Week Ahead Forecast: October 20th to the 26th 2025

'These weekly posts aren’t predictions. They’re invitations. I’m not trying to tell you exactly what’s going to happen, because I can’t. No astrologer can. What I can do is show you the terrain. The weather. The conversations The Gods are having up there, and in here.

My intention with the weekly forecast is to help you feel that. To give you a way in. To open a window of possibility. What might this transit feel like? Where might it show up? What kind of emotional tone, friction, insight, or shift might be available if you’re paying attention?

Read it like a weather report. Let the words stir something. Then go live your week. Notice what plays out. Return and reread if you need to.'

Read my weekly forecast manifesto in full here.

💫 Weekly Astrology 20th to the 26th of October

🌑 Libra New Moon | A Pause Between Chapters

We begin this week beneath the dark of a New Moon in Libra. A quiet reset after the intensity of eclipse season. Libra speaks of balance and relationship; the delicate dance between self and other, giving and receiving, doing and being. Under this lunation, we’re reminded that harmony isn’t found by keeping everything still; it’s a living rhythm, shifting and reshaping as life moves through us.

As the week unfolds, the Sun slips into Scorpio, drawing us into the deep waters of truth and transformation. His first act is a square to Pluto - a heavy start to the so-called season of the witch - asking us what needs to be released so something more authentic can be reborn.

Neptune also drifts back into Pisces this week, bringing a dreamy undertow to everything; intuition is heightened, boundaries blur, and the unseen feels close.

Meanwhile, Mars and Mercury travel together in Scorpio, sharpening our instincts and words alike. What is spoken, thought, or discovered now will echo through the months ahead because the two will meet again in Sagittarius during Mercury’s retrograde on 10 November, and finally once more in Capricorn on 18 January 2026. Whatever conversation begins now has a long arc; pay attention. By the end of the week, Mercury forms a trine to Saturn, grounding all this intensity with a sense of realism and structure.

And in the midst of all that, this Libra New Moon lands in my first house - the house of self - and I can feel it calling for a personal reset. After months of holding everything together through eclipse season, work, family, and change, I’ve realised I need to pause.

Both of my children are now away at university, and for the first time in decades, my home is quiet. I’m also in the early days of a new relationship after eight years of being single; it’s beautiful, but it’s also a big shift. Life is asking different things of me now.

I still work full time in finance; it’s not the work that lights me up, but it’s the work that pays the bills. With the loss of child support and the rising cost of simply living, I’ve had to face the truth that my energy isn’t limitless. Something has to give.

Lately, sharing regular forecasts has started to feel more like an obligation than an offering, and that’s not how I want to show up here. Astrology, for me, has always been sacred. It's a living conversation with The Gods, not a content schedule to keep.

So, I’m taking a step back. I’m giving myself permission to rest, to let life breathe a little, and to see what wants to emerge next. I’m not disappearing; just recalibrating. I’ll still be doing readings and I’ll still share when inspiration moves, but I need space to feel into where this next chapter wants to take me.

Maybe you feel that too; the pull to pause, to come back to yourself, to remember what’s real and what matters. The Libra New Moon invites us all to start again - gently, honestly, and in right relationship with our own energy.

🌿For now, I’m trusting that the quiet will reveal what’s next.

If you’d like to explore your own new beginning under this New Moon, I’m still offering one-to-one readings - online or in person - to help you reconnect with your chart, your rhythm, and the story The Gods are telling through you. You can find all the details on my website.

Practice of Noticing

When you catch yourself reaching for your phone, planning the next thing, or filling a quiet moment stop.

Take one slow breath in through your nose and out through your mouth.

Ask yourself:

• What am I truly craving right now - action, or rest?

• Is this movement born of inspiration, or of pressure?

• What would balance look like, in this moment?

Notice what arises without judgement. This is how Libra teaches us; through awareness of the middle point, where we begin again.

Rising Sign Forecasts

♎ Libra Rising

This New Moon lands in your first house, beginning a new personal chapter. You may feel pulled to redefine who you are and how you’re showing up in the world. Mars and Mercury meet in your second house, bringing attention to money, values, and self-worth. Scorpio season will ask you to look beneath the surface of your relationship with security; to transform scarcity into self-trust.

Reflection: What would change if you decided you were already enough as you are, right now?

♏ Scorpio Rising

The New Moon falls in your twelfth house, turning your gaze inward. Solitude may feel more nourishing than company. Mars and Mercury in your first house sharpen your words and awareness but also your defences. Be mindful of what you project or protect. Scorpio season begins with you; your power comes from facing what you’ve hidden, not from holding it in.

Reflection: What truth is waiting to be spoken, even if it scares you?

♐ Sagittarius Rising

The New Moon lights up your eleventh house of friendships and future plans. It’s time to reconnect with community but on your own terms. Mars and Mercury meet in your twelfth house, stirring buried emotions or old patterns you thought you’d outgrown. Scorpio season invites release so your future can unfold freely.

Reflection: Who feels like your true people now and who belongs to an older story?

♑ Capricorn Rising

The New Moon lands at the top of your chart in the tenth house, spotlighting your role in the world. You may sense a change in your work or reputation. Mars and Mercury in your eleventh house spark deep conversations with friends or collaborators. Scorpio season asks you to align ambition with authenticity; to lead with depth, not duty.

Reflection: What does success look like when it’s defined by your soul, not by the world?

♒ Aquarius Rising

This New Moon lights your ninth house of vision and belief. Something in you wants to expand - to travel, study, or simply see life differently. Mars and Mercury meet in your tenth house, stirring powerful insights about purpose and direction. Scorpio season will help you dig beneath ambition to find meaning.

Reflection: What belief or philosophy are you ready to live not just think about?

♓ Pisces Rising

The New Moon in your eighth house brings quiet transformation a reset of intimacy, trust, and shared resources. Mars and Mercury join forces here too, pushing uncomfortable truths to the surface. As Scorpio season begins, you’re being asked to alchemise fear into deeper connection.

Reflection: What would happen if you allowed yourself to receive completely?

♈ Aries Rising

The New Moon in your seventh house highlights partnership: romantic, professional, and every connection that mirrors who you are. Mars and Mercury meet in your eighth house, making this a potent time for emotional honesty. Scorpio season will ask you to move beyond the surface of your relationships into the raw truth that allows real intimacy.

Reflection: Where might vulnerability build the bridge you’ve been waiting for?

♉ Taurus Rising

This New Moon falls in your sixth house and with the rhythms of work, health, and daily life. Something here needs recalibration. Mars and Mercury meet in your seventh house, stirring passionate or revealing conversations with others. Scorpio season asks you to notice what your relationships show you about how you use your energy.

Reflection: What does true balance between giving and receiving look like for you now?

♊ Gemini Rising

The New Moon activates your fifth house, bringing creativity, romance, and joy back into focus. Mars and Mercury in your sixth house remind you that passion needs structure; art, love, and pleasure thrive when you make time for them. Scorpio season invites you to turn busyness into devotion.

Reflection: What are you ready to create simply for the joy of it?

♋ Cancer Rising

The New Moon lands in your fourth house, your inner sanctum. Home, family, and emotional foundations call for care and adjustment. Mars and Mercury in your fifth house awaken your creative spark and desire for authentic expression. Scorpio season helps you turn emotional truth into art.

Reflection: What does “home” feel like in your body and how can you build more of that feeling?

♌ Leo Rising

The New Moon lights your third house of communication and connection. A new rhythm of expression is forming through writing, conversation, or community. Mars and Mercury in your fourth house stir deep feelings that need voice. Scorpio season asks you to transform your inner narrative.

Reflection: What story about yourself are you ready to rewrite?

♍ Virgo Rising

The New Moon activates your second house of money and values, asking you to re-evaluate what’s truly worth your time and energy. Mars and Mercury meet in your third house, sharpening your words and insight. Scorpio season invites you to transform thought into action, fear into focus.

Reflection: What’s one small, tangible step that would bring your life closer to your values?

If you don’t know your rising sign, I’d love to help.

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And if you'd like a reading to look at it all with my help, book in on my website. I’m available on Zoom and at Essential Therapies in Sidmouth on Thursday evenings and alternate Saturdays.

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I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.