Venus Cazimi and Innana's Journey to the Underworld

 

Dearest friends, starseeds, light workers, seekers of a new consciousness and creators of a new earth...

Thanks to  Adam Sommer for the Image Above Ilustrating  the Eight Year Synodic Cycles of Venus

As a prelude to a magnificent  Taurus Full Moon on  October 25, 2026 at 9:12 PM PDT/October 26, 2026 at 12:12 AM EDT we are  preparing for a profound spiritual alignment  as Venus ruler of this Full Moon transitions from an evening star into a brilliant morning star, marking a sacred moment of emotional and relational rebirth. 

This celestial shift begins  on October 23, 2026, at 2:38 AM PDT, when the Sun enters the deep, intense, transformative waters of Scorpio. Just hours later, at 8:44 PM PDT, the retrograde Venus forms a powerful interior conjunction with the Sun. In spiritual astrology, this exact alignment is known as the Venus Cazimi—the moment the Goddess of Love enters the heart of the Sun to be purified, burned clean of past baggage, and initiated into a brand-new eight-year evolutionary cycle.

Here is a chart below using Solar Fire and devoid of dwarf planets, multiple asteroids and fixed stars with the Sun/Venus meeting in the 5th house  of creativity, love affairs, children, speculation 

The Energetic Birth (October 23, 2026): At the exact moment of the interior conjunction (Cazimi) at 8:44 PM PDT, Venus crosses the solar threshold. She officially leaves her role as the Evening Star behind and crosses into the morning sky domain. 

The Heliacal Rising (October 29–30, 2026): For about a week after the conjunction, Venus remains hidden from our physical sight by the intense glare of the Sun. She makes her first actual physical appearance—known as her heliacal rising—low in the eastern predawn sky just before sunrise on October 29 to 30, 2026. By early November, she will be brightly visible to the naked eye as the glorious "Morning Star" As a morning star she is called Phosphorus or Lucifer. Venus as an evening star is called Hesperus or Vesper.

Using  our psychic senses we consult the  Sabian Symbols  for 0 Scorpio 45 the degree  of  both the Sun and Venus at the Cazimi.

What might appear as an incongruous symbol we see this description: A Sight-Seeing Bus Filled with  Tourists.  When traveling there can be a feeling of knowing one’s destination, having a map or guide, but not always knowing what we will experience.  On the bus we  feel guided and sheltered, but there can be feelings of being an observer and, sometimes, of being observed. You could feel like you’re separate from what’s going on. The trick with this degree is to throw your self into life, reach out for all sorts of adventures and, most of all, enjoy the ride! Some keywords come to mind: Observing life. Foreign territories. Seeing how other people live. Timing, being on time. Watching from afar. The untried and untrodden or the same old road. UFOS and aliens.

An image below of Innana  startng her journey into  the underworld: 

The evolutionary intensity of our journey deepens almost immediately as Mercury stations retrograde the very next day, October 24, 2026, at 12:13 AM PDT, at 20 degrees 58 minutes Scorpio. This back-to-back  pairing creates a profound inward pull, forcing us to look beneath the surface of our relationships, desires, and psychological shadows.

This intense period of internal excavation reaches a beautiful, synchronized climax a few weeks later. On November 13, 2026, the  tide completely turns in a rare double-direct alignment. First, at 7:54 AM PDT, Mercury ends its retrograde journey and moves direct, helping  to  clear the fog from our minds and releasing pent-up insights. Then, at 4:27 PM PDT on that exact same day, Venus also stations direct. This simultaneous awakening allows the insights we gathered in the shadows of Scorpio to finally integrate, propelling us forward with profound clarity, renewed self-worth, and a revitalized capacity for deep intimacy.

What makes this particular Venus rebirth so monumental is its place within the larger Venusian geometry. Venus operates on a beautiful eight-year cycle, tracing a perfect five-pointed star or rose pattern across the zodiac every eight years as it returns to the same. 

The Descent of Innana  and the Seven Gates 

This period of total disappearance was linked by ancient Sumerians to the Descent of Inanna because the astronomical cycle perfectly mirrors her mythic journey into the underworld:

• The Evening Star Phase (The Descent): As Venus sinks lower in the evening sky each night, Inanna journeys toward the underworld, stripped of one of her royal garments or symbols of power at each of the seven gates.
• Superior Conjunction (Death and Rebirth): When Venus disappears completely behind the glare of the Sun, Inanna enters the underworld kingdom of her sister, Ereshkigal, where she is killed and hangs as a corpse for three days and three nights.
• The Morning Star Phase (The Resurrection): Just as Inanna is revived by the water and food of life and emerges victorious from the underworld, Venus rises again, reborn on the other side of the Sun as a brilliant, triumphant morning star.

The Synodic Cycle and the Seven Gates of Inanna

While the mythic descent is often told as a downward journey, it mathematically tracks the final two months of Venus as an evening star leading up to her retrograde inferior conjunction.

Every 19.5 days during this phase, the Moon forms a visible conjunction with the fading Evening Star Venus. In ancient Sumeria, these monthly lunar alignments tracked Inanna’s approach to the underworld. Each conjunction represented a gate where she was forced to strip away an aspect of her ego and worldly identity:

Gate	Royal Adornment Stripped	Psychological & Astrological Meaning
1st Gate	The Great Crown (Shugurra)	Surrendering the ego, status, and mental control.
2nd Gate	The Measuring Rod & Line	Letting go of the need to judge, calculate, or control outcomes.
3rd Gate	The Lapis Lazuli Necklace	Opening the throat; stripping away false expressions or pleasing speech.
4th Gate	The Double Breastplate	Vulnerability; removing the armor protecting the heart chakra.
5th Gate	The Gold Ring of Power	Relinquishing personal willpower, manipulation, and ego-driven desires.
6th Gate	The Palace Robes	Shedding the social personas and labels we hide behind.
7th Gate	The Royal Breeches (Pala)	Total nakedness; facing raw, unadorned vulnerability and mortality.

When Venus completely disappears into the Sun's glare (the retrograde inferior conjunction), Inanna is killed by her sister Ereshkigal (the shadow self) and hangs as a corpse. When Venus emerges days later as a Morning Star, Inanna is resurrected, reclaiming her adornments at the gates—but this time with true spiritual sovereignty instead of superficial ego

We also undergo this mythic journey since psychologically, a Venus retrograde is a mandatory underworld journey of the heart. Because Venus rules what we value, beauty, how we relate and our sense of self-worth, her retrograde turns these energies sharply inward.

• Confronting the Shadow Self (Ereshkigal): In the myth, Ereshkigal represents the repressed, ugly, jealous, and wounded parts of our psyche. Venus retrograde forces you to sit with the parts of your relationships or self-worth that you normally avoid—such as deep-seated fears of abandonment, toxic patterns, or buried resentments.
• The Death of the Ego-Persona: Just as Inanna had to strip bare, you are forced to look at where you are staying in relationships out of habit, financial security, or social status. The retrograde strips away "false love" and surface-level harmony to reveal what is genuinely authentic.
• Re-evaluation and Reclaiming Value: This is not a time for outward manifestation, marriage proposals, or major aesthetic changes. It is a psychological excavation. You are meant to retrieve the "lost gold" of your own self-worth, realizing that your value comes from within, not from external validation.

When Venus stations direct (as she will on November 13, 2026), the psychological underworld journey ends. You emerge from the cave of the self with a re-aligned heart, ready to relate to others from a place of wholeness rather than codependency.

Libra New Moon Demands Clarity and Balance amid Conficts

 

Dearest friends, starseeds, light workers, seekers of a new consciousness and creators of a new earth...

 "Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth." — Attributed to Buddha

This New Moon in Libra on October 10, 2026, rising with a 3-degree Scorpio Ascendant set for  Saiem, Oregon, initiates a profound evolutionary reset centered on reclaiming personal sovereignty through the dissolution of codependent relationship dynamics. With the Sun and Moon conjunct at 17 degrees 21 Libra in the 12th house, your soul is being pulled into the deep cosmic unconscious to dissolve those old, people-pleasing karmic patterns.

Sabian Symbol  for the Sun and Moon @ 17 degrees Libra 21 minutes 

The  Sabian  Symbol  for  this  degree is a clue  to  how we will  all become whistleblowers to our soul's deepest emotions; Two Men Placed  Under Arrest Give an Accounting for  their  Acts Before the Tribunal  of Society

This Symbol implies the vital need for people to step up to the line and explain themselves, or to justify some actions or ways of being, particularly in relationships. Many times  our ideas or actions are under criticism, to the point of feeling that someone has offended social acceptability. This  image also  implies the  need to speak out against injustice. 

Update: This  is  what  happened  on the ground in Salem  on Saturday Morning with Mars near the Mid-Heaven in Leo (representing many things but primarily in this event Aggression!) 

Mars was just separating from an exact square to  Venus in Scorpio  in the  first house of  identity (In mundane or political astrology -  this represents its inhabitants and often, its physical condition.  The1st house concerns are interior affairs, urban population, domestic affairs, general conditions, psychology of the masses and grassroots opinions.)

Since this exact square occurred at 2:31 PM PDT so in the morning it was still getting stronger. 

The Astrological Explanation including Galactic Representation including Fixed Stars: 

 Venus ruler of this Libra Moon is retrograde in Scorpio at 7 degrees in opposition to  Cassiopia Schedar in Taurus at 8 degrees 09 minutes. with  Mars in Leo  TSQ both planets    Also a beneficial, protective sextile  to Draco Thuban, the Dragon Mother. Thuban demands a strong sense of responsibility and stewardship. It shields you by sharpening your instincts, helping you recognize who or what is safe to let into your inner circle. Not an aggressive warrior and more like a vigilant sentinel, standing watch to ensure that your sacred boundaries remain uncompromised

Schedar represents the sovereign power of the Queen. In galactic terms, this opposition forces you to ask where you have given up your personal crown, playing small or pretending everything is fine just to please others

This alignment (Sun/Moon) directly opposes the galactic intelligence of Tau Ceti in Aries and sextiles the Great Attractor, acting as a massive evolutionary polarization that yanks you out of passive compliance and aligns your destiny with a higher, irresistible  purpose. Those starseeds who are connected by past lives  in Tau  Ceti are highly  innovative and  fight against mind control techniques.  The Scorpio Ascendant is conjunct the fixed star Syrma, the  Shapley Attractor at 2 degrees 42 Scorpio acting like a massive magnetic vacuum, relentlessly attracting dramatic situations, powerful people, and fated life directions toward you, often operating entirely beneath your conscious awareness. Haumea, a dwarf planet and  the Hawaiian fertility Goddess sits at 3 degrees 21 Scorpio adding a  powerful regenerative qualiity to this New Moon. 

Syrma  which we have  mentioned  relates to great great masters like Moses and Mohamed. n Arabic, the area of this star is called Al Ghafar, which means "to cover, protect, or suppress".Syrma demands absolute psychological honesty and heavy shadow work right at the threshold of how you present yourself to the world.

We are in a  time of  internal purging catalyzed by an intense, immediate friction in your outer life facilitated by Venus retrograde in Scorpio. Yes many  of the darker themes of Scorpio: betrayal, revenge, death, sexual abberations, etc. will be present:

 

The highest part of this chart, the most public path and drive, is marked by a Leo Midheaven near a courageous Mars at 7 degrees Leo, is locked in an exact, explosive square to Venus at 7 degrees Scorpio in the 1st house. In October we have seen a  fierce, immediate battle between a prideful, visible ego and your raw, instinctual desires, forcing us to transform relational manipulation into radical self-worth. Deep within your private foundation, the Part of Fortune trines the royal fixed star Fomalhaut at 4 degrees  Pisces (the Watcher  of  the  South connected to the Angel Gabriel)  in the 4th house of home and family. Fomalhaut sits next to the  empathetic wizard, the dwarf planet Gonggong at 5 degrees Pisces.  Gonggong is about channeling potent emotions which need strong boundaries. This brings a massive influx of spiritual luck and emotional redemption, provided you are willing to look at ancestral wounds and surrender to the truth of your emotional roots. Finally, Pallas Athena in Aries in the 6th house opposes the hyper-focused, systems dwarf planet  Makemake in the sign of law. Libra in the 12th house, creating a strategic clash between taking independent action in your daily habits and balancing environmental or collective justice behind the scenes. Ultimately, this cosmic gateway is about integrating your primal power so you can relate to others from a place of absolute, soul-level wholeness rather than fear.

The Mars - Venus Square 

Mars is at 7 Leo 21 with this Sabian Symbol: An activist is stirring up discontent  by spreading their revolutionary ideals. 

This symbol shines the  light  on a  person/persons who are driven to make people believe in their ideas and can appear to be a radical, revolutionary or downright disruptive. You may feel as though you have had enough, that your needs are not being met and that you have little or no power. You may need to enlist the support of others in order to succeed. It is through the promise of equality that power is likely to be won. 

Venus is at 7 Scorpio 21 with this  Sabian Symbol: The Silvery Moon Shining across Beautiful Gem of a Lake 

This Symbol speaks of seeing things reflected in the world around. It can also show someone who loses the plot through not being able to differentiate reality from fiction, intuition from dreaming or what’s theirs from someone else’s emotions, thoughts or reality. Certainly, this speaks of depth in intellect, intuition and emotions. Whether there are hidden depths of not, there may be a strong sense of things being ‘reflected’, as the “Moon” reflects on the “Lake” much like a mirror. 

This exact square which occurs at 2:31 PM PDT on the afternoon of  this New Moon day triggers a massive evolutionary friction point between the Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine, demanding a profound upgrade in how passionate, raw emotions are expressed and held. Venus in Scorpio represents the Divine Feminine in her most primal, investigative, and shadow-integrated form. In Scorpio, she refuses to play nice, smile through pain, or accept superficial peace. Instead, this square acts as a cosmic pressure cooker that unleashes her long-buried rage—the sacred anger born from centuries of suppressed truth, betrayal, intuitive erasure, and relational imbalance. This is not a destructive, chaotic rage, but a holy fire meant to burn away manipulation, codependency, and disrespect. refuses to play nice, smile through pain, or accept superficial peace. Instead, this square acts as a cosmic pressure cooker that unleashes her long-buried rage—the sacred anger born from centuries of suppressed truth, betrayal, intuitive erasure, and relational imbalance. She is demanding absolute depth, transparency, and energetic equity, and she will fiercely challenge anything less.

To navigate this intense cosmic current without burning bridges, everyone—regardless of gender—must maintain absolute composure and stay deeply grounded. The trap of this square rests in Mars in Leo, which represents the prideful, performative, and easily wounded aspect of the masculine ego. If Mars reacts defensively, matching the Feminine's intense emotional truth with theatrical dominance, fragile pride, or an angry counter-attack, the energy explodes into a destructive ego war. Instead, the evolutionary invitation is for the Divine Masculine energy to provide a rock-solid container of calm, unwavering presence

The Masculine must step into his highest expression: a steady, grounded anchor that does not run away from, shut down, or judge the fiery, passionate depths of the Feminine. By offering a safe, non-reactive space, the Masculine allows these intense emotions to be fully received, witnessed, and synthesized into a higher form of relational power. This precise cosmic tension ultimately forces both principles to evolve, transforming a toxic battle of wills into a sacred alchemy where raw passion is safely held, respected, and used to forge unbreakable, authentic bonds.

Updates drivien by this Mars/Venus TSquare to Pluto:  the reactions continue against the Cornell rape case as protests continue  

Here in Ithica, NY  

And here more reactions where Cornell University is banning parties and other social events at fraternities for the rest of the academic year.

Despite the tension and conflicts, a highly positive sextile adds  to the position of Venus with a sextile to Ixion at 7 degrees  Capricorn in  the 3rd house  of communications, neighborhood activies and just plain thinking power. Per Alan Clay,  Ixion represents our inner "seeker consciousness". Ixion asks constantly whose rules are we playing by.  This energy gives us a  fierce independent streak, calling everyone to be authentic and unapologetically follow your bliss. When channeled consciously, Ixion acts as a spiritual guide, pushing us to express our  true self while navigating the boundaries of your relationships  This means your intense personal passions (Venus in the first house) find a smooth, supportive outlet through the way you think and speak (Ixion in the third house). Instead of hiding your untamed, authentic desires, the third-house Ixion placement encourages you to communicate your path of bliss clearly and independently to those around you.

Digging deeper and continuing to  use a  backdrop of asteroids and dwarf  planets: the Egyptian god asteroid Osiris at 18 Virgo 24 represents a cycle of being broken apart, put back together, and reborn stronger than before. It is sitting exactly next to Orcus at 18 Virgo 34 , a dwarf planet known for making unbreakable oaths, soul contracts,  speaking absolute truths, and enforcing deep personal integrity. Having them team up at 18 degrees of Virgo means a process of deep, practical healing and truth-telling is happening right now. Because they are in the eleventh house, this intense energy is focused squarely on your social circles, friendships, community networks, and long-term hopes for the future.

The slight, subtle connection—the semi-sextile—to the Sun and Moon at 17 degrees of Libra acts like a quiet whisper or a gentle nudge to the main event. While the Libra New Moon wants you to start fresh, find balance, and create beautiful connections, Osiris and Orcus are reminding you that you cannot have true harmony without authenticity. It plays out as a sudden, clear realization about the groups you hang out with or the communities you support. You might feel a strong urge to step away from superficial friendships or networks that drain you, choosing instead to align only with people who share your deepest, most honest values. It is a time when old, fractured team dynamics are put back together in a much healthier way, ensuring that your future goals are built on a rock-solid foundation of trust rather than just trying to fit in.

When the  Moon entered Scorpio on Sunday at 8:21 AM, many of the above conflicts came to head. Into Monday October 12th with Moon/Venus conjunct in Scorpio and Square Mars and eventually a difficult the Moon meets Mercury  intensified in Scorpio then a 90 degree angle to Jupiter in Leo expands the need for deeper heart connections.  Finally when the Moon enters mutable and fiery Sagittarius at 5:59 PM PDT and  a higher frequency begins and can truly evaluate this Libra Moon. 

October 2026 Forecast

 

Dearest friends, starseeds, light workers, seekers of a new consciousness and creators of a new earth...

 “October knew, of course, that the action of turning a page, of ending a chapter or shutting a book, did not end the tale." Neil Gaiman 

 OCTOBER 2026 - All times in Pacific Daylight unless noted 

This will  not  be  any easy  month to navigate but can be highly rewarding for  our soul growth. 

It will  be  intense into  Halloween and Beyond...

 I  mentionned in  my special alert mirrored by the  graphic below  just to  give you an overview  of some of  the  challenges of the first part  of the month. Venus Retrograde on October 3rd.  Exact Mars-Pluto opposition on October 3rd and the Mercury retrograde on October 24th. 

 October 1. An intellectually curious Gemini moon starts the day  making  a  positive alignment to  the  Libra Sun @ 12:06 AM PDT. Into the  morning a  sextile to  Saturn in  Aries  motivates us  to  organize our  thoughts as we continue the  day  with more expansive, authentic  and even joyful feelings with  a sextile to  Jupiter in  creative Leo as  the Moon moves  Void of Course at 7:42 PM 

 October 2. Be ready this  is  a day filled with lots of emotion and intensity as our minds are  hyper focused on the  shadow self  and even perhaps some conflicts  as Mercury in Scorpio makes a challenging angle  to  Mars @ 2:14 AM...Mars is   now in louder, more dominant   Leo since  September  27th. Then at 12:54 AM, the Moon shifts into more  sensitive  Cancer .    Mercury makes its first  square to Pluto  in  Aquarius at 1:43 PM  which 

 October 3. The day that kicks everything in high gear: Venus stations to move  retrograde  @  12:16 AM. The  Moon in  Cancer is  in a positive  trine to Venus @ 3:15 AM, 

An exact  opposition of 'Mars in Leo to Pluto in Aquarius @ 3:39 AM  Lots  of  pushing and pulling and confrontations will continue  as  this  opposition  of  the two  ruling  planets of  Scorpio manifest 

Fourth Quarter Moon begins @ 6:25 AM and finally the Moon squares Saturn at 8:00 AM we might still  see  the  depressive tendencies of this square continue till  the end  of  the Day  

October  4. 
A brighter  more positive day  after the Sun in Libra opposes the  Lord of Karma and Discipline, Saturn in Aries @  5:29 AM.  Into  the  afternoon  the Cancer Moon squares Chiron now retro  in Aries @ 2:44  PM actual  physical  wounds could  occur be cautious. 

Everything shifts into a more joyus time  at 3: 54 PM as the Moon enters Leo..

We will  feel an upbeat  and more energetic attitude  as the  Moon conjuncts Mars exact  at 11:01 PM 

October 5th  and 6th. The Leo Moon continued to  activate the opposition of Mars and Pluto. 

with a conjunction to Mars, a square to  Mercury then Venus as the tempo picked up.  Fiery energies built on the 6th with  the  Moon conjunct Jupiter at 3:22 AM 

October 7th and 8th the Virgo Moon continues as we examine our deeper motivations and try not  to  get lost in details.   The major aspect of  the week is a Mars/Leo square to Venus now retrograde in Scorpio exact on the  New Moon of 10-10 when the Divine  Feminine  is  Featured.    Time to let the  pushing, prodding and toxic male  energy go.   A short burst of volatility strikes @ 5:22 AM as this mutable Moon squares Uranus in Gemini, unexpected events fade 

 

October 10th Libra New Moon Struggles to bring Clarity and Balance amid the Conflicts 

The Moon and Sun are conjunct @ 17 degrees Libra 21 minutes 

The  Sabian  Symbol  for  this  degree is a clue  to  how we will  all become whistleblowers to our soul's deepest emotions; Two Men Placed  Under Arrest Give an Accounting for  their  Acts Before the Tribunal  of Society

This Symbol implies the vital need for people to step up to the line and explain themselves, or to justify some actions or ways of being, particularly in relationships. Many times  our ideas or actions are under criticism, to the point of feeling that someone has offended social acceptability. Be thoughtful about situations, because problems you face may only exist in your own mind, stopping you from having fruitful relationships because of a lack of trust or a failed relationship in your past. You may need to forgive or feel forgiven. Relationships can be held in abeyance until the facts come to light. Things resolve themselves as time goes by.

The time  of the  conjunction 8:50  AM  PDT or  11:50 AM EDT

This  New  Moon will  bring out  the  need to  understand/innerstand  the  core of the Divine Feminine and all that has suffered over the dark years. 

October 11th  Days of Rage are ahead as the  Moon enters Scorpio at 8:21 AM as the  frequencies of the New Moon are intensified with a  square to  Pluto in Aquarius at 2:08  AM .

The Divine Feminine is  in a period  of outrage  after aeons of abuse 

 Then a conjunction to Venus at 9:27 PM and a square to Mars in the feline sign of Leo.  Diving deeper to introduce  information on  two asteroids that relate to Egyptian spirituality: Ubasti an alternative form of the name Bastet and  Sekhment... here is a video that explains the  power of these two Feminine Goaddess and their myths with Mars direct in Leo . 

At the time of  the Libra  New  Moon Bastet or Ubasti was transiting at  20 Scorpio 23 square Jupiter @ 21 Leo 15.  This Youtube video recounts the history and the  current  energies. 

October 12 and 13: The  Leo Moon squares Mars at 2:43 AM. watch  for  fireworks and  angry words to kick off the  week for Indigenous People day  and Thanksgiving Day in Canada.  Protests and lots of 

signs  proclaiming  anti-colonisits. By October 13th a more mutable fiery  and adventurous  Sagittarius Moon begins and conjuncts asteroid  Sekhment  and women's rage agains  the  toxic male  leads to more protests. 

October 14th. The Sagittarius Moon demands justice  in  the  courts  with  a  both a trine to Neptune then a  potent opposition  filled with disruption to eccentric Uranus @ 4:18 AM. The waves  are builiding  into  a  positive trine to Mars in Leo at 12:51 PM .  The combination of fiery Mars in Leo applying to a trine to Saturn in Aries (adolescent behavior like frat parties being tamped down) 

Reactions: 

Cornell University has suspended all parties and social events at campus fraternity houses for the remainder of the academic year

October 15, 2026: The Libra Sun makes a  pleasant sextile to Jupiter at 1:22 AM. Pluto then moves direct in Aquarius at  7:41 PM PDT/10:41 EDT this  signals an outer  transformation which  could  mean  a more  aggressive stance  by countries like the USA or Russia or Ukraine etc. My intuition  says that Cuba is in the crosshairs of the current administration and in the next two days  we will see some overt moves toward US regime change. 

October 16: a major news day as the Moon trines Saturn in Aries at 1:32 AM.  Venus in Scorpio is inconjunct Uranus  in Gemini at 1:39 AM.  More sec AM rets are revealed suddenly then the Moon changes into Capricorn at 8:57 AM.  Financial news begins to dominate the cycle as the Russian plague story continues to  scare the  populus. Into the  17th a darker Capricorn Moon square Saturn in Aries  seems to  portend end times drama.   

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October 18th: The 2nd Quarter  Moon of crisis begins at 9:13 with a square to the diplomatic Sun in Libra for a VOC period.  Then shockwaves, surprises and revelations begin as the Moon enters Aquarius @ 6:40 PM  A more spiritual interlude with the Aquarian  Moon sextile  Neptune still  retro. in early Aries. 

October 19th and 20th: A progenitor of the unexpected and surprises as an Aquarian Moon conjuncts Pluto at 12:49 AM and then a sqaure to Venus in Scorpio at 1:52 AM leading the way for sppome confrontations with and opposition  to  Mars at 7:24  PM culminating  in another Venus square to  Pluto exact at 11:56 PM. By now we should  be used to  these power struggles or not ? Venus in Scorpio craves total loyalty, passion, and deep psychological intimacy in personal relationships. However, Pluto in Aquarius creates a harsh friction by demanding radical independence, detachment, and a focus on collective or societal changes rather than individual obsessions.

Finally on October 20th the Aquarian moon opposes Jupiter a more loving and benefic transit at 3:49 PM as the Moon moves VOC. 

October 21st with  a lovely trine to the Sun in Libra at 1:42 AM

The mood shifts as the Moon enters softer, more mystical Pisces at  5:35 AM. A watery trine  of this Piscean Moon to Venus in Scorpio at 9:51 AM adds a sensitive, creative time Pmintimacy till the Moon squares Uranus at 3:07  PM 

October 23: The  Sun enters  Scorpio at  2:38 AM  into  the psychological depths  we dive. 

The  Aries Moon keeps the fire burning with  a conjunction to  Neptune, sextile  to Pluto at 6 :21 PM but the major aspect of this day is a Sun conjunction with Venus retrograde in Scorpio at 8:44 PM. 

This Scorpio Sun shines its light directly on a retrograde Venus as intensity builds, hidden truths, secrets, or unexpressed desires in your personal life are forcefully brought to the surface. Because Venus is moving backward, this is not a time for starting new romances, but rather a cosmic checkpoint to look backward and re-evaluate old patterns, karmic cycles, or even ex-partners who might suddenly reappear.

October 24: Mercury in Scorpio moves retrograde (which happens 3x a  year)  this time at 20 degrees Scorpio . 

Mercury retrogrades reflect an intense period, where buried secrets are revealed along with psychological recovery. Scorpio rules everything hidden: secrets, deep fears, taboos, and shared finances. Conversations may  feel heavy and raw. It forces you to look at where you are giving away your power or trying to manipulate a situation.

October 25: A Full Moon in Taurus at 2 degrees 46 of the most fixed earth sign the Bull occurs at 9:12 PM  PDT 

October 26: We can feel the  power of  the Taurus  Full Moon especially as the  Scorpio Sun makes a  potent 90 degree angle to Pluto in Aquarius at 5:12 AM 

The Scorpio Sun brings a fierce, laser-focused energy that wants to hold on tightly, dig into secrets, and maintain personal power over specific situations. Meanwhile, Pluto in Aquarius creates a sharp tension by demanding that you let go of ego-driven control to make room for collective progress, technology, or major social changes. In everyday life, this planetary friction usually shows up as an intense power struggle with authority figures, friend groups, or societal rules that feel like they are forcing you to change.

Then into the  evening the  Moon  squares  Mars in Leo at 7:18 AM  and some  of the friction dissipates  

October 27: After the Taurus Moon squared Jupiter at 7:51 AM for a sensual  revelry the Moon moved into a long VOC perios at 7:51 AM Then into the evening a more communicative, intelectual Gemini Moon begin at 6:02 PM 

October 28:    The Gemini  Moon brings more dialogue and  questions with sexitles  to  Neptune, trine to Pluto in Aquarius  at 2:06 AM,  a wild  contjunction  to Uranus  at 1:52 AM 

October 29: High energy day driven by the Gemini Moon kicked off with a sextile to Mars in show off  Leo as loud voices dominate social media and politics. A quincunx to  Mercury in Scorpio Retro. at 1:16 AM continues to  reveal major  secrets of who  runs this  world or the simulation. At 7:06 PM the Moon enters more emotional Cancer.  Listen to the video below which discusses why government and the leadership in the USA want to break the precious bond between mother's and  children: 

October 30th: A volatile  time  with Mercury in sometimes vindictive Scorpio in a challenging Square to Mars in  prideful Leo at 10:20 AM  Think before you react and blurt things out! 

 This could be a time of sharp tongues, impulsive text messages, and explosive arguments where people are highly likely to say exactly what they mean in the most wounding way possible. You might find yourself giving or receiving constructive, yet deeply uncomfortable information, or reacting defensively to a perceived insult to your character. Because Mercury is backtracking through Scorpio, a minor disagreement about a current issue can instantly morph into a heated excavation of every past relationship mistake, financial grudge, or boundary violation you thought was already buried.

Right after this aspect, the sensitive Cancer Moon is  in a square to Saturn in Aries at 10:36 AM let those verbal attacks, feelings of depression, lack just disappear into the void. Breathe, pray and  raise your frequency 

October 31:  Halloween/Samhain.  The  Cancer Moon trines Mercury at 12:02 AM as feelings  arise  around family members who have passed or are far away, nostalgia rises as we greet the day. This  super sensitive Cancer moon makes a square to Venus now retrograde in Libra at 3:00 PM and we try to hold our emotions together to play nice as a VOC period begins.  Wounds from the  past even past lives take  on a  new dimension as the Moon squares Chiron  now retrograde in Aries at 6:01 PM 

A more boisterous attitude prevails  as the LEO Moon begins at 9:18 PM Wild night of tricks and treats. 

SPECIAL ALERT: Mars Opposition to Pluto TSQ Venus - Intense Power Struggles and Transformation

 

Dearest friends, starseeds, light workers, seekers of a new consciousness and creators of a new earth...

"Conflict cannot survive without your participation." Wayne Dyer 

Today September 28th, some of you might have felt an activation  occur even though Mars had just entered Leo yesterday evening. Mars was applying to an exact opposition to Pluto on October 3rd.

 For me it was seeing two freak accidents on the first day of my 11 year old grandson's first day of the annual 100 mile club at the Grammer School which lasts till June 2027. Literally with the Moon in Fixed, stubborn Taurus, on young boy injured himself at the start of the  run than 20 minutes later a  girl about 8  years  old bumped her head and got  a tooth  knocked  out accompanied by a pool of  blood. Fortunatly both children  weren't seriously injured.  Note that Mars in Leo reflects drive, anger and ego where children are concerned.  

Another example occurred  here where  Chaos ERUPTED at 8-YEAR-OLD's football game in Charlotte NC after THE PARENTS stormed the field and began BEATING THE KIDS, EACH OTHER, and the REFEREE!!!!

One more incident which unfortunately resulted in fatal injuries happened today in Calfornia

A New York Times executive was fatally shot in California, allegedly by his wife's elderly parents who have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

In the financial  markets, the  Dow, S&P and NASDAQ fell hard  today.  Venus rules money and the  markets and in Scorpio  a huge focus  on debt as the with Treasury Yields rising. Markets were on edge as US-Iran tensions resurfaced and concerns about AI safety intensified...Pluto in Aquarius reflects the Ai fears.  Then this story (reflecting Pluto in hard aspect to Venus ) about  Anthropic Ai broke: Anthropic's losses soared even as revenue grew 12-fold, highlighting the extreme cost of frontier AI development.

  

 Mars left the super sensitive, highly defensive Cancer on 7:49 PM PDT Sunday September 27th and entered much bolder, aggressive yet authentic Leo. The most recent exact Mars in Leo opposition Pluto in Aquarius occurred on April 26–27, 2025. This one happens on October 3, 2026 at 3:39 AM right after Venus stations and moves retrograde earlier that day at 12:16 AM. Venus is at 8 Scorpio 26 so there isn't an exact square to Mars till the new Moon in Libra on October 10th. 

I will be doing a deep dive into  the  galactic and dwarf planets involced in the  Libra New  Moon but. 

This  Libra New Moon  at 17 Libra 21  is closely trine the  fixed  star Rigel  in the  Orion constellation

indicating that Rigel acts as a support system which is bringing  the practical wisdom, teaching abilities, and sharp intellect needed to ground these wild galactic energies. It ensures that we aren't just daydreaming about higher concepts—we have the skills to build and teach them.

Below is a chart set for  the  exact opposition on October 3, 2026 in Salem, Oregon

Notice in this  chart that Mars is at 3 degrees Leo with a Sabian Symbol speaking of ego and competion : A man formally dressed stands near trophies he brought back from a hunting expedition. 

It is one thing to achieve something and yet another to display one’s achievements for all to see. The element of arrogance and boasting  takes  center stage here. There may be an urge to impress others, but some people will be very impressed whilst others may be distinctly unimpressed.  So many leaders in our current political systems exhibit this distasteful quality. 

After October 3rd everything will continue to accelerate as Mars moves faster and the opposition separates some of these energies will ease up except: 

Dates to notice in October: 

October 15, 2026: Pluto moves direct in Aquarius at  7:41 PM PDT/10:41 EDT this  signals an outer  transformation which  could  mean  a more  aggressive stance  by countries like the USA or Russia or Ukrain etc. My intuition says that Cuba is in the crosshairs of the current administration. 

On a personal level  some people might feel a massive clash between their personal ego (Leo) and what a group or society expects of you (Aquarius). It forces the question: "How do I stand out without destroying my relationships with the group?" 

October 24: Mercury in Scorpio moves retrograde (which happens 3x a  year)  this time at 20 degrees Scorpio . 

Mercury retrogrades reflect an intense period, where buried secrets are revealed along with psychological recovery. Scorpio rules everything hidden: secrets, deep fears, taboos, and shared finances. Conversations may  feel heavy and raw. It forces you to look at where you are giving away your power or trying to manipulate a situation.

November 13: when Mercury stations direct at 5° Scorpio. In a rare cosmic alignment, this happens on the exact same day that Venus stations direct at 22° Libra.  By then we will have  a more  complete picture  of  the aftermath of these  challenging  alignments. 

Here are the  Mercury Retrograde Shadow Periods: 

Pre Retrograde Shadow (October   3 to  October 24th )

This is when financial topics, deep conversations, or tech glitches that crop up during these weeks—they are a preview of the main lessons of the retrograde.

Post Retrograde Shadow Periods (November 13 to  November 20) 

This is the integration phase. Mercury moves forward over the same degrees for the final time. This window is for applying what you learned, finalizing agreements, and moving forward with a clear head