On this episode of the Venus & Vesta podcast, Ann-Louise Holland talks about the stars for the month and what the planets are doing during October 2022, and it all looks quite good!
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- We kick off October on the 2nd with Mercury, which is in Virgo, going to a station directly at 24 degrees Virgo – it’s a very precise place to be and is just finishing its retrograde. However, it's spending a few days here bang opposite Neptune, the mystical, floaty, wishy-washy planet which is in Pisces. They’re in powerful opposition. But it’s a really creative and helpful energy and it’s a good opportunity for creative projects, but also for healing.
- On the 8th October Pluto also turns direct at 26 degrees Capricorn, and this has fascinated me because Pluto then really gives a power boost to any decisions that we’ve made when Mercury turns direct. Pluto has a karmic and deeper aspect that will supercharge anything that we create or decide to do within the first week of October. Within hours of Pluto turning direct, the Moon becomes full, and that’s full of impressive ego charges, it’s at 16 degrees Ares and is happening on the 9th. This will bring out your self-starting, ready, raring to go instigator with a personal forcefield. It will encourage personal growth over choosing nice and easy things.
- The Sun and Venus are never less than 4 degrees apart in Libra for the whole of October. They really are trying to grab our attention, working on the platitudes and being charming. It will be really gratifying to be at the end of that, you can’t miss this opportunity to go in for something or someone to be doing that grafting for us to get our attention. Be slightly selfish around this Area full Moon, for sure.
- On the 16th October Mercury leaves the shadow zone at 8 degrees. This means that whatever heart charms that have been swirling around are now free to go, you’re out of that karmic bind or narrative, you’ve got to where you are and you’re in a new area. But I don’t think they will because the Sun and Venus are still together in a really tight double-act. Firstly, they make a connection one to the other and then to Mars which is in Gemini which is about to go retrograde. After this they move on to 26 degrees in Libra and make a square to Pluto from the 17-20th October. There’s a crossroads here of delightful forces to power up what’s happening for you at the moment.
BEST MOMENTS
‘I’m a big fan of not fearing the Mercury retrograde because we get the chance to reconsider things, or re-do things, or look inwards instead of just blindly going full steam ahead. They are a necessity.’
‘Nothing acts more like an aphrodisiac than being told no. The Ares full Moon gives us the power to say that and work on ourselves.’
‘We’re going to experience this Libra season with extra hot sauce for our romance. This is a really nice time to rekindle relationships (romantic or friendships) or get in touch with what you want yourself.’
‘While you might be having fun there are karmic wheels turning somewhere. What can we do but to follow our senses? Go with it.
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Ann-Louise Holland is a shamanic homoeopath, herbalist and astrologer. She teaches astrology along with Steiner based
