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Sun continues his transit through Scorpio this week. Mercury enters the Scorpio sign overnight on November 1 (United States time zones) drawing attention to the watery, intense Scorpio energy manifesting via thought and communication: uncovering occult knowledge, discovering secrets – or keeping them, research, solving riddles and puzzles, and perhaps intuiting future trends and anticipating events or situations via the mind are within the domain of Mercury in Scorpio. Poseidon (Transneptunian) has been in the Scorpio sign for over two decades, and transiting Sun conjuncts Poseidon exactly on November 3. Depth of insight, intense experiences and encounters that reveal information or perspectives that allow for true understanding, and subtly, yet magnetically, reaching large groups and audiences has great potential from November 2 to 4.

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The new week starts with Sun in the intense zero degree of Scorpio. That is a very INTENSE place in the zodiac for the Sun, and he conjuncts Apollon, also at 0 Scorpio, on October 23. Apollon in the heart of the Sun has potential as a most enjoyable experience. Learning, teaching, images of magnetic and mysterious famous people, and multiplication of wealth are potent themes dominating the transits for a short time at the beginning of the week. Looking good and being seen, showing personal charm, and letting your light shine intensely and brightly is an uplifting theme that starts the week. (Credit to astrologer Eileen Nauman for ideas about Apollon.)

Very appropriately and timely this week, with the Sun in Scorpio ingress, is Pluto in Capricorn aspecting five planets, additionally aspecting the Moon during brief periods, including a square to Moon in Aries on October 25, and also squaring Juno (asteroid lady). Pluto has a feel of being “all things to all people” this week. He makes a harmonious trine to his aggressive soldier, Mars; he’s expanded by the same aspect to Jupiter; Venus’ ease also links harmoniously with Pluto’s magnetic power; and Pluto is at the focal point of a cardinal t-square with Mercury and Mercury’s tutor, Uranus, literally introducing “brainpower” into the mix of energies in the transits this week. (Juno – relatedness – is conjunct Mercury and therefore she also squares Pluto.) No doubt that use of keen perspectives and transformation of self, others, and situations top the list of themes in the transits this week, particularly pertaining to public life, career, and the formation of structure, with Pluto in Saturn’s domain, Capricorn.

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Uranus and Neptune are now the only two retrograde planets in the heavens. This recalls the current overarching theme of the struggle and connection between the two: time groans slowly forward and carries us closer to Neptune releasing his influence to Uranus and the Age of Aquarius. Of interest and perhaps relief to some people, Mercury in Libra is no longer retrograde. Thought and communication, particularly in a social context, feels more “normal”. However, Mercury retrograde’s better features may have been savored by those who diligently took advantage of the opportunities. (Deep and meaningful communication and initiating extensive networking efforts, to name a few.) Sun in Libra forms a t-square with Uranus and Pluto this week. While Pluto is the focal point of the cardinal t-square, the most direct aspect among the three planets is the Sun-Uranus opposition. With core consciousness touching both Uranus’ revolution and Pluto’s transformation by hard aspects, this week is largely about change. Disruption and upheaval might be unpleasant – but perhaps Sun in Libra is suggesting that teamwork is one antidote to managing the two outer titans’ more undesirable effects. No doubt that opportunities exist via the difficulties. Taking the initiative and finding ways to make change constructive can significantly push personal and professional goals forward this week.

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Mars, Saturn, and Neptune form a mutable t-square for the duration of this week, which becomes an ephemeral grand cross when the quickly transiting Moon enters the Gemini sign at the end of the week, October 1. The t-square and especially the grand cross have a karmic flavor, courtesy of Moon and Saturn. The aggressive Mars adds his passionate and active influence to the pattern via the earthy Virgo sign, and the cool, transcending Neptune in his home sign Pisces dominates the pattern as the strongest planet by sign. While the pattern can hardly be described as easy, many useful themes emerge from the tense aspects among the mighty planets. The inspiration to surmount obstacles despite the difficulties is certainly a salient theme this week. Overcoming past difficulties might be as well – can you finally cross the finish line somehow this week? Jupiter in Virgo has a subtle influence among the pattern formed by Moon, Mars, Saturn, and Neptune, but perhaps he holds the key to dealing with the tense energies. Can seeing both the forest (big picture) and the trees (details) generate the results you need? The idea of personal growth combined with expanding limits is another relevant idea for this week.

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The week begins with Moon edging out of Leo on September 11 and forming a stellium with Sun and Jupiter in Virgo early in the week. No doubt that thinking about work, service to others, careful attention to details, and solving problems with analysis is prominent with the luminaries expanded by Jupiter in Mercury’s earthy sign. Neptune and Chiron oppose the Virgo stellium, creating a strong theme of ‘service and sacrifice’ early in the week (credit to Carol Rushman for the term) and gives the first several days of the week an inspirational, healing, and spiritual feel.

Saturn leaves Pluto’s sign, Scorpio, at the very end of the week. Saturn will not see Scorpio again for about another 29 years. An item that must not be overlooked is that Saturn and Pluto will not be in each other’s signs again for a vast stretch of time! No doubt that the ‘behind the scenes authority’ theme of the two in mutual reception is tough (and remains as a less prominent theme in the transits with Pluto still in Capricorn). One might also ask, how were you able to expand your limits over the past few years and increase your sense of perspectives and personal power? Saturn can be very rewarding when we respond to his demands, indeed, and occasionally a planet beyond him complements the reward handsomely.