Horoscope 8 August, 2025: Strange times with unpredictable friends and events. Pace yourself properly when planets occupy distinctive positions. Rewards for recent endeavours coming your way. Never give way to negative thoughts.What a strange time this is. Friends are being unpredictable and events are no longer running true to form. For every tie or association which now enters your life, another could come into being next month. The only difference will be that they’ll be growing gradually softer.TAURUS HOROSCOPE: put your feelings first, social pressures secondIt’s difficult to think of a busier time but, when all the planets are occupying such distinctive positions in your horoscope, you must pace yourself properly. Stretch yourself by all means, but relax as well. And in matters of the heart, put your feelings first, social pressures second.GEMINI HOROSCOPE: you will also feel more lovedRewards for recent endeavours will come your way before long, possibly today. You should end the week feeling wealthier, wiser and more secure. If you’re aware of the affection that others feel for you, you will also feel more loved. And that in turn will encourage success in other areas of your life.CANCER HOROSCOPE: bury your head in the sand no longerYou’re such a worrier, but never give way to negative thoughts. Don’t allow events close to home to undermine you, but please do understand that it’s getting to grips with intimate and family affairs that will set you up for the future. Bury your head in the sand no longer!LEO HOROSCOPE: do try to make some time for yourselfYour mind seems to be cluttered up with so many thoughts, it’s hard to know what to do next. The sages of old used to talk about the virtues of emptying the mind of all trivia, but then that’s easier said than done! Whatever the case, do try to make some time for yourself.VIRGO HOROSCOPE: have your answers ready – and get a grip on the factsThere is still plenty of tension around, but you can afford to take a deep breath and plan for a future free from certain imaginary worries and illusory fears. The next week could bring its share of mystery, so have your answers ready – and get a grip on the facts.Story continues below this adLIBRA HOROSCOPE: you still have much to achieve that is so worthwhileAn additional factor is introduced into your horoscope today – the need to pay for your plans. You’re on the crest of a wave, but a strong nerve is necessary to carry you forward. Don’t let petty distractions get you down. After all, you still have much to achieve that is so worthwhile.SCORPIO HOROSCOPE: entitled to insist only on the highest standardsYou can think about what exactly you need to do next. You could use your time to bring family and domestic affairs into the open. The Moon indicates that you could be somewhat volatile, but that you are also entitled to insist only on the highest standards.SAGITTARIUS HOROSCOPE: move a little closer towards your destinyWhoever you are, whatever you have been through, and no matter how much has been stirred up, you must understand that what happens to you is part of an unfolding pattern. Recent events have given you the chance to move a little closer towards your destiny.CAPRICORN HOROSCOPE: please do so without delayBeing mistress, or master, of your own future, is more important to you than it once was. You should make an almighty effort to attain your major ambitions, both professional and otherwise. And, if you have a chance to put a loved one’s mind at rest, please do so without delay.Story continues below this adAQUARIUS HOROSCOPE: concentrate on boosting your self-esteemThe next few days may be emotionally challenging, but you should not run away from difficulties. The truth is that other people will be offering you very good advice, together with a totally new way of looking at yourself. You can now concentrate on boosting your self-esteem.PISCES HOROSCOPE: a trip into outer space or an exploration of inner spaceInspiration begins to take over from purely routine and mundane considerations. A world cruise would suit you down to the ground. Failing that, how about a spot of spiritual investigation? In other words, you have a choice between a trip into outer space and an exploration of inner space!