After a bit of a planetary reprieve last month, gear shifts
kick in right at the outset of October. I
hope you made the most of September’s cosmic lull by moving forward where you
needed to. September is rarely a quiet
month and the last few weeks lived up to its active status.
So rest for a bit on your accomplishments as October
promises to be very revealing. Literally
at the outset of the month, on Day 1, Pluto, planet of power and transformation
turns direct motion in earthy Capricorn.
As it digs up systems, traditions and customs that no longer work
individually or collectively, turning over pieces of our lives we’d rather not
see, planet Venus prepares to turn retrograde motion in Scorpio, ruled by
Pluto. Get ready for a full blown review
of relationships, money and values.
Pluto and Scorpio are detectives with x-ray vision. This is psychological energy determined to
get to the bottom of whatever doesn’t function anymore. Out
with it! Make way for the new, says
Pluto and Scorpio.
When an inner planet (Mercury, Venus or Mars) is retrograde
it is Big News as we feel the impact
much more intensely than the outer planets.
Why? They are closer to the
earth! On October 5th, Venus
turns retrograde motion for the next six weeks.
The period lasts 40 days so it is associated with Jesus’ Temptation in
the Desert. Since Venus rules vital sectors of our
lives: love, money, relationships and
beauty, it is helpful to understand some Dos and Don’ts from October 5th
to November 14th.
At a minimum, expect people from your past to re-emerge. Venus rules the money you earn. In the sign of Scorpio (joint finances, sex,
death, taxes, power and transformation), expect all manner of resources to
figure largely through mid-November.
Venus also rules art, beauty and design.
So watch your spending in these areas.
Below is a how you can best manage the next six weeks:
EXPECT:
- emotional needs to surface/being needy, you and/or others
- all kinds of temptation
- the urge to buy
large ticket items
- jealousy
- to be overly and overtly attached in relationships
- shyness in
expressing your emotional and relationship needs
- mourning and grief even if a loved one passed years ago
- past relationships to surface: friendship, business and romantic.
DO’s during Venus Retrograde:
- Express yourself, especially your emotional,
sexual and romantic urges/needs
- Pay off debt
- Review old business ideas you have and prepare
to re-launch after Venus goes direct
- Do research on any expensive purchase you plan
to make (art, appliances, car, home, jewelry)
- Research any investment you plan to make
- Revisit issues with current relationships to
work through them
- Reconnect to or rekindle old/prior relationships
- Review relationships including to
yourself/another/your spending habits.
Ask yourself before you buy/invest in something or someone: should you really do this? What will be the long-term consequences/implications
if you do buy a luxury item/have an affair?
How will others be affected by your action? Partners, children, relatives, co-workers,
etc?
- Wait until Venus Retrograde phase has passed
before initiating romance
DON’TS during Venus Retrograde:
- Buy luxury items
- Go on a first date, get engaged, get married
- Have an affair
- Cling too much/too hard to any relationship
- Return to anyone abusive (physical, mental,
emotional). There is a reason you left
them behind…
- Make expensive purchases (home, car, appliances,
luxury items)
- Make financial investments (including opening
new bank accounts)
- Launch a new business
Remember: any
retrograde period starts with an RE. So
apply any RE word to use this time effectively.
Take action with these words:
review, restore, renew, relax, revisit, etc.
Less than one week later, Messenger Mercury moves into
Scorpio joining Venus and Jupiter. Our
thoughts and words now are focused on money, sex, power and…healing; any regenerative process that transforms our
relationships, work, home life. The
caution with three planets in Scorpio is addiction and obsession. It is an excellent
time to get help, enter REhab for addictions. To conquer these is one of the most powerful
acts a human being can accomplish. To
master ourselves is the equivalent of putting our hands on the steering wheel
of our lives. Scorpio is power.
“Our deepest fear is
not that we are inadequate. Our deepest
fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” – Marianne Williamson
How you use your power is up to you. Entirely and unequivocally.
The Libra Sun says CHOOSE.
Decide. Do you want to be a slave
to obsessions (negative thoughts, drugs, sex, harmful relationships, etc) or do
you want to be the master and commander of your own life? To live free?
You do have free will. It is up
to you how to exercise it.
The New Moon on October 9th is a great time to
plant intentions to grow over the coming months. Yes, even through winter. Intentional seeds sown in autumn will blossom
next spring. Handwrite 3-5 goals or
wishes you want to accomplish; then cast in a moving body of water or plant in
the ground.
Meanwhile change agent Uranus continues challenging the
lunar nodes, our directional True North and point of release. Feel the ground shifting under your feet? Sometimes literally. Uranus is called the Great Awakener for good
reason. Often where we push too hard,
bury our head under a rock ignoring solutions for our growth and potential,
Uranus can bring on crises. Surprise,
shock, sudden events. These are the
hallmarks of Uranus. Circumstances,
situations, relationships professionally or personally may cave in now. Shaking us up, down and sideways. Jolting us like a bolt of lightning. Breaking us wide open. Are you awake now? Are you paying attention, Uranus asks. Good.
The effect of this very stubborn angle is to keep us on our
toes. To continually think creatively,
search for alternative solutions to resistant problems. To push us out of our comfort zones. Instead of bemoaning why me, poor me, direct your energy efficiently – how can I do x,
be y, or approach z, more effectively, differently. Very often the solutions we seek are simpler, rather than more
complicated. The definition of insanity
is to repeat a process with the same result.
Uranus will keep life uncertain and uneven until we try new methods and
lines of thinking.
Healer Chiron has now reversed back into Pisces for the next
five months. We are offered yet another
opportunity to heal pieces of ourselves, our spirit. Neptune is also in its own sign of
Pisces. Both represent the soul. Any trauma (psychological, physical,
spiritual, mental, sexual) we have endured in this lifetime may be healed if we
stop, rest and allow time to attend our wounds.
Pisces rules water and music. I
cannot emphasize the power of both.
Being on, in or near water, listening to music, dancing, chanting,
mantras, affirmations, rhythmic beats are sound therapy for the soul. Pure cleansing and healing. Take advantage.
Leading into the Full Moon on the 24th, the Sun
moves into Scorpio the day prior, October 23rd. It joins Venus, Mercury and Jupiter. That’s a whole lotta power! Our minds and words (Mercury),
love/money/relationships (Venus), our ability to understand (Jupiter) and our
identity and will (the Sun) are in full-on transformation mode.
What do you seek to change about your life?
Or perhaps, more to the point: what are you resisting (maybe refusing) to
change? Scorpio rules death and
regeneration. Re-birth is upon us. First, though, comes the crumbling down,
destruction to make way for the new.
Death of the Old Order is now. October 20th-26th
could very well be the tipping point.
Scorpio is X-Ray vision and the Full Moon spotlights ALL. What
has been hidden will be shown under its unflinching glare.
From utter chaos comes a New Order. The Full Moon of October 24th
makes sure of that by forming an incredibly stressful angle. The Taurus Full Moon conjoins Uranus,
challenging the lunar nodes and Venus-Sun in Scorpio. Sometimes, you must break down to break
through. It is breakthrough or bust time
for sure. And some of us very may well
bust. Uncomfortable? Uncertain?
Venus retrograde says it is time to re-evaluate. All the most important parts of our lives are
on the table now: love, money and
relationships. Nothing else really
matter does it?
What needs to be RE done, RE connected in your life? To be healthier physically, spiritually,
mentally? The cosmos provides us with
everything we need. Taskmaster Saturn
and Transformer Pluto in earthy Capricorn offer firm structure and practical
tools to build anew from the ground up.
So clear a path, gather your resources, use your infinite power. Create.