Key themes: Your outward expression, authenticity in relationships and radical honesty, new habits, trusting your journey, community and connection
Taurus, we’re officially at eclipse season once again, and with October culminating in a Taurus Lunar Eclipse… this month is going to be big.
We kick off with Mercury entering Libra on October 4th, which for you activates your sector of wellbeing and detoxification. This transit encourages you to reflect on the ways that you communicate and express yourself in the world, a theme which will flavor the whole month. Think of questions such as: where do you hold back from sharing your truth? In what ways could you express, with more clarity and ease?
While this is quite a social transit, it goes deeper than just communication and into realms of authenticity. You might be noticing the ways that you communicate, vary between person to person and while this is natural to some degree, it may be worth acknowledging where you’re putting a guard up for fears of rejection, or whatever else. It’s only when you reveal and shine your true light Taurus that the world will be able to receive you and your full glory. And you deserve that reflection, too.
On October 8th, Venus, your ruling planet, enters Virgo, activating your sector of self-expression and self-perception. Once again, you’ll feel this theme of authenticity arising. With Venus here, your priorities also suddenly become more practical and oriented towards our well-being. This will be a wonderful time (with Venus also reflecting our personal value systems) to refine your daily habits so that they may best serve you. As a Taurus, perhaps even more so than other signs you truly flourish with a high degree of space, sovereignty, ease and comfort. This Transit encourages you to acknowledge where certain aspects of your life are stuck, draining, toxic or simply not aligned – so that you may swap them out for healthier options.
We are in eclipse season after all Taurus, so reminder: don’t be afraid to take a radical U-turns. Admitting that you’ve changed your mind simply reveals that you’ve grown as a person – and is sometimes what’s necessary.
On October 10th, one of the heaviest Retrogrades of the year ends with Pluto going direct in Capricorn. This transit has been inviting you to connect your life, with your career and the work that you bring to the world; to ask whether your soul passions are being met, and how meaningful your journey really does (or does not) currently feel. Clarity may flow through this time…
Speaking of clarity, our New Moon Solar Eclipse (October 14th) falls in the sign of Libra. Despite being further along in the Zodiac, Libras are kind of a sibling sign to you Taurus, as both signs are co-ruled by Venus. If one considers Taurus our relationship to self, the sign of Libra is more about our relationship with others. This new moon offers you the opportunity to reset the way that you’re connecting and doing relationships – and because it takes place on the new nodal axis, you’ll likely see this theme playing out for the next year.
On October 22nd Mercury (planet of communication) enters Scorpio, with the Sun joining the next day. Scorpio season is notoriously intense, and this may be particularly true for you, with the water sign being your opposite sign. Yet, there is an incredible amount of power in exactly this fact… and you’ll feel it all the way up until October 28th, where a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse takes place in your sign.
This eclipse wraps up a major cycle, which means get ready for: surprises, closure, plot twists, opportunities, or endings. Fortunately, it’s also one of the most grounding moons of the year. The reminder here is to trust yourself; trust your path; and trust that you are carried by the universe.
It’ll be easier to believe with Saturn going direct on Pisces, on November 4th – a transit which illuminates your sector of community and belonging. If you’ve felt lonely, disconnected, or alienated for the past few years… know that this (typical Saturn Aquarius) was an experience you were meant to have. Now with Saturn in Pisces, you’ll be remembering that you can be and flourish as part of a supportive tribe.
