When the MOON is VOID OF COURSE anything that you begin will not reach fulfillment. Here are the daylight hours this month when the moon is void of course (times specified are Pacific Time):
     October  2 before 9:57 a.m.
     October  3 after 1:41 p.m.
     October  4 before 3:27 p.m.
     October  9 before 10:57 a.m.
     October 11 after 4:22 p.m.
     October 13 after 2:24 p.m.
     October 14 before 11:58 a.m.
     October 16 after 5:52 p.m.
     October 19 before 9:52 a.m.
     October 21 from 12:36 p.m. to 4:02 p.m.
     October 23 from 1:17 p.m. to 6:24 p.m.
     October 25 from 2:46 p.m. to 6:07 p.m.
     October 27 before 5:11 p.m.
     October 29 from 12:50 p.m. to 5:49 p.m.
     October 31 after 10:13 a.m.

LUNAR ACTION
Waning Periods: September 27–October 10 and October 26–November 9 begin with the full moon. It’s a time of completion. In candle magic, it’s known as a time of banishing.
Waxing Periods: October 11–25 begin with the new moon. It’s a time of new beginnings and fresh starts. In candle magic it’s known as a time of gathering.
NEW MOON: October 10, 5:50 a.m. in Libra. This waxing period focuses on new marriage, relationship, partnership and other one-on-one issues.
FULL MOON: October 25 @ 9:51 p.m. in Taurus. This waning period focuses on completing money issues, purchases, and personal values.
Mercury Stations Retrograde: October 11 at 9 p.m. 8 Scorpio 58. This begins a period where communication tends to be misunderstood or fail entirely. It is unwise to purchase any type of communication equipment including computers, phones, printers and fax machines. Also be extra cautious if flying and avoid purchasing a vehicle at this time. Wait until after Mercury stations direct on Nov. 1 and has resumed its normal speed on Nov 6. The good news is while Mercury is retrograde you can renegotiate anything and especially under the sign of Scorpio: loans, mortgages, sharing of resources with another and intimate secrets or fantasies.

PLANETARY ACTION

How to Use This Column: As you read your sun and moon sign, you will note each section is broken into Focus, Test, Key & Action. Focus: defines what you will find yourself focused on during this time. Test: is the issue or experience which will test your focus. Key: is a little gemstone which can help you pass the test if you will use it. Action: is the outcome of what you do at this time.

ARIES: September 27–October 10: Focus: A competitive project. Test: Don’t gloat. Key: Honor those who lose so that you may win. Action: You have tremendous energy now and will win in aggressive sports you love. 11–25: Focus: Relationship tug of war. Test: How selfish are you? Key: Examine your own shortcomings before pointing out those of another. Action: You’re emotionally torn between the desire for a partner and the need to be alone.

TAURUS: September 27–October 10: Focus: Stress. Test: Avoid stubborn comments. Key: Centering with deep breathing brings peace in chaos. Action: You feel pressured to complete a project and are frustrated by aggressive people. 11–25: Focus: A new relationship. Test: Speak without defiance. Key: When you speak from your heart, you touch the soul. Action: A new relationship reaches a stress point and calls for renegotiation.

GEMINI: September 27–October 10: Focus: Mental competition. Test: Burnout. Key: Take what you need as you rush out to compete. Enjoy! Action: It’s fun, finishing a project with competitive chatter. Love is possible now. 11–25: Focus: Creativity. Test: Allow others to speak. Key: Listen wholeheartedly, and your partner will open up. Action: Opportunities for socializing and expressing your creative side. Communication brings a new partner.

CANCER: September 27–October 10: Focus: Aggressive people. Test: Keep an open mind. Key: To see, you must first let go of your opinions. Action: You’re threatened by a superior’s ‘get things done’ attitude. This is not the time to test them. 11–25: Focus: Relationships. Test: Be fair. Key: Peace prevails you walk in another’s shoes. Action: Your idea of respect challenges an important relationship. Try honoring your differences.

LEO: September 27–October 10: Focus: Fun, sports. Test: Avoid egotism. Key: The lion need not boast since all know he is king. Action: Fulfilling passion with an athletic person or winning a competition is strongly indicated. 11–25: Focus: New diplomacy. Test: Listen. Key: What we admire in another is a reflection of the best in ourselves. Action: You ease into a new partnership and discover new ways of communicating with diplomacy instead of ego.

VIRGO: September 27–October 10: Focus: Who are you? Test: Avoid self-criticism. Key: Only the one who does the job knows what it takes to do it right. Action: While completing a difficult task, you are stressed by what people think of you. 11–25: Focus: Irritating mate. Test: Be fair! Key: Wisdom listens to all the facts while righteousness hears nothing only itself. Action: You’re irritated until you let your partner present the new facts.

LIBRA: September 27–October 10: Focus: Love. Test: Keeping the peace. Key: Balancing passion and peace develops wisdom. Action: You must choose between keeping the peace in an important relationship or fulfilling your passion. 11–25: Focus: The right words. Test: Do what you desire. Key: You are in control when you consciously choose to compromise. Action: You’re more magnetic now and feel the need to share. A new way of relating begins.

SCORPIO: September 27–October 10: Focus: A new you. Test: Manipulating others. Key: Intuitive knowledge is a gift not to be used for self-gratification or manipulation. Action: Power struggles cause you to take another look at whom you are.11–25: Focus: Gossip. Test: Avoid emotional overkill. Key: Words are frequently overlooked, but actions always convey the message. Action: You’re annoyed and frustrated by the latest gossip.

SAGITTARIUS: September 27–October 10: Focus: Loving life. Test: Stop rushing. Key: Success requires risks, but must be tempered with logic. Action: You’re filled with energy and can win at something you’re passionate about. This can range from sports to love. 11–25: Focus: A new relationship. Test: Enjoy your feelings. Key: Two in tandem exponentially empower. Action: A new relationship develops when a conversation reveals your need for love.

CAPRICORN: September 27–October 10: Focus: Arrogance. Test: Identify your strengths. Key: To hope an issue will resolve itself, just allows it to fester. Action: You’re challenged to finally address the question of who is in control. 11–25: Focus: Love and rules. Test: Criticism. Key: True love honors differences. Action: Relationship challenges call for a mediator but your stubborn control attitude refuses to hear the truth.

AQUARIUS: September 27–October 10: Focus: Debating for fun. Test: Avoid making your opponent feel foolish. Key: Beating a dead horse devalues your point and bores the audience. Action: You fulfill a desire to showcase your opinions. 11–25: Focus: Networking. Test: Recognize the gift. Key: Your attitude creates the balance between business and pleasure. Action: You have an opportunity for business and love at a new social function.

PISCES: September 27–October 10: Focus: Egos. Test: Love yourself. Key: Instead of brooding, emulate a spiritual being. Action: Aggressive people push you. Silence hurts only you. 11–25 Focus: What is fair? Test: Walk your talk. Key: Silence is confirmation, defense requires speech. Action: New issues of fairness cause stress in a very close relationship. You must reevaluate what you said and what you have done.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIBRA!!
Seventh Sign of Zodiac • Masculine • Cardinal Air Sign • Ruler: Venus • Color: Pastel Blue • Gemstone: Fire Opal • Flowers: Hydrangea, Bluebell • Herbs: Mint • Cell Salt: Nat Phos • Rules: Kidneys & Lower Back • Key Phase: “I Relate and Balance!” • Most Compatible Signs: Aquarius & Gemini

Libra, you’re the creators of beauty, the counselors, diplomats and balancers of the zodiac. You have strong desire to be fair and just. You strive to keep an appearance of harmony. In your effort to keep the peace, you often lose track of what is really important. Keeping up with the Joneses can cause a lose of family respect.

Your sweet exterior hides a domineering personality. You seldom express your anger and are prone to ulcers, gallstones and kidney stones. You enjoy games, puzzles and plays; frequently spending your money on social fun, art and items that beautiful your body.

You’re aristocratic, charismatic, easy going, talkative, refined, soft spoken and tactful. When in a negative mode, you tend to be vain, lazy, indecisive, frivolous, a gossiper, needy, thoughtless, extravagant, insincere, self-indulgent and gullible.

You love to network, talk and socialize in elegant environments. You have an affinity for luxury and the finer things in life.

You can excel as an artist, model, actor, interior decorator, counselor, hairstylist, florist, clothing designer, furrier, cosmetician, talk show host, beautician, manicurist, art dealer, salesman of jewelry and luxury items, marriage counselor, court reporter, diplomat, society events organizer, matchmaker, legal aid, court reporter, energy balancer, romance novelist, playwright and wedding planner.

Famous Libras include: Julie Andrews, Chester Alan Arthur, Brigitte Bardot, Sarah Bernhardt, Truman Capote, Johnny Carson, Miguel De Cervantes, Montgomery Clift, Rutherford B. Hayes, Dwight D. Eisenhower, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Greta Garbo, George Gershwin, Helen Hayes, Rita Hayworth, Charlton Heston, Deborah Kerr, John Lennon, Franz Liszt, Melina Mercouri, Friedrich Nietzsche, Eugene O’Neill, Pope Paul VI, Eleanor Roosevelt, Giuseppe Verdi, Oscar Wilde, Joseph Kennedy, Aldo Ray, William Faulkner, Dmitri Shostakovich, Tacy Marks, Andrew Clay, Truman Capote, Roger Williams, Damon Runyon, John Mellencamp, David Carradine, Juan Peron, Adlai Stevenson, William J. Perry, Aleister Crowley, Lenny Bruce, E.E. Cummings, P.G. Wodehouse, Vince Van Patten, Lee Harvey Oswald, Sylvia Browne, and Jim Palmer.