October
theme 1: Sun-Venus conjunction in Libra 10/23
Big emphasis on harmonizing, relationships, give-and-take, beauty - this seems to be dealing with socializing because of all the air planets, but leading up to it, there’s also a dealing with obsession or power.
theme 2: Solar eclipse in Scorpio 10/25
Eclipses are moments of giant shifts, new gates opening, fate ushering in everything that got clogged up in the pipeline all at once. We meet people who change our lives at this time, even if they don’t stay that long. We have dreams that tell us the poems we must write. On the heels of theme 1, I can imagine whatever was emphasized earlier in the week about art, beauty, love, harmony, and fairness in relationship gets disemboweled and wrung out to dry. We had a feast and now we must digest the rocks and the grease.
theme 3: Jupiter re-enters Pisces 10/28
we circle back to the springlike waters of the early spring 2022, in march and april and early may. It’s time to revisit the gifts that were given during that time, and most importantly, experience and practice deeper faith.
theme 4: Mars retrograde 10/30, station square Neptune
Since late August, we’ve all been in a frenzied kind of state (some like this more than others). Characterized as very busy, active, overthinking, jumping around between disciplines, this energy goes on its own desert pilgrimage, starting at the end of the month. I would highly watch where you feel drawn to begin an argument or to cut someone off. Or perhaps in this time, you have to reflect on the swords you’ve already drawn and the blood that has already been spilt.
theme 5: aries full moon 10/10
This is not as dramatic in comparison to the eclipse, but there is a sense of completion and hitting your stride. There’s also other strands of “confusion of where the target is” and “promising a little too much.” I can see it as action needing to be taken, or a desire to do a lot at once, but there’s so much that is either deceptive or so unclear that the circumstances requires a sort of surrender.
horoscopes
Libra- Sun Venus conjunction in Libra 1st, solar eclipse in 2nd, full moon 7th
October is a month to observe the beauty that resides in every part of you. This beauty reflects and also refines the world around you. Relationships at this time may teach you more about pleasure, play, and creativity, but also reveal how much you want to escape the work that feels never-ending. After making it through this month, your homework will be to give yourself a spa day.
Scorpio- solar eclipse in 1st, Mars retrograde in 8th, full moon in 6th
You are reinventing yourself, not with a spark of lightning but in a deep rumbling in the mantle of the earth kind of way. You are the surgeon with the knife to the heart. In the heart are many strings, some that belong to you and some that belong to others. Everything gets scrambled, the lights go on and off. Can you pay attention to where the knife is pointed, how sharp it is, and when you must move fast and when you shouldn’t move at all, lest say anything?
Sagittarius- solar eclipse in 12th, Jupiter reenters Pisces in the 4th, mars retrograde in 7th
There is a thread weaved by hand. And with that careful loving attention, the connections between your home life and the shadow that you cannot see become illuminated. There is a lot to reshape, unravel, sweep up, rebind in the way you want to build your foundation, your home, and also the way you are being too lenient with self-sabotage and running away.
Capricorn- solar eclipse in 11th, sun-venus cazimi in 10th, aries full moon in 4th
In general, you experience an inflow of money and resources to you this month and any career moves get a flow of ease. Bear in mind these are things you’ve been working on for a while, not a jackpot. Or these are things that will be asking more work from you! While these tasks brew and you are focused on the material side of things, it may reveal a loneliness or solitary path you must go on. The friendships, communities, collectives you see yourself a part of continue to molt and reshape…
Aquarius- solar eclipse in 10th
This month brings a chance to experience authority. You will see how new moves you make reshape the world for you, but also how hierarchical thinking can unravel the most beautiful worlds you want to create.
Pisces- jupiter enters pisces 1st, mars retrograde in 4th, solar eclipse in 9th
The feeling of your abundance, ability to transform and to feel the possibilities of life beating through your heart, you get a chance to revisit this by the end of the month. There’s something else to heal in your heart, to reaffirm your faith, optimism, open-hearted way of approaching the world. You aren’t here to grow hard.
You have some big travels coming up. And home is also a big theme you are revisiting, remaking, whether it be place of residence or where you see yourself growing a garden.
Aries- mars retrograde in 3rd, solar eclipse in 8th, sun-venus cazimi in 7th, full moon in 1st
There are a lot of ways you must travel, move around, commute. Maybe you’re learning how to drive or operate a forklift. And maybe you’re writing for the newspaper, interviewing your peers. Either way, you’re circulating this month, but it’s neither straightforward nor clear. In part, the paths you must travel will always lead you back to see symbols of your secrets. These may be kind secrets, or the ones that threaten to swallow you whole. Either way, they are asking to have a relationship with you.
Taurus- sun venus cazimi in 6th, solar eclipse in 7th
It shouldn’t be a surprise that October largely revolves around work, health, or lifestyle. Some kind of grind that you’ve been involved in this fall. There will also be monumental shifts in your relationships, ones that ask you to chew on the difficult pieces of conflict and separation as well as the mutual hurt of broken intimacy.
Gemini- solar eclipse in 6th, jupiter in pisces in 10th, mars retrograde in 1st
You are buzzing around, but soon you’ll need to sit and take a breather. There’s no going on forever. This comes at the same time that you’ll be getting some spotlight and new opportunities, possibly revisiting past offers that now fully materialize. But remember, you aren’t here to work all the time, and there’s nothing you have to prove.
Cancer- solar eclipse in 5th, full moon in 10th, sun venus cazimi in 4th
In general, things at home click finally, at least in a way where the work ahead feels defined and doable. Work is also revealing its true face and potential to you. And most importantly, this month, you will be navigating the choppy waters of romance, creativity, and play for yourself. Where are you playing too much, too fast, and where are you not playing enough in your life?
Leo- solar eclipse in 4th, full moon in 9th
The idea of home is something that is not settled, and maybe for you, is something that may never be “settled”-settled. That’s not to mean that it’s something constantly unstable, but you know that change is a part of it, so you feel comfortable in diving from one pool into the next. This solar eclipse brings you to these waters, to remember your feelings, memories, and dreams of what home has been and can be.
Virgo- solar eclipse in 3rd, jupiter in pisces in 7th, mars retrograde in 10th
You’re returning to love, returning to surrender. I wonder what surrender has meant for you this year. Maybe at other points of the year, you had to deal with murky boundaries or self-deception. This time around, you also are balancing work opportunities and challenges. You will see what surrender means in terms of outside authority, inner authority, and the various expectations you have for yourself
To be transparent, things this fall have become very busy, and I’m afraid the quality of my writing has gone downhill as well. I have less time to reflect on metaphor, and it seems only time to do the work that is ahead of me. Writing horoscopes is hard, thankless work, in part because it is only relevant for a specific audience and for a specific time.
I want to keep writing as a way to show my devotion to time that passes, but it may show up in different forms based on what I can manage.
Thanks for reading for the last ten months.