This dramatic month tests your perseverance. It's not easy to manage the pressure of unrelenting responsibilities, yet rewards will follow if you do. The month begins with outgoing Jupiter, in your 5th House of Romance and Self-Expression, squaring Pluto on August 3, motivating you to prove yourself. But Jupiter is opposed by nay-saying Saturn from your 11th House of Groups and Dreams on August 16, demanding that you play by the rules of reality. Success takes time, and you must be willing to do the work before harvesting the fruits of your labor. On August 20, Mercury turns retrograde in your 10th House of Career, unraveling loose ends and creating delays in your professional life.