Horoscope For Today: Sunday, August 25, 2024

In the past, August 25 has been a good day for women and a bad day for Nazis:

• 1932: Pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart lands in Newark, NJ after starting in Los Angeles, becoming the first woman to complete a solo flight across the United States.
• 1944: Allied troops liberate Paris from four years of Nazi occupation during World War II.
• 1967: American Nazi Party leader George Lincoln Rockwell is shot dead by a member of his own group.

Famous people born on August 25 include:

• Ivan the Terrible (1530-1584), grand prince of Moscow and first Russian tsar who was known for transforming Russia into a fearsome empire.
• George Wallace (1919-1998), four-time Alabama governor who is best known for trying to thwart the federal government’s attempts at racial desegregation.
• Sean Connery (1930-2020), Scottish thespian best known as the first actor to portray James Bond in the movies.
• Althea Gibson (1927-2003), one of the first black athletes to cross the color line in international tennis and the first black woman to win a Grand Slam event.
• Gene Simmons (b. 1949), Israel-born long-tongued bassist for rock group KISS.
• Elvis Costello (b. 1954), singer-songwriter and one of the leading lights of New Wave music.
• Tim Burton (b. 1958), director of films such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and Batman Returns.
• Claudia Schiffer (b. 1970), German supermodel and actress.
• Tabitha Swatosh (b. 2000), TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram influencer.

Astrological Happenings For August 25

Neptune Sextile Pluto

Neptune, the planet of dreamers, harmonizes with Pluto, which governs transformation. Positive expressions of Pluto are associated with renewal, rejuvenation, and rebirth; on the negative side, Pluto causes destruction. Today’s alignment between dreams and transformation could lead to spiritual or psychological breakthroughs. Deeper philosophical questions will carry more weight than superficial expressions of social and material success. So work on your creative and spiritual side. You may be forced to confront unpleasant psychological truths about yourself or others, but don’t be afraid—you will come out the other end wiser and happier.

Moon in Aries

The Moon revolves around the Earth roughly every 28 days, meaning it passes through each zodiac sign every two-and-a-quarter days. Since Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, Moon in Aries signals a fresh beginning, a rejuvenation, a time to do away with the old and start with the new. It’s also a time for action, especially if you’ve been lazy or inert. Although you may be feeling bold and energetic, there’s no need to get reckless—if you’re going to embark on a new romance or start a new job, do so wisely.

Venus Conjunct Ketu (South Node of the Moon)

Venus, planet of luxury and beauty, comes close to the Moon’s descending Node, which is associated with strong emotions and karmic retribution. Learn from your past romantic mistakes so that history doesn’t repeat itself. Ask yourself whether you should break away from a relationship that seems to be stalling or even decaying. Take a break from physical pleasures and pay attention to what’s best for your heart and your soul. Detach from toxic relationships and reclaim your independence.

Taken together, today’s celestial aspects lead you first toward reflection and then toward transformation.

Aries

Focus on financial matters. Are you satisfied with your income? Your standard of living? Your career? Your business partners? Your bosses? Your employees? Do you have an uneasy sense about your immediate and long-term future? It’s a day of reflection, so listen to those little voices that have been whispering in your ear. Then, once you’ve pinpointed the problem, it’s time for you to plot out your game plan.

Taurus

Your planetary goddess Venus says the stubborn Bull needs to make a change. You are the most obstinate, adamant, ornery, inflexible, and hard-headed sign on the whole celestial wheel, but when Venus tells you to jump, your first response should be, “How high?” Since I don’t know you, I’m not sure whether the change you need to make involves finance. Or maybe it has something to do with romance. Or maybe you just need to stop being so freaking stubborn.

Gemini

Just like the Allies liberated Paris from the Nazis on August 25, 1944, it’s high time you freed yourself from that toxic person in your life. You know who I’m talking about. I’m not saying this person is as bad as Hitler, because I’m pretty sure that only Hitler was as bad as Hitler, but they are draining you of your time, patience, and generosity. If you can be honest with yourself, you need to admit that they don’t see you as anything more than an asset who can be exploited.

Cancer

You are a supremely emotional person—easily the most sensitive and passionate sign of the zodiac—but your lesson for today is to pinpoint when you let your emotions get the better of you. Do you fall in love too easily? Do you get upset too quickly? Do you make decisions too rashly and rely entirely on your heart at the expense of your brain? There’s nothing wrong with being emotional per se in a world where too many people are unfeeling zombies. But you need to make your emotions work for you rather than against you.

Leo

Is your success and popularity worth anything if you’re not happy? In Mark 8:36, Jesus said, “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” Setting aside the patriarchal angle in that quote, Jesus had a point—regardless of your gender, if you own everything in the world but don’t feel that you’re true to yourself, it can make you feel less than worthless. Greek philosopher Socrates famously said, “Know thyself.” In his play Hamlet, Shakespeare wrote the line “To thine own self be true.” Learn from the wisdom of the ancients. You will feel richer for it.

Virgo

Your fierce loyalty is an admirable virtue, but have you ever felt too loyal? Since today is a day for introspection and transformation, close your eyes and think about those people who never seem to reciprocate your devotion. While lifting them up, are they only dragging you down? When you are experiencing a crisis, could you depend on them like they do whenever they’re in distress? Loyalty is a precious gift, but it should only be given to those who deserve it.

Libra

Being indecisive is one of your negative character traits, but that’s going to change today. Take some time away from the crowd, the clutter, and the noise. Zero in on that one crucial decision you’ve been avoiding. You’ve been putting it off for far too long now, and it’s been eating away at your self-esteem. You may make the right decision, or you may make the wrong decision, but you need to make it. Today. Things will only get worse if you don’t.

Scorpio

In romance you are both secretive and possessive, but it hasn’t been working for you. Being mysterious may attract a partner at first, but after a while it makes them suspicious. And no matter how much they love you, your jealousy threatens to push them away. Why do you feel entitled to ask them where they’ve been, who they’ve been talking to, and whether they truly love you when you aren’t nearly as open with them? Relationships should be about reciprocity, but your selfishness has made it a one-way street that inevitably leads to loneliness.

Sagittarius

Take a deep breath, because you’re not going to want to hear this, and it may make you angry. Ready? OK, you can be very impatient. Your legendary wanderlust and curiosity lead you to expect results very quickly, but change can often come in frustratingly slow increments. Sometimes, in your haste to push things along, you wind up either delaying them or stopping them dead in their tracks. As the saying goes, “Good things come to those who wait.” 

Capricorn

You are hardworking, goal-oriented, and supremely dependable. These are established facts that are beyond questioning. But here’s the real question: Are you happy? Has being the only reliable person in the room made people appreciate you, or do they take advantage of you instead? Do they interpret your generosity as weakness? Even worse, is it possible that they’re right? Have you been too nice to people, only to see them disappoint you again and again? Being kind to others is worthless if you only end up miserable.

Aquarius

You are symbolized by the Water-Bearer, but constantly toting all that water around can get exhausting. For today at least, put down that water and, oh, I don’t know, go have a soda instead. Or maybe even a beer. Your diligence and perseverance are enviable traits, but sometimes you are too hard on yourself—so hard on yourself that you need an astrologer to remind you when to take a break or maybe even set out on an entirely new path. 

Pisces

It may seem presumptuous for me to tell the most spiritually minded sign in the zodiac to do some soul-searching, but today’s celestial aspects suggest you need to think about how you’ve been failing yourself as a person, how to forgive yourself, and how to make things right for yourself. Whether it’s through prayer, meditation, consulting a Ouija board, or even lighting a voodoo candle, let the sages teach you how to be your own best friend.