Astrology for Oct 17-23 2024

Super Full Moon in Aries and Hello Scorpio Season

Full Moon coming in real hot and bothered, and likely more bothered than hot. Early in the morning on October 17 we are greeted rather dramatically by the full Moon in Aries at 24º square Mars in Cancer at 23º and conjunct Chiron in Aries at 21º. Damn! Shit is personal! This is the largest supermoon of the year making it the closest the Moon will be to Earth. Think back to the new Moon solar eclipse we had on October 2, and reflect on the new Moon solar eclipse we had back on April 8. The themes that surfaced around these previous lunations are being answered to under the light of this October full Moon. There is a visceral tension in the air and very likely within as we are being called to confront some important feelings that require meeting ourselves objectively and getting very honest about what has us so bothered. Unfortunately, objectivity may seem impossible to come by under a sky like this where everyone including ourselves may be hyper-prone to taking things personally. However uncomfortable, this is a blessing. As triggered as we may be, the feelings that rise within us most intensely are pointing the way. This is where we need to lean in and investigate far beyond a surface level. Remember that Mercury is in Scorpio at this time, lending support to dive deep into hard questions and big feelings. If we are brave enough to ask the questions and face the answers, we will be supported in organizing our next steps. This aid comes from Jupiter retrograde in Gemini at 21º in a sextile with Chiron in Aries at 21º. What we face will be rewarded via progress in our personal self-healing journey. 

Some questions for reflection: What has us angry or frustrated at this time? What has been the pattern we’ve upheld for going after our desires and maintaining healthy independence within our lives? Where is it time to stand up for our personal beliefs or boundaries within ourselves, our relationships, and the world at large? Where is there any festering resentment? Where have we been avoiding deep self-reflection about our anger (or any personal feelings) - this full Moon could be the stop sign/red light in the middle of our busy highway. Tickets will be issued if you run it. Slow down, get present and reflective. What comes to light now is valuable information. These aspects are still felt very strongly on Oct 18.

On October 21 the Moon in Gemini will meet up with Jupiter and hit the Jupiter/Chiron sextile configuration from the back… meaning from the Gemini side of the aspect, offering a need to communicate our feelings and find healing words about what blew up or transpired under the full moon. Luckily, if we are willing to engage it, we can be offered assistance with much needed emotional objectivity and positive communications via this aspect.

October 22 finds the Sun in its last moment of Libra at 29º in a square with Pluto in its last moment of Capricorn at 29º and later that day, will enter the sign of Scorpio. Hello, spooky season! Buckle up for some intensity here. A power dynamic is challenging our personal preferences or expressions. This aspect forces us to make a choice on a matter, has us confront a situation with boldness and depth and may be tied to the circumstances we faced under the recent full Moon. Change is happening with the season. Oct 22 also has Venus in Sagittarius at 6º form a trine with the North Node in Aries at 6º and later that evening, the Moon in Cancer at 14º will trine Mercury in Scorpio at 14º. Some connections will deepen if they are true and aligned with the path ahead. Engaging in tough topics together will continue to help sort feelings as we engage new perspectives. The onset of Scorpio season will hit very different than the season of Libra we’ve just completed, however. The wishy-washy, shades of gray, seeing all sides and all possibilities - these tactics are expiring now. Yes/no decision making is taking over and the path ahead starts to appear. We have decided to claim our power via our choices while intuition guides the way. Listen deep. Get honest. Pluto is the ruler of Scorpio season … sitting at the most intense degree of Capricorn preparing to make an opposition to Mars (not exact until Nov 3 but we are feeling it build now). This is the conflictual tension rising personally and collectively.  Surrender to the breakdown of what is not working to make way for the next and better aligned. Because that breakdown is already underway…