Welcome to your October 2018 forecast!   Click on “read article” and scroll down til you find your sign of the zodiac….

 LIBRA (SEPT 22-OCT21) Well all right-y then! October is a fascinating month! For starters, your ruling planet Venus goes retrograde on the 5^th, and stays that way until mid –November. Don’t panic—on a personal level Venus retrograde is an interesting and revelatory time, and unlike Mercury and Mars retro, stuff shouldn’t break during this transit. Your Libran self will appreciate 6 weeks of reflection about what’s really important to you. That’s what Venus retrograde is all about personally – politically it is a bit more dramatic, but that’s another story. Of course this month, Venus retrograde will make the personal very political. The month does begin with a bit of fractiousness thanks to a Mars-Uranus-North Node powerhouse angle. Mars gets quickly out of the way and the North Node -Uranus business is in effect all month, bringing intensity and changes to relationships. October also brings a ton of Scorpio energy – Venus, Jupiter, Mercury by the 9^th, and of course the Sun on the 23^rd. This adds to the intensity of everything. The Sun in Libra will help give you some perspective. The delicious Libran new moon falls on the 8^th, ushering in several days of Venus retrograde in a potent angle to Mars. Against the backdrop of #MeToo and the Kavanaugh drama, Venus and Mars highlight the latest wave of tension around gender politics. You’ll be feeling it too. The public fireworks intensify by the 12^th, when Mercury squares Uranus and the Sun squares Pluto. You will have an intense need to speak truth to power, and by the 18^th, when Mars squares Mercury you will be exploding with ideas and feel called upon to express them. The Sun enters Scorpio on the 23^rd and opposes Uranus, just in time for the full moon in Taurus on the 24^th. Expect to feel wired and edgy about family and intimates. The month ends with Venus retro opposing Uranus while Mercury joins up with Jupiter. Your values are clashing with the status quo in a big way…. Use the Venus retrograde to reflect and develop awareness so that you can bring things into alignment when the time is right.

SCORPIO (OCT 22-NOV 21) Oh honey, October brings a pigpile of planets in Scorpio all month long, so you will be in your element, nose-deep in watery sensitivity and perceptiveness. And– Venus in Scorpio turns retrograde on October 5^th, and it stays in your sign all month long. Venus retrograde is interesting, because it brings a period of reflection about what is important to you, where your life is in sync with your values and where it isn’t. The only rather classic caution — from traditional astrology, that is– is to be wary of large outlays of money during Venus retro. The real value of whatever you want to invest in may not be completely evident yet, and this is true not only for purchases but also for anything you are putting your energy into. The focus of the month is relationships and intimacy, and a certain tension around power and the status quo. During this Venus retrograde, the political is very personal, so get ready! But I get ahead of myself! October begins with some explosive relationship angles, when Mars, Uranus and the Lunar Nodes line up. Keep your cool! The new moon in Libra on the 8^th has Venus retrograde squaring Mars, and you’re feeling sensitive about whether the agenda you’re expected to carry out is actually your agenda, and/or in line with your values….Mercury joins Venus and Jupiter in Scorpio, and your spider senses are going wild with input. By the 12^th Sun in Libra squares Pluto, again surfacing issues about power and authority. You’re full of ideas and energy from the 19^th to 22^nd The Sun enters your sign of Scorpio on the 23^rd, followed immediately by the full moon in Taurus on the 24^th with intense Uranus-Lunar Node aspects. Relationships will be strained. Then the end of the month brings Venus retro in an angle to Uranus while Mercury moves close to Jupiter.   You are aching to stir things up and challenge the status quo.

 SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22- DEC 21) Whoa! October is intense! It begins with a fractious Mars, Uranus, North Lunar Node line-up, the reverberations from the national tension erupting about the Kavanaugh nomination. Then on October 5^th Venus turns retrograde for six weeks. This delicious transit causes you to reflect on where your life is in sync with your values and where it isn’t. Keep in mind that Venus retrograde is also about marching to the beat of a different drummer, one of your favorite activities. The new moon in Libra on the 8^th ushers in a few days of Venus retro squaring Mars, highlighting your own desires to do things your own way, especially when you encounter authority and the status quo in the form of the Sun Pluto square on the 12^th and 13^th. By the 20^th Mercury in Scorpio squares Mars in Aquarius and your brain is firing on all cylinders. The Sun enters Scorpio on the 23^rd, just in time for the full moon in Taurus on the 24^th, which brings lots of Uranus action.  Ooh, there is a lot of tension and rambunctious self-expression going on, so use that Venus retro for reflection rather than argument. The month ends with Mercury lined up with Jupiter while Venus squares Uranus. These aspects are all about freedom and liberation and speaking truth to power.

 CAPRICORN (Dec 21-Jan19) The month begins with a bit of fractiousness thanks to a Mars-Uranus-North Node powerhouse angle. Mars gets quickly out of the way and the North Node -Uranus business is in effect all month, bringing intensity and changes to relationships. The big news of the month is that Venus in Scorpio turns retrograde on the 5^th for six weeks. Venus retrograde is interesting, because it brings a period of reflection about what is important to you, where your life is in sync with your values and where it isn’t. Make sure you use this time to evaluate where you’re putting your energy. October also brings a ton of Scorpio energy – Venus, Jupiter, Mercury by the 9^th, and of course the Sun on the 23^rd. This adds to the intensity of everything. Use the Sun in Libra to give you some perspective. The Libran new moon falls on the 8^th, ushering in several days of Venus retrograde in a potent angle to Mars. Against the backdrop of #MeToo and the Kavanaugh drama, Venus and Mars highlight the erupting tension around gender politics. You’ll be feeling it too. The public fireworks intensify by the 12^th, when Mercury squares Uranus and the Sun squares Pluto. You will have an intense need to speak truth to power, and by the 18^th, when Mars squares Mercury you will be exploding with ideas and feel called upon to express them. The Sun enters Scorpio on the 23^rd and opposes Uranus, just in time for the full moon in Taurus on the 24^th. Expect to feel wired and edgy about family and intimates. The month ends with Venus retro opposing Uranus while Mercury joins up with Jupiter. Your values are clashing with the status quo in a big way…. Use the Venus retrograde to reflect and develop awareness so that you can bring things into alignment when the time is right.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20-FEB 19) Venus in Scorpio turns retrograde on October 5^th, and it stays in Scorpio all month long. Venus retrograde is interesting, because it brings a period of reflection about what is important to you, where your life is in sync with your values and where it isn’t. The only rather classic caution — from traditional astrology, that is– is to be wary of large outlays of money during Venus retro. The real value of whatever you want to invest in may not be completely evident yet, and this is true not only for purchases but also for anything you are putting your energy into. The focus of the month is relationships and intimacy, and a certain tension around power and the status quo. During this Venus retrograde, the political is very personal, so get ready! October begins with some explosive relationship angles, when Mars, Uranus and the Lunar Nodes line up. Keep your cool! The new moon in Libra on the 8^th has Venus retrograde squaring Mars, and you’re feeling sensitive about whether the agenda you’re expected to carry out is actually your agenda, and/or in line with your values. By the 12^th Sun in Libra squares Pluto, again surfacing issues about power and authority. You’re full of ideas and energy from the 19^th to 22^nd . The Sun enters Scorpio on the 23^rd, followed immediately by the full moon in Taurus on the 24^th with intense Uranus-Lunar Node aspects. Relationships will be strained. Then the end of the month brings Venus retro in an angle to Uranus while Mercury moves close to Jupiter.   You are aching to stir things up and do that Venus retrograde thing of marching to a different drummer!

 PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 19) October is intense! It begins with a fractious Mars, Uranus, North Lunar Node line-up, the reverberations from the national tension erupting about the Kavanaugh nomination. Then on October 5^th Venus turns retrograde for six weeks. This delicious transit causes you to reflect on where your life is in sync with your values and where it isn’t. Keep in mind that Venus retrograde is also about marching to the beat of a different drummer, bucking the status quo especially in relationships. The new moon in Libra on the 8^th ushers in a few days of Venus retro squaring Mars, highlighting your own desires to do things your own way, especially when you encounter authority and the status quo in the form of the Sun Pluto square on the 12^th and 13^th. By the 20^th Mercury in Scorpio squares Mars in Aquarius and your brain is firing on all cylinders. The Sun enters Scorpio on the 23^rd, just in time for the full moon in Taurus on the 24^th, which brings lots of Uranus action.   Ooh, there is a lot of tension and rambunctious self-expression going on, so use that Venus retro for reflection rather than argument. The month ends with Mercury lined up with Jupiter while Venus squares Uranus. These aspects are all about freedom and liberation and speaking truth to power.

 ARIES (MAR 20-APRIL19) October is a very different month! For starters, Venus goes retrograde on the 5^th, and stays that way until mid –November. Don’t panic—on a personal level Venus retrograde is an interesting and revelatory time, and unlike Mercury and Mars retro, stuff shouldn’t break during this transit. It’s six weeks of reflection about what’s really important to you. That’s what Venus retrograde is all about personally – politically it is a bit more dramatic, but that’s another story. Of course this month, Venus retrograde will make the personal very political. The month does begin with a bit of fractiousness thanks to a Mars-Uranus-North Node powerhouse angle. Mars gets quickly out of the way and the North Node -Uranus business is in effect all month, bringing intensity and changes to relationships. October also brings a ton of Scorpio energy – Venus, Jupiter, Mercury by the 9^th, and of course the Sun on the 23^rd. This adds to the intensity of everything. The Sun in Libra will help give you some perspective. The delicious Libran new moon falls on the 8^th, ushering in several days of Venus retrograde in a potent angle to Mars. Against the backdrop of #MeToo and the Kavanaugh drama, Venus and Mars highlight the latest wave of tension around gender politics. You’ll be feeling it too. The public fireworks intensify by the 12^th, when Mercury squares Uranus and the Sun squares Pluto. You will have an intense need to speak truth to power, and by the 18^th, when Mars squares Mercury you will be exploding with ideas and feel called upon to express them. The Sun enters Scorpio on the 23^rd and opposes Uranus, just in time for the full moon in Taurus on the 24^th. Expect to feel wired and edgy about family and intimates. The month ends with Venus retro opposing Uranus while Mercury joins up with Jupiter. Your values are clashing with the status quo in a big way…. Use the Venus retrograde to reflect and develop awareness so that you can bring things into alignment when the time is right.

 TAURUS (APR 20-MAY 20) Oh honey, October brings a pigpile of planets in Scorpio all month long. This powerful water sign reflects your power back at you and forces you to to pay attention to the subtexts. You’ll be nose-deep in watery sensitivity and perceptiveness. And– Venus in Scorpio turns retrograde on October 5^th. Venus retrograde is interesting, because it brings a period of reflection about what is important to you, where your life is in sync with your values and where it isn’t. The only rather classic caution — from traditional astrology, that is– is to be wary of large outlays of money during Venus retro. The real value of whatever you want to invest in may not be completely evident yet, and this is true not only for purchases but also for anything you are putting your energy into. The focus of the month is relationships and intimacy, and a certain tension around power and the status quo. During this Venus retrograde, the political is very personal, so get ready!  October also begins with some explosive relationship angles, when Mars, Uranus and the Lunar Nodes line up. Keep your cool! The new moon in Libra on the 8^th has Venus retrograde squaring Mars, and you’re feeling sensitive about whether the agenda you’re expected to carry out is actually your agenda, and/or in line with your values….Mercury joins Venus and Jupiter in Scorpio, and your spider senses are going wild with input. By the 12^th Sun in Libra squares Pluto, again surfacing issues about power and authority. You’re full of ideas and energy from the 19^th to 22^nd The Sun enters Scorpio on the 23^rd, followed immediately by the full moon in your sign of Taurus on the 24^th with intense Uranus-Lunar Node aspects. Relationships may be strained, mostly because everyone is nuts. Then the end of the month brings Venus retro in an angle to Uranus while Mercury moves close to Jupiter.   You are aching to stir things up and challenge the status quo.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) October is intense! It begins with a fractious Mars, Uranus, North Lunar Node line-up, the reverberations from the national tension erupting about the Kavanaugh nomination. You need to chill out a bit! Then on October 5^th Venus turns retrograde for six weeks. This delicious transit causes you to reflect on where your life is in sync with your values and where it isn’t. Keep in mind that Venus retrograde is also about marching to the beat of a different drummer, one of your favorite activities. The new moon in Libra on the 8^th ushers in a few days of Venus retro squaring Mars, highlighting your own desires to do things your own way, especially when you encounter authority and the status quo in the form of the Sun Pluto square on the 12^th and 13^th. By the 20^th Mercury in Scorpio squares Mars in Aquarius and your brain is firing on all cylinders. The Sun enters Scorpio on the 23^rd, just in time for the full moon in Taurus on the 24^th, which brings lots of Uranus action.   Ooh, there is a lot of tension and rambunctious self-expression going on, so use that Venus retro for reflection rather than argument. The month ends with Mercury lined up with Jupiter while Venus squares Uranus. These aspects are all about freedom and liberation and speaking truth to power.

CANCER (JUNE 21- JULY 21) The month begins with a bit of fractiousness, thanks to a Mars-Uranus-North Node powerhouse angle. Mars gets quickly out of the way and the North Node -Uranus business is in effect all month, bringing intensity and changes to relationships. The big news of the month is that Venus in Scorpio turns retrograde on the 5^th for six weeks. Venus retrograde is interesting, because it brings a period of reflection about what is important to you, where your life is in sync with your values and where it isn’t. Make sure you use this time to evaluate where you’re putting your energy. October also brings a ton of Scorpio energy – Venus, Jupiter, Mercury by the 9^th, and of course the Sun on the 23^rd. This adds to the intensity of everything. Use the Sun in Libra to give you some perspective. The Libran new moon falls on the 8^th, ushering in several days of Venus retrograde in a potent angle to Mars. Against the backdrop of #MeToo and the Kavanaugh drama, Venus and Mars highlight the erupting tension around gender politics. You’ll be feeling it too. The public fireworks intensify by the 12^th, when Mercury squares Uranus and the Sun squares Pluto. You will have an intense need to speak truth to power, and by the 18^th, when Mars squares Mercury you will be exploding with ideas and feel called upon to express them. The Sun enters Scorpio on the 23^rd and opposes Uranus, just in time for the full moon in Taurus on the 24^th. Expect to feel wired and edgy about family and intimates. The month ends with Venus retro opposing Uranus while Mercury joins up with Jupiter. Your values are clashing with the status quo in a big way…. Use the Venus retrograde to reflect and develop awareness so that you can bring things into alignment when the time is right.

LEO (JUL 22-AUG 21) Venus in Scorpio turns retrograde on October 5^th, and it stays in Scorpio all month long. Venus retrograde is interesting, because it brings a period of reflection about what is important to you, where your life is in sync with your values and where it isn’t. The only rather classic caution — from traditional astrology, that is– is to be wary of large outlays of money during Venus retro. The real value of whatever you want to invest in may not be completely evident yet, and this is true not only for purchases but also for anything you are putting your energy into. The focus of the month is relationships and intimacy, and a certain tension around power and the status quo. During this Venus retrograde, the political is very personal, so get ready! October begins with some explosive relationship angles, when Mars, Uranus and the Lunar Nodes line up. Keep your cool! The new moon in Libra on the 8^th has Venus retrograde squaring Mars, and you’re feeling sensitive about whether the agenda you’re expected to carry out is actually your agenda, and/or in line with your values. By the 12^th Sun in Libra squares Pluto, again surfacing issues about power and authority. You’re full of ideas and energy from the 19^th to 22^nd . The Sun enters Scorpio on the 23^rd, followed immediately by the full moon in Taurus on the 24^th with intense Uranus-Lunar Node aspects. Relationships will be strained. Then the end of the month brings Venus retro in an angle to Uranus while Mercury moves close to Jupiter.  You are aching to stir things up and do that Venus retrograde thing of marching to a different drummer!

VIRGO (AUG 22- SEPT 21) October is intense! It begins with a fractious Mars, Uranus, North Lunar Node line-up, the reverberations from the national tension erupting about the Kavanaugh nomination. You need to chill out a bit! Then on October 5^th Venus turns retrograde for six weeks. This delicious transit causes you to reflect on where your life is in sync with your values and where it isn’t. Keep in mind that Venus retrograde is also about

marching to the beat of a different drummer, one of your favorite activities. The new moon in Libra on the 8^th ushers in a few days of Venus retro squaring Mars, highlighting your own desires to do things your own way, especially when you encounter authority and the status quo in the form of the Sun Pluto square on the 12^th and 13^th. By the 20^th Mercury in Scorpio squares Mars in Aquarius and your brain is firing on all cylinders. The Sun enters Scorpio on the 23^rd, just in time for the full moon in Taurus on the 24^th, which brings lots of Uranus action.   Ooh, there is a lot of tension and rambunctious self-expression going on, so use that Venus retro for reflection rather than argument. The month ends with Mercury lined up with Jupiter while Venus squares Uranus. These aspects are all about freedom and liberation and speaking truth to power.