Last week was all about love. This week is asking you how committed you are. Venus is still retrograde in Scorpio, but now the heavyweights are joining in: Pluto ends its retrograde on October 16, the same day Mars trines Saturn, and the First Quarter Moon in Capricorn arrives on October 18.

In this episode

• Pluto turning direct on October 16 at 3 degrees of Aquarius, and why a clear out is coming in one area of your life
• Why Pluto is a psychological planet, and what throwing out the dead wood looks like in real life
• Mars in Leo trine Saturn in Aries: the best astrological news of the week, bringing stamina, sticking power and courage with a plan
• Venus retrograde in Scorpio square Pluto on October 20: old jealousies, old power dynamics, old money wounds, and a second chance to get it right
• The First Quarter Moon in Capricorn and the tension between love and work
• A look ahead to next week, when Mercury goes retrograde in Scorpio

Key takeaways

• Pluto going direct is a green light on the inner work you've been quietly doing all year. Now is when you start to have something to show for it.
• Pick one goal and give it a really consistent effort this week. That's how Mars and Saturn like it.
• If you've made a mistake in the not so distant past, this is a good week to own it.
• Ask yourself: Where am I giving my power away in relationships? Where am I trying to control someone? What am I clinging to that needs to go?
• At the Quarter Moon, whatever you want usually needs a balance of action and faith.

Resources mentioned

• Free Venus Retrograde mini course (find out where Venus retrograde is happening in your chart): https://moonmessages.com/venusretrograde. On Facebook or Instagram, comment VENUS VENUS and we'll send you the link.
• Mainly Moonology Membership, including regular PDFs on where the planets are in your chart: https://www.mainlymoonologymembership.com
• Moonology Diary 2026: https://moonologydiary.com

Connect with Yasmin

• Join the Mainly Moonology Membership: https://www.mainlymoonologymembership.com
• Get the Moonology Diary: https://moonologydiary.com
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Love is getting complicated this week, and the stars can't hide it. Venus is retrograde in Scorpio, she squares Mars in Leo on October 10, and on the very same day we get the New Moon in Libra. Add the Sun in Libra sextile lucky Jupiter, and it's a week of mixed signals, second chances and a real invitation to balance the old and the new, in love and in money.

In this episode

• Why Venus retrograde in Scorpio is love at its most intense, and why old feelings, old flames and old money matters are coming back
• Venus retrograde and self-worth: what are you really worth, and how have you done since the last Venus retrograde 18 months ago?
• Venus square Mars in Leo on October 10: desire, pride, and why nobody wants to be the first to back down
• The Sun in Libra sextile Jupiter in Leo, the best news of the week
• The New Moon in Libra at 17 degrees: times, keywords and why some of your wishes might involve going back
• Manifesting: are you living in line with what you say you want to manifest?
• Your questions: what not to do under Venus retrograde, which signs are feeling it most, and the benefits of this rare cycle

Key takeaways

• Before you get into an argument, ask yourself: is this about what happened, or about how it made me feel?
• Make your New Moon wishes right after the New Moon: LA 8:50am October 10, New York 11:50am October 10, London 4:50pm October 10, Sydney 2:50am October 11.
• Avoid massive appearance changes and luxury splurges under Venus retrograde. Going back to the hairdresser who did a great job is fine.
• Don't go back to an ex just because you're lonely. Go back if something has genuinely changed.
• Use this rare cycle for a self-worth audit and a money review.

Resources mentioned

Free 3-part Venus Retrograde mini course: https://moonmessages.com/venusretrograde (on Facebook or Instagram, comment VENUSVENUS)

Free PDF: where the New Moon in Libra falls in your chart: https://www.moonextras.com

Free birth chart: https://moonmessages.com/freechart

Mainly Moonology Membership, $1 for a two-week trial: https://www.mainlymoonologymembership.com

Moonology Diary 2027, now on sale: https://moonologydiary.com

Moonology, Yasmin's international bestselling book, for how to make New Moon wishes

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Moonology Diary: https://moonologydiary.com

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Join the Mainly Moonology inner circle: https://moonmessages.com/magical

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This week starts off tough, gets even tougher, and then, hopefully, ends quite well.

Venus stations retrograde in Scorpio for the first time in 18 months, on the same day that Mars opposes Pluto, while Mercury squares off with both of them.

Words are under pressure, and what you say now could come back to haunt you later. In this episode, Yasmin explains what's happening and how to keep your cool while the sky feels like a tinderbox.

In this episode
- The fixed T-square between Mercury in Scorpio, Mars in Leo and Pluto in Aquarius on October 2, and why nobody wants to back down
- Why the Mercury/Mars clash repeats on October 30 and December 9, and what that means for conversations you start now
- Venus stationing retrograde at 8 degrees 29 minutes of Scorpio on October 3, and what we can learn from the last time, in 2018
- Mars opposite Pluto: power struggles around jealousy, trust, control, money and self-worth
- Why Taurus, the missing sign in the T-square, provides the medicine
- The Sun/Saturn reality check, Mercury meeting Venus on October 7, and a lively Mars/Uranus finish to the week

Key takeaways
- If you feel cornered into saying something you're not ready to say, don't say it yet.
- Ask yourself, "Am I communicating, or am I just trying to win this argument?"
- When tempers rise, slow it right down and ground yourself, Taurus style.
- Ask, "What are we actually fighting about?" and try to get to the bottom of it.
- If a conversation goes off the rails, it may not be over. Around October 7 you could get the chance to say what you wish you'd said.

Resources mentioned
Find out where Scorpio is in your chart with Yasmin's free chart (the last page tells you which house Scorpio rules): https://moonmessages.com/freechart

Mainly Moonology Membership, $1 for a two-week trial. Members get a PDF showing exactly where this week's energy is playing out in their chart: https://www.mainlymoonologymembership.com

Connect with Yasmin
Mainly Moonology Membership: https://www.mainlymoonologymembership.com

The 2026 Moonology Diary: https://moonologydiary.com

Instagram: @planetyasminboland