October 2023 Newsletter
October marks the second – and final – eclipse season for 2023 with a solar eclipse on October 15 and a lunar eclipse on October 29.
Blessings
Christine Rothwell 🙏🏼
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.christine-rothwell.com
Contents
October begins with Jupiter Saturn, Chiron, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto retrograde but Pluto stations direct on October 11..
Note: All the dates below are for Australian Eastern daylight Time.
October 5: Mercury to Libra
October 9: Venus to Virgo
October 11: Pluto direct
October 12: Mars to Scorpio
October 15: New Moon Solar Eclipse at 21 Libra
October 22: Mercury to Scorpio
October 24: Sun to Scorpio
October 29: Full Moon Lunar Eclipse at 5 Taurus
RETROGRADE PLANETS UPDATE
Mercury and Venus have now stationed direct – Mercury on September 16 and Venus on September 4. Mercury left the retrograde loop on September 30 but Venus will not so until around October 7. This suggests that while we may feel freer to move forward with new plans after an intense time of re-evaluation, but there is still more inner processing in some area as all the social and transpersonal planets are still retrograde.
All the planets from Jupiter out – Jupiter, Saturn, Chiron, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto - are retrograde at the beginning of the month but Pluto stations direct on October 11. All these planets move retrograde once a year for anywhere from 3 ½ to 5 ½ months, but it is not that usual to have them all retrograde at the same time. Retrograde periods can be frustrating as they challenge us to focus inwards, re-evaluate and reflect. If we engage in this process, they can lead to new growth that results from a shift in perspective.
New Moon in Libra: Solar Eclipse on October 15 at 21 Libra
The New Moon on October 15 – at 4.54am AEDT – is an Annular Solar Eclipse. This is a total eclipse where the moon does not fully cover the solar disc as it is further from the earth than at a total eclipse. A ring of fire will be visible around the Sun in the areas of the earth where the eclipse is visible: along the west coast of the USA and the top of South America.
Blessings
Christine Rothwell 🙏🏼
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.christine-rothwell.com
Contents
- Retrograde Update
- October 15 Solar Eclipse
- October 29 Lunar Eclipse
- 2023 Astrology Classes & Consultations
October begins with Jupiter Saturn, Chiron, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto retrograde but Pluto stations direct on October 11..
Note: All the dates below are for Australian Eastern daylight Time.
October 5: Mercury to Libra
October 9: Venus to Virgo
October 11: Pluto direct
October 12: Mars to Scorpio
October 15: New Moon Solar Eclipse at 21 Libra
October 22: Mercury to Scorpio
October 24: Sun to Scorpio
October 29: Full Moon Lunar Eclipse at 5 Taurus
RETROGRADE PLANETS UPDATE
Mercury and Venus have now stationed direct – Mercury on September 16 and Venus on September 4. Mercury left the retrograde loop on September 30 but Venus will not so until around October 7. This suggests that while we may feel freer to move forward with new plans after an intense time of re-evaluation, but there is still more inner processing in some area as all the social and transpersonal planets are still retrograde.
All the planets from Jupiter out – Jupiter, Saturn, Chiron, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto - are retrograde at the beginning of the month but Pluto stations direct on October 11. All these planets move retrograde once a year for anywhere from 3 ½ to 5 ½ months, but it is not that usual to have them all retrograde at the same time. Retrograde periods can be frustrating as they challenge us to focus inwards, re-evaluate and reflect. If we engage in this process, they can lead to new growth that results from a shift in perspective.
New Moon in Libra: Solar Eclipse on October 15 at 21 Libra
The New Moon on October 15 – at 4.54am AEDT – is an Annular Solar Eclipse. This is a total eclipse where the moon does not fully cover the solar disc as it is further from the earth than at a total eclipse. A ring of fire will be visible around the Sun in the areas of the earth where the eclipse is visible: along the west coast of the USA and the top of South America.