Monthly Horoscope + What’s A Retrograde?
As everyone knows, October gives home to the last half of the Libra season and the first half of the Scorpio season. Some exciting astrology news for this month involves Mercury finally leaving retrograde on Oct. 2 and Pluto leaving its retrograde on Oct. 8.
“Retrograde” is a fun term to use when looking for something to blame our hardships on but do you really know what it is? Every planet goes through a retrograde period where it appears to go backward. While every planet experiences retrograde, it impacts them in different ways. The most impacting retrogrades would be:
Mercury is the planet of communication and processing information. When mercury is in retrograde, there could be problems involving communication and making plans.
Mars is the planet of aggression and passion. When Mars is in retrograde, you can expect a passion for things in your life to start to dim. This could be for day-to-day situations that you in the past would look forward to or love connections in life.
Venus is the planet of love and controls how you express affection. Its retrograde can impact your relationships, romantic or platonic, as well as welcoming new relationships.
As mentioned before, the month of October houses two signs, Libra (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) and Scorpio (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) meaning that this will be a great month for them. Not only does the birthday countdown get even closer, but the personality traits for both months also come out and are felt by those surrounding.
Libras are known to be extroverted, friendly, and risk-taking. On the other hand, they’re also known to be indecisive, avoidant, and good liars. Meaning that during this month you may see yourself showcasing some of these behaviors, negative or positive.
Scorpios are known to be creative, passionate, and loyal. On the other hand, they’re also known to be controlling, secretive, and insensitive. These traits could come out during the month of October; even if you aren’t of this sign, the feeling will just be in the air.
