August continues the theme of intense and erratic energy that has earmarked the year. This month will be intense, because so many of the major planets are retrograde and erratic because they are aspected by Uranus the planet of unexpected events and circumstances. In fact, Uranus is stationing retrograde - one of the most powerful of times in the retrograde process - the point where a planet seems to stand still in the heavens. As it does it will join Pluto, Mercury, Neptune, and Saturn in their retrograde pattern - and is also aspected by retrograde Mars - which will cause unexpected and intense events all the way to the end of the year.