The Cosmic Connection
Rising sign horoscopes for Oct. 8-14
♈ Aries: It’s an ideal time to review your closest partnerships and relationships. Consider the flow of giving, receiving, and the balance of reciprocity. Refinement may be a requirement.
♉ Taurus: Consider how you can incorporate more harmony into your daily life. Retuning your routines can create beautiful enhancements to wellness in body, mind, and spirit.
♊ Gemini: There’s probably a way for you to place greater value on enjoyment and pleasure. Infuse more of whatever lifts your spirits into your life every single day. Fun isn’t overrated.
♋ Cancer: Feel into the parts of your domestic life that are due for renovation. Home improvement projects apply to all roots. A balanced, solid foundation supports the rest.
♌ Leo: It’s an ideal time to take in the aesthetics of your immediate surroundings. Freshen up anything that may be a source of disharmony to your inner and outer dialogue.
♍ Virgo: Consider how you can put more effort into achieving greater equilibrium in your life’s balance sheet. The right amount of tweaking can foster greater equity and confidence.
♎ Libra: Focus your attention on yourself. Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and evaluate the root of anything that seems out of balance in your body. It’s your time to restore inner harmony.
♏ Scorpio: Pause and reflect on how much you feel in tune with yourself. More time for rest, retreat, and space away from the daily grind may be overdue. Solitude will benefit your being.
♐ Sagittarius: Having a support network is good for your well-being. It’s an ideal time to evaluate your social circles, and create new connections and community wherever it’s missing.
♑ Capricorn: Consider whether you are able to contribute your art to the public arena. If yes, do more! If no, know part of your life’s mission is to create and contribute beauty to the world.
♒ Aquarius: If there’s any long-term adventure you’ve been pondering, now’s the time to begin planning. Adjustments in your occupation may be necessary to the corresponding execution.
♓ Pisces: A reconsideration or perspective shift can foster deeper intimacy. Finding a comfortable balance in how you energetically merge with others requires inner soul-searching.
Weekly astrology summary:
A peaceful, sweet spot of October arrives this week! The cosmos is beckoning us to look up and enjoy the sights of two cosmic events. First up is the annual Draconids meteor shower, which peaks on Oct. 8-9. Occurring during the waning moon, this one should have excellent visibility here in southern New Jersey, weather-permitting of course. Check out timeanddate.com for more details and information (be sure to set your viewing location). As meteor sparks fly, the sun and moon embrace on Oct. 10, gifting us a lovely Libra new moon (exact at 11:50 a.m.). Depth is added to this new moon due to Venus retrograde in Scorpio presiding over it. The lunar cycle’s beginning in the sign of the scales asks us all to peer deeper beneath the surface of what we want to harmonize in our lives, and what is the true root of any imbalances.
The next invitation to look up occurs on Oct. 11-12, as Venus and the waxing crescent moon meet up again in Scorpio after sunset. Technically, this one should be visible, but it’ll be very close to the horizon and may not be visible everywhere. After this month’s connection between them, the Venus and moon meetups will be with waning crescents gracing the pre-dawn skies once Venus becomes visible again after the retrograde. Eyes on the skies! This week’s horoscopes are focused on the Libra new moon; see the above horoscope for your rising sign for more specific insight and guidance. If you’re unsure what your rising sign is, you can email me at ursaalchemy@gmail.com, learn more in my tutorial video on my Ursa Alchemy YouTube channel, or cast your own birth chart for free on astro.com.
Ursula Duffy is a Professional Astrologer, Certified Aromatherapist and founder of Ursa Alchemy. www.ursaalchemy.com or ursaalchemy@gmail.com.
