At 05:11 on Monday morning the Moon is full at 2 degrees 46 Taurus, opposite the Sun at the same degree of Scorpio. I want to start there, because Pluto at 3 degrees Aquarius squares both ends of that Full Moon before Monday is over. The clocks went back on Sunday 25 October, so every time in this post is CET, Swedish winter time.
The planets this week
| Planet | Sign and degree | What it is doing |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | 2° to 9° Scorpio | Opposite the Moon at the Full Moon, Mon 26 Oct, 05:11. Squares Pluto Mon 26 Oct, 13:11 |
| Moon | Full in Taurus, Last Quarter in Leo | Full at 2° Taurus Mon 26 Oct, 05:11. Last Quarter at 9° Leo Sun 1 Nov, 21:28 |
| Venus | 29° to 25° Libra, retrograde | Opposite Chiron Wed 28 Oct, 08:34. Retrograde since 3 Oct, direct 14 Nov |
| Mercury | 20° to 15° Scorpio, retrograde | Turned retrograde Sat 24 Oct at 21° Scorpio. Squares Mars Fri 30 Oct, 18:20. Direct 13 Nov |
| Mars | 15° to 19° Leo | Squared by Mercury Fri 30 Oct, 18:20 |
| Pluto | 3° Aquarius | Turned direct Fri 16 Oct. Squared by the Sun Mon 26 Oct, 13:11 |
| Chiron | 28° Aries, retrograde | Opposite Venus Wed 28 Oct, 08:34 |
All times are Stockholm time, CET (UTC+1). The clocks went back on Sunday 25 October. Positions computed with the Swiss Ephemeris.
Monday 26 October, 05:11: the Full Moon in Taurus
In my second Venus retrograde video I talked about the Taurus and Scorpio polarity, and this Full Moon sits right across it. Taurus holds the preservation principle. A tree has it and so do you, because to be alive is to be in a state of preservation. Scorpio sits opposite and says, hey, just so you know, there are things in your environment that could threaten that preservation, the thing that's sacred to you. Nothing needs preserving unless its survival is under threat, right?
I said something in that video that I keep coming back to. Something sacred is up for renewal. Venus has been retrograde since 3 October, and now the Moon is full in Taurus with the Sun in Scorpio, both ends of the same question. What are you preserving at the moment, and what feels like it's threatening it?
Find 2 degrees Taurus in your chart and see which house it falls in. Then find 2 degrees Scorpio.
Monday 26 October, 13:11: the Sun squares Pluto
Pluto is at 3 degrees Aquarius, the same degree where it turned direct on 16 October. The Moon squares it within the hour after the Full Moon, and the Sun squares it at 13:11.
In my Pluto direct video I said that Pluto turning direct is the signal that the moment to start making conscious choices, to pursue what's sacred to you and to preserve it, is here. The way I described it, the choices are small. You reconnect with what matters, and then you preserve it every single day through subtle choices, and those choices build an attachment that gets bigger and bigger until it becomes a dominant theme in your life. That's the goal.
The question I left you with on Pluto still holds. What do you attract, what do you merge with, what do you bond with, and is that attachment empowering you or disempowering you?
Go back to the house that holds 3 degrees Aquarius in your chart. What's one small choice you could make there on Monday?
Wednesday 28 October, 08:34: Venus opposite Chiron
Venus is retrograde at 28 degrees Libra, and Chiron is retrograde at 28 degrees Aries. In late March Venus met Chiron in Aries and I made two Shorts about it. What I said then was that Chiron in Aries is about overcoming a fear you took on a long time ago, when your choices, your actions, your ability to take up space in something new got met with "You're not allowed to do this. This is too much. You're being selfish." It's okay to feel scared. Do it anyway.
Now Venus is at the other end, in Libra. In my Venus retrograde video I said that once Venus is back in Libra and turns direct there, you'll see a reconfiguration in the relational field. What you're working towards is knowing you can make a different choice and that you're emotionally safe in yourself, safe enough to protect something that's sacred to you without thinking it could be taken away.
In my Chiron video I put a question on the screen, and I'll ask it again here. Where do you know the next move, but continue waiting for permission? Then look for 28 degrees Aries and 28 degrees Libra in your chart. Which houses are they in?
Friday 30 October, 18:20: Mercury, retrograde, squares Mars
Mercury turned retrograde at 21 degrees Scorpio on Saturday 24 October, and it turns direct on 13 November. By Friday evening it's moved back to 18 degrees Scorpio, square Mars at 18 degrees Leo.
In my Short on retrogrades I said Mercury retrograde shows you how you process information, how you do it uniquely, and that the friction you feel is leading you to your own way of seeing things. Back in 2022 I called it the completion phase. Things come back for revisiting and rethinking, so that by the time Mercury goes direct there's an opening for new information to come through.
Mars is your agency, the ability to take up space and go after something you want. When Mars is involved it can feel like frustration, or irritation. I recorded my first Venus retrograde video three times because of the wind, and the irritation kept building. What it showed me was how much I love sitting here and talking to you about astrology. So is something irritating you this week? What could it be showing you about what you want?
Find 18 degrees Scorpio and 18 degrees Leo in your chart and note the two houses.
Take with you
One thing for the week
The next time someone invites you somewhere and you feel the pressure to say yes so they won't feel rejected, catch that moment and say to yourself, "I'm choosing to honour the sacred in me." Then finish the sentence. For me it's the calm of the place where I record. You don't need to justify it. You can say today doesn't work for you, and still offer another day.
And if you'd like me to look at this in your own chart, I do private readings: go.raising-vibrations.com/private-session
Simon
