YOUR STARS

Flavour of the Times - As ever, October brings the astrological beginning of autumn. In nature, Virgo has been the period of harvesting what has grown in the time since the spring, so that the storehouses are full and we are ready for the winter. The new moon in Libra at the autumn equinox (23rd September, actually) is the point at which the hours of darkness start to become longer than those of daylight and nature begins the process of decay back into the soil ready for rebirth next year. This is a valuable time and adjustments should be planned now. Don’t expect massive creativity to be bursting out during these months: save your energy, think about the resources you will need next year.

LIBRA

September 24 – October 23 Balance and justice are key words for Libra, a sense of what is the right thing to do. You find this easy enough where other people are concerned but much more tricky for yourself. Like the scales which is your symbol, you tend to have too many options in your head at any one time and can’t always make you mind up. But, hey, how important is some of this stuff anyway? SCORPIO

October 24 – November 22 It’s not quite the time for your famous ferocious emotional intensity – next month. Instead, a more balanced view can be achieved, with no real sense of urgency this month. Balanced consideration of the options may be something to think about but keep it light and rational, especially around 12th when you may be surprised and a bit knocked off balance. SAGITTARIUS

November 23 – December 22 Early in the month you may feel challenged when emotions and actions get a bit confused with each other. It will be too easy to react badly to something so make sure you avoid sending any of those emails to people late at night in anger! Your confidence will be stronger mid-month but again, you allow emotions to cloud your judgement at your peril. CAPRICORN

December 23 – January 20 Pluto resumes forward movement in your sign early in October which will enable you to feel a little more future oriented. However, I think this is more about tying up loose ends rather than any new initiatives. It’s also the autumn so energies are subsiding and its not a time to stick your head over the parapet.

AQUARIUS

January 21 – February 19 Quite a good month for detached and balanced observation of events now. It’s a time for thinking but not necessarily actions. On the other hand, try to resist talking people to death about your amazing ideas. Take it easy, think things through and just store up a few basic thoughts in the back of your mind about how you would like things to go later on. PISCES

February 20 – March 20 Going with the flow will have to continue this month as Neptune and Jupiter are still stopping any real progress and may be pushing you back upstream rather than down. This energy still has some way to go but the intensity may be cranked up around 25th of the month when the Scorpio new moon stirs some passions. ARIES

March 21 – April 20 Things you want to do may feel as if they are slipping through your fingers as October ends. This is down to Jupiter backing into Pisces out of your sign for a while. But don’t lose your grip. Opportunities always return and this just isn’t the moment to push forward too strongly. Ease back on the accelerator, observe the speed limit and look out for speed cameras! TAURUS

April 21 – May 21 Follow the advice of William Morris: ‘don’t have anything in your house that is not either beautiful or useful and preferably both’. Both Taurus and Libra are both about elegance, beauty and values but perhaps that is always in the eye of the beholder and may be an illusion on some level. Take it easy until you can see what the truth really is.

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GEMINI

May 22 – June 21 Keep an eye on 15th of October. It looks like a particularly nice day for you Geminians. You may meet someone beautiful, as Venus and the Sun are together in Libra (although I guess you might buy a beautiful piece of art instead!). It’s an airy, light energy and so thinking about things and communicating your ideas is very much favoured. CANCER

June 22 – July 23 Pluto has been a long challenge to you and your need to change some vital aspect of your life. It turns direct this month which may ease the pressure – perhaps a house sale actually goes through after hassles and disappointments? It’s a bit tricky again around 20th when stresses and tensions mount. On the other hand, you are probably out of the danger zone now. LEO

July 24 – August 23 Thrashing around wondering why people aren’t giving you the recognition you think you deserve? Maybe you are now Prime Minister and things aren’t going the way you planned and you are looking for someone to blame? My advice is: buy a mirror and take a long, cold look in it and consider how you may have contributed to this situation. VIRGO

August 24 – September 23 Now that you have put things into boxes, files, store rooms and generally organised the product of your year, you can turn your thoughts to what you have learnt. We never manage to achieve as much as we hoped but life moves on regardless and it is time to give yourself some satisfaction with what has happened. Small steps are as valuable as giant ones now.

To really understand what this means for you on a personal level during 2022, I would recommend that you consider booking a comprehensive personal astrological consultation that is completely specific to you and your life. This will illuminate many things that you may not have considered and it will enable you to really take advantage of the positive energies and avoid the negative ones throughout the year. Chart readings with me start at £67 and last for an hour on Zoom or Skype. Please go to www.astroguidance.co.uk for more details and to book a session. You can also text or WhatsApp me on 07866 727743 or email me at howpark@aol.com for more information. If you are interested in discussing and learning more about astrology, why not pop into my Facebook group The Astrocafe | Facebook.

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