Monthly Horoscope for August 2010

Imagine that someone has a hold of each limb and that you’re being stretched. To start with (first week of August) it might feel not too bad - but by the end of the month you may not feel the same way at all. Much as you want and need to aim higher, there’s real danger of tearing yourself apart by taking on too much. The financial effects should be obvious. With partners making demands that are not entirely realistic, and you anxious to find both harmony and independence, this is unlikely to be the easiest of times. The pressure on your nervous system may be considerable - leading to raised health-related costs from 20th. It’s then that Mercury begins a retrograde period. A few days later you may find you don’t have as much cash available as you’d hoped. Worse, it may be necessary to undertake another cost-cutting or pruning exercise. The upside is that after 27th, you attract bargains, make sales and could at least stop a black financial hole from becoming bigger.