Horoscopes February 2017

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February begins with authoritative communications creating imbalance, stalling out relationship development and obstructing justice. On the 6th, Jupiter enters retrograde in Libra starting a process of balance and restoration through attention to spiritual work. This retrograde will last four months and is likely to bring good fortune if your pursuits are noble. The Leo Full Moon on February 10th will illuminate expressive arts and the power they have to connect people. Mid-month, the energies are fusing in positive ways to bring about reform through acts of love, discipline and action.
 
When the Sun enters Pisces mid-month, the importance of feelings will be emphasized over actions. Focus on subconscious acts to see what is revealed through dreams and the imagination. Around the 22nd, we will experience dynamic tension between changing power structures and our individual abilities to act and pursue passions. A few days later the New Moon and Solar Eclipse in Pisces ask us to delve even deeper into the subconscious through meditation. This may also initiate a resurgence of spiritual and religious leadership. At the same time, a sudden an unexpected conflict may arise igniting the will to fight without much premeditation. Always think before acting as this battle may compromise relationships of deep importance.
 
 
ARIES RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
At the beginning of February, your excitement about a personal or business relationship may conflict with your ability to stay focused at work. A few days later, Jupiter retrograde challenges you to take an even deeper look at your relationships as you enter a period of relationship growth and repair over the next four months. On February 10th, the Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse in Leo will encourage you to express yourself creatively. During the last week of the month, changes in political or business structures may keep you from pushing forward. The February 26th, New Moon and Solar Eclipse is a good time to center yourself with meditation. Through this process you are likely to uncover and act upon unconventional means to break through the structural boundaries that are holding you back.

TAURUS RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
In the first week of February, your idealism may be hindering your ability to complete daily tasks. Jupiter will go retrograde in Libra for four months, allowing you opportunity to reimagine the partnerships that help you get your work done. On February 10th, the Leo Full Moon will bring attention to your home life, where you may be greeted with an emotional performance. Close to the 22nd, you’ll find your drive to pursue spiritual matters is challenged by a big change in your worldview. Make plans to join a community group around the February 26th New Moon and your path to discover the divine will get a jump start, although you may still feel a tug of war between material and mystical acts of service.
 
GEMINI RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
February starts off with some tension between the financial and creative aspects of a partnership. When Jupiter enters retrograde on the 6th, you will start examining your creative outlets with the goal of making them serve your efforts of expansion. This retrograde will last four months. The Leo Full Moon brings focus to how you learn and communicate through experience and expression. When the Sun enters Pisces on the 18th, you’ll be shining at work. A week later, the Pisces Solar Eclipse may set in motion some bigger career changes. At this time you may feel temporarily disengaged from the expressive arts in order to focus on community action or activism.  

CANCER RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
Early this month, information revealed through an important relationship will challenge your faith in a family matter. You’ll continue working through this and other matters affecting your home life for the next four months while Jupiter is in retrograde. On the 10th, the Leo Full Moon will push you to reflect on your values through an expressive art. Near the 22nd, expect a relationship change to challenge your status at work. A few days later, the Pisces Solar Eclipse invites you to expand your intellectual and spiritual perspectives through research or travel. At the end of the month, you may experience a sudden change in your career and be pulled between home and work.

LEO RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
Early this month, your excitement for a novel topic may sidetrack you from your daily work or a service you provide to others. Jupiter retrograde asks you to consider how you serve others and how these acts of service connect to your higher power. On the 10th, the Leo Full Moon manifests a new evolution of your psyche. Your self esteem may increase at this time. You’ll be driven to expand your worldview at the end of the month and this pursuit may be pushed along by making some changes in your daily routine. The Pisces Solar Eclipse will initiate a change in resources that you share with another, perhaps money or sex. At month’s end, you may be afforded a sudden trip that will help expand your horizons.
 
VIRGO RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
At the start of the month, your ability to build an outlet for creativity will interplay with the luck you’ve been having financially. With Jupiter retrograde in Libra you’ll have four months to take inventory on your assets in order to determine what will help sustain financial growth. The Leo Full Moon on the 10th will manifest a karmic experience that may have all eyes on you. When the Sun moves into Pisces mid-month, you will be focused on your relationships, especially those that feed the heart and soul. At the end of the month, you may be driven to explore taboo activities involving structured play.  The Pisces New Moon on the 26th will aid you in your pursuit of deep and meaningful relationships.
 
LIBRA RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
The good luck you’ve been experiencing may be challenged after learning new information about your home or family.  On the 6th, Jupiter goes retrograde for four months, at which time you will be called to reflect on spiritual or philosophical matters, and also to examine and correct any behaviors that have become excessive. Around the time of the Leo Full Moon, you may attend a community event that receives publicity. At the end of the month, you’ll experience some tension between a relationship and your family life. Use the February 26th New Moon to bring spiritual ritual into your daily routine. This will help center you as you may need to make a choice between your personal expansion and tending to a relationship that needs your attention.
 
SCORPIO RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
Jupiter goes retrograde for four months on February 6, encouraging you to foster relationships that help develop your connection with the immaterial. It may feel like your spiritual evolution is slowing at this time, but some karmic good fortune awaits you at the end of the tunnel. The Leo Full Moon, on the 10th, may bring closure to a work project. This may manifest as a speaking engagement. The Sun enters Pisces mid-month, followed by the Pisces New Moon encouraging you to merge spiritual and creative arts to express yourself. At the end of the month, you’ll feel motivated to complete your daily checklists, but take care to maintain balance and not overly exert yourself.
 
SAGITTARIUS RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
In the beginning of the month, you’ll be motivated by some community matters to organize your finances. You’ll have the next four months to take inventory on your social circles and clarify which are helping or harming your personal and spiritual development. On the 10th, the Leo Full Moon brings focus to a global matter that is close to your heart. The New Moon on the 26th encourages you to think global but act local, starting with being present and mindful with your family. At the end of the month, you will be creatively energized and challenged to express issues affecting your community through an expressive art.

CAPRICORN RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
Early in the month, you may feel overwhelmed by career matters and prompted to learn and adopt mental strategies to separate these thoughts from your personal life. You’ll have the next four months to reimagine your career path as Jupiter enters retrograde. Don’t be afraid to dream big during this time. You’ll have lots of energy to help manifest your career goals this year. On the 10th, the Leo Full Moon may expose a secret you’ve been keeping. The following week you may start to receive some interesting information from friends or neighbors. At the end of the month, you will be ready to act on an unexpected development at home which may create some tension at work as well.   
 
AQUARIUS RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
When you start to analyze karmic cause and effect at the beginning of the month, you may feel some discomfort about the current state of affairs. On the 6th, Jupiter goes retrograde and you’ll have four months to reimagine your worldview. Travel during this time may be slow but will further your philosophical expansion. The Leo Full Moon illuminates a relationship matter around the 10th. The next week, your intuition will be more powerful and may shed light on a matter affecting your finances. The Pisces New Moon on the 26th invites you to imagine heart-centered ways to accrue resources. Put your ideas to the test right away, starting by talking to siblings and neighbors.
 
PISCES RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
You’ll be speaking out on community matters early this month, which may affect an issue of shared resources. On the 6th Jupiter enters retrograde for four months asking you to look inward around sexual relationships, death or occult practices in order to expand outward. The February 10th Full Moon in Leo may bring attention to your health. The Sun enters Pisces mid-month with a New Moon following close behind, and aids you in building your confidence, self-esteem and ability to evolve your self development and intuition. At the end of the month, there will be a sudden change affecting your values or resources. You may find yourself focused on this matter independently or drawn to another person to source your power from them.

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Ashley's Bio:

Ashley Quinn is an astrological researcher and writer dedicated to accumulating knowledge, detecting trends and sharing meaningful impressions for harnessing planetary powers. Ashley is a second year graduate of the Portland School of Astrology, a certified yoga instructor, and holds a B.A. in Psychology. She is currently engaged in bringing together these disciplines to offer astro guidance and remediation for individuals and couples, and will be taking new clients in the Fall of 2016

Horoscopes January 2017

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The collective monthly overview includes reference to planetary transits and aspects for additional detail, while the individual zodiac horoscopes focus on transit effects and actions.  Read for your rising sign if you know it and/or your sun sign. Sign up for our newsletter to be notified when new horoscopes are released. 

January begins with encouragement to set our goals for the New Year, asking us to plan, organize and persevere in 2017. Early in the month, the Mars-Neptune conjunction can bring action and drive to help realize our dreams. However, our New Year’s resolutions remain stalled until mid-January against our best intentions. When Mercury moves out of its shadow period in late January, events are set in motion. 

Until then, a build-up of energy in Pisces favors activities like meditation, movement and journaling to help connect vision to reality and keep us grounded. The Full Moon in Cancer on January 12th reinforces the need to further nurture our inner selves. The New Moon in Aquarius on the 27th beckons us to examine our experiences and identities by getting a new perspective. It is helpful at this time to participate in group activities because sharing experience with others allows us to take notice of our own unique qualities.

 
ARIES RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
Early in the month, take time to organize your thoughts and create an action plan for achieving professional goals. When Mercury goes direct on January 8th, you will enjoy greater clarity surrounding your philosophical North star, which will benefit the professional path you are paving. During the Cancer Full Moon on the 12th, you may experience strong emotions tied to home and family matters. Focus back on your work after the 13th as research and brainstorming sessions will pay off at this time.  When Mars enters Aries at the end of the month you will feel motivated to take action and charge forward with the plans you have put in place.

TAURUS RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
Toward the beginning of January, Mercury, planet of communication, can help you express your needs around sexuality, intimacy and taboo subjects.  Expect some philosophical transformation to result from your communication about these topics at the end of the month. The Cancer Full Moon on January 12th may bring new information to light and afford you reprieve from a fact-finding mission. At the end of the month, the New Moon in Aquarius sets the stage for innovation in your field of work. Think about how to pivot from the norm and you will succeed in disrupting the current paradigm to build new and more effective systems.    

GEMINI RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
There will be focus on your relationships this month, setting the stage for deep and potentially disruptive intimacy towards the end of January. When Mercury goes direct on the 8th, you will benefit from both clearer perspective and communication about your subconscious values. The full moon on the 12th will also help you express your needs with grace and charisma.  At the same time, your imagination may be overactive when it comes to a workplace relationship, so wait a few days before making any moves. The Aquarius New Moon at the end of the month promises to stir up your spiritual belief system. Stay open to different philosophies and viewpoints moving into February.  

CANCER RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
Early in the month you’ll feel focused on daily tasks and activities, and may feel your health and vitality strengthen at this time.  Mercury goes direct on the 8th, further strengthening your ability to think, act and respond to daily tasks with quick wit and intellect. On the 12th, the Cancer Full Moon brings focus to your identity and is bound to stir up some deep emotions. Grounding rituals like meditation, a hot bath or even comfort food may help to center you at this time. Mid-month you’ll be more focused on the relationships in your life, and will want to practice strong and clear communication skills. The New Moon in Aquarius on the 27th invites you to manifest an unorthodox approach to sharing resources with another.
 
 
LEO RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
The Cancer Full Moon on the 12th may stir up emotions and create opportunity for closure regarding a recent spiritual journey. You will be working with strong maternal energy at this time, so take care to nurture yourself and create space for your feelings. Mid-month, Mercury will help you articulate creative ideas, as well as formulate a practical execution plan. On the 27th, the New Moon in Aquarius opens potential for developing an unconventional relationship. At the end of the month you may receive information related to your health, work or care of others that transforms your day-to-day experience. 

VIRGO RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
The beginning of January brings lots of energy for creative projects as well as an increased capacity for learning, collaboration and relationship building mid-month. On the 12th, the Full Moon in Cancer will provide nurturing energy to restore comfort in your community.  You will also benefit from loving Venus and spiritual Neptune who will be visiting your house of relationships at this time. The New Moon in Aquarius on the 27th encourages you to shake up your routine by incorporating new activities into your daily schedule. At the end of the month, you may be driven to establish deeper bonding and intimacy in an important relationship.

LIBRA RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
When Mercury goes direct on the 8th, you will likely have worked out some ideological issues with the help of siblings, neighbors and those close to you in proximity. Soon after, you’ll be encouraged to communicate with your family about how to better organize the tribe and set the team up for success. The Full Moon in Cancer on the 12th will reflect back the success you’ve been building in your career. You will also feel called to creative and visionary work at this time. Practicing diplomacy in your collaboration with others will serve your creative process. Harness the insights you access for the Aquarius New Moon on the 27th, in which you may set intentions for taking your ideas and innovation to the next level.
 
 
SCORPIO RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
In the beginning of the month, you will be encouraged to socialize and communicate with siblings and neighbors with the goal of expanding your horizons. When Mercury goes direct on the 8th, you may find yourself attending to some financial matters that had stalled during retrograde. Mid-month, the Cancer Full Moon will offer an opportunity to set out on a vision quest or short trip into nature, generating spiritual movement in your life.  At the end of the month, the Aquarius New Moon inspires you to breathe new energy into your home life, while vigorous Mars pushes you to create daily habits that will improve your health.     

SAGITTARIUS RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
Until January 8th, Mercury will continue to encourage reflection about who you are and show up in the world. After the first week of January you will feel more secure communicating about yourself, your needs and your values. The Cancer Full Moon on the 12th may bring heightened intimacy to a personal relationship, in which you may choose to merge together physically or emotionally. Around the same time, you will also be thinking about how to make your home more beautiful and inspiring. The end of January will be a good time to go see a historical movie or start reading a biography when the Aquarius New Moon inspires you to learn about a new topic.

CAPRICORN RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
The Sun continues shining on Capricorn through the 20th, with each day providing more and more light following last month’s Winter Solstice.  By the 13th, when Mercury moves back into your sign, you will feel more secure in your understanding of self, and better able to communicate your intentions. This is beneficial as the Full Moon in Cancer is also shining light on how best to nurture your relationships. At the end of the month, the Aquarius New Moon provides opportunities to consider your financial goals and the many possibilities to achieve them, perhaps even unconventional ones. 

 
AQUARIUS RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
In the beginning of January, loving Venus will help you feel more steadfast and bonded with your personal value system.  This may come into play when Mercury goes direct on the 8th, and your community is encouraged to unite around a common viewpoint. Soon after this, you may be looking at opportunities to develop your spirituality by joining an organization or establishing your own rituals as a regular practice. The Cancer Full Moon on the 12th will provide comfort to you regarding a matter of your health or work life. This is a good time to connect with the “mothers” in your life, whether familial or chosen. At the end of the month, the Aquarius New Moon encourages you to look closely at your own identity in order to refine the assets that are working for you and shed the shadows that are not. It will be helpful to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses based on your own unconventional standards instead of societal metrics.  

PISCES RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
When Venus moves into Pisces on the 4th, you are inspired to love and accept yourself as you are, and in doing so will radiate physical beauty. Mid-month, this energy heightens and strengthens your spirituality, dream-life and relationship building. The Full Moon in Cancer on the 12th helps channel the Piscean energy further, encouraging your creativity and self expression through the arts. You will find that your ability to communicate and organize community events is strengthened once Mercury is out of retrograde mid-month. The Aquarius New Moon on the 27th asks you to explore some more radical spiritual practices that will have the potential to expand your consciousness.  

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Ashley's Bio:

Ashley Quinn is an astrological researcher and writer dedicated to accumulating knowledge, detecting trends and sharing meaningful impressions for harnessing planetary powers. Ashley is a second year graduate of the Portland School of Astrology, a certified yoga instructor, and holds a B.A. in Psychology. She is currently engaged in bringing together these disciplines to offer astro guidance and remediation for individuals and couples, and will be taking new clients in the Fall of 2016

Horoscopes November 2016

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We are poised for an exploratory and growth-provoking season, with the energies of Sagittarius, The Teacher, brought into focus with the passing of Venus, Mercury and the Sun through this sign. Additionally, Saturn, The Disciplinarian, has been visiting Sagittarius since the end of December 2014, which essentially marked the commencement of U.S. election primaries. The Sagittarian centaur -- half human, half horse -- acts with a combination of knowledge and instinct to uncover truths expressed through our philosophies, religions and cultures. This is a time to pay careful attention to the higher mind, the collective conscience, and the shared ideas that surface within societies. 

Election month promises to bring many of society’s beliefs about human rights, the role of government and global relations to the limelight. Mars, the planet that drives action, will enter the sign of Aquarius, The Radical, just two days after election day. This is an innovative, future-seeking, and erratic signature that has consistently disrupted established paradigms throughout history. Aquarius tends to be more of a group energy or societal current, and for this reason, we would expect disruption to occur at the grassroots level. With the warrior energy of Mars in disruptive Aquarius this month, expect factions like Anonymous (the activist hacker network), and movements like Black Lives Matter and Occupy Wall Street, to gain greater prominence and ability to spur change within our society.  

ARIES RISING OR SUN SIGN
For Aries, the new moon in Scorpio on October 30th stimulates transformation through death, rebirth, sex and magic. This is a time to set intentions for your goals around the transmutation of power. What do you need to cast aside so something more fruitful can grow in its place? Who are your allies for building your emotional, physical and financial resources? With these intentions set, the Taurus full moon on November 14th will provide the persistence you need to manifest your goals related to resource accrual. Harmonious Venus is helping you develop a balanced vision for your place in society, while the Sun is revitalizing your relationships and Mars is driving you to socialize new ideas at a community level. Trust your instincts during this time, and also trust your confidantes.

TAURUS RISING OR SUN SIGN
The full moon in Taurus on November 14th will provide you an opportunity to manifest much personal power. However, the full moon encourages us to purge and release, an act that does not always come easily to Taurus. Since we’re dealing with the core identity, this is a time to examine your shadows. Which aspects of your personality do you keep suppressed below the surface? And, where do these parts of you emerge when they cannot be hidden any longer? With the Sun continuing to energize your relationships throughout the 22nd, try exposing shadow thoughts, feelings and behaviors with friends and family that you trust. Remember that examining and exposing your shadows will ultimately provide opportunity for your light to shine brighter.

GEMINI RISING OR SUN SIGN
Saturn has been occupying Gemini’s house of relationships for the past year, bringing some restriction, double-guessing and slow moving energy around the building and maintaining of important partnerships. The good news is that intellectual Mercury will lend the tool of communication this month, helping to push forward through the stagnation you’ve been experiencing. Spend some time thinking about the patterns that are holding your relationship(s) back. When Mercury conjuncts Saturn on the 23rd, you’ll have an opportunity to communicate more thoughtfully as emotions will not be flying high at this time. Choose your words carefully, and listen attentively. By mid-November, Venus will offer the possibility of resolving conflicts with your intimate partners in mutually beneficial ways. If the relationship in question is a business partnership, keep an eye out for secrecy in the workplace until the Sun moves into Sagittarius on the 22nd.

CANCER RISING OR SUN SIGN
Your truly powerful creative potential is ready to manifest in the outer world throughout November. The new moon in Scorpio on October 30th will supercharge opportunity for visionary breakthrough. Scorpion energy asks you to dig down into the depths of emotions to reveal what lies beneath the surface. Think about the positive and negative feelings that drive behavior. Lust, love, greed, survival, belonging, becoming…  When you are able to connect your creative output to the themes that inspire and motivate your audience on the deepest core level, you will achieve even greater impact than you may have imagined. By mid-November, thoughtful and discriminating Mercury will increase organization and communication in the day-to-day management of your project. Use all of these wonderful tools to manifest a truly inspirational outcome. 

LEO RISING OR SUN SIGN
There’s a strong push and pull happening between your home and work life this month, and you may feel your career taking a second seat to domestic sensibilities. The new moon in Scorpio on October 30th presents an opportunity to set intentions around this dichotomy. The full moon in Taurus on November 14th will bring these intentions to action in the area of your career. Really think about the balance you are trying to achieve, and which path will allow you to feed your passions while also providing for the people that depend on you. With warrior Mars bringing some combativeness to your relationships, be careful not to act impulsively and burn any bridges. Remember, transition takes time.

VIRGO RISING OR SUN SIGN
No one is noticing the changes in our immediate community more than Virgo this month. These changes have you reexamining your perceptions about, and perhaps reconsidering, the type of environment best suited for you. Beautiful Venus illuminates your creative outlets this month, encouraging you to seek pleasure and play. Children, animals and love affairs will offer abundant inspiration at this time, and may have a transforming effect on your personal viewpoints. On the 10th, assertive Mars will heighten your drive and efficiency at work. You will achieve a satisfying sense of mastery with Mars in your corner.

LIBRA RISING OR SUN SIGN
Dear Libra, for the last year Saturn has been straining your relationships with siblings and neighbors, drawing attention to some differences in your worldviews. In November, there is ample help from the planets to help you make progress in this area of your life. With Venus, you are encouraged to develop equitable partnerships, Mercury aids you in processing and communicating your goals, and the Sun brings vital life force to drive you forward and provoke growth. Mid-month, the full moon in Taurus will help you to feel grounded, and you may feel even more attached to your viewpoints than usual. At the end of the month, the Sagittarian new moon encourages you to solidify your intentions surrounding the difficulties you’re experiencing with friends and neighbors, and pushes you towards resolution.

SCORPIO RISING OR SUN SIGN
You may be all too familiar with Scorpion characteristics like secrecy, suspicion and the infamous sting of the scorpion. But did you know Scorpio has two additional totems? The eagle flies high above, assessing and collecting information from the land below, and the phoenix bursts into flames, transforming into an entirely new identity. As a whole, these three symbols represent the cycle of death and rebirth, and the process of achieving transformation by exposing what’s hidden. It’s a tiresome but oh so rewarding cycle (once the pain of the burning plumage wears off). The new moon in Scorpio on October 30th provides you an opportunity for self introspection, and to set intentions around who you are and who you want to be. Set some time within 48 hours of this new moon to meditate, pull tarot cards, paint or journal. See what comes up. These creative and spiritual practices will help steer you in the right direction for the next transformation to come.

SAGITTARIUS RISING OR SUN SIGN
For the last two years, Saturn has been visiting your sign and asking you to think about who you are, and what you’re here on this Earth to do. You’ve been tried, tested, fallen, and gotten up too many times to count. However, all of your tribulations serve to help you create the person you are destined to become. Saturn is actually here to help you with this process, teaching through trial and error. On November 29th, the new moon in Sagittarius will help you move forward by setting and manifesting intentions around your personal identity and expression. Until then, watch out for impulsive Mars in your house of communication. You won’t have much of a filter at this time, so be careful not to fall victim to foot-in-mouth syndrome. 

CAPRICORN RISING OR SUN SIGN
Capricorn, you’ve been hard at work as usual and you might just see some financial gain starting this month when passionate Mars enters your house of values, resources and possessions on November 10th. From then until December 20th, you’ll experience an abundance of drive and motivation to build greater financial security for yourself and your dependents. You may also be called to take on more of a leadership position in your community through November. With all of this building energy pushing out, don’t forget to care for yourself and your personal appearance. Try a new hairstyle or invest in some fun fall garments. This month you’re bound to look good, feel good, and do good. 

AQUARIUS RISING OR SUN SIGN
This month, you may find yourself more personally connected to your progressive social ideals, and primed to take action to move these ideas forward. This time of year can often bring up your role in society, in which you may assume greater responsibility as well as recognition. October ends with the new moon in Scorpio, helping you to manifest transformation in the public sphere. Mid-month, the full moon in Taurus reminds you to stay grounded through your homelife and family. Use all of these energies to your advantage, Aquarius, as your revolutionary spirit is needed more than ever. Don’t be afraid to express your opinions, even if they rock the boat. When the Sun moves into Sagittarius on the 22nd, you will truly have the power to mobilize groups into larger bodies that can propel progress as a collective. We’re moving fast into the future, Aquarius, and you are helping to lead the way!

PISCES RISING OR SUN SIGN
This month, Neptune the visionary planet of dreams and imagination goes direct in Pisces after six long months in retrograde. If you’ve found yourself second guessing your intuition up to this point, you’ll be relieved to know your psychic compass is pointing North again. The lunar cycle this month will bring focus to how you learn and develop perceptions about the immediate world around you, and the bigger world beyond you. Travel and exploring your own borders through meditation and dream work will increase your naturally empathetic nature, drawing you in closer to the cosmic heart. If you’re feeling overwhelmed with all the feels, try exercises that ground you to the earth. Jumping into a big pile of autumn leaves, or making a snow angel on Mount Hood will have the dual benefit of providing fun, and solid footing.

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Ashley's Bio:

Ashley Quinn is an astrological researcher and writer dedicated to accumulating knowledge, detecting trends and sharing meaningful impressions for harnessing planetary powers. Ashley is a second year graduate of the Portland School of Astrology, a certified yoga instructor, and holds a B.A. in Psychology. She is currently engaged in bringing together these disciplines to offer astro guidance and remediation for individuals and couples, and will be taking new clients in the Fall of 2016.

Horoscopes October 2016

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The fall equinox on September 22nd is one of two days in the entire year when the Earth’s axis is stationed parallel to the Sun, creating an almost equal amount of daylight and darkness at all latitudes. It is apt that on this day of balanced light energy, the sun moves into the sign of Libra, driving us to develop equitable partnerships. Keenly aware of the tipping scale, we are reminded that a relationship must feed the self, as the self must feed a relationship. When the Sun moves into Scorpio on October 22nd, we dive deeper into the mysteries of relatedness, and act on our instincts, letting go of associations no longer serving us, while adding more passion and emotional intensity to those dear to our hearts. This month, it is time to actively engage the give and take, the push and pull, and the dark and light that exist to facilitate growth. The Aries full moon on October 15th will be a reminder of these dichotomies, bringing some heartfelt relationship work to culmination, and driving a deeper sense of self and empowerment.
 
ARIES RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
This month, harmonious Venus wants you to understand the common ground between opposing viewpoints. Your ability to see beyond individual outlooks may help surface win-win outcomes within your community, or lift the spirits of those brought down by distressing world events and political posturing. When thoughtful Mercury and optimistic Jupiter meet on the 10th, they encourage you to engage in meaningful dialogue with relationship partners. This is a great day to send a note of gratitude and love to the special people in your life. Pay attention to your inner Ram on the 15th when the Aries full moon reminds you of the personal requirements you need met in order to maintain balance in your relationships.
 
TAURUS RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
When charming Venus, your chart ruler, moves into the 8th house of other people’s resources on the 18th, expect to receive tokens of affection in gratitude for your social acumen and harmonious presence. Whether these gifts come from friends, family or the divine, they arrive to simply thank you for being you. The 8th house also rules sex and magic, so don’t be surprised if you find yourself participating in experiences that transcend the physical plane. Towards the end of the month, ego-attentive Sun and contemplative Mercury move into Scorpio, opposing your natal Sun. At this time, you’ll be giving a lot of thought to which things in your life you should hold onto, and which you can let go.
 
GEMINI RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
Gemini the creative connector shines this October in the social circuit, buzzing from scene to scene with even more than its usual surplus of ideas. When vocal Mercury joins the Sun and Jupiter in your house of creativity from the 7th to 21st, make sure you focus your ingenuity in the right places, and don’t get caught up in the gossip channel. In the words of Eleanor Roosevelt, “Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.” Focusing your energy on “great mind” activity may even attract or strengthen romantic partnerships as charming Venus moves into your house of relationships on the 18th.
 
CANCER RISING OR SUN SIGN

Pensive Mercury has you thinking hard about your ancestry and familial relationships this month from from the 7th through the 23rd. After this period of reflection, Mercury joins the Sun in Scorpio, lighting up your 5th house of creativity, children and pets. You’ll find yourself channeling your inner child through craft and play, just in time to pull together a mysterious Halloween costume or plan a graveyard scavenger hunt. Balance-seeking Venus enters your 6th house of service this month, encouraging joining up with team members at work to get the job done.  
 
LEO RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
Nothing fuels Leo’s fire for life like witnessing the Sun, his chart ruler, rise above a majestic mountaintop, or dip gracefully below the ocean’s horizon at day’s end. So pack a sack and hit the road this 2nd or 3rd week of October for a quick trip to the mountains or coast. As the Sun and Mercury join forces in your house of short journeys and communication, you’ll find yourself extra open to life lessons as told through the stories of your environment and siblings. Your adventure may even deliver a romantic tryst as loving Venus lights up your house of creative play and love affairs starting on the 18th.
 
VIRGO RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
With lovely Venus lighting up your home and family life this month, you’ll be focused on creating more beauty and comfort in your physical space. The Sun continues to charge your finances until the 22nd, so go ahead and splurge for that new furniture set or room remodel. During the last week of October, the Sun and Mercury invite you to connect with, and learn from your neighbors. What a great time to host a social event in your newly reimagined space! Word games will be a big hit at this party.
 
LIBRA RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
September 30th’s new moon in Libra kicks off a month of manifestation in the arena of relationship building, and when chatty Mercury meets expansive Jupiter here on October 7th, you are supercharged for socializing this month. While you are drawn to the center of the party like a moth to a flame, remember that Libra is about balance, and enjoying some sweet solace will also serve you well. When the Sun and Mercury move into Scorpio at the end of the month, you’ll be thinking about what’s important to you. Identifying and pursuing your passions will be fruitful both emotionally and financially.  
 
SCORPIO RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
During the first half of this month, you’ll be feeling extra sensitive to all the feels around you, and especially attuned to the cosmic flow. Listen to your gut and you will make headway in your committed search to unravel the existential mysteries of life. When Venus brings alignment to your values mid-month, you will enjoy a greater sense of harmony within this complex carbon ecosystem, and by the 22nd you’ll be thriving in your water element as the Sun and Mercury team up in Scorpio. If teleporting beyond the material muck is not what you had in mind this month, try grounding yourself through massage, gardening or cooking.  Even spiritual warriors can benefit from the comforting touch of Mother Earth.

SAGITTARIUS RISING OR SUN SIGN

 Early this month you’ll play a leading role in community affairs, offering a sound voice of reason and ideas to restore justice. When diplomatic Venus illuminates your philosophical identity on the 18th, you can further solidify your image as an ambassador of light, love and good will. During the last week of October, thoughtful Mercury joins the Sun in your 12th house of karma. Stay alert to the cosmic causes and effects coming at you this week, and remember that life is not so easily controlled. As long as you are centered in who you are and what you believe, you will always have an anchor to drop when the swell of life’s tides begins to rock you.
 
CAPRICORN RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
After six long months of retrograde, Pluto is moving forward again in Capricorn. You’ve spent some time this year reflecting on, and relearning how to assert your power. Now you will benefit from a period of growth and transformation affecting your familial structures or business. The salient Sun and cunning Mercury will further boost your career this month, helping you to shine in the spotlight. Take advantage of these energies by leading a new business pitch or public speaking event before October 22nd. 
 
AQUARIUS RISING OR SUN SIGN

Social Venus lights up community relationships this month, giving you extra affinity for networking, and helping you shine in large groups. The Aries full moon on October 15th may bring an important relationship to maturity, one that will strengthen your personal power.  The effort you’ve extended towards diplomacy will help your illuminate your cunning intellect at work during the last week of October. If your job involves research and discovery, expect to make some breakthroughs at this time.   
 
PISCES RISING OR SUN SIGN
 
Equitable Venus blesses your career this month by helping you foster business relationships based on like-minded philosophies. However, don’t discount a dissenting viewpoint, it is often the antagonist that pushes forward the plot. Pay attention to what those around you value and hold dear, you may benefit from an overflow of their resources. When the Sun moves into Scorpio on the 22nd, with vocal Mercury following close behind, communicate your philosophies carefully and you will be able to manifest what you desire. 

ASHLEY’S BIO

 Ashley Quinn is an astrological researcher and writer dedicated to accumulating knowledge, detecting trends and sharing meaningful impressions for harnessing planetary powers. Ashley is a second year graduate of the Portland School of Astrology, a certified yoga instructor, and holds a B.A. in Psychology. She is currently engaged in bringing together these disciplines to offer astro guidance and remediation for individuals and couples, and will be taking new clients in the Fall of 2016.