October 23rd: The Sun enters Scorpio Scorpio season represents the metaphorical and literal (if you live in the Northern Hemisphere) decent into darkness. This is the middle month of the fall season and includes the exact halfway point between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice which usually falls on Halloween (October 31st) or the Day of the Dead (November 1st.) Other holidays that occur on these days with similar roots are Samhain (Celtic, pagan origins) and All S

Venus stations on October 5th beginning a retrograde cycle that lasts until November 16th. Venus retrogrades approximately every 18 months - appearing to move backwards in the sky as it loses speed. This planet represents love, wealth, abundance, beauty, sensuality, feminine energy and romance. Venus rules Taurus and Libra but is currently in the sign of Scorpio. It will dip back into Libra during this retrograde phase before it gains enough forward momentum to enter Scorpio