October 25 — Venus Retrograde Returns to Libra at 29°

11th House | Friendships, Community, Belonging and Your Future

Venus retrograde moves out of Scorpio and your 12th house and returns to Libra and your 11th house, shifting the focus from private emotional processing to relationships, friendships and community. Scorpio asked you to go inward and examine what you were carrying beneath the surface. Libra now asks you to look at how those realizations affect the people you surround yourself with.

This is a meaningful shift because you may begin seeing relationships differently after the deeper Scorpio review. Instead of asking only what you need to release, you may start asking what kind of relationships actually feel reciprocal, peaceful and aligned. Venus at 29° Libra is within 5° of your natal North Node at 24° Libra in the 11th house, adding a karmic quality to relationships, friendships and your future direction.

With Venus returning to Libra, you may revisit friendships or social situations that were previously brought into question. Something may come back around so you can approach it differently this time. The goal is not to keep the peace at any cost. It is to create connection without abandoning yourself in the process.

5 Things to Watch For

  1. People pleasing to avoid conflict.

  2. Returning to a relationship simply because it is familiar.

  3. Ignoring your own needs to maintain harmony.

  4. Trying to make everyone happy.

  5. Confusing peace with genuine alignment.

5 Ways to Work With This Energy

  1. Revisit relationship boundaries with fresh eyes.

  2. Notice which friendships feel genuinely reciprocal.

  3. Practice expressing your needs without over explaining.

  4. Allow relationships to evolve rather than forcing them to stay the same.

  5. Pay attention to connections that feel significant or strangely familiar.

October 26 — Taurus Full Moon at 3°

6th House | Work, Wellbeing, Daily Rhythms and Energy Management

This Taurus Full Moon illuminates your 6th house of work, routines, wellbeing, responsibilities and the way you use your energy. Taurus wants stability, simplicity and something sustainable, so this Full Moon may highlight where your daily life feels supportive and where it has become too demanding.

The Full Moon axis also brings the Sun in Scorpio in your 12th house into opposition with the Moon in Taurus. This creates a powerful conversation between what is happening behind the scenes and how you are functioning in your everyday life. Something you have been processing privately may become impossible to ignore within your routines, work or wellbeing.

The Sun is also squaring Pluto in Aquarius in your 3rd house, adding pressure around thoughts, communication and the stories you tell yourself. You may recognize that a mental pattern is contributing to stress in your daily life. This is an opportunity to change the conversation happening inside your own head.

The ruler of this Full Moon is Venus, and Venus is retrograde at 29° Libra in your 11th house. Venus is within 5° of your natal North Node at 24° Libra, bringing your friendships, community and future direction into the Full Moon story. The people around you may be part of the realization. You may be seeing more clearly which relationships support the life you are trying to create.

This Full Moon is ultimately asking you to choose sustainability over depletion. You cannot build the future you want while constantly running yourself into the ground. Something about your daily rhythm may need to become simpler, slower or more supportive. The release may be as simple as admitting, “This isn't working for me anymore.”

5 Release Statements

  1. I release the belief that I have to exhaust myself to prove my worth.

  2. I release routines that drain more energy than they give back.

  3. I release the need to carry responsibilities that are not mine.

  4. I release mental patterns that keep me stuck in stress and overthinking.

  5. I release relationships and expectations that pull me away from the life I am trying to create.

Step by Step Taurus Full Moon Ritual

6th House Ritual for Releasing Depletion and Creating Sustainable Support

You will need

  1. A candle

  2. A piece of paper

  3. A pen

  4. A fireproof bowl

  5. A bowl of water

  6. A grounding crystal such as Smoky Quartz, Moss Agate or Green Aventurine

  7. Optional: herbs, flowers or something from nature

Step 1: Create your space

Light your candle and place your crystal beside it.

Take several slow breaths and allow yourself to settle.

Say:

“I am allowed to create a life that supports me. I release the belief that exhaustion is the price of being successful, useful or worthy.”

Step 2: Look at your daily life

Write down everything that currently takes your energy.

Do not judge it.

Just make the list.

Work.

Responsibilities.

Relationships.

Habits.

Expectations.

Things you say yes to.

Things you do because you feel like you should.

Step 3: Find what is draining you

Look at your list and circle anything that consistently leaves you feeling depleted.

Ask:

What am I doing because I genuinely choose it?

What am I doing because I feel obligated?

What am I doing because I am afraid of disappointing someone?

What am I doing because I believe I have to?

Step 4: Write your release

On a separate piece of paper, write:

“I release the need to ______.”

Complete the sentence as many times as necessary.

Then add:

“I release the belief that my worth is measured by how much I accomplish, provide or carry.”

Step 5: Burn the release

Place the paper safely into your fireproof bowl and burn it.

As the paper burns, say:

“I release what is no longer sustainable.
I release what is no longer mine.
I release what keeps me disconnected from myself.
I release the need to prove my worth through exhaustion.
I choose support.
I choose stability.
I choose myself.”

Let the ashes cool completely before disposing of them safely.

Step 6: Ground yourself

Hold your crystal in both hands.

Take five slow breaths.

With each breath, imagine yourself becoming heavier and more grounded.

Say:

“I am safe to slow down. I am safe to receive. I am safe to create a life that supports me.”

Step 7: Choose one change

Because this is a 6th house Full Moon, choose one practical change you can make to your daily life.

Not ten.

One.

Maybe it is going to bed earlier.

Delegating something.

Saying no.

Creating a better morning routine.

Taking an actual lunch break.

Protecting an hour of uninterrupted time.

Choose something that makes your life feel more sustainable.

Step 8: Close the ritual

Place your hands over your heart and say:

“I do not need to earn rest.
I do not need to earn support.
I do not need to earn my worth.
I am allowed to build a life that feels good to live.”

Blow out the candle and let the Full Moon do what Full Moons do best.

Illuminate what you are ready to see.

October 30 — Mercury in Scorpio Square Mars in Leo at 17°

12th House Scorpio and 9th House Leo | Private Thoughts, Beliefs and Emotional Pressure

Mercury in your 12th house squares Mars in your 9th house, creating tension between what you are thinking privately and what you believe, teach or feel compelled to speak about. Something may be building beneath the surface, and you may feel an urge to finally say what has been sitting inside you.

This can be powerful for recognizing where your beliefs and your inner truth have gotten out of sync. You may realize that something you have been telling yourself no longer feels true. You may also become more aware of where you have been keeping quiet because expressing your real opinion might challenge someone else's expectations.

Neither transit point falls within 5° of a natal placement in the chart you provided, so the emphasis stays on the 12th and 9th house themes. Give yourself space between feeling something and reacting to it. A private realization does not automatically require a public confrontation.

5 Things to Watch For

  1. Saying something in the heat of the moment.

  2. Replaying an argument before it actually happens.

  3. Becoming defensive about your beliefs.

  4. Suppressing anger until it comes out sideways.

  5. Assuming someone understands what you mean without actually saying it clearly.

5 Ways to Work With This Energy

  1. Write it down before you say it out loud.

  2. Give yourself time to process emotional reactions.

  3. Question whether the belief behind your reaction is still yours.

  4. Move your body to release mental tension.

  5. Choose honest communication over proving that you are right.