Ready to make some money moves, Cancer? This month, you can start to build the security you've been seeking. Until August 22, the Sun is visiting Leo and your stabilizing second house. You'll have the focus and grit to buckle down—or at least a sense of where to direct all those big ideas that have been swirling around you this year. With lucky Jupiter in your career house until October 28, you’re finding big opportunities to stretch your wings professionally. Take the leap of faith!

Your teamwork sector is lit up like a live wire as the month begins. On August 1, activator Mars, disruptor Uranus AND the karmic north node make an ultra-rare convergence in Taurus and your group-activity sector. This hotheaded trio could find you jumping into a cutting-edge collaboration at warp speed. You might also abruptly part ways with a group, like Cancer Elon Musk and Twitter (hopefully without the legal drama!).

Start pacing yourself later this month and get ready to slow down a bit. On August 20, action planet Mars will begin an extended trek through Gemini and your twelfth house of healing, rest and conclusions, staying until March 25, 2023. This Mars cycle will require some serious energy (and mood) management. Most important: Get enough sleep! For scientific evidence on the power of shuteye, load your Kindle up with fellow Cancerian Arianna Huffington’s book The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time. (If you doze off reading it, even better!)

This seven-month cycle is five times the usual length of Mars’ visit to a sign, and it can be a mixed blessing in this position. On the one hand, you may be forced to prioritize and pace yourself. But once you surrender to it, you might find miraculous benefits. If you have a spiritual or artistic gift, this Mars transit could be a dynamic time to develop it—and gain a following! You may be dealing with a tough emotional transition that requires you to be a warrior now. Don’t suppress your feelings because plenty of loving and fierce support awaits if you allow yourself to receive.

Luckily, you’ll be able to speak up for yourself when the Sun moves into Virgo for a month on August 22, warming up your communication zone. Welcome new allies at the August 27 Virgo new moon and connect with your core crew as often as you can for the next four weeks. Conversations, culture-vulturing and connecting will make the rest of summer feel so much sweeter!