Your October 2026 Horoscope: Travel Will Bring Up People and Places From Your Past

Your October 2026 horoscope is here—and be warned. This year, spooky season might feel legitimately haunted by the ghosts of hurts, betrayals, and resentments past. Venus stations retrograde in Scorpio on October 3, and it won’t go direct again until November 14. This whole month is a bit of an emotional landmine, to put it lightly, but the first couple days of October are especially laced with toxins. Remember though: At the right dose, certain kinds of poisons can be medicinal. Still, that doesn’t make the bitter pill go down any easier. The environment around Venus at the top of the month is pointed, confrontational, and probably a bit rage-inducing. We will be questioning whether certain relationships are safe, real, or mutually affirming in the way we thought they were. We will also be pulled into a collective remembrance of societal traumas that bond us to certain people and alienate us from others. If you’re feeling triggered, that’s not a side show. The thing that feels hard to sit with now is the place where your journey opens.Mercury will also be going retrograde alongside Venus in Scorpio, so it’s very possible that this month will present us with a literal trip down memory lane—as in travel that reconnects us with people and places from our past. Though Mercury Retrograde doesn’t officially start until October 24, it will be buffering (in its preshadow) as early as October 4. Mercury’s copresence with Venus brings about a sort of rendezvous with deja vu—a resurfacing of old conversations, songs, love letters, and mood boards from a different time. Also, you know the Mercury Retrograde drill. Expect delays, rerouting, and rescheduling, and don’t be surprised if you have to circle back to a conversation again after it went off the rails, or because someone took something you said the wrong way. This is probably not the time to travel to an unfamiliar place without researching what you shouldn’t say or do in order to avoid accidentally offending your hosts. Then again, it’s also not the time to stick to the “safe” topics, necessarily. You will crave deep, meaningful exchanges that stay with you forever, and you won’t get there via “please” and “thank you” alone. Be willing to linger with someone at the table long enough for the exchange to become real.Astrologer's note: Below we refer to your signs as “rising” signs, also known as your ascendant sign. Horoscopes are more accurate when read this way—using your birth time and location, you can quickly find your rising sign online (it takes less than 30 seconds).Lin ChenAries RisingThis month’s astrology is plunging you into a bit of a grief process. With Venus and Mercury both going retrograde in your 8th house, there’s reason to suspect that you’ll be visited by a lot of ghosts over these next few weeks. Memories of loved ones who have passed, memories of people who are no longer in your life, the shadow imprints that pain has left around your heart. You may even be grieving a relationship that is still very much alive and relevant to your current reality. Maybe you’re finally seeing an unhealthy dynamic for what it is, or wondering if you have it in you to disentangle yourself from what is actually a trauma bond. There are versions of this story where this doesn’t have to be the beginning of the end, necessarily, but it almost definitely will be the end of a previous dynamic. If your heart needs soothing, go visit a grave in need of tending. Sweep the debris from the tombstone and leave fresh flowers or stones. Assuming you don’t travel somewhere with the express purpose of visiting a loved one’s grave, touring the cemetery or the catacombs of your destination city might scratch an itch you couldn’t really name or explain otherwise. In so many words, it’s okay to not be okay.A lot of what’s going for you right now is probably financial in scope. There are very few versions of this where it’s “just not that deep” but there’s a chance you’re literally just renegotiating where money comes from and flows in your life, particularly if there’s a contract, shared asset, or custody arrangement that’s becoming an issue. Some sharp disagreements and power struggles could arise during the first couple days of October as Venus stations retrograde, only to resurface again by the Taurus full moon on October 26 (hopefully because you reclaimed something that belongs to you, and pissed off the dragon that was hoarding your eggs?). Yes, things can get ugly when money is involved, but usually, money just reveals the inequity or lack of honesty that was already there in the dynamic.With your ruling planet, Mars, in Leo all month, you’ll be focused on your creative projects and any kids in your midst this month, but there’s also an element of fighting for your right to party, especially when groupthink tries to squash your natural expression or water down your essence. You can’t create for your biggest critic, nor can you organize your entire life around the pressures of conformity. If you’re traveling with a group this month, see if you can plan your own activities so you don’t get roped into splitting costs over things you don’t really want to do.Taurus RisingIt’s going to be imperative for you to take an honest look at how you’re sacrificing your own health and wellbeing to keep a relationship alive. This is deeper than just “this thing you do hurts my feelings". Where is this physically and mentally taking a toll on you? Where is it robbing you of your shine and dulling your glow? October’s dual Venus and Mercury Retrograde is primarily taking place in your 7th house of relationships, but there’s also a big spotlight on your physical body and health, which might serve as a necessary barometer of the overall state of a key dynamic in your life. Quick question: Have you glowed up or glowed down since this person came into the picture? Do you feel more or less beautiful when you’re around them? Take the answers to these questions seriously.Here's where to carve out the type of me time you can't get at home.If you’re not seeing how these things are all connected now, you probably will toward the end of October, particularly around the Taurus full moon on October 26. This lunation really brings things to a head for you personally, which might feel more like a breaking point in practice. There are power struggles, resentments, and old stories coming up to be dealt with in new ways, but it might require the adult version of you to stand up for your inner child in a way you didn’t have growing up. Nothing about this is chill or easy, but you need to be on your own side before you’re on anyone else’s. That’s the only way to get a stuck dynamic to change.Amid this month’s intensity, you might have unexpected and even pleasant reunions with people you haven’t seen in a while. In particular, look out for chance encounters around October 6 and 24. All, even most, retrogrades are not about your exes coming back, but your experience may be the exception right now. Now, that’s not a sign that you should get back together with them, so don’t go to clown town like the bird we both know you aren’t. But it wouldn’t be the craziest outcome if you ran into your former flame in Abu Dhabi, or serendipitously reconnected with some old friends in your hometown. These poignant encounters will probably stir up deep feelings you thought were laid to rest, and maybe it will make sense to dredge up the past so that closure (or something like it) can be reached. But you will need to use your discernment with this one, because not everyone the universe throws in your path will be ready for (or mature enough) to handle that conversation well. The skies are being messy right now, and it’s totally your call whether you want to meet that energy halfway.Gemini RisingIf words and ideas didn’t hold any power, people wouldn’t feel so threatened by them. Fortunately/unfortunately, you’re about to find out what sticking to your guns might cost you this time, which will be easier for those of you who are already used to making enemies over your ideological stances. This month’s Mars-Pluto opposition (exact on October 3, and accentuated again on October 15 and 26) entrenches your resolve to defend your intellectual turf or poke the hornet’s nest with your words, which is the basis of where a lot of the tension is currently forming. However, the Venus and Mercury double trouble retrograde is describing the main plot line, which is mainly social in nature. Some people might turn against you for what you’re saying, and some might like you even more because of it. There could be work drama or commotion among your colleagues that shakes up existing allegiances, which will compel you to reevaluate who’s really on your team. Just make sure this is a hill that’s truly worth dying on, because the potential pitfall of the Mars-Pluto stuff is refusing to back down out of pride, even when you’re starting to suspect you’re wrong.This tense astrology can also find you on your travels, so this is probably a month to exercise greater caution when you’re far from home. There’s a higher than usual chance of crossing paths with an unreasonably angry person, or wading into controversy you don’t understand that well as a foreigner. Road rage will be more prevalent, both at home and far away, and mechanical breakdowns could also befall you at the worst possible times. This doesn’t mean your trip is doomed, but it will probably come with added complications and emotional triggers. The potential for challenges spikes around October 2-3, 15, and the entire week of October 24-30.What you may enjoy about this month is the opportunity to reconnect with people you haven’t seen in awhile, particularly old coworkers and gym pals. You might be dusting off an old labor of love to recommit to a passion that gave your life meaning, or renegotiating your work/life balance to adapt to your present reality. Some of your current focus will invariably be on more boring and unsexy stuff like going to the doctor or hiring a new babysitter, but the deeper mission is freeing up more space for the things you care about and getting your spark back. You can find opportunities to play amid the madness.Writer Marisol Delarosa makes a pilgrimage to Buscalan, home to 109-year-old Apo Whang-od, the oldest living artist in the country, to meet with the next generation of mambabatoks—and to receive a traditional hand-tapped tattoo of her own.Cancer RisingIt seems like the agreements within your family are up for renegotiation, and that might require poking the sleeping bear before things can feel harmonious again. With Venus and Mercury both stationing retrograde in your 5th house this month, it seems like the needs of children and young people will probably be centered in these discussions around what needs to change, but a tense standoff between Mars and Pluto also brings stressful money conversations into the fold. People may be moving in selfish and extractive ways, or handling things in a style that is not entirely above board. Reluctantly, you might have to draw a line in the sand and defend what’s yours. It’s never fun having to be the one to call attention to this sort of thing, but it doesn’t seem like the authority figures in your world are behaving reliably enough for you to relax, either.Needless to say, this is an interesting time to visit home or go anywhere with your family, and though the tension is undeniable, that doesn’t mean you’re necessarily going to regret the experience. The status quo of how you relate to each other is ripe for reinvention, and that might look like putting everyone’s phone in a basket and spending real quality time together, or connecting more deeply than you do when it’s business as usual. The new moon in Libra on October 10 is an opportunity to hit the reset button with each other, but this is one of those moments where peace can probably only be achieved through conflict.While you’re busy unpacking all of that, you may also be preoccupied with matters of the heart. A past or present romantic entanglement might be dragging you into a painful (but tender) confrontation with your intimacy issues. Maybe you’re channeling all of this into your art, and perhaps resurrecting a creative project you can remix into your current collection. Your past love affair with a hobby or beloved pastime is good source material for whatever process it is you’re currently going through, and even if that goes no further than one really good night at the music venue you used to frequent when you were studying abroad, that still means something.On October 26, the full moon in Taurus brings some community drama to a head, which may or may not be related to the things going on in your personal life. To be fair, it may not involve you directly, and you may not have energy to give to the spectacle. But in the grand scheme of things, you are thinking more deeply about who is kin and who is an acquaintance, and this will give you more clarity on where you stand with everyone in your life.Lin ChenLeo RisingWell, it looks like it might be your turn to play the villain in someone else’s story. That’s not free license to let your worst impulses run wild, but it is a heads up that you might not have many options that don’t involve making someone else upset. Mars will be in Leo all month, and the tense standoff between Mars and Pluto will exacerbate an existing rivalry and entrench a growing conflict rather than de-escalate it. You will probably feel righteously angry and maybe a bit too proud to back down, but it’s also entirely likely that whoever you’re up against isn’t conducting themselves with a whole lot of integrity, either. It’s a difficult balancing act, but the key to navigating this time well is to somehow both refuse to take anyone’s BS and also stop yourself before you’ve gone too far. The full moon in Taurus on October 26 shines a bright light on your career and reputation, and it also retriggers the Mars-Pluto opposition. You’re on camera this month, so to speak, so make sure you move accordingly.Venus and Mercury both station retrograde in your 4th house in October, which means this call may very well be coming from inside your own house (or family). Otherwise, matters of home will be top of mind as you navigate your interpersonal beef. Maybe there’s a stalemate between you and your partner concerning your living situation or the needs of one of your parents, or maybe you’ll be warring with someone from your own bloodline. It might feel like one of those classic cases of bringing up an old argument that was presumably settled, but is clearly still relevant enough to be today’s can of worms. This is one of those times when you need to look at the ugly parts before you can make things beautiful again.This emotionally charged energy will probably follow you wherever you go, though no one would blame you for wanting to come up for air and escape to a place where no one knows your name. You’re probably more likely to spend time closer to home this month, though, treading familiar ground or taking a weekend trip to visit a friend or sibling. On October 4, the Sun opposes Saturn, revealing the tension between your more localized perspective and someone else’s outsider view. You’re probably both just fish out of water, doing your best to survive in a context that you feel awkward in to begin with. Maybe it’s not your job to educate anyone or act like you know what’s best, but this could be a deeply humbling and confronting moment in a week that’s already set up to trigger you. Breathe, regulate, and chin up!Virgo RisingSo you looked through that shoebox under your bed full of dusty old love letters you haven’t had the strength to look at in years, and now, predictably, you’re in shambles. What would it mean to you if you did have a chance to speak again, or ran into your old classmates who wrote those funny things in your yearbook? The overarching theme of your month is “feeling emotional over old messages”, but that’s not the full extent of what’s going on. There are likely active conflicts in your current social ecosystem that will require you to speak up in some way, or even reassess where you stand with certain people.The types of relationships most likely to be affected by October’s dual Venus and Mercury Retrograde are the ones you form through proximity: your siblings, your cousins, your neighbors, your friends from school, even the bartender you see all the time who knows your order. With your ruling planet, Mercury, getting ready to form a series of squares to Mars over the next few weeks (the first two happen on October 2 and 30), it looks like your main mission will be to cut through the layers of half-truths to uncover the actual story that’s been buried, and then, potentially, to pick a bone with somebody about it. You might be the one tasked as the universe’s detective right now, and maybe that’s because you have the necessary eagle-eyed disposition for it. You’re not in the mood to let sleeping dogs lie, especially when you’ve got all the receipts handy to prove your case.Midnight margs are back—make way.Travelwise, this stands to be an interesting month for you. Mercury stations retrograde on October 24, which could send you literally backwards to retrace your steps after losing something important on the way, or back to an old familiar stomping grounds. The full moon in Taurus on October 26 brings the month’s swirling matters to a full boil, prompting you to realize something important about your worldview or educational lineage that might require you to embody your values differently. This full moon could also bring news regarding an immigration matter, or show up as a peak travel experience that leaves a weird taste in your mouth. Don’t worry—it’s probably nothing you could have planned for or anticipated ahead of time. Part of being In The World is having your eyes opened to things you didn’t bargain for when you were just trying to experience something new. You travel to learn, ultimately, and this is absolutely a learning opportunity.Libra RisingYou may not know exactly what it all means yet, but trust the process and trust yourself. You are deep inside the eye of the spiral that is actually taking the shape of a new beginning—it just probably doesn’t feel like it from where you’re sitting. Your ruling planet, Venus, stations retrograde on October 3, and on the 23rd, Venus is “reborn” during its cazimi in the middle of its descent into invisibility. There’s also a new moon in Libra on October 10, as though to drive the point home that every death is actually a birth. And you might honestly feel like you’re dying a little bit inside (sorry).Some of what’s coming up for you is probably money-related, but it’s also deeper than that. It’s about how you see yourself, the pride you take in your appearance, how you market your skills, and how you appraise the worth of your talents. It’s about your signature aesthetic, your personal brand, your fashion sense, and the loaded implications of what it means to invest in yourself. And yes, to the extent that it’s about money, it’s also an occasion to turn a new leaf financially: Look at the scary stuff related to your finances, ask yourself better questions about your spending habits, and kill off the part of yourself that likes to self-sabotage.Practically speaking, this is not the time to pull the trigger on a drastic makeover, DIY your own haircut, or travel anywhere for the purposes of getting beauty procedures done (wait until late November at the earliest, after Venus goes direct again, for that trip to Seoul). You will also want to hold onto your receipts so you can contest any erroneous charges that come up, and honestly, you’re probably better off not making any big purchases until mid-November, either. The potential for buyer’s remorse is high right now, as is a general sense that “this thing I used to really enjoy just isn’t hitting the spot anymore.” If you go somewhere you once loved and order the same dish that rocked your world back then, it might not taste as good as you remember. The point of all this is to push yourself to expand your palate and attune to the things that feel vibrant and alive for you right now.Amid the tension in your community and possibly some interpersonal matters you’ll need to unravel, you’re also in the midst of a profound recalibration. Your relationship to relationships is changing, and that’s because your relationship to yourself is changing. You’ll start to feel this most acutely after October 25, when Venus retrogrades back into Libra. At this point, you will start to gradually take your power back from uneven dynamics.In this exclusive excerpt from her memoir My Life on the Road, the writer and feminist activist reveals the harassment and discrimination women crew members faced in the '60s and '70s.Scorpio RisingYou may not particularly like who you see staring back in the mirror right now. Have you considered not fighting that feeling for a bit? Sometimes you have to sit in the “yuck” before you can get back to the “yum”, and repulsion can be a wonderful teacher. The thing that’s leaving a bad taste in your mouth may actually have nothing to do with you or how you feel about yourself, but it’s still mucking up your aura, and you’re worth the attention this deserves.On October 3, Venus stations retrograde in Scorpio. Mercury will follow suit on October 24. Everyone’s going through it, but you might feel a bit like the main character in this season of discontent. Even though external factors can certainly act as triggers (namely, other people), the point of all of this is to guide you back inward toward a self-reclamation of some kind. You can be upset with people, and you can even decide that you’re done with them, but you’re cutting your own transformation off at the knees if you remain stuck in blame and resentment. More than likely, that’s just your psyche’s slick way of masking the shame you’re avoiding.Your ruling planet, Mars, also spends all month in Leo, your 10th house of career and reputation. Because Mars is doing tense things with Pluto and Venus and Mercury, it’s essentially fanning the flames of the situation and making you feel extra proud and defensive. You might need your lion-hearted courage to stand up to an oppressor or an opponent, but you might also need your humility to avoid making things worse. For some of you, it might be hard to know the difference because the current energies are not encouraging de-escalation of the conflict. You will probably feel triggered at some point—just try not to react.You will be craving rest and healing more than usual, especially if your fight-or-flight instinct is activated. This might be the time to adopt a less busy itinerary and go sweat it out at a temazcal or traditional bathhouse, or get a massage in lieu of squeezing in that additional day trip. The most potent day of the month for inner alchemy and purification will be on October 23, when the Sun enters Scorpio and conjoins Venus, an event otherwise known as a Venus cazimi. It would be nice if you could carve out some space on this day to meet yourself fully, and to feel the deeper layer of the pain you’ve been avoiding. If that’s all a bit heavy, it might help to buy yourself something you feel confident in, or reach for those favorite items in your wardrobe. It’s not a good time for a drastic makeover or beauty procedure (wait til mid-November), but a tiny bit of retail therapy can help in times like these.Lin ChenSagittarius RisingYou’re learning another lesson about what it costs you when you doubt your own intuition. But hey, you can still be proud of yourself for wanting to hear people out and give others the benefit of the doubt, because you’re not interested in erecting monuments out of your worst suspicions. Hopefully, this current moment of recalibration will help you attune to your own signal more clearly so that you can always hear yourself loudest amid the noise of the outer world.There’s a lot of commotion swirling around you, and much of the drama may not even involve you directly. However, this could still be an important turning point for your involvement in various friendships and communities. Venus and Mercury both station retrograde in Scorpio, which can bring up a lot of resentment and wounding for you, especially if you have past trauma around “not belonging to the group.” That said, do you even want to belong? That’s the crux of the matter at hand, and even if all you do this month is quietly observe everyone else crashing out and revealing the true nature of their value systems, it will definitely change how you engage with your wider social sphere going forward. The new moon in Libra on October 10 might amount to a tipping point in this regard, or a moment of realizing who the real ones are.You might also find yourself more embattled than usual when it comes to your politics and knowledge systems, as Mars spends the month in your 9th house of beliefs, cozying up to your ruling planet, Jupiter. For whatever reason, you’re feeling called to promote how you see the world and make an impassioned case for your perspective. Think of this as a moment of “defending your thesis.” For academics, this is something that requires years of training and preparation. For everyone else, there is the real-world practicum of amassing knowledge and experience that hopefully amounts to more than a shouting match over beer.You could have places to go this month with Mars adding jet fuel to your tank, and you might have more energy than usual to take on the world. An argumentative streak comes with the territory, though, so try not to take your inner bar brawler past customs. The conflict potential is heightened for you, particularly that which finds you on the road, so take extra care to not accidentally offend the locals with behavior that wouldn’t necessarily be considered rude back home. Maybe a little dose of culture shock is necessary sometimes to snap you out of your own projections, so just roll with the sensations as they come up. You’re meant to be feeling some amount of alienation right now.Capricorn RisingYou’re starting to feel like you need to pull back on some of your commitments, which is perfectly okay, in case no one’s told you that lately. Maybe you came in with the best of intentions and thought you’d have the capacity to get involved, but then you saw the true complexity of all the group dynamics at play and decided you just don’t have the energy for all these social politics. You never meant to volunteer yourself as head of the PTA permanently, and maybe that other solo traveler meetup can get on just fine without you.While researching her new novel Sunrise, novelist Téa Obreht encountered the long-lost glories and forgotten histories of the Mountain West’s former boomtowns.Venus and Mercury will both retrograde through your 11th house of groups and communities this month, which means a large part of your attention will be focused on reassessing who you feel connected to and where you feel called to participate, especially in any leadership capacity. With a new moon in Libra occurring in your 10th house of public roles on October 10, there are implications for your career and legacy, and much of this deliberation will ultimately stem from a desire to honor your values out loud and prioritize the things you want to represent. If you’re an artist, you might be deep in the midst of a professional rebrand, or maybe reassessing how you connect to your audience. This might be the moment in your autobiography where you ditch the record label, or swap the corporate arena for more intimate venues where your fans can feel like they’re really in the room with you.Yes, money can feel funny right now, and might even be the impetus for some of these changes. Turf wars, greed, and power struggles could be factoring into the equation right now, and you might have to confront people who are moving in underhanded ways to claim a bigger piece of the pie than they’re entitled to. Don’t let them get away with it. But also, have the self-awareness to realize when you’re the one who’s growling over your food bowl without due cause.This also stands to be an interesting month for you from the standpoint of “running into people you haven’t thought about in years.” These encounters will probably bring up some weird emotions for you, so prepare for a social atmosphere of “pleasant blended with unpleasant” and assume that everyone has something to teach you right now. Maybe you’ll be traveling for a reunion, a conference, or an industry event of some kind. It can be awkward to be in forced proximity with people you kind of know, and people’s social graces will not be at their best. Is this reminding you of a similar experience you once had, or helping you change your mind or heart about certain people?Aquarius RisingBeing cast in the role of reluctant hero has you feeling some type of way. Whether you asked to be here or not, you’ve become the polarizing figure of the month, and people are either going to love or hate you because of what you represent to them. In that sense, you can probably relax some of your defensiveness and not take it too personally, but that’s obviously easier said than done. What does it mean to be viewed as a symbol, rather than as just yourself? Does this remind you of another time you were set up to be viewed in this way?This month, Venus and Mercury both go retrograde in your 10th house, which brings a familiar discomfort that goes hand in hand with being publicly perceived by the world. Mars is in your 7th house of relationships and open enemies, bringing a confrontational vibe to the party, and it’s opposing Pluto in Aquarius, which is stationing direct on October 15 for added oomph. In so many words, you’re having one of the more dramatic Octobers of the whole bunch, and perhaps you will one day look back on this moment as your villain origin story. At minimum, this will be a turning point for you in terms of your willingness to be disliked, or to stand for something bigger than yourself (and deal with the projection this entails).Eager to become a more intrepid runner, writer Maryann Wright ventures to the weather beaten trails of Chile's Los Ríos region—and expands her belief of what's possible.This is very likely to have profound downstream ripple effects on your career, or on how you present yourself publicly. In a simplistic sense, you can think of this as the turnover period that’s prepping you for a new 8-year chapter of your professional journey, and for accessing new levels of status, success, and visibility. How you weave your politics, worldview, and education into this is a key part of the puzzle, as is what it costs you temporarily in peace. When you level up, you unfortunately do become a bigger threat to others. Can you learn to be comfortable with your own power?On October 10, the new moon in Libra presents you with a quest to embark on over the next few months, which could be literal or metaphorical. Yes, there’s the larger journey of you becoming more principled in your work, but new travel possibilities could also emerge from this nexus, as could new ways of relating to the wider world generally. Is it time to commit to more ethical ways of traveling or engaging with cultures that are not your own? You’re ready to put a different foot forward, and maybe it’s a more intentional one. Not everyone’s going to be happy with your choices, and not everyone needs to agree. This is your season of deeper listening to your own moral compass, so drown out the peanut gallery if you need to.Pisces RisingIf you once left your heart in San Francisco and you go back to visit now, don’t be surprised if those old emotions feel just as raw and immediate as they did back then. You’re embarking on a trip down memory lane this month, just not the kind that’s going to evoke warm and fuzzy feelings the whole way through. Venus and Mercury’s dual retrogrades through Scorpio are brewing a perfect storm of kismet for your travels. All roads probably lead to “being confronted with old feelings that are still painful for some reason.” Even if you don’t run into your ex halfway across the world in October, you will still probably feel like you’re retreading old ground and hurting your own feelings a bit in the process.By the way, that’s not a recommendation to stay home. Yes, things can go a bit sideways, especially when Mercury is retrograde. But when have you ever let a little chaos stop you? You are simply going on a bit of a personal odyssey this month, complete with a sidequest to the edge of the underworld (or down the River Styx, if you’re hardcore). You can’t keep being haunted by memories without being a little bit curious about what it all means, right? Treat whatever journey you’re on as an initiation of some kind, and allow yourself to come out changed on the other side.Guided tours, theme parks, and craft workshops across the country can help you make the most of the mythology's moment.You could also be in a process of deeply questioning your allegiance to a school of thought, a belief system, a teacher, or an ivory tower you once regarded as an authority. Sometimes it takes an extreme event or loss to catalyze this sort of journey, and sometimes, it’s just your own ego that’s ready to die all over again. Hopefully, you’re realizing by now that the things you know and believe are not your literal identity, but it can still be painful to lose trust in something or someone you once believed in. Don’t rush yourself to reach a conclusion. Allow this thing to take its own time.With Mars cozying up to your ruling planet, Jupiter, in Leo all month, you could also be busier than usual, and you are probably not yet ready to admit you can’t take it all on. Be mindful of a tendency to push yourself too hard at work or at the gym, because while you might feel like a superhero right now, that could bite you in the butt next month, or end up not being worth all the heroic effort you’re making. Just because you can walk 25,000 steps every day you’re in Rome doesn’t mean you necessarily should. You need rest days, even when you’re feeling enthusiastic about things.Enjoyed your October 2026 horoscope? Look back on September to see how things lined up.