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Scorpio (October 23 - November 21)

Your October Horoscope by Susan Miller

Scorpio Forecast for October 2009

By Susan Miller

This is the month your life will begin to turn a corner and bring you much closer to life as you want it, both personally and professionally. When you begin to see things change for the better, no one will be more surprised than you. For too long, you've had quite a no-frills life, and you've not seen much evidence that this would ever change. Furthermore, you need evidence that you've been making the right moves and showing good judgment, and that will show up soon now, too. This month will be chock-full of news, and as tense as September proved to be (and it was that, for sure), October will be just the opposite - joyful, lively, and full of fast-moving events.

Mercury is no longer retrograde at the start of October, and more importantly, Saturn and Uranus have calmed down and won't be fighting with each other as fiercely - nor will these two pick arguments with the Sun, moon, and Mercury as they did last month. Let's get started looking at the month ahead.

As October begins, you seem to be working very hard toward finishing a big work project. The full moon will bring an enormous amount of energy for you to use, but also to harness team members and get them on board. If you feel things were crawling along in September, with nothing but one delay after another, that would sound right. If you were wondering if this project will ever get done on time, the good news is yes, it likely will. Rally the team and delegate - you can be very effective now and everyone will pull together beautifully.

Watch your health near October 4, as it appears you might run yourself down a bit. If there is any part of you that needs attention, you will know at this time, and should go to the doctor for help. This full moon will be sweetly angled to Jupiter so you will get the right advice and be on your way to better health. Jupiter is the planet of healing and miracles but also the planet associated with financial gain. This suggests that the project you are working on at the start of October could lead you to a raise eventually. Do a good job!

Once Jupiter, the giver of gifts and luck, goes direct on October 13, you will see your professional life take off. Jupiter has been retrograde since mid-June, but will now turn on full power. There are two areas where you'll see the results from Jupiter's stronger orbit: 1) better finances - specifically, you will have an easier time increasing your earned income, and 2) you can see more upbeat news in regard to a goal related to real estate, home, and family. (An extra dollop of good news is due to come to one, or both, of your parents. Watch those areas for a shot of really good luck in the weeks ahead.)

You may sense things improving a few days prior to the date Jupiter turns direct on October 13, from October 9 through 11. Over these days, not only will we be hours away from the point when Jupiter turns direct, but the Sun and Jupiter will form a gorgeous aspect - a "trine - which is the best you can get. This shows me you may not even have to wait until October 13 to see a home or family related victory. If you need to lease a new apartment, sell your coffee table, get a more attractive bid from a contractor to do over your kitchen, or do any other property-related plan, you can expect to see progress at long last. When a big planet like Jupiter turns on the power, you can usually see signs immediately that things are looking up. Look carefully for clues that when it comes to money and home / family issues, better days lie ahead.

Over the past weeks you seem to have had an enormous emphasis on travel. It may be that you needed to take more than one foreign or long-distance domestic trip, or that you have been on the phone a lot to complete an international project. If you work in publishing or broadcasting, then you may have had an ongoing project that required much attention. This project seems to be winding down on or near October 15 when Mars will move into Leo.

If you have been traveling, you will not be able to get away as easily after October 15. You may want to take that business trip or vacation sometime in the first two weeks, for best progress.

There is another reason I suggest you travel earlier, not later. After Mars enters Leo on October 16, Mars will light your tenth house of fame and honors, giving you a very high profile in your industry or community. A great deal of interesting news will be going on in your career - all of it good - and you will want to be back at your base to enjoy it and attend to possible offers and opportunities. Usually Mars stays in one part of the chart for seven weeks, but this time, Mars will stay in your career success and achievement sector for nearly eight months! This is extraordinary!

You will do best while Mars moves direct speed, and that's from October 16 to December 20. I should add here that Mars will move faster in October than November, for as Mars moves along he will get more tired, until he grinds to a stop in retrograde on December 20. So December will be slower than November, and November slower than October. Mars will retrograde from December 20 to March 10.

When Mars finally turns direct and speeds up again through your house of fame and honors from March 10 to June 7, he will be moving at top speed. That will be your best period of all for your career. Keep that in mind and plan to have something to launch at that time! Anything! Introduce a new product or service, present a great idea to your boss to be implemented in March, or start interviewing like mad now, and then again later, in March through June, if necessary. You are so lucky to have this brilliant help from Mars. On top of that, Mars is one of your two rulers, giving this trend double weight for Scorpio.

As I mentioned previously, as Jupiter is now about to move in a more positive, powerful direction, you are likely to find it easier to get paid what you deserve. All in all, when it comes to career, things are looking up, big time!

You are getting close to your birthday this month, so before that happens, the Sun will move through your twelfth house, making it the ideal time to think about what you'd like to have happen in the next twelve months. The twelfth house is one that encourages you to be creative and imaginative - see your life as a movie, dear Scorpio, and make yourself the star. What should happen next for our protagonist?

You will have four heavenly bodies in this area of your chart at the new moon, October 18, namely, the Sun, new moon, Venus, and Mercury, increasing your intuition and activating your ability to daydream productively. Imagine a better future, dear Scorpio, because now it is within your reach.

Since September 2007, Saturn has been in your house of friends, hopes, and wishes, and this is a rather lively place for Saturn to be. Your life has been too much work and too little play, but that is about to change. A lot more fun will happen once Saturn moves out of your friendship area (eleventh house) for the first time since it entered on September 2007.

Saturn will leave on October 29, and you should see an immediate uplift to your social life. Friends will have more time for you, and you for them. A goal or dream you dearly wanted to see realized - one that had to be put on the back burner for lack of time - will now become within your grasp. You won't notice a change to things immediately - that will take time - but you will feel it in a few months, after Saturn has a chance to settle down in your twelfth house. Because energy bounces back and forth across the horoscope wheel, you will also see that your love life gets a boost. All this is so good! Remember, Saturn won't leave until October 29 and beyond, but news this good is too hard to keep secret!

Romantically, you have a strong month. Venus will move through your house of friends until October 14, a good time to plan a party or other group event. If you belong to a club, try to be active at that time, as you'd have lots to gain by going to a program or convention, and you'd enjoy it, too. After the Sun moves into Scorpio on October 23, you will come into your own, and you will have no trouble attracting the attention of new romantic interests.

Saturn is heading to your twelfth house, a rather gentle house, and is due to stay until October 2012, with a brief exception of 14 weeks when Saturn will return to your friendship house from April 7 to July 21. The new part of the chart where Saturn will set up shop will be your area of psychology. If you have a habit you need to quit, Saturn will give you the discipline, structure, mentor / coach, or doctor to help you do so once and for all. If you need a good reason to end that habit, Saturn will offer you one. This house is also considered the "house of self-undoing," so if there is anything you have avoided, ignored, or pretended won't hurt you (even though you know it will), Saturn will present you with the information you need to change.

If you are dating someone who is not available, Saturn will show you why this is not in your interest. I say this because the twelfth house is considered a clandestine house - things going on under the surface tend to come out in the open when a big planet like Saturn comes through it, or, alternatively, one begins to see the situation more realistically. This is the "tough love" planet, and although he can be a bit harsh in his methods, he is effective - you will be healthier and, yes, even far happier as a result.

Summary

Work will be on your mind as you begin October. You'll be busy finishing a major project at the full moon phase, October 4, plus or minus four days. You'll see a strong team effort around you, so you will make your deadline, plus or minus four days of this date. Keep your health up to par, as you'll be using a great deal of your energy.

A wonderful feature of October is that Saturn, the planet of lessons learned and of facing and accepting new responsibilities, will exit your eleventh house of friendship, fun, and events. Over the past two years that Saturn has occupied this house, you may have been concerned about a friend and perhaps helped him or her through a personal crisis. Or, you may have taken on a leadership position in a club or charity, for the eleventh house rules groups and also humanitarian events. Once Saturn moves on, you will find your social life becomes lighter and happier.

Saturn will briefly move back into this house when it retrogrades from April 7 to July 21, 2010. Those fourteen weeks will fly by, and moreover, you will have seen just how vibrant life can be. That will change you in a very deep and abiding way. Your outlook and your love life will improve, too, as the eleventh house of friendship, parties, and other fun events is linked to your fifth house of true love. Wow, this surely is the moment you have awaited! Just remember that Saturn will move on October 29, and it will take a little while to feel the difference, but feel it you will!

This is all very curious because meanwhile, in another part of your chart, on October 16, Mars, the planet of energy and purpose, will be gearing up to add nearly eight months of razzle-dazzle to your career. Just as Saturn is due to haul out of your eleventh house, allowing your private life to blossom, Mars will be busy seeing to it that you finally get career rewards for hard work you've put in. You will have to pay attention to your career after October 16 - you will get the kind of opportunities that you used to only dream about, but you will have a better balance in your life between your private and public life.

Speaking about your career, your best phase will come in the spring, from March 10 to June 7, but you should see some exciting news later this month and in November, too. The part of the chart that Mars will highlight is your house of honors, awards, achievement, and fame - quite a lofty part of the chart. Your name will be in lights in your industry for months, from now until June 7, 2010. Wow!

Lastly, once Saturn enters your twelfth house, you will have a chance to live a healthier life in every sense. This is the house of self-undoing, the area of the chart that reflects self-destructive behavior. Sometimes we simply don't believe there will be consequences. Saturn will look to see if there are any areas you need to work on, and he will help you. If there is a habit that is bad for you, Saturn will show you how to kick it and give you the means and reasons to do so. If you have only dated unavailable types, you will end that proclivity - first seeing why you do - so that you can find true romantic happiness you deserve.

Think of Saturn as an expert you hire to come in to clean out the closets of your mind. Saturn will help you reorganize them by showing you what should remain and what should go. You are about to start a whole new cycle in late 2012 and it will be Saturn's job to make sure you begin it in the best possible way, on the right foot.

Dates to Note for Scorpio:

Want a new dog or cat for your household? Choose one at the full moon October 4.

Most romantic dates of the month: October 1, 2, 9-11, 18, 20, 23, 24, 28, and 29.

Plan a big dinner with friends on your best night for a night out: October 20 in a pretty restaurant.

Pack your bags and travel far and wide, thanks to Mars in Cancer: October 1-15.

Your career is about to explode with fantastic opportunity in an unusual and long trend of Mars: October 16, 2009, to June 7, 2010. In this period you will do best March 10 to June 7, 2010, but will build up to that point starting now.

The new moon October 18 plus two weeks will increase your instinct and intuitive ability even more - and it is already operating on high levels!

Want to give up a bad habit? Work with the new moon October 18-28 to banish psychological factors that hold you back.

Negotiate a contract on October 23 or 24 - you'll feel powerful, and you will be that and more!

When Saturn leaves Virgo on October 29, you'll have more time with friends in coming weeks and months - even years - without the frustrating obstacles that you encountered. If you moved to a new location, you'll be able to make new friends more easily. Join clubs after this date - any time.

Want to make your home more attractive? Shop on October 28.