10/28/2026
🌙✨ COSMIC CHECK-IN | OCTOBER 28, 2026 🔮
It’s been a little while since I’ve sat down and shared an astrological update with everyone, but with everything happening in our skies lately, I felt like this was a beautiful time to reconnect.
We’re currently moving through a rather interesting transitional period. One that, astrologically speaking, invites us to slow down, reflect, and take a closer look at the things happening beneath the surface of our everyday lives.
And there’s actually quite a bit going on up there!
🌌 So, what’s happening in our skies?
First, we’ve officially entered Scorpio season as of October 23rd.
Scorpio is a fixed water sign traditionally ruled by Mars and associated with Pluto in modern astrology. Its symbolism revolves around transformation, emotional depth, vulnerability, and the parts of ourselves we don’t always feel comfortable acknowledging.
Scorpio season isn’t necessarily about everything falling apart. Sometimes transformation is simply recognizing that we’ve outgrown a version of ourselves we once needed to survive.
☿ Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio | October 24 – November 13
From an astronomical perspective, Mercury isn’t actually traveling backward through space. Retrograde motion is an optical effect created by the changing positions and orbital speeds of Earth and Mercury as they travel around the Sun.
Astrologically, however, Mercury represents communication, thought processes, information, and how we interpret our experiences.
With Mercury retrograde in Scorpio, the invitation is to look a little deeper.
Old conversations may be worth revisiting. Unresolved emotions might deserve our attention. We may even find ourselves questioning beliefs we’ve held for years.
This doesn’t mean something terrible is waiting around the corner.
It simply offers us a symbolic opportunity to examine what we may have overlooked.
♀ Venus Retrograde | October 3 – November 13
Now, this is where things become especially interesting.
Venus began its retrograde in Scorpio before returning to Libra on October 25th.
In astrology, Venus governs relationships, affection, beauty, personal values, and our relationship with money.
Its journey through Scorpio and Libra places an emphasis on the balance between emotional intimacy and healthy partnership.
Are we loving from a place of security or fear? Are we maintaining relationships because they genuinely fulfill us, or because they’re familiar?
And perhaps most importantly, are we extending the same compassion toward ourselves that we so freely offer others?
Venus retrograde isn’t a guarantee that past relationships will return or that current ones will end. It’s an opportunity to reconsider what connection, reciprocity, and self-worth mean to us.
🌕 The Ta**us Full Moon | October 26
We also just experienced a Full Moon in Ta**us, directly opposite the Scorpio Sun.
Astronomically, a full moon occurs when Earth is positioned roughly between the Sun and Moon, allowing us to see the Moon’s illuminated hemisphere.
Astrologically, Ta**us represents stability, comfort, security, and our connection to the physical world, while Scorpio represents emotional depth and transformation.
Together, they bring us a beautiful question:
How do we create stability within ourselves while allowing our lives to change?
Not everything familiar is healthy, and not everything unfamiliar is dangerous.
Sometimes growth asks us to find peace in the uncertainty.
🪐 The Bigger Picture
We also have Saturn and Neptune retrograde in Aries, Uranus retrograde in Gemini, and Pluto moving direct in Aquarius.
These slower-moving planets are associated in astrology with larger patterns of change.
Saturn asks us to examine responsibility and boundaries. Neptune invites us to question our ideals and perceptions. Uranus symbolizes innovation and changes in perspective, while Pluto represents deeper transformation within collective systems.
There is a strong symbolic theme here of examining old structures while imagining what might come next.
🌿 How can we work with this energy?
Rather than fearing these transits, I encourage you to approach them with curiosity.
✨ Journal about patterns you’ve noticed repeating in your relationships.
✨ Practice grounding. Spend time outside, reconnect with your body, and allow yourself moments of stillness.
✨ Revisit unfinished projects or conversations that deserve a little more attention.
✨ Be mindful of impulsive reactions. Not every emotion requires an immediate response.
✨ If you work with tarot, ask yourself what you’re being invited to understand rather than what you should fear.
And remember, rest is productive too. You don’t have to turn every difficult feeling into a spiritual lesson.
🔮 A LITTLE ZODIAC CHECK-IN
These are general reflections for your Sun or Rising sign. Your full birth chart provides a much more personal picture.
♈ Aries: You’re being invited to reconsider what independence means to you. You can be strong and still allow others to support you. Reflect on boundaries, vulnerability, and shared responsibilities.
♉ Ta**us: Relationships and personal security are taking center stage. Notice where you’re holding on simply because something feels familiar. Stability should offer peace, not keep you stagnant.
♊ Gemini: Your routines, energy, and sense of direction deserve attention. With Uranus in your sign, you may be exploring new ways of expressing yourself. Give yourself permission to change your mind.
♋ Cancer: Creativity, emotional expression, and matters of the heart are highlighted. You don’t need to hide your sensitivity to protect yourself. Consider what genuinely brings you joy.
♌ Leo: With Mars and Jupiter traveling through your sign, themes of confidence, ambition, and personal growth are emphasized. Just remember that you don’t have to prove your worth through constant achievement.
♍ Virgo: Pay attention to your inner dialogue. Mercury retrograde may be a useful symbolic reminder to revisit conversations, assumptions, and the expectations you place on yourself. Clarity doesn’t always come from overthinking.
♎ Libra: Venus retrograde has returned to your sign, bringing attention to identity, relationships, and self-worth. Where have you been compromising your own needs to maintain harmony? You deserve balance too.
♏ Scorpio: Happy Scorpio season! With the Sun and Mercury retrograde in your sign, this is a meaningful period for self-reflection. Consider who you’re becoming without feeling obligated to remain who you’ve always been.
♐ Sagittarius: Your inner world may need more attention than your outer accomplishments right now. Make room for quiet reflection, rest, and emotional processing. Not every answer has to arrive through action.
♑ Capricorn: Friendships, community, and long-term aspirations are worth revisiting. Are your current connections supportive of the person you’re becoming? It’s okay for your goals and social circles to evolve.
♒ Aquarius: Pluto in your sign continues a much longer astrological chapter centered on identity and transformation. Meanwhile, career and public responsibilities may need reassessment. You can redefine success on your own terms.
♓ Pisces: Your beliefs, personal values, and sense of purpose may be shifting. Stay curious about perspectives that challenge what you thought you knew. Growth doesn’t require abandoning your intuition, but it does ask you to remain open to learning.
🌙 One final thought…
As someone who loves exploring the connections between astrology, psychology, and spirituality, I think it’s important to remember that the planets aren’t controlling our decisions or determining our worth.
Astronomy helps us understand the physical movements of celestial bodies. Astrology offers a symbolic language through which people have explored human experiences for centuries.
While astrology hasn’t been scientifically established as a method of predicting our lives or personalities, it can still serve as a meaningful framework for personal reflection.
And perhaps that’s one of the most beautiful things about it.
We can look toward the sky, appreciate the incredible science behind it, and still find something deeply personal in its symbolism.
You are allowed to evolve. You are allowed to reconsider. And you are allowed to become someone your past self wouldn’t recognize.
So tell me, what has this transitional period been bringing up for you? Has your zodiac check-in resonated? 🌙
With love and light,
Cassidy | Cosmic Tarot 🔮
