176 The Australian Women’s Weekly|OCTOBER 2019
withLILITH ROCHAHoroscopes
ILLUSTRATION BY SUSANNA HARRISON.SEP24-OCT 23
Octobersprintsofftoa spritzy
startwithMarsandVenusin Libra
fora friskybirthdayfrolic.Asastral
energiesprogressfromLibranto
Scorpionic,in-depthanswerswill
appealmorethanquickfixes.If
mid-monthseesyouarbitrating
a workdealormediatinga
personnelagreement,making
sureeveryone’shappyis one
ofyourVenusiansuperpowers.
DoesMarsbackin yoursign
aftertwoyearsoffhaveyou
volleyingbetweencraving
spaceandneedingintimacy?
Applyyoursignaturegeniusfor
synthesisingparadoxicalscenarios
intoa stylishcompromisethat
locatesthesweetspotbetween
autonomy and togetherness.Libra
Scorpio
OCT24-NOV 22
Venusvisitingfirstthezodiacsign
d’amour, andthenyours,renders
thismonthripeforprivateromps
witheitherlong-termpartnersor
excitingnewloveinterests.Scorpions
excelat non-verbalcommunication,
soevenwhatyoudon’tsaycarries
weightandresonance;withideas-
machineplanetMercuryinyour
corneruntilmid-December,usethis
astralimpetustogetbusyonsocial
mediawithsomepowernetworking.
Whenthelate-monthsunandnew
mooninScorpiojointheplanets
ofloveandcommerceforyour
personalpartyinthesky,write
downthreespecificstepstotake
youin thedirectionyouwant for
this new birthday year.Sagittarius
NOV23-DEC 21
Newsflash!Potentdwarfplanet
Plutoonthemoveagainloosensthe
lockonSagittarianfinances,while
Marsin yourfriendshipsectorpicks
upthepaceongroupendeavours.
EvenwithOctober’smaddening
come/go,yes/nomindchanges,you
shineasa teamplayer– although
youwillneedtotreadcarefully
duringmid-month’sinflammatory
fullmoon,whenspeakingyourmind
couldcausesomecollateraldamage.
Thereis celestialenergyinthesign
ofbalance,sogiveyourselfpermission
fordowntimetoscheme,dream
andletyourthoughtsstreamwhere
theywill.Tuneintowhatyour
soulis yearningforandmake the
commitment to pursueit.Capricorn
DEC22-JAN 20
TheresurgenceofPlutoandSaturn
inCapricorn,plusMarsreturning
aftertwoyearsonthecircuitto
putitsfootonyourprofessional
accelerator,cansometimesbea
recipeforsomecompetitivestress.
Butdrivinga hardbargainisn’t
alwaysthebeststrategy,andthis
accommodatingmonthsuggests
a moreflexible,stretchy,bendy
approach.Don’tfeellikeplaying
nice?Octoberinsistsyoubefair,even
if mid-month’sfullmoondeliversan
unexpectedouch.WithVenus,Mercury
andthelatemonthnewmoonjoining
forcesforprofitandpleasure,bealert
forpromisingpair-ups.Maketeam-
buildingexercisescreative,and
welcome unusual ideas.