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Horoscopes for 10-20-2026
“Away, you scullion! You rampallian! You fustilarian! I’ll tickle your catastrophe.”
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in Shakespeare’s 2 Henry 4 (II.i.25)
Horoscopes for 10-20-2026
10/21 Mercury at 20° Scorpio 10/23 Sun into Scorpio 4:38 AM 10/25 Venus Retrograde into Libra 4:10 AM 10/25 Full Moon at 1:18 PM 26°51’ Libra/Aries 10/25 Mercury Retrograde at 20° Scorpio
Horoscopes for 10-20-2026

Scorpio
Working backwards, the Moon will be in the next sign over from “full” as the holiday weekend approaches. This is a time to put on a Halloween mask, and just leave it on. Could be real. Could be just as an idea. The little planets create odd disturbances, and rather than argue with delays, apparent setbacks, and obvious collusions? Be the nicer person, and take it all in stride, like, you know some people are stupid, right? Can’t say that wasn’t unexpected, right? So the best Scorpio choice is to accept that they are little less enlightened than you, right? Then, be magnanimous. Right? Hint: Halloween candy and treats, in many forms and different guises, goes a long way to appease some situations, if only in a temporary fashion.
Sagittarius
Some days? You get what you want. Some days, fellow Sagittarius? It just doesn’t seem to go our way. The dice don’t tumble our direction. The numbers are wrong. The other drivers are more stupid than usual. Some days? It just doesn’t work out. Knowing that it is a probably a week or two like that? Hope that helps.
Capricorn
I lived, and loved, a house cat for many long years. She traveled with me from Arizona to Austin, and we were best buds. She knew all my secrets. We had a deal, I wouldn’t pay for health care, and she wouldn’t get sick. Worked out really well. There might be an extant image of her still on the web, see the kitty cam. The other agreement was I would keep her litter box empty and food dish full. What she would do, cat poop in the tray, then cover it with kitty litter. That’s what I was thinking about for this week in Capricorn, it’s like that kitty litter, just covering up a stinky pile doesn’t solve the problem. Unlike some advice, this one is clear: can’t just cover it up and hope it goes away on its own. Not going to happen. Grab the scoop, real or metaphorical.
Aquarius
Retrograde Venus makes a running go at Pluto. Pluto is in Aquarius. This just pushes forward a long-buried issue for nominally gentle Aquarius. Now, we know the source of the pressure, what do we do to move ourselves forward, past, or over this issue? Because this is Pluto-based? I’d suggest taking the issue out, giving it some air, then stashing it again. “Hmm, dirty laundry, we should deal with this,” and then? Put it back in the hamper. It’s there. It’s not going anywhere. You can deal with this when you have to correct resources, and the little planets are not so pugnacious.
Pisces
Down the rabbit’s warren of what the upcoming holiday means? Satanic? Welsh? Celtic? South American? Witches in Salem? Neo-Paganism, also, Techno-Shamanism, both have a great depth of resources, and worth a look. It’s about the holiday up and coming, which falls right after a Full Moon, with the twin evils of Mercury and Venus Retrograde. The historical record, available online, could be as simple as a wiki article, that helps. Not making any drastic changes in Pisces, no, that’s not it. No drastic shifts, but looking over where it came from, what its history might be, and where it stands now? Helps. Helps put a lot of this into a proper Pisces perspective. That’s what we’re looking for. Jump down that rabbit hole; pull on that thread — see what unravels.
Aries
I’ve toyed with numerous online versions of automated software. I’ve been inundated with “lead gen” material, “appointment making” software, online scheduling, payment gateways, credit card processing offers, and just about every other manner of material that is supposed to annotate and automate my business. Everything costs money. What I found? The simple systems work just fine, and while there is a level of automation, I much prefer what I’ve got in place. The computer and a phone line serves as my secretary and front office, a reception. In the last years, I’ve been late for one client appointment. What I’ve got works, and it doesn’t cost any extra. A simple calendar on my phone, a digital daytimer, remember those? A simple calendar, and an electronic trail so I can recall what, when, where. Who. Probably the most important, “who.” Instead of spending more money you might not have, think about the simplest way to answer the questions. No, seriously, remember “Day Timers?” Big, or small, ring binders with sheets for calendars, appointments, contacts, and phone number?
Taurus
It was the oddest of settings, for me, the old rock shop in Austin. As a private contractor, an independent purveyor at the store? I wasn’t cut in on all the inner workings of the store itself, but then, as a regular each month for more than decade, I got to see the coming — and going — of retail workers. Birth and death, rebirth. More than one person I know from the old trailer park days, now a distant past. But that’s not what this is about, it’s about being both on the inside and the outside of the inner workings of the offices of the store. From managers to leaders, to front-line retail? I’m party to gossip, but I don’t have much said about me, not anymore. The ups and the downs, the vicissitudes, and tides of a business that employs diverse backgrounds. Due to longevity, I had gate codes and so forth, access to the innermost workings, and yet, never on the emergency list. I like that, the perfect balance of part of the inner circle without any responsibility. This is a position, very much like my former position at the shop, this is a the way you want this week to look: involved, but not too involved. Part of, but not too much a part of.
Gemini
While I endeavor to provide accurate data points, like when Mercury is Retrograde, and the locations of various planets? There’s an inexact quality to the science. The location of the planets, that’s science. What it means? That’s art — the art of interpretation. Looking at the current planets, making note of the two inner planets — Venus and Mercury — both in retrograde, and in a certain position vis-à-vis with Gemini? It’s about some work. Everyone else is getting ready for the high holiday, Halloween. Or dia de las muetas, or All Saints’ Day, whatever. Maybe all three? Everyone else is getting ready for that, and you’re stuck behind the screen, behind the counter, at the desk, someplace that looks like work. But corrective actions taken now help prevent future troubles. Or, you know, Mr. Mercury? Could be cleaning up messes leftover by other people. Do the work, now. “What am I doing for Halloween? I’m going be the cleaning lady, what does it look like?”
Cancer
Acorns dropped last month. Live Oak, common enough, drop acorns. Every fall, it seems like there’s this — sounds like — not quite gunfire, the report of a small caliber weapon, but also more than just a small nut falling from a tree. The sound is strange, mostly in the afternoon, especially if there is a gentle zephyr to shake the limbs, and mostly, green acorns, but they turn brown in a hurry. Squirrels and deer love them. I think they’re annoying, the acorns, but relatively harmless, except for that annoying report. One neighbor replaced his shingles with a tin roof, and that’s the worst, as the nuts hit his metal. The cornucopia of acorns made me remember the spring, when the tree pollen is so thick, it layers everything. These trees sure spend of lot of time reproducing. When I was looking at your charts for this week, the acorns were still falling, making a ricochet noise, a definitive “bang” that reminded me of the past, but looking towards the future. Anchor in the past, but look towards that Moon Child’s future. We’re not there yet, but look forward, Cancer.
The Leo
Mars and Jupiter, frying through Leo? Those are at odds with the Venus and Mercury Retrogrades in Scorpio (soon Libra). You do good. No one notices. You do bad? Everyone sees it. Short, and to the point. Do the right thing, and no one sees it, but do the wrong thing? Everyone laughs at you. Leo: you have a choice.
Virgo
“Darling, take a breath. Hold that for a second. Wait. Stop. What are your goals?” I could imagine this as a conversation between me and certain Virgo, you know who you are, but the more I analyzed the situations, the problems, the pitfalls, and the prognostications? The more I analyzed, the more I realized that we got off on the wrong starting point. So let’s pause. Stop. Quit fidgeting. Take a deep breath, and exhale slowly. Not the immediate goal, I can hear that one, “I want to put my hands around your neck, Mr. Kramer,” no, not that immediate answer, but longer-term, like a grand-scheme kind of plan. So before you fire off that hateful invective at me? Let’s take a minute to pause, and assess what the real goals are, and what direction you want this to take. The immediate goal to inflict pain on the messenger, that’s usually me, that goal isn’t the one I’m asking about. The big goal, the over-arching picture. What’s that look like?
Libra
The gift? The ideal gift in this situation? What with Full Moons, Half Moons, Retrograde Planets, and runaway brides? There is no financial gain to be had, and the real gift? Be emotionally present. Be in the moment. That’s a challenge with both the inner planets in apparent retrograde motion. One is in Scorpio (Mercury) and one is headed back into Libra (Venus). Putatively, Venus is the Libra “ruler,” planet most associated with the sign, and backwards motion spells out troubles. Instead of trying to buy your way out of this? Try something different. Pause, listen, look attentive. The goal, real or imagined, is to be emotionally present. Physical helps, too, but make an effort to listen and understand. Feel me?