Man, this is a deep dive. If you asked me five years ago about my career, I had zero clue. Zero. The only reason I even bothered to look up my Pisces career horoscope for August 2017 was because I just sold my old beater of a car, and while clearing out the glove box, I found an old sticky note. It just said: “Aug 2017 – Fork in Road? Check Stars, Dumbo.”
I laughed, but then I started wondering. August 2017 was when my life actually went sideways—the good kind of sideways, but at the time it felt like a dumpster fire. I needed to know if some random intern writing for a star-gazing site actually nailed my big life change.
The Hunt: Tracking Down the Ghost of August 2017
I decided right then to track down this old reading. It wasn’t easy. That specific site I used to check for my Pisces readings? Kicked the bucket ages ago. So, the first thing I did was hit the Wayback Machine. Took me maybe an hour just to remember the site’s name. It was some weird, super-spiritual one my sister told me about. I typed in the URL I thought it was. Nothing. Tried another one. Bingo.
I navigated the ancient, slow-loading pages. It felt like I was digging for pirate treasure. I kept clicking through broken links and bad formatting until I found the archive section. I drilled down into ‘Astrology -> Zodiac -> Pisces -> August 2017.’
This is what I found that old article saying about my career path:
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Energy Shift: “Pisces will feel a massive need for emotional authenticity in their workspace. Old projects or partnerships that no longer serve your highest good must be swiftly and dramatically cut. Embrace the void.”
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New Skills: “The Stars push you to abandon traditional structures. Learn something completely opposite to your current field. This seemingly random skillset will be your saving grace in the next six months.”
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Money Focus: “Be cautious of massive, sudden financial shifts. They might look like an opportunity, but they force you to rethink your stability. Rely on your networking skills, not your salary.”
The Reality Check: What I Actually Did (A Hot Mess)
I read that and just stared at the screen. Back in August 2017, I was working this soul-crushing gig as an entry-level analyst. It was fine, the pay was okay, but the boss was a complete jerk. A true, power-tripping menace. I was miserable, dude.
One Tuesday morning, he called me into his office over some dumb spreadsheet error. He yelled at me. I mean, actually yelled. Something just snapped. That ’emotional authenticity’ the horoscope mentioned? I leaned into it way too hard.
I stood up. I told him exactly what I thought of him and his whole management style. It was messy, it was unprofessional, and I walked out right there. I didn’t have another job lined up. I just called it quits. That was my “swift and dramatic cut” and my “embrace the void.”
For the next three months, I lived off my pathetic savings. I was supposed to be job hunting, but I was too burnt out. I started spending my time making stupid little graphics for a friend’s startup. Just messing around, really, using free online tools. I didn’t know how to code, I didn’t know design rules. I was just trying to help. That was my “learn something completely opposite.” I was an analyst, now I was pretending to be a designer.
That friend liked the stuff I made. He paid me. He told his other startup buddies. They called me. I started getting gigs. Tiny ones at first. But I used the little analytical part of my brain to manage projects, and the messy creative part to actually do the work. I registered as a sole proprietor out of pure necessity. I created this whole freelance life by accident.
The Realization: Following the Stars, or Just Following My Gut?
The horoscope said I needed to “rethink my stability” and “rely on networking skills, not my salary.” That is exactly what happened. My sudden financial shift was going from a steady paycheck to zero, forcing me to rely on the friends I made in the business community to toss me work. I built my entire current independent consultancy from that moment of panic in August 2017.
Did the stars predict my path? Maybe. But here’s the real takeaway: I lived the prediction because I acted on the feeling it described—the need for a dramatic cut. If I hadn’t been pushed to that breaking point, I would never have learned the new, opposite skill (design/creative work) that actually got me where I am today, running my own shop.
So, the guide is simple: Don’t just read the path; you have to be ready to walk out the door when the universe, or your jerk boss, gives you the kick you need.
