OCTOBER 2018 GLOBAL ASTROLOGICAL OVERVIEW PLUS YOU SUN SIGN HOROSCOPE

 Interestingly this month, the full Moon on the 24th, always a potential for eruptions, is especially powerful, as it coincides with the Sun opposing Uranus on that date, hence the full Moon (i.e.when the Moon opposes the Sun) is therefore conjunct to Uranus simultaneously then. The Sun opposing Uranus alone (once a year) characteristically equates with the likes of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tidal waves; any event that shows us natures unpredictable potential on our planet. Also on a human behaviour level, this event can also bring shock, the unexpected, risk and danger geopolitically.

Hence , this ,combined with a full Moon, (high tide of the unconscious and eruptive events) does indicate therefore some ominous signs around the 24^th. 

 

Because the  Moon is equated with women's issues, there is also likely to be a strong sense of the power of women's rights needing to be fought for then. Uranus is very much equated with rebellion againt the status quo and stands up for freedom and human rights.

It seems fairly certain that Uranus (shock/change /instability) newly in Taurus (security issues) has created some anticipation of financial uncertainty and even talk of another crash … Unpredictability because of Brexit and Trumps trade wars aside, there is a growing feeling that personal debt has reached critical mass point, causing fear of crisis (inevitable anyway in the natural economic cycle).

Taurus is also very connected to land and natural infrastructure; and insecurities about environmental and agricultural sustainability, especially about soil quality, and the impact of climate change, is also getting flagged up increasingly.

The pace of extinction of natural wildlife in Britain alone has rocketed since the early 80’s and wild life commentator Chris Packham and the environmentalist George Monbiot can fill you in fully about that. This will, over the next 7 years or so, increasingly be a truly alarming issue that will need serious attention, just as the whole economic system will face existential challenges… The whole concept of the wholly grail of eternal growth will have to be reconsidered.

The period around the 10 and 11^th also sees Mercury opposing Uranus a time of communications and news that are indeed unpredictable and somewhat surprising.

Mars in Aquarius now is pretty stubborn and ideologically unflinching globally, so the building tensions between populism and the rest is accentuated and uncompromising. Binary positions are stubbornly adhered to.

Venus moves retrograde on the 5^th for 6 weeks. This event correlates with a need to use the principle of Venus (love/harmony, money and touching on the arts) in a more sensitive less materialistic way. Subtlety, sensitivity reflection, empathy and the need to let a more spiritual harmony and fairness prevail is something that will be absolutely essential for any progress with others and on the planet. This especially true next month when Venus will be in its own home sign of Libra, and that need for harmony, fairness and balance, will then scream out loud.

The tenability of the positions of Teresa May and Donald Trump is increasingly being speculated on. Astrologically, It is not until late November and first half of December that both their charts are stressed to the point of potential fracture.  Saturn just happens to challenge them both significantly then.

The England chart, if one uses the 25^th Dec 1066 at midday as the historical constitutional template, which in my opinion seems very likely, indicates a very rocky road in December and for some months thereafter, with the outer planets Pluto, Neptune, Uranus and also Saturn, are all bringing significant challenge to the country.

     

ARIES

Relationships figure strongly for many of you and indeed before the 10^th, if born after April, communications with others are vital, important and potentially very successful and you will learn something important things from others.

After the 5^th, Venus moves retrograde and since this in currently in your Solar 8^th House it may be important to be cautious and meticulous when it comes to complex joint financial issues and intimacy may be needed on a soulful level.

For all born March 25^th to April 11^th, Mars will be enabling your energy to be directed constructively and intelligently, particularly towards your personal goals, and more importantly in-group endeavours, preferably for the greater good. 

However, Saturn, now in square to your sign, is currently directly challenging the energies of those born March 23^rd to 26^th, as he did in January and early February.  Yet again, you are feeling restricted and limited, blocked and frustrated, tired and you need rest.  Work and reputation can be particularly challenging.  Do what you have to do.  Face facts, step up to the plate, be patient.  You are learning something important. 

Pluto is still in his long march, since February 2017, but finally coming to an end of the journey of challenge for all born April 7^th to 9^th.  You have been used to a inner power struggle about power itself, and endings of chapters have been in the air.  This has been a very important learning curve about you, your destiny and your boundaries with others.  After this rather challenging period, you will feel stronger and know who you are and with a greater sense of your purpose in life. 

TAURUS

Work and health may be a focus in a positive way and after the 10^th, all of you will find a great deal of progress made in your ability to communicate well with others and to give and receive wisdom.

For all born up to May 2^nd, there may this month, particularly the 5^th, be a period of time when one has to give love in an indirect, compassionate and more spiritual way and other people will be very much there for you in the same context.  Significant relationships need meticulous care.  Great self-awareness and spiritual development can come through significant others and also you will be greatly sensitised to the aesthetics of life, although there may be some reserve , shyness or inhibition in one’s display of affection.  It is important to value one’s self and know that one does deserve love.

Mars, however, is for those born April 25^th to May 12^th, bringing an element of impatience and irritability with others or from others, possibly in the work place.  Stop and think before acting or speaking and rigidity and stubbornness is not your friend.

Jupiter is now very much enhancing the lives of those born May 12^th to 21^st.  Enjoyment is abounding, but over-extension, over-expansion and over-extravagance is possible in life in general, not least in relationships.  Don’t jump in too quickly.

Saturn is bringing a note of very positive discipline and caution, which is valuable, to those born April 23^rd to 26^th.  Hard work is yours and successful you will be.

Uranus meanwhile is creating some chaos for very early Taureans born around April 21^st.  This energy will be with you until December of this year.  Just look before you leap, but a desire for uniqueness and more liberty is valid. The unusually powerful full Moon on the 24^th will also directly impact this same group. This could be quite a day of the unexpected and some eruptions in your life.

Neptune is wonderfully enhancing of the spiritual and the emotional and the artistic if born May 3^rd to 6^th. 

Pluto continues to really empower and give a sense of destiny to learning, higher education or internationalism if born May 8^th to 10^th. 

GEMINI

Much emphasis on your Solar 5^th house brings a desire for enjoyment, party time and love life and can flag up issues with offspring as well.

If born after June 5^th, communications with offspring and lovers are very much enhanced and valuable. 

After the 5^th, within your workplace, you understand everybody’s motive. 

There is a great sense of determination and courage for all born from May 26^th through until June 12^th.  Travel is very underlined and assertiveness in legal and intellectual issues is yours in a very constructive way and your intelligence is tweaked with also a big picture philosophical understanding adding to this expertise.

Neptune is a little tricky now if born June 3^rd to 6^th.  This will take you back to what you are experiencing in Spring and Summer of last year and once again the message is one needs to be very careful over the next three months about deceptive circumstances either through self-deception or from other people.  You are not as grounded as you could be and easily influenced over-idealistic, particularly around your work situation.  Check everything out.  Nothing is as it seems and don’t be taken advantage of, but you’re yearning to do what you want to do with your heart, rather than just with your intellect or your bank balance may well be strong and your emotionalism will be underlined, unusually strongly for a rational sign such as Gemini.  This can be disorientating.  Value this increased sensitivity because certainly other people will value it in you, but don’t assume you know exactly what’s going on at work and don’t trust implicitly everyone and everything.  There are smoke and mirrors in the air.

CANCER

Domestic issues call for attention and for those born after July 7^th, there is a need, before the 10^th to make sure that you understand absolutely all communications relative to the family and that they understand all yours as well but there is room for some mis-speaking or confusion. 

After the 10^th, all of you will be able to really enjoy creative communication: writing, anything to do with the arts and also communications with those whom you love will be successful and creative. 

Venus, in your Solar 5^th House, will be interesting after the 5^th and will mean that all born up to July 3^rd may after that date feel that they need to be a little more sensitive than usual in order to deal with and cope with complexities in relationships and depth and sensitivities that may be called for more than usual and also this is true with offspring as well.  Empathy, sensitivity will be needed and all artists can thrive on this power of Venus retrograde.  He remains retrograde until the 16^th of next month.

Jupiter is a wonderful influence now if born July 14^th to 22^nd.  He is bringing fertility at all levels, creatively, in whatever context, confidence, growth, belief in oneself, success and travel and the area of love life and speculation can be particularly exciting and opportunistic.

Saturn, however is opposing again the Suns of those born June 24^th to 27^th, as he was last January and again in February.  Once again, you are having to learn some lessons about other people’s demands on you and obligations and duty and only you can decide if they’re valid, but blocks and restrictions from others and situations are in the air, but reality checks are there for you to work out. 

Uranus is great now if born around June 23^rd/24^th as he is giving you a real stimulus for change, for innovation, for the future and to express your unique self, particularly also your humanitarian side.

Neptune is very much still tweaking the desire for travels, for empathy, sensitivity, and compassion and to pursue the arts and a spiritual path if born July 5^th to 8^th.  This has been around for a year or so and now is clearly the time to complete satisfaction in that area. 

Finally, Pluto is also finalising his journey, opposing the Suns of those born July 10^th to 12^th, underway since February 2017, but now about to finish.  For this group, this has been a long, hard road where one has felt very much coerced or controlled by some people and where one has had to stand up and draw boundaries, find your true power and integrity and walk away from abusive situations or any misuse of power in self or from others.

LEO

Clarification of thinking should be relatively easier this month than usual,, particularly before the 10^th for those born after August 7^th, when communications can be valuable and progressive. 

For all born up to August 4^th, there will be, after the 5^th, and indeed until the 16^th November, a period of time where there may well be sacrifices needed in home and family relationships and your value system may have to be turned upside down so it’s not so much about you and appearances . Deeper issues need attention, as does sensitivity. 

All month, Mars in your opposite sign of Aquarius impacts those born July 28^th to August 14^th.  This will bring confrontations and challenges from others .  Handle these wisely, don’t fight fire with fire unless it is really justified, but don’t take people’s acquiescence for granted.

Jupiter is also quite challenging now to those born after August 14^th.  There is an element of arrogance and complacency and an assumption that you can do what you wish, or at least over confidence, which could get you into some hot water, through no fault of your own.  It can also indicate self-indulgence and over-spending on the domestic scene can be a risk.

Uranus is now an agitator for those born July 23^rd, 24^th.  He is making you restless, uncertain and other people are not helping.  Work issues and professional issues are feeling unpredictable.  Impulse is not a good idea in response, but change is in the air.  Be prepared.  This is with you on and off until April 2019.   Hold your nerve and don’t make moves that are irrevocable.

VIRGO

After the 10^th you will all find that your intellectual prowess is strong and your ability to give and receive positive information.  An enhanced communication progress is strong.

For all born up to September 4^th, Venus in your Solar 3^rd House is allowing you to combine your charms and your sensitivity with your intellect.

After the 5^th, until the 16^th November, this will be needed with communications and relationships being hypersensitive. 

Jupiter is also particularly enhancing of your wisdom if born after September 14^th.  A larger philosophical picture will be more easily accessed in your thinking.  Travel too can be very positive and generosity of thought and speech is yours, as is increased confidence and success. 

Even those born August 26th to 29^th, despite the constraints of Saturn currently, are finding that hard work is easy to address and acceptable as you know it will bring progress in the future and that includes in emotional terms as well as practical ones.  A grown up, serious approach to life is beneficial. 

Uranus is brilliant now for those born around August 24^th.  He is allowing you to look for more excitement, freedom and risk in life and travel can be a real opening door for you and restlessness needs to be acknowledged.  There is the confidence to be more uniquely true to self.  This will be with you until next spring, so enjoy. 

Neptune however, is a little tricky for those born September 5^th to 8^th and indeed like last January, there is a sense of some potential confusion or smoke and mirrors coming from others.  Relationships are not clear and others are not necessarily being straightforward and you may well be projecting on to them the image that you want to see.  Have a care that you are grounded and use your usual discrimination. 

However, if born September 10^th to 12^th, you are still and will be until the end of November, in fighting mode with a sense of determination, power, confidence, creatively and in love life.  Enjoy.  This is a destined period of success. 

LIBRA

This is your month and indeed it is an excellent one for confidence and increased abilities and communications.

Before the 10^th, for all born after October 8^th, there is a special underlining of your communication skills.

Have a care with money after the 5^th as Venus is retrograde in your Solar Second House and that is true until the 16^th of next month. 

Mars is empowering for all born September 29^th to October 15^th.  There is a feeling of real progress to do with love life and offspring and your determination, will and intelligent action allows you to continue speedily down the successful path. 

Saturn however, as last January, is a little troublesome possibly for those born September 26^th to 29^th.  There may well be some blocks or restrictions connected to domestic issues.  Lack of confidence and also a need to get rest is likely.  Some reality checks are there for a reason.  Remember Saturn is a benevolent despot.

Finally Pluto is, as he has been since early 2017, is continuing, but on the last lap, of his square to the Suns of those born October 11^th to 13^th. 

Endings of chapters have been in the air and you have felt very challenged internally as you have fought to pursue your true destiny.  This is now approaching a situation where you can look back and realise what you have achieved.  As long as there is no abuse of power and humility has been present, this can be, although difficult, a ultimately successful journey.

SCORPIO

October is a time for some privacy and true reflection on the past.

After the 10^th you will all find that your desire to communicate your thoughts and your feelings will be strong and your input in communications will be concise, forensic and constructive. 

Venus is in your sign now and, for all those born up to November 4^th, there is a need to recognise that after the 5^th and all the way though to the 16^th November, the retrograde motion of Venus will mean that there will be a lot of reconsideration and extra sensitivity needed.  Maybe you will feel less confidence when it comes to relationships, but other people will not be easy to handle unless you really stop and take very sensitive stock of the situation, but when you do show love it can be with an extra spiritual and indeed creative dimension.

Mars is not so friendly now to those born October 28^th to November 14^th.  There is a feeling of anger, irritation, impatience and a sort of ruthless, obsessive quality, particularly connected to home, domestic and real estate issues and others may be really standing up to you as well.  Fixity and rigidity is the name enemy here.  Let pride go if it’s not gong to really help.  Pushing too hard, too fast can be very counter-productive. 

However, Jupiter is wonderfully now sitting on the Suns in his once every twelve-year visitation of those born November 14^th to 22^nd.  This brings great confidence, growth, happiness, inner or outer, travel and good opportunities.  It can also bring over-expansion, over-confidence, but with care and modesty, this can be a wonderful period, not least financially.

Saturn is warning those born October 26^th to 29^th that hard work is in the ether, but it will serve you well and you will have the ability, focus and the patience to address it; and also serious thinking is necessary. 

Uranus, opposing the Suns now of those born around October 24^th/25^th is bringing the unexpected in relationships.  Others will be demanding more freedom and good relationships may go through a significant wobble.  Bad ones will just need an adjustment in order to manifest the individualities of the two of you.  The exceptionally strong full Moon this month on the 24^th will directly affect this group too. Expect the unexpected around then, especially from others.. Your birthday (solar return) period can be extra powerful in influence.

Neptune is creating wonderful inspiration, extra emotionalism and sensitivity if born November 5^th to 8^th.  This has been with you for some time, particularly when it comes to the arts.

Pluto your ruler is certainly empowering those born November 10^th to 12^th as he has been for a few years and now you’re recognising just what you are capable of in terms of your insights and power to influence others.  This is a wonderful gift.

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SAGITTARIUS

This, in theory, can be a very sociable month.

Before the 10^th, all born after December 7^th can find themselves having good leadership potential, particularly in terms of negotiating group projects and your views get listened to which respect.

Mars is also very constructive now for all born November 27^th to December 14^th.  He is bringing determination, strength, courage and wilfulness in a very constructive way in all that you think, do and communicate.  Intelligent action and thought is very much yours. 

Since around April 2017,   there is an energy that has been working on and off, and continues to do so until February of next year, for all born December 5^th to 8^th i.e.  Neptune Squaring their Suns.  This is brought uncertainty, a feeling of dissolving, a feeling of travelling without certainty of direction or goals in many ways.  Insecurity – literally, physically and psychologically has been part of this journey.  It’s rather a blind one.  This is nearly over and you will start to feel more secure, but what you’ve gone through, you will realise, has been an evolution of consciousness.  A time when you’ve had to let go and let god and trust the trade winds to get you to a more comfortable emotional, spiritual and possibly professional place.  Neptune has not a concern for the material but leads you to feel comfortably in tune with your soul and your spirit, even though that can feel very inconvenient in this day and age. 

CAPRICORN

Focus is very much on career and status and before the 10^th, all born after January 5^th will certainly have to do your fair share of communications and negotiating in your working life and you need to make sure that everything is clearly understood. 

After the 10^th, all of you will feel much more relaxed in terms of communications, particularly socially and in terms of your personal goals. 

Venus, in Scorpio, will be, for all those born up to January 1^st somewhat interesting.  You may find yourself having to be a lot more aware of the subtleties and sensitivities of other people, notably with friendships and in your goals.  Everything needs to be a bit more indirect, spiritually orientated and empathetic and less ego centred when dealing with others.  That will be true until the 16^th of next month. 

Jupiter is supportive, if born January 12^th to 20^th.  He will bring courage, determination, luck, and ease at work, possible travel, but also leadership skills as well.  He is a supportive and constructive energy. 

However, Saturn in your sign is, as he was last January, once again sitting exactly on the Suns of those born December 24^th to 27^th.  For this group, you may be revisiting what was happening at the beginning of the year.  Blocks, restrictions, tiredness, re-thinking, lack of confidence.  You also had this in July and August.  This is the final hit and you will work through something and you will look back and realise how much you have learnt.

Uranus is inspiring if born around December 22^nd/23^rd.  Creatively, romantically and connected to offspring there is a new sense of awakening, enlightening, opportunities to freely express yourself and your uniqueness. You’re being kick-started into a new awakened future. 

For those born January 3^rd  to 6^th  you are still hugely aware of hyper-sensitivity, greater sensitivity to the planet, to others and to self.  Your thinking is absolutely awash with emotions, but they are breeding an evolution within you.

Finally, Pluto is still strong for those born January 8^th to 10^th, but coming to the end of this long road.  Intense changes, endings, some power struggles, a feeling of having to handle power and intensity within yourself, courageously and with humility and having to come into contact with some of the harsher realities of life in your own situation and in the world around you.  This is a very profound one, and a once every 248-year journey which has been with you for a year or so, and which is now coming to an end, but it will have strengthened you and brought respect if handled wisely. 

AQUARIUS

It’s a great time for the arts, for creativity and for love life particularly before the 10^th if born after February 4^th.  Writers are particularly favoured.

For all born up to February 1^st, there is a need after the 5^th to be aware of hyper-sensitivity being necessary in dealing with colleagues and in your work context; and don’t expect too much of others; and that’s true until the 16^th of next month.

Mars is in your sign, is bringing extra power, verging possibly on over-assertion, even aggression, for those born January 25^th to February 11^th.  You are very driven, competitive, determined, ambitious, but make sure it doesn’t tip into destructive energy towards other people or even towards yourself.

Jupiter is suggesting that, for those born after February 11^th, there could be some over enthusiasm, over-reaching, and over-confidence, potentially on a professional level.  Don’t allow any arrogance to get the better of you. 

Uranus is now potentially disruptive for those born around January 21^st, 22^nd.  You will be feeling jumpy, impatient, and claustrophobic even and may be over-reactive.  Issues that you haven’t dealt with, which may have been repressed, are now volcanically erupting.  It is a time when you need to acknowledge frustrations and deal with them calmly, rather than unconsciously.  Change is needed, but don’t throw out the baby with the bath water. 

PISCES

Complex issues in relationships and in joint finances may need addressing this month.

After the 10^th, all of you will find great progress and growth through study, legal issues and particularly through travel.  Long distance communications will be constructive and positive and your mind is broadened.

All born up to March 2^nd will have Venus enhancing your energy.  It is a wonderful time for travel, for spiritual or creative reasons and particularly when it comes to enhancing romance, which can go very well in a long distance context. 

After the 5^th, be aware that hypersensitivity is needed and love and caring and the arts need a very profound input.

Jupiter is wonderful for all born after March 12^th.  This augurs particularly well for travel and internationalism of all sorts.  Confidence and success is underlined and academic and higher learning bounties are also very significant. 

Saturn is also constructive for those born February 21^st to 24^th.  He is giving leadership skills in terms of being disciplined, mature, practical and pragmatic and you do not take your eye off the ball. 

Uranus is also currently very liberating for very early Pisces, born around February 20^th/21^st.  He is opening your mind.  He is giving you skill and intuition combined with intellect and you will be confident enough to demonstrate your uniqueness and this will be with you until the end of the year. 

Neptune marching through your sign now is still very powerfully impacting the lives of those born March 3^rd to 6^th.  For this group, your Piscean qualities are just exploding both the positive. i.e. sensitivity, creativity, empathy, psychic powers, spirituality and redemptive qualities, but also the negative, which can be over-idealism, self-deception, escapism.  Keep grounded.  Keep real and use this energy for the greater good.  It can be magnificent.

Finally, Pluto is still empowering those born March 8^th to 10^th in a way that makes you feel absolutely the finger of destiny.  This transit is nearly coming to an end, after several years and it is going to force upon you a sense that you have made a leap into a new future which is absolutely unavoidable.  The only thing you needed was humility in order to use the power wisely.