Aries Monthly Horoscope
October 2022 Horoscope: Predictions for Aries
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| Aries born April 11 to 20 |
Overview for this Month: Aries (All)
October 2022 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Aries:
The month puts quite a bit of focus on relationships, dear Aries. You're in good shape for smoothing over relations. It's not a month to push your personal plans - you seem to need others more than usual to accomplish your goals. It's a time to stay on top of things socially, as opportunities abound. Sorting out problems and enjoying special moments with people in your life are enjoyable activities in their own right, but they can also positively impact many different life departments. It's also a good time for defining relationships and relationship needs.
Increased clarity comes not only from a willingness to learn from others but also helping them express themselves. Willingness to let someone else take the stage opens up new levels in personal relationships, which have a chance to grow.
However, your ruler, Mars, is slowing down this month, turning retrograde on the 30th, making going after what you want a little more complicated than you might expect. You may feel that life is slowing down or that you don't have the usual energy and direction. You can take some time to orient yourself to this, but once you do, you might find that you benefit from taking extra time to pause, reflect, and look back.
Nevertheless, career, financial, and intimacy matters begin to move forward or unblock from the 8th. A personal project or matter reaches a head around the 9th when the Full Moon occurs in your sign. You can consider this time a personal awakening, and a significant person in your life or relationship status plays a prominent role in this. It can even be a situation in which a competitor or opponent motivates you to do your best. Observe, take notes, and be honest with yourself. It can be an important time to check in with those feelings and desires you've brushed off or left unfulfilled, especially with so much recent attention to others' needs. Pay special attention to information surfacing and new insights into relationships around the 20-22 as well.
With Saturn's direct turn on the 23rd, truths coming to light help you better grasp the reality of friendships or projects, a long-term plan, aspiration, or goal. You're also in better shape to meet responsibilities. On the same date, the Sun and Venus move into your intimacy sector, and your inner world or an intimate relationship comes into stronger focus.
Debts and loans, yours or a partner's income, or financial backing can figure strongly with eclipses falling along your second and eighth houses -- the Solar Eclipse on the 25th this month and the Lunar Eclipse next month (November 8th). It's a persuasive prompt to develop strategies to reduce unhealthy dependencies and habits that prevent you from growing and thriving. It can be a time to take charge of your finances, particularly money shared with others or from sources other than your income.
On another level, this eclipse season can be about boosting your intimate world, whether it's a relationship with someone or with yourself, as you discover your passions and deeper desires. Going "all in" with a special project or pursuit can be a satisfying focus now. You're in great shape for deepened relationships or more joy in an intimate relationship and a generally easier time attracting support-–moral, economic, or otherwise.
There can be challenging elements in your daily life this month. Usually, the pace is quick and sometimes hectic with Mars in your solar third house. With Mars moving so very slowly this month and retrograding from the 30th forward, there can be a desire to get a lot done but blocks and delays; or, there can be a lot to do but waning motivation and energy levels. Either way, you can feel quite frustrated until you accept the pace and find ways to work with it rather than against it.
Finding the time or energy to run errands and handle paperwork may be challenging. There can also be some disagreements with siblings, neighbors, or acquaintances. Some of you could experience delays or challenges with education or travel plans. However, this can be an excellent time to look at past ideas, projects, and mental interests and find treasures in these. It can also be good for editing, changing, and otherwise making improvements. Slowing down can be good for you now. Consider that Mars will be retrograde from October 30th to January 12th, and you'll have some time to adapt and adjust to this energy change.
Another sign to slow down: Jupiter has been transiting your sign for several months and now retreats into your privacy sector until December 20th. It's a great period for putting a problem behind you once and for all.
See also This Month in Astrology.
Aries (Born March 21 to 31)
AND Aries Ascendant from 0 to 10 degrees Aries:
October 2022 Aries Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
October 2022
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.
Eclipses
A partial Solar Eclipse occurs on October 25th:
A general rule of thumb regarding eclipses is to avoid major decision-making in the week before and after an eclipse. This is because new information that could change our perspective often is revealed in the week after the eclipse. There is absolutely no need to suspend projects already in progress. Essentially, it's better to take in right now--to observe and get in touch with feelings.
The Solar Eclipse marks a new beginning for you. Letting go of the past is necessary in order to move forward. This eclipse occurs in your solar eighth house, suggesting a new approach to the way you share money and resources or get along with a close partner on an intimate level. New intimate liaisons or arrangements surrounding support from others (loans, joint finances, alimony, and so forth) may be formed in the coming months, as well as a sense of renewal and reinvigoration with regards to your ability to employ self-mastery skills.
This is a phase when you will be especially busy initiating new projects or activities that increase your resources. You may experience increased awareness of others—what makes them tick—as well as your own internal motivations during this period. It is a time when intimacy and deep levels of sharing are heightened. It is also a favorable time to start a financial plan, savings plan, take out a loan or consolidate, and do work in accounting.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort, Pleasure
Until October 22nd:
Venus continues her trek through your partnership sector. Meaningful and harmonious relationships--both social and romantic--define you during this cycle, affecting your mind, body, and soul. Financial or social success may come to or through your marriage partner at this time. Special attention to and from a partner is in focus, and flattery works to your advantage! Give to a partner exactly what you would like to receive just now. It's not about you right now--it's about someone else close. Smoothing out your close personal relationships is what makes you happy during this cycle. You have a greater need than usual for contact and exchange with an intimate partner. 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.
From October 23rd forward:
Venus graces your solar eighth house now. During this cycle, a financial boost is possible, or you may gain financially through your partner. A deep and intimate connection made now could be revitalizing and even healing. You are more inclined to want to smooth over differences in a partnership concerning the sharing of power, intimacy matters, finances, and other emotionally-charged topics. Intimate relationships are intensified now. Either you or your partner want a deeper union.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
Mercury ends its retrograde on October 2nd: Information unclogs and delays lift in the weeks following Mercury’s direct turn.
Until October 10th:
Mercury continues to transit your solar sixth house. This is an excellent cycle for improving your skills, objectively identifying your weaknesses so that you can work on them, and for finding flaws in your work methods or approach to daily activities so that you can make necessary changes.
You might be especially focused on list-making and to-do lists, as well as organizing things around you. The need to communicate about your work, health, and other daily affairs, or with co-workers, is especially strong now. Negative expression of this position is worrying about sixth house matters (work, health, pets, and so forth) rather than finding ways to improve these things.
From October 10-29:
Mercury transits your solar seventh house. You tend to weigh the pros and cons of every issue during this cycle, taking into account others' needs as well as your own. Some indecisiveness is possible now, simply because you naturally entertain opposing viewpoints. You have a strong desire to cooperate and communicate with others now. You feel most comfortable spending time with people on a one-to-one level, or with those with whom you share a personal history.
Interestingly, your own thoughts become clearer through dialogue with others during this window. You may be doing public relations work, counseling, negotiating, or arbitration during this cycle. There is a lot of emphasis on communications with partners and best friends at this time. You can use the power of words to advise others or to make peace with people in your life. You are more diplomatic than usual during this transit.
From October 29th forward:
Mercury transits your solar eighth house. You are more intuitive now than usual, picking up all of the hidden cues from people around you and reading between the lines. This is an excellent cycle in which to do some financial planning and strategizing.
Research is also highly favored. It's easier for you to approach sensitive, intimate, and personal matters with rationality and logic. As such, this is a great time to open up conversations about topics that normally might cause waves, such as those revolving around the sharing of power, intimacy, and finances.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
All month:
Mars continues to activate and energize your solar third house now. You may be especially busy running errands and tending to daily activities during this cycle. It's a strong time for putting your energy into intellectual projects or studies. You tend to communicate in a more direct manner now, and you might want to be careful that you don't come across as insensitive or abrasive. You may find it too easy to become impatient with others if they seem to be taking up too much of your time, such as with other drivers or with people who are not speaking as directly as you are. Channel your extra energy into mental tasks so that this transit can be highly stimulating (instead of stressful).
Mars turns retrograde on October 30th, and will be retrograde until January 12th, 2023:
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 your solar third house during this date range, mental projects, courses, or studies could be less exciting or invigorating for the time being. Perhaps a project you've been working on and enthused about encounters some snags and you put it to the side or even feel the urge to abandon it altogether. Some of you could be quite preoccupied with problems in these areas. Challenges with self-expression, pushing/selling your ideas, or with neighbors and siblings may occur now. Social interactions can be a little strained now, as you may feel the need to hold back or there is a lack of usual spontaneity in your communications. There can be frustration with daily routines. It's time to rethink, revise, and reorganize your plans. Backtracking is a good idea. In fact, this is a strong time for making important edits of work already in progress.
Overview Horoscope:
October 2022 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Aries:
The month puts quite a bit of focus on relationships, dear Aries. You're in good shape for smoothing over relations. It's not a month to push your personal plans - you seem to need others more than usual to accomplish your goals. It's a time to stay on top of things socially, as opportunities abound. Sorting out problems and enjoying special moments with people in your life are enjoyable activities in their own right, but they can also positively impact many different life departments. It's also a good time for defining relationships and relationship needs.
Increased clarity comes not only from a willingness to learn from others but also helping them express themselves. Willingness to let someone else take the stage opens up new levels in personal relationships, which have a chance to grow.
However, your ruler, Mars, is slowing down this month, turning retrograde on the 30th, making going after what you want a little more complicated than you might expect. You may feel that life is slowing down or that you don't have the usual energy and direction. You can take some time to orient yourself to this, but once you do, you might find that you benefit from taking extra time to pause, reflect, and look back.
Nevertheless, career, financial, and intimacy matters begin to move forward or unblock from the 8th. A personal project or matter reaches a head around the 9th when the Full Moon occurs in your sign. You can consider this time a personal awakening, and a significant person in your life or relationship status plays a prominent role in this. It can even be a situation in which a competitor or opponent motivates you to do your best. Observe, take notes, and be honest with yourself. It can be an important time to check in with those feelings and desires you've brushed off or left unfulfilled, especially with so much recent attention to others' needs. Pay special attention to information surfacing and new insights into relationships around the 20-22 as well.
With Saturn's direct turn on the 23rd, truths coming to light help you better grasp the reality of friendships or projects, a long-term plan, aspiration, or goal. You're also in better shape to meet responsibilities. On the same date, the Sun and Venus move into your intimacy sector, and your inner world or an intimate relationship comes into stronger focus.
Debts and loans, yours or a partner's income, or financial backing can figure strongly with eclipses falling along your second and eighth houses -- the Solar Eclipse on the 25th this month and the Lunar Eclipse next month (November 8th). It's a persuasive prompt to develop strategies to reduce unhealthy dependencies and habits that prevent you from growing and thriving. It can be a time to take charge of your finances, particularly money shared with others or from sources other than your income.
On another level, this eclipse season can be about boosting your intimate world, whether it's a relationship with someone or with yourself, as you discover your passions and deeper desires. Going "all in" with a special project or pursuit can be a satisfying focus now. You're in great shape for deepened relationships or more joy in an intimate relationship and a generally easier time attracting support-–moral, economic, or otherwise.
There can be challenging elements in your daily life this month. Usually, the pace is quick and sometimes hectic with Mars in your solar third house. With Mars moving so very slowly this month and retrograding from the 30th forward, there can be a desire to get a lot done but blocks and delays; or, there can be a lot to do but waning motivation and energy levels. Either way, you can feel quite frustrated until you accept the pace and find ways to work with it rather than against it.
Finding the time or energy to run errands and handle paperwork may be challenging. There can also be some disagreements with siblings, neighbors, or acquaintances. Some of you could experience delays or challenges with education or travel plans. However, this can be an excellent time to look at past ideas, projects, and mental interests and find treasures in these. It can also be good for editing, changing, and otherwise making improvements. Slowing down can be good for you now. Consider that Mars will be retrograde from October 30th to January 12th, and you'll have some time to adapt and adjust to this energy change.
Another sign to slow down: Jupiter has been transiting your sign for several months and now retreats into your privacy sector until December 20th. It's a great period for putting a problem behind you once and for all.
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.
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romantic compatibility reports, including the Synastry and Love Ties reports.
See also general trends for Aries in 2022.
See also detailed 2022 Aries Yearly Horoscope.
Aries (Born April 1 to 10)
AND Aries Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Aries:
October 2022 Aries Career, & General Trends
October 2022
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.
Eclipses
A partial Solar Eclipse occurs on October 25th:
A general rule of thumb regarding eclipses is to avoid major decision-making in the week before and after an eclipse. This is because new information that could change our perspective often is revealed in the week after the eclipse. There is absolutely no need to suspend projects already in progress. Essentially, it's better to take in right now--to observe and get in touch with feelings.
The Solar Eclipse marks a new beginning for you. Letting go of the past is necessary in order to move forward. This eclipse occurs in your solar seventh house, suggesting a new approach to dealing with others is in order. A new set-up in existing partnerships or a new relationship altogether may be formed in the coming months, as well as a sense of renewal and reinvigoration with regards to your one-to-one relationship skills.
This is a phase when you have an increased awareness of the need for someone significant to lean on or to rely on. You may also begin a consulting position or you could enjoy an increase in clients if you already work with people one-on-one.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort
Until October 7th:
Venus continues to move through your solar sixth house now. This is a time when beautifying and/or bringing harmony to your working environment is a priority to you. You might find more opportunities to socialize with co-workers, perhaps even meeting a new friend through your work or health routines. You are likely to bring more tact and diplomacy to your relations with the people you work with now. You may not be as productive as usual during this period, as the focus is more on social relationships and pleasure than on getting the job done. Improving health and vitality through pleasurable activities such as massage might be in focus now.
From October 7-31:
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
Mercury ends its retrograde on October 2nd: Information unclogs and delays lift in the weeks following Mercury’s direct turn.
Until October 17th:
Mercury continues to transit your solar sixth house. This is an excellent cycle for improving your skills, objectively identifying your weaknesses so that you can work on them, and for finding flaws in your work methods or approach to daily activities so that you can make necessary changes.
You might be especially focused on list-making and to-do lists, as well as organizing things around you. The need to communicate about your work, health, and other daily affairs, or with co-workers, is especially strong now. Negative expression of this position is worrying about sixth house matters (work, health, pets, and so forth) rather than finding ways to improve these things.
From October 17th forward:
Mercury transits your solar seventh house. You tend to weigh the pros and cons of every issue during this cycle, taking into account others' needs as well as your own. Some indecisiveness is possible now, simply because you naturally entertain opposing viewpoints. You have a strong desire to cooperate and communicate with others now. You feel most comfortable spending time with people on a one-to-one level, or with those with whom you share a personal history.
Interestingly, your own thoughts become clearer through dialogue with others during this window. You may be doing public relations work, counseling, negotiating, or arbitration during this cycle. There is a lot of emphasis on communications with partners and best friends at this time. You can use the power of words to advise others or to make peace with people in your life. You are more diplomatic than usual during this transit.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
All month:
Mars continues to activate and energize your solar third house now. You may be especially busy running errands and tending to daily activities during this cycle. It's a strong time for putting your energy into intellectual projects or studies. You tend to communicate in a more direct manner now, and you might want to be careful that you don't come across as insensitive or abrasive. You may find it too easy to become impatient with others if they seem to be taking up too much of your time, such as with other drivers or with people who are not speaking as directly as you are. Channel your extra energy into mental tasks so that this transit can be highly stimulating (instead of stressful).
Mars turns retrograde on October 30th, and will be retrograde until January 12th, 2023:
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 your solar third house during this date range, mental projects, courses, or studies could be less exciting or invigorating for the time being. Perhaps a project you've been working on and enthused about encounters some snags and you put it to the side or even feel the urge to abandon it altogether. Some of you could be quite preoccupied with problems in these areas. Challenges with self-expression, pushing/selling your ideas, or with neighbors and siblings may occur now. Social interactions can be a little strained now, as you may feel the need to hold back or there is a lack of usual spontaneity in your communications. There can be frustration with daily routines. It's time to rethink, revise, and reorganize your plans. Backtracking is a good idea. In fact, this is a strong time for making important edits of work already in progress.
Overview Horoscope:
October 2022 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Aries:
The month puts quite a bit of focus on relationships, dear Aries. You're in good shape for smoothing over relations. It's not a month to push your personal plans - you seem to need others more than usual to accomplish your goals. It's a time to stay on top of things socially, as opportunities abound. Sorting out problems and enjoying special moments with people in your life are enjoyable activities in their own right, but they can also positively impact many different life departments. It's also a good time for defining relationships and relationship needs.
Increased clarity comes not only from a willingness to learn from others but also helping them express themselves. Willingness to let someone else take the stage opens up new levels in personal relationships, which have a chance to grow.
However, your ruler, Mars, is slowing down this month, turning retrograde on the 30th, making going after what you want a little more complicated than you might expect. You may feel that life is slowing down or that you don't have the usual energy and direction. You can take some time to orient yourself to this, but once you do, you might find that you benefit from taking extra time to pause, reflect, and look back.
Nevertheless, career, financial, and intimacy matters begin to move forward or unblock from the 8th. A personal project or matter reaches a head around the 9th when the Full Moon occurs in your sign. You can consider this time a personal awakening, and a significant person in your life or relationship status plays a prominent role in this. It can even be a situation in which a competitor or opponent motivates you to do your best. Observe, take notes, and be honest with yourself. It can be an important time to check in with those feelings and desires you've brushed off or left unfulfilled, especially with so much recent attention to others' needs. Pay special attention to information surfacing and new insights into relationships around the 20-22 as well.
With Saturn's direct turn on the 23rd, truths coming to light help you better grasp the reality of friendships or projects, a long-term plan, aspiration, or goal. You're also in better shape to meet responsibilities. On the same date, the Sun and Venus move into your intimacy sector, and your inner world or an intimate relationship comes into stronger focus.
Debts and loans, yours or a partner's income, or financial backing can figure strongly with eclipses falling along your second and eighth houses -- the Solar Eclipse on the 25th this month and the Lunar Eclipse next month (November 8th). It's a persuasive prompt to develop strategies to reduce unhealthy dependencies and habits that prevent you from growing and thriving. It can be a time to take charge of your finances, particularly money shared with others or from sources other than your income.
On another level, this eclipse season can be about boosting your intimate world, whether it's a relationship with someone or with yourself, as you discover your passions and deeper desires. Going "all in" with a special project or pursuit can be a satisfying focus now. You're in great shape for deepened relationships or more joy in an intimate relationship and a generally easier time attracting support-–moral, economic, or otherwise.
There can be challenging elements in your daily life this month. Usually, the pace is quick and sometimes hectic with Mars in your solar third house. With Mars moving so very slowly this month and retrograding from the 30th forward, there can be a desire to get a lot done but blocks and delays; or, there can be a lot to do but waning motivation and energy levels. Either way, you can feel quite frustrated until you accept the pace and find ways to work with it rather than against it.
Finding the time or energy to run errands and handle paperwork may be challenging. There can also be some disagreements with siblings, neighbors, or acquaintances. Some of you could experience delays or challenges with education or travel plans. However, this can be an excellent time to look at past ideas, projects, and mental interests and find treasures in these. It can also be good for editing, changing, and otherwise making improvements. Slowing down can be good for you now. Consider that Mars will be retrograde from October 30th to January 12th, and you'll have some time to adapt and adjust to this energy change.
Another sign to slow down: Jupiter has been transiting your sign for several months and now retreats into your privacy sector until December 20th. It's a great period for putting a problem behind you once and for all.
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 2022.
See also detailed 2022 Aries Yearly Horoscope.
Aries (Born April 11 to 20)
AND Aries Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Aries:
October 2022 Aries Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
October 2022
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
Until October 13th:
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.
Eclipses
A partial Solar Eclipse occurs on October 25th:
A general rule of thumb regarding eclipses is to avoid major decision-making in the week before and after an eclipse. This is because new information that could change our perspective often is revealed in the week after the eclipse. There is absolutely no need to suspend projects already in progress. Essentially, it's better to take in right now--to observe and get in touch with feelings.
The Solar Eclipse marks a new beginning for you. Letting go of the past is necessary in order to move forward. This eclipse occurs in your solar seventh house, suggesting a new approach to dealing with others is in order. A new set-up in existing partnerships or a new relationship altogether may be formed in the coming months, as well as a sense of renewal and reinvigoration with regards to your one-to-one relationship skills.
This is a phase when you have an increased awareness of the need for someone significant to lean on or to rely on. You may also begin a consulting position or you could enjoy an increase in clients if you already work with people one-on-one.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort
Until the 15th:
Venus continues to move through your solar sixth house now. This is a time when beautifying and/or bringing harmony to your working environment is a priority to you. You might find more opportunities to socialize with co-workers, perhaps even meeting a new friend through your work or health routines. You are likely to bring more tact and diplomacy to your relations with the people you work with now. You may not be as productive as usual during this period, as the focus is more on social relationships and pleasure than on getting the job done. Improving health and vitality through pleasurable activities such as massage might be in focus now.
From October 15th 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
Mercury ends its retrograde on October 2nd: Information unclogs and delays lift in the weeks following Mercury’s direct turn.
Until October 23rd:
Mercury continues to transit your solar sixth house. This is an excellent cycle for improving your skills, objectively identifying your weaknesses so that you can work on them, and for finding flaws in your work methods or approach to daily activities so that you can make necessary changes.
You might be especially focused on list-making and to-do lists, as well as organizing things around you. The need to communicate about your work, health, and other daily affairs, or with co-workers, is especially strong now. Negative expression of this position is worrying about sixth house matters (work, health, pets, and so forth) rather than finding ways to improve these things.
From October 23rd forward:
Mercury transits your solar seventh house. You tend to weigh the pros and cons of every issue during this cycle, taking into account others' needs as well as your own. Some indecisiveness is possible now, simply because you naturally entertain opposing viewpoints. You have a strong desire to cooperate and communicate with others now. You feel most comfortable spending time with people on a one-to-one level, or with those with whom you share a personal history.
Interestingly, your own thoughts become clearer through dialogue with others during this window. You may be doing public relations work, counseling, negotiating, or arbitration during this cycle. There is a lot of emphasis on communications with partners and best friends at this time. You can use the power of words to advise others or to make peace with people in your life. You are more diplomatic than usual during this transit.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
All month:
Mars animates and energizes your solar third house during this period. You are likely to have many ideas and plans going during this transit, and you might be inclined to scatter your energies as a result.
Channelled well, however, this is a good time to sell your ideas to others, or to present your case in some manner. You may be especially busy running errands and communicating with others now.
More articulate than usual, you may also have a more assertive, self-centered, or provocative communication style at this time. As such, discussions might more readily become heated or they might escalate into arguments. If this is the case, it's likely because you are taking things very personally right now, or because you are over-identifying with your beliefs and ideas.
A tendency to be impatient or impulsive while driving or while performing manual tasks, generally with the hands, may lead to accidents, so it's wise to be careful on the road or while operating machinery or even using scissors! This is an excellent time for working on intellectual tasks with more vigor and passion.
Mars turns retrograde on October 30th, and will be retrograde until January 12th, 2023:
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 your solar third house during this date range, mental projects, courses, or studies could be less exciting or invigorating for the time being. Perhaps a project you've been working on and enthused about encounters some snags and you put it to the side or even feel the urge to abandon it altogether. Some of you could be quite preoccupied with problems in these areas. Challenges with self-expression, pushing/selling your ideas, or with neighbors and siblings may occur now. Social interactions can be a little strained now, as you may feel the need to hold back or there is a lack of usual spontaneity in your communications. There can be frustration with daily routines. It's time to rethink, revise, and reorganize your plans. Backtracking is a good idea. In fact, this is a strong time for making important edits of work already in progress.
Overview Horoscope:
October 2022 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Aries:
The month puts quite a bit of focus on relationships, dear Aries. You're in good shape for smoothing over relations. It's not a month to push your personal plans - you seem to need others more than usual to accomplish your goals. It's a time to stay on top of things socially, as opportunities abound. Sorting out problems and enjoying special moments with people in your life are enjoyable activities in their own right, but they can also positively impact many different life departments. It's also a good time for defining relationships and relationship needs.
Increased clarity comes not only from a willingness to learn from others but also helping them express themselves. Willingness to let someone else take the stage opens up new levels in personal relationships, which have a chance to grow.
However, your ruler, Mars, is slowing down this month, turning retrograde on the 30th, making going after what you want a little more complicated than you might expect. You may feel that life is slowing down or that you don't have the usual energy and direction. You can take some time to orient yourself to this, but once you do, you might find that you benefit from taking extra time to pause, reflect, and look back.
Nevertheless, career, financial, and intimacy matters begin to move forward or unblock from the 8th. A personal project or matter reaches a head around the 9th when the Full Moon occurs in your sign. You can consider this time a personal awakening, and a significant person in your life or relationship status plays a prominent role in this. It can even be a situation in which a competitor or opponent motivates you to do your best. Observe, take notes, and be honest with yourself. It can be an important time to check in with those feelings and desires you've brushed off or left unfulfilled, especially with so much recent attention to others' needs. Pay special attention to information surfacing and new insights into relationships around the 20-22 as well.
With Saturn's direct turn on the 23rd, truths coming to light help you better grasp the reality of friendships or projects, a long-term plan, aspiration, or goal. You're also in better shape to meet responsibilities. On the same date, the Sun and Venus move into your intimacy sector, and your inner world or an intimate relationship comes into stronger focus.
Debts and loans, yours or a partner's income, or financial backing can figure strongly with eclipses falling along your second and eighth houses -- the Solar Eclipse on the 25th this month and the Lunar Eclipse next month (November 8th). It's a persuasive prompt to develop strategies to reduce unhealthy dependencies and habits that prevent you from growing and thriving. It can be a time to take charge of your finances, particularly money shared with others or from sources other than your income.
On another level, this eclipse season can be about boosting your intimate world, whether it's a relationship with someone or with yourself, as you discover your passions and deeper desires. Going "all in" with a special project or pursuit can be a satisfying focus now. You're in great shape for deepened relationships or more joy in an intimate relationship and a generally easier time attracting support-–moral, economic, or otherwise.
There can be challenging elements in your daily life this month. Usually, the pace is quick and sometimes hectic with Mars in your solar third house. With Mars moving so very slowly this month and retrograding from the 30th forward, there can be a desire to get a lot done but blocks and delays; or, there can be a lot to do but waning motivation and energy levels. Either way, you can feel quite frustrated until you accept the pace and find ways to work with it rather than against it.
Finding the time or energy to run errands and handle paperwork may be challenging. There can also be some disagreements with siblings, neighbors, or acquaintances. Some of you could experience delays or challenges with education or travel plans. However, this can be an excellent time to look at past ideas, projects, and mental interests and find treasures in these. It can also be good for editing, changing, and otherwise making improvements. Slowing down can be good for you now. Consider that Mars will be retrograde from October 30th to January 12th, and you'll have some time to adapt and adjust to this energy change.
Another sign to slow down: Jupiter has been transiting your sign for several months and now retreats into your privacy sector until December 20th. It's a great period for putting a problem behind you once and for all.
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Our detailed monthly horoscopes are designed to reveal and interpret the current transits of the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars in your solar chart.
Because these energies or transits do not unfold neatly into any given calendar month (many transits carry forward from one month to the next), you will find some of the energies continue from the previous month.
For example, the Sun might transit the fifth house of your solar chart from July 22 to August 22, so that you will find a similar interpretation for this transit in both July and August’s horoscope. This is normal and expected. While new months can hold new energy, transits don’t abruptly change because the calendar month changes.
These monthly horoscopes also include an overview paragraph, as well as other energies specific to the month, such as retrogrades, eclipses, or major outer planet transits.
The Highlights section reveals lunar cycle dates. Lunar cycles repeat themselves approximately every 28 days, so it is normal to see the same lunar peaks, such as “Your Personal New Moon” and “Monthly career peak” repeat themselves from month to month, but with different dates. They serve as a helpful guide to cycle peaks in different areas of life, such as financial, career, romance, and partnership.
The horoscopes are divided into three groups or decanates, and the differences between the groups are subtle in parts and large in other parts. For those who prefer a whole sign approach to horoscopes (classic), simply read the first decanate regardless of your birthdate.
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