Horoscope and Astrological Overview: October 18 - 24, 2021

Written and Narrated by Pam Younghans. Astrological Overview: October 18 - 24, 2021 Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your personal chart. Aspects of Note this Week: All times listed are Pacific Daylight Time. (For Eastern Time, add 3 hours; For Greenwich Mean Time, add 7 hours.) MON: Mercury stations direct 8:16 a.m. PDT, Mars trine Jupiter TUE: Venus quincunx Uranus WED: Full Moon 7:56 a.m. PDT THU: Mars opposite Eris, Mars square Pluto FRI: Sun enters Scorpio SUN: Mercury quincunx Uranus THE EGG MUST CRACK for new life to emerge. This week, the planets provide the energy that will both drive new growth and accelerate the breaking away of old encasements. From Mercury going direct, to a highly energizing Mars-Jupiter trine, to a pivotal Aries Full Moon, to Mars activating the Pluto-Eris square, to the Sun making ingress into truth-seeking Scorpio, there's a lot going on in the next few days! WITH SO MANY powerful events occurring in the heavens this week, it will feel somewhat like we're caught up in a whirlwind. Remember to breathe, spend as much time as you can communing with nature, move through your days with integrity, and view yourself and others through the eyes of compassion. Our point of focus, while always important, is especially key this week. On our "final ascent" through these last months of 2021, we are now traversing a section of the trail that is not only steep, but also rocky and slippery. At such times, we must be patient, carefully watch where we place our feet, move with intention, and be willing to stop and reconsider our best trajectory instead of simply continuing in the direction we've been headed. LIFE IS, of course, a continuous process, which means... Continue Reading at InnerSelf.com (plus audio/mp3 version of article) Music By Caffeine Creek Band, Pixabayo might benefit. For previous weeks of the Astrological Journal, click here. About the Author Pam Younghans is a professional astrologer, editor, and writer. She lives in a log home northeast of Seattle, Washington with her beloved animal companions. She has been interpreting charts professionally for over 25 years.