What does the week have in store? Your tarot horoscope reading for August 17 to August 23

Get ready for a new week (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk) As Leo turns to Virgo season on August 22, the party is over and it’s time to clear house, declutter, get things in order and feel back in control again. You know what, that’s a good feeling — but it doesn’t mean you can’t make the most of those final days of Leo action. Go big or go home, be wild, have fun, celebrate and play with abandon and don’t worry about the aftermath too much. Life is for living, and this is one of those times. After this, you can start to review matters with a clear head, a sober heart, and a strong dose of willpower and discipline. What final celebration, good news, attention or revelry will this last week of Leo season bring you? Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. Let the tarot reveal all. Looking for more insight? My Everything Answered reading explores every area of your life — from love and career to money, family and your future — giving you a personalised deep dive into what’s really happening next. Or, come join my magical, mystical tarot club, free for a whole month when you sign up using this link. Aries March 21 to April 20 Harness that Virgo energy (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk) Tarot card for Aries for this week: The Hermit Meaning: The Hermit is Virgo’s card which makes me think you’ve been hankering for the more orderly, routine and structured nature of this season for some time. Partying and play are all very well for a while, but you yearn for your usual habits and objectives. You have new ideas and a fresh burst of energy to put them in motion. Get to it then. The insights you’ve had this summer are going to make for a fruitful autumn, and there’s still more self awareness and learning to come, you’re on a roll of having epiphanies and knowing just what to do with them. Life feels in flow. Head here for everything you need to know about being an Aries Taurus April 21 to May 21 A great week to get your head down (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk) Tarot card for Taurus for this week: Knight of Coins Meaning: Thank goodness for the incoming energy of Virgo and autumn, that’s what you think! The Knight of Coins has you already getting back down to business, streamlining and organising your time and space, and working hard on the goals and ambitions you want to bring home before year end. You have big ideas, and lots of motivation, and now is a great time to work hard on bringing them to fruition. Every ounce of effort you put into your home, work, wealth and wellbeing this week will be rewarded and will pay back in positive ways. Invest in yourself. Head here for everything you need to know about being a Taurus Gemini May 22 to June 21 Take this chance (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk) Tarot card for Gemini for this week: The Devil Meaning: A change of star sign season gives you the chance to reboot, recalibrate, start afresh. You have racked up some unwelcome habits or self-limiting quirks this summer — fun at the time, but you don’t want to carry them forward to a new season or year. So, clear the slate this week. Start again. New game. All is possible. The bonds that keep you tethered to people, places, roles or habits you no longer want are loose this week, The Devil comes to invite you to look in the mirror, see what changes you want, and make them a reality. This is a window to recalibrate. Use it! Head here for everything you need to know about being a Gemini Cancer June 22 to July 23 Is this a game you’re willing to play? (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk) Tarot card for Cancer for this week: The Lovers Meaning: Potent sexual chemistry around you this week, Cancer (as ever). Look out for Geminis, especially, or folk who have multiple personalities and keep you guessing. Perhaps this is a long-running flirtation that has arisen again, though it never seems to get traction. Perhaps a hot/cold friendship. Perhaps an ex who always pops up when you least expect it. Decide how you feel about this before you do anything. Don’t respond until you have a game plan that works to deliver your end objective. Be strategic, otherwise you will be swept back into the ‘game’, and it’s one you’ve already played. What do you want to happen? Head here for everything you need to know about being a Cancer Leo July 24 to August 23 Love, and be loved, like only a Leo can (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk) Tarot card for Leo for this week: Two of Cups Meaning: The final week of your star sign’s season brings absolute confirmation and reassurance of how loved, admired and appreciated you are by your inner circle, and beyond. Bliss! Revel and bask in the attention and glow. And make sure you reciprocate, it’s not a one-way street (unless it’s a road closure). Tell folk how you feel about them, make lovely plans for the incoming Autumn, share gifts and treats, call up old pals, pay compliments, be a light and kind presence for folk. You are a highlight for most people, you bring the warmth and fun and love. Remember that, Leo, because we need you on good form. Head here for everything you need to know about being a Leo Virgo August 24 to September 23 This too shall pass (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk) Tarot card for Virgo for this week: Five of Cups Meaning: You are ruled by Mercury and this makes you a Mercurial person, in that you can be contrary and unpredictable. As your star sign season begins, you’d expect to be in a good mood, but the week carries a tinge of somberness or even grief. What are you fretting over? Something from the past has echoed and triggered a sorrow that you thought you’d left behind. Well, it’s a sign that the healing is still ongoing but that now is a window of opportunity to make more progress. How? Simply let the emotion emerge, name it, look at it, figure out why it’s surging, and then sit a while and reflect on the old wound. Come at it from a new angle. Then, carry on with your wonderful life. This is just a moment. Head here for everything you need to know about being a Virgo Libra September 24 to October 23 Doing good feels good (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk) Tarot card for Libra for this week: Six of Coins Meaning: So many nice surprises lie in store this week, Libra — lucky you! The Six of Coins reveals it’s down to all of the good karma you’ve put out into the Universe this year, and you’re being rewarded in a roundabout way for all of the help, generosity and support you have shown towards others. Put more credit in the bank by sharing your success and good fortune. Be good to others; it makes you feel great, and it builds up those good karma points for the future. Look to charity, community and good causes too, something there might catch your eye and be a lovely upcoming project for you. Head here for everything you need to know about being a Libra Scorpio October 24 to November 22 You’ll catch more flies with honey than vinegar (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk) Tarot card for Scorpio for this week: The Emperor Meaning: The frivolity of Leo season has worn a little thin for you, Scorpio, and you’re ready, oh so very ready, to get back down to business! The Emperor sees you hatching a cunning plan and being the early bird who got the worm, the early adopter who sets the trend, the hardest worker who gets the prize. You are unstoppable and forceful when you’re galvanised to action with a serious purpose, and this is the case this week. Don’t scare everyone, though, make allies vs enemies. Persuade vs push. When you have folk on side, you can go much further, much faster. Be bold and stride out, the world awaits your next move. Head here for everything you need to know about being a Scorpio Sagittarius November 23 to December 21 Time to recharge that social battery (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk) Tarot card for Sagittarius for this week: Strength Meaning: Leo season is always mega hectic for you as you share the lion’s lust for life and exuberance. It can get exhausting though and you’ve felt depleted as the summer has worn on. Strength visits you this week to remind you of your abundant nature and vitality, that you actually recharge and thrive on company and activity. Take a rest but don’t wallow in a pit because it’s not how you restore your spirits. Come to being around good people, doing things which promote your confidence, prove you can do something well, and help you feel fitter, stronger, faster, better. You are coming back to firing on all cylinders. Head here for everything you need to know about being a Sagittarius Capricorn December 22 to January 21 You love some good stationery (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk) Tarot card for Capricorn for this week: Queen of Swords Meaning: Virgo season is like a welcome ‘back to school’ vibe for you, and you’re ready to embark on a very important solo project. This is intellectually challenging and stimulating; potentially career-focused, but may be educational, creative, or just a topic or skill you really want to acquire knowledge of. Get to it. Create your ‘back to school’ schedule and programme of learning. Revel in new stationery and timetables. Buy books. Allocate time to this. What you learn and do here may well prove to be the making of your autumn and winter success. Head here for everything you need to know about being a Capricorn Aquarius January 22 to February 19 Death is the tarot’s transformation card (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk) Tarot card for Aquarius for this week: Death Meaning: The shift of the astrological seasons sparks something deep within you. This is the beginning of 2026’s biggest shift or transition for you personally, all starting within, a change of heart or outlook, swiftly followed by an ending you call time on. You are ready to let something go in order to pursue something new. You are pivoting. This process starts now and carries on through Scorpio season and the end of November, so it’s a forceful and swift process but with enough room to do something truly significant. An old version of you has run their course. Time to rise again. Head here for everything you need to know about being an Aquarius Pisces February 20 to March 20 All will be revealed (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk) Tarot card for Pisces for this week: Justice Meaning: You are so well liked and admired — maybe you don’t realise just how much, but I can vouch for it — and this week brings validation after an event or unfair episode in your life that really rocked you. It turns out you were in the right. It turns out that other folk got it wrong. The truth comes out and justifies your position and standing, and that feels great. That is the final gift of regal Leo to you, before practical Virgo kicks in. This recognition will lead to a change in some relationships, and in your self image. Let that unfold. Be patient, no rush. Take it all in. Head here for everything you need to know about being a Pisces Kerry King has been reading, teaching and creating tarot for 30 years. 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