October Astrology Forecast + Tarot (Wildflowers): Venus Retrograde in Scorpio, Libra New Moon & Taurus Full Moon
On Cauldron Her Daddy, Sarai Johnson and Meredith Holley preview October with a Dolly Parton–inspired tarot spread based on “Wildflowers” and a detailed astrology forecast. Sarai frames the month’s theme as the Queen of Swords reversed—recognizing resilience by aligning thoughts and emotions—then pulls Page of Cups (release naïveté/idealization), King of Cups (caregiver/martyr expectations), Four of Swords (rest and recovery), King of Pentacles (sustainable abundance), Nine of Wands reversed (stop pre-worrying; trust your survival record), the Hierophant (discernment and self-defined beliefs), Knight of Swords (boldly pursue mystery), and Five of Cups (make space for grief). Meredith outlines key transits: Venus stations retrograde Oct 3 in Scorpio, new moon in Libra Oct 10, Pluto stations direct Oct 15, Mercury retrograde begins Oct 24 in Scorpio, full moon in Taurus Oct 25 as Venus re-enters Libra, and Samhain/Halloween Oct 31, emphasizing boundaries, honesty, rest, and avoiding paranoia or possessiveness.
As always, Sarai uses the Fifth Spirit Tarot: https://www.hayhouse.com/fifth-spirit-tarot-card-deck
(Scroll down for a list of the human design sun transits and astrology transits)
00:00 Welcome to October
00:40 Dolly Parton Tribute
02:03 Queen of Swords Theme
06:08 Page of Cups Letting Go
09:14 King of Cups Expectations
12:58 Four of Swords Rest
18:34 King of Pentacles Abundance
21:19 Survival and Worry
27:25 Hierophant Beliefs Path
32:25 Mystery and Trust
37:38 October Astrology Preview
39:19 Early October Tension
45:01 Venus Retrograde Deep Dive
50:49 New Moon Libra Flirt Energy
51:49 Libra New Moon Vibes
52:46 Gate 57 Intuition
55:41 Flirting Boundaries
01:00:31 Pluto Direct Shift
01:04:20 Venus Pluto Paranoia
01:13:50 Scorpio Season Begins
01:18:06 Mercury Retrograde Lessons
01:21:59 Taurus Full Moon Balance
01:32:36 Samhain Witch New Year
01:35:58 Offerings And Farewell
October 2026 Transits
Oct 1-2 Gate 18: Judgment - Integrity - Perfection
2-7 Gate 48: Inadequacy - Resourcefulness - Wisdom
7-13 Gate 57 (NEW MOON): Unease - Intuition - Clarity
13-19 Gate 32: Failure - Preservation - Veneration
19-24 Gate 50: Corruption - Equilibrium - Harmony
24-30 Gate 28 (FULL MOON): Purposelessness - Totality - Immortality
30-Nov 5 Gate 44: Interference - Teamwork - Synarchy
New Moon in Libra is October 10 at 8:50am Pacific
Full Moon in Taurus is October 25 at 9:00pm Pacific
Samhain/Halloween is October 31!!
October 2: Mercury in Scorpio square Mars in Leo at 2:14am
Mercury in Scorpio square Pluto in Aquarius at 1:42pm
Mars in Leo trine Neptune in Aries at 3:17pm
October 3: Venus stations retrograde in Scorpio at 12:15am
Mars in Leo opposes Pluto in Aquarius at 3:38am
Moon is void of course all day (it’s a saturday)
October 4: Mercury in Scorpio enters pre-retrograde shadow at 2:09am
Sun in Libra opposes Saturn in Aries at 5:29am
October 6: Mercury goes conjunct Venus in Scorpio at 5:10pm
October 7: Mars in Leo sextiles Uranus in Gemini at 3:41am
Moon is void of course Wednesday afternoon until Friday morning
October 10: New Moon in Libra is at 8:50am
Mars in Leo squares Venus in Scorpio at 2:31pm
October 15: Sun in Libra sextiles Jupiter in Leo at 1:21am
Pluto stations direct at 7:40pm
October 16: Mars in Leo trines Saturn in Aries at 1:32am
October 19: Venus in Scorpio squares Pluto in Aquarius at 11:56pm
October 21: Sun in Libra opposes Chiron in Aries at 3:26pm
October 23: Sun goes into Scorpio at 2:37am
Sun goes conjunct Venus in Scorpio at 8:44pm
October 24: Mercury stations retrograde in Scorpio at 12:12am
October 25: Venus retrogrades into Libra at 2:09am
FULL MOON in Taurus at 9:11pm (the moon is also opposite Venus)
October 26: Sun in Scorpio square Pluto in Aquarius at 5:11am
October 28: Venus in Libra opposes Chiron in Aries at 12:34am
October 30: Mercury retrogrades to square Mars in Leo at 10:20am
October 31: Samhain!!
Work with Meredith: fourthcupastrology.com
Work with Sarai: saraijohnson.com
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