October is not a month for pushing forward. It is a month for looking inward, for feeling everything you have been avoiding, and for finally getting to the truth that lives beneath the surface. Venus goes retrograde in Scorpio on October 3rd, and Mercury follows on the 24th. Both in Scorpio. Both asking you to go deep.
I know there has been a lot of fear surrounding this Venus retrograde, especially because it is happening in Scorpio, the sign of its detriment. And yes, Venus will square Mars and Pluto in the middle of the month, bringing up supercharged emotions, power struggles, and maybe even breakups. But we have to start seeing these challenges as opportunities. Relationships will be tested, but the rock-solid ones will grow even deeper. The ones that are shaky or unstable could start to fall away. And that is not a tragedy. That is clarity.
Beneath all that hurt, you may begin to rediscover your worth, your inner beauty, your natural gifts. And the more you connect to that inner beauty this month, the more radiant on the outside you will become.
What Venus retrograde in Scorpio will bring up
Venus rules love, relationships, beauty, and money. So we are reflecting on those things now, and in Scorpio, we are going deep beneath the surface because that is where the truth will be found. Old fears, old wounds, old patterns, and insecurities can resurface. But this is your chance to get to the root of them. Where did the wounds come from? What created the insecurities? This is your chance to look at those things and to finally heal. Maybe this is the month where you finally forgive yourself. You finally forgive that other person. You finally allow yourself to feel all the feelings so that you can release them.
Mars opposite Pluto and the intensity at the start of the month
The beginning of October will bring up a lot of challenges because Mars and Pluto are opposing each other exact on the 3rd, the same day Venus stations retrograde. So there could be a lot of power struggles, extreme emotions, explosive reactions. And then Venus will square Mars and Pluto towards the middle of the month, bringing up jealousy, fights, but also enormous healing if you let it.
Libra and Scorpio, you are the main characters
Libra and Scorpio placements, you are front and center this month. We start the month in Libra season with its ruling planet in Scorpio retrograde, and then we move into Scorpio season and that Venus will be retrograding back into Libra. So you two, main characters all month long. Mercury retrograde comes to slow us down and process everything we just went through. This is the month of truth, healing, and self-love. And I want you to think about how much your life would actually change if you gave yourself the love that you have been looking for on the outside.