October
2012 Sign-by-Sign Forecast
General
Influences
Saturn
prefers consistency, so I will
consistently harp on the shift of Saturn into
Scorpio in the following forecasts. Saturn
departs Libra and ingresses into Scorpio on October 5th
for the duration of almost three years. A Full Moon
with extreme indicators occurred the 29th
of September, so we are all rocking and rolling with the punches the
first couple weeks of October. A much more peaceful-appearing New
Moon in Libra
illuminates the night sky on the 14th/15th
of October, then the Full Moon
in Taurus on the 29th
will help keep the little goblins and witches visible on the streets
on Hallowe'en.
Aries:
The New Moon
on the 15th
shines a gentle, Libran light on relationships for the Ram Clan, only
to catch up with stubborn Saturn
in Scorpio fourteen
hours later. What starts out as a mid-month breather and rewarding
respite could develop into a brouhaha
of
ardent, determined passion, or a rigid stand-off of chilly rejection.
This middle-of-the-month fandango will illuminate, for the alert
Aries, the major lessons in Saturn
curriculum over the next 36 months. Saturn's
agenda is not punitive, just firm and insistent: stay in integrity,
keep your nose clean, neither lend nor borrow, keep your own counsel
if necessary, your word is your bond. The path to deep trust is
tricky, neither quick nor simple, however that's the road for you
Rams, so start this journey off happily, by learning to know and
trust yourSelf.
Taurus:
Say “good-bye” to Saturn
as it leaves your solar sixth house and “hello” to the Ringed
Planet as it enters your seventh house of close friends, teammates,
lovers and enemies. Say “Thanks very much” to the Stern Critic
for two-years' worth of tough lessons about efficiency, scheduling
and discipline. Pray “Be gentle, please” as the Lord of Karma
imports his portable school of hard knocks and its strict curriculum
into your relationship arena. Meanwhile, ravishing Venus
slips into your play house for those certain modes of recreation you
Taureans dearly love. This month, despite it all, Bulls just want to
have fun.
Gemini:
The good news first, Gem, is that you can enjoy your home and/or
family, getting all the pleasure and comfort you need without having
to wander, or spend money to smile. Now, for the less uplifting
bulletin – Saturn
will be assisting you, for
the next three years, in
its no-nonsense way, coaching, directing and perhaps coercing you to
be more efficient, attend to your hygiene, make it on time, and stay
in good graces with your co-workers, employees and pets. Think of
this as a preparation phase, laying the proverbial groundwork for big
things yet to come.
Cancer:
Lunations may affect you most of all Moon
Child, and the Full Moon
on
the 29th
of September was a doozy, involving the major planetary theme of the
decade, the Uranus/Pluto
square.
When stodgy Saturn
shifts to Scorpio on the 5th
of October, you might find yourself breathing a sigh of relief. The
compulsory house-cleaning (on both literal and metaphorical levels)
that you have been engaged in is essentially over. Time to look at
what is left of your family, furnishings and household, then notice
if and how stable and grounded you feel on your foundations now.
Suggestion: build an altar to your ancestors, living and dead, known
and unknown, and offer gratitude for what you are standing upon in
terms of your life's roots and thus prepare yourself for the task of
taking your creativity seriously for the next three years or so. Not
talking just art, here – we all have creative life force at our
disposal and now the planet of Karma will coach you on how to utilize
yours!
Leo:
Without taking anything for granted, Pussycat, you can plan on giving
lots of attention to whomever is signed on as “family” and
whatever serves as “home” over the next few years. The parental
units, the entire ancestral bloodline, and the legacy of inherited
traits and traditions stand to be scrutinized with the heavy hand of
Saturn
in Scorpio. This is not a bad thing, in fact, it will serve you well
to be able to stand on your own while discriminating what from your
past is serving you, and what are habits and patterns of behavior
that actually undermine your security and well-being. Saturn
in
Scorpio plays the role of Gardener examining the roots to make sure
the “plant” is getting all the nourishment it needs, while
clearing away the rot and tangles that impede growth. This phase
leads to a deeper sense of who you are, Leo, and a more secure and
solid sense of belonging.
Virgo:
Crash-course in retrospective review coming up this month, Virgo. The
Full Moon
to New Moon
waning
phase through the 14th
is for taking stock of your assets, accounting for how organized you
have become related to your finances, and measuring your degree of
personal satisfaction by whatever scale you choose. Then, give thanks
to Saturn
the
Disciplinarian for helping you get it together in those crucial areas
of life. The New Moon
at
mid-month finds you signed up in a new course of study: attitude
adjustment. It is a three-year seminar, hosted by Saturn
the Judge. To get started, notice what you say and how you say it,
then ask - does this thought and/or the
way it is stated
serve me? Eventually, you will be able to boil down your basic
attitudes about “life and everything” into bumper-sticker-sized
phrases. Once you do, you can decide if you would really want them on
your car and in your mind, filtering your reality. With Saturn
tutoring you, even useless and self-defeating attitudes can be
discharged, and replaced by helpful and supportive ones, thereby
improving your existence and experience of life.
Libra:
Looking ahead into October, Libra, make some time on the 8th,
9th
and 10th
to have a jolly good time and open the doors to abundance, prosperity
and positive vibes. Even though these opportune days fall in the
middle of the work week, the Universe is going to meet you more than
half-way and generously reward any attempt on your part to improve
your joy & satisfaction quotient. Best bets: trips to the museum,
art exhibits, travel (or just reading about distant lands in books or
mags), lectures, classes, group adventures and religious gatherings.
As for Saturn's
shift into your sector of talents and finances, expect to be grounded
in your gifts and have your monetary affairs consolidated and
stabilized by autumn of 2015.
Scorpio:
If you have had any difficulty lately, concretizing your dreams,
manifesting your wishes, and bringing your projects and plans into
the light of day, Scorpio, the ingress of Saturn
into your own sign this month signals a major change in your
relationship with the outer world. This is like a slow-motion
downshift into a lower gear, allowing you to gain traction in
situations where you have been putting lots of thought (and maybe
anxiety). This will proceed at its own deliberate pace; the New Moon
on the 15th
(USA time) calls you into reflection mode. For best results, be clear
and methodical as you take steps to bring your “castles in the
clouds” down to Earth.
Capricorn: If you have been working hard to build, sustain, erect and manage, then some significant feedback will be coming your way, starting this month, Cappy. What has impressed others will become known to you, as a function of what you are did and have appeared to represent now that your momentum-generating phase is coming to completion. The world will either embrace, reject, or send you back to the drawing board based upon what you have to offer, both in terms of your projected identity and your products and offerings to the world and its denizens. Thus starts a crucial and potentially very, very rewarding integration phase. The next three years find you flexing your power in actual relationships and situations that have the potential to support you in achieving a personal, lifetime pinnacle.
Aquarius: Saturn steps up to the zenith of your solar chart, Water Bearer, symbolizing the call to action. The outer world induces you to show up and do your thing, with a Scorpionic twist. A force behind the throne? A mandate to remove and eliminate? Talking truth to power? Using hidden resources to influence and dominate? Revealing inner strengths previously kept private? Subtle maneuvering that leads to strategic victory? Establishing deep and solid foundations while breaking up corrupt and decaying structures? Transforming through reduction, shrinkage and minimization? The time has truly come to walk thy talk. Your efforts may never garnish headlines, but one or more of the themes listed above, or symbolically similar ones, will play out in the microcosm of your life, like a mirror of the cosmic macrocosm - “As above, so below”.
Pisces: We're talking home improvement, more love in your life, action in the career arena, lots to look forward to this month, Fishy. And here comes stately Saturn, adding focus to any matters that involve philosophical speculation. Why not write out your personal tenets on the best way to live life? Are you equipped with a cohesive, working cosmology? What is your relationship to the Great Is? Father Time says it is your turn to think through your belief system and re-examine your world-view. When was the last time you brought your Big Ideas up to date? Are your beliefs and “-isms” current with the more worldly, wiser you? Start a journal practice you can continue over the next three years with a title something like, “What I Believe To Be True And Why”.
Selected
Heavenly Activity
All
Times Pacific Daylight
10/2 5:06pm
Venus sextile Saturn
10/3 3:27pm
Venus opposite Neptune
10/4 5:38am
Jupiter stations retrograde
10/5 2:44am
Mercury conjunct Saturn
10/5 3:06pm
Mercury trine Neptune
10/7 7:11pm Mars
square Neptune
10/8 10:53pm Sun
trine Jupiter
10/8 11:48pm
Mercury trine Chiron
10/9 1:02am
Venus trine Pluto
10/10 00:29am
Mercury sextile Pluto
10/10 7:37pm
Saturn trine Neptune
10/14 11:46am Mars
square Chiron
10/15 3:33am Mars
trine Uranus
10/16 5:31am
Mercury sextile Venus
10/16 4:35pm
Venus square Jupiter
10/23 4:15am Sun
trine Neptune
10/25 1:33am Sun
conjunct Saturn
10/25 10:10am
Mercury sextile Venus
10/27 8:49pm Sun
trine Chiron
10/28 5:55am Mars
opposite Jupiter
10/29 10:40am
Mercury square Neptune
10/30 3:26am Sun
sextile Pluto
