Thursday, Oct. 20: Just before the moon moves from Leo to Virgo, she makes a sweet move with the sun, which brightens the day. This is during the noon hour. Happy birthday number 58 to the 49th vice-president of the U.S., Kamala Harris.
Friday, Oct. 21: Even though it’s a fairly quiet end to the work week, today is a time for embracing new opportunities. It was Oct. 21, 1964, that the film version of “My Fair Lady” premiered in New York. It went on to win the Oscar for best picture in 1965.
Saturday, Oct. 22: Mercury, Saturn Venus and the sun are today’s dance partners in the sky, making for fun and joy that lasts and grows sweeter over time. Today would be the birthday of Canadian Metis hero Louis Riel, who fought many battles to secure Metis rights and was eventually hanged for treason.
Sunday, Oct. 23: Today the sun enters Scorpio at 6:54 a.m. And Saturn goes direct, having been retrograde since June 4. All Saturn stations (and all planetary stations) are important, but this one will be particularly intense. That’s because Saturn is now almost exactly squaring Uranus. This is a pressure cooker type of energy that demands release. When Saturn changes direction, we may suddenly change our mind about a course of action. Saturn and Uranus are collective energies, so we will most likely experience this energy at a collective level. If you have planets or angles around 18 degrees in fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius) this transit will influence you at a personal level. With the state of the world right now, everyone may be affected. On Oct. 25, 1915,  an estimated 25,000 women paraded in New York City, pleading for women’s right to vote.
Monday, Oct. 24: In preparation for tomorrow’s new moon in Scorpio, she spends all of today zooming through Libra and bringing peaceful, balanced Libra supports and very demanding Libran challenges all day long. Happy birthday #36 to Drake, the world’s best-selling singer from Toronto.
Tuesday, Oct. 25: Today we have a solar eclipse. This is a partial eclipse that will be visible from Europe and Asia. This is also a south node eclipse, so it’s concerned with karmic, fated new beginnings. South node solar eclipses often come with an ending followed by a new beginning. The solar eclipse is exactly conjunct Venus, suggesting a rebirth of the heart that will set us on a completely new path. Happy birthday to Katy Perry, who turns 38 today.
Wednesday, Oct. 26: Mercury in Libra in perfect harmony with Mars in Gemini makes for quick and clever thinking, especially about health matters. On Oct. 26, 1881, the most famous gunfight ever happened at the OK Corral. Wyatt Earp was one of the participants.
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