Mercury conjunct Mars in Scorpio | Libra New Moon | Neptune RX re-enters Pisces | Sun enters Scorpio | Sun square Pluto
The skies move with power and purpose this week. Cycles close and new ones begin. Truth deepens. Focus sharpens. And our relationship with ourselves, others, and life itself evolves through depth, awareness, and transformation.
As Mercury and Mars meet in Scorpio, thought fuses with instinct – truth fuses with courage. The Libra New Moon then arrives to invite new beginnings in balance, connection, and love. Neptune retrograde re-enters Pisces, beginning its final months in its home sign, guiding us through closure and spiritual renewal. The Sun enters Scorpio, beginning a season of emotional depth and regeneration, and the week ends with the Sun squaring Pluto in Aquarius, mirroring the invitation to transform power from within.
It’s a week of endings and beginnings, empowerment and surrender. A week of remembering our agency, while allowing the cycles of life to do what they do best – evolve us.
October 20, 2025: Mercury conjuncts Mars in Scorpio
A meeting of mind and will, perception and action meets us this week on October 20, 2025 with the conjunction of Mercury and Mars in Scorpio.
Mercury, planet of thought and communication, merges with Mars, planet of drive, focus, and courage, in Scorpio’s deep and intuitive waters. Here, words become magnetic, focus becomes piercing, and insight cuts to the root. We can feel truth move through the body, almost instinctively.
This conjunction brings potency to our expression – our ideas, conversations, and decisions carry weight and clarity. Yet, Scorpio asks us to remember intention: to ensure our power is used for awareness, not control; transformation, not destruction.
This is a day for courageous communication, for speaking what has been long withheld, for using your words as channels of truth and healing. Mercury and Mars together invite self-empowerment through awareness – to name what we’ve avoided and to act on what we know is true.
The mind is sharp. The intuition heightened. Trust both equally.
October 21, 2025: Libra New Moon
The New Moon arrives in Libra the next day on October 21, 2025, beginning a new lunar cycle in the realms of balance, connection, and love.
Libra teaches us that relationship is sacred – it is the mirror through which we come to know ourselves. Under this lunation, we’re invited to begin again in our relationship with love – the love we give, the love we receive, and the love we hold for ourselves. It brings awareness to where harmony is natural and where it is forced, where compromise becomes disconnection, and where true balance is waiting to return.
Underneath this Moon’s softness is depth. This New Moon forms connections with Pluto, Jupiter, Chiron, Saturn, and Neptune – planets of transformation, expansion, healing, wisdom, and faith. Together, they infuse this lunation with both tenderness and power. This is not balance through avoidance, but through honesty. It’s a New Moon for renewal through clarity, for beginning anew in love, and for choosing relationship dynamics that reflect your growth rather than your fear.
Read more about this New Moon here.
October 22, 2025: Neptune Re-enters Pisces
The next day, Neptune retrograde slips back into Pisces – the sign it has called home for over 14 years. This is Neptune’s final return to its own domain before closing a 165-year cycle early next year. Its re-entry is a homecoming, but one filled with endings, release, and clearing.
Neptune dissolves boundaries. It connects us to dream, spirit, and oneness. As it retraces its steps through the final degrees of Pisces, we are invited to release the illusions and ideals that have shaped us for years. This is collective closure – generational, even ancestral – where illusions begin to dissolve and spiritual truth clarifies.
It’s a time for surrender. A time to honor endings as sacred space for renewal. As Neptune moves, so too do we. Dreams become more vivid, emotions more fluid, the veil between realms thinner.
Neptune will remain in Pisces until January 26, 2026 – and will be retrograde until December 10, 2025. Throughout this time, be gentle. Let intuition lead. What’s leaving is making room for what’s coming. Together we are creating space for a new 165-year cycle coming to an end – a new one beginning January of next year.
Read more about Neptune Retrograde here.
October 22, 2025: Sun Enters Scorpio
As Neptune moves back into Pisces, the Sun moves into Scorpio on the same day – a meeting of endings and beginnings, surrender and empowerment.
Scorpio Season begins on October 22, 2025 and continues into November 21, 2025. Here, the veil thins. It invites us into the unseen, the hidden, and the transformative. This is the sign of regeneration – of emotional truth, psychological depth, and alchemical change.
Scorpio as a zodiac isn’t satisfied with surface-level living; it asks for intimacy with life itself. It invites us to meet what we’ve avoided – to see clearly the places where we’ve given our power away, and to reclaim it through awareness and choice.
This season is an inner descent – into the underworld, into our psyche, into the depths of feeling. And every descent leads to renewal. Scorpio teaches that to be reborn, something must first be surrendered.
This season, may you be moved by truth. May you trust your instincts. And may you honor the cycles of release and rebirth that mirror through every part of life.
October 24, 2025: Sun in Scorpio Square Pluto in Aquarius
As the week comes to a close, transformation crystallizes.
As the Sun in Scorpio squares Pluto in Aquarius this week on October 24, 2025, truth meets collective change. Power dynamics – personal, relational, societal – rise to the surface for transformation. This aspect brings awareness of how we hold power, where we resist it, and how we can embody it differently.
Squares are tension points in Astrology. They create movement. This one offers breakthrough, but not without confrontation – whether with inner shadow, with control, with fear – each acting as catalysts for our transformation, and for our empowerment.
Scorpio’s focus and Pluto’s rulership make this an aspect of deep emotional renewal. It asks for courage – to see, to release, to choose differently. To align personal integrity with collective evolution.
This is where self and system intersect. Where private transformation meets the wider web. What changes within you echoes outward, shaping the larger story we’re all part of.
Trust this process. What feels intense now is sculpting new strength and freedom.
Weekly Astrology Forecast: October 19 – 25 2025
This week moves like an initiation.
Mercury and Mars in Scorpio awaken passion and precision, the courage to act from truth. The Libra New Moon offers renewal through relationship – a return to balance that begins within. Neptune’s re-entry into Pisces softens boundaries and dissolves illusions, clearing space for spiritual closure. The Sun entering Scorpio invites empowerment through awareness and release. And as the Sun squares Pluto, truth becomes liberation.
We are closing one chapter and beginning another. The themes of surrender, transformation, and clarity thread through every movement in the sky.
Allow what is ending to end with grace. Let what is beginning rise naturally.
This week is a mirror. It reflects your power, your softness, your capacity to evolve, and your willingness to live from truth.
Breathe. Feel. Release. Begin again – not from who you were, but from who you’re becoming.
Weekly Horoscopes for Your Zodiac Sign
As the planets shift in our cosmos, they simultaneously shift through our astrological chart, highlighting different areas of our human experience. By looking to your zodiac sign – in particular your rising sign for your horoscope forecast, we can begin to discern those shifts and invitations.
Read on for your horoscope for the week of October 19 to 25, 2025. For a greater in depth reading based on your astrology chart, explore our Transits Astrology Reading.
Aries Rising
This week invites deep emotional truth and healing.
With Mercury, Mars, and the Sun all illuminating your inner world of intimacy, you’re being guided into honesty – with yourself and with others. What has been hidden may rise to awareness, allowing empowerment through vulnerability. The Libra New Moon brings renewal in partnership and balance in how you give and receive love. Meanwhile, Neptune retrograde’s return to Pisces softens your inner landscape, dissolving what’s left of old fears and offering peace through surrender.
You are being asked to trust the unseen, to release control, and to meet connection with both openness and discernment. The week closes with transformation. A shift in how you hold power and truth. Let it all change you. Through release, honesty, and grace, you awaken a deeper sense of strength – one rooted not in control, but in presence and love.
Taurus Rising
This week invites evolution through relationship.
The Libra New Moon renews your daily rhythms, reminding you that small acts of care hold great magic. Mercury, Mars, and the Sun all move through your partnership sector, asking for truth in connection – to name what’s real, to speak with integrity, and to open without losing yourself. Neptune’s retrograde return to Pisces reconnects you with community and shared dreams, dissolving any illusions about belonging. As you soften expectations, new clarity around friendship and support emerges.
This week is about balance – between giving and receiving, between solitude and togetherness, between devotion and freedom. Power dynamics in connection may surface near the weekend; they are here to be transformed. Allow honesty to clear the air, and compassion to rebuild the bridge. The most profound love emerges when both hearts stand in truth. Trust that truth will always guide you home.
Gemini Rising
This is a week for refining purpose and daily alignment, Gemini Rising.
The Libra New Moon stirs joy, creativity, and self-expression – a reminder that your light matters. Mercury, Mars, and the Sun illuminate your daily life, sharpening focus and inviting empowered change in habits, work, or wellbeing. Let clarity replace chaos. Neptune retrograde’s return to Pisces reawakens dreams around your path or purpose, but now with deeper understanding of what’s real and sustainable. This combination asks you to simplify what you carry – to do less, but with more intention. As the week ends, truth surfaces in your contribution to the world; old fears of being seen or valued may arise only to be released.
You are learning that devotion and purpose are sacred when rooted in authenticity. Real transformation happens in the details – the way you move through each day. Let it all be your practice.
Cancer Rising
Your heart is opening in new ways, Cancer Rising.
The Libra New Moon invites renewal in home and family, while Mercury, Mars, and the Sun light up your creative and emotional expression. This week asks for truth in your joy – to create, to love, and to express yourself without fear of imperfection. Neptune retrograde’s return to Pisces dissolves outdated beliefs, reminding you to trust in something larger than logic. Your perspective is expanding, and with it, your capacity for peace. The weekend brings a deeper transformation – a shift in how you share yourself with others and how you allow yourself to be seen. If old patterns of self-doubt arise, meet them with compassion. You are being invited to step fully into your light, to let passion guide you, and to remember that joy is sacred. It is your contribution to this beautiful life that is yearning to hear from you, to see you, and to celebrate you.
Leo Rising
This week brings renewal in your foundations, Leo Rising.
The Libra New Moon highlights communication and the stories you tell yourself, while Mercury, Mars, and the Sun move through your home and emotional world, stirring truth beneath the surface. Conversations may feel raw or clarifying; they are meant to heal, not harm. Neptune’s return to Pisces dissolves old fears of vulnerability, helping you release emotional attachments that once felt too heavy. As the week unfolds, there may be revelations around your roots, emotional landscape or family – endings that make space for deeper belonging. By week’s end, transformation arrives in your sense of stability and emotional empowerment.
You are invited to rebuild from truth – to speak openly, to forgive gently, and to choose balance between self-protection and trust. Your inner strength is deepening, creating space for peace to settle where defense once needed to live.
Virgo Rising
This week invites clarity in communication and truth in connection, Virgo Rising.
The Libra New Moon renews your relationship with body, money, worth, and security – reminding you that abundance begins within. Mercury, Mars, and the Sun all move through your communication sector, sharpening your voice and inviting dialogue and thought that transforms, empowers and creates. Neptune’s retrograde return to Pisces softens relationship dynamics, dissolving illusions and helping you see others more clearly. It’s a week to listen deeply and speak from truth, even when it feels vulnerable. Words have power, and this energy helps you reclaim that power through authenticity. By week’s end, old stories of worth or scarcity may resurface for healing. See them as invitations to trust yourself more fully. Balance intellect and intuition. Speak, write, and express with intention. This is a week to communicate as an act of love – with others, and with yourself.
Libra Rising
The Libra New Moon marks a new beginning for you. This is your annual reset – a moment to set intentions for self, relationships, and the life you’re ready to create. With Mercury, Mars, and the Sun all moving through your sector of worth and resources, you’re being asked to claim your value and ground your energy in what truly matters. Neptune’s retrograde return to Pisces clears illusions from your daily life, encouraging gentler rhythms and compassionate self-care. As the week ends, deeper transformation arrives through the way you share your energy — with others, and with the world.
This is a week to realign with balance not as perfection, but as truth. Release the need to please, and allow your authenticity to lead. You are stepping into greater clarity, confidence, and self-honoring. Your presence is enough. Let your new chapter begin with grace.
Scorpio Rising
This week is powerful – and deeply personal, Scorpio Rising.
With Mercury and Mars merging in your sign, your words carry fire and precision. The Sun entering Scorpio and forming a square to Pluto amplifies transformation, urging you to release outdated versions of yourself and step into your new chapter of becoming.
The Libra New Moon turns attention inward, inviting stillness, rest, and reflection. Neptune’s retrograde return to Pisces reignites your creativity and connection to joy, reminding you that healing doesn’t always have to be heavy – it can be playful and alive. You are rebirthing. There is clarity emerging around what you want, who you are becoming, and how you wish to express your truth.
Trust this process – even the intensity. It’s showing you the strength of your spirit. This week, let your voice carry your essence. Transformation begins when you speak and live from your heart.
Sagittarius Rising
This week invites a sacred closure for you, Sagittarius Rising.
The Libra New Moon renews your community, helping you clarify where you belong and who walks beside you. Mercury, Mars, and the Sun illuminate your inner world of rest, dreams, and reflection, encouraging solitude and deep listening. Neptune’s retrograde return to Pisces brings emotional release around home or family, clearing space for softer belonging. Transformation arises quietly here – in the moments between thoughts, in the surrender of control.
By week’s end, you may feel new clarity about what needs to end so something new can begin. This is not a week for rushing forward, but for trusting that stillness holds its own momentum. Rest is not inaction – it is preparation for your next becoming. Allow yourself to drift inward. The insights waiting in silence, and in this space in between, will soon guide your next movement.
Capricorn Rising
This week expands your vision of purpose, Capricorn Rising.
The Libra New Moon invites renewal in career or contribution, while Mercury, Mars, and the Sun in Scorpio sharpen your goals, focus, and connections. You are being asked to lead from authenticity – to let truth guide your ambition. Neptune retrograde’s return to Pisces dissolves old ideas around communication, helping your words become more intuitive, heartfelt, and clear. There is potential for transformation through collaboration; the people you connect with this week may open unexpected doors.
By week’s end, deeper purpose begins to crystallize. It’s not about doing more – it’s about aligning what you do with who you are. Trust your instincts, ground your vision in truth, and let courage move you forward. This week, your voice and leadership hold quiet power. Use them to build something lasting, soulful, and true.
Aquarius Rising
This week brings awakening through visibility, Aquarius Rising.
The Libra New Moon expands your perspective – through travel, study, or spiritual insight – reminding you that meaning is what makes life rich. Mercury, Mars, and the Sun in Scorpio draw focus to your path of purpose, stirring clarity and courage around career direction or contribution. Neptune’s retrograde return to Pisces grounds you in worth, helping you release illusions about success and remember that value is not external.
By week’s end, the Sun’s square to Pluto in your sign brings powerful transformation in identity – an invitation to embody authenticity in every role you play. This is a week of stepping into your truth. The more you release what no longer fits, the freer you become to create something new. Lead with integrity and openness. The world is ready for the version of you that no longer holds back.
Pisces Rising
This week is both expansive and deeply clarifying, Pisces Rising.
The Libra New Moon invites emotional and energetic renewal – a chance to release old entanglements and deepen intimacy rooted in truth. Mercury, Mars, and the Sun in Scorpio expand your mind, your beliefs, and your understanding of what’s possible, helping you speak from clarity and conviction.
With Neptune retrograde re-entering your sign, you are completing a long cycle of spiritual growth – one that has shaped your empathy, sensitivity, vision, and self-identity. It’s time to integrate all you’ve learned.
The week closes with empowerment – a reminder that your compassion is strongest when paired with boundaries. Transformation is unfolding through belief, perspective, and the courage to live your truth. Trust what’s dissolving; it’s making room for a deeper version of you to emerge. You are stepping into alignment with both heart and purpose – vast, wise, and whole.
