourself and get to work fixing your mess!” Don’t you just hate Virgo energy?
8/23 Mars enters Scorpio 1:07p – The pleasantries continue… Mars is very harsh in the sign of Scorpio. So, look at the 22nd through the 23rd as some astringent times. Do not be surprised if someone “gets in your face.” Be prepared for this. The combination of Virgo/Scorpio energy is very demanding. There is no simple way out of this other to summon your courage and form a stiff upper lip.
8/24 Sun opposes Neptune 8:33a – See how the nutty planets work? Now, we go from drill sergeant to dreamland for a few days. Do not fall into this trap. Do not try to escape the tough requirements and realities of the 22nd and 23rd. It will start to soften up on the 24th as the gentle winds of ephemeral Neptune manifest. Funny, you’ll start to see how you need to be rough and tough (Virgo/Scorpio) to counterbalance the Neptune (Pisces) unboundedness. Even the ocean has a hard floor.
8/31 Full Moon – Blue Moon 8°34’ 9:58a – Finally, it’s Blue Moon time. WOW! Sun/Mercury opposite Neptune/Chiron/Moon in Pisces, ALL T-square to Jupiter in Gemini! A greatly amplified Jupiter in Gemini just might be (of course it is) just what the doctor ordered. This will certainly serve as a great release point as Jupiter in Gemini is simply fun – childlike fun! It’s time to explore and take your mind off of your work or any relationship issues. Go somewhere; do something crazy; try something new; go dancing; do not bungee jump.
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"The combination of Virgo/Scorpio energy is very demanding. There is no simple way out of this other to summon your courage and form a stiff upper lip."
Oh boy, everybody gets a taste of everyday me (scorpio sun/virgo ascendant). Aaaack!
I was contacted by a realtor yesterday who claims to try to get the best price for your property. We'll see...so far, my experience up here is they all try to beat you down to bankruptcy/foreclosure prices so their friends and family can grab homes on the cheap for later resale. 
then back to, uh, interesting times. 
The August 21st, Mars, Moon, Saturn thing sounds especially yucky. My Ascendant is @ where Mars will be....yikes!
I would go hide from the rest of August, if I could. 
Man, O, Man, I have been working so hard at watching my tongue and neutralizing everything.
Communication skills are key.
Yesterday went well with my challenging people. Today I met with a friend I hadn't seen in 30 something years, and we were so much alike! Very nice luncheon!
But I feel tested and exposed with every move I make.
I thought I was brave just for making such a big move, but now that I'm here, I'm feeling rather lost at times, very lost, in a quite haunting manner. Like what am I doing here? But that's from a panic mode.
Sometimes it's all surreal. Isn't this what I wanted? Am I actually in a time warp, where I've stuck my head in another dimension?
that you were sent exactly to where you need to be; you're not going to conquer it all in 2 weeks.
It will work out.... 
feeling like I need to yawn or raise my arms to take a deep breath, only I "know"
I don't really NEED to do that. I think about all I have to do at work and it's like I seize up
And get a step ahead and 2 steps back. It doesn't help that I feel woefully inadequate at work
and don't really enjoy what I'm doing, but I have three years until I'm eligible to retire.
I'm trying to stick it out 
I'm going to go drink some sleepy time tea, put on a meditation podcast and try to
concentrate on relaxing. I need to play catch up at home tomorrow since we just got back
from vacation, and it was a good family vacation.
I'd like to be able push a button to put everybody on hold to take time to pull ahead a bit. I'd turn it back on again, but not before I felt I'd accomplished enough. It sounds like a cop-out, but it really seems my senses are saturated - everybody chattering and everything and everyone on display at work in our wall-less cubbies.