If you were a stock on the Stock Exchange, the evening news anchor would be reporting that your stock is currently climbing through the roof. Your outlook is positively spectacular and everyone, of every sign, probably wants to be you. Your career has been going gangbusters, and now, with the meeting of Mars and Venus in your tenth house of fame and honors, you will be even MORE popular with VIPs and subordinates than before the month began. You are hitting one home run after another at work, dear Scorpio. Venus is still retrograde, a holdover from July 25, but will go direct on September 6, a time your popularity will rise into the stratosphere. Over the past three years, you were under a severe testing period in regard to your career due to Saturn's position in Scorpio, but those days are almost behind you. Saturn will leave Scorpio on September 27, not to return until November 2041 (!), so you are looking at a very different, much improved professional picture.

You may have discovered the last week in August to be delightfully social, but what you have not yet been able to detect is that the joyous change you may have experienced is simply the tip of the iceberg. More gratifying social life developments are due for you, not only this month but in the many months to come. You have spent a lot of time on your career, but happily. Now the horoscope wheel will turn to allow you to create a more balanced life, one with more time for friends and romance.

Plan to see pals you've not seen in a long time after the new moon solar eclipse, September 12-13. While it is true that one friend may leave your direct environment because she is moving away or getting married (among a host of other possibilities), you are about to make a number of powerful new friends too, possibly due to introductions made by your sibling or cousin. You will see this trend begin in the days following the solar new moon eclipse, September 13.

Mercury will go retrograde in a gentle part of your chart (twelfth house, the area of privacy) from September 17 to October 9. Get all your agreements, major decisions, and purchases done well in advance of the onset date of the retrograde. Do not buy an electronic item, appliance, car, or any machine with moving parts during the retrograde, and allow plenty of days' space prior to the onset of the retrograde, September 17.

The total eclipse of the moon in Aries, September 27, a full moon, will bring changes in your office headquarters or in regard to your health. Although at first you may feel a little startled by news, with Saturn friendly, your income will be protected, and if it should be that your health is the topic at hand, health insurance will likely cover costs. At work, you may discover your trusted assistant is about to leave, leaving you feeling left high and dry. It may be a jittery moment, but Pluto, now in your communication sector, will be very helpful, and it seems well-connected friends or even a neighbor may bring valuable clues of how to find a new recruit, with names of possible candidates to investigate. Don't fret, because positive aspects are glowing, so you may find someone better - you have every reason to remain optimistic.