Gemini October 2026

You have more choices than you think, including in your communications and online opportunities. Also, you relax about money after September 27. Thank goodness! YOU become more in charge, thanks to aggravating Mars moving out of your second house September 27, and to Pluto going direct in your ninth expansion house October 15. Expansion is your middle name, is it not, Gemini?

You haven’t felt very expanded or expansive lately though, it’s just been a whole lot of worry. But now by trusting in time’s passage you come out on top. ‘Tis a puzzle for the Sphynx, and it works out in your favor, you will see.

Create more happiness by NOT serving heated decisions every night. Let the future… breathe.

It is NOT advisable to quit a job under this transit because your emotions can get the better of you and may not factor in long-term consequences. It’s definitely a great time to start researching your escape plan / plan B.

Can you say LOVE SPELL? October is the month you let go of attempting to control the future. You take a leap of faith, you enjoy now, and true love receives a surprise. And the fantastic news of now? Unbelievable! It’s all in your fifth house of fun.

In your romantic fifth house you have:

The awesome, life-giving Sun

Brilliant thought planet Mercury – your ruler, mais oui!

Nurturing mama asteroid Ceres

A challenging new Libra Moon on Monday, October 8

And your fifth house, traditionally ruled by fun-loving confident Leo, covers these areas of your life:

Your true passions

Offspring, including children and creative productions

Ideas, brainstorms, startup visions

Fun

Parties and dressing up and going out

Theater

Romance and affairs

Enjoying yourself

Giving love and being in love

Your Art

Creating and giving birth

Speculating, risk-taking

Feeling pretty or handsome

Acknowledging the love you got in your childhood

Playing, entertaining, performing

Pluto goes direct in your ninth house October 15, and changes – forever – your place in the world.

Now I have to be blunt with you. I am your honest astrologer, after all.

Pluto in direct motion brings down oppressive hierarchies that have reached their expiration date.

So which oppressive rule do YOU want to fall down?

You’re in a much stronger and more stable position than you think. So stop worrying. To worry is like being on a treadmill. It keeps you busy, but you end up nowhere.

Remember yourself. Come back to yourself. Breathe. In and out.

Remember that everything exists for a reason. Your old habits and patterns of worry were originally put into place to protect you. They served their purpose.

Now that you are grown up, many are no longer helpful — you have grown much stronger. However, it’s still important to acknowledge their help in the past.

Thank you, past freaking out about the future. Thank you, old worry patterns.

This October, watch as you break free from them. New and glorious and shining horizons are ahead!

Gemini Jupiter Oprah Winfrey said: “The future is so bright, it burns my eyes.”

Of course, you may still drive yourself nuts wondering where all this will take you. You may fret: What happens next?

You can’t predict everything and you certainly have had mixed results in the past when you tried.

You’ll be getting more out and about as October continues. You have a ball!

You situate yourself, position yourself more as a player in your professional world. Online, over the phone, or in person. Geminis are the best talkers in the business, and you can carry a whole coup off just over the phone! I wish I had that talent. So use it, Gemini. Don’t waste it.

And you have mucho success. You get lucky breaks in your career, this is guaranteed. And you make important professional connections which help your career.

And now…LOVE. Ah, yes, that…

Love.

After a barren time, you actually FEEL the warmth of love enter your life.

Love has an energy and power all of its own and you experience more and more of this as October continues.

Attached Geminis, make sure you DANCE with your partner during this period.

When was the last time you danced with your partner?

It can be done in the living-room. Doesn’t have to be fancy.

If you are thinking long-term, think friendship. That will, ultimately, hold you together the longest.

If it was destined to be only a – long – romance, you will soon see.

To really see any further into your particular situation, I would have to do a private reading for you, but I can say you will enjoy October as far as love is concerned, and it will be a much more heightened month as far as love is concerned.

As October begins, because there are so many retrogrades in this house, seismic changes occur in ANY of these eleventh house areas:

Firstly – You relating in a Group
Your membership to a club or organization
Friends, associates, colleagues
Your (new) social circles
Humanitarian ideals
Spreading the word
Advice you get, good and bad
Income from your day job
Other people’s children

Positive planets are lighting up your fifth house of love affairs and throughout this cycle think in temporary measures or adopt a wait and see approach.

Venus retrograde also ignites trust issues, legal issues, and relationship power struggles. You feel a sense of abandonment or find the need to abandon something that you once held as dear. Watch for leaks, guard your valuables and your tongue, keep safe, and avoid polluted environments. Also, be on the watch for people who are polluting to your sense of self or are simply corrupt.

Positively, Venus retrograde offers an ideal time for soul searching and for inner exploration; seek counseling or other advice if you need it. A willingness to give it another try.

Enjoy what is now. It’s a fun month and a time of being absolutely doted on – what’s not to enjoy? Are you thinking about your hopes and dreams? THOSE ones? The ones you’ve nursed, even when all seemed lost and gone, forever? If you can bear in mind that the fifth house is not about permanency per se, you can enjoy your life now and not lose your mind. And if you’re not where you want to be yet? Then it’s time to get proactive!

Going through the motions won’t be good enough. You want to lay down better (financial and emotional) roots, and you crave deeper intimacy with your significant other, too. Single Gemini, you feel the pinch more than usual, but look at it as a positive motivator and see what it is inside of you that needs to change so that you can position yourself on the right train track. You have felt so lonely!

Whether it is a matter of push come to shove, or a more conscious choice, significant personal improvement is definitely within reach.

Venus retrograde is a fantastic time to do research, to test-drive your game plan or market viability. It’s also a time to be proactive re health regimes and daily practices, and to become more consciously aware of the needs of those around you. A health flare-up, home or other repair may inconvenience you or drain your finances, but necessities need to be addressed – there’s no way around it.

Finally, career-wise – which does not seem to be the first thing on your mind at this time – you can expect a much easier, smoother time of it as October draws to a close. Bravo, Gemini. As October ends, you feel as if you’ve crossed a major finish line.

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