Your Cosmic Forecast for Oct 10 - 23
How’s this Mercury retrograde got you feeling?
It’s been a pretty emo Libra season so far, and this past week’s certainly been no exception.
With this new moon, we’ve been getting deep into the Mercury retrograde heading into download central with that Mercury-Sun cazimi (when Mercury and the Sun come together at the exact degree) and the Mars-Sun cazimi right before that which began a new synodic cycle—giving our sense of action and will a refreshing jolt.
We might be feeling raw and slightly disoriented. Thinking about the ways we impose our will on others or project our unconscious needs in frenzied states to assert control in our relationships.
We may also be getting a flash of insight into our Mercury retrograde processes. What’s at the root of our impulses to re-hash, reflect, and re-consider something right now? What is this teaching us about the ways we conduct our relationships?
We’re also now beginning to gain some forward momentum with Pluto just having stationed direct, and Saturn, Mercury, and Jupiter will follow suit over the next two weeks. All of this internal work we’ve been doing in recent months will now start to be reflected more externally.
I don’t know about you, but I’m here for it. Here’s the lowdown for the next two weeks:
Sunday, October 10th
Saturn stations direct in Aquarius. Our stalled projects and endeavors get a good forward push now if we’ve been putting in the work. You’ll begin to notice some resistance being stripped away to make room for more effortful progress. If you spent the last few months toying with possibilities unsure of which next steps to take, the road ahead might start looking clearer now.
Wednesday, October 13th
Venus in Sagittarius sextiles Saturn in Aquarius. A message of encouragement and a little assurance that we’re on the right track. There’s pleasure to be found in staying the course. Help from unexpected sources might show up just when you need it. Be on the lookout for that silver lining today.
Friday, October 15th
Sun in Libra trines retrograde Jupiter in Aquarius illuminating something about the ways we support each other. The ways we create new cultures of belonging by refusing to accept the conditioned standards that make us feel small and cast out. Reach out to all those you hold dear today, who remind you collaboration can be easeful when it’s around a shared purpose larger than each of us alone.
Saturday, October 16th
Venus in Sagittarius trines Chiron in Aries and sextiles retrograde Mercury in Libra. If we’ve been feeling heavy and down in our thinking, and in whatever realizations we’ve been having with this retrograde, Venus might bring a much-needed uplift today. Supporting us to find meaning in whatever was lost recently, or come to a disappointing end.
Sunday, October 17th
Sun in Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn. Once again we’re being prompted to see to that nagging issue that’s gripped us for the past few weeks. More information is now being revealed that can inform how to proceed with right action. Remember your integrity, even when it feels impossibly hard.
Monday, October 18th
Jupiter stations direct in Aquarius and Mercury stations direct in Libra. Later in the evening Mars in Libra trines Jupiter in Aquarius. The momentum really picks up now with Jupiter and Mercury joining the roster of planets stationing direct. Our expansion is now re-directed more externally, and we begin taking strides with whatever re-focused clarity we’ve generated with Mercury’s retrograde these past few weeks.
Wednesday, October 20th
Today’s full moon in Aries sextiles Jupiter, opposes Mars, and squares Pluto. It’s the desire to set aflame whatever conclusions we’ve drawn about prioritizing ourselves in relationship. Burning or leaving behind the ways we’ve abandoned ourselves for others’ approval. Everything you want is already inside of you. Allow yourself to be filled to the brim with the energy of your own wanting. This experience will satisfy you far more than any external object of desire can.
Friday, October 22nd
Mars in Libra squares Pluto in Capricorn. Tensions rise as Mars hits that same sore spot we’ve been nursing for most of this past month. Has there been a resolution? Mars can ignite the need for impulsive confrontation. What needs to be said and how can it be expressed as kindly and honestly as possible?
Saturday, October 23rd
The Sun enters Scorpio and Scorpio season begins! It’s now the time to prepare ourselves emotionally and energetically to descend the depths, first starting with our own psyches. May the descent into the dark be ever in your favor.
If this Mercury retrograde’s got you down in the dumps, or you’re in need of some affirmative guidance amidst whatever big bad transits are blowing through your life at the moment, I would be honored to hold counsel for you.
Let’s talk about the good, the bad, the ugly, and whatever feels most heavy at the moment. So much of my work is informed by the wisdom of Saturn, of reframing and rerouting disappointment, and embracing rejection as a portal to aligned redirection.
You can book a consult with me here.
Wishing you well and hoping you take good care of yourselves—remember to keep the wind in your sails for these next few weeks!
Ilana is a local to Charlottesville and studies and practices a blend of modern and traditional Western astrology. She sees astrology as a tool for self-knowledge, healing, and liberation. She offers one-on-one consultations to help you deepen your relationship with the cosmos and integrate your inner and outer worlds.
