A typical horoscope lays out what you can expect for yourself in the next week or month based on your Sun Sign. That sort of thing is great, sure… especially if you happen to be the only person on your planet. Astrology, like life in general, is a lot more complicated than “there are twelve types of people, and here’s what’s going to happen to them today.”
This “horoscope” is a listing of the major planetary aspects, ingresses, and events for October 2018. Each aspect is described below, with the date the aspect is exact and a “+/-” which indicates the number of days that aspect will be most in effect. Generally, the closer to the exact date, the more pronounced the effect of the transit. And of course, as with everything else in life: your mileage may vary.
But first, a word about aspects in general. Conjunctions, squares and oppositions can all be difficult. They generate the sort of energy that can get all up in your face and is hard to ignore, but it’s hard to get much done in life without the raw energy they supply. Trines and sextiles are helpful and constructive, but it’s easy to miss out on the opportunities they provide unless you make an effort.
Oct 3 Mercury square Pluto
(+/- 3 days) Try to maintain control of harsh words and disruptive thoughts.
Oct 5 Venus retrograde
Oct 8 New Moon in Libra
Oct 9 Mercury enters Scorpio
Oct 10 Mercury opposite Uranus
(+/- 3 days) Find new and unusual ways to express yourself.
Oct 11 Venus square Mars
(+/- 4 days) Sex drives and the urge to socialize are both amplified, but not necessarily in a comfortable or practical manner.
Oct 12 Sun square Pluto
(+/- 3 days) People’s egos maybe a little wounded, and they might cross some lines shoring up their personal defenses.
Oct 12 Mercury sextile Saturn
(+/- 3 days) Now is a good time to structure your thoughts and communications and get your act together with your work routine.
Oct 15 Mercury conjunct Venus
(+/- 3 days) Creative thoughts and ideas flow more easily now.
Oct 19 Mercury trine Neptune
(+/- 3 days) A good time for creativity and meditation.
Oct 19 Mercury square Mars
(+/- 3 days) Do you really have brilliant insights to share with the world, or are you just ion a mood to shout at someone? Try to know the difference…
Oct 22 Mercury sextile Pluto
(+/- 3 days) …because those thoughts and words of yours are particularly powerful, and used properly they could be brilliant. Misused? You’re just handing out a tongue-lashing.
Oct 23 Sun enters Scorpio
Oct 24 Full Moon in Taurus
Oct 24 Sun opposite Uranus
(+/- 3 days) Energy comes and goes in unexpected surges.
Oct 24 Venus sextile Saturn
(+/- 4 days) Sweetness and light are great, but they never seem to last long enough, do they? This time, maybe you can make something more solid come of it.
Oct 26 Sun conjunct Venus
(+/- 4 days) A good time to feel good about yourself and others.
Oct 28 Sun sextile Saturn
(+/- 3 days) Set aside some time to treat yourself with kindness, in a more structured and constructive manner than usual.
Oct 29 Mercury conjunct Jupiter
(+/- 3 days) Big plans, big ideas, and a sense of order to your Universe can all happen now.
Oct 31 Venus opposite Uranus
(+/- 4 days) Strange new affections develop. “To each his own, the woman, said, as she kissed her cow…”
Oct 31 Venus (retrograde) enters Libra
Oct 31 Mercury enters Sagittarius
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