You are by nature a loner, so this month’s vibrations in the first half will suit you perfectly. There will be no need to attend to social obligations or to take time away from pressing projects if you don’t really feel in the mood to socialize. You can barricade yourself inside to your heart’s content, and if you focus on a project, you’ll be highly productive now. With four planets - including the Sun, new moon, Saturn, and Mercury - in your behind-the-scenes twelfth house, you will get pending projects done in record time.
Your intuition will be extremely sharp from October 7 to 22, and will give you shrewd insight into what you must do next. You are now preparing for your year ahead, and someone - possibly a sibling - seems to be trying to block some of your plans or give you advice you don’t initially like but will think about. In the end, you will proceed as you see fit, despite other’s protests, but it’s always wise to consider feedback, too.
At work, you’ll be happiest in a creative role. This month you’ll display extraordinary talents and with Uranus, planet of genius and playfulness, cozying up to expansive, good fortune Jupiter, the sky is the limit for what you are able to turn out. In fact, one idea could turn out to be quite a blockbuster.
Your office life will be very busy, and the full moon October 22, will bring a big project to a crescendo. It seems to have all the right elements to send you up the ladder of success. There’s a strong possibility you will earn a generous fee and garner all the prestige and applause you could ever want.
Pluto, your ruler, will be in lovely angle to that full moon of October 22, so if you need to conclude negotiations and reach accord with a client, it will be done with ease. More assignments with equally high status will come as a result of the work you do now at that full moon. Well done!
In love, it would be hard to go wrong this month, for you seem to have plucked the brightest, most beautiful stars in the sky and put them all in your pocket. You will be the clear favorite of the zodiac, showered with the kind of romantic magnetism that other signs can only dream about. With Venus and Mars making a rare Brad-and-Angelina appearance in Scorpio on October 3, you will have a hypnotic affect on any person you might decide to direct your gaze. If your birthday falls on or near November 5, you get a double heaping of luck!
Dating and attached? You will be lucky in love, too. You will have Mars, your second ruler, and planet of energy and action, in your sign - a rare visit, giving you a powerful charisma.
Mars is helping you start a new 2-year cycle so this is a highly potent phase for you. Your plans and actions will have extra depth and weight in ALL areas of your life, so choose your priorities carefully, as you appear to be on the cusp of something big.
Still, some Scorpios will rethink a current relationship, as Venus will be retrograde in Scorpio from October 8 to November 18. Venus rarely retrogrades, and to have this planet moving backward in your sign is significant. If you feel a need to slow down and decide how you feel about a certain relationship, do it now without hesitation. The universe is giving you the time to think. If you decide you need to break up, you can seek greener pastures.
Mars in Scorpio will help you stand out in a highly attractive way, and Jupiter in your house of true love, from now through January 22, will work to help you find the one for you. These are spectacular and very rare aspects that will not occur in synchronicity again for many years. Circulate!
Your focus does seem to be on improving your personal life, for that is where a lot of the action in your chart will be centered these days. Yet your career will be getting some nice energy too, so you can choose where you’d like to direct your awesome aspects. Just don’t spread yourself too thin and just as importantly, don’t wait too long. Act now to improve the part of your life that you want to see progress on first. Life can’t always be this sweet. While it is, use your advantage for all it’s worth.
A note to my readers who live in time zones that are based far (12 hours or more) from the US:
I had a young woman ask me on Facebook if the dates I write each month applied to her, as she lives in Australia. Yes, they do, but you should add one day to the date I give you. The reason is that the dates I give here are for the United States time zones. If you live 12 hours ahead of the USA, then you might need to add one more day to the dates I give you. If I say October 3 will be special, mark your calendar for October 4.
Having said this, you may feel the energy on the dates I mention here as well. All aspects are strongest as they are growing in strength. Once they reach a peak (on the day I give you) they begin to decline. So if you live in South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, or Japan, for example, you will see dates mentioned that are still on their way to peaking.
Generally you can add one day to the dates I list each month, but sometimes the dates I give you will be precise to the day. There are always mathematical tolerances, because astrologers use bell curves. Full moons, no matter where you are located, will have a plus or minus of four days on either side. It all sounds complicated, but it is actually not. You will enjoy your forecast, dear reader, as long as you realize all aspects have a bit of plus or minus associated with all of them, and that includes my readers in the US.
Dates to Note
At first, you will want to spend time in your own company early in October. You seem to have things to do and questions to sort out. Both will be best done on your own, without outside help.
Your intuition will be very sharp during October 7-22.
At the full moon, October 22, an important project will wrap up - you will have complete closure at this time. Events are sure to bring your recent work to light and will likely garner you applause and praise for work well done.
Someone very close to you - a sibling, cousin, or neighbor - may be in the hospital or other place of healing and confinement. This would happen some time in the first three weeks, but would be most likely October 7-20, due to the new moon and the placement of other planets.
It is alternatively possible you will seek medical or psychiatric help to feel better. If so, it’s a good time to do this. The twelfth house where so many planets will stack up in the first half of October rules the healing of your mind-body-spirit. With Venus turning backward, you will be reviewing an episode or earlier time to make sense of it.
Your creativity is reaching new heights - keep experimenting all month!
In love you have a spectacular weekend coming up, October 2-3, when Mars (male) and Venus (female) meet in conjunction in Scorpio - a very rare event. It’s a wow of a weekend!
Having Mars in Scorpio is a big advantage, and one you will have almost all month, October 1 to 27. This marks the start of a whole new active cycle, making it the perfect time to strike out in an important new direction. (Next month you will get additional help to “start the motor” at the new moon November 6.)
Venus will be retrograde from October 8 to November 18. This means Venus will be weak during this phase, making all parts of life that Venus governs - love, romance, profit, and efforts to improve one’s appearance - less robust. You may change your mind about a close romantic partner. (It is also possible you may have a change of heart about a business partner instead, as Venus also rules efforts to make a profit with another.)
If you need to meet a new romantic interest, you will be able to do that, as Mars in Scorpio, moving ahead at nice speed, will raise your profile and make others very aware of your charms. Having Mars in your sign (a once-in-two-year event) is considered a big plus in finding love!
Put a star on October 19, when the Sun and Neptune will be beautifully oriented, promoting both love and creativity.
Most romantic dates (keeping in mind that Venus will retrograde October 8 to November 18 and therefore be weak): October 3 (four stars), October 8, 9, 14, 15, 18, 19, 24, 26-27, and 31.