This is not your most dramatic total Lunar Eclipse, and you might not even notice it was happening even if you were watching it. A Penumbral Lunar Eclipse is more subtle, and not quite as obvious. Nonetheless, it is an Eclipse. A Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Gemini.

Neptune stations at the end of this month as it also squares the Nodes of the Moon. This can cast a veil of confusion and uncertainty on the world as we also enter Eclipse Season.

We have a powerful New Moon in Scorpio this weekend. What makes it a force to reckon with are: 1) Mars stations Direct on Friday giving it a boost of energy and enthusiasm; and 2) an exact sextile to the massively transformative Jupiter/Pluto conjunction.

Jupiter and Pluto join forces on November 12th, conspiring to transform and reframe the narrative. Ultimately we are all being urged to get back to what really matters.

*Special Election Edition* This week’s post focuses on the US election, and so is a bit of a departure. Full disclosure: although he may not have been my first choice, I am hoping for a Biden win. My bias shows. This election falls just days after a Full Moon exactly conjunct Uranus. And on Halloween no less. Almost anything goes with this Full Moon! This is a Moon that promises more than its usual share of surprises… ghost and ghoulies aside. Time to strap on those seat belts again!… there’s no telling what is about to be revealed in the light of this unpredictable Full Moon.

As we approach the Full Moon on October 31st, you can begin to feel the energy shifting and perhaps even accelerating. From unpredictable, to illuminating, to surprising, and unprecedented.. we are ready for something to change.

We begin this week with a New Moon in Libra: an attempt to restore the balance and harmony in the world in the face of prevailing contention and old lingering resentments. So long as we remind ourselves what is at stake here, we can do this: Peace, Equality, Brotherhood, Fairness, Justice, Kindness and Harmony. We can do this.

Mercury stations for its retrograde phase in the sign of Scorpio this week. This is perhaps a retrograde period like no other, rife with surprised, unexpected changes, and changing circumstances. Put on your life jackets everyone. There is no telling where this will take us.

Mars/Saturn/Pluto can be ruthless and mean. It is also tremendously courageous. Channel it into something constructive and useful. Use it to take on a habit. Use it to confront your own fears. Use it to transform your environment, your life, your body your mind. Get rid of all that stuff you no longer need. Face off with that problem you’ve been avoiding. Do something hard. Fight for something good. Do something wonderfully transformative. And if you are going to be stirring up some trouble. Make it for a worthwhile cause.

This week: 1) Mercury enters Scorpio this weekend, where it will remain for an extended period of time, thanks to its retrograde phase from October 13th thru November 3rd. 2) Saturn stations Direct on September (28th) 29th, the same day that it makes an exact square to retrograde Mars. 4) The week winds up with a Full Moon in Aries (the sign of Mars) which is closely conjunct Chiron. To find out more of what this all means, take a look at this week’s essay.