Astroview Report
Planetary Transits for October 15th — October 31st
(Interpretations based on the Systems’ Approach to Vedic Astrology)
Note: These astrological reports are now published on the 1st and 15th of each month. This should be helpful for planning the month – and coincides with the movement of the Sun into each sign/house around the middle of every month.
Excerpts from October 1st Report: “Mars is closely conjunct Ketu…until Oct. 11th. This may cause…sudden issues, and inflammation relative to the…military…and property matters. Rahu and Ketu remain stationary in the zero-degree range through November. This is typically challenging, worldwide. Exercise care and patience – and at all times.”
(On October 7th, Hamas militants invaded Israel from the Gaza Strip with a barrage of more than 3,000 rockets. Israel Declared War.)
Notable Transits: Sun is in its debilitation sign, Libra, Oct. 17th – Nov. 16th. This is never favorable for leaders, presidents, governments and our national elections. We are also in the two-week period between the Annular Solar Eclipse (Oct. 14th) and the Partial Lunar Eclipse (Oct. 28th) – which is generally a vulnerable period of time. Combined with the prolonged stationary position of Rahu and Ketu, this does not bode well for an easy resolution to worldwide stress, including the situations in Israel and Ukraine – and with the political and government stress in the U.S.
Transits for the next two weeks:
Sun transits out of Virgo and into its debilitation sign, Libra, on Oct. 17th at 3:00 p.m., CDT – where it will remain until Nov. 16th. Leaders, presidents, physicians, administrators and government officials should exercise care and patience. There may also be issues connected with the stomach, digestion, heart, blood, bones and immune system.
Moon is waxing/waning and transits Libra through Taurus. The full (Hunter’s) Moon is in Aries, Oct. 28th at 3:23 p.m. CDT. The Partial Lunar Eclipse is also on Oct. 28th – but will not be fully seen in most of USA. Here is a link to a map showing the viewing areas: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2023-october-28
Mars transits Libra, from 07:52 to 19:30°. This connects the military, police, surgeons, executives and property matters with law, women, and the fine, healing or healing arts. Mars is under the close seventh aspect of Jupiter, Oct. 28th – Nov. 4th. Taurus, Cancer, and Capricorn rising sign persons should be careful and patient.
Mercury transits out its own sign, Virgo, and into Libra, Oct. 18th at 2:46 p.m. This connects stocks, business, technology and communications with women, design, luxuries, architecture, entertainment, and the fine, healing and performing arts.
Jupiter transits Aries, from 18:47 to 16:35°. This should be favorable for law, banking, religion, and education. Jupiter is in retrograde motion, until Dec. 30th. Taurus, Cancer and Capricorn rising sign persons should be careful and patient whenever Jupiter is within five degrees of their rising sign degree — or any planet — by aspect or conjunction, in any sign or house.
Jupiter is in Aries through April 30, 2024. This connects law and justice with Mars. Expect courageous legal decisions through February 2024. Taurus, Virgo, and Scorpio rising sign persons, however, should be careful and patient — as Jupiter is in their twelfth, eighth, and sixth (inauspicious) houses, respectively, through April 2024.
Venus transits Leo, from 11:16 to 28:07°. This connects women, luxuries, and the fine, healing and performing arts with large, medical, spiritual or government organizations. Venus is under the fifth aspect of Jupiter through Oct. 17th – Oct. 26th. Taurus, Scorpio, and Pisces rising sign persons should be careful and patient.
Saturn transits its own sign, Aquarius, from 06:40 to 06:20°. This represents discussions relative to the masses, the elderly, the poor and needy, agriculture, manufacturing, and “things of the earth”, along with the oil, gas and minerals industries. (Gas prices decline; the government announces 2024 increases for social security recipients.)
Saturn is in retrograde motion until November 4. This is not a problem for most people. Cancer, Virgo, and Pisces rising sign persons, however, should be careful and patient whenever Saturn is within five degrees of their rising sign degree or any planet, in any sign or house, by aspect or conjunction.
Rahu and Ketu transit Aries and Libra, respectively, from 00:41 to 00:39°. Rahu and Ketu are now stationary in the zero-degree range until November 28th. This prolonged transit generally represents worldwide stress. This is especially true for those persons with rising signs between 0 and 2 degrees, or with planets between 0 and 2 degrees in the odd signs (Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius) – and/or for those with rising signs between 28 and 30 degrees, or with planets between 28 and 30 degrees in the even signs (Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn and Pisces). For these persons it is imperative to exercise care and patience for the duration.
The Impact of the Transit Planets for each “Rising Sign” (not “Sun Sign”)
Note: Transit planets should also be seen with reference to the position of the planets in your personal horoscope. In some cases, these will alter the predicted events.
ARIES: Focus on partnerships and joint ventures – and connect these with children, education and investments. Your mind is creative; study the fine, healing or performing arts through Oct. Relationships are forefront through Nov. 15th. Sun is in your seventh house Oct. 17th – Nov. 16th. This favorably connects pets, children, education, investments and spiritual pursuits with marriage and joint ventures. Consider partnerships with authority figures and large, medical, spiritual or government organizations. Children, education, investments, good fortune and spiritual pursuits likely remain forefront through April 2024. Learn, teach, publish, consult and advise. Saturn supports income and friendships through February 2025. Work hard, be of physical service and consider agriculture, manufacturing, sustainable living, etc.
TAURUS: Be patient with property, vehicles, and home life through Oct. These may be vulnerable to stress. You can, however, decorate your living space and make good use of art, music and luxuries. There may also be issues with expenses, separations, insomnia, intimacy and foreign lands through Nov. 15th. Sun is in your sixth house Oct. 17th – Nov. 16th. Be patient with debts, disputes, health or legal issues and to avoid accidents. These may be connected with pets, children, education, investments, authority figures, and large organizations. Be patient with marriage, windfalls, inheritance, settlements. These may be vulnerable through next April. Fortunately, Saturn blesses your career with a “Sasha Yoga*”, which is favorable for leadership and humanitarian accomplishments through February 2025. (*This supports service to the masses, patience, hard work, practicality, and a position of authority.)
GEMINI: Work on independent projects involving women, design, luxuries, and the fine, healing or performing arts through Oct. Expect gains, income, and friendships connected with property matters, engineering, and your executive organizing skills through Nov. 15th. Study yoga, sports, or the martial arts. Sun is in your fifth house Oct. 17th – Nov. 16th. This favorably connects communications and entrepreneurial ventures with pets, children, education, and investments. These can all be associated with authority figures and large, medical, spiritual or government organizations. Marriage, partnerships, joint ventures, and life abroad should be favorable through next April. Saturn blesses you with good fortune, living your “dharma”, meetings with religious/spiritual figures, and long-distance travel through February 2025.
CANCER: Count on success with women, design, architecture, entertainment, and the fine, healing and performing arts through October. Work on projects out of your home relative to your career, property matters, and your organizing skills through Nov. 15th. Sun is in your fourth house Oct. 17th – Nov. 16th. This favorably connects your wealth, status, speech and family life with happiness, property, vehicles and home life. A royal planet in your fourth house: turn your house into a palace. Learn, teach, publish, and advise — and connect your career with law, medicine, finance, social work, psychology, and be of service through next April. Be patient, however, as there may also be stress at work. Focus on research, languages, and/or the Vedic sciences through February 2025. For some of you, there may be a marriage, windfall, inheritance, legal or insurance settlement.
LEO: Get a haircut, buy new clothes and consider a day spa through Oct. Women and the fine, healing and performing arts are forefront. Expect good fortune with father and religious figures, long-distance travel, communications and entrepreneurial ventures through Nov. 15th. Sun is in your third house Oct. 17th – Nov. 16th. This favorably connects you and your health, appearance and reputation with independent projects. Connect your self-initiatives with authority figures and large, medical, spiritual or government organizations. Learn, teach, publish, and advise through April 2024. Saturn, in Aquarius, confers a favorable Sasha Yoga* in your house of partnerships, joint ventures and life abroad through February 2025. (*This supports service to the masses, patience, hard work, perseverance, and a position of authority.)
VIRGO: There may be success with ashrams, educational — or other institutions — and foreign lands – associated with teaching, consulting, windfalls, inheritance or settlements. On the other hand, be patient with the women in your life and with expenses and separations through Oct. Be careful with sugar products, processed foods and high-carb diets. There may also be setbacks and vulnerability through Nov. 15th. Sun is in your second house Oct. 17th – Nov. 16th. Be patient with expenses and separations relative to your wealth, status, speech and family life. On the other hand, there may be success with institutions, ashrams, and foreign lands. Speak up as an authority figure and connect with large, medical, spiritual or government organizations. Long-term, be patient with fluctuations with property, vehicles, fixed assets and home life through next April. On the other hand, these may also provide a windfall, inheritance, legal or insurance settlement. Saturn, in Aquarius, may add protective covering toward debts, disputes, health or legal issues, through February 2025.
LIBRA: Gain from the women in your life, along with design, luxuries, architecture, and the fine, healing or performing arts through Oct. Marriage, partnerships, joint ventures or life abroad are forefront through Nov. 15th. Focus on property matters and your executive organizing skills. Sun is in your first house Oct. 17th – Nov. 16th. This favorably connects income, friendships, and siblings with your own self-efforts. Take a leadership position, wherever you are – and connect with authority figures and large, medical, spiritual or government organizations. Connect communications and independent projects with relationships and long-distance places through next April. These should do well — whenever Mars is in good strength and in favorable houses. Saturn, in your fifth house, supports success with children, education, investments and spiritual pursuits through February 2025.
SCORPIO: Connect your career with women, design, luxuries, retreats, educational or other institutions, international ventures and the fine, healing or performing arts. Be patient, however with expenses, and separations with same through Oct. There may also be vulnerability relative to debts, disputes and health, financial or legal issues through Nov. 15th. Sun is in your twelfth house Oct. 17th – Nov. 16th. Be patient losses at work and with authority figures. On the other hand, there may be opportunities with educational or other institutions or international ventures. These can be connected with large, medical, spiritual or government organizations. In general, be patient with your wealth, status, speech and family life through next April. Your best bet may be to focus on law, medicine, finances, social work, psychology and/or being of service to others. Fortunately, Saturn confers a favorable Sasha Yoga*, which should add protective covering relative to parents, property, vehicles, fixed assets and domestic peace — through February 2025. (*This also supports service to the masses, patience, hard work, perseverance, and a position of authority.)
SAGITTARIUS: Expect good fortune with women, design, luxuries, and the fine, healing or performing arts through Oct. Seek spiritual advice from the women in your life. There should be success with your children, education, investments, and property matters. Sun is in your eleventh house Oct. 17th – Nov. 16th. This favorably connects father and religious figures, good fortune and long-distance journeys with income, friendships and older siblings. Gain from authority figures and large, medical, spiritual or government organizations. Jupiter, in Aries, indicates spiritual pursuits — and connects you with children, education, and investments through next April. This should give you the energy to start new projects — and to keep you moving in the right direction. Learn, teach, publish, and advise. Saturn, in Aquarius, absolutely supports communications, independent projects and entrepreneurial success through February 2025.
CAPRICORN: Connect your career with research, languages, and/or the Vedic sciences through October. There may be a windfall or settlement. Connect your home life with your professional life through Nov. 15th. Focus on property matters and your executive organizing skills. Be patient, however, with Sun in your tenth house Oct. 17th – Nov. 16th. There may be setbacks, accidents or obstructions at work. On the other hand, you can take a leadership position and connect with authority figures and large organizations. Jupiter, in Aries through next April, may involve retreats, ashrams, expenses, separations, relocation or foreign lands — relative to property, vehicles, fixed assets and home life. Fortunately, Saturn in its own sign Aquarius, should add protective covering to your wealth, status, speech, and family life through February 2025. This supports leadership, successful industrial activities and service to the masses.
AQUARIUS: Expect good fortune with partnerships, joint ventures and life abroad. Focus on relationships with women and the fine, healing or performing arts. There should also be success with communications, independent projects and entrepreneurial ventures through Nov. 15th. Sun is in your ninth house Oct. 17th – Nov. 16th. This favorably connects relationships and foreign lands with father and religious figures, good fortune, and long-distance travel. There may also be success with authority figures and large, medical, spiritual or government organizations. You should also be able to count on income and friendships through next April. Saturn, in Aquarius, confers a Sasha Yoga* on you, which is favorable for your health, reputation, and longevity through February 2025. (*This also supports leadership, service to the masses, patience, hard work, perseverance, and success relative to agriculture, manufacturing and industrial activities.)
PISCES: Be patient with research, languages, mystical sciences, windfalls and marriage. These may be vulnerable to debts, disputes, health or financial issues through Oct. There may also be setbacks with your wealth, status and family life through Nov. 15th. Be vigilant with your speech. Sun is in your eighth house Oct. 17th – Nov. 16th. Be patient with debts, disputes, health, legal or financial issues – and to avoid accidents, and fire, theft or cheating against you. There may also be issues with authority figures, and large organizations. (These, too, will pass.) Jupiter, in Aries, contributes to your career through next April — whenever its dispositor (landlord), Mars, is in good strength and in favorable houses. Speak up as guru; learn, teach, publish, and advise through April. Saturn, in Aquarius, should also be helpful with retreats, ashrams, foreign lands, and institutions – and should add protective covering against expenses, separations or hospitalization, through February 2025.
Note: Planetary remedies add a protective covering to life. Strengthen your favorable planets (with color and gemstone therapy and/or the mystical pendant known as the kavach: (https://astroview.com/mystical-pendant/) and do “Bhoota” and “Deva” “Yagyas” (charities and chants) for the planets that cause adverse effects in your horoscope.
Vedic Chants of the Week:
We are in Navaratri*, the nine nights of Mother Divine – Oct. 15th – Oct. 24th. Some Vedic astrologers recommend listening to the 108 names of Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati (available on YouTube) for three days each, respectively.
Alternatively, you can listen to these Vedic chants by the Maharishi pandits –nightly, or as per your preference.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UghbswVvOfg&t=127s
*Navaratri is an annual Hindu festival observed in honor of the goddess Durga. It spans over nine nights. It is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of the Hindu Indian cultural sphere.
Awakening Quotes of the Week:
“In times of tragedies, our duty is to lend a helping hand to those in grief and thus light lamps of kindness and compassion.” ― Amma Sri Mata Amritanandamayi
“Do not let anything that happens in life be important enough that you’re willing to close your heart over it.” ― Michael A. Singer, The Untethered Soul
Health Videos of the Week:
Why Turmeric is the Queen of Spices — Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMmBkeBpRvE&list=FL-oS9BnMrWfkH9eql7P2gpA&index=7
An Argument Against Intermittent Fasting — Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqyNN_Zep2k&list=FL-oS9BnMrWfkH9eql7P2gpA&index=4