October 7 ~ October 21

A little extra love pays off, Aries. This Saturday’s New Moon in Libra on Oct. 10 activates your relationship sector, but with Venus retrograde in Scorpio, this is hardly a simple fresh start. Something from the past may need another look before you can truly move forward. On the same day, your ruler Mars in Leo squares Venus, stirring the tension between what you want and what a relationship requires. Desire can run hot, and differences that have been simmering for some time can boil over.

Yet this friction has a purpose. Venus in Scorpio isn’t interested in smoothing things over just to keep the peace. She wants to get to the heart of what is really happening between you, even if it means opening a door you would rather leave closed. Old wounds around trust and intimacy may rise again, along with feelings you thought had been put to bed. Don’t sweep them back under the rug. There is something here worth understanding, repairing, or finally putting to rest. The Love gets stronger when you and another are willing to face what stands between you.

And don’t underestimate the small stuff, Aries. The extra tenderness. The apology that comes without a defense attached. The hand that reaches across the divide first. The little things not only add up, they go one helluva long way. Sometimes love isn’t saved by the grand gesture, it’s strengthened by what you are willing to do differently every single day.

By Thursday, Oct. 15, your ruler Mars in fellow fire sign Leo forms a strengthening trine to Saturn in Aries, creating a red-hot laser of purpose and determination. This is fire with a backbone, Aries. You have the drive to move and the staying power to see something through. What you have been pouring your energy into can start producing real results, giving you proof that your efforts have not been in vain. Hard work meets opportunity here, and a door that once required considerable force may finally begin to give. Mars in Leo keeps your heart in the game, while Saturn makes sure you have what it takes to go the distance.

There is a harvest brewing here, and you’ve earned it.

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