October 2014 Astrological Forecasts

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CANCER

This is a time of building something from the ground up. October is a month to work on the very foundational areas of life. You’re building new structures – hopefully those that support you well into the future. You may need to take time out, or away from the usual concerns, to do this. An accent on security can mean that some immediate goals assume a secondary role.

In the material sense October supports a home focus. The creative concentration of the Sun and comfort factor of Venus move through your domestic sector. Time spent working on home improvement or creating more comfortable living conditions should pay dividends. To some it may involve essential maintenance work. Others may choose to make domestic changes or christen a new place of business.

Bountiful Jupiter’s supportive angles to technology wizard Uranus and pro-active Mars (your solar career ruler) are together putting a positive spin around work and money areas across the first week. This is the time to update software, or modernize your approach and equipment. The Lunar Eclipse period, around the 8th, can bring rapid changes to existing conditions.

Sorting through deeper issues with close ones is best accomplished over the first week as the emotional Moon meets decisive Pluto. Relationship opportunities expand, particularly for the June born Cancerians, from the Solar Eclipse of the 24th. That’s when the planet of attraction, Venus, joins the expressive Sun in a fellow water sign – the 28th reaffirms this. This latter period may bring extra luck in speculation and is also suited to pleasure trips and artistic endeavours.

You may read plenty about Mercury turning retrograde from the first week. It heads back into your home sector after the 11th. This may relate to ongoing business regarding the home, contracts, or unfinished family arrangements. Look to around the 17th and 26th for resolution on these matters.

The Water Moon best reflects your emotions from the evening of the 5th until the late evening of the 7th, from the mid morning of the 14th until the late evening of the 16th and from the morning of the 24th until the mid afternoon of the 26th.

AQUARIUS

An old man lives in the same house for 80 years. Finally, one day, he decides to move – next door. When they ask the old guy why, he replies, ‘I don’t really know, I guess it’s just the gypsy in me?’ He probably wasn’t an Aquarian. And he wasn’t doing what an Aquarian is being encouraged to do this October. Currently, the Sun and Venus together are moving through your house of long journeys and distant lands. A new adventure waits – and physically or mentally, it’s meant to take you to new places. It can lead to different responsibilities and for some, lay the groundwork for a new career.

If you’re not travelling, you may be dealing with overseas contacts, or learning though those of a different culture or background. October helps in broadening your scope and getting you to see things from a different angle. It’s like learning a new language. The planet most associated with cultural expansion, new belief systems, and future vision is Jupiter. This planet is now positively affecting your close relationships. It’s bringing you into contact with those who encourage your growth potential. Birthdays around February 3rd will feel this strongly.

Mercury’s retrograde motion between the 5th and 26h of October can play a positive role in career training and on the job education. It may be now that you decide what you really want to do with your life. Even if you’re quite happy in what you’re doing, you may discover ways to execute it more effectively. The Lunar Eclipse of the 8th occurs with groundbreaking Uranus and can help put you in touch with the right mentors, radical new beliefs or those who are ahead of their time.

The Solar Eclipse of the 24th is impacting on your career goals and worldly role. Aquarians, especially those born right at the start of the sign, may be eyeing fresh job prospects, or looking at a radical career change. The last time you had an eclipse here was back in 1995, and it may be worthwhile to check back around that time and note any significant ‘status changes’. Legal affairs should be resolved quickly and smoothly this month and relationships also have that hopeful second chance feel about them.

The Air Moon creates a special emotional equilibrium for you from the late afternoon of the 3rd to mid evening of 5th, the 12th until mid-morning of the 14th, and the 22nd until morning of the 24th.

ARIES

The vast majority of planets are now orbiting the relationship and ‘other people’ hemisphere of your solar chart. It’s pretty simple. Alliances are playing a bigger role. It’s important to be responsive to those around you. Building upon relationships is important and you tend to draw more sustenance, or at the least ‘experiences’, from your close connections.

There is another important angle unfolding too. It’s called the opposition. The expressive Sun and values planet Venus are about as far as they can get away from your sign. This requires objectivity. It brings benefit by the ability to see things through other’s eyes, or share their experience. To say that October is an important relationship month is an understatement. Played right – it could be your best one.

In the less personal sense you may be making some important appointments now, or meeting with those who are having an influential effect on your future. Again, the emphasis is on the interplay and mutual benefits available. Note especially the Lunar Eclipse period around the 8th, with all of this in mind. Sudden events, ideas or agreements here may fast track future development.

One area of support may involve highly original and innovative ideas. The planet of invention and ‘difference’, Uranus, has been moving through your sign for the last few years. It encourages greater freedom and a moving away from the established and traditional, toward alternative and often groundbreaking ideas. They may receive more recognition and support now, especially involving children and uniquely creative projects.

Your ruling planet, Mars, supportively aligns with visionary Jupiter and pioneering Uranus across the first week of October and up until the 10th. Arians born mid-sign, around April 3 to 7, can move confidently forward with plans. This energetic combination suits travel and also provides a winning edge for sports and fitness projects. The Solar Eclipse of the 24th supports bargain hunting, new investments and getting your credit situation into shape.

The Fire Moon is warming those emotional embers early on the 1st, from the late evening of the 7th until the late evening of the 9th, from the late evening of the 16th until mid morning of the 19th, and from the mid-afternoon of the 26th until the late evening of the 28th.

CAPRICORN

For most of October the all-powerful Sun is at the zenith of your solar chart. It’s symbolic of being seen or reaching the top of your game. If you’re not getting known, then it’s a time for mixing with the famous, or putting it out there. The current New Moon cycle, launched from September 24, suits career related initiatives. These developments may follow a predictable pattern, with dates around the 2nd, 8th and 16th standing out.

New enterprises begun last month can reach a fruition point from second week of October. But, the very beginning of the month signals a period where taking control may be imperative. You may have to adopt an attitude of cold efficiency here. If you’re clearing something out, the all or nothing approach can be the most effective way to achieve your objective. Relationships tend to have a more objective purpose, which suits business partnerships.

The Lunar Eclipse of the 8th with rapid change planet Uranus is modernizing your home life. Sudden family or home changes can accompany this. If expect the unexpected is of any use, it’s really by allowing you a more flexible attitude. Personal freedom or the ability to do it your way involving a home situation can be important at this time. There are positive indications connected to home financing and pooled resources.

Thoughtful Mercury will retrace its steps back into your status and career zone, providing the chance to rethink or return to something, or do it in an improved fashion. A seemingly missed opportunity may not be as lost as you thought. The 17th and 18th can be auspicious dates where career proposals, or arranging events are concerned.

October opens doors in your professional life, if you’re willing to do the knocking. It helps you create shifts connected to your worldly role, or where you are expected to take the driver’s seat. Expect more responsibility. But with the pleasure planet Venus playing a prominent role, accountability can also be something you enjoy. The Solar Eclipse of the 24th, falling with career ruler Venus focuses on the change you want, possibly involving the help of close friends.

The Earth Moon marks your emotional harmony days from the mid afternoon of the 1st until the evening of the 3rd, all throughout the 10th and 11th, from the morning of the 19th until the late evening of the 21st and from the late evening of the 28th and throughout the 29th and 30th.

GEMINI

There is a unique talent within all of us. It usually comes from something we really enjoy. There are things that you are particularly good at and derive a special pleasure from doing. Exercising those special gifts is important to you now. For during October the Sun and pleasure planet Venus are accenting what comes natural – they are evoking the spirit of your creative wellspring. But to derive the maximum benefit, they require your playful co-operation. Mars in your relating house need no longer signal the competitor, but (with its positive October alignments) the passionate motivator instead.

It starts with a definitive change of attitude. Acknowledge that all work and no play is simply ‘not on’ now. It’s essential to make extra time for the people, places and activities that warm your heart. Crucial to realize that children laugh many times more than those oh so serious adults and to re-explore the innocence of youth. It’s now rewarding to accept and express yourself spontaneously in the moment. The party might start with you, but there will be plenty who soon feel the same way and want to join in.

The Lunar Eclipse of October 8 is accenting the liberating planet of Uranus, famous for doing its own thing. In your house of friends it’s attracting like-minded people. Venus also emphasizes a unique Uranian connection from October the 11th. It’s putting you in touch with original and inventive people. Artistic liaisons, unique adventures, romance with a difference are the earmarks of this combination. If you had been taking lessons in something you enjoyed, but had to put them on hold, now is the time to return to your interest. You may be mastering something a lot easier second time around.

Geminis born around June 5 can find this a special month for positive self-development. Concentrating on your strong points is getting you places. The mid-June birth dates will also feel this late in the month. The union of the vibrant Sun with outgoing Mercury and congenial Venus between the 16th and 18th aids artistic expression, love affairs and social pleasures.

The Solar Eclipse of the 24th may bring work rewards and/or health related benefits. The clear message is to spice up your social life and get back to something you love doing, and/or someone you love being with.

The Air Moon creates a special emotional equilibrium for you from the (AEDT) late afternoon of the 3rd to mid evening of 5th, the 12th until mid-morning of the 14th, and the 22nd until morning of the 24th.

LEO

When you want to know something – it’s simple just to Google it. The Internet is not just a Wikipedia of information; it sometimes substitutes for our functioning brain. A large percentage of our communication is not so organic anymore – it’s overwhelmingly electronic. Your mind is very much alive in October, especially around the Lunar Eclipse of the 8th, as the Sun and Venus animate all channels of communication. They don’t have to be exclusively Wi-Fi based, even though they benefit by it.

October is a premium month for learning, educational works shops and improving your skill base. It’s accentuated by having confident and adventurous Jupiter in your sign. Over the first week the gargantuan Guru is part of an opportunistic Grand Trine with innovative Uranus and competitive Mars. Birth dates around August 7 can really make some winning moves courtesy of this line-up. Travel or technology can be featured.

The current planetary buzz is perfect for anyone involved in media, advertising, or undergoing courses and training. Chances are you can really gel with your classmates and love what you’re learning. If there’s a writer, speaker, or presenter in you – you’ll find it now. Mercury, the scribe, turns retro from the 5th and will join the expressive Sun and artistic Venus in the communicative area of your solar chart between the 16th and 18th.

The final week of October moves the focus more toward home and family affairs. In house entertaining can be more of a feature and the more indulgent Venus is an encouragement for luxury items for the home. For some this can synch with family additions, or a family member entering a new relationship or even marriage. The Solar Eclipse of the 24th with Venus may be a potent timer here.

The Fire Moon is warming those emotional embers early on the 1st, from the late evening of the 7th until the late evening of the 9th, from the late evening of the 16th until mid morning of the 19th, and from the mid-afternoon of the 26th until the late evening of the 28th.

LIBRA

A Karaoke singer belting out Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ is your satirical metaphor for October. That’s not what October means for you. It’s not about singing cover versions. Your act starts with being original and therefore true to yourself. Sometimes so much can be happening around you that you lose sight of your own personal objectives. Life’s not about just reacting to outer circumstances and other people. The centre of your being really lies within.

The creative Sun, and your ruling planet Venus, are moving through ‘your’ sign. Birthdays around September 24 will feel this focus more intensely. New beginnings beckon in a time of fresh initiative. Look back nineteen years to uncover relevant patterns of change unfolding then – as they are now. It’s not just courage that moves you on from the past – it’s also good sense.

Birthdays around the beginning of October may find home and family changes dominate the year ahead. Big changes, especially those with an air of inevitability attached, can now be negotiated. Those celebrating a birthday born near the Lunar Eclipse around the 8th may find renewal within relationships, which can be rapidly realigning. This is one of the more powerful times of the year for you.

It is important to maintain a certain control, even if on the inside you’re not so sure. Trust your inner light, whether or not it flickers. The union of communicative Mercury with congenial Venus greatly benefits birthdays around the 17th. It’s an excellent financial indicator, but also great for negotiations and relationships that thrive on the conversational and intellectual level. This time also suits studying subjects you love, or honing your expressive skills.

Mercury’s return to your own sign from the 11th until November 9 may signal a time dealing with overhanging paperwork or documentation, the finalization of contracts, or financial settlements. If there are benefits or bonuses heading your way, the union of the Sun and Venus in your money zone, coupled with a Solar Eclipse on the 24th, may deliver during the final week. Either way it pays to think value or reward yourself with something you deserve.

The Air Moon creates a special emotional equilibrium for you from the late afternoon of the 3rd to mid evening of 5th, the 12th until mid-morning of the 14th, and the 22nd until morning of the 24th.

PISCES

The expansive Grand Trine of early October is fortifying the more practical and material areas of your solar chart. It is being triggered by pro-active Mars, suggesting that you’re getting much more serious regarding your ambitions and worldly role. Its competitive drive in the adventurous sign of Sagittarius fires you up to do something positive about it. This assists you to explore new skill sets, take career risks or become more competitive in your current role and consider fresh avenues of income.

Financially, October may see speculative investments or property prices rise. Those seeking income from the home, be it rental or even sales, can be the biggest beneficiaries here. The supportive angles between independent Uranus in your money house, and fortuitous Jupiter in your work zone, favours modernizing your approach. Jupiter’s connection to travel, publishing, cultural and educational concerns may be highlighting preferred career options or openings.

The Lunar Eclipse of October 8 is concentrated on the money and assets axis of your solar chart. Its connection with original Uranus helps you investigate new and different avenues of revenue. It can be important to do something for yourself now. This influence came in from last month and is operational until next June. Over this ten-month period you may change your values and the way you use your money to provide greater freedom and flexibility.

The Sun and Venus for the majority of the month are placing an accent on resources that you draw through other people, or share with them. It can be a time when you change around financial contracts, devise business plans, rent a room or enter a joint venture. In terms of relationship on a more personal level, it signals a period of greater bonding. You discover who supports you and can also eliminate those who don’t from your life. Mercury’s retrograde period, from the 5th to the 26th helps sort this out.

Toward the end of the month the Solar Eclipse of the 24th, in your house of overseas connections, higher education and underlying human potential, signals the time when you confidently put many of these plans into action.

The Water Moon best reflects your emotions from the evening of the 5th until the late evening of the 7th, from the mid morning of the 14th until the late evening of the 16th and from the morning of the 24th until the mid afternoon of the 26th.

SAGITTARIUS

Mars is in Sagittarius. It’s usually not a big deal – happens just short of every two years and lasts about six weeks. The last three times it has been here has been during the late part of the year – from mid November 2008; end of October 2010 and mid October 2012. You might get something out of looking back there. Usually you find yourself busy, anxious to get things happening in a hurry. If nothing more the little red planet is good for a run around the block – or three. But it can also find you active with a paintbrush, spanner, or a significant do it yourself project.

But this time Mars is different. It is linking in with a Grand Fire Trine to your ruling planet, visionary Jupiter, and the technological whiz Uranus. This is supposed to mean actions leading to positive breakthroughs. And we’re not talking falling through the skylight either. It means that technology, or your highly original approach, delivers the desired results even faster than you impatiently expected! Take particular note if you’re born mid sign – around December 7. You can really make things happen over the first week! And the Lunar Eclipse of the 8th is bringing things to fruition.

Your house of friendship and association is highly active for much of the month. Group activities and social gatherings are favoured with congenial Venus and the energetic Sun so well disposed to your sign. If you’re part of a committee or have some social events planned, the 16th to 19th may hold special appeal. Your partnership ruler, Mercury will be retro from the 5th to 26th. But it is heading back into the same friends and associates zone from the 11th. Perhaps someone who you’ve already met is about to play a bigger role. The above dates may hold the clue here.

Financially there can be some challenges if you’re not sufficiently diversifying your interests. An all or nothing approach, akin to putting all your eggs in one basket can be risky around the 4th and or 9th. But overall October holds great potential. Mars, and your spirit of adventure, can make it happen. Toward the end of the month, the planets highlight your house of relaxation and seclusion. The Solar Eclipse, with indulgent Venus, is perfect for that secret rendezvous or hideaway around the 24th.

The Fire Moon is warming those emotional embers early on the 1st, from the late evening of the 7th until the late evening of the 9th, from the late evening of the 16th until mid morning of the 19th, and from the mid-afternoon of the 26th until the late evening of the 28th.

SCORPIO

There are moments when the wheels are in motion, the direction is decided, and all we can do it sit back and wait. During these times it is productive to dispose of all the overhanging jobs – to figuratively clear the decks. In some instances – not all – it can also be useful to work on the preparations. But the important strategy is to sit back a little and not let expectation or anxiety rush us into premature action. So if you were planning some time out – you’ve picked the right time.

You’re not about to remake the world just yet. October has that ‘and on the seventh day the Lord rested’ feel about it. The rejuvenating Sun and agreeable Venus are extolling the virtues of non-attachment, where release and letting go can spell liberation. It may seem a strange combination. From midyear Jupiter has been presenting growth opportunities and for many a renewed career recognition. But there are times when you need to take the foot off the pedal, or pull over and take in the scenery.

October offers a rejuvenation of the spirit. It feeds your fascination in what drives events behind the scenes. You gratefully acknowledge your connection with the whole. It can be a time of inner healing as well as spiritual growth. Birthdates around November 15 are saying goodbye to a testing period that began in earnest around mid February through April this year. Relationships may also thrive in more intimate and private settings – some for obvious reasons.

If you’re born near the beginning of Scorpio – say October 25 or thereabouts – cerebral Mercury will station on your birth Sun. It may synch with a period of prolonged concentration, study or negotiation. There can be a need to think something through carefully. Take your time – get it right! The 17th and 18th may provide a positive resolution or turning point. At the outside, by November 10, when Mercury returns to this degree you can safely assume the matter or contract should be well sorted.

The Solar Eclipse of the 24th also has a powerful effect on birthdays falling right around it. This one is very close to Venus indicating that your attitude to relationships and personal values play a prominent role across the coming year. Perhaps there was a noticeable shift even from late August this year.

The Water Moon best reflects your emotions from the evening of the 5th until the late evening of the 7th, from the mid morning of the 14th until the late evening of the 16th and from the morning of the 24th until the mid afternoon of the 26th.

TAURUS

A certain amount of dedication is required to derive the benefits of the next few weeks. October is a month that shows when you get the little things right, the big things flow naturally off that. It’s the rehearsal that determines the performance. Focus on quality control and pay attention to detail. If you don’t mind getting your hands dirty now, your work ethic and diligence will make the rest happen.

Health may also be a focus. It’s something that you cannot afford to take for granted. Your body, like anything else is subject to wear and tear and needs regular maintenance and sometimes even running repairs. The last New Moon, from September 24, was spotlighting your house of health and the upcoming Lunar Eclipse – around the 8th – tends to do the same. This can lead to a new awareness and accent on your well-being.

The amount of pleasure you’re getting out of life can also be measured by your job satisfaction and regular routines. As well as supporting a change of restrictive habits, the concentration of the Sun with gratifying Venus in your house of repetitive work, helps move you toward something you love. Doing it differently can also be helpful here. October assists in fostering new friendships through work associations, or engagement in health orientated groups and workshops.

Over the last week of the month, the Sun and Venus together spotlight your house of closer relationships. Their astral union – and the crucial Solar Eclipse of October 24 – may herald a new phase in your current partnership or even help trigger a new liaison. If your birthday falls around April 24, something you do on the 8th of this month may have its positive pay-off around the 25th. The end of the month delivers greater opportunities concerning social events and entertainment outings.

Keep in mind, the early part of October shows the importance of putting something right. It may be an issue that was put on hold and is not fully addressed until this month, for whatever reason. If it is a work or health related it can be sorted out now. Remember, it’s making those finer adjustments, twigging the controls and nurturing yourself now that sets the scene for the rest to flow naturally.

The Earth Moon marks your emotional harmony days from the mid afternoon of the 1st until the evening of the 3rd, all throughout the 10th and 11th, from the morning of the 19th until the late evening of the 21st and from the late evening of the 28th and throughout the 29th and 30th.

VIRGO

If the love of money is the root of all evil, then the lack of it must run a pretty close second. It’s not much use having a car if you can’t put any petrol in the tank. Hence October’s concentration on the more practical side of life – the haves and the have- nots – the focus on what it takes. Fortunately magnetic Venus and the resourceful Sun inspire your financial focus. Time to concentrate on what you need and consolidate your security.

Chances are you’ve had to learn important lessons involving financial independence in recent years. There can be several associated causes. A partnership may have drastically changed, or a partner’s earning capacity fluctuated. Either way you have had Uranus, the planet of fast change, but also independence, affecting the shared resources sector of your solar chart. It affects investments, loans and pooled assets. The lunar eclipse of October 8 is spotlighting the Uranus, where technology can be an expense.

If you’ve been diligently working on your security, this eclipse can also be positively reinforcing the moves you have made. Working on greater financial independence or control has been an important factor virtually since the middle of last year. If you’ve been ignoring this, then the eclipse is the wake up call. But the opportune alignments this month suggest you can do something very positive about it. Money can start to make you world go round – in the right direction.

Pro-active Mars may be keeping you active on the home front. The [physical nature of Mars is well suited to working outdoors for those who enjoy gardening or growing your own. It can also involve odd jobs around the house. But where intricacy is involved it might be wiser to call in the experts. The impatience of Mars, and associated anger factor, doesn’t suit those frustrating tasks where careful perseverance is essential.

You’ll read plenty about your ruling planet Mercury heading backwards between the 5th and 26th. It does say that some things work better second time around. It can relate to communications and communication equipment as it reverses in your house of networking. Is this the month to back up the files? Actually every one is, but now it’s extra important. And if you’re thinking of ditching the phone or plan you’re currently on – maybe around the 17th and 18th can deliver for you. The Solar Eclipse of the 24th also provides a positive platform for important meetings, communication and educational purchases and plans.

The Earth Moon marks your emotional harmony days from the mid afternoon of the 1st until the evening of the 3rd, all throughout the 10th and 11th, from the morning of the 19th until the late evening of the 21st and from the late evening of the 28th and throughout the 29th and 30th.

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