October Astrology Forecast
Welcome to the October Astrology Forecast!
This month sees all personal planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars) moving signs - the first time since July! Forward momentum continues, maybe even a little too rapidly for some. We enter eclipse season and simmer in the potential for powerful shifts. Mercury and the Sun cuddle up for a large portion of the month, making insights and profound messages available at every turn.
And towards the end of the month, Pluto comes a-knocking (or maybe knocking us off kilter?) right as we enter Scorpio season. Powerful energies are at play - and always there for us to use them rather than be used by them. Here are some of the most significant dates of the month, enjoy!
Monday Oct 2nd - Mercury in Virgo opposite Neptune in Pisces
Tongue-tied and 'wait.. what was I just talking about?' drift in today. Thoughts and conversations may take on whirlwind trajectories, fogginess mixed with dreaminess lead our minds into worlds of their own. It's a day ripe for miscommunications, the laughter that can accompany them, and a daydreaminess that may be the soothing balm you need.
Wednesday Oct 4th - Mercury enters Libra
After its retrograde, Mercury is back moving forward and gracefully lands in Libra to bring some sweetness to our words. Some grace to our conversations. Some beauty into our thoughts. Here Mercury wants us to nuzzle up to those we hold dear and have the gabfests that last until dawn. The convos where we finally solve all the world's problems, the flirtatious rebuttals that give you that sly smile. It's a time to use honey rather than vinegar to get your point across and remember how soothing the right words can be.
Sunday Oct 8th - Venus enters Virgo
After her long stint (and retrograde) through Leo, Venus emerges into Virgo and is ready to get us loving the practicalities of life. Puts oomph behind getting to work on all the creative juices that may have been flowing, puts into practice any learnings or lessons from our retrograde journey. Puts the spotlight on how important being present in our bodies is to our joy and pleasure. And - reminds us how painful it can be when that meticulous, critical eye is watching our every move.
Tuesday Oct 10th - Venus in Virgo opposite Saturn in Pisces
Today has the potential for our inner critic to be up close and personal. A little too personal perhaps. It's a day that has us on our toes, in our heads, and feeling a little... trapped? Somber? Constricted in our own doings? But also has the opportunity for us to dedicate ourselves to the hard work that needs to get done. The commitment it takes to see lasting changes, the potential to entirely rework our relationship to our health and wellbeing.
Thursday Oct 12th - Mars enters Scorpio
Today Mars returns to his home domain in Scorpio and we feel the power when our passions are directed towards what we desire - and we get our stingers out if anyone dares to threaten that. Here Mars takes action with purpose. With intensity. Isn't worried about playing nice when working towards what it is we truly desire. And reminds us of the wealth of power, desire, drive buried deep within us all. So take that chance, simmer yourself in your own potential, and remember that stingers do hurt, whether we are the ones receiving or giving that poke.
Saturday Oct 14th - Libra New Moon Eclipse - stay tuned for the moon musing!
Friday Oct 20th - Mercury and Sun conjunct in Libra (Superior Conjunction/Cazimi)
Today glistens with the potential for inspiring coversations, awe-inducing beauty and talking sixty billion miles a minute with anyone who will listen. Today shines a light on ourselves, what it is we truly value, what does (and equally important does not) bring joy and beauty into our lives. But with a tight square with Pluto, it may also bring us to the hard conversations, the words that pierce, the unexpected messages we weren’t quite ready for. So whether basking in beauty or submerged in fear, put pen to paper, call the friend to cry and pay attention to what is being said. There are secret messages awaiting you.
Saturday Oct 21st - Sun in LIbra square Pluto in Capricorn (Mercury square Pluto)
Time to meet your edges. The harder, less known parts of ourselves - and maybe others. It's a day that may leave us feeling powerless, wandering in our own underworlds. Where hard conversations and feelings of loneliness in our life journeys may dominant. Where everything just looks a bit more... grey. We may go dark today. We can feel as if we're being brought to our knees by having to face the harder parts of being human. Until we realize it's only by being brought to our knees that we can once again stand up in our truest, deepest power.
Sunday Oct 22nd - Mercury enters Scorpio
After a whiz through Libra, Mercury enters Scorpio and has our inner detective on high alert. We begin to listen to what's not being said, to feel into what the eyes cannot see. It's a time when ours, and others, tongues might get a little looser, a little more edgy. A little more… real. It’s a time for having the in-depth, maybe been avoiding but now finally ready to have, types of conversations. An opportunity to connect with others more intimately than ever before. A time to let others into the parts you may have always kept hidden.
Monday Oct 23rd - Sun enters Scorpio
The sun enters Scorpio and we leave the frivolous flirtations of Libra to enter the depths of Scorpio. Where we touch the hidden away secrets, thoughts, desires, even if for a moment. Where we face our own, and others, underworlds filled with intrigue, mystery and magic. Where the subtle energies that always surround us seem a little more heightened. A little more available. While in Scorpio we are reminded of the power of the dark, of the transformation that occurs there. Of the strength that is built there. Of the wealth that awaits you there.
Saturday Oct 28th - Taurus Full Moon (Eclipse) - stay tuned for the moon musing!
Have a great month!
Xx Faye