Welcome to your October 2020 forecast!   Click on “read article” and scroll down til you find your sign of the zodiac….

LIBRA (SEPT 22-OCT21) You get a cranky start to the month, what with an Aries full moon on the 1^st and Mars retrograde making an exact angle to Saturn.  You’re feeling stuck and frustrated, with a ton of work to do but your best laid plans may not come to fruition. All you can do is sit in the stew right now for a few days, the stew of uncertainty and fear and WTF is happening to our world.  You will feel some inspiration on the 6th when Mercury in Scorpio lines up with Uranus for a few days of wild and crazy ideas.  Let ‘em rip.  Things get interesting for you the week of the 11^th – your Libra Sun gets a pretty angle from Jupiter, giving you a sense of completion and okay-ness with the world. Hold onto that feeling because Mars retro aspects Pluto and Mercury goes retrograde on the 13^th. Yup, hold onto that equanimity. Then by the 14^th Mars retrograde opposes the Libra Sun, a significant turning point in the Mars retrograde cycle. Whatever has been bubbling inside of you is likely to come out.  This opposition will allow you to externalize your desires and goals.  If there are any simmering tensions with anyone in your life, those tensions may erupt.  Jupiter is close enough to this lineup to make the externalization of your desires, goals, direction, anger, willfulness very big and expansive.  Uranus is also in the picture, so you – and everyone else—might be surprised by your actions.  The 16^th brings a Libra new moon which lines up with Saturn and Pluto.  You don’t need me to tell you that the world is grim and scary, and I would say some of the insanity comes to a head around the 14^th-16^th.  Stay strong.  The good news is a pretty Venus -Neptune opposition on the 11^th, allowing you to tune into vision a sense of collectivity and oneness. Let that ground you. The week of the 18^th the Mars retrograde Jupiter angle continues, bringing unexpected resistance to the crazy crap going on.  The Libra Sun squares Saturn, allowing you to feel serious, sober, realistic, committed. The Sun enters Scorpio on the 22^nd and that week is relatively calm. Mercury retrogrades into the tail end of Libra by the 27^th, squaring Saturn.  Back up your hard drive — for real. October ends with another full moon on the 31^st, this time making angles to Uranus. Expect the unexpected.

SCORPIO (OCT 22-NOV 21)  I did say last month that this fall would be intense and crazy, and here we are.  October delivers intense and crazy, that’s for sure.  The month begins with an Aries full moon on the 1^st, and Mars retrograde in Aries squaring Saturn.  You have no tolerance for selfishness.  It’s a good time to get some alone time and accomplish a hard piece of work—maybe not the project you thought you would do but something else that draws you. Remember—with Mars retrograde, go with where the energy is, not where it isn’t. You’ll be inspired around 6^th when Mercury in your own sign makes an angle to Uranus.  Pay attention to your crazy ideas. The 11th brings a powerhouse of a week, astrologically speaking. First, Mercury turns retrograde on the 13^th—in Scorpio, no less.  With Mars retrograde in Aries and Mercury retrograde in Scorpio, that is a lot of subtext and hidden desires spilling out into the light.  Get ready to have your intuition explode. That’s good—perhaps you can help the rest of us navigate all this uncertainty.  The 11^th brings the Libra Sun lining up with Jupiter – that’s good and fulfilling for a hot minute.  By the 14^th Mars retrograde lines up with the Sun, marking a key turning point in the Mars retro cycle.  People ain’t gonna take it anymore.  Whatever has been bubbling under the surface will come out.  If you are feeling a  certain way and have repressed any anger or wants or needs,  umm, get ready to express them. Then the Libra new moon falls on the 16^th—oy—with Saturn-Pluto effects.  So this entire week of the 11^th will bring high drama on the world stage and perhaps some personal power struggles as well.  You just have to really really really go with the flow and expect the unexpected, since Uranus is stirring stuff up too.  By the 18^th Mars retro and Jupiter show us a way forward, and the Libra Sun and Saturn combo is  grounding and allows for serious evaluation of the situation. The Sun enters your own sign on the 22^nd. Things are quite calm until yet another full moon this month, a full moon in Taurus on the 31^st with very strong Uranus influences, inspiring you to make radical changes. Did I say expect the unexpected? Saturn also aspects Mercury retrograde, so expect intense issues with communication and technology….  Deep breaths.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22- DEC 21)  October 1^st brings a full moon in Aries which puts a focus on Mars retrograde in Aries, and you are feeling intolerant of selfishness, even though as a Sag you can’t help but want what you want. This all makes for a cranky few days. Mars retrograde makes an angle to Saturn and you have a lot to do and can’t seem to do it.  You have to just roll with things – that is the primary message of October.  By the 6^th Mercury in Scorpio lines up with Uranus for a few days of inspired ideas and a fair amount of nervousness.  (Who wouldn’t be nervous right now?) Then things get very intense starting on the 11^th, when the Libra Sun lines up with Jupiter while Mars retrograde aspects Pluto.   The Jupiter part is good and fulfilling for a minute before it gets complicated. Power struggles abound.  First, Mercury in Scorpio turns retrograde on the 13^th, adding to the confusion. Then Mars retrograde lines up in opposition to the Libra Sun, marking a turning point in the Mars retro cycle. This is extra potent because Jupiter and Uranus are involved.   Whatever desires, impulses, struggles have been building in you since Mars turned around in September will come to the surface.  This is true personally and also for the world.  It is a week of, okay I’m done with this crap.  Watch it, observe it, know that change is coming with the help of Mars retrograde and Jupiter.  By the week of the 18^th you’re clear-eyed and know what you have to do, thanks to the Sun and Saturn.  The Sun enters Scorpio on the 22^nd, and that week is somewhat calm (it’s all relative!) until the very end of the month.  Happy Halloween – full moon in Taurus with strong Uranus effects.  Expect the unexpected. Mercury retrograde also aspects Saturn at the end of the month so expect the usual kind of Mercury retro aggravations in terms of technology and communication.

CAPRICORN (Dec 21-Jan19)   This is a big month for you, with so much planetary action in Capricorn, Aries, Libra. Get ready—you will need to be vigilant about self care because all these Cardinal signs trigger you like crazy. October kicks off with an Aries full moon on the 1^st, while Mars retrograde in Aries squares Saturn in Capricorn.  Your question is: why can’t I move forward?  Somehow you feel like your feet are stuck in concrete. Well, yes, they kinda are.  All you can do is stay still.  Nothing much happens til the 6^th when Mercury and Uranus make an angle that is inspiring you with wild ideas. Pay attention to them. Then things get very intense the week of the 11^th.  The Libra Sun squares Jupiter bringing you a dose of optimism and possibility, even though Mars retrograde crosses paths with Pluto, raising some fear and paranoia.  On the 13^th Mercury turns retrograde in Scorpio, surfacing what’s been under wraps.  Most importantly, Mars retrograde opposes the Libra Sun, marking a turning point in the Mars retro cycle.  Whatever desires, goals, impulses have been bubbling in your unconscious will need to come out.  If there is any situation about which you’ve been experiencing growing frustration, Mercury retrograde and Mars retrograde – with the help of Jupiter and Uranus—will bring it out, and bring it out dramatically.  This influence is also global so there will be a great deal of “I can’t take it anymore” going on. This is likely to be disruptive for you, personally and in other ways.  Like I said, attend to self care.  The Libra new moon falls on the 16^th in the midst of all this, and the new moon itself carries the Saturn Pluto energy of growth through crisis.  By the week of the 18^th, the Sun lines up with Saturn, and you know what you need to do.  Let Venus and Neptune inspire you to keep your humanitarian values front and center.   The Sun enters Scorpio on the 22^nd and that week is relatively calm, until the Taurus full moon on the 31^st.  Happy Halloween—and expect the unexpected, and allow yourself to imagine the new and different, thanks to Uranus.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20-FEB 19)  Sorry to say, it’s seat-belt time. October starts with a full moon in Aries on the 1^st, highlighting  Mars retrograde in Aries which happens to be in a tough angle to Saturn. Ugh.  There is a lot of crazy aggressive energy out there and you can’t stand it. Mars and Saturn make it easy to feel stuck and discouraged, as if things are at a standstill.  They are.  Be patient, because the big release comes soon.  By the 6^th Mercury in Scorpio makes an angle to Uranus and your brain is on fire with plans and ideas.  Have fun with that, because starting on the 11^th there are a couple of stressful weeks.  On the 11^th the Sun in Libra aspects Jupiter which is expansive and optimistic, but Mars retro squares Pluto at the same time so everyone is nerved out and paranoid – for pretty good reason, I might add.  Mercury turns retrograde on the 13^th, adding to the weirdness and slipperiness of the time. On the 14^th Mars retrograde opposes the Sun in Libra—this is a critical turning point in the Mars retrograde passage, when everything that has been bubbling under the surface comes out.  And this time, it’s going to come out with a bang due to Jupiter and Uranus.  Mercury retrograde will also be dredging up your unconscious, so do not be surprised if you feel a need to speak truth to power in a dramatic way.  There will be a lot of that going on! The Libra new moon falls on the 16^th, dragging Saturn and Pluto with it. Stay strong, and remember that change is messy. By the week of the 18^th you have a plan and purpose and feel more like yourself. Tune into humanitarian values and hope.   The Sun enters Scorpio on the 22^nd and that week is kinda calm, until the 31^st when we have the second full moon of the month on the 31^st, this one in Taurus.  Happy Halloween: This full moon makes big angles to your ruling planet Uranus—expect the unexpected!

PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 19)  What can I say?  This would be a really good time to have a mindfulness practice.  October is a deeply difficult month. It begins with a full moon in Aries, which, on top of Mars retrograde being in Aries, is way too much Aries energy for you. You say, down with the patriarchy.  You’ve about had it with narcissistic bad boy behavior, even if you are a male-identified person.  Mars retrograde squares Saturn for the first few days of the month, a rather restrictive energy that makes you tired and cranky and not knowing what to do with yourself.   You’ll get some relief on the 6^th when Mercury and Uranus spark some new ideas and inspiration.  Things get intense the week of the 11^th, when we have a solid week of planetary shenanigans.  The Libra Sun makes an angle to Jupiter, exaggerating the angst of the Mars retro-Pluto angle that has many of us worried about encroaching fascism.  Mercury turns retrograde on the 13^th, adding to the uncertainty and weirdness, but surfacing a lot of interesting information…. By the 14^th the Sun lines up with Mars retrograde for the turning point in the Mars retrograde transit.  Everything that has been swirling around, barely under the surface comes out, and it will come out dramatically because of Jupiter and Uranus.  For you personally, if there is a situation you’re in that you are frustrated with, your frustration is likely to erupt.  There is something you just can’t put up with anymore. A lot of energy will be released the week of the 11^th, globally as well as personally. The Libra new moon falls on the 16^th, harnessing Saturn and Pluto.  Stay strong!  By the week of the 18^th, the Sun lines with Saturn and you can see a way forward—it’s a serious situation but possible.  The Sun enters Scorpio on the 22^nd, and that week is fairly calm until the Taurus full moon on the 31^st.  Expect the unexpected. Also expect some Mercury retrograde challenges, so back up your hard drive.

ARIES (MAR 20-APRIL19)  Well, this month requires a great deal of discipline and sensitivity from you.  It begins with an Aries full moon on the 1^st.  This full moon falls right on top of Chiron, one of those asteroids we astrologers consider to be as important as a planet.  Chiron is the wounded healer.  The unconscious undifferentiated masculine, egotism, and individualism are out of control right now, and you have a delicious opportunity to heal these things in yourself and in others, especially with Mars retrograding in Aries.  Meanwhile Saturn squares Mars retrograde for the first few days of October, so you are also feeling powerless and stymied.  It’s a good time for self-reflection, not so much for action.  By the 6^th, things lighten up for a minute when Mercury makes an angle to Uranus and you are awash in inspired and wild ideas.  Then put on your seatbelt. By the 11^th the Libra Sun aspects Jupiter, exaggerating the Mars-Pluto effect which has you scared and paranoid.  Mercury in Scorpio turns retrograde on the 13^th, adding to the strangeness but great for intuition and for surfacing what needs to be surfaced.  Then by the 14^th the Sun opposes mars retrograde in the turning point of the retrograde cycle. This is a critical few days which brings a release of pent up frustrations, desires, goals, impulses.  It will be amplified by Jupiter and Uranus.  So if there is a situation in your life that has frustrated you, Mars retrograde and Mercury retrograde will bring your frustration barreling out of your unconscious. Watch out!  As I said earlier—discipline and sensitivity are needed.  Of course, this energy is happening on the world stage as well, so expect drama.  The Libra new moon falls on the 16^th and bring Saturn and Pluto along for the ride, increasing the apocalyptic feel.  Remember that change is messy, but necessary.  By the 18^th the Sun lines up with Saturn and you feel a sober clarity about what to do.  Hard work lays ahead.  The Sun enters Scorpio on the 22^nd, and that week is pretty calm until the Taurus full moon on the 31^st, which comes with big Uranus influence.  Expect the unexpected.  Saturn lines up with Mercury retrograde to bring some classic Mercury retrograde aggravations regarding plans and technology.

TAURUS (APR 20-MAY 20)  October starts with a full moon in Aries on the 1^st, highlighting the Mars retrograde in Aries energy that we are struggling with. Mars in Aries can be self-focused and forceful, and right now it squares Saturn. Where is all that force and self-direction going?  You’re feeling overwhelmed, pushed  around by outside forces, and yet also a bit stuck.  Sit with the standstill; soon it will give way to release.  By the 6^th Mercury in Scorpio opposed Uranus in Taurus, inspiring a lot of creative ideas and inspiration.  Work with it—no idea is too crazy.   Then life gets very intense for you and the whole planet during the week of the 11^th.  The Sun makes an angle to Jupiter while Mars retro squares Pluto, so the angsty feeling that you’re living in an Octavia Butler or Doris Lessing novel gets exaggerated.  Mercury in your opposite sign of Scorpio goes retrograde on the 13^th.  Oy, you hate that, although a Scorpio Mercury retrograde is fruitful and long on intuition. By the 14^th the Sun opposes Mars retrograde, signifying a very critical moment in the Mars retrograde cycle. This is when whatever tensions, struggles, urges, frustrations have been bubbling under the surface all come out.  They will come out with a bang, because of the added influences of Jupiter and Uranus.   If you have been sitting on frustrations in your own life, they will come out.  The second half of the Mars cycle is one of “I can’t take this anymore,” so get ready to speak truth to power.  The Libra new moon falls on the 16^th, and drags Saturn and Pluto into the mix, as if we needed more crisis.  Stay calm and cultivate equanimity and a shitload of loving kindness.  By the 18^th Saturn and the Sun make it very clear what you have to do, so do it, and be nurtured by the sense of unity and collectivity sparked by the Venus-Neptune opposition.  The Sun enters Scorpio on the 22^nd,  and things are stable for a minute until the Taurus full moon on the 31^st which has a strong Uranus influences.  You will have to tamp down your nervous system!!!  Seriously—you’ll be very affected by this moon and the chaos it illuminates.  At the same time Saturn makes an angle to Mercury retrograde, so please don’t leave your phone on the subway….

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20)  The month begins with a full moon in Aries on the 1^st—oy veh. With Mars retrograde in Aries as well, you are agitated and frustrated, and thanks to Saturn, feeling overwhelmed and a bit stuck.  You just have to sit in it—there is not a lot you can do.  All the Aries energy makes you very sensitive to others’ egotism.  Things lighten up for a minute by the 6^th when Mercury makes an angle to Uranus—your brain will be firing on lots of cylinders so pay attention to your ideas. Then get ready for a very rough week starting on the 11^th. The Sun squares Jupiter — usually kinda  nice —  but this week it exaggerates the power struggles of Mars retrograde aspecting Pluto. On the 13^th Mercury turns retrograde in Scorpio, great for intuition but adding to the uncertainty. By the 14^th the Sun will be exactly opposite Mars retrograde, signaling a pivotal point in the Mars retrograde cycle.  This is when all the urges and frustrations that have been bubbling away during the first half of Mars retro come barreling out of the personal and collective unconscious.  This is true personally and globally, so clearly expect lots of global drama. For you personally, whatever you have been suppressing in the way of anger or desires or impulses, get ready.  These things are likely to be expressed with a great deal of force because Jupiter and Uranus will add to the punch.  The Libra new moon falls on the 16^th, bringing Saturn and Pluto along for the ride. Try to reign in your nerves and your fears about the future.  Use the Saturn-Sun aspect on the 18^th to make a plan and commit to it. Be inspired by the beautiful and uplifting Venus-Npetune opposition which puts you in touch with hope and connectedness.  The Sun enters Scorpio on the 22^nd, and things are somewhat calm until the full moon in Taurus on the 31^st which has strong Uranus aspects.  Expect the unexpected!  Mercury retrograde squares Saturn at the end of the month, so pay attention to your technology and to communication.

CANCER  (JUNE 21- JULY 21)  The month begins with an Aries full moon on the 1^st—all the Aries, Libra, Capricorn planetary energy is likely to trigger you this month, starting now.  Mars retrograde is also in Aries and squares Saturn, making you very aware of people’s egotism and aggression.  Shields up!   It is also a strange time of stuckness, where it feels like you’re in a river heading straight for a waterfall and there isn’t anything you can do. In a way that is true for everyone right now – the release comes in a matter of days. You get a respite around the 6^th when mercury makes an angle to Uranus and you are flooded with great ideas; pay attention to them no matter how crazy they seem.  Then put on your seatbelt.  By the 11^th the Sun aspects Jupiter – okay, usually positive and fulfilling—and yet this time they exaggerate the angst of the Mars Pluto aspect, so you’re feeling worried and anxious.  Deep breaths.  Mercury in watery Scorpio turns retrograde eon the 13^th, great for intuition and surfacing important insights and information. Then on the 14^th the Sun opposes Mars retrograde, marking a turning point in the Mars retrograde transit.  Things that have been bubbling up in your unconscious now come out as full fledged desires, urges, impulses.  Watch out, world!  If there is any situation or relationship that has frustrated you, you are likely to confront that. This is also a global influence so lots of drama will be played out in the world that week as well. There is a new moon in Libra on the 16^th with strong Saturn Pluto vibes, so you best lay low and stay away from the rabbit holes of conspiracy theories and from social media.   By the 18^th the Sun lines up with Saturn and you can focus and makes plans and commitments, inspired by the loving kindness of venus and Neptune.  The Sun enters Scorpio on the 22^nd, and smooth sailing until the Taurus full moon on the 31^st.  Lots of Uranus influence make that full moon very intense, filled with change and the unexpected.  Roll with it.

LEO (JUL 22-AUG 21)  This is quite the month! October begins with an Aries full moon on the 1^st. As if we didn’t have enough fiery Aries energy, Mars retrograde is in Aries and it squares Saturn.  Stop-start/stop-start. That’s what this feels like. Your foot is on the gas and the brake at the same time.  You try to get things done but forces seem to stop you— your newsfeed, for instance, and  being unable to take your eyes off the trainwreck which is Donald Trump.   So just sit down and enjoy the stuckness.  You get a break on the 6^th when Mercury makes an angle to Uranus, bringing brilliant ideas your way—make sure it just doesn’t turn into nervous jumpiness.  Then the world gets very intense the week of the 11^th and of course this affects you immensely.  On the 11^th the Sun makes an angle to Jupiter, usually a nice transit.  This time it serves to amplify the angsty Mars-Pluto square.  On the 13^th Mercury turns retrograde in Scorpio, good for intuition and for surfacing important information but adding to uncertainty.   By the 14^th Mars retrograde opposes the Sun, a turning point in its retrograde transit.  This important event releases the pent up energy of the past six weeks. Urges, frustrations, desires that have been bubbling can burst forth, and burst forth they will, thanks to the added energy of Jupiter and Uranus.  This will play out globally and personally.  If there is any situation or relationship in which you have felt stymied or thwarted, you will be likely to confront it.  Will it be messy? Yes. Will important change come about? Yes.  The Libra new moon falls on the 16^th, but carries heavy Saturn Pluto influences, adding to the global angst.  Stay calm, meditate.  By the 18^th Venus and Neptune inspire a sense of shared humanity, and the Sun and Saturn make the work ahead very clear.  Get to it.  The Sun enters Scorpio on the 22^nd, and things are somewhat calm til the Taurus full moon on the 31^st with strong Uranus influences.  Expect the unexpected!

VIRGO (AUG 22- SEPT 21)   Here is the deal—we are in a time of great stress and uncertainty, and you need all your skills and tools to get through October. The month begins with a full moon in Aries on the 1^st.  Aries is an energy that doesn’t go so well with Virgo, and you are upset by people’s egotism and self-aggrandizement. This is exaggerated by Mars retrograding in Aries, which this week squares Saturn.  You find yourself having to accommodate many others’ needs, which is something Virgo does graciously… but you’re getting annoyed. Just let these feelings be there—a change is a- coming!  By the 6^th Mercury lines up with Uranus for a quick couple of days of excited mental activity, creativity, great ideas. Enjoy.  Things start getting intense and challenging on the 11^th, when the Sun aspects Jupiter exaggerating the angst and paranoia of the  Mars Pluto power struggles. Mercury in Scorpio turns retrograde on the 13^th, watery and delicious but adding to the uncertainty.  By the 14^th the Sun opposes mars retrograde, marking a pivotal point in Mars’ cycle.  All the tensions and struggles and conflicts that have been bubbling barely beneath the surface can emerge, and emerge they will with the added effects of Jupiter and Uranus.  If there are relationships or situations in your life where you are frustrated and held back, it’s time to speak truth to power.  Globally and personally this will be an explosive week, a week of confrontation.  The Libra new moon falls on the 16^th, carrying a lot of angsty Saturn Pluto energy with it. So it is a turning point in many different ways, and it is time to confront the shadow side in all of us.  By the 18^th Venus in Virgo makes a beautiful opposition to Neptune, raising values of interconnectedness and shared humanity, and the Sun and Saturn help you take responsible  and committed action.  The Sun enters Scorpio on the 22^nd, followed by the Taurus full moon on the 31^st with a strong  Uranus influence.  Expect the unexpected.  Expect Saturn and Mercury retrograde to bring you some Mercury retrograde headaches in terms of communication and technology breakdowns….