Aries Monthly Horoscope
October 2020 Horoscope: Predictions for Aries
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| Aries born March 21 to 31 | ||||
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| Aries born April 11 to 20 |
Overview for this Month: Aries (All)
October 2020 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Aries:
The month ahead can bring a strong focus on relationships, dear Aries. There can be ups and downs in a partnership or close friendship, but ultimately a good time for sorting out problems.
October begins and ends with a Full Moon! The Full Moon on the 1st is in your sign. Epiphanies occur now–your feelings are coming to full bloom. It's a time when things come to light about you, so it's best to keep some things on the down-low this week. If you want certain things to gain exposure, this can be the time but do consider that with Mars retrograde in your sign, you may not be understood the way you want to be understood.
Venus heads into your work and health sector on the 2nd, where it will stay until the 27th. You're ready to create a better environment in your daily life. You might partner up to get work done or to accomplish fitness goals. Enjoying your work, chores, or routines can figure strongly.
While your ruling planet, Mars, is retrograde all month, and Mercury joins the retrograde club from the 13th onwards, some areas of your life seem to be unblocking, slowly but surely. Major ambitions and life goals or career prospects can be in lively focus. You're taking steps to improve your position.
Retrograde Mars does suggest that there's a lot to unpack, improve, and edit before you truly feel free and ready to move on. Your desire to assert your independence or go your own way runs more deeply than usual, but the pressures to keep cool or stick to the rules are especially active now, causing some tension or a dilemma. Consider the possibility that dialing down your ambitions just a little could reduce excess stress. It may very well be that you can do so without loss. There can be times when you feel blocked or uncertain about how to go about pursuing your desires or fulfilling your wishes. Avoid pushing matters, but do pay attention to strong feelings.
Regarding attitudes toward daily affairs, routines, health and wellness, money, or personal possessions, you're feeling some real progress. You're open to new and improved approaches. Bright ideas can figure strongly. Letting go of fear can open up creativity and improve your health! Combining work and play comes naturally and works well for you. There can be an exciting find or purchase, or the excitement of redesigning or reorganizing your personal space.
You may benefit from past work, good deeds, and experience, particularly in your profession. Finding moments to detox, relax, decompress, detach, and rest can improve your mood and attitude toward work when you get back to it. If you provide services, you're in a great position to receive positive feedback.
Mercury is retrograde starting on the 13th, and while there can be some slowdowns, you'll find the second half of October useful for reviewing and revising certain matters. You could discover that you're frequently turning to the past to understand the present better. This is a beneficial process, in fact. It's best to budget rather than do too much spending and borrowing at this time.
Tensions can prompt the need for a fresh start or brand new approach with partnerships, close connections, negotiations, and relationship goals. The New Moon on the 16th can help clear the slate.
New thinking on financial matters, recent decisions, or intimate relationships is especially notable around the 25th. This can be about moving along a new path, but it can also be about putting a mental focus behind you, particularly if you've been dwelling on a past relationship or problem that is draining you of energy and keeping you stuck in the past.
Even if some communication channels seem less effective in the second half of October, the situation can motivate you to find new and creative ways to get your message across.
The Full Moon on the 31st can bring on news or realizations about money and resources that change things up. Unpredictability can throw you a bit off-center, but this is also a highly creative, stimulating time for connecting with your needs and wants.
See also This Month in Astrology.
Aries (Born March 21 to 31)
AND Aries Ascendant from 0 to 10 degrees Aries:
October 2020 Aries Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
October 2020
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
Until October 22nd:
The Sun continues to put a spotlight on your solar seventh house--your partnership sector. This can be a time of much learning through the mirror of close relationships. It's not the time to push your agenda or personal plans forward; rather, it's a cycle in which you are at your best when you recognize the need to form alliances, to give back to a special someone, and to compromise in order to find some balance in your life.
It's a strong period for putting yourself into another person's shoes and to better understand him/her. You may be meeting with someone strong and assertive by nature now, or a partner is more assertive and needy of attention. There may be some competitive feelings between you and a significant other now. Focus is on reconciliation, forming or cementing bonds, diplomacy, consultation, one-on-one interactions, and negotiations. You may feel a little drained physically now, temporarily.
From October 23rd forward:
The Sun energizes your sector of transformation, change, sexuality, personal growth, regeneration, others' money and resources, addictions, and taxes. As a result, this is not the most gregarious of months for you. You take a step back, focus on intimacy with a partner, or simply retreat a little from the hectic pace of life. This is an excellent time to create a budget or financial plan, or to rid yourself of bad habits that undermine your sense of personal power and self-mastery.
All that is deeply personal comes into focus now. Intimate matters are especially important to you during this cycle. Just how well you are handling your life comes up for inspection. Your self-mastery skills and psychological predisposition matter to you more than usual. This is the time of year when you are most desirous of change on a deep level. Clearing out psychic "junk" or ridding yourself of bad habits may be part of the picture now. You are more willing than usual to explore life's secrets.
This cycle brings greater in-depth understanding and an inclination to delve beneath the surface of matters to get to the bottom of them. Research uncovers new material that allows you to develop a better overall picture of the year's events. This is an especially introspective cycle during which you have the chance to truly uncover your personal strengths and talents. On a more practical level, you may be dealing with joint finances and shared resources now more than usual.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort, Pleasure
Until October 2nd:
Venus continues to transit your solar fifth house. Your popularity is on an upward trend during this cycle as others find you especially attractive and friendly. You may have the desire to dress well and in good taste. There is strength in your feelings of love and the power of attraction, which may open the door to new romantic relationships. Yet, you are not aggressive in your approach to love. Instead, you attract more if you allow yourself to be pursued during this cycle. Conditions are highlighted in connection with young people, and quite possibly a female child--a stronger bond could be formed during this period. You are feeling inspired creatively and romantically and you express your loving feelings quite openly now. Creative self-expression of any kind is favored at this time. You will also thoroughly enjoy artistic, musical, or cultural events and activities, especially in the company of a loved one. At this time, you instinctively know how to place yourself in the best light in order to make a good impression on others. Any love affair begun now will be characterized by good cheer, having fun, and a fair share of emotional drama!
From October 3-27:
Venus graces your solar sixth house now. Establishing a happy and harmonious work environment through friendly relations with co-workers or tidying up your work area comes into focus now. Romantic and social activities may revolve around your working environment. You are generally well liked and respected socially on the job right now. Some laziness is possible now, as you tend to associate pleasure with work! Perhaps you are socializing more than usual on the job. You have good team spirit during this cycle, and you are more tactful and obliging with your co-workers. You are less inclined to fall in love for the sake of love itself during this cycle. Your tendency is to consider whether it is clever to do so! You're most successful doing tasks that involve cooperation and team harmony. You could find that your talents or skills are especially appreciated. Romantic and social activities may revolve around your working environment.
From October 28th forward:
Venus graces your solar seventh house during this period. This is a time for extra attention to a partner or significant other, as well as from that person! You are more inclined to flatter and charm others during this cycle. One-to-one relating appeals to you more than group activities or more casual connections. Smoothing out your close personal relationships is what makes you happy during this cycle. If single, you are more willing than normal to enter into a committed relationship. In general, you are adaptable when it comes to your affections--very willing to compromise, negotiate, and make peace.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
Until the 27th:
Mercury continues to transit your solar eighth house. The ability to analyze and rationalize some of the deeper elements inside yourself and in your intimate life now can benefit you. This is also a good time for sorting out finances, particularly money shared or coming from other sources other than your own personal income.
You might particularly enjoy discussing topics that you typically don't verbalize with someone special during this cycle. Anything taboo, mysterious, or puzzling can be especially fascinating for you just now. You have little interest in small talk. You are more aware of subtleties and nuances during this cycle, and you can use this increased insightfulness to improve your life.
Mercury is retrograde from October 13th to November 3rd:
All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications in general and job or health-related communications because Mercury rules these areas of your life. There can be delays or rethinking with these matters.
Occurring in your solar seventh and eighth houses this time, extra care should be exercised when it comes to negotiations, one-on-one communications, and any financial initiatives that involve shared resources. Be as non-judgmental as you can with a partner. There may be the need to revisit old issues in a partnership, or there could be some communication problems with a partner. An ex-partner may resurface during this cycle. Delays are very possible when it comes to receiving support, loans, and taxes. It may be better to side-step arguments with loved ones that revolve around intimacy and sexuality. Investments made now may not go the way you want them to, particularly those involving joint finances. It may be hard to rely on the input of your partner now, and money you were counting on may not be forthcoming. It's best to budget rather than spend. Misunderstandings with your partner now can do some damage if you (or your partner) focus on words said instead of the meanings behind the words. If you need to talk through problems, do your best to be as non-judgmental as possible, and don't over- react to what your partner has to say either. Mixed messages coming from a partner, or a disappointment, could occur now. You may not be as adept at mediating disputes for the time being, but it's a good cycle in which to improve your negotiation skills. Re-thinking a partnership arrangement is possible now, but you should avoid jumping to any premature decisions. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with partners; or take this time to re-examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
Mars is retrograde from September 9th to November 13th:
All Mars retrograde cycles affect you on a highly personal level because Mars is your sign's ruler. If you have an Aries Ascendant, Mars is your chart ruler, and Mars retrograde can also affect you on the physical plane as well as your personal presentation or image to others. You don't assert yourself or state what it is that you want as directly as you normally do, and you could be withdrawn and introspective, pulling back from life a little as you figure out what it is that you truly want from it. Pushing yourself during this Mars retrograde cycle will only lead to frustrations and slowdowns. It's time to review how you have been handling yourself in terms of self-assertion and expression of anger in general, and for considering making changes to your approach to getting what you want out of life.
Occurring in the sector that Mars rules, all of these themes are magnified. See Mars Retrograde for more details.
Note that Mars sticks around this area of your solar chart for much longer than usual–until January 6th, 2021, but is only retrograde here until November 13th.
Overview Horoscope:
October 2020 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Aries:
The month ahead can bring a strong focus on relationships, dear Aries. There can be ups and downs in a partnership or close friendship, but ultimately a good time for sorting out problems.
October begins and ends with a Full Moon! The Full Moon on the 1st is in your sign. Epiphanies occur now–your feelings are coming to full bloom. It's a time when things come to light about you, so it's best to keep some things on the down-low this week. If you want certain things to gain exposure, this can be the time but do consider that with Mars retrograde in your sign, you may not be understood the way you want to be understood.
Venus heads into your work and health sector on the 2nd, where it will stay until the 27th. You're ready to create a better environment in your daily life. You might partner up to get work done or to accomplish fitness goals. Enjoying your work, chores, or routines can figure strongly.
While your ruling planet, Mars, is retrograde all month, and Mercury joins the retrograde club from the 13th onwards, some areas of your life seem to be unblocking, slowly but surely. Major ambitions and life goals or career prospects can be in lively focus. You're taking steps to improve your position.
Retrograde Mars does suggest that there's a lot to unpack, improve, and edit before you truly feel free and ready to move on. Your desire to assert your independence or go your own way runs more deeply than usual, but the pressures to keep cool or stick to the rules are especially active now, causing some tension or a dilemma. Consider the possibility that dialing down your ambitions just a little could reduce excess stress. It may very well be that you can do so without loss. There can be times when you feel blocked or uncertain about how to go about pursuing your desires or fulfilling your wishes. Avoid pushing matters, but do pay attention to strong feelings.
Regarding attitudes toward daily affairs, routines, health and wellness, money, or personal possessions, you're feeling some real progress. You're open to new and improved approaches. Bright ideas can figure strongly. Letting go of fear can open up creativity and improve your health! Combining work and play comes naturally and works well for you. There can be an exciting find or purchase, or the excitement of redesigning or reorganizing your personal space.
You may benefit from past work, good deeds, and experience, particularly in your profession. Finding moments to detox, relax, decompress, detach, and rest can improve your mood and attitude toward work when you get back to it. If you provide services, you're in a great position to receive positive feedback.
Mercury is retrograde starting on the 13th, and while there can be some slowdowns, you'll find the second half of October useful for reviewing and revising certain matters. You could discover that you're frequently turning to the past to understand the present better. This is a beneficial process, in fact. It's best to budget rather than do too much spending and borrowing at this time.
Tensions can prompt the need for a fresh start or brand new approach with partnerships, close connections, negotiations, and relationship goals. The New Moon on the 16th can help clear the slate.
New thinking on financial matters, recent decisions, or intimate relationships is especially notable around the 25th. This can be about moving along a new path, but it can also be about putting a mental focus behind you, particularly if you've been dwelling on a past relationship or problem that is draining you of energy and keeping you stuck in the past.
Even if some communication channels seem less effective in the second half of October, the situation can motivate you to find new and creative ways to get your message across.
The Full Moon on the 31st can bring on news or realizations about money and resources that change things up. Unpredictability can throw you a bit off-center, but this is also a highly creative, stimulating time for connecting with your needs and wants.
See our Time Line Forecast report for a personalized forecast for the year ahead.
Get your unique Personalized Horoscope for the year ahead—over 100 pages long—for a detailed guide t your best days and your most challenging days for attracting love, career success, communication, and more.
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Love outlook for the year ahead. Try our Love & Romance Forecast report.
Romantic Compatibility Reports
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romantic compatibility reports, including the Synastry and Love Ties reports.
See also general trends for Aries in 2020.
See also detailed 2020 Aries Yearly Horoscope.
Aries (Born April 1 to 10)
AND Aries Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Aries:
October 2020 Career, & General Trends
October 2020
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
All month:
The Sun illuminates your seventh house. At this time of year, you have a greater need than usual to be with a partner. Bouncing ideas off someone helps you to better understand yourself. A partner provides a mirror for your own self-discovery. Now is the time to realize your own potential through a significant other. During this cycle, you focus on balancing your personal interests and objectives with your social life, or with those of a partner. The emphasis is on "us" rather than "me".
You need the energies, companionship, and support of other people, and they may also seek out your support and companionship. It's important to include others rather than to go solo for the time being. However, bending too much to the will of another is not advised either. Social interactions of a personal, one-on-one kind are emphasized. Circumstances are such that your diplomacy skills are required. Your popularity is increasing, and is reinforced by your own ability to cooperate and harmonize. Your ego and pride are tied up in how you relate to others now. This may be an especially busy time for people who consult or work with clients one-on-one.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort
Until the 10th:
Venus continues to transit your solar fifth house. Your popularity is on an upward trend during this cycle as others find you especially attractive and friendly. You may have the desire to dress well and in good taste. There is strength in your feelings of love and the power of attraction, which may open the door to new romantic relationships. Yet, you are not aggressive in your approach to love. Instead, you attract more if you allow yourself to be pursued during this cycle. Conditions are highlighted in connection with young people, and quite possibly a female child--a stronger bond could be formed during this period. You are feeling inspired creatively and romantically and you express your loving feelings quite openly now. Creative self-expression of any kind is favored at this time. You will also thoroughly enjoy artistic, musical, or cultural events and activities, especially in the company of a loved one. At this time, you instinctively know how to place yourself in the best light in order to make a good impression on others. Any love affair begun now will be characterized by good cheer, having fun, and a fair share of emotional drama!
From October 11th forward:
Venus graces your solar sixth house now. Establishing a happy and harmonious work environment through friendly relations with co-workers or tidying up your work area comes into focus now. Romantic and social activities may revolve around your working environment. You are generally well liked and respected socially on the job right now. Some laziness is possible now, as you tend to associate pleasure with work! Perhaps you are socializing more than usual on the job. You have good team spirit during this cycle, and you are more tactful and obliging with your co-workers. You are less inclined to fall in love for the sake of love itself during this cycle. Your tendency is to consider whether it is clever to do so! You're most successful doing tasks that involve cooperation and team harmony. You could find that your talents or skills are especially appreciated. Romantic and social activities may revolve around your working environment.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
From October 1-8 and October 19th forward:
Mercury continues to transit your solar seventh house. You can be especially aware of your "audience" in your communications now, which tend to be diplomatic and respectful during this cycle. You may be encountering an especially chatty or communicative partner, or meeting youthful, talkative people.
At this time, you love to hear others' opinions and perspectives, and it's an excellent time to do so. Others can spur on your own thinking and decision making processes now, simply by offering another perspective. You are thinking a lot about others, a partner, and relating in general, and in some cases perhaps worrying over these things.
Mercury is retrograde from October 13th to November 3rd:
All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications in general and job or health-related communications because Mercury rules these areas of your life. There can be delays or rethinking with these matters.
Occurring in your solar seventh and eighth houses this time, extra care should be exercised when it comes to negotiations, one-on-one communications, and any financial initiatives that involve shared resources. Be as non-judgmental as you can with a partner. There may be the need to revisit old issues in a partnership, or there could be some communication problems with a partner. An ex-partner may resurface during this cycle. Delays are very possible when it comes to receiving support, loans, and taxes. It may be better to side-step arguments with loved ones that revolve around intimacy and sexuality. Investments made now may not go the way you want them to, particularly those involving joint finances. It may be hard to rely on the input of your partner now, and money you were counting on may not be forthcoming. It's best to budget rather than spend. Misunderstandings with your partner now can do some damage if you (or your partner) focus on words said instead of the meanings behind the words. If you need to talk through problems, do your best to be as non-judgmental as possible, and don't over- react to what your partner has to say either. Mixed messages coming from a partner, or a disappointment, could occur now. You may not be as adept at mediating disputes for the time being, but it's a good cycle in which to improve your negotiation skills. Re-thinking a partnership arrangement is possible now, but you should avoid jumping to any premature decisions. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with partners; or take this time to re-examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
Mars is retrograde from September 9th to November 13th:
All Mars retrograde cycles affect you on a highly personal level because Mars is your sign's ruler. If you have an Aries Ascendant, Mars is your chart ruler, and Mars retrograde can also affect you on the physical plane as well as your personal presentation or image to others. You don't assert yourself or state what it is that you want as directly as you normally do, and you could be withdrawn and introspective, pulling back from life a little as you figure out what it is that you truly want from it. Pushing yourself during this Mars retrograde cycle will only lead to frustrations and slowdowns. It's time to review how you have been handling yourself in terms of self-assertion and expression of anger in general, and for considering making changes to your approach to getting what you want out of life.
Occurring in the sector that Mars rules, all of these themes are magnified. See Mars Retrograde for more details.
Note that Mars sticks around this area of your solar chart for much longer than usual–until January 2021–but is only retrograde here until November 13th.
Overview Horoscope:
October 2020 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Aries:
The month ahead can bring a strong focus on relationships, dear Aries. There can be ups and downs in a partnership or close friendship, but ultimately a good time for sorting out problems.
October begins and ends with a Full Moon! The Full Moon on the 1st is in your sign. Epiphanies occur now–your feelings are coming to full bloom. It's a time when things come to light about you, so it's best to keep some things on the down-low this week. If you want certain things to gain exposure, this can be the time but do consider that with Mars retrograde in your sign, you may not be understood the way you want to be understood.
Venus heads into your work and health sector on the 2nd, where it will stay until the 27th. You're ready to create a better environment in your daily life. You might partner up to get work done or to accomplish fitness goals. Enjoying your work, chores, or routines can figure strongly.
While your ruling planet, Mars, is retrograde all month, and Mercury joins the retrograde club from the 13th onwards, some areas of your life seem to be unblocking, slowly but surely. Major ambitions and life goals or career prospects can be in lively focus. You're taking steps to improve your position.
Retrograde Mars does suggest that there's a lot to unpack, improve, and edit before you truly feel free and ready to move on. Your desire to assert your independence or go your own way runs more deeply than usual, but the pressures to keep cool or stick to the rules are especially active now, causing some tension or a dilemma. Consider the possibility that dialing down your ambitions just a little could reduce excess stress. It may very well be that you can do so without loss. There can be times when you feel blocked or uncertain about how to go about pursuing your desires or fulfilling your wishes. Avoid pushing matters, but do pay attention to strong feelings.
Regarding attitudes toward daily affairs, routines, health and wellness, money, or personal possessions, you're feeling some real progress. You're open to new and improved approaches. Bright ideas can figure strongly. Letting go of fear can open up creativity and improve your health! Combining work and play comes naturally and works well for you. There can be an exciting find or purchase, or the excitement of redesigning or reorganizing your personal space.
You may benefit from past work, good deeds, and experience, particularly in your profession. Finding moments to detox, relax, decompress, detach, and rest can improve your mood and attitude toward work when you get back to it. If you provide services, you're in a great position to receive positive feedback.
Mercury is retrograde starting on the 13th, and while there can be some slowdowns, you'll find the second half of October useful for reviewing and revising certain matters. You could discover that you're frequently turning to the past to understand the present better. This is a beneficial process, in fact. It's best to budget rather than do too much spending and borrowing at this time.
Tensions can prompt the need for a fresh start or brand new approach with partnerships, close connections, negotiations, and relationship goals. The New Moon on the 16th can help clear the slate.
New thinking on financial matters, recent decisions, or intimate relationships is especially notable around the 25th. This can be about moving along a new path, but it can also be about putting a mental focus behind you, particularly if you've been dwelling on a past relationship or problem that is draining you of energy and keeping you stuck in the past.
Even if some communication channels seem less effective in the second half of October, the situation can motivate you to find new and creative ways to get your message across.
The Full Moon on the 31st can bring on news or realizations about money and resources that change things up. Unpredictability can throw you a bit off-center, but this is also a highly creative, stimulating time for connecting with your needs and wants.
See our Time Line Forecast report for a personalized forecast for the year ahead.
Get your unique Personalized Horoscope for the year ahead—over 100 pages long—for a detailed guide to your best days and your most challenging days for attracting love, career success, communication, and more.
Know More About Yourself and Others
Try Cafe Astrology's in-depth
birth chart reports, relationship reports, future forecasts, and more.
Love & Romance Forecast Report
Love outlook for the year ahead. Try our Love & Romance Forecast report.
Romantic Compatibility Reports
Try Cafe Astrology's in-depth
romantic compatibility reports, including the Synastry and Love Ties reports.
See also general trends for Aries in 2020.
See also detailed 2020 Aries Yearly Horoscope.
Aries (Born April 11 to 20)
AND Aries Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Aries:
October 2020 Aries Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
October 2020
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
Until October 12th:
The Sun continues to spotlight your solar sixth house. This is a busy period that finds you tending to many different details of your daily existence--your work, various projects, organization around the home and office, your daily routines, and health matters. Your ego may be especially tied up in the work you do, so that you are proud and more creative than usual in your job. You may be in the position to take charge in your work, or to take charge of your health and diet. Sometimes this cycle relates to increased activities involving pets. You seek to perfect your skills or methods now, and you focus on the parts that make up the whole now in order to improve your daily life. As a result, you can be more critical than usual, but this process is necessary for you to sort out what works for you and what doesn't.
From October 13th forward:
The Sun illuminates your seventh house. At this time of year, you have a greater need than usual to be with a partner. Bouncing ideas off someone helps you to better understand yourself. A partner provides a mirror for your own self-discovery. Now is the time to realize your own potential through a significant other. During this cycle, you focus on balancing your personal interests and objectives with your social life, or with those of a partner. The emphasis is on "us" rather than "me".
You need the energies, companionship, and support of other people, and they may also seek out your support and companionship. It's important to include others rather than to go solo for the time being. However, bending too much to the will of another is not advised either. Social interactions of a personal, one-on-one kind are emphasized. Circumstances are such that your diplomacy skills are required. Your popularity is increasing, and is reinforced by your own ability to cooperate and harmonize. Your ego and pride are tied up in how you relate to others now. This may be an especially busy time for people who consult or work with clients one-on-one.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort
Until October 19th:
Venus continues to transit your solar fifth house. Your popularity is on an upward trend during this cycle as others find you especially attractive and friendly. You may have the desire to dress well and in good taste. There is strength in your feelings of love and the power of attraction, which may open the door to new romantic relationships. Yet, you are not aggressive in your approach to love. Instead, you attract more if you allow yourself to be pursued during this cycle. Conditions are highlighted in connection with young people, and quite possibly a female child--a stronger bond could be formed during this period. You are feeling inspired creatively and romantically and you express your loving feelings quite openly now. Creative self-expression of any kind is favored at this time. You will also thoroughly enjoy artistic, musical, or cultural events and activities, especially in the company of a loved one. At this time, you instinctively know how to place yourself in the best light in order to make a good impression on others. Any love affair begun now will be characterized by good cheer, having fun, and a fair share of emotional drama!
From the 20th forward:
Venus graces your solar sixth house now. Establishing a happy and harmonious work environment through friendly relations with co-workers or tidying up your work area comes into focus now. Romantic and social activities may revolve around your working environment. You are generally well liked and respected socially on the job right now. Some laziness is possible now, as you tend to associate pleasure with work! Perhaps you are socializing more than usual on the job. You have good team spirit during this cycle, and you are more tactful and obliging with your co-workers. You are less inclined to fall in love for the sake of love itself during this cycle. Your tendency is to consider whether it is clever to do so! You're most successful doing tasks that involve cooperation and team harmony. You could find that your talents or skills are especially appreciated. Romantic and social activities may revolve around your working environment.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
This month:
Mercury continues to transit your solar seventh house. You can be especially aware of your "audience" in your communications now, which tend to be diplomatic and respectful during this cycle. You may be encountering an especially chatty or communicative partner, or meeting youthful, talkative people.
At this time, you love to hear others' opinions and perspectives, and it's an excellent time to do so. Others can spur on your own thinking and decision making processes now, simply by offering another perspective. You are thinking a lot about others, a partner, and relating in general, and in some cases perhaps worrying over these things.
Mercury is retrograde from October 13th to November 3rd:
All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications in general and job or health-related communications because Mercury rules these areas of your life. There can be delays or rethinking with these matters.
Occurring in your solar seventh house this time, extra care should be exercised when it comes to negotiations and one-on-one communications. Be as non-judgmental as you can with a partner. There may be the need to revisit old issues in a partnership, or there could be some communication problems with a partner. An ex-partner may resurface during this cycle. Misunderstandings with your partner now can do some damage if you (or your partner) focus on the choice of words instead of the meanings behind the words. If you need to talk through problems, try not to over-react to what your partner has to say. Mixed messages coming from a partner, or a disappointment, could occur now. You may not be as adept at mediating disputes for the time being, but it's a good cycle in which to reflect upon your negotiation skills with the goal of improving them. Re-thinking a partnership arrangement is possible now, but you should avoid jumping to any premature decisions. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with partners; or take this time to re-examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
Mars is retrograde from September 9th to November 13th:
All Mars retrograde cycles affect you on a highly personal level because Mars is your sign's ruler. If you have an Aries Ascendant, Mars is your chart ruler, and Mars retrograde can also affect you on the physical plane as well as your personal presentation or image to others. You don't assert yourself or state what it is that you want as directly as you normally do, and you could be withdrawn and introspective, pulling back from life a little as you figure out what it is that you truly want from it. Pushing yourself during this Mars retrograde cycle will only lead to frustrations and slowdowns. It's time to review how you have been handling yourself in terms of self-assertion and expression of anger in general, and for considering making changes to your approach to getting what you want out of life.
From the 17th forward: Occurring in your solar twelfth house during this period, your spirituality, private life, gut instincts, and intuition are affected. Perhaps you are not as confident about your hunches. Private affairs and solitary work might need to be put on the back burner, or you could show less enthusiasm for them. Trusting your gut instincts may become an issue. Vague fears and anxieties need to be dealt with. Obsession with private matters or concerns about the past could be part of the picture. Your desire nature can be rather complicated now, and it can be difficult to find direct routes to satisfaction. Old resentments, hurts, and waves of anger can resurface. There can be lowered vitality, likely due to emotional frustrations and exasperation. It's time to rethink, revise, and reorganize your plans. Backtracking is a good idea now. This is a time for learning about how your mental health impacts your life.
Occurring in the sector that Mars rules, all of these themes are magnified. See Mars Retrograde for more details.
Mars will continue to transit these areas of your solar chart for longer than usual–until February 2021 but is only retrograde until November 13th.
Overview Horoscope:
October 2020 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Aries:
The month ahead can bring a strong focus on relationships, dear Aries. There can be ups and downs in a partnership or close friendship, but ultimately a good time for sorting out problems.
October begins and ends with a Full Moon! The Full Moon on the 1st is in your sign. Epiphanies occur now–your feelings are coming to full bloom. It's a time when things come to light about you, so it's best to keep some things on the down-low this week. If you want certain things to gain exposure, this can be the time but do consider that with Mars retrograde in your sign, you may not be understood the way you want to be understood.
Venus heads into your work and health sector on the 2nd, where it will stay until the 27th. You're ready to create a better environment in your daily life. You might partner up to get work done or to accomplish fitness goals. Enjoying your work, chores, or routines can figure strongly.
While your ruling planet, Mars, is retrograde all month, and Mercury joins the retrograde club from the 13th onwards, some areas of your life seem to be unblocking, slowly but surely. Major ambitions and life goals or career prospects can be in lively focus. You're taking steps to improve your position.
Retrograde Mars does suggest that there's a lot to unpack, improve, and edit before you truly feel free and ready to move on. Your desire to assert your independence or go your own way runs more deeply than usual, but the pressures to keep cool or stick to the rules are especially active now, causing some tension or a dilemma. Consider the possibility that dialing down your ambitions just a little could reduce excess stress. It may very well be that you can do so without loss. There can be times when you feel blocked or uncertain about how to go about pursuing your desires or fulfilling your wishes. Avoid pushing matters, but do pay attention to strong feelings.
Regarding attitudes toward daily affairs, routines, health and wellness, money, or personal possessions, you're feeling some real progress. You're open to new and improved approaches. Bright ideas can figure strongly. Letting go of fear can open up creativity and improve your health! Combining work and play comes naturally and works well for you. There can be an exciting find or purchase, or the excitement of redesigning or reorganizing your personal space.
You may benefit from past work, good deeds, and experience, particularly in your profession. Finding moments to detox, relax, decompress, detach, and rest can improve your mood and attitude toward work when you get back to it. If you provide services, you're in a great position to receive positive feedback.
Mercury is retrograde starting on the 13th, and while there can be some slowdowns, you'll find the second half of October useful for reviewing and revising certain matters. You could discover that you're frequently turning to the past to understand the present better. This is a beneficial process, in fact. It's best to budget rather than do too much spending and borrowing at this time.
Tensions can prompt the need for a fresh start or brand new approach with partnerships, close connections, negotiations, and relationship goals. The New Moon on the 16th can help clear the slate.
New thinking on financial matters, recent decisions, or intimate relationships is especially notable around the 25th. This can be about moving along a new path, but it can also be about putting a mental focus behind you, particularly if you've been dwelling on a past relationship or problem that is draining you of energy and keeping you stuck in the past.
Even if some communication channels seem less effective in the second half of October, the situation can motivate you to find new and creative ways to get your message across.
The Full Moon on the 31st can bring on news or realizations about money and resources that change things up. Unpredictability can throw you a bit off-center, but this is also a highly creative, stimulating time for connecting with your needs and wants.
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