Mercury and Venus Retrograde: Communication and Coordination

In episode 420 we give an overview of the monthly astrology forecast for October 2023, which features eclipses and lots of Pluto aspects, with astrologers Chris Brennan, Austin Coppock, and Nicholas Polimenakos. At the beginning of the month we see the end of the Venus and Mercury retrograde periods, with Venus finally departing from Leo and moving into Virgo, and Mercury departing from Virgo and moving into Libra. In October we move into eclipse season, with the first in a new series of solar eclipses in the sign of Libra, and the last of a series of lunar eclipses in the sign of Taurus. Pluto stations direct in Capricorn this month and begins heading towards a return to Aquarius early next year, and this also marks the final pass of the Pluto return of the United States. We spend the first hour of the show talking about the astrology of recent stories in the news, including new birth times for Dua Lipa and Elon Musk, the end of the writers strike, and the synastry between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Then in the second and third hour of the show we do a deep dive into the astrology of October, and talk about the major transits coming up this month. This episode is available in audio and video versions below. Northwest Astrological Conference The Northwest Astrological Conference happening May 23-27, 2024: https://norwac.net Chris, Austin, and Nicholas https://www.chrisbrennanastrologer.com https://austincoppock.com https://sparklesofgold.com Auspicious Election for October The most auspicious astrological dates this month are: 🪐 October 1 at 11:25 AM with Sagittarius rising 🪐 October 2 at 12:20 AM with Cancer rising For more auspicious dates this month see our Auspicious Elections podcast: https://theastrologypodcast.com/elections/ Patreon for Early Access + Bonus Content https://www.patreon.com/astrologypodcast Timestamps 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:02 Quick overview of October astrology 00:02:32 Welcoming Nicholas and Austin 00:05:24 Astrology news segment begins 00:05:44 Dua Lipa's new birth chart 00:13:09 Elon Musk's birth time 00:26:17 Writers Guild and other strikes 00:37:55 Floods around Full Moon in Pisces 00:45:22 Mr. Beast and Jupiter in Pisces 00:56:00 Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce 01:06:01 Northwest Astrological Conference 01:13:55 October astrology forecast begins 01:14:05 Pluto themes: an intense month 01:17:45 Mercury and Venus retrogrades over 01:27:50 Venus opposite Saturn October 8-10 01:36:24 Mars square Pluto October 7 & 8 01:47:37 Pluto stations direct in Capricorn October 10 02:00:26 Mars ingresses into Scorpio October 12 02:00:52 Solar Eclipse in Libra October 14 02:21:25 Mercury cazimi square Pluto October 20 02:24:00 Venus trine Jupiter October 21 02:29:10 Auspicious election for October 02:33:55 Lunar eclipse in Taurus October 28 02:40:51 Mercury conjunct Mars opposite Jupiter October 28 02:52:48 Venus trine Uranus October 31 03:01:45 End cards Watch the Video Version of This Episode Watch the video version of our October astrology forecast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b71QmItCkzA - Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 420 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode Listen to the audio version of this episode or download it as an MP3: