Awareness through Astrology

Cosmic Insights – October 19, 2026 October 19, 2026

by Veronica G. Hartman

The celestial week of October 19, 2026 begins with the Sun rising in politically correct Libra, highlighting an opportunity to transcend difficulties with optimism that knows no bounds. Whereas Venus, the CEO of Libra, is still retrograde in Scorpio, supporting the Sun in Libra with simple ideas and an affirmation to stay on the path of the light of consciousness.

Concurrently, Mars, the daily supervisor of Scorpio, is shining a spotlight through Leo to share the story of one’s life as inspiration and enlightenment.

Meanwhile, the Moon is moving through eclectic Aquarius with an erratic emotional desire to break free from the controlling energy of power struggles relative to financial resources and intimate relationships. Therefore, a couple of days away from the emotional chaos with some alone time (could put emotional energy in perspective with intuitive insights of clarity.

In the early hours of October 20, Venus retrograde in Scorpio engages in a challenging encounter with Pluto in Aquarius to take actions based on feelings without knowing the outcome or having any attachment to how it unfolds. The caveat is that Venus retrograde in Scorpio is emotionally headstrong, while Pluto in Aquarius is mentally determined, with different values and ideas about integrating the values of Venus in Scorpio into workable solutions that appeal to both with simple ideas that radiate love, spirit, and calm.

The lunar landscape shifts subtly on the morning of October 21, as it drifts out into the waves of oceanic Pisces. On a daily basis, Pisces is ruled by Jupiter, the king of the ocean, suggesting emotional peace as the waves lap along the shoreline. However, Jupiter is currently attracting a lot of attention in Leo from the public eye, so emotional peace may be more difficult to experience.

Therefore, slipping away behind the scenes may be more conducive to relaxing and recharging emotional, spiritual, mental, and physical batteries. The other concern for the Moon in Pisces is that its transcendental ruler Neptune is moving through Aries retrograde, and it is not comfortable because Neptune has a more spiritual, laid-back quality to it, while Aries is I want it, I want it now. It’s all about self and can tend to overreact if it feels that its boundaries are being trespassed without permission.

Later in the evening, the Sun in Libra opposes Chiron in Aries, illuminating an opportunity to loosen up emotional blockages to heal the wounds of self-abandonment projected onto relationships, with the awareness of spiritual help in times of need, and attuning to the music of the spheres which could be perceived by the soul; and that earthly music was merely a human attempt to mirror this greater universal order.

In the early hours of October 23rd, the Sun slips into mysterious Scorpio under the cover of the pre-dawn hours with a hidden desire to transform self-values relative to emotional intimacy. The caveat is that the energy of Scorpio has three layers of awareness. The Scorpio that stings itself through a lack of self-trust and fear projected onto others. The Phoenix that crashes and burns in its own self-destruction before it rises from the ashes to be born into the Eagle that flies above, ascending into a higher form of transformation.

Mars and Pluto are the co-rulers of Scorpio. They need to go through the transformation of their soul. Mars is a daily ruler and is currently prancing through glorious Leo full of joy as it experiences self-love that extends out to others. While Pluto and Aquarius transform humanity through the power of freedom as the eagle rises upon the wind, turning obstacles into opportunities.

Thus, the next thirty days are an internal inventory of self-values regarding trust in oneself, fear projected onto others, and the willingness to stand naked in the presence of one’s light and darkness, with the courage to transform the good, the bad, and the ugly with an honest evaluation of truth.

Veronica is a professional astrologer with thirty-six years of experience and certified by the NCGR Professional Astrologers Alliance, Master Hypnotherapist and Instructor certified by the American Board of Hypnotherapy, Trainer and Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) with thirty years of experience and is certified by the American Board of NLP, Trainer and Master Practitioner of Time Line TherapyTM certified by the Time Line TherapyTM Association, Reiki Master of the Usui Sei Chem Tibetan lineage, with twenty-nine years of experience, and an Ordained Minister by the Universal Brotherhood Movement, Inc. since 1995.

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