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The Astrology of October 2020

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Today I’ve posted my Astrology of the month for October 2020. October holds some intense transits, and I hope you find this exploration helpful. Find the transcript below the video!

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Everyone, this is Acyuta-bhava from Nightlight Astrology, and this is your overview for the month of October 2020. We're going to take a look at all the biggest astrological transits happening this upcoming month. And, boy, it's a big one, especially if you live here in the United States, of course, we're ramping up for the election. And a lot of these transits I'm sure will have a big role to play in the collective drama that's about to unfold here in the next month. And I laugh at this point, because it's just like, well, you know, can you really be shocked anymore at all of the incredibly intense events of 2020, and really anywhere in the world.

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At any rate, as always, I like to tell people that if you are looking for a more personalised forecast, be sure to check out my monthly Sun and Rising horoscopes which will be out on the 1st of October. And then also remember that in every astrologer is going to pay attention to slightly different things. So the way that I the particular transits that I select are based on, you know, kind of sitting with the transits of October and going "Hmm, which ones really stand out?" "Which ones seemed like they pack the most punch?" or "Which subtle energies seem like they're very pervasive throughout the month?"

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But as always, if you have something unique to add, please feel free to chime in to the chat box, I'd love to hear what you guys are looking at in the month of October. And you know what, you have your eye on as well. So, alright, let's go ahead and dive in. I'm going to put the real time clock up, we are going to advance this clock to October 1 and begin. So you know, the first of the month of October is a big deal because on the first of the month, we have a full moon right away in the sign of Aries.

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Now remember, if you're looking at this and you're kind of new to astrology, the house positions do not matter when we're doing a mundane approach to you know, say the month ahead or a transit of the week: those will plug into your birth charts differently depending on how your chart is configured. So we don't pay attention in an overview like this, the house positions just to the aspects that are being made between the planets and signs. Alright, anyway, so you've got a full moon in Aries at the start the month and that really emphasises this theme of Mars that's in the air right now. And remember that this month, Mars is going right from a late September square to Saturn, right into a square with Pluto, eventually a square with Jupiter. This is the big lineup. I mean, if you you know, kind of circled on your calendar for 2020, some of the biggest transits of the year, hands down Mars retrograde in Aries, squaring Saturn, Pluto and Jupiter in October would be at the top of your list, you know, as a research astrologer looking into 2020 maybe along with say, Saturn Pluto in, you know, the early part of the year and that big Capricorn stellium. that's been happening all year. This is one of the most powerful transits of the year, arguably second to maybe the you know, the transits in the beginning of the year when the pandemic first kind of exploded. So that doesn't mean that anything monumentally new will will happen. I mean, a lot of it could be amplification of some of the same themes, because in a way we are, we are talking about a planet that is basically just going through and energising and amplifying that stellium in Capricorn while it's still around, still has a few months with us until Jupiter and Saturn move into Aquarius in the beginning of or mid December, right around the solstice they actually can join in Aquarius.

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So it could be that really what we're seeing is sort of the grand finale of this very turbulent 2020 in the month of October and who knows what that means exactly, but I'll show you the exact dates and give you some sense of what I think is going to happen as we go. Pay attention to the full moon on the first of the month as an amplification moment for Mars related themes conflict, contention, courage, action, especially those themes of the frustration of the will, which is something I talked about earlier this week. If you watched my channel and you saw me do a video on Mars retrograde square to Saturn rewatch that video, because this full moon on October 1 will really amplify the very same themes will all sink also adding in a layer of more explosive dynamism as Mars is now starting to get into the engagement range with Pluto which tends to detonate a lot deeper, more primal eruptions of force power, you know, sometimes controversy or scandal, sometimes violence or contentiousness but also the need to, you know, expose something or face something or accept a challenge that's coming in and sort of find those inner hidden reservoirs of strength in order to face it. So that that energy is going to start to amp up right at the beginning of the month, with the moon full in the sign of Mars in the sign of Mars retrograde.

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If we go forward just a bit into the second of the month, you're going to see Venus take a dive in her dignity into Virgo. So Venus goes into Virgo, and that is coming from Leo into Virgo. First Venus is now moving into its fall, which means that all things Venetian are going to be on the rocks for a little bit. I mentioned this last month when I talked about the lunar cycle to come this October. The saving grace of this is that if Venus is falling on hard times - and that typically means that things like friends, allies, the topic of women, children, mothers - I can tell you right now, if they're going to push the Supreme Court Justice through that by October 2 as Venus enters Virgo, you are going to see a whole month dedicated to talking about women's rights, woman on the Supreme Court, Roe v Wade... I mean it's prime Venus in her fall territory in terms of the the difficulty of the the subjects that are more difficult or stressful surrounding the feminine and the Goddess. And, you know, and again, I'm not suggesting which perspective that the planets are sitting here taking a political position. But what I am saying is that, the the stress and turbulence surrounding the Venusian topics are going to be a major concern in October starting on the second when Venus takes this kind of dive into Virgo.

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Now there's there are many upsides to Venus in Virgo, like for example, the the guy who did my wife's hair for her wedding. I asked him if he would if he would help out for our wedding because he was a student of mine at the time, but he's like a, you know, in trade for astrological tutoring basically, because he's not someone that we could ever afford. He's that good. He'd been like Vogue's top stylist of the year or something like that, at one point in his career. I met him in New York City anyway, he has Venus in Virgo, and um, you know, fantastic artistic mind like so you can have Venus in Virgo oftentimes shows up in people who have extraordinary detail oriented technical craftsmanship like abilities when it comes to art, beauty, sensuality, you know, they're just technicians of beauty. I think Martha Stewart has Venus in Virgo. Another example of sort of that craftswoman vibe. So you don't want to be like "Venus in Virgo, oh, it's so bad." But from the dignity standpoint, when you're talking about the analysis of fate and fortune in ancient astrology, when Venus hits the sign of mercury or putting Venus in the sign of one of its natural planetary contraries, which is is Mercury, you know, where the rational increases the sensual decreases and where the sensual increases, the rational decreases. That's kind of an archetypal truth about Mercury and Venus. Now, of course, there's going to be exceptions to that where the two can certainly blend with one another, for example, people who are deeply attracted to intelligence or people who are articulate, or who find something erotic that is more, let's say, rational or intellectual or something like that. So certainly not the case that Venus and Mercury can't meet and get along either. And in fact, right now, they are and they will be because Mercury is in Scorpio, which is a sextile from Venus in, in Virgo. So you will get some nice Venus mercury combinations in the month ahead. But you are also going to get that contentious level of hostility debate, you know, and potential for real stress and drama because let's not forget, Mercury is going to turn retrograde.

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Mercury's in a Mars ruled sign. Mercury is the host of Venus in Virgo and Mars is into all sorts of trouble this month. Right? So there is harmony between these two; I would imagine that this could be a great month for alphabetizing your record collection. Or careful, crafty, aesthetic, you know, tasteful design oriented decisions, strategic decisions rooted in beauty and eloquence. The intellect and beauty could get along this month nicely, and that's one feature. But there is going to be a lot of contention around Venus issues. Peace, love, marriage agreement, coming to agreement or negotiating and finding agreement on the topic of women. women's rights, women's body, the care or concern for, women and children, the life of children, all this kind of stuff. So watch for that. And I highlighted this one because, you know when when any planet, when its dignity changes dramatically, you always want to pay attention to that, because that'll really step up the Venus themes and in particular this month

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So if we go forward a little bit into the month, we're going to go next to October 7. On October 7, you're going to see one of the more dynamic transits of the month because it's actually going to repeat once Mercury goes retrograde, and that is Mercury's opposition to Uranus. Now, Mercury's opposition to Uranus happens again, October 7, it's building a little bit, you could even say by the 5th of the month, you're gonna be able to feel it maybe even a little like you could go to the fourth, I would think about three degrees off is where I feel comfortable with it so that at any rate, on the 7th Mercury opposes Uranus, this is a moment of great dynamism for mercury. So you're thinking about original thoughts and ideas, striking or controversial news opinions, information or gossip, sudden dramatic announcements, the unexpected message that you get in the mail or that pops into your life, the unexpected messenger. You're also looking at something very interesting happening around technology and communication. There are going to be some big reveals, I think this month because of Mercury going retrograde in Scorpio, a sign that it was called mute traditionally. Mute signs, water signs, they point to secretiveness, water signs tend to have a slightly more subtle or secretive nature. Scorpio in particular is a Mars ruled sign often rules, controversial secret matters, like spies and, you know, detective novel type of things. And here's the things that Mercury is going to oppose, erratic, rebellious, sudden, unexpected, eccentric Uranus, and what's happening at the same time, Mercury's dispositor Mars course, Mercury's in Scorpio. So we got to look at Mars, what's Mars doing retrograde and moving into the square with Pluto. So this is explosive electric information, moments of Aha, the epiphanies that you have, the breakthroughs that you have, the sudden change that's on it, you know, kind of comes unexpectedly that the the change that you know, can kind of kick the door in a little bit like that is. That's what we're looking at here. Of course, again, moments of genius moments of really grasping something, they say, in the eaching. Basically, it's one of the things that I really love about the I Ching is that, things that you want to move in your life or that you want to change, you would like to see change in a certain area, that a lot of the times the reason that something can't change is because we haven't taken a long enough time to grasp the essence of the situation, which is a way of saying, that the transcendental truth of the matter, which sometimes includes a few truths at once. But you kind of have to get deeply into the Zen like essence of the thing that you want to see change, and then all of a sudden, you grasp it, and then boom, things start moving. You can't do that unless you're spending some time meditating deliberately. So I would really recommend this month taking time to be very intentional about reflecting upon things, especially subtle things. And especially any intuitions or hunches, you're getting about something that's happening a little below the surface within yourself within your relationship at work with your kids, whatever. Pay attention to those hunches you're getting because the likelihood that you will start to comprehend something that's a little bit invisible or unseen, is potent this month, and very likely that things are of course going to be revealed politically, because it's you know, right before the election, of course, you could predict that regardless if you were an astrologer or not, but Mercury and Scorpio about to turn retrograde, opposing Uranus be aware of the shock and awe campaign that you'll see in terms of things that pop up in the news to really shocking, unexpected twists and turns.

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Now, if we go forward a little bit, to October 9, the breakthrough the moment of explosive catharsis, you know, really dynamic and powerful Mars Pluto transit happening on the 9th. Now that's the kind of you know, that's where that that has a little bit of a nuclear feeling to it. And if you go back, you can see for example, let's just trace this back a little bit in time. We're going to go back to the last time that Mars squared Pluto so you get a feel for it. It was just after that massive explosion and where was it Tunisia? I don't remember where it was. It was just it was just after that, it was right within the orbit of it. Between August 12–13. So look back then at the powerful level of change and transformation that was happening and what was taking place and, and what was being unearthed. For example, in my own life, that was the day where I was moving out of my house, and it was an emotional day. And it was a really hard exhausting day as well. There's the total transformation when you're moving, especially if you're a Cancer Sun like myself. It's like, you're removing the nest. They say that moving is up there with some of the more stressful events of life and it certainly felt that way. Although I'm staying grateful, staying blessed.

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Alright, so, let's see going to October 11. So just putting a bow around that, the Mars retrograde square Pluto on October 9, watch for it to be a very explosive moment and be careful about reactionary thinking. And just be careful of conflict because it can escalate really quickly on that day.

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On October 11, we have Jupiter moving into a sextile with Neptune. This is really interesting because of course, Jupiter is in its fall right now. So a lot of this has 2020 a lot of it has had to do with delusional beliefs, conspiracy theories, questioning the truth questioning what's real, our faith in something, feeling like your sense of hope is being challenged or even broken open in some way, a sense of divine doubt, it's like a dark night of the soul kind of doubt where you feel like it's deeply existential, you're wondering what's true, what's real. So this Jupiter in its fall trying sextile Neptune can be very positive in terms of, because remember, Jupiter's now direct and on a straight path to leaving its fall and going into Aquarius, and about to go through the gauntlet with Jupiter or with Pluto again. So I would say that we're on the brink of a restoration of faith, but there is going to be our faith is going to be tested our basic faith or trust that the universe is a good place, that things will look up that things can be better. That is going to be deeply in question this month, as it has the feeling of a meaningful interlude of doubt and concern about the inherent integrity of the cosmos or of larger structures that we trust and also people intentionally trying to cast out on things as well as the potential for there to be a real amplification of conspiracy theories and all that kind of stuff. So be careful also of what kind of Kool Aid you're drinking this month. Alright, so and remember Jupiter-Neptune also has to do with false or grandiose displays of strength or ego, so be careful of those don't get seduced by them.

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Now, if we go forward to October 13, the Sun is going to be opposite Mars. This is a showdown that happens in the middle of every Mars retrograde as Mars is retrograding it moves into an opposition with the Sun and this is like the Full Moon of Mars is synodic cycle with the Sun in a sense. Here we have a question about the Sun is in its fall in Libra, right now in this month, going into October, and that's the sign of the scales, the balance, judgement. And of course, Mars in Aries is much more independent, individualistic, assertive, and aggressive, aiming toward victory and domination or winning, being on top. The Sun in Libra is going to be more about diplomacy, balance, fairness, equality, harmony. And these two are opposing one another right now in a big way. The ego can be challenged this month, if you want to think about it like that, to ask the question, what is an appropriate expression of power will strength ego individuality in the world and what isn't? What is healthy? And you can ask this question about leaders, kings, queens, CEOs, fathers or even heads of the family, whether that's a mother or father, anyone that represents the authority, or even our own internal sense of you know, I've got this. I've got a stable ego that thinks it's running the show, you know, and sometimes, in a functional sense, we have an ego. And that's what sort of what it does. So there's going to be challenges to those figures. And it may not be fair at all. You've got Mars with a square to Pluto, the Sun going through a square to Pluto simultaneously around the 13th to the 15th. And then Saturn, the Sun in Libra looks like The Statesman facing a Machiavellian gauntlet of some kind. What does it take to win? What does it mean to be fair? What are what is worth compromising on or sacrificing? It could be a question of, which is the two which is the lesser of two evils. But it is a kind of Devil's bargain moment during the month, I'd say this is probably one of the most intense moments of the month. Where that sense of are we fighting fair? Or is it always right? To fight fair? It's a simple example but if someone tried to hurt someone that you loved, you wouldn't probably wait until they were facing you to put up their fists and have like a nice, fair, equally refereed fistfight. So there are situations in life where I think we have to call into question, not only what it means to be fair, but when is the right time to be fair, because the very fact that there are situations that exist that don't, that aren't always fair means that things can't always be fair in this material world. And so if we're in a struggle with someone or something else, and, you know, we're dealing with someone who isn't playing fairly, what do we cling to? And do we do we cling to our integrity and choose to fight with someone who won't honour it? And then sacrifice ourselves or too much of ourselves? Or do we fight dirty? Or do we find a creative solution? Like, what do you do? And I think that's going to be a question this month. I think that the there are echoes of these themes that are going to be a part of the election, obviously, here in the United States. But I would say that these themes are going to be deeply personal for us as well. What am I trying to accomplish? How am I trying to do it? Am I cutting corners? Am I being ethical? Is there some way in which I'm being asked to accept the results even if they don't appear fair? And can I do that? Can I have the integrity to simply accept things that I don't like? Because that's another big part of this moment will be challenges that we face that are a result of our karma. And we don't always know or understand how that karma came about. And on the surface and on a certain level, it can be very unfair. But there's somehow this need to have equanimity in the moment.

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The the wise approach to dealing with unresolvable or immovable obstacles or people or situations will probably carry the day in the end, the Sun is overcoming Saturn, Saturn is overcoming Mars. After this opposition, the Sun definitely starts going into being in the superior position over Mars as well. But there will be a challenge from Mars to the integrity of something or someone. And that will come up right around the middle of the month of October.

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All right, so now if we go forward a bit more, of course, on the 14th we're going to see Mercury turn retrograde in Scorpio. It is the moment where I think Mars things are going to start to come undone a little bit more because now you've got Mercury Retrograde in Mars' sign and Mars is also retrograde. So I think you're going to start to see the death of Mars. And I'll tell you more about what I mean in a second. So Mercury turns retrograde in Scorpio. Now watch what follows, regarding the death of Mars that I just mentioned: The new moon in Libra comes in on October 16. Remember who is the host of this New Moon cycle? It's Venus. Who is the host of the last New Moon cycle? Mars. Now Mercury is retrograde in Mars' sign, Mars is retrograde and about to hit a square to Jupiter.

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Okay, so what's going to happen is if you go forward just a little bit from here to the 18th. On the 18th one of the things that's happening is Mars retrograde is getting into a square with Jupiter. This is like Mars on steroids. It's very explosive Mars energy again, not very different from the Mars Pluto energy. So another really big Mars like spike, that's going to come. Again you think assertiveness, aggressiveness, take action, conflict, questions of domination, the ruthless, impulsive qualities of Mars. Also the courageous qualities of Mars and the need to do something, make a stand. Okay, so Mars is going to do that with Jupiter in this big kind of exaggerated moment. And that following right after that on October 19, Mercury hits the opposition to Uranus again. So if you look at it from the standpoint of maybe about Mars retrograde, squaring Pluto on October 9, and stretch it out to the 19th you've got 10 days of just super packed Mars drama. And this, you could reflect back on what I already said about Mercury and Uranus earlier that this is another big moment of dynamism and of information. I'd say that this is a battle of words, a battle of ideas, a battle of secrets and exposing things of fair fighting versus domineering kinds of ways of grappling with things. The bully versus the knight, the these kinds of images that are going to be up there and it's swirling around our experiences this month.

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Right after Mars squares, Jupiter, Mercury squares opposes Uranus again. Then we go into a little bit of a lull. Things start to cool down a little bit by bit which kind of like then we're in the wake of that energy. But here's what I love: right towards the end of the month, about October 28, then we see the ruler of this New Moon cycle in that was in Libra, we see it going into Libra, which is where Venus picks up a whole bunch of dignity. Remember, the previous lunar cycle was in Virgo, which meant that it was Mercury ruled. And we saw Mercury go from Libra into Scorpio in the month of October where then turned retrograde it gets really Marsy. And then the next New Moon cycle. Remember, this is October 16, the New Moon in Libra began then its planetary ruler Venus takes over the next cycle and Venus was in Virgo its fall, but then suddenly goes into the sign of the balance of justice and fairness and picks up a whole tonne of dignity by the end of the month. So, in my opinion, this is why I said it's the death of Mars happening right now. But Mars has a real punch that it's going to try to throw this month. I mean, it's going to be a very, very Marsy month. And then what happens is, you know, you pick up the New Moon about the middle of the month as right as all these very explosive Mars like transits are happening that New Moon is in Venus's sign. And then by right around the 28th Venus picks up a tonne of dignity by moving into Libra and start setting the tone for everything. And I really I think that this is going to be a very significant turning point you're going to be able to feel it that if you've been grappling with more contentious energies, limitation, constraint frustration of will contentious qualities and other people. And if that's been a theme for a while now with Mars retrograde, you're going to see the tide really start to turn by the end of October.

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Then we have more evidence of this because on October 30, you're going to see the Sun oppose Uranus, which is a moment usually of clarification, like the light breaking through the clouds or lightning strike illuminating the dark and striking down old structures and liberating energy, a very, very liberating quality that starts coming in. And then on the 31st we have a Full Moon conjoined Uranus in the sign of Taurus, which is the exaltation of the moon and the sign of Venus. So you get this really emboldened Venus energy by the end of the month, that also has its signature, breakthrough freedom, clarification harmony, so you should really feel almost like if it's a drought, this is the rain. If it's the humidity, this is the cloudbreak that breaks the humidity and clears up that feeling of heaviness in the air. You're going to see that by the end of the month.

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Interestingly, I'll just mention this as a little tease for November and election. Mercury will be stationing on election day. In doing so, as Mercury is also getting into a square with Saturn. I find that very interesting when considering all the different things that could come up with the vote. And that is something to keep your eye on. And we'll be previewing at the toward the end of the month, with some other like election astrology content. So that's a very interesting transit to analyse. And it's very interesting to me that Mercury is turning direct just as the election is coming to a conclusion. In the sign of the scales, no less so balance, harmony, truth, karmic balancing, and so forth.

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Now, I want to go back and talk about one transit that I forgot to include. And that is on October 17 into the 18th. One other transits to watch for is Venus opposing Neptune. And this is something that's building all month long. And remember, I said it's a big month for Venus, like Venusian themes related to the Goddess? Well, Venus is opposition to Neptune toward the very just after the new moon, or just after the new moon middle of the month. That's another really interesting moment for Venus this month. Venus opposite Neptune is like going to a spa for the whole day. Or it's going on a scenic drive near the ocean, or it's going, you know, it's going swimming with some mermaids or something. But also Venus opposite Neptune could be the moment where you find out that someone's been unfaithful, where there's been some level of deception, or the subject of intoxication illusion and fantasy are, could be a big part of this transit as well. And this could be the moment where you, you also it would be easy to like, spend too much or eat too much or kind of become decadent in some way. This could also be a time where issues around women and faith women and religion arise, because Neptune has that quality and sometimes will bring planets into the sphere of conversations about religion. And so the feminine and the mystical could be a really big and very interesting theme about 16th and 17th as well. It's just a little energy that comes in for probably about a week. And most people by the way, if you are ever like "I have trouble feeling these things," remember that most of us aren't attuned to feel the karmic weather unless something really big happens. Like most people will notice Mars Pluto, or maybe when Mercury stationing to turn retrograde. If you follow astrology regularly and you're saying to yourself, "I know these things happen, I just wish I was more aware of them," first of all, congratulations. Because not everyone gets the inkling to be a student of karmic weather. In general, a lot of people think it's bogus, you know. But the easiest way to be able to track what's happening, and therefore be able to respond and participate a little bit more intelligently, which is really the goal of astrology. You should really keep a journal, like when you come back to this video, like at once a week, throughout the month and track those transits in your own chart if you know how to or journal around those transit dates that I've given. Because when you do that, along with taking this kind of content in three, four times a month, the language of astrology will start to develop like an inner GPS programme and you'll be able to feel transits before you know, you know that before you've seen them on the screen.

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For example, Saturn, you know, last night was stationing to turn direct. And as something was happening in my life, that was a perfect representation of Saturn's stationing. Especially because in my own chart right now, it's in Capricorn. My Sun is in Cancer, so it's opposing my Sun and I went, "Oh, wow. Yeah, there's that shift, there's that turning direct." And it was so powerful, to be able to step back and feel what I was going through from that transcendental heavenly perspective. It made me excited to participate rather than feeling like I just had some kind of problem to solve or react to, rather than feeling like well, you know, this puts a kink in my plan. I just went "Oh, that's interesting." That simple shift in perspective often makes us understand that we are we are midwives of our own experiences are not just the victims of our experiences or the benefactors of our experiences. Because sometimes that's what it's like, you look at the astrology and you're like, "all right, where's the bad stuff? Where's the good stuff? Yay!" But really the the beauty comes when you start being able to feel like you're a cosmic citizen with an awareness of these energies that are changing, and you have to track it, you have to, you can't just listen to it once. You have to spend time with it. And usually, I think journaling is one of the not everyone's into journaling. But it's one of the best ways I think, to develop this fluency in the language or awareness of the changes that are happening. The I Ching always says, "The change is happening, ask what does this change require of me? What does this season of life ask of me?" And to be reflecting upon that actively, you can't just look at the transits. You have to pay attention to them in a reflective manner, maybe even just once a week where you tune back into the overview of what's happening that week or whatever, which hopefully these videos also help you do.

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So on that note, that's what I've got for October. I hope you guys have a great month of October. Don't forget that in November on the 14th, my new class Ancient Astrology for the Modern Mystic starts. You can sign up now my website nightlightastrology.com, there's need based tuition if you need it. It's a one year programme. It's fantastic. I recently did a video with a couple of students of mine, talking about their experience in the programme. They just graduated. So check that out if you want to know more. There's an early bird payment right now, which is $500 off. And if you have any questions feel free to email us info@nightlightastrology.com. All right. Take it easy, everyone. Bye.

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Mars Retrograde Square Saturn

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Today I’ll be looking at Mars’ square to Saturn. Mars is in Aries and is making a square to Saturn in Capricorn through its retrogradation, before it makes a square with Pluto and then Jupiter in the next few weeks.

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Hey everyone, this is Acyuta-bhava from Nightlight Astrology and today I'm going to take a look at Mars's upcoming square to Saturn, it is making the square through its retrogradation and will then get into a square with Pluto and then Jupiter, a big group of transits happening in the next couple of weeks. So we're going to take a look at that first. And I'm going to put it up on the real time clock to give you a picture of it. So here we go.

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What you're going to notice first is that Mars is at about 25 degrees of Aries, moving into a square with Saturn. Saturn, who is stationing and turning direct, by the way after a long retrograde period, so that is happening right now.

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And right after Mars gets into the square with Saturn, then it goes to Pluto, then it goes to Jupiter. So this is the moment you've been waiting for in terms of the Mars retrograde and its big dynamic action. But there's something else sneaking in which we're also going to talk about which is that right before Mars can hit that square to stationing turning direct Saturn, Venus makes a trine and that is kind of a little silver lining here that we're going to talk about as well. Okay, so why is that important? Well, over this little span of time as Mars squares Saturn, you always have to pay attention to the Moon, what is the Moon doing because the Moon will kind of help paint the picture and show you what's being emphasised. Well, the Moon is going to be in Jupiter sign with a sextile to Jupiter and also in the exaltation of Venus. And so it there's a real nice pretty benefic quality to the Moon in the next couple of days, as Mars is squaring Saturn and Venus is getting in a trine to Mars. So even though one could you know, look at that Mars square to Saturn through its retrograde and get a little freaked out by it. Because it can be a very intense transit.

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I think that the next couple of days, there's going to be a theme that comes about which provides a silver lining in the midst of the difficulties of the Saturn Mars square. And that's what I'm going to talk about today. So just wanted to give you a little visual of it first, and then give you the actual timing. So between now and this evening, what you're going to notice is you know by, by tonight you're going to see that Venus in Leo makes the trine to Mars in Aries. Right after that tomorrow and into Wednesday, Mars will then square Saturn in Capricorn.

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So Venus kind of gets in just before that square. And that's really important because it signifies a very genetic influence coming in and touching Mars right before Mars touches Saturn. And that should have a big bearing on this. And you're also going to notice that if I go forward, as this is all happening again, over the next couple of days, the Moon is still going to be in Pisces with mostly harmonious aspects to all of the stellium in Capricorn while also emphasising Venusian elements or flavours by virtue of being in Venus's exaltation. So this is not this is there is some good here to hold on to. And that's what I wanted to highlight first. All right, now let's go let's get into it and talk about what to expect.

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Well, first of all, you know, when Mars is retrograde, and hitting the square to Saturn, what we're talking about are oftentimes theme of frustration and limitations, where your will or your willpower or your desire to will something into action to make something happen is being met with a limitation or a constraint, or a temporary block, or some kind of prohibition. And there's going to be this challenge, you could say to move around it. So one of the great themes of Mars, Saturn is going to be resilience or perseverance. And right now there's this call to be to persevere or to be resilient in terms of a great effort or a great struggle, especially when you're running up against feelings of futility exhaustion, there's some kind of block or a feeling of limitation or constraint. It is also a very good time. Mars square Saturn through Mars is retrograde for the storing up of resources. If you're into the I Ching, for example, you think of hexagram number 26, which has to do with this idea of sort of concentrated power building up or storing of something like resources that will be used for future action, or taking some kind of great action by drawing upon wisdom from the past. Saturn is old and aged and wise and so also drawing on strategical options or making plans based on time tested wisdom comes to mind right now, you're looking at the themes of effort and will meeting resistance, frustration, exhaustion and limitations. Again, the storing up of resources and the need to make a concerted effort under pressure, as well as the feeling of just not being able to move forward and having to live with that for a while. Confinement, and also a question about how to find ease or peace within confinement. For example, you know, I think about, you know, one of these athletes that has some kind of devastating, you know, knee injury or whatever, and, or, or something else, and they have to very patiently, sometimes all the way until the next season, you know, work their way back from some kind of injury, and it's time mistaking it's painstaking, and it's, you know, it's a test of will to have to work your way back from some kind of loss or defeat. And that could be a part of this transit as well. But how do you do that, while having peace, finding ease within some kind of comeback effort, or if you're feeling like your back is against the wall, but you still have to be at peace or at ease? It's kind of like another thing that comes to my mind. And these are all sports analogies, because I guess maybe it's because of Mars, I don't know. I'm, I'm thinking, for example of like, you know, a sport like golf would be one that comes to mind. Not that I'm a golfer, really, but where, you know, let's say that you are behind a stroke or something like that. And you have to come back in a tournament, the pressure is on but there's, it's a sport where like, you need to be really relaxed in order to perform. I'm trying to think of something else, I guess, for example, like, if you have a writing deadline, but the writing deadline is for a piece of poetry, or I don't know something that's creative, you still need to have a relaxed, ease full kind of flow. And so how to perform at a high level, how to do your best within confines, constraints, time, time limitations, or something like that.

7:34
The other thing that comes to mind is, well, for example, I had a talk that I did at an astrology conference this past weekend, it was an online virtual conference. And I had 50 minutes to give my talk, which is usually like a 90 minute talk. And I, what I found myself having to do was cram it into 50, but also make it feel spacious. within that time constraint, very Mars, Saturn, you know, heroic feats. If you think about the heroes, they're the ones who are always bloodied and mangled, and looking almost dead at the end of the movie, but they managed to pull it off and you know, beat the bad guy or whatever, this kind of this thing of struggling through something persisting, not giving up, buckling down.

8:22
Remember that in this relationship, right now, Saturn is in the superior position over Mars has that superior square, which means that Mars is and by the fact that Mars is also retrograde. You know, Mars is looking at what it can and can't do or control right now. And what the limits are, like how, how smart is it to get really frustrated, and, you know, become really reactionary, when we're dealing with things we can't control anyway. So, um, that would be something to keep in mind right now, as well as the general exploration of control and power. When people are trying to strong arm you into doing something or there's a temptation or to get something done to bend the rules or to strong arm others, to not play fairly, to say, look, it's my way or the highway. Be careful of those temptations right now, even in the small things.

9:16
Also, remember that there is a there there are rewards right now for sticking to something sticking with something, especially problems. We have a way of wanting problems to be over really quickly and then we get really angry when they aren't. And there's there is a treasure waiting for us right now in our ability to explore and sit with and be with a problem that isn't going away easily or right away or it's going to take a while to remove obstacles, you know and things like that.

9:53
I say this also because remember that right after Mars gets through the square to Saturn, Mars is going to go into a square with Pluto, who is Hades, the ruler of the underworld, the subterranean place of riches and depth and power and intensity that is very organic and regenerative Mars is going to get a really big reboot. And the feeling of being temporarily held back from the forward movement we want is part of a lesson that we're learning right now, you could say, or that one could learn if one was open to, to it right now. And that will play out all the way through the end of the year. It's a long sequence here. So we have to be, you know, those, you know, it's a funny thing, but it's like those who are able to endure suffering for a long time, are often able to enjoy things for a long time, a lot longer, as well. So endurance is kind of endurance is a quality that I think can serve us in a lot of different ways. Endurance isn't something we need just in order to, you know, make it through the tough times. But it's also a quality that when we develop is there for us in the good times, and then we can, we can enjoy and really taste the fruit of something for a long time and not rush our ability to savour things either. And that character that metal, we build during a Mars-Saturn square, a long one, especially with Mars retrograde, which can represent a kind of frustrated Mars is it really will serve us in the end.

11:31
I wanted to actually read you a verse. So I'm going to read you something now. Okay, so these are two verses that are very dear to me. I won't go into the personal story as to why they are dear to me. But these are verses that my guru shared with me that are like they're they're very close to my heart. And they are, in my opinion very perfectly. They fit very nicely with this Mars-Saturn energy. And I heard these verses. I mean, I'd read them many times before, but they were pointed out to me or sort of singled out to me during a time where I was really stressing out in a situation very similar astrologically to you know, the Mars-Saturn energy that we have right now. So this is from the Srimad Bhagavatam, the Bhagavata Purana, this is a Bhakti text, and this is from the 10th canto 14th chapter and the eighth verse, and this is Lord Brahma offering prayers to, to God to Krishna. So he says, "My dear Lord, one who earnestly waits for you to bestow Your causeless mercy upon them, all the while patiently suffering the reactions of their past misdeeds, and offering you respectful obeisances within their heart, words and body is surely eligible for liberation, liberation for it as become their rightful claim."

12:54
I really love that because it's so applicable to what we're dealing with right now. I mean, whether you're into yoga or not just the advice that says, if we, if we sort of, have a way of looking at our struggles, as something not, struggles are real, and we're going to feel them, but we get to choose, whether we see them as our teachers and as something that is coming to us, for us from the divine from the universe, from God, or if we're going to see it as something that we have to get rid of as quickly as possible. And what Lord Brahma says in this prayer is that look, one who sits and patiently goes through the difficulties of life, and continues to offer gratitude and love and respect to the divine intelligence, the divine being that is in all things. For that person, you know, they become eligible to be free from this suffering that we experience in this world. And that in right now that is such a good point, because, you know, again, what is Mars-Saturn point two as an omen is Mars-Saturn causing our problems? No, but it's pointing to a particular unfolding in the karmic Wheel of Time that we're experiencing right now many of us, which is that feeling of being constrained, confined, limited, frustrated, having to persevere work through something. It feels like there are forces that are operating sometimes with a kind of ruthless power drive, we're tempted maybe to act that way, or respond that way, as well. And the instruction here is that we should be very patient, very respectful, and very, and stay in a spirit of gratitude because when we do this, through the problems, we become eligible to experience liberation from the problems.

14:57
Now, the other verse that I love so much that my guru pointed me to comes from the fourth fourth Canto, the Srimad Bhagavatam, the 19th chapter, and the 34th verse. This is about a king who's making this big, great sacrifice trying to make this big, heroic effort, right? And he's thinking that this big thing that he's going to do is going to kind of put the world right and put at least put his own world right. And he's taking a lot of pride in doing this big, sacrificial offering.

15:37
He gets this piece of advice, "My dear King, do not be agitated and anxious because your sacrifices have not been properly executed due to providential impediments. Basically, the ceremony doesn't go as he planned, and this big effort that he was trying to make his stall that doesn't really work. Kindly take my words, with great respect, we should always remember that if something happens by providential arrangement, we should not be very sorry, the more we try to rectify such reversals, the more we enter into the darkest region of materialistic thought."

16:11
Simple message, you know, when things happen, that when things aren't working out, or we reach, there's an impediment or a block or a cosmic red light, so to speak, when it comes to our personal plans and goals. We shouldn't struggle and try to, we'll enforce it to work if it's not there, if it's not happening, and I think we can discern the difference when you get a cosmic red light, and you're saying no, no, no. And you you're fighting, and it's, like, better to let it go, you know. And then maybe sometimes there are situations where you need a great heroic determined effort, you have to stick with something. And it could be both right now. But if you're in a situation where you've tried to do something really great and heroic, but it's not working as you planned, or it's, it's falling apart or you're getting that pushback. Remember that we should always try to remember that if something happens by providential arrangement, we should not be very sorry. The more we try to rectify such reversals, the more we enter into the darkest region of materialistic thought, we become people who are raging because it didn't go our way. And I think you know, the simple advice right now is to be careful that you're not falling into that.

17:28
Now, last thing I will say is this Venus gets in on the situation and that is very, very helpful. Venus is making this tight little trine to Mars tonight. And that will happen right before the next two days of Mars hitting the squares to Saturn. So, there might be some great work some great limitation, but Venus trine Mars should bring some kind of beneficial help, or silver lining, or an element of harmonisation, that helps you to get through the more confining or constraining or frustrating energy of the rest of this week. So and remember the next couple of days as this kind of frustrating square between Mars and Saturn is closing in.

18:15
The Moon is also in the sign of Jupiter, and that the exaltation of Venus, so the Moon is in a place that should make something grow. Maybe not in the direction you anticipate maybe with some frustration or limitations or the need for some great act of perseverance or even surrender if things are becoming futile. But there is a silver lining here Venus as a bringer of good fortune meeting in a trine to Mars should bring some degree of harmonisation, good fortune, pleasantness and agree ability which you could notice in a myriad number of different ways of course but watch for that influence to come in tonight or tomorrow and soother ease the tough passage of the next few days along with the Moon in a good sign.

19:01
So anyway, that is what I've got for you guys today. Please leave me your stories and comments in the chat box. As always, I love to hear what you guys are seeing and how you're noticing these transits play out. Don't forget that my new class, Ancient Astrology for the Modern Mystic is starting on November 14, it's coming up quickly now. We are filling up but there's still room there is a need based tuition if you if you are in need, especially due to COVID.

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