The first week or so of November sets the stage for the remainder of 2025 in a lot of ways. Mars, Venus, and Uranus change signs. Mercury stations retrograde in Jupiter’s sign on November 9; and, while still a beacon of support exalted in Cancer, Jupiter also stations retrograde on November 11.

On October 13, Venus moved into its home sign of Libra and opposed Neptune as it inches back into Pisces on October 22, the day after the Libra New Moon. Between now and then, there’s a strong possibility of potent tension to arise — potentially ending with an important pivot — as energies cluster and thread through themes of identity, relating, wounding, revelation, healing, and karmic release. Here’s a brief overview before getting into more detail on how these energies m

This year’s Aries Full Moon is on October 6 (CST) at 14 Aries and is powerfully supported by its ruler, Mars, deeply at home in the still waters of Scorpio. This is the first lunation since the Sun entered the symbolic dark half of the year at the September equinox. So what can we expect with a very strong Aries Full Moon hosted by Mars in its domicile of Scorpio, and Mercury in the first degree of Scorpio squaring Pluto?