Leo (July 23-Aug 22)
This time, the notion that the world revolves entirely around Leo happens to be true, as you find yourself in the company of frauds, sham artists and charlatans. Unfortunately you built this team yourself and you will have to carry these clowns until you have the guts to fire them.
Famous Canadian Leos born this month:
Sidney Crosby (hockey player, Aug. 7)
Ken Dryden (hockey player, politician, Aug. 8)
Izzy Asper (media magnate, Aug. 11, pictured)
Cindy Klassen (speed skater, Aug. 12)
Virgo (Aug 23-Sept 22)
The chips are going to fall, Virgo, which may sound like turbulence ahead but in reality will be relatively calming once you get to the end of this ride. At least once this painful personal matter is all sorted out you can go back to the stuff you really care about in life, like rearranging your iTunes playlist and tinkering with your fantasy-baseball league.
Libra (Sept 23-Oct 22)
Try hard to keep things inside this week before you admit to something you won’t be able to control once it’s acknowledged. After all, sometimes maintaining that careful balance of dignity and potential involves lying outright, Libra — that is, lying outright to yourself.
Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21)
You can try to take shelter between August’s two eclipses this week, Scorpio, but deep down you know you’re going to come out of this challenging period a new, sadder, somewhat emptier person, possibly with an ill-considered tattoo.
Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21)
There are a few lessons you would do well to remember this week, Sagittarius, and one of them has to do with not blowing things out of proportion until you’ve had a good long time to think about the consequences and realities at hand. That other lesson about how sick you feel after mixing tequila and cupcakes is a good one, too.
Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19)
The planets would like to remind Capricorn that it’s not all about you this week, though since you live your life in such an intentional state of disconnection and lack of self-awareness this should really not be a problem.
Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18)
August continues to thwart all attempts to keep a clear head about anything, as a yearlong cycle of romantic keep-away swells up furiously over the coming days. If you made certain mistakes already in the winter, you might wish to pause and reconsider why you think they’re such good ideas now that you’ve had the opportunity to really feel like shit about things for six months.
Pisces (Feb 19-March 20)
You’re feeling strengthened of late, Pisces, moored by the lingering warm nights and the hope they offer. For once your rarely seen optimism is well-placed, as you’ve recently figured out which people it’s most important to keep close and which people to put on “Limited Profile.”
Aries (March 21-April 19)
It occurs to you lately that people on all sides are holding back — and while some of what you’re in the dark on may make you happier in the short term, it probably isn’t doing you any favours to not know there’s a really large, somewhat scaly rash creeping across your entire back.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Taurus can be accused of acting impetuously, but this is only because she likes to make public scenes and slam down phone receivers from time to time to really drive her point home. Without such dramatics, you might be able to get invited back to dinner a second time by at least one person this year, though admittedly your co-workers would have to find someone else to talk about during conversational lulls.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Gemini is successful this week at drowning his frustration with self-created mediocrity in a wide range of meaningless distractions. The good news is that these pursuits won’t actually make things worse, they’ll just prolong the slow creep of shadows across your heart.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Charisma sails you through a week of manic multi-tasking and triage as, for some reason, you continue to get what you want despite over-committing to various things to the point that no one actually remembers what it is you do in the first place.