We are now just a matter of a couple of days away from the New Moon which this month comes at precisely 03:04 UTC, on the 29th of August, or 23:04 ET, 20:04 PT, on the 28th of August.

Inevitably as with any New Moon situation there will be intense nervous restlessness with greatly increased anxiety and tension. In addition there is the likelihood of raised apprehensions, fears and concerns, with a vulnerable and insecure outlook.

Under these circumstances problems may be magnified and made to assume undue dimensions. Added to this there may be poor concentration and focus, and time may seem to evaporate with seemingly little being accomplished. As a result it may require extra discipline to fulfil ones daily routine with distracting influences of an escapist nature proving hard to resist.

This is also a highly sensitive and delicate mood atmosphere with finely balanced feelings susceptible to particularly intense emotional upsets, and dilemmas.

Personal relationships may also be thrown into stark focus with probing inner questions regarding present attachments. In many respects however this is a period that may also tend towards self absorption, at the expense of the needs of others. Consequently there may be a sense of self imposed isolation with feelings of loneliness or a pessimistic, withdrawn outlook that may be hard to dispel.

As with any impending New Moon atmosphere there is the possibility of more aggressive, irritable, and turbulent inclinations though other aspects of this current alert pattern are likely to prevent them becoming too prominent. People of a sensitive disposition could find the challenges of this period difficult to cope with and the next few days may bring some to the brink of crisis level.

On the more positive side this mood offers intense natural energy and as mentioned in the previous alert will suit a good balance between physical and mental activity. This will have to be carefully regulated to avoid excess, and for some the easy answer will be to take the edge off the atmosphere through either drugs or drink. Whatever the case there may be a strong desire to avoid the pressures by a limitless repertoire of remedies, and the scale of their indulgence will dictate how comfortable this atmosphere is made to become.

There is no doubt this is an extremely heightened mood period with very definite tensions, and coming days are likely to become even more strained with a mind storm of thoughts and feelings Coping strategies may have to be placed on full, with the greatest restraint needed to avoid the worst aspects in an already highly demanding mood period.

Alert is 8.5. Moon 5% illuminated.