An intense Solar Eclipse in Libra highlights the first half of October, along with the decade’s most important aspect pattern making its 2023 peak. We also have Pluto turning direct, a fiery Mars-Pluto square, and six aspect patterns!

This forecast covers this half-month’s most important astrological events. Also check out my award-winning This Week in Astrology audio podcast and YouTube video forecasts!

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As of October 1 …

The Moon is waning (there was an Aries Full Moon on 9/29).

Pluto is retrograde thru 10/10.
Saturn is retrograde thru 11/4.
Neptune is retrograde thru 12/6.
Chiron is retrograde thru 12/26.

Jupiter is retrograde thru 12/30.
Uranus is retrograde thru 1/27.

A Kite with Mercury and the three outer planets continues through 10/6.
A T-Square with Mars, Chiron, Pluto, and the lunar nodes continues through 10/6.
A Quintuple Yod with Venus, Mars, Juno, and the three outer planets continues through 10/9.
A T-Square with Mars, Pluto, and the lunar nodes continues through 10/19.

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10/1 (Sun)

Committed Partnership “Finger of God” Starts

What adjustments do your committed partnerships need? That’s the question posed by a Yod, or “Finger of God.” It starts today (10/1), peaks on 10/10, and ends on 10/18. It features the asteroid goddess Juno at the tip, backed up by Neptune and Pluto.

Juno represents all kinds of committed partnerships. Neptune can flow inspiration and energy to the relationships that serve you, or make you feel apathetic about the ones that have run their course. Pluto can empower committed partnerships that are doing well or destabilize those that need release or adjustment.

How is this Yod affecting your key relationships?

10/2 (Mon) & 10/5 (Thu)

Two Intense T-Squares Peak

My interpretation of these two T-Squares appeared in my previous forecast, in a slightly different version. If that information is still fresh in your mind, feel free to skip ahead. The same applies to the Kite and Quintuple Yod interpretations that come right after it.

The intensity is high as two related T-Squares peak on Monday and Thursday. Both have a Mars-Pluto square at their heart, so both high and low potentials are supercharged!

The simpler and longer T-Square includes Mars, Pluto, and the lunar nodes. It started on 9/23, peaks on 10/5, and ends on 10/19.

The shorter T-Square adds Chiron. It also started on 9/23, but peaks on 10/2 and ends on 10/6.

Let’s start simple.

T-square: Mars-Pluto-Lunar Nodes

Let’s start with the two planets in this T-Square.

You can act with tremendous potency with Mars square Pluto. Mars is the “Just do it!” planet. He chomps at the bit to take immediate action, while powerhouse Pluto holds the keys to wealth and power.

This supercharged aspect doesn’t guarantee success, since Pluto can bring feast or famine. Exercise due diligence and appropriate caution. Power this potent must be managed mindfully, or it could go off the rails and manifest as impulsiveness, cruelty or violence.

Mars naturally expresses as the warrior, pioneer, entrepreneur, or sexual being. Your efforts can be supercharged in any or all of these areas. With Mars in Libra, you can enjoy abundant energy for relating or creating.

Pluto rules unhealed emotional trauma, which Mars can trigger, so have a good shadow work technique ready. (Thousands have benefitted from my free Healing Invocation, which delegates your healing to your higher self.)

This square also has erotic possibilities. Mars is raw lust, while Pluto revels in sacred sex. Pluto invites you to merge your souls as well as your bodies, which can catapult you to an entirely new level of ecstasy!

What about the lunar nodes? They represent your life purpose, and suggest that any actions you take relating to this T-Square should support the mission you came to accomplish in this incarnation.

One Level Deeper: Mars’ Signs

We can take this interpretation one level deeper by looking at the signs Mars will occupy. He’s in Libra through 10/11, then enters Scorpio on 10/12. So, roughly speaking, Mars is in Libra for the first three weeks of this T-Square, then spends the final week in Scorpio.

Mars in Libra encourages you to keep the welfare of others in mind. Stay keenly alert to how your assertiveness affects your relationships. Libra also represents creativity, so this T-Square can be a boon to your artistic aspirations!

Scorpio has the same archetypal energy as Pluto. So, once Mars enters Scorpio, it further empowers all the previously discussed potentials of Pluto.

The Shorter T-Square: Mars-Chiron-Pluto-Lunar Nodes

As I already mentioned, the shorter T-Square simply adds Chiron to Mars, Pluto, and the lunar nodes. Chiron conjoins the North Node. This T-Square also starts today (9/23), but peaks on 10/2 and ends on 10/6.

Chiron is the wounded healer. Like Pluto, he can stir up unhealed trauma that’s ripe for healing. As before, I recommend my free Healing Invocation to do this more quickly and easily than you might have thought possible!

Chiron also represents you being a healer or wisdom giver. The more you’ve done your own shadow work, the more capably you can serve others in these roles.

Mars remains in Libra during this briefer T-Square. This specifically empowers relationship counseling and healing, as well as artistic coaching and mentoring.

Mind Power Kite Peaks

Learning, writing, and communication are supercharged by a Kite that includes Mercury and the three outer planets: Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. It started on 9/27, peaks today (10/2), and ends on 10/6.

With Mercury in Virgo (a sign it rules) through 10/4, this harmonious aspect pattern also supports service, health, and detail work.

10/4 (Wed)

Quintuple Yod Peaks

A rare Quintuple Yod – five “Fingers of God” in one! – started on 9/28, peaks today (10/4), and ends on 10/9. It includes Venus, Mars, Juno, and the three “gods of change”: Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

Yods call for adjustment, and relationship is the most obvious theme shared by Venus, Mars, and Juno. What adjustments could you make to improve challenging relationships, and make great relationships even better?

Listen for the intuitive guidance provided by Uranus and Neptune. Then forge ahead with the awesome power of Pluto!

The standalone Mars-Uranus-Neptune Yod deserves its own interpretation. Follow your inner guidance as you act as a warrior, pioneer, entrepreneur, or sexual being!

10/6 (Fri)

Hard Rectangle Spotlights Relationships and Creativity

A challenging Hard Rectangle starts today (10/6), peaks on 10/11, and ends on 10/14. It includes the Sun, Venus, Saturn, and Chiron.

The most helpful way to think about this aspect pattern is with Saturn and Chiron influencing both personal planets. The Libran Sun and Venus share the themes of relationship and creativity, so these are most likely to be affected. (Venus also represents money, so stay attentive to that, too.)

This aspect pattern makes emotional triggering more likely, so have a good DIY shadow work technique ready. (Have you tried my free Healing Invocation?)

Are you having creative challenges? The meanings of the slower planets suggest seeking out someone whose wisdom can guide you. Chiron is the mentor, and Saturn is the wise elder.

Saturn in Pisces represents Law of Attraction work. He’ll support you as you clearly visualize the specific outcomes you want!

10/8 (Sun)

“Gods of Change” Mini Grand Trine Peaks

The most important aspect pattern of the decade makes its tightest formation of the year today (10/8). This Mini Grand Trine features soft aspects between the three “gods of change”: Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

Except for a brief intermission, this momentous aspect pattern lasts the entire decade! Its current run started at the end of May and lasts until New Year’s Day of 2024. Then it locks in, restarting in late April of 2024 and continuing all the way through early September of 2029!

Taken together, these three planets represent the full spectrum of transpersonal divine forces. They’re connecting harmoniously, setting the stage for an uplifting Aquarian Age that could finally spread love and light across the planet.

But whether this actually happens is up to all of us, individually and collectively. This multi-year aspect pattern makes it easier to feel unconditional love for your fellow beings, but can’t force you to.

This aspect pattern is still warming up: as it peaks today, the orb (exactness) of the Uranus-Pluto trine is still five degrees. But it’s never too early to set a good example for your fellow humans by holding the highest vibration you can!

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Mars Square Pluto

You can act with invigorated potency as Mars squares Pluto (27°53′ Libra-Capricorn). I discuss this square in my 10/2 interpretation of the peaking T-Square with Mars, Pluto, and the lunar nodes.

 

10/10 (Tue)

Pluto Direct

Pluto turns direct today at 9:10 pm EDT (27°53′ Capricorn). He turned retrograde over five months ago on 5/1 (0°21′ Aquarius).

Pluto retrograde was a great time to reflect on his core themes. Now that he’s direct, you can start acting on them! They include:

• Personal transformation
• Death and rebirth processes
• Shadow work
• Occult practices
• Intimate energetic connection
• Insurance, taxes and inheritance
• Shared resources of all kinds

If you need some encouragement, most people find that emotional healing – whether you call it psychological, shamanic, or spiritual – is the fastest road to spiritual awakening!

Planets are most powerful when they change directions. Pluto will powerfully catalyze sensitive points in your chart at or after 25° cardinal (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn), or between 0° and 1° fixed (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius).

Among his effects as a transiting planet, Pluto encourages release or transformation in areas that aren’t optimized. He also offers power and wealth where you’ve properly set the stage!

Yod Peaks

The Juno-Neptune-Pluto Yod that started on 10/1 peaks today (10/10) and ends on 10/18.

10/11 (Wed)

Hard Rectangle Peaks

The Sun-Venus-Saturn-Chiron Hard Rectangle that started on 10/6 peaks today (10/11) and ends on 10/14.

10/13 (Fri)

Mars Trine Saturn

You can enjoy enhanced endurance with Mars trine Saturn (0°54′ Scorpio-Pisces). Saturn can also temper Mars’ rambunctiousness as a warrior, initiator, entrepreneur, or sexual being with his maturity, organization, and discipline.

10/14 (Sat)

Solar Eclipse in Libra

A potent Solar Eclipse lines up at 1:55 pm EDT (21°7′ Libra). Its hard aspects to Pluto and Chiron can supercharge opportunities for power, wealth, personal transformation, and trauma healing!

Let’s start with the basics. This eclipse is also a Libra New Moon, which is always great for new beginnings or fresh energy in your relationships and creativity. You can also use Libra energy to amplify beauty, harmony, or equality.

A solar eclipse is far more powerful than a regular New Moon. The effects of ordinary lunations last about two weeks, while eclipse energies persevere for at least six months!

Aspects

The Sun and Moon are less than four degrees from the South Node. This strong conjunction boosts the eclipse’s power.

Pluto

The luminaries and lunar nodes form a T-Square with Pluto. This can bring significant challenge, but also opens up powerful, positive potentials.

Pluto represents wealth. Whether this represents significant gain or loss is influenced by your circumstances, intentions, and actions.

It’s also important to define what wealth means to you. Of course, it could be money. But wealth, whether it’s tangible or intangible, is anything that makes your life better.

With Pluto so powerful during this eclipse, I recommend letting the universe know exactly what kinds of wealth you’d like to increase.

Pluto also represents power. This comes in two basic flavors: manipulative, self-centered “power over,” and “shared power” that wants the best for everybody.

I’m a big “shared power” fan. Which type of power do you want to increase?

Pluto also represents transformation, making this a great time to reinvent yourself. Dream big, then keep taking steps toward your new reality!

However, doing this can bring up traumas that block the changes you want. If so, you’ll need to dive into another of Pluto’s specialties: shadow work.

Don’t assume that an emotional wound can’t heal, or has to heal slowly, until you’ve tried my free Healing Invocation. It delegates your healing to your higher self, which has far greater healing powers than us mere mortals. Thousands who have used this technique have been delighted at how quickly, easily, and efficiently it works!

Chiron

Speaking of shadow work, another important aspect of this eclipse is its opposition to Chiron, the wounded healer. He represents trauma and its skillful healing, giving you all the more reason to focus on this if you’re getting triggered.

Chiron is also the mentor, whose meaning can be broadened to include any helpful exchange of wisdom. Chiron’s opposition to the luminaries can also juice up your ability to help others as a healer or wisdom giver.

Other Aspects

The Sun and Moon also conjoin Mercury and Pallas Athena. Mercury can pump up your ability to learn, write, or share information. Pallas can fire up your feminine warrior spirit. She can also help you work smart and negotiate win-win outcomes.

A Venus semi-square invites you to make appropriate adjustments in your relationships, creativity, and finances. Finally, a tight Uranus quincunx encourages you to be your authentic self, follow your intuitive hits, and serve others with your special talents you most love to use!

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