Mercury Opposite Chiron/Mercury into Scorpio/Fixed T-Square/Mercury Square Mars/Mercury Quincunx Neptune/Mercury Square Pluto/Mars Trine Neptune/Venus Retrograde in Scorpio/Mars Opposite Pluto/Sun Opposite Saturn/Mercury Quincunx Uranus/Mercury Conjunct Venus

TW- SA, substance use, Cornell (5)7, feminist rage against the patriarchy, violence, dark topics

On Tuesday, September 29th, 2026, Mercury in Libra Opposed Chiron at the anaretic degree of 29° in Aries at 11:15 PM EDT. This aspect has to do with speaking out (Mercury is the planet of communication, thoughts, ideas, education, sales/commerce, and short distance travel) regarding Libra issues (justice, karma, legal matters, lawyers, judges/judicial system, judgement, lawsuits, balance, and equality) Opposing our inner wounds and traumas (Chiron) regarding Aries matters (war, soldiers, aggression, anger, sex, accidents, fire, "firestarters", the head/brain, force/forcefulness, gangs, comas/comatose, trances, refuges for lawbreakers, politics/politicians, leaders/leadership, law enforcement, the name Rachel, Palestine, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Germany, numerous cities in Italy, Great Britain, Denmark, France, Japan, Poland, Portugal, New Zealand, and the United Nations). Now, I do find it "interesting", in a not good way, that every country on that list that isn't currently getting bombed stayed for a certain PM's speech at the UN on September 24th, 2026 which was days after Sun in Virgo Quincunx Chiron in Aries at the anaretic degree of 29° and right before Sun in Libra Opposed Neptune and was Trine Pluto. We also had the Mars in Cancer Square Chiron in Aries at the anaretic degree on the 27th which would have been felt as well. Mars is the ruler of Aries which rules war, anger, aggression, sex drive, drive, ambition, energy and with that in a crappy aspect to Chiron the Wounded Healer, which hits on inner wounds and traumas, well, that just lit it up. Plus, Mars then moved right into Leo that night. We also had a lot of trauma and inner wounds coming to the surface surrounding the Cornell 7 and the lack of justice that Jane Doe received after being gang raped by 7 men at a frat house she was completely incapable of consenting, despite what New York law says, and the outrage from that from women/Trans/Non-Binary people and a few good men on the internet caused the case to be reopened and the internet has been ablaze with victim blaming and lots of Cis men talking lots of shit about things of which they don't know. The patriarchy hurts ALL of us, Cis men included, it is up to men to eradicate this issue because unfortunately, men only listen to other men, because if they don't, I feel that the Dark Feminine rage is at its tipping point, which I will get into when we talk about Venus Retrograde in Scorpio later. I also mentioned in my last post about how Mars in Leo Opposite Pluto in Aquarius (because it has a 2 week long effect and only happens every two years and would have been felt when I wrote my last post) and Venus in Scorpio in the Pre-Shadow Period would be affecting everyone at this time which would have had an effect on what happened with things to come and then the Motherless site as an example was brought up in the LAST post with a link to THAT post where I talked about that happening. For a refresher of my last post, check it out here:

https://venusinleoastrology.com/blog/09-23-26-mercury-sextile-jupiter-sun-enters-libra

On Wednesday, September 30th, 2026, at 7:44 AM EDT, Mercury moved into Scorpio. Now at the present time, we have Mercury and Venus in Scorpio (Water signs = emotions & intuition) and the rest of the planets and nodes in Fire = creation & passion and Air = intellect & communication, while there is nothing major in Earth signs (grounding & practicality) at the moment (except for Juno, the ideal partner, the protector of women and children, the goddess of marriage and patron of war). That lack of Earth has everyone kinda freaking out and it will just get a little more crazy as these Water planets cause emotional chaos in Retrograde motion, but if you work WITH the energies and don't resist too much, it won't be THAT bad, just follow my instructions/helpful guidelines. Oh, there's a video I really want to post, but I don't think everyone would get my sense of humor, so moving on...In all seriousness though, there can be good that comes out of Retrograde periods, even when there are two at once. Mercury, as I mentioned above is the planet of communication, thoughts, ideas, education, short distance travel, commerce/sales, social media, networking, siblings, neighbors/neighborhood, and the medical professions. Venus is the planet of love, any one-on-one relationships, finances, beauty, self-worth, hidden talents, material possessions, luxury, and sensuality. These are both now in the sign of Scorpio which is a Water sign which is an emotional and intuitive sign. Shit's gonna get really deep in the next couple months when we add both Retrogrades and their Shadow periods. Scorpio rules transformation, psychology, psychiatry, pathology, chemistry, dentistry, tax collectors, death, cemeteries, funerals/funeral homes/funeral directors, life after death, detectives, pharmacists/pharmacies, gynecology, paleontologists, psychics/readers/seers, tyranny, regeneration (spiritual and mental), the Phoenix, espionage, executions, excretory system and organs, genitals/sex organs, reproductive system, STIs, sex for reproduction, sexuality, BDSM, menstruation, insurance, research, delving into the deepest crevices of yourself, traumas, inner wounds from childhood, resentment, sarcasm, satire, secrets, underground places, the underworld, witches/magicians/sorcerers/witchcraft/rootworkers, and vice. Since we have now covered most of what Scorpio is all about, now you can see what we are getting ourselves into as Mercury moves into this sign (and enters the Pre-Shadow Period of the Retrograde below) and as we have Venus going Retrograde in this sign a few aspects below. Time to get deep with it in those areas of life and get Retrograde-y with it! I can link my Retrograde posts for some refreshers for everyone below at their appropriate aspects.

Around Wednesday, September 30, 2026, the beginnings of a Fixed T-square showed up involving Mercury in Scorpio at 0° & Venus in Scorpio at 8° as the Apex planets, and Pluto in Aquarius as one of the Opposing planets Square the Apex planets while Mars in Leo plays the role of the other planet Opposing Pluto in Aquarius at 3°. Today it stands at Mercury 5° Scorpio & Venus at 8° Scorpio while Pluto is still at 3° Aquarius and Mars is at 4° Leo. That Mars Opposite Pluto transit is in affect until October 24th, 2026, so my cautionary warning is still in affect until then when the aspect should dissipate. But, this is definitely one of the reasons we are seeing such a huge, emotional and rage-filled communicative response to the violence and rape that happened to Jane Doe. This T-Square can and has caused tension, extremes, power struggles, and confrontations. I wouldn't be surprised if some type of further violence or protests broke out as a result. This T-Square will be going on for a good portion of the month, with Mercury and Venus and then, Mercury dipping out and Venus playing the major Apex role, but this is going to be a major deal which I will cover as the month progresses. It will hit the areas of communication education, short distance travel, love, relationships, finances, power & control, obsession, rape, violence, war, anger, aggression, ambition, and sex drive.

On Friday, October 2nd, 2026 at 5:14 AM EDT, Mercury in Scorpio Squared Mars in Leo which would have caused some ego upsets regarding communication which may have gotten aggressive. Remember what Mercury in Scorpio is all about (check above) and then, if you add a crappy aspect that requires a lot of work in order for there to be any growth, with the planet of war, anger, aggression, sex drive, drive, ambition, energy and its regarding being #1 and in the spotlight, ego, identity, status, theatrics, drama (both on stage/theatrical and the other kind), children, romantic, sex for pleasure, arrogance, and pride, you can see how this could get out of control really quickly when communication is involved and that wasn't the only shittastic aspect for Friday on the books! On the next...

Also on Friday, October 2nd, 2026 at 11:15 AM EDT Mercury in Scorpio was Quincunx Neptune in Aries causing a lot of fog and haze around communication and especially regarding all Scorpio issues (see above) and with Neptune, the planet of intuition, dreams, imagination, delusions, illusions, lies/deception, escapism, addictions/substance use, film industry, movies, and fog/haziness, this would have just amplified any issues from earlier in the day. Not a great day for communication, which is going to be hit AGAIN later in the day, so if you had a crappy day with communications on Friday, this is why!

The last Mercury transit on Friday, October 2nd, 2026 at 4:43 PM EDT was Mercury in Scorpio Square Pluto in Aquarius. This would have been an aspect that would have made communications not only cutting, but could have ruined some relationships or gotten extremely intense. Things would not have been pretty, especially adding the rest of the day's transits to it. If someone was really working with the energies and transmuting that energy, there could have been some transformation and possibly healing internally, but this would have been a emotionally draining day for most people thought-wise and in the brain. There may have been a few people out there who may have been feeling rage, lost, betrayed, hate, just a number of emotions that this day could have brought about due to all of these thought based transits surrounding communication and thoughts and all of the terrible transits, which like I said, once you got through the terrible, could have led to some actual breakthroughs, but you would have had to put in the work, because that's a Square for you and there were two Squares and a Quincunx involving Mercury. One Pluto (Mars = rage, war, anger at the top of the day, leading into a Quincunx with Neptune which is confusion, fog, for some substance use/abuse, delusions/illusions/lies or the peeling back of them, to The Destroyer, power, control, obsession, and the Phoenix which can lead to Transformation at the end of the day). WHAT A FRIDAY OF THOUGHTS!

The final transit for Friday, October 2nd, 2026 at 6:18 PM EDT was then Mars in Leo Trine Neptune in Aries. So, Mars in Leo would have given a bravado and hero sense to the night mixed with the imagination and illusions of Neptune in Aries which again is very masculine presenting, fiery, soldier and so maybe there would have been a sense of a knight in shining armor for some. Or maybe this was the shattering of the illusion of the knight in shining armor for others. It just depends on the person and their chart and how the rest of the day went. Trines are typically a good aspect, but they also require no work and so are "easy" and just kind of fit together without doing anything. Regardless, this would have been a very savior type of energy in the air. Whether that was a shattered illusion or whether that was just the dream of one in general. If you work in a creative field or the entertainment industry, this would have been a good time for imagination and dreaming up new ideas, if you could have gotten past the mental shit storm that was most of the day earlier. If you were working alone, it may have been ideal though. This would have been a good time to take action regarding creativity and imagination. What a Friday, indeed.

Venus goes Retrograde in Scorpio on Saturday, October 3rd, 2026 at 3:16 AM EDT and remains there until November 13th, 2026 at 7:27 PM EST. This is a really great time for reevaluating and reassessing your love life, any one-on-one relationships, your finances, your values, your feelings about beauty (But NOT a great time to make any drastic changes to your appearance like major haircuts, botox, plastic surgery, etc. Wait until after Venus goes Direct. Also, not a great time to change up your fashion style drastically), your feelings about self-worth, your attachment to material possessions/luxury (not a criticism, just a chance to reflect) Notice my continuous use of "re" words in this last paragraph. That's the key to "winning" Retrograde cycles like Mercury and Venus Retrogrades. Use these "re" words like reappraise, rethink, replan, reedit, readvise, reapproach, etc, to get to where you need to be these next few months. Retrograde cycles are not for taking direct action on new projects, but for going over things that have already happened or things that need redoing or revising. Think about the people in your life and if they are upholding their end of the bargain as far as helping you become your best self. Are the things you are investing in the best for your future and align with your values? What are you doing to invest in your self-care and making sure that your relationship with yourself comes first and foremost, as that is the most important relationship you will have with anyone? How are your relationships, values, and investments, and ideas around beauty affecting your self-worth? What are you doing to work towards your self-devotion? Then, when you add the Scorpio hue to it, you add in trauma, inner wounds, psychology/psychiatry, grief, death, transformation, regeneration (spiritual and mental), The Phoenix, life after death, sexuality, research, delving deep within yourself, introspection, and that whole list above (see Mercury moved into Scorpio). This is a time to work on your Shadow side. Those are all things that will be coming up to the surface whether you like or not these next few months, especially with Mercury having moved into Scorpio as well and Mercury having entering its Pre-Shadow Phase (see below and see links for more info). This is also the last time that Venus will be in Scorpio in our lifetimes and you can definitely see the Dark Feminine emerging. As it continues on through its Retrograde Period in Scorpio, I am scientifically curious, as to how it will play out with the way that the Dark Feminine continues to emerge and will continue to emerge as the Retrograde gets deeper along with some of the other aspects that are coming and as actual Scorpio season commences. We just may see women/victims of SA/people against the patriarchy fighting back for power, literally. As Martin Luther King, Jr once said, "Riots are the language of the unheard". Most people never quote that side of MLK, Jr though. I could see protests or other types of fighting I ahead. Not only that, women and a lot of Non-Binary people have pretty much had it with the patriarchy in general and there's just a sense of being done with it all, particularly Cis men. We shall see how it all plays out as the story unfolds. If you have ever seen "Boondock Saints", at the very beginning of the movie, the brothers are in the church and the Monsignor makes a speech about good people doing nothing that certainly fits for today's times, not just with the Cornell (5)7 case, but with ICE, the mass lynchings, this current regime, and so much more. The speech is quite long, but I will cut it to the most significant point of the whole thing is which he says, "They all watched as Kitty was being stabbed to death in broad daylight. They watched as her assailant walked away. Now, we must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men". To which the brothers walk out of the church and one of them says, "I do believe the Monsignor's finally got the point". This pretty much sums up the state of the world right now and that movie came out in 1999. We are still there with all of the terrible people in this world, but it's just gotten worse. During these Scorpio transits, certainly expect boundaries to be strong, no shit to be taken, and words to be well, blunt would be a nice way of putting it. Cutting is more of a Mercury in Scorpio thing though. Speaking of Mercury in Scorpio along with Venus in Scorpio, things will be getting revealed that people want to be kept secret, but things getting unearthed is just Scorpio's way during Retrogrades especially.

https://venusinleoastrology.com/blog/09-10-26-retrograde-pre-shadow-period-venus-in-scorpio

https://venusinleoastrology.com/blog/venus-retrograde The "Re" words are a really great Venus (& Mercury) Retrograde tool!

On Saturday, October 3rd, 2026 EDT, Mars in Leo Opposite Pluto in Aquarius. I already briefly went over this aspect with the T-Square, but I will get a little more depth here. Mars is the planet of war, anger, aggression, sex drive, ambition, energy, men and in the sign of Leo it is wanting to be #1, arrogance, ego, identity, status, pride, the star, in the spotlight, theatrics, drama, children, romance, sex (for pleasure, not reproduction), entertainment, social clubs, social parties, organizations, universities and it is Opposing Pluto the planet of rape, violence, death, transformation, doctors, pharmacies, chemistry, reproductive system/genitals/sex organs, secrets, transformation, regeneration, vengeance in the flavor of Aquarius which represents humanitarianism, rebellion/rebels/rebelliousness, revolution, protests, nonconformists, eccentricity, the eclectic, instantaneous knowledge, genius, computer systems, internet, WiFi, aeronautics, aviators, astrology/astrologers, radio/TV announcers, radio/TV broadcasters, cooperation, Congress, clubs/club members, electricity/electronics/electricians, freethinkers, friends, colleagues, networks, inventions/inventors, legislation, nervous system/nervous disorders, photography, science, Senate, and socialism. We already see what happened with the Cornell 7 case coming out. Women/Non-Binary people and victims of SA are out for blood at this point, no matter their gender and I feel that will be happening, no matter what has to happen to get it. Then, there is the case of Kegsbreath standing in front of what looks like a scene right out of 1930's Germany as he talks about the war machine that he is turning the military into during his very Conservative Right Christian speech. Fascism can't be denied, not like it ever was. This isn't going away on its own, sorry to tell all of you who just want to "vote it away". This war has not let up and doesn't appear to be headed that way as I have been talking about for literal years now, because we have the 4 Outer Planets in signs they were in during the major WWs, the Civil War, and the American AND French Revolution. There is also more about some of the other wars that I go into in-depth in another post. See below for that link.

https://venusinleoastrology.com/blog/solar-eclipse-aquarius

Mercury enters its Pre-Shadow Period in Scorpio on Sunday, October 4th, 2026 EDT. Basically, take everything you learned about Mercury in Scorpio and apply it to Mercury's Pre-Shadow Period. See links below.

https://venusinleoastrology.com/blog/venus-in-leo (For the Pre-Shadow Period and Mercury Retrograde, leave out the part about it being in Cancer and think of the Scorpio themes, also the part about double checking texts and emails is important and the CONTRACTS is super important!)

https://venusinleoastrology.com/blog/mercury-venus-pisces (Again, forget the Pisces part and apply Mercury in Scorpio to the Mercury Pre-Shadow Period information. The "Re" words are a really great Mercury Retrograde tool!)

On Sunday, October 4th, 2026 at 8:29 AM EDT, Sun in Libra was Opposite Saturn in Aries at 11° which will last a few days on either side of Opposition. This is super serious mode in action. Sun in Libra is all about the ego, identity, status and authority in a place of justice, equality, balance, beauty, legal matters, judges/judicial system, lawyers, the arts, museums, judgement, and lawsuits Opposing Saturn, the planet of structure, government, foundations, buildings/building (something), restrictions, boons/reward after hard work, things becoming serious, responsibility, business matters, businesses, monogamy, inferiority, integrity, ingratitude, history/historians, grief, greed, fatigue, fidelity, inhibited emotions, diligence, depression, arrests, and celibacy in the flavor of Aries, so again war, anger, aggression, recklessness, impulsivity, innovation, courage, trailblazers, gangs, soldiers, leaders/leadership, and law enforcement. Sun in Libra Opposite Saturn in Aries is going to cause people to get really serious in how they are choosing to present themselves to the world, especially when it comes to the themes above. Saturn doesn't play around. It is the planet that rules Capricorn.

Also, on Sunday, October 4th, 2026, there was a Grand Trine between Sun in Libra, Uranus in Gemini and Pluto in Aquarius. Remember, a Grand Trine is 3 Trines that make an Equilateral Triangle. Lots of harmonious energy without a lot of work necessary, but this can make the aspect lazy, but it can also provide boons/rewards because of the compatibility of the planets and the signs that are working together. So, we have Sun in Libra which is ego, life, vitality, identity, status, authority, in justice, balance, equality, law, judges/judicial system, harmony, the arts, beauty, luxury, legislation, together with Uranus in Gemini which would be sudden upheaval, shocks to the system, nervous system/nervous disorders, rebellions/rebels/rebelliousness, revolution, freethinkers, nonconformists, eccentricity, weirdos, humanitarians/humanitarianism, networks, colleagues, friends, groups, clubs, societies, in the flavor of communication, thoughts, ideas, education, libraries/bookstores, advertising, networking, automobiles, short distance travel, technology related to communication (phones, computers, printers, paper mail, email, etc.), contracts, learning, conversation, neighbors/neighborhoods, siblings, medical professions, nervous system/nervous disorders, educational facilities and institutions, versatility, gossip/gossipers, information, intellect/intelligence, journalism/journalists, duality, androgyny, lungs/asthma, memory/memory loss and Pluto in Aquarius which as we know quite well that Pluto is the Destroyer, The Phoenix, power, control, obsession, transformation, regeneration, ambulances, death, amnesia, annihilation, antichrists, anonymity, assassinations/assassins, casualties, autopsies, cemeteries, clitoris, convicts, criminals/crime, demolition/demolishment, depravity, dice, dictators, organized crime, felons, epidemics, espionage, sexuality, the reproductive system, sex for reproduction, BDSM, guillotines, guilt, groups as sources of power, insurance/life insurance, insurance companies/insurance salepeople, kidnapping/kidnappers, mob lynchings, black magick, obituaries, poisons/poisonous plants, psychics/readers/seers, stolen goods, global wars, violence, and rape in the tune of Aquarius which is ruled by Uranus, so we will get a repeated theme here of nonconformists, rebellion/rebels/rebelliousness, radical progress, revolution, groups, friends, networks, colleagues, freethinkers, weirdos, out of the box types, marching to the beat of your own drummer types, and humanitarians/humanitarianism (see Uranus above). So, this would be good for radical, sudden change regarding ego/status/identity/vitality in the themes above. When Uranus and Pluto come for people, there is no hiding!

The last transit of Sunday, October 4th, 2026 at 1:21 PM EDT was Mercury in Scorpio Quincunx Uranus in Gemini which would have made communication and the thought process pretty weird and eccentric. Things might have gotten really creative up in your brain or with Scorpio and Gemini in the mix, they might have also gotten really freaky/kinky too, who knows?! Uranus, as those who have followed me in the past know, that is the planet of sudden changes/upheaval, eccentricity, nonconformity, being weird (but in a good way, but could be a bad way, depends on who's watching), freethinkers, sudden shocks to the system, progress, random events taking place out of nowhere. Uranus is like the Tower card in tarot for those who are also readers. It can be a good Tower or it can be a bad Tower, but it's gonna a Tower usually when Uranus is involved. Haha. You just have to go with it, because if you resist, that will just make it worse. In regards to Scorpio/Gemini, those two are, unfortunately, known as the "bad guys" of the zodiac, especially as astrology has become more mainstream over the years. Go into any astrology beginner or meme group and people are talking mad shit about Scorpio and Gemini. Who is the biggest bad guy according to the uninitiated or beginner remains to be seen depending on who they are tearing down that day, but here's the thing. Scorpio is ruled by Pluto/Hades who is the ruler of the Underworld, so of course they are connected to their dark side. Duh. That's to be expected. Oh, and this is absolutely not excusing any Scorpios or Geminis who have NOT worked on their Shadow sides and are not in the process of healing. Healing is a lifelong journey. So, some of the hate is valid, but it is for all of the zodiac signs. The thing with Gemini that most people don't understand, is that Hermes/Mercury, Gemini's ruler, was the Psychopomp who escorted/guided souls down to the Underworld, again ruled by Pluto/Hades, and was the only one allowed down in the Underworld with Pluto/Hades, so Gemini also has a connection with their dark side/Shadow side that most don't understand, and so people project onto Scorpio and Gemini, because of their own lack of being able to connect to their own Shadow sides as easily. Just a little tangent for those who hear the Scorpio/Gemini planet hate and don't understand where it comes from or participate in the hate. Take a look in the mirror and face your Shadow side head on. Again, not excusing the unhealed ones who deliberately hurt people, just like I would never excuse someone with mental health issues (or someone glamorizing those with mental health issues who is actually disparaging the mental health community as a whole while damaging the whole community's image) who uses those as an excuse to hurt others. Just because someone has built an entire platform/cult around being "crazy" and "insane" and others have bought into that and perpetuate that doesn't give you or them the right to hurt others, ever.

Today, Tuesday, Mercury in Scorpio 8° Conjunct Venus Retrograde in Scorpio at 8:10 PM EDT, today is a good day to talk things over with a loved one, any one-on-one relationship, anything regarding finances, beauty, self-worth, hidden talents, material possessions, luxury...Mercury is again, communication, thoughts, ideas, education, all of that. (See above). Mercury has entered its Pre-Shadow Phase of the Retrograde Period, but it is Conjunct Venus Retrograde in Scorpio, so if there is anything that you need to reappraise, reexplain, reexamine, rediscuss, reevaluate, all the "re" words regarding those two planets, now would be the time to do it because they are seeing eye to eye. It isn't necessarily time to take action about it, but to talk about it or again, those "re" words, this is a time for that Shadow work and delving into those deep, dark places that we don't necessarily want to go, but if you need to do that, this would be a good time for that. This could healing. This could also bring up some unhealed wounds, but it could lead to transformation.

Catch you all later on my next post! Try not to lean into the negative parts of Venus Retrograde in Scorpio and Mercury's Pre-Shadow Phase in Scorpio, and try to use the "re" words and focus on what you can change and everything I said above. It will be a good thing if you keep it positive and use it to work on those inner parts of yourself and your relationships. Introspection and self-care is key.