Mercury goes retrograde in your house of daily work on August 28. That means you need to make an extra effort to communicate with bosses and colleagues. Unruffle feathers by being as nondefensive as possible. Your good-sport attitude gets you far. An Aquarius into exotic sports will take your mind off the job after hours.

No need to worry if the one you love treats you like dirt. Walk away. When you reclaim your dignity you get everything you want and more. A Leo is super-sensitive to your every mood and will do everything to please you. This is your time to lie back — your fave position! — and wait.

The new moon on August 27 falls in your house of home and family and brings new stability to the domestic part of your life. Get rid of what you no longer need — materially and emotionally. You and a Virgo may annoy each other when Mercury goes retrograde on August 28, but don’t make it into a war when it’s just a little battle.

On August 27 Jupiter moves into your lighthearted and highly social third house for a whole year. Hallelujah! Just in time for a little spontaneous all-night flirting with a Virgo. Your wit has never been sharper. See where the conversational foreplay leads you. This week carry your toothbrush with you everywhere.

Take a little time to do what you love you to do, Leo — nothing! Before lucky Jupiter moves into your high-rolling house of finances on August 27, take a couple of days off. Playing hooky helps you get your energy back for more important things — like making money and making out with a Pisces.

Hold the paranoia, Virgo. You are actually entering into an incredibly fortunate cycle. Jupiter is on your side for a whole year. You can make your dreams come true, so don’t get thrown off course by some coarse words from a Scorpio. Mercury’s retrograde (as of August 28) — those are just words darling. Look at the great things that are actually beginning to happen in your life.

Mercury retrograde beginning August 28 could usher in a few weeks of tedious confusion at work. Don’t take it so seriously. It’s just work, dammit! Correct errors with a smile and then put your real energy into your relationships. Communication with a Gemini is challenging at first, then pays off in spades.

Saturn in your house of teaching and learning is encouraging you to learn some new tricks, Scorpio. Self-educate instead of blathering about what you think you know. A Capricorn is interested in substance over style. Aren’t you?

Don’t even think about how much work you have to do to accomplish your short-term goals. Just start doing it. Sweat a little on the job, and when you come home a Cancer will be your domestic slave. Get in touch with the Daddy in you, sister.

There’s no reason to panic over imminent changes in your day-to-day life. You need a break from your tedious routine. A shake-up on the home front is a good thing. A Libra wants to give you a complete life makeover. Accept the offer!

Don’t make your love life more complicated than it has to be, sweetie. You are closer than you think to achieving domestic bliss. The key is to allow other people to change and grow. A fellow Aquarius has a lot to teach you about your own commitment issues.

This is certainly a dramatic time for you, Pisces. Just when you thought you could take the rational approach to life, Jupiter forces you to trust in your heart and in lady luck. A Taurus wants you to cash in your pessimism and invest in your own sense of faith.